What if your business didn't just survive without you-but performed better because of it? The most expensive problem in business isn't competition, markets, or downturns. It's founder dependence-the hidden force that drains your time, limits your team, suppresses valuation, and ties the company's future to one person. When everything still runs through you, growth slows. Leadership stalls. And the business you built for freedom becomes the place you feel most trapped. Shift Intelligence(TM) is the roadmap out. Drawing from their journey of rebuilding a collapsing aerospace manufacturing company into a self-managing, team-led enterprise-and ultimately achieving an eight-figure exit-Ivan and Mariana Polic reveal a path founders rarely take but desperately need. You'll learn how to: Redesign your role so you lead as the architect, not the bottleneck Install systems that create speed, clarity, and dependable execution Turn team friction into alignment, ownership, and upward momentum Build a culture that strengthens the company instead of relying on you Protect valuation by reducing key-person risk long before you scale, sell, or succeed This is not theory. It's the framework that moved Ivan from 80-hour weeks to just 2, and produced a company strong enough to run-and sell-without the founders in the room. If you've ever thought, "They can't run it without me," this book will show you how they can-and how to design a business that grows beyond you with confidence and integrity. Start your shift today. Every month you wait keeps you tied to a company that could already stand on its own.