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Building brands that can grow beyond their founders

Ben Crowther28 May 2026

Every founder brings something distinctive to their business. Vision, taste, energy, relationships. But the most resilient brands are those that can grow beyond the individual who started them.

This does not mean removing personality from a brand. It means embedding that personality into systems, standards and principles that work whether the founder is in the room or not.