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Notes from inside the operation.

Straight talk on running an owner-led business: leadership, people, scaling, and the long game of handing it down. Written by Tim Schaefer.

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Tim Schaefer

Founder of Encore Consultants. These notes come straight from decades inside owner-led businesses and agriculture, written the way Tim talks: plain, honest, and useful by Monday morning.

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October 31, 2025

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