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Welcome to the Darlene Ziebell Blog — your go-to resource for business strategy blog insights, executive coaching advice, and proven techniques on how to scale a business. Whether you're a startup founder, seasoned CEO, or entrepreneur in transition, you’ll find actionable strategies on marketing, operations, decision-making, leadership, and preparing for your next big move — including business exits.

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Why Your Business Model Is More Important Than Your Marketing Plan business marketing Oct 14, 2025
Frustrated 7-figure franchise owner sitting at a desk with head in hands, surrounded by financial papers and a franchise contract, symbolizing business failure and financial loss.
When Good Businesses Get Burned: The Franchise Trap That Left a 7-Figure Owner $1.1 Million in Debt business failure Oct 13, 2025
A Strategic Audit of your business
A Business Checkup You Didn't Know You Needed strategic audit Oct 09, 2025
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The Business Checkup You Didn’t Know You Needed strategic audit Oct 08, 2025
Strategic business consultant reviewing financial reports with business owner to prevent future losses
You’ll Wish You Met Me Sooner strategic audit Oct 07, 2025
Two business partners sitting apart at a table, symbolizing conflict and partnership dissolution.
Signs a Business Partnership Is Ready to Dissolve: What Every Owner Should Know business partnerships Oct 01, 2025
AI and business valuation comparison: fraud case of Charlie Javice vs. real AI growth opportunities.
AI and Business Valuation: Who’s Creating the Value — Founders or Technology? ai and business valuation Oct 01, 2025
Business owner weighing strategy vs AI tools, showing that AI cannot fix a broken business model
AI Can’t Fix a Broken Business Model: What Owners Need to Know Before Buying the Next Tool ai Sep 29, 2025
Run your business with your head not your heart graphic showing heart vs brain with metrics, by Darlene M. Ziebell.
Run Your Business with Your Head, Not Your Heart business management Sep 19, 2025
Business growth is a marathon, not a sprint — long-term strategy to reach 7 and 8 figures.
The Marathon Mindset: Why Real Growth Takes Time business growth Sep 14, 2025
"Small business owner struggling with scaling because of hiring mistakes and lack of clear job descriptions"
Hiring the Wrong People: The Silent Killer of Small Business Growth hiring employees Aug 26, 2025
Black and gold business graphic titled ‘The Only 3 Types of Businesses in the USA’ showing icons of a solopreneur, a small business team, and an enterprise building.
The Only 3 Types of Businesses in the USA types of businesses Aug 24, 2025

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Darlene M. Ziebell is a business strategist, executive coach, and serial entrepreneur. She’s built multiple 7- and 8-figure companies, advised over 20% of the Fortune 1000, and now helps business owners fix what’s broken, scale faster, and build strategy that works.

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