About

Simple shifts and smart moves for overwhelmed, mission-driven founders.

You started your business to make a difference. Two years in, you're making impact, but you're also making every decision, answering every question, and working way harder than you want to.

You're not alone. And it doesn't have to be this hard.

This Is Harder than I Want It to Be is your bi-weekly reality check for scaling without burnout or compromising on your values. In just 5-8 minutes, you'll get one perspective shift, one practical framework, and one action to take this week.

What you'll learn:

Delegation that doesn't feel like micromanagement
How to build teams that solve problems without you
Systems and processes and tools that create space instead of constraint.
Balancing between working in your business and on it

Hosted by Linda van Egmond, a fractional CMO and integrator who's spent 20 years building and supporting impact-driven startups and scale-ups, including The Ocean Cleanup.

She's seen too many brilliant ideas fail, not because they weren't good enough, but because of lack of structure, overcomplication, or unrealistic expectations. This podcast distills hard and painful lessons into bite-sized, actionable insights.

Perfect for:

Impact founders about 2-3 years into their journey
B-corp and social enterprise leaders
Mission-driven entrepreneurs ready to step out of operational chaos
Anyone building a business that matters without wanting to burn out

The promise: You can have impact without burnout. You can build something that scales without losing your soul. You can own a business that you don't run.

New episodes every other Thursday. Subscribe now and make it easier.

About the Host

Linda van Egmond

Fractional CMO & Integrator aka Temporary Co-Founder for Impact Founders

If you want someone to tell you you're doing great..., I’m not your person.

If you want to know exactly why your company isn’t scaling the way it should, and how to fix it, that’s my zone.

I step into the messy middle: between “we have great plans” and “we’re actually pulling them off.” The part where everything feels urgent, but nothing is running as smoothly as it should. There I fix the stuff you don’t want to deal with (but know you should).

I’m a Fractional Integrator, or temporary co-founder, for impact-driven founders who want to grow without burning out or losing sight of their mission.