The Brutal Truth About Scaling to 80 Employees (Don't Do This)

The Brutal Truth About Scaling to 80 Employees (Don't Do This)

Burnout, Systems & Scaling a Cleaning Business Too Fast

Misael Avalos sits down with Shania Gladwell, founder of Beskar Cleaning, to discuss the early years of building a cleaning company during COVID and the reality of scaling too quickly.

Shania shares how she went from working in government recruitment to managing more than 80 employees while raising a newborn and trying to keep her business afloat during one of the most chaotic periods in recent history.

This episode covers:

✅ Early growth in the cleaning industry
✅ Wearing every hat in the business
✅ Cleaning while hiring and training staff
✅ The mental toll of scaling too fast
✅ Burnout and becoming the operational bottleneck
✅ Virtual assistants and delegation
✅ Instant quoting systems and automation
✅ Why systems create freedom
✅ Leadership lessons from staying on the tools

If you're currently overwhelmed in your cleaning business or struggling to remove yourself from operations, this episode will give you practical systems and mindset shifts to scale more sustainably.

🎧 Part 2 dives deeper into recurring revenue, luxury clients, hiring systems, retention, and building a premium scalable brand.

🔗 CONNECT WITH SHANIA GLADWELL

📺 YouTube
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📘 Free eBook — Uncompromising Success
https://www.venturementors.com.au/resources/uncompromising-success

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🎙️ THE CLEANING JOURNEY

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🧠 ABOUT SHANIA GLADWELL

Shania Gladwell is the founder of Beskar Investments Group which includes Beskar Cleaning across 19 locations in Australia, Beskar Tiling, Cornerstone AI, and Venture Mentors.

She helps service-based business owners scale through automation systems, leadership, hiring infrastructure, smart websites, CRM systems, and strategic growth consulting.

Starting in the cleaning industry before expanding Australia-wide, Shania built and scaled her company into an award-winning business before transitioning into helping entrepreneurs globally create businesses that run without constant owner involvement.

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