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The conversation about AI in business is loud right now. It's not really about whether you use it (let’s be honest, we a...
06/03/2026

The conversation about AI in business is loud right now.

It's not really about whether you use it (let’s be honest, we all are).

It's about how. And why.

Annalee Hagood-Earl, CEO and co-founder of Bash Creative, uses AI in her workflow. But for her it's a support system, not a substitute.

She believe’s that there's a real difference between content that's AI-assisted and content that's AI-led.

One enhances your voice. The other replaces it. And your audiences can feel that difference.

Her full interview on AI use in content creation is live on the site.

🔗 www.followthefounder.co/ai-content-creation

Do you ever find yourself waiting for the moment that your founder journey will get easier? There is a particular kind o...
06/01/2026

Do you ever find yourself waiting for the moment that your founder journey will get easier?

There is a particular kind of suffering that comes from treating entrepreneurship as a means to an end.

When the goal is always somewhere ahead and the present moment becomes something to get through rather than something to inhabit.

Claire has lived that version. She doesn’t recommend it.

She shares about her relationship between external success and internal growth in our latest blog.

Check it out on the website.

🔗 www.followthefounder.co/claire-marshall

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“Imposter syndrome” sounds like a mindset problem.But for most founders, it shows up as something much more real: underp...
05/28/2026

“Imposter syndrome” sounds like a mindset problem.

But for most founders, it shows up as something much more real: underpricing your work, overdelivering to prove yourself, and questioning whether you actually belong in the room you built.

Em McCabe knows that feeling well.

Before building a team and running , she was navigating the shift from freelancer to founder… without a roadmap, without a network, and without anyone telling her she was already doing it.

This is a story about the moment you realize you’re not “trying” to build a business anymore… you already have one. And what happens when you finally step into that.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re figuring it out alone, this one will hit.

Read the full story

🔗 www. followthefounder.co/em-mccabe-concurring-imposter-syndrome

And yet here we are. Refreshing the feed. Checking the news. Scanning the comments. Monitoring the algorithm. Some of us...
05/26/2026

And yet here we are.

Refreshing the feed. Checking the news. Scanning the comments. Monitoring the algorithm.

Some of us do all of the above before we even get out of bed. You guys… that's wild (and I say that with full love because I've been there).

Founders feel pressure to stay informed because what happens in the world really does affect your business. Unfortuntalely, that’s just the reality of entrepreneurship now.

But there's a difference between being informed and being saturated. Between staying aware and being consumed.

So maybe the world can wait until after the first coffee?? The news will still be there.

And you might just make better decisions, have more ideas, and feel like an actual human being in the process.

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We talk a lot about the loneliness of the founder journey. In this conversation with Ben Larson, Founder and CEO of Vert...
05/22/2026

We talk a lot about the loneliness of the founder journey.

In this conversation with Ben Larson, Founder and CEO of Vertos, he addresses what that loneliness looks like for male entrepreneurs specifically.

Among male entreprenuers, there is still a stigma around discussing their mental health or admitting they need support. But Ben found something that helped. And what he shares about it in this blog is worth every founder reading (regardless of gender).

We truly appreciated this conversation with Ben.

During a time when if feels like the loudest voices online are pulling men further from vulnerability, conversations like this one matter more than ever.

The full story is on the blog.

🔗 www.followthefounder.co/mental-health-as-a-founder

We've convinced ourselves that ‘more’ is the answer.More information. More coffee. More tabs. More notifications. More c...
05/20/2026

We've convinced ourselves that ‘more’ is the answer.

More information. More coffee. More tabs. More notifications. More content. More connection. Always more.

But have you ever noticed that your best thinking comes when you aren’t plugged in?? There’s a reason why so many of us have our best ideas in the shower.

What we actually need is space.

Silence. Focus. Depth. Real conversations with people who challenge you. Time to sit with a problem long enough to actually solve it instead of just react to it.

Give yourself permission to log off a little more this week. 🖤

Claire Marshall walked away from her corporate job at the height of her career.She wasn’t fired. There was no scandal.Sh...
05/18/2026

Claire Marshall walked away from her corporate job at the height of her career.

She wasn’t fired. There was no scandal.

She had just finally decided that the money wasn’t worth what the job was actually costing her.

Her health. Her energy. Her sense of control. Her connection to purpose.

This is the part of building a career we don’t talk about enough.

Claire’s story is honest, uncomfortable, and very real.

If you’ve ever questioned the path you’re on, this one’s worth the read.

Full story on the website. Link in bio.

Check out what she’s building today:co

As a leader, have you taken time to write down your values? It’s something I recommend that all founders, entrepreneurs ...
05/15/2026

As a leader, have you taken time to write down your values?

It’s something I recommend that all founders, entrepreneurs and leaders practice.

The clearer you are on what you actually stand for the easier almost everything gets.

Not easy like effortless. Easy as in clear.

I’m talking about hiring decisions, which clients to take on and which to say no to, partnerships that don’t feel right.

Your values give you a place to come back to when the noise gets loud. They connect you back to why you started. And set the standard for how you and everyone around you shows up.

And when you lead that way, something interesting happens.

The people who share those values find your. And the ones who don’t? They move on. Not because you pushed them away but because misalignment has nowhere to hide when your values are that clear.

Learn more here: www.mentimeter.com/app/presentation/algz9ys2etqby1w7ockukgfttp8e54mf/edit?source=share-modal

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