Chuck Blakeman

Author, speaker, and founder of the Crankset Group.



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He who makes the rules wins.

Make Your Own Business Rules.


As I was writing my new book “Making Money is Killing Your Business” and getting feedback on it, a lot of people told me that some of the principles in this book are things they’ve never heard before. I’ve frequently heard, “I’ve never been given permission to think that way.” Allow me to set the record straight. I’ve never had an original thought in my life and I’m pretty sure no one else has either.

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From Hostage to Prisoner – the business road to more freedom


Just about every business owner I know is a hostage to his or her business. How do we break free? By first becoming a willing prisoner in your business.

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Is Your Business Making the Rules for You?


He who makes the rules wins. The problem is your business is probably making all the rules for you and beating you up at every turn.

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Guidelines vs. Rules – Creating Wildly Successful Employees


Employees have changed. Rules don’t cut it anymore. The newer generation isn’t sure it even wants to go to work and has in some ways decided to retire BEFORE working. They’re out there “gigging” instead of working. How do you as a Business Owner respond to this new world?



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You’re too busy making money; no business can survive that. Your business should give you both time and money. Not just money.

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I started Crankset Group out of a desire to help small businesses in the Denver, Colorado area grow and mature. It continues to mature itself as we bring a lot of the tools and practices that I’ve created working one-on-one with business owners over the years online. Now these tools and resources are available to you.

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