For over 20 years, I’ve been helping run my family’s hotel. I’ve done everything from folding sheets to handling sales, operations, staff, customer service, and the countless problems that come with running a small business.

I don’t technically own the hotel, but I’ve always operated like I do because I take responsibility for the business and the people behind it.

But over time, I got comfortable.

Not “life is great” comfortable. More like stuck in familiar patterns.

The business ran. The bills got paid, barely. And somewhere along the way, I stopped growing without even realizing it.

Then life started changing.

Kids. COVID. Rising costs. More responsibility. Less motivation.

Eventually, I found myself looking around financially stretched, burned out, and unsatisfied with where things were headed.

I knew something had to change.

Not just for me, but for my team, my family, my family’s business, and especially for the kind of future I wanted to create for my children.

So I started learning again.

I dove into sales, customer service, business strategy, marketing, automation, modern technology, artificial intelligence, and the changing ways businesses can operate and grow.

And while I’m still applying, testing, and refining what I’ve learned in my own businesses, something happened along the way.

It lit a fire I hadn’t felt in years.

That fire eventually led to Schaller Business Solutions.

What started as a way to improve my own business began evolving into something much bigger.

I realized there are a lot of small business owners dealing with versions of the same problems I had experienced. They’re working nonstop, wearing too many hats, relying on systems and habits that may have worked for years, and trying to figure out how to adapt to a business world that keeps changing around them.

I became fascinated with finding better ways to operate.

Sometimes that means technology or AI.

Sometimes it means automation.

Sometimes it means improving a process, training people better, making smarter decisions, or simply looking at the business differently.

Over the past several years, I’ve invested a tremendous amount of time, energy, and money into learning about these areas and how they actually apply to real businesses.

And this hasn’t been some neatly packaged classroom experience.

It’s been audio lessons while mowing the lawn, staying up late after putting the kids to sleep, listening to lessons in the car, working through trainings at night, and paying babysitters so I could attend live events and continue learning.

I’ve sacrificed sleep, time with family and friends, and probably spent far too many hours hunched over a computer trying to figure this stuff out.

It hasn’t always been easy.

But it has been worth it.

Because now I want to put what I’ve learned, and what I continue to learn, to work for more than just myself.

For my family.

For my team.

For my community.

And for other business owners who know their businesses can be better but aren't always sure what the next step should be.

Because this isn’t just about making a living.

It’s about building something meaningful.

Being a father has changed the way I think about all of this too.

I’m raising two kids in a world that is changing incredibly fast. Artificial intelligence and technology are going to shape the world they grow up in, the work they do, and opportunities they have in ways we’re only beginning to understand.

I don’t want to sit on the sidelines and watch that happen.

I want to understand it.

I want to learn how to use these tools responsibly and intelligently.

And I want my kids to grow up seeing that when the world changes, you don’t have to be afraid of it or blindly chase every new thing either.

You learn.

You adapt.

You think for yourself.

And you figure out how to use change to build something better.

This isn’t just about me making more money, although I’d be lying if I said financial success wasn’t part of the goal.

It’s about building something sustainable that creates opportunities for other people too.

It’s about giving my team the tools, training, and opportunities they deserve to develop themselves, learn new skills, and work toward goals of their own.

I’ve come to believe something pretty strongly:

If I’m not helping the people around me move toward their goals, how can I expect them to care about helping me reach mine?

It’s also about creating a life where my wife has the freedom to pursue the work that matters most to her, in the way that makes the most sense for her.

I want to travel with my family.

I want to give my kids an incredible education and experiences that open doors for them.

I want to build businesses that provide opportunity rather than consume every hour of my life.

And someday, I want my friends, my community, my team, and especially my children to be able to look at what I built and think:

“He didn’t just work hard. He built something meaningful.”

That’s a big part of why I created Schaller Business Solutions.

To keep growing.

To help businesses adapt.

To help people make better use of the technology and opportunities available to them.

And to build something that matters to the people I care about long after the work itself is done.

– Rob Schaller
Founder, Schaller Business Solutions
Business Operator. Consultant. Husband. Dad.