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Business Course

Business Course

Open Business Doors

relearn leadership

rebuild team alignment

Built to Last™ Certification Course

Many business owners deeply care about their mission. They are visionary founders, dedicated hard workers, and reliable problem-solvers. But somewhere along the way, managing people became stressful, avoided, chaotic, routine, or completely disconnected. Most business owners were never actually taught how to lead different personalities, handle workplace conflict, enforce accountability, navigate direct conversations, or build a self-sustaining team over time.

The truth is: most founders received little to no real-world leadership or team management education ...And it shows. Research consistently demonstrates that leaders struggle to communicate openly about expectations, boundaries, roles, feedback, culture, and operational goals. Many business owners spend years avoiding difficult management conversations while silently hoping team dynamics will improve on their own.

The Built to Last™ Business Certification Course was created to change that. This is not a "quick productivity hack" or surface-level motivation program. This is a complete leadership and team execution model designed to help business owners align operationally, culturally, strategically, relationally, and structurally through a step-by-step framework you can return to throughout every stage of your company's growth.

What Is the Built to Last™ Model?

THE FRAMEWORK IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE BUSINESS CERTIFICATION

The core of this work is a five-phase framework that aligns your business growth with your human experience.

PHASE

ALIGNMENT

FOCUS

TEST IT

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THE MIND

Explore ideas in low-risk, low-cost ways to take calculated action.

DO IT

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THE BODY

Move into execution with structure, confidence, and action.

PROVE IT

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THE HEART

Build real evidence that your business works and can be sustained.

OWN IT

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THE SOUL

Step into your brand identity; create something aligned with who you are.

LEAVE IT

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THE SPIRIT

Focus on legacy, impact, and what your business contributes beyond you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Meet Your Guide

Licensed Marriage Therapist in the state of Missouri and
AASECT Certified Sex Therapist

Angela Skurtu is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Missouri and a nationally certified Sex Therapist through the American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). She holds a Master of Education in Counseling and Family Therapy from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Since 2008, she has been helping couples navigate intimacy, communication, and sexual health.

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As an AAMFT and AASECT-approved supervisor, Angela is a recognized expert in the field of sexual and relationship health. Her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, Women’s Day Magazine, The Post-Dispatch, Good Therapy,and Psychology Today. In 2017, she received a media award from the Missouri Association for Marriage and Family Therapists for her contributions to blogging, podcasting, and media appearances. She also received the 2020 Best of Ballwin Award for marriage and family counseling.

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