The 1 Million Dollar Business Playbook ...

The playbook on building a business that gives you more time, more money and a life you love.Bradley J Sugars

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Length1h 43m

About this audiobook

The $1M Playbook is a practical guide for business owners navigating the toughest stage of growth, reaching your first million in revenue. It challenges the idea that success comes from working harder, showing instead that the first million is about building structure, not just generating sales. The book focuses on the critical shift from doer to leader, where owners must learn to manage people, priorities, and numbers rather than doing everything themselves. It emphasizes that growth without control creates chaos, and that true progress comes from installing systems, financial discipline, and consistent delivery. Through concepts like the Five Ways of growth and customer-first thinking, the book shows how to scale intelligently—improving conversion, retention, and margins instead of chasing more leads. Ultimately, it reframes success as building a business that works without you, delivering profit, clarity, and freedom.

Audiobook details

GenreBusiness and Economics, Self-Help

Length1 hr 43 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateApr 2, 2026

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

10Chapter 9 - The Five Ways - Thinking Like an Owner About Growth

2Chapter 1 - Why the First Million Is Different

11Chapter 10 - Marketing as and Investment, Not an Expense

3Chapter 2 - The Missing Step - Becoming the Manager

12Chapter 11 - Saving a Wage Costs You a Fortune

4Chapter 3 - Control Comes Before Growth

13Chapter 12 - Recruiting, Not Hiring

5Chapter 4 - Financial Mastery - Treating the Business Like a Business

14Chapter 13 - Checklists Over Complexity — How Systems Create Freedom

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6Chapter 5 - Time Mastery - You Are the Constraint

15Chapter 14 - Profit, Perspective, and Optionality

7Chapter 6 - Delivery Mastery - Selling Is Easy, Delivery Is Hard

16Chapter 15 - You’re Not Done — You’re Ready

8Chapter 7 - Direction Mastery - Goals That Actually Work

17Chapter 16 - From Understanding to Installation — The Next Right Step

9Chapter 8 - Customers First, Marketing Second

About the author

Bradley J Sugars

Brad Sugars is the founder and CEO of ActionCOACH, the world’s leading business coaching firm, operating in 80+ countries. With 30+ years of experience and $2.5B+ in coaching delivered, he helps business owners scale to $10M, $100M, and beyond. Creator of ABoS and the 5 Disciplines, Brad is also host of The $100M Entrepreneur, sharing proven strategies for growth, wealth, and freedom.View all by Bradley J Sugars