{"podcast":{"title":"The Reluctant Entrepreneur Podcast","slug":"the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244","podcast_index_feed_id":7049244,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6346062/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.mikekonrad.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0c0e18f8fee88bf987c05cd6e1532a66.jpg","author":"Mike Konrad","episode_count":127,"summary":"I’m your host, Mike Konrad, the author of The Reluctant Entrepreneur - Anatomy of a Business Start-Up - From Uncertainty to Unstoppable, available on Amazon as a paperback, e-book, and an audible book, and I’m excited to share real stories that reveal the many paths people take to build their own businesses. Whether you stumbled into entrepreneurship or you’ve always known it was your calling, this podcast is for you. Let’s start with what it means to be a reluctant entrepreneur. Many entrepreneurs don’t set out with a grand plan to build a business. Maybe you worked for a company that didn’t value your vision, and one day you thought, “I could do this myself”, that was my story. Or maybe life pushed you in an unexpected direction—losing a job, facing a personal crisis, or discovering a passion that grew into a business. Reluctant entrepreneurs often find themselves starting a business not because they always dreamed of it, but because it was the best—or only—option available. And then there are intentional entrepreneurs. These are the people who’ve known from the start that they were meant to create something of their own. They may have planned meticulously, crafted their vision,…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T16:18:29.568615+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244"},"episode":{"title":"The Business That Runs Without You: Alane Boyd on Automation, Exits, & Finding Purpose After Success","slug":"the-business-that-runs-without-you-alane-boyd-on-automation-exits-finding-purpose-after-success","published_at":"2026-07-20T07:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244/the-business-that-runs-without-you-alane-boyd-on-automation-exits-finding-purpose-after-success","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-reluctant-entrepreneur-podcast-7049244","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-business-that-runs-without-you-alane-boyd-on-automation-exits-finding-purpose-after-success--72664709","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72664709/re_ab_final_01.mp3","summary":"What happens when you finally build the business you dreamed of, grow it, sell it, and then discover that freedom doesn’t feel quite the way you expected? My guest today is Alane Boyd. She’s a serial entrepreneur, growth strategist, keynote speaker, AI and automation expert, and co-founder and CEO of Biggest Goal. She’s built and led multiple SaaS companies, grown a tech company into an 8-figure business, and successfully exited two companies. On paper, that sounds like the entrepreneurial dream. But as we’ll talk about today, the dream has a second side. After one of those exits, Alane experienced the silence that can come after years of constant motion. The business was gone, her identity tied to the business had changed, and the next chapter wasn’t immediately obvious. Alane now helps business owners tackle their biggest operational challenges through systems, automation, AI, and workflow design. She also co-hosts the podcast Automate Your Agency, where she and Micah Johnson help founders systemize and automate their businesses so they can scale more efficiently without being trapped in the day-to-day grind. So today, we’ll break this conversation into two segments. In the first segment, we’ll talk about Alane’s entrepreneurial journey, the wins, the stress, the burnout, the exits, and what success really felt like once she got there. In the second segment, we’ll shift into her area of expertise: AI, automation, workflow design, and how entrepreneurs can build companies that don’t depend on them being in the middle of every task, every decision, and every emergency. 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