The Momentum We’re Carrying Into 2026
Dear FoundHer...Real Founder Stories for Women Small Business Owners
Lindsay Pinchuk
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 December 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Momentum grows faster when you’re not building alone.
Community is the difference.
In the final episode of 2025, Host, Lindsay Pinchuk, reflects on a year defined by momentum—not hustle, but intentional business growth built through community.
This solo episode looks back on the wins, challenges, and lessons that shaped the Dear FoundHer… ecosystem in 2025 and shares what it really takes to build a business that’s sustainable, aligned, and built to last. Lindsay breaks down what this year reinforced about growth after 40, the power of boundaries, and why community compounds faster than content.
You’ll hear the lessons Lindsay is carrying into 2026—focused on sustainability, clarity, and future goals—along with a reminder that meaningful growth doesn’t come from doing more, but from doing what works.
If you’re closing out the year reflecting on what’s next and craving momentum that feels steady instead of exhausting, this episode is for you.
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| 0:00.0 | When I look back on this year, the word that keeps coming up for me is momentum. |
| 0:05.9 | It's not hustle. |
| 0:06.9 | It's not chaos. |
| 0:08.1 | It's momentum. |
| 0:09.1 | This was the year where so much of what I've been building over the last few years |
| 0:13.3 | really started to take shape. |
| 0:17.9 | Welcome to Dear Founder. |
| 0:19.7 | The podcast, it pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to build and grow a successful business. |
| 0:26.2 | No gatekeeping, no fluff, just real talk. |
| 0:30.4 | 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. |
| 0:40.3 | I bootstrapped my first company from $500 to seven figures before selling it. |
| 0:45.2 | I learned more from the mistakes than from the wins. |
| 0:48.5 | What started as a podcast here has grown into a movement. |
| 0:52.3 | Supporting female entrepreneurs like you through not only this show, |
| 0:56.2 | but also on our social media, at our live events, and in our online community, The Deere |
| 1:01.3 | found her forum. Each week, I sit down with some of the most influential female founders of our |
| 1:07.1 | time to uncover the highs, the lows, the lessons, and the moments that they thought |
| 1:11.9 | they'd never make it, a dick. |
| 1:14.5 | This is a space for women who want to build something meaningful, who believe in collaboration |
| 1:19.4 | over competition, and who know that success is sweeter when we share it, because here, there's |
| 1:25.2 | no gatekeeping, just actionable advice, honest conversations, and a whole |
| 1:29.8 | lot of inspiration. So grab your coffee or your wine or whatever it is that you're drinking, |
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