Founders' Fears & Failures
It’s time to shine a light on the emotional and mental challenges of life in the startup ecosystem. Join Dr. Melissa Parks, executive coach for entrepreneurs and former therapist, as she interviews founders, investors, and other professionals supporting the startup world. Learn from their personal experiences, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way, about how to navigate the emotional rollercoaster of life as a founder. To get in touch with Melissa visit her website melissaparks.com
Founders' Fears & Failures
Knowing When It’s Time to Call it Quits as a Startup Founder with Kat Brendel
What if you realize that the day-to-day of bringing the vision of your startup to life requires you to ignore parts of yourself that are incredibly important?
What if you’re still passionate about the mission behind your company, but realize that life as a startup founder/operator is not the way you want to bring it to life?
Today I’m introducing you to a former co-founder who struggled with these same questions. Kat Brendel, was the co-founder of Cowomen, a coworking space and community club for women in Berlin, one of Germany’s first coworking spaces for women.
Kat’s love of stories led her to study journalism and build a career in media. Through getting a boatload of marketing experience in South America, the US, and Europe, she learned not just how to tell good stories, but how they can drive businesses forward. In 2017, she launched her first podcast and was immediately hooked.
Since then, she’s not only become a serial podcaster, but has also helped dozens of people & organizations launch and grow theirs. As a podcasting & storytelling strategist, her jam is helping bold business owners become the orca of their industry's ocean (aka the biggest, baddest, most big-hearted thing around).
In this episode we explore how Kat found herself in a co-founder role, the moment she realized it wasn’t the right fit, and what helped her to make the difficult decision to step away, and how she overcame this so-called “failure.”
Find Kat online:
- Website: https://tellonpurpose.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tellonpurpose/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katbrendel
- Listen to Kat’s podcast (and sign up for her “Inside Story” emails: http://creatinginthemargins.com
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If you’d like additional support for your mental and emotional well-being as a founder please visit Melissa’s website for a list of resources to help you find a coach, therapist, or peer support.