{"podcast":{"title":"Born To Be Brilliant","slug":"born-to-be-brilliant-7054222","podcast_index_feed_id":7054222,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/born-to-be-brilliant","website_url":"https://borntobebrilliant.transistor.fm/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HiqunSXtqhdBUxc5jgb_brZyyNKZqVWP_ZOW9UBD--M/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81MDM1/NTJlNWM3MWJmZmUz/MGI4NWJjOGFkNjNl/YmUxNC5qcGc.jpg","author":"Lucy Shrimpton","episode_count":63,"summary":"Empowering tools and insights for a vibrant, meaningful life.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/born-to-be-brilliant-7054222"},"episode":{"title":"053: The Hidden Cost of Success: How to Build a Business That Supports Your Life, Not Consumes It","slug":"053-the-hidden-cost-of-success-how-to-build-a-business-that-supports-your-life-not-consumes-it","published_at":"2026-03-31T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/born-to-be-brilliant-7054222/053-the-hidden-cost-of-success-how-to-build-a-business-that-supports-your-life-not-consumes-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/born-to-be-brilliant-7054222","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/33c32e2b","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/33c32e2b/490a8e71.mp3","summary":"So many entrepreneurs start their business chasing freedom. More freedom. More flexibility. More choice about how they live and work. Yet somewhere along the way, the business that was meant to give them their life back becomes the very thing that consumes it. In this conversation with business growth strategist Emma Hine, we explore a truth that many successful entrepreneurs quietly experience but rarely talk about. What happens when the business looks successful from the outside, yet inside it no longer feels aligned with the life you actually want to live? Emma shares her deeply personal journey from building a million pound business that appeared thriving on paper, to realising it had slowly taken over every part of her life. What followed was a radical decision to walk away and rebuild a business designed around freedom, simplicity and sustainability. We talk honestly about success, ambition, burnout, resilience, systems, and why designing your business intentionally matters more than most people realise. This is a powerful conversation about redefining success on your own terms and creating a business that truly supports the life you want to live. In this episode we explore: Why many entrepreneurs accidentally build businesses that trap them The difference between external success and genuine fulfilment How systems and simple processes create more freedom in business The hidden pressures many ambitious people carry Why clarity about the life you want must come before business strategy The resilience that entrepreneurship really requires How to build a business that sustains your life rather than consuming it Emma’s story is also a deeply moving reminder that life is precious, unpredictable, and far too short to spend trapped inside a business that no longer feels…","meta_description":"So many entrepreneurs start their business chasing freedom. More freedom. More flexibility. More choice about how they live and work. Yet somewhere along…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2397,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/born-to-be-brilliant-7054222/episodes/053-the-hidden-cost-of-success-how-to-build-a-business-that-supports-your-life-not-consumes-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/born-to-be-brilliant-7054222/053-the-hidden-cost-of-success-how-to-build-a-business-that-supports-your-life-not-consumes-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}