The Pursuit Podcast

At 18 I took a huge leap of faith, and it paid off! But I was scared out of my mind and had to learn a few key things overnight. I'm pulling back the curtains and sharing those key factors of my success were with you in today's episode!  ___________________________________________________________________________ DOWNLOAD MY PERSONAL ASSISTANT APP FOR FREE ↓ Download LéLé free: https://theleleapp.c...

If you've been telling yourself, "I'll hire once things slow down," this episode might completely change the way you think about growth. For years, I used to get frustrated every time someone said, "We all have the same 24 hours." Because we don't all have the same responsibilities. My life as a wife and mom of three little kids doesn't look anything like someone who's single with no children - an...

What if the reason you feel behind isn't because you're failing... but because you're expecting yourself to perform like you're in a completely different season of life? So many ambitious women measure themselves against a version of themselves - or someone else - that simply doesn't exist anymore. They compare their newborn season to someone else's scaling season. Their survival season to someone...

When an A-player quits, most business owners assume it came down to money, but the truth is, the resignation almost never starts the day they hand in their notice. It usually starts months earlier - with little signs that were easy to miss, difficult conversations that never happened, and a leader who genuinely believed everything was fine because no one had said otherwise. The reality is that gre...

If I looked at your calendar right now, would it reflect the business and life you're trying to build... or the one that's slowly burning you out? Your calendar never lies and it reveals your priorities, your boundaries, and the places where you've unintentionally given everyone else ownership of your time. So many CEOs tell me they don't have enough hours in the day, but the real problem usually...

Your job description might be the reason you're not attracting A-players, and it's probably happening before anyone even clicks "Apply." Generic phrases like "wears many hats" or a long list of disconnected tasks don't inspire exceptional people - they cause them to keep scrolling. The best candidates want clarity, and they also want to immediately recognize that this role was written for someone...

Mom guilt has a way of whispering things and keeping you stuck. It tells you that if you were a really good mom, you would be able to do it all yourself. That needing childcare, a house cleaner, an assistant, or support in your business somehow means you're choosing work over your children. As a mom of three kids under five while running multiple businesses, I know that voice intimately. I've wres...

Firing someone is one of the hardest conversations you'll ever have as a leader. Most founders lose sleep over it for days, replay every possible outcome in their head, and wonder if they're making the right decision. Then when the conversation finally happens, they over-explain, apologize too much, or talk in circles because they're trying to make it hurt less. But clarity is actually the kindest...

Nothing makes a founder question themselves faster than a new hire who's struggling. Your mind starts racing. Did I hire the wrong person? Did I miss red flags? Do I need to let them go already? But before you decide they're the problem, there's one uncomfortable question you have to ask yourself first: Did I actually set them up to succeed? Today, we're going to walk through how to tell the diffe...

Most founders spend weeks perfecting the interview process... and then throw together the offer letter in five minutes. They assume the hard part is over because they've already chosen their candidate. But your offer letter isn't just paperwork, it's your final chance to convince an A-player that your company is where they belong. Today, I'm going to show you how to write an offer letter that gets...

One of the biggest hiring questions founders wrestle with is this: "Should my first hire be part-time or full-time?" And honestly, this decision keeps a lot of people stuck way longer than they need to be. Most founders automatically lean toward part-time because it feels safer financially… but safer doesn't always mean smarter for the season of business you're actually in. In this episode, we're...

If you feel like you're constantly repeating yourself in your business… re-answering the same questions, retraining the same tasks, and explaining the same processes over and over again to every new person who joins your team… this episode is going to feel like a giant exhale. A lot of founders assume they have a "people problem" when really, they have a documentation problem. Everything lives in...

I wish we could all wake up one day and magically "feel ready" to hire… but that moment almost never comes the way people expect it to. Instead, what usually happens is you spend months (sometimes years) carrying way more than you should, convincing yourself you just need to push a little harder, get a little more organized, or wait for the "perfect" timing. Meanwhile, you're drowning in the backg...

If you've ever opened a blank Google Doc trying to write a job description and immediately thought, "I literally don't even know what this person would do all day," you are so not alone. This is one of the biggest reasons founders stay stuck doing everything themselves way longer than they should. In this episode, we're breaking down how to create a role from scratch even if you've never hired bef...

If you've ever hired and then regretted it…this one is for you. The slow realization that someone on your team might not be the right fit anymore is normal. Not because they're evil. Your business feels the weight of it and it's hard to make those decisions. In this episode, we're talking about the exact signs founders ignore for way too long, why good people stay stuck in bad-fit roles for months...

Payroll is one of those words that can make a founder's stomach drop. It sounds serious, expensive, complicated…and like once you hire someone, there's no turning back.   I know so many women who stay overloaded not because they don't need help, but because the idea of paying an employee feels terrifying.   In this episode, we're having a real conversation about that fear and breaking payroll down...

Most founders think hiring shapes their reputation. It does…but so does rejection. In this episode, we're talking about the part of hiring no one teaches: how to tell a candidate they didn't get the job without damaging your brand, your future pipeline, or your integrity.   Because the truth is that people remember how they were treated when the answer was no. A ghosted applicant or cold copy-past...

Here's a mindset shift that's going to mess with you a little - when an A-player walks into an interview with you, they're not just hoping you pick them. They're sizing you up.   Top talent has options, and they're sitting across from you quietly deciding whether you're the kind of leader they want to follow, whether your business is the kind of place they want to spend their best years, and wheth...

I want you to actually pause for a second and picture this: it's a regular Tuesday afternoon. The business is humming. Projects are moving forward without you having to push them. Your inbox isn't this overflowing pile of things other people could be handling. You've got an actual deep work block on your calendar that nobody is interrupting. And by Friday…You log off - a ctually log off.   No fran...

Here's something most founders don't realize - you're losing your A-players before they ever even hit "apply."   Your post was boring, robotic, or read like every other listing on the internet. And I get it, we treat job posts like a logistics task - slap together some bullet points, list the requirements, hit publish, done.   But the truth is, your job post is marketing . It's your first impressi...

Okay, real talk - the first week with a new hire is way more important than most founders give it credit for.   Your new employee is basically deciding within the first two weeks whether they made the right call taking this job, or whether they're already low-key updating their resume. And the wild part is, most founders are completely losing them on day one without even realizing it.   The whole...

Let's talk about the conversation you've been avoiding. You know the one. The employee who isn't pulling their weight, the standards that keep slipping, the feedback that's been sitting in the back of your throat for weeks.   You keep telling yourself you'll handle it next week… but deep down, you know it's costing you. I'm walking you through the exact framework to have the hard conversation with...

You hired a team so you could finally breathe… so why does it still feel like everything lives on your plate? What's hard to realize sometimes as a founder is that our employees aren't always the problem or bad, or lazy. They just can't read your mind, and you haven't built the culture, the hiring filter, or the role structure that invites them to step up and lead.   In this episode, I'm pulling b...

If you've ever prided yourself on being the "nice" boss - the one who's understanding, flexible, always willing to jump in and help - this episode might hit a little closer than you expect. Because what starts as good intentions can quietly turn into blurred expectations, inconsistent standards, and a team that relies on your kindness more than your leadership. In this episode, I'm breaking down t...

If hitting $500K somehow made your life feel heavier instead of freer, this episode is going to hit you right in the gut in the best way. Because what's actually happening isn't that your business is "growing"… it's that it's growing around you , still depending on you for every decision, every approval, every "quick question" that slowly steals your time, your focus, and honestly… your peace at h...