Ed WeeksFounder & M&A Advisor, Weeks Consulting Group · Founder & M&A Advisor | Lower Middle Market at Weeks Consulting Group

From Solo Hustle to 7 Figures: The Truth About the Lonely Grind

17 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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Ed Weeks built a 7-figure agency solo from 2017 to 2024 but says the grind was lonely and inefficient without systems. He argues that mastermind groups and professional networks are essential to add structure and support to entrepreneurial ventures.

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If you're not in mastermind groups, if you're not in networks, if you're doing a lot of the building on your own, which I did— look, I built a 7-figure agency right here on a legal pad back in 2017 through 2024. I built it, I loved it, it was fun. But you know what I realized? First off, how useless and, and valueless it was because I didn't have any systems in place. But also how much of a lonely battle and grind it was.