Burnout Isn't A Badge, The Real Cost Of Carrying It All
The Real Small Business Owners
Release Date: 06/29/2025
How To Run Your Business Without It Running You Into The Ground
The Real Small Business Owners
Burnout Isn’t the Badge, But Hustle Still Matters In this deeply honest and emotional episode, we walk you through a powerful behind-the-scenes moment with a restaurant owner who, despite a packed dining room and five-star reviews, burst into tears when she saw her actual profit margin. What followed was a raw, eye-opening conversation about what it really costs to build something successful and the price we pay when we’re doing everything ourselves. You’ll hear how we threw out the agenda for the day and spent 12 hours restructuring not just her business systems, but...
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Burnout Isn't A Badge, The Real Cost Of Carrying It All
The Real Small Business Owners
🎙️ Burnout Isn’t a Badge of Honor: Why Hustle Still Matters (When Done Right) We’ve all heard it: “You don’t have to hustle to hit 7 figures.” Or “Work smarter, not harder.” But here’s the unpopular opinion, we’ve taken the anti-hustle narrative too far. In this episode, I’m breaking down the difference between hustle and burnout, and why the two are not the same thing. Hustle is the willingness to do whatever it takes to deliver on your promise. Burnout is what happens when you spend too long doing the wrong things, in the wrong way, with nothing left in the...
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Before The Business, My Real Backstory
The Real Small Business Owners
🎙 EPISODE: How a Dance Studio, a Tough Childhood, and a Relentless Work Ethic Built My Business Mission In this raw and deeply personal episode, I’m pulling back the curtain and sharing the full backstory. Where I came from, what shaped me, and how I ended up here helping small business owners build sustainable systems. From being raised by drug-addicted parents and adopted at age 7, to owning my first business at 19 and working with nearly 300 small businesses across 38 industries, this episode walks you through the lessons I had to learn the hard way, about hustle, leadership,...
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Welcome To The Real Work
The Real Small Business Owners
EPISODE 1: Why I Created This Show and Why Small Businesses Deserve Better Welcome to the very first episode of The Real Small Business Owners! 🎉 In this raw and honest kickoff, I’m pulling back the curtain and sharing exactly why I created this show, what you can expect moving forward, and the real mission behind it all: helping small business owners do the unsexy, behind-the-scenes work that actually makes their business sustainable. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, overworked, and under-supported, this is for you. We talk about: Why so many small...
info_outline🎙️ Burnout Isn’t a Badge of Honor: Why Hustle Still Matters (When Done Right)
We’ve all heard it: “You don’t have to hustle to hit 7 figures.” Or “Work smarter, not harder.” But here’s the unpopular opinion, we’ve taken the anti-hustle narrative too far.
In this episode, I’m breaking down the difference between hustle and burnout, and why the two are not the same thing. Hustle is the willingness to do whatever it takes to deliver on your promise. Burnout is what happens when you spend too long doing the wrong things, in the wrong way, with nothing left in the tank.
I’m sharing real stories. Including how I lost my passion during COVID, what it took to keep my business alive, and how I came back from the brink. You’ll also hear how systems, role alignment, and the right kind of hustle can fuel growth without running you into the ground.
This episode is for the small business owners in the messy middle, still figuring it out, still wearing all the hats, and still showing up every damn day.
Let’s redefine hustle......on your terms.