Welcome to Dear Founder, the podcast that pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to build and grow a successful business.

No gatekeeping, no fluff, just real talk.

I'm your host, Lindsay Pinchot, award-winning entrepreneur, founder, and proud member of the 1% of female founders who've led

their company to an acquisition. I bootstrapped my first company from $500 to seven figures

before selling it and learned more from the mistakes than from the wins. What started as a podcast

here has grown into a movement movement, supporting female entrepreneurs like you

through not only this show, but also on our social media, at our live events, and in our online

community, The Deere Found Her Forum. Each week, I sit down with some of the most influential

female founders of our time to uncover the highs, the lows, the lessons,

and the moments that they thought they'd never make it, but did.

This is a space for women who want to build something meaningful, who believe in collaboration

over competition, and who know that success is sweeter when we share it.

Because here, there's no gatekeeping, just actionable advice,

honest conversations, and a whole lot of inspiration. So grab your coffee or your wine or whatever

it is that you're drinking, hit play, and let's build something amazing together.

Welcome back to Dear Founder. I am Lindsay Pinchuk, host and founder of Dear Founder, and this is our

299th episode. It's really hard to believe that what started as a podcast in October of 2021 has become a

movement for women business owners over the age of 40.

I had no idea that Deer Found Her would become anything more than a weekly show

where I interviewed women business owners in my orbit.

I never would have expected that Deer Founder would not only serve as a catalyst for me to

share so many of the stories from the amazing women

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