Karolina Pelc is the author of HerPlay, and the Founder and ex-CEO of the startup BeyondPlay, which was acquired by FanDuel.
She has been through the startup storm and has come out the other side with methods for finding calm.
📖 Chapters
00:00 - Karolina Pelc
01:02 - Intensity As A CEO
04:22 - "You Think You're So Tough?"
06:48 - Addiction To Doing & Parenting
15:20 - Deep Internal Wisdom vs Limiting Beliefs
21:01 - What if You Fly vs What if You Fail
24:58 - Don't Try To Be Liked As The Leader
27:57 - Unexpected Challenges With Gender Diversity
31:24 - What Does Being Ruthless Mean?
33:07 - How Transparent Can You Be As A Founder
38:49 - Boundaries to Transparency
46:30 - "Entrepreneurs Are Not Managers" - Sir Richard Branson
49:16 - Your Relationship With Control vs Delegation
53:41 - Setting Standards of Trust and Attention to Detail
56:44 - "The Chaos Muppet Building Calmness"
01:11:27 - What Health Habits To Prioritise When You Have No Time
01:14:04 - Psychedelics: What they uncovered?
01:19:00 - The Habit Of Reframing
01:22:48 - A Book is Like A Startup
01:29:34 - Don't Believe In Luck!
01:33:02 - Her Play: The Book
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