Female Founder Unplugged
Welcome to Female Founder Unplugged, the podcast for ambitious female entrepreneurs who are scaling businesses, leading teams, and navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship—all while trying to keep their sanity intact.
Hosted by Lindsay White, a people & culture strategist, leadership coach, speaker and best-selling author, this show dives deep into the unfiltered realities of growing and leading a successful business. We’re talking about the messy middle—hiring struggles, leadership challenges, burnout, and the moments no one posts about on Instagram.
Each episode features honest, no-BS conversations with powerhouse female founders who share their wins, their failures, and the hard-earned lessons they’ve learned along the way. If you’ve ever wondered how to scale without losing yourself in the process, how to build a high-performing team without the hiring headaches, or how to stay connected to your vision when the pressure is on—this is the show for you.
So, if you’re ready to unplug from the noise, the self-doubt, and the unrealistic highlight reels, hit subscribe and let’s get real about what it actually takes to grow and lead with confidence.
🎧 New episodes go live every Thursday! Subscribe now and let’s get unplugged.
Episodes
234 episodes
[S5, Ep46] No Ego, No Power Struggles: Inside a High-Trust Leadership Model With The Team from Artemis Factor
Three co-founders. Seven years in. But every expert told them it would never work...When Shannon, Katrina, and Tara started Artemis Factor, the advice was unanimous: "Three founders is too many!" They were told that som...
[S5, Ep45] The Hidden Factor Behind Female Founder Burnout (It’s Not What You Think) with CEO Angela Johnson
I'll be honest, this episode is deeply personal for me. In 2024 I went through a period where I genuinely couldn't figure out what was happening to my body. Memory fog. Digestion issues. No sleep. Some days it was hard to work becau...
[S5, Ep44] Scaling a Startup Fast: Lessons from a Female Founder in Health Tech, CEO Aja Beckett
Are you being too hard on yourself? The problem you've been trying to fix might need something other than the discipline.In this episode of Female Founder Unplugged, Lindsay sits down with Aja Beckett — app developer, GLP-1 user, and acc...
[S5, Ep43] Stop Building in the Dark: Community, Connection and Leading Without Loneliness (with Kristina Bartold-Sorgota)
You can have a successful business and still feel completely alone. A lot of founders I know are building in the dark and making decisions in isolation, without a real space to let out their thoughts (that have turned into secrets at this p...
[S5, Ep42] The Messy Middle Isn’t Just Structural — It’s Lonely (Why LPC Works Together)
"I don't really have anyone I can talk to who understands the business and isn't a stakeholder. It's really lonely."A founder said that to me recently, and I've been thinking of it ever since. Because it's true! And it's one of ...
[S5, Ep41] The People Strategy You’re Avoiding (And Why It’s Making Scaling Messy)
There's no shame in the game, but if you've thought at least one of these thoughts very recently..."I just need one more person." "If we just hire someone who's good, this will all come together.""I do...
[S5, Ep40] The ‘Nice Girl’ Trap: Why Female Founders Struggle With Leadership Boundaries (with Sarah Khan)
This conversation is a direct challenge to the nice girl trap, and is fire from start to finish. 🔥 In this episode, Lindsay sits down with Sarah Khan — leadership strategist, empowerment coach, and the woman who has built a career out o...
[S5, Ep39] The Leadership Shift in the Messy Middle
What do you do when your own wiring (your 'get $h*t done' attitude) starts to work against you?Until you directly look at the hyper achiever energy that got you to this point in your business, and do the internal work to sepa...
[S5, Ep38] The Messy Middle: The Stage No One Warned You About
Let me paint you a picture.Your revenue is solid, your calendar is full, your inbox is buzzing, and even your accountant is happy. And yet you're lying awake at 3am thinking — how does this feel successful and like it's flying apart ...
[S5, Ep37] The Most Underrated Growth Strategy? Your People Strategy
You have a marketing plan. A financial plan. Maybe even a product roadmap.But a people strategy?That's the one most founders skip — until things start falling apart.In this episode, Lindsay is calling out one of the most da...
[S5, Ep36] The Courage to Lead With Your Whole Story - A Conversation with Fallon Farinacci
There are moments when someone’s story doesn’t just move you, it changes you. This episode is about leadership, but not the kind you’ll find in a business course or book. It’s about the courage to lead with your whole story.F...
[S5, Ep35] The CEO Dilemma: Why Growth Feels So Lonely (And What to Do About It)
You’ve built the business. Your team is growing, and opportunities are expanding! Your success means more visibility, more responsibility, and more people depending on you.But all of this happening can actually make you feel quite lonely...
[S5, Ep34] Redesigning Your CEO Role for Real Growth
So… your business is growing, your team’s stronger than ever, and for the first time, things are running without you in every detail. That should feel like freedom, right?But instead, you’re feeling lost. Maybe a little guilty. Maybe eve...
[S5, Ep33] The Leadership Shift You Need to Scale
You’re not new to running a business—but lately, it feels like the weight of every decision, deadline, and deliverable is landing on your shoulders. Even with a solid team, you’re still stuck in the middle of it all. But that can change!...
[S5, Ep32] Building a Team That Fits: Fewer "Shoulds," More Strategy (with Rachel Pedersen)
She downsized, reset, and rehired... And what she learned about people strategy will change how you build your team. In this episode, I sit down with social media strategist Rachel Pedersen to unpack the real and raw lessons b...
[S5, Ep31] Why Being the Final Decision-Maker Is Holding Your Business Back
You’ve built the team. You’ve tried delegating. But somehow, you're still making the final call on every. single. thing.Sound familiar? Then this episode is a must-listen. We’re digging deep into the “Final Decision Maker Trap”—...
[S5, Ep30] Delegation Stops Working As Your Business Grows
Happy New Year, my friends! If you're entering 2026 with equal parts excitement and exhaustion, you’re not alone.Your business is growing. You’ve built something you're proud of. But quietly, behind the success, there’s burnout. There's&...
[S5, Ep29] 2025: What a Year! Leadership Lessons, Overcommitment, and Scaling with Intention
2025 stretched a lot of founders and exposed some serious cracks in the way we lead.In this episode, I’m unpacking the biggest leadership lessons I learned this year and the 3 high-voltage shifts I’m making to step into 2026 with more cl...
[S5, Ep28] Fuel Your Leadership (with Dietitian Lindsay Martens)
This episode is a wake-up call for every founder who's ever skipped lunch, powered through with coffee, or told herself she's “too busy” to use the washroom. I'm joined by dietitian and women’s wellness expert Lindsay Martens for a ...
[S5, Ep27] I Hired a Team… So Why Am I Still Doing Everything?
Have you ever found yourself up at 10 pm rewriting things, fixing mistakes, or just doing it yourself… even though you’ve hired a team to help you? If you’ve been wondering why your team isn’t stepping up, this episode of Female...
[S5, Ep26] Why Is It So F*cking Hard to Ask for Help?
If you’ve ever cried in your car, snapped at your partner, or wondered why everything feels heavy even when things look “fine” on paper — this episode is for you. I'm digging into the real reason female founders avoid asking for help, and why t...
[S5, Ep25] The Accountability Gap - Why Your Team Doesn't Follow Through
If you’re constantly chasing people down, repeating yourself, and wondering why things keep slipping through the cracks — this one’s for you.Here’s the truth: your team isn’t lazy. They’re confused. What looks like a motivation problem i...
[S5, Ep24] Breaking Free from the Busy Trap with Peggy Sullivan
We wear “busy” like a badge of honour — but what’s it really costing us?In this week’s episode of Female Founder Unplugged, I’m joined by Peggy Sullivan, author of Beyond Busyness: How to Achieve More by Doing Less. Peg...
[S5, Ep23] Chief Everything Officer - Stop Being The Answer For Everyone
If you feel more like the Help Desk than the CEO, this one’s for you.Somewhere between building your business and leading your team, you became the Chief Everything Officer — solving every problem, approving every decision, and holding e...
[S5, Ep22] Hiring Doesn't Have To Be Scary
It’s spooky season — but let’s be honest, nothing’s scarier than trying to make your first (or next) hire. You’re standing at the edge of freedom in your business… but all you can think about are the horror stories.In this episode of Fem...