We've proven product-market fit, but I'm finding it difficult to transition from being the person who drives growth to the person who builds an organization that drives growth. I'd love mentorship on leadership, delegation, and building scalable teams and processes.
We implemented EOS to bring more structure and accountability as we scaled, but I don't think I rolled it out effectively. The team began to feel like they were only as valuable as their scorecard, which hurt morale and buy-in. It made me realize that building accountability while maintaining culture is a leadership challenge I still haven't solved.
In 90 days, I'd like to have a clear operating cadence where my leadership team and new hires know exactly what success looks like each week, are accountable to it, and can execute without me constantly having to step in. My goal is to spend less time managing tasks and more time building the business.
A bit of background on Kava Haven... My girlfriend (Grace) and I co-founded the company in April 2024 with a simple thesis: people are drinking less, but they still want to feel something. Kava Haven is a premium kava-based alcohol alternative that we position as The Original Social Beverage. In just over two years, we've grown to more than 1,200 retail doors nationwide, are about to surpass $10M in lifetime sales, and are on pace for roughly $12M in our third calendar year while maintaining 70%+ gross margins. According to SPINS syndicated data, we're currently the top-performing non-alcoholic product in dollars per store per week, and #4 overall when THC beverages are included. Today we're a team of about 10 people (4 FTE + 6 fractional). The business has reached the point where the biggest bottleneck is no longer product or demand, it's my ability to build an organization that scales without relying so heavily on me. Over the next three years, our goal is to scale Kava Haven into the leading alcohol alternative brand, growing from roughly $12M this year to $20M+ next year and $35–40M+ the following year.
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