How TO GO from 60-Hour Weeks to a One-Day Workweek — Without YOUR Business Falling Apart

If your business depends on you, it’s not a business.It’s a job you can’t quit.

A letter from Jake Hare, author of One Day Founder

1x Husband, 3x Father, 5x Founder

What happens to your business if you unplug for a week?

No calls. No Slack. No putting out fires from the beach.

If your answer is “the wheels would fall off,” then this book is for you.

I was just like you—not long ago.

Working 60+ hours a week. Making decent money, but always buried in team problems, broken systems, and stuff only I could solve.

Until one day, I broke.

I was sitting at dinner with my wife and kids, phone in hand, solving a “quick issue”… again.

That’s when I realized:

I didn’t own a business. I owned a cage.

Then it all came crashing down.

In 2022 my business failed.

All the excuses I made that missing recitals, doctor appointments, and vacations “would all be worth it one day” were gone.

I promised myself that next time, I would get it right.

I’d build a system that allowed me to maximize my efforts at work without sacrificing what I cared about most.

A system designed to free me from the day-to-day…

That system is what I show you in One Day Founder.

Inside One Day Founder, I’ll give you the exact blueprint to:

  • Reclaim your time from endless meetings, emails, & slack messages so you can spend it doing what you want (or should be doing, instead of just busywork)

  • Remove yourself as the bottleneck in your business so business growth feels like it flows easily

  • Empower your team to lead without you instead of needing your input, approval, or attention 24/7

  • And install a simple operating system that works (even while you’re offline or on vacation)

You’ll Learn How To…

  • Create a business that thrives without you (not just “automated,” but operationally bulletproof)

  • Stop being the bottleneck (and build a team that can makes decisions, solves problems, and executes without hand-holding or micromanagement)

  • Structure your week so you only work ONE day (I’ll show you the exact rhythm to use that allows you to spend the rest of the week in your ‘zone of genius’)

  • Replace founder chaos with clarity (and finally have time to think, plan, and be present—at work and at home)

Who This Is For

  • You’re a 6–8 figure founder with a small (but mighty) team

  • You feel like everything depends on you

  • You want your life back—without sacrificing growth

  • You’ve tried other systems (EOS, ClickUp, VAs), but nothing sticks

You started your business for freedom—and want that freedom now, not someday

This isn’t just a book—it’s a wake-up call.

If you’ve ever said:

“My team means well, but they just can’t run without me.”

“I’m tired of always being the one holding it all together.”

“I want to take a week off and not have my phone glued to my hand.”

Then this is the shift you’ve been waiting for.

YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES…

1. Keep playing business firefighter.

Checking Slack at dinner. Answering team questions 24/7, convincing yourself things will get better, but wondering why it still feels so hard.

2. Use this system to escape the chaos.

Build a business that runs without you—so you can finally be the leader your company needs, and build a life of freedom you & your family deserve.