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.

Hi guys, it's me, Lindsay, and I am back after a little hiatus of spring break

and speaking engagement tour and a whole bunch of fun stuff that I'm going to share with you a

little bit more on social media this week and coming up. But I'm back and I'm so thrilled to be here.

In a minute, you're going to hear me talk about the one small

shift that I made last year that's had the biggest impact without a doubt on my business to

date. And I want to share this with you because I think it is a really, really good lesson for all of us

as business owners. But before I do, I want to say that in making this shift,

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