We hear the stories of successful Silicon Valley startups all the time. But entrepreneurship can also have a dark side, especially when it involves going broke, losing sleep, and working 100-hour weeks. This week, host Morra Aarons-Mele speaks with Emma Mcilroy, CEO of Wildfang International, who has been outspoken about the emotional strain of startup life.
Jul 16
"Death, Sex, and Money": Talking Smart About Hard Things With Anna Sale
Which conversations have you been avoiding at work? In this classic episode, I sit down with Death, Sex & Money host Anna Sale to talk about why conversations about money, mental health, and personal struggles still feel so difficult in many workplaces. We discuss the shame that ... Show More
38m 48s
Dec 2023
Using Collaboration to Unlock Your Entrepreneurial Potential
With hectic work hours and unique challenges, entrepreneurship can often feel like a lonely endeavor. After experiencing the struggles of solo entrepreneurship first-hand, Jill Salzman was inspired to create The Founding Moms, a community with the goal of connecting mom entrepren ... Show More
33m 15s
Oct 2018
What You Don't Hear About Entrepreneurship | A RANT
<p>It's not all private jets & fancy parties & stacks of dollars - being an entrepreneur is hard, it's lonely and it takes time, hard work, energy and sacrifice - and there's a lot of things that you don't hear. Entrepreneurship is cool right now, a bubble and I really hope that ... Show More
41m 19s
Feb 2022
What great founders do at night, w/Arianna Huffington
To survive your entrepreneurial journey, you have to learn to recharge. Knowing when to turn the lights out may be the only way to keep the lights on. Few know this better than Arianna Huffington, who dramatically scaled the Huffington Post – and then experienced profound physica ... Show More
39m 19s
Dec 2023
What great founders do at night, w/Arianna Huffington
To survive your entrepreneurial journey, you have to learn to recharge. Knowing when to turn the lights out may be the only way to keep the lights on. Few know this better than Arianna Huffington, who dramatically scaled the Huffington Post – and then experienced profound physica ... Show More
39m 19s
Aug 2017
072: Navigating The Tough Seasons of an Entrepreneur
Today I’m joined by amazing friend of mine, Rhiannon Bosse, and we’re just going to have a real conversation about some of the tough seasons of being an entrepreneur. We’ll look at how to tackle these times, how sometimes it can feel so isolating and what it looks like as you nav ... Show More
52m 4s
May 2023
Entre-Talk: This Might Not Work
<p>As an entrepreneur, you'll have ideas all the time. Everything is worth a try. However, if you're putting pressure on yourself by believing everything you try should work out, you're setting yourself up for a rollercoaster of emotion and eventually burnout.</p> <p> </p> <p>Thi ... Show More
13m 37s