Employer Advisory Board
The Board
Meeting Nº 03Oct 30, 2026
John Claborn

John Claborn

Founder, Frontier Business Design

Operations
Serves
Trade businesses, $2M to $4M
Call when
The business still runs through the owner
Employer Advisory BoardMeeting Nº 03
Meeting Nº 03 · Friday, October 30, 2026

Why Your Trade Business Still Runs Through You

“What must be true at the end of December so that this problem goes away?”John Claborn

At a glance

Seat
Operations
Serves
Trade businesses, $2M to $4M
Call John when
The business still runs through the owner

Who John helps

“I want to come alongside the founder and the CEO who can’t translate their vision into a business plan or to an operations plan. So I will pull that out and then I will work directly with their team to implement the change necessary to go pursue that vision.”

Lines from the table

  • “If you’re a million dollar plumber, the business is probably dependent on you.”
  • “Sometimes you just have to get your hands dirty and be willing to have those hard, uncomfortable, candid conversations.”

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