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.
