# [S5, Ep43] Stop Building in the Dark: Community, Connection and Leading Without Loneliness (with Kristina Bartold-Sorgota)

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Published: 2026-04-09T10:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2990

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Send us Fan Mail You can have a successful business and still feel completely alone. A lot of founders I know are building in the dark and making decisions in isolation, without a real space to let out their thoughts (that have turned into secrets at this point) and be supported. This episode is about what changes when you get out of that loneliness. It features the wonderful Kristina Bartold-Sorgota, co-founder of The Social Snippet, a social media and podcasting agency, and the ...

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