Peter S. Bergeron: The Trapped Operator | 12 Fatal Issues Facing Small Businesses

Peter S. Bergeron: The Trapped Operator | 12 Fatal Issues Facing Small Businesses

Published: September 3, 2026

Duration: 37:10

Peter S. Bergeron

Author of The Trapped Operator and Creator of the 12 Fatal Issues for Small Business Framework.

My name is Peter Bergeron. I am the author of The Trapped Operator™ and creator of the 12 Fatal Issues Framework™ — a structural diagnostic system built from fifty years inside small businesses, including nearly two decades running my family's business before closing its doors on January 13, 2020.

That fifty years did not start in a classroom. It started on the showroom floor of my dad's business in 1977, when I was four years old. By six I was matchi...