The thought hit me somewhere between Cala San Vicenç and Port de Pollença — a proper long run along the coast, the kind where your mind wanders as your feet find their rhythm. Three weeks into this Mallorca fitness retreat, and I’d finally settled into the pattern of it all. Early work sessions, then a run along the seafront, yoga, HIIT, breakfast, more work. I was the only one actually
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Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun Balancing Motherhood & Leadership – Haley Hunter – S4 – E11 How do you build a successful creative agency while raising two kids and finding joy in the chaos? For Haley Hunter, it all started with saying “yes” to opportunities, even when she didn’t feel ready. As the Co-Founder of
Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun The Discipline Behind Success – Ted Jenkin – S4 – E10 Ted Jenkin has built and sold three companies, including a $3 billion wealth management firm, and today helps founder-led and family-owned businesses maximize their value while minimizing stress. In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Ted opens up about
Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun How to Build a Life That Matters – Joan Garry – S4 – E9 From MTV to the fight for marriage equality, Joan Garry has spent her life building communities and organizations that make the world more fair, just, and beautiful. In this episode of A Founder’s Life, Joan shares
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Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun Podcast A Founder’s Life: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Family, Health, & Fun How to Redefine Balance as a Founder – Melissa Washington – S4 – E7 What happens when a Navy veteran, laid off during the 2009 recession, decides to create her own opportunities? For Melissa Washington, it led to teaching LinkedIn workshops at her dining room table, joining LinkedIn itself, and
Sometimes the best leadership comes from shutting up and letting others shine. It’s a lesson I learnt at university that took me years to properly understand — and one that’s changed how I work with people ever since. When I was at university, I was close to the head of the management department — what they call the business school today. I was treasurer of the Management Society, which unlike
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