#66: Losing a parent is life-altering. Losing both parents while building a business and raising a family? That’s next-level. Kate Lenihan knows exactly what it’s like to navigate grief, entrepreneurship, and motherhood all at once—and she’s here to talk about the hard stuff. From the lessons loss has taught her to the realities of delegation and scaling a business without losing yourself in the process, this episode is a mix of raw, real, and ridiculously insightful.
Kate is a business consultant and the founder of Rise Hire Consulting, helping entrepreneurs scale without burning out. With a background in online marketing and team-building, she pairs business owners with their dream hires and helps them operate more efficiently.
In this episode, we get into:
→ What grief really teaches you about life, work, and priorities (and how losing her parents changed her approach to everything)
→ The biggest mistakes people make when hiring (and how to know if the problem is you or your team)
→ The hard truth about delegation—why letting go is the key to growth, but most people get it wrong
→ What it’s really like working behind the scenes with big-name entrepreneurs (spoiler: they’re just as human as the rest of us)
→ The personal growth hacks Kate swears by for juggling motherhood and business and not losing your identity in the process
If you’re balancing a business and real life, wondering when (or how) to hire, or just need a reminder that you can build success through any season, this episode is for you.
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