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The Kristen Boss PodcastMindset Marketing Sales Author: Kristen Boss
The Kristen Boss Podcast is for entrepreneurs, leaders, and anyone navigating major life transitions who want to build something that truly sustains them. Host Kristen Boss, co-founder of Sondera and bestselling author of "Pivot to Purpose," brings you vulnerable, unfiltered conversations about what it really takes to create aligned, sustainable success. After building and walking away from a 20 million business, Kristen has learned that true success isn't just about building businessesit's about building a life that can sustain you through everything. Each episode features solo deep dives where Kristen shares real-time insights on the questions she's sitting with and the challenges she's navigating, plus conversations with authors, entrepreneurs, creatives, and everyday people who've figured out how to thrive through major pivots. Whether you're building a company, raising kids, navigating a major transition, or simply trying to figure out what fulfillment actually means, this show explores entrepreneurship that feels aligned and approachable, high performance that impacts all areas of life, and what it truly means to evolve, change, grow, and pivot. This is for anyone ready to stop chasing someone else's version of success and go deeper into what's possible when you lead with intention. New episodes drop weekly, bringing you practical wisdom for living and leading authentically in a world that often demands otherwise. Language: en Genres: Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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230. Part 1: Grind and Glory - The Early Phases of an Empire
Episode 230
Monday, 15 September, 2025
In this raw and revealing episode, Kristen begins a powerful three-part series chronicling the rise, fall, and healing that reshaped everything she thought she knew about success. This first installment focuses on the grind—how she built a thriving, multi-seven-figure business from scratch—and the glory—what it felt like to be on top of the mountain.But beneath the surface of her seemingly unstoppable growth, Kristen candidly shares how deep-rooted scarcity, people-pleasing, and identity wounds quietly shaped her relationship with business. Listeners are invited into the hidden side of success: panic attacks, over-identification with validation, and the psychological fallout of rapid growth.Whether you're building something new or wondering what happens after you "make it," this episode offers a cautionary tale with depth, compassion, and honesty.Timestamps:00:00 – Intro: Behind the scenes of a “lean startup” and why Kristen is sharing this story now02:30 – A message to listeners in all seasons: grit, glory, and deferred hope04:50 – The illusion of control and invincibility in the winning season07:12 – Kristen’s early days: scarcity, student debt, and starting over09:38 – The “right offer at the right time”: how her business exploded overnight12:03 – Panic attacks and sudden success: when abundance feels like danger14:24 – The psychological cost of scaling faster than she could process16:02 – How scarcity kept driving her, even in the midst of abundance18:22 – Discovering “Sudden Wealth Syndrome” and rethinking trauma20:48 – The dopamine loop of validation, launches, and performance22:59 – The danger of feeling untouchable during a season of success25:20 – Childhood wounds and the business of belonging27:43 – Feeling like a product: how proximity and keynotes reinforced a false self29:46 – Two internal narratives that quietly drove dysfunction in her business32:13 – A forced detox from validation and income highs34:34 – A final reflection on the parts of her that were running the show36:30 – What Kristen learned from watching someone else’s public fall37:45 – A preview of Part 2: the implosion, the warning signs, and the unravelingSubscribe & Share:If this episode resonated with you, take a screenshot, tag Kristen on Instagram (@thekristenboss), and share what stood out. And don’t forget to leave a rating and review — it helps more listeners find the show.Follow Kristen on Instagram @thekristenboss
