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Nov 2021
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Episode 15: What to do when your gut is ...

Darja Gutnick (CEO, Co-Founder of Bunch)
About this episode

Our guest today is Steve Schlafman, an expert in leadership development and the Founder and Coach at High Output.

In this episode, we explored Steve’s decision to leave behind his newly raised $7.5 million angel fund to take a step back and focus on the things that truly matter. We zoomed in on the importance of taking breaks to recharge our batteries and the long-term benefit of doing so.

Steve gives actionable advice on how to strengthen the co-founder relationship and the role of impeccable agreements on being able to fully reveal yourself and being comfortable sharing your experiences.

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Connect with Steve on LinkedIn or on Twitter @schlaf to continue the conversation.

Become a better leader in 2 minutes a day with BUNCH, the AI Leadership Coach. Download it free on the App Store by searching “bunch coach.”

Follow BUNCH on Twitter: @bunch_HQ or subscribe to our newsletter The Weekly Briefing on Substack for more frameworks and resources

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Things you'll learn in this episode:

- How to leave behind what doesn’t feel right

- Using daily architectures to structure your day and include downtime

- The importance of investing in your co-founder relationship

- How to navigate the VC <> founder relationship versus the Coach <> founder relationship

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