A Window Into How I Think About Work, Leadership, and Founder Freedom
Every once in a while, an interview lands that feels less like a highlight reel and more like a mirror.
This conversation with Bold Journey Online Magazine wasn’t about tactics, credentials, or growth hacks. It was about values — how I think about work, leadership, and what it actually takes to build a sustainable business without burning yourself out in the process.
As a fractional COO and operations strategist, I spend most of my time inside growing businesses that look “successful” from the outside. Revenue is steady. Teams are in place. Clients are happy.
And yet — the founder feels stretched thin, reactive, and quietly exhausted.
That tension is a big part of what shaped this conversation.
Leadership, Operations, and the Cost of Doing Everything Yourself
We talked about leadership, resilience, decision-making, and the less glamorous realities of building something real — especially for service-based business owners who carry too much operational weight for too long.
If you’ve ever found yourself:
deeply involved in day-to-day operations with no clear exit
successful on paper but constantly firefighting behind the scenes
unsure how to scale without sacrificing your sanity
…this interview will probably sound familiar.
My work centers on helping founders step out of operational overload by building clearer systems, stronger ownership, and decision-making structures that don’t rely on the founder being everywhere at once. Not because hustle is bad — but because it stops working at a certain stage of growth.
Why Founder Freedom Isn’t a “Nice to Have”
Founder freedom isn’t about working less for the sake of it.
It’s about building a business that doesn’t require constant personal intervention to function.
In the interview, I share how my own experiences — inside startups, service businesses, and leadership roles — shaped the way I approach operations today. The throughline has always been the same: clarity over chaos, systems over heroics, and businesses that support the people running them.
This philosophy is at the core of how BonBon Strategic works with clients — especially founders navigating growth, succession planning, or simply trying to reclaim some breathing room in their business.
Why This Lives Here
I’m sharing this interview on the BonBon Strategic blog not as a press mention, but as context.
If you’re considering working with a fractional COO or operations partner, this is a useful snapshot of how I think about growth, leadership, and sustainable operations. And if you’re already in my orbit, you’ll likely recognize the values that show up consistently in my client work: intentional growth, operational clarity, and businesses designed to last.
You can read the full interview here:
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If something in it resonates, surprises you, or puts words to something you’ve been feeling — that’s usually a signal worth paying attention to.
