{"podcast":{"title":"The People Side of Business | Team Management Strategies, How to Manage Employees, Leadership for Business Owners","slug":"female-founder-unplugged-3679031","podcast_index_feed_id":3679031,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2326429.rss","website_url":"https://www.highvoltageleadership.ca","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/xw5b47u5enutwry0oxntq2xlnkmu?.jpg","author":"Lindsay White | Fractional HR Expert, Team Leadership Strategist, Leadership Coach for Female Founders","episode_count":247,"summary":"Are you leading a team but quietly wondering if you’re actually doing it right? Are you dealing with employee issues, performance problems, or difficult conversations that feel heavier than they should? And are you starting to realize that growing your business through people is a completely different skill set than building it on your own? If that sounds like you, you’re not alone—and you’re in the right place. Because the truth is, leadership is something most founders are never properly taught. You build a business, you hire a team, and suddenly you’re expected to know how to manage people, make the right calls, and lead with confidence—without ever being shown how to do it well. That’s exactly what this podcast is here to change. Hi, I’m Lindsay White, a fractional HR expert and leadership coach who works with founders and business owners navigating the real challenges of leading a team. I’ve spent years inside growing businesses, helping founders work through everything from hiring and performance issues to team dynamics and difficult decisions—often at the exact moment things start to feel messy, unclear, or harder than they should. Like a lot of the people I work with, you…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:21:15.715030+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/female-founder-unplugged-3679031"},"episode":{"title":"[S5 Ep51] The Biggest Lessons We Learned This Season About Leadership, Growth & Building a Business That Doesn’t Burn You Out","slug":"s5-ep51-the-biggest-lessons-we-learned-this-season-about-leadership-growth-building-a-business-that-doesn-t-burn-you-out","published_at":"2026-06-04T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/female-founder-unplugged-3679031/s5-ep51-the-biggest-lessons-we-learned-this-season-about-leadership-growth-building-a-business-that-doesn-t-burn-you-out","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/female-founder-unplugged-3679031","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2326429/episodes/19291699-s5-ep51-the-biggest-lessons-we-learned-this-season-about-leadership-growth-building-a-business-that-doesn-t-burn-you-out.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2326429/episodes/19291699-s5-ep51-the-biggest-lessons-we-learned-this-season-about-leadership-growth-building-a-business-that-doesn-t-burn-you-out.mp3","summary":"We're five seasons in, friend. And wow, we've explored some vulnerable topics and big strategies. Guests had mic-drop and thought-provoking moments, and founders sent messages that reminded me exactly why this show exists. This week's episode is the season five wrap-up! No guest. Just me, seven lessons, and the things I think we were all trying to avoid saying out loud this year. ✨ The Seven Lessons of Season Five 1. Scaling is an identity shift first and a strategy second. The ve...","meta_description":"We're five seasons in, friend. And wow, we've explored some vulnerable topics and big strategies. Guests had mic-drop and thought-provoking moments, and f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1468,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/female-founder-unplugged-3679031/episodes/s5-ep51-the-biggest-lessons-we-learned-this-season-about-leadership-growth-building-a-business-that-doesn-t-burn-you-out/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/female-founder-unplugged-3679031/s5-ep51-the-biggest-lessons-we-learned-this-season-about-leadership-growth-building-a-business-that-doesn-t-burn-you-out.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}