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
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 clarity, space, and CEO energy.
If you’ve been the bottleneck, the fixer, the Chief Everything Officer… this one’s for you.
Episode Highlights:
- ⚡ Why 2025 cracked open old leadership ha...
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 refreshingly honest conversation about how self-leadership starts at the most fundamental level — with what your body actually needs to function, focus, and feel good.
✨ Episo...
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 Founder Unplugged is your wake-up call. Because truthfully? Your team isn’t the issue. But how you’re leading them... that might be.
In this episode, I’m breaking down what over-functioning rea...
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 that pattern quietly slows your growth, drains your energy, and caps your leadership.
✨ Episode Highlights
- 😣 Why even the most capable founders struggle to ask for help
- 🧠...
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 is usually a clarity problem — and when clarity disappears, accountability goes with it.
✨ Episode Highlights
- The real reason “reminders” don’t work — and what to do instead.
- The three...
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. Peggy’s research and her own hard-won lessons reveal what she calls time poverty—that constant feeling of not having time for what really matters.
Together, we dig into why busyness has become the default m...
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 everything together by sheer willpower. It’s not sustainable. And it’s not leadership.
⚡️ Episode Highlights
- 🚨 Why “firefighter mode” isn’t leadership — it’s survival
- 🧠 How over-func...
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 Female Founder Unplugged, I’m breaking down how to take the fear out of hiring and bring clarity back into your leadership.
✨ Episode Highlights
- 🎯 The #1 mindset shift: Stop hiring for...
What if your values were simple enough to live by—and strong enough to shape an industry?
In this episode, I sit down with Jennie Coleman, President & Co-Owner of Equifruit, to talk about fair-trade bananas, fearless leadership, and why “Don’t work with jerks” might be the most effective HR policy you’ll ever write.
✨ Episode Highlights
- 🍌 The bold vision behind global fair-trade banana domination
- ❤️ How Equifruit...
You’ve been told empathy makes you soft. That if you lead with compassion, someone will take advantage of you. But empathy is one of the sharpest tools in your leadership toolkit.
In this episode, I’m breaking down what real empathy looks like. I’ll walk you through my simple, five-step practice to start leading with empathy from the inside out.
✨ Episode Highlights
- 🔥 Why empathy isn’t soft—it’s strategic.
- 🧠 How to ...
You built your business for freedom. But if you’re the one everyone turns to when the school calls, the groceries are forgotten, or the cat’s sick, that “freedom” can disappear fast.
Being the flexible one feels like strength. But over time, it becomes an expectation — and the cost is your focus, your energy, and your growth.
In this episode, I share the moment that made me realize bending for everyone else isn’t a bad...
In this powerful conversation, reconciliation strategist Tanya Tourangeau of Tanya T Consulting joins me to share why reconciliation must be woven into the heart of your business.
From building authentic relationships to preparing for the workforce and clients of the future, Tanya breaks down what meaningful reconciliation looks like—and why your business can’t afford to ignore it.
✨ Episode Highlights:
- 🌍 Why recon...
Burnout doesn’t arrive overnight. It builds slowly — in the skipped lunches, the extra client you squeezed in, the 7:30 a.m. “quick call” that derails your day. Those aren’t just time management issues. They’re leadership habits. And left unchecked, they’re a straight line to burnout.
In this episode of Female Founder Unplugged, I break down the five calendar-based leadership shifts every founder needs to make:
- ⚡ Fr...
As female founders, we carry so much. We’re leading teams, serving clients, keeping the money flowing, protecting the culture — until the weight gets too heavy. That’s not weakness. That’s leadership fatigue.
In this episode of Female Founder Unplugged, I’m sharing the exact 3-step rescue plan I use with my clients — and with myself — to stop the spiral of overwhelm and get back in control.
✨ Episode Highlights
- Why o...
As women in leadership, we may feel equipped to lead our team and ourselves.. But what about our finances?
In this episode of Female Founder Unplugged, I’m joined by Shashi Behl, Founder & CEO of Joydrop, for a powerful conversation on the part of business we often avoid.
We get into what it really means to lead your financial future with clarity and confidence.
✨ Episode Highlights
- Financial ...
Success isn’t just revenue, fame, or milestones—it’s about alignment, fulfillment, and leading from your values. In this episode of Female Founder Unplugged, I share why money is a metric—not a value—and how confusing the two leaves businesses looking great on paper but empty in reality.
From family connection to authenticity, team growth to legacy, grounding success in what matters most transforms not only your own fu...
Entrepreneurship teaches us to move fast: fail fast, scale fast, bounce back faster. But here’s the truth—when you’re always in overdrive, you’re not leading, you’re redlining. And eventually, that pace will cost you your clarity, your creativity, and your joy.
In this episode of Female Founder Unplugged, I’m unpacking why slowing down might just be the most powerful leadership strategy you’ve been overlooking. Because...
If you’re a founder, you’re probably swimming in advice—coaches, consultants, mentors, LinkedIn posts, podcasts… everyone has an opinion about how you should run your business. But here’s the truth: the wisest voice isn’t out there. It’s in you.
In this episode of Female Founder Unplugged, I’m helping you sort through the noise, trust your intuition, and reconnect with the most powerful advisor you’ll ever have—your in...
You didn’t start your business to babysit, micromanage, or do all the things yourself. But if you’re stuck in the weeds, carrying the weight of every decision, and wondering why scaling feels so heavy—you’re not alone.
Here’s the truth: your people are your business. And if you’re not treating them like the valued employees they are, you’re leaving money, energy, and opportunity on the table. In this episode of Female ...
Quick question: When did running your business start to feel like dragging a dumpster fire uphill… in heels… during a hot flash? Today's episode of Female Founder Unplugged is for every midlife woman out here building a business, raising a family, caring for aging parents—and wondering when the ‘freedom’ part is supposed to kick in.
I’m talking to my brilliant friend Brenda Rigney about what really goes on behind...
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