Guest Profile: Graeme Ward of The Alternative Board – Helping Business Owners Take Back Control
Meet Graeme Ward, serial entrepreneur and facilitator at The Alternative Board (TAB) in The Woodlands. With decades of hands-on business experience — including launching a radio station from scratch and turning around a failing tech company — Graeme brings hard-earned wisdom to help entrepreneurs stop being dragged by their business and start leading it.
If your company feels like a big dog walking you, this episode is for you. Graeme shares how TAB gives business owners structure, accountability, and a peer group to regain control — not just of their company, but of their lives.
This Episode's Highlights
- From Chaos to Clarity: Graeme’s leadership turned a struggling dot-com era tech firm into a thriving, process-driven company — all during a market crash.
- Team Culture Wins: Empowering employees and removing toxic micromanagement helped land a $2.4M U.S. Coast Guard contract.
- TAB’s Sweet Spot: TAB is ideal for owners with 10–30 employees and $1M–$10M in revenue — when every hire really starts to matter.
- Culture Over Clock-In: Treating people with flexibility, empathy, and respect leads to better retention and performance.
- Entrepreneurship = Adaptability: Graeme proves that knowing when to pivot, let go, or build structure is key to business longevity.
Watch the full interview with Graeme Ward on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLoRMyXRVeo
Memorable Quote:
“Sometimes your business starts running you — TAB helps you take the reins back.”