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She"s That Founder: Stop Being The Bottleneck and Leader Smarter with AI

You’re listening to She’s That Founder: the show for ambitious women ready to stop drowning in decisions and start running their businesses like the confident CEO they were born to be.Here, we blend business strategy, leadership coaching, and a little AI magic to help you scale smarter—not harder.I’m Dawn Andrews, your executive coach and business strategist. And if your to-do list is longer than a CVS receipt and you’re still the one refilling the printer paper... this episode is for you.Each week,

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18:16

088 | How One Founder Lost a $1.2M Business & What AI...

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2025/09/16

Send us a text You hit $1.2M in revenue — but $840K comes from one client. One contract. One decision maker. One email away from unraveling everything. If more than half your revenue depends on a single client, you’re not free — you’re trapped in golden handcuffs. This episode isn’t about losing your biggest client — it’s about building a business where no single client holds your future hostage. With AI as your strategic partner, you can finally protect your revenue, divers...

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8:18

087 | Stop Playing Therapist: How Female Founders Use...

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2025/09/12

Send us a text Your team isn’t bringing you drama because they’re needy — they’re bringing it because you’ve trained them to believe every hiccup requires CEO intervention. But here’s the truth: your job is to ensure professional collaboration, not personal comfort. This episode is your reminder that you’re not the office therapist. You’re the CEO. And with the Function First Framework (plus a little AI backup), you can redirect emotional spirals back to work outcomes and save yourself hours ...

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15:44

086 | The Expert's AI Dilemma: How Female Founders...

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2025/09/10

Send us a text What if being irreplaceable in your business is actually the most replaceable position you could be in? Too many brilliant founders have built businesses where they are the product. Clients only want you, the calendar is maxed, and suddenly you’ve created the perfect prison: a company that can’t run without you. This isn’t about hustling harder — it’s about breaking free of the expertise trap and learning how to package your genius so it scales beyond you. And the secret ...

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085 | REPLAY: How to Get Motivated Again As a Female...

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2025/09/04

Send us a text What happens when you're a leader but you've lost your motivation? It's hard to get momentum back when you’ve taken time off, or things are tough in your business. Suddenly, the challenges of moving your business forward seem insurmountable; what if you stay stuck? What happens to your company? Your family? Seriously though, how do you find your mojo again so you can be the leader you were meant to be? Any ideas? I have a few. If I can get unstuck, you can too...

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084 | REPLAY: Trust Your Gut: Crafting a Career by...

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2025/09/02

Send us a text It’s tough to get noticed in Hollywood, and today's guest made a career by helping others do just that. She was one of the entertainment industry’s most respected and sought-after media and publicity strategists, ran her own talent management firm (B. Company), and now she works with Late Show legend, Stephen Colbert… as president of his production company Spartina. Carrie inspires me and so many other women by being a kind leader in a tough industry, her dedication to he...

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24:54

083 | Why Summer is the Best Time To Reset Your...

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2025/08/28

Send us a text Summer is the perfect time to reset your business vision. While most people wait until January to set goals, by then the momentum is gone. Summer offers a rare window — the pace slows, creativity rises, and you can refresh your vision without the pressure of year-end. This episode shares why summertime is the ideal season to rethink your business vision, how to reset it without hustle or overwhelm, and the steps to align your business with the future you actually want. You’ll ...

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58:59

082 | Leaving the "Perfect" Job So You Can Fly Even...

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2025/08/26

Send us a text Quitting your dream job to start a business is a risky decision, especially if you’re in a high-ranking, visible position. And Nicole Marra, did just that. As the CEO and Founder of Fixer Advisory Group, Nicole works with some of the world's most dynamic luxury brands. Nicole led Gucci America's legal, real estate, compliance, security, and crisis management functions for over a decade before taking the leap and founding Fixer. In this episode, Nicole and I discuss What prompts...

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9:57

081 | Stop Asking AI to be your business therapist

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2025/08/21

Send us a text Stop asking AI to fix your decision paralysis. It’s not here to validate your feelings, tell you you’re special, or magically solve your problems. Here’s the trap I see founders fall into every day: dumping their overwhelm into ChatGPT like it’s a digital therapist. But AI isn’t your therapist — it’s your most patient strategic partner. In this episode, you’ll learn how to stop seeking validation and start demanding solutions. I’ll show you how to use AI to structure priorities...

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14:06

080 | The Wednesday Panic Triage. How AI helped me to...

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2025/08/19

Send us a text The panic is real. Too many priorities, not enough time, and your brain is spinning instead of deciding. This isn’t about doing it all, it’s about strategic triage: choosing what matters most so you can focus your energy where it counts. With AI as your thinking partner, you can cut through the overwhelm, sequence your priorities for maximum impact, and turn chaos into hours of focused wins. In this episode of She’s That Founder, you’ll discover how to stop trying to do everyth...

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079 | Your Attachment to the Founder Struggle is...

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2025/08/15

Send us a text Real talk, your attachment to struggle is costing you. Too many brilliant founders choose the hard way every time… and end up burned out, behind, and watching competitors pass them by. This episode isn’t about hustling harder — it’s about dropping the “founder martyrdom” complex and building systems that work for you. You’ll learn how to stop confusing effort with impact, replace exhausting manual work with smart systems, and reclaim the time and energy you need to lead for th...

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15:14

078 | How I used AI To Run My Business Retreat (While...

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2025/08/13

Send us a text Ever wish you could step away from your business and have it keep moving without you? Last week in San Francisco, I did exactly that because my AI assistant ran the whole thing. In this episode, you’ll discover how to stop carrying the entire mental load of your business, from thinking and planning to solving everything, by handing it over without handing it off to a human. You’ll see how AI can plan your projects, handle the details, break creative blocks, and give you ...

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8:21

077 | Why Your Team Keeps Waiting (and What to Do...

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2025/07/31

Send us a text Let me tell you about a moment that happens in Zoom rooms every day. A founder hears five words that make her stomach drop: “I’m waiting to hear back.” It doesn’t matter if you’re leading five people or fifty — when your team treats “I sent the email” like a finish line, you’re not building a business, you’re babysitting bottlenecks. This episode isn’t about productivity hacks — it’s about culture. Specifically, the invisible “wait and see” culture draining your company’s momen...

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16:01

076 | How Smart CEOs Build SOPs Without Boring...

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2025/07/24

Send us a text Let me guess — your team still pings you for every little thing, and that SOP you swore you'd write is still just a blank Google Doc mocking you from your drive. This episode isn’t about operations — it’s about freedom. Because if your business can’t run without you, you’re not leading a business… you’re babysitting one. Today, I’ll show you how smart CEOs use SOPs that scale — without boring themselves (or their team) to death. And yes, we’re making SOPs sexy again. Let’s go. ...

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075 | Drop the Act: Why Transparent Leaders Build...

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2025/06/26

Send us a text On the outside, you look composed. Capable. Unshakable. On the inside? You’re holding your breath, smiling through the sting, and hoping no one sees the blisters. In this episode, we’re talking about the invisible pressure to perform as a leader, how it sneaks in through high standards, polished presentations, and yes, even cute-but-painful shoes. This isn’t about appearances. It’s about the cost of pretending to be fine when you’re not. Because the strongest leaders aren...

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16:28

074 | 3 Business Systems That Secretly Sabotage...

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2025/06/24

Send us a text Are your business systems running you into the ground? Let me guess, you’re the go-to for every decision, the one with the answers, and the only person who actually knows where anything is. You built it fast. You built it under pressure. You built it to survive. But now those same systems? They're burning you out. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on the three hidden systems silently sabotaging female founders — and how I broke free from each one. In this episode, I...

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073 | The Hidden Cost of Doing It All, A Wake Up...

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2025/06/12

Send us a text Are you cramming 40 hours into a 20-hour window? Let me guess — you’re the Approvals Queen, the final decision-maker, and the walking FAQ page for your team. If stepping away from your business for three days would send everything into chaos, then friend, we need to talk. In this episode, I’m getting real about the invisible tax I’ve paid — and you might be paying too — by being the bottleneck in my business. I’m sharing: How I spotted the bottlenecks I didn’t know I builtThe e...

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072 | How Female Founders Delegate Like a CEO Before...

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2025/06/10

Send us a text Ever had that “Oh no… I’m the problem” moment? Yeah. I did. I thought I was leading. I thought I was being thorough. But what I was really doing? Gatekeeping. My team—brilliant, capable, ready—was circling my Slack like planes at LAX waiting to land. All because they were waiting… on me. Delegation wasn’t just a to-do I hadn’t gotten around to—it was the leadership skill I was avoiding. Out of fear. Out of habit. Out of some martyr-y belief that real CEOs do it all. (Spoiler: t...

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8:32

071 | Say It Like a Leader: The Feedback Framework...

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2025/06/06

Send us a text Ever had that stomach-dropping moment when someone hits you with the truth? I sure did. I thought I was being empowering, but what I was really serving was a steaming plate of vagueness. During a team Zoom, someone finally said it. That moment flipped a switch for me. I realized feedback isn’t a “nice-to-have” skill. It is the job. If feedback feels like conflict waiting to happen or totally freaks you out, this episode is your safe space — and your swift kick — into leading wi...

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070 | Why Giving Feedback Isn't Mean, It Makes You a...

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2025/06/03

Send us a text If you’ve ever avoided giving feedback because you didn’t want to come off as “mean,” I get it. I’ve been there too. But let me be real with you—silence isn’t empathy, it’s sabotage. In this quick-hit episode, I’m sharing a real story from one of my clients (names changed, of course) that drove this lesson home in the hardest way. The takeaway? When we avoid hard conversations, we’re not protecting our team—we’re protecting ourselves from discomfort. And that’s not leadership. ...

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069 | Realigning Your Business When Life Gets Loud:...

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2025/05/23

Send us a text Feeling like your life has outgrown your business? In this episode, I’m getting real about what happens when your personal life—grief, caregiving, teen stress, health hiccups—demands everything, and your business is still expecting you to show up like a superhero. Spoiler alert: You don’t have to burn it all down. You just have to realign. I’m walking you through the exact framework I created while rebuilding my business in real time—a framework that’s helped me stop chasing my...

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