Giving exclusivity to a supermarket when “beans are having a moment “ isn’t easy. While I may not be able to introduce myself as one just yet, its going on the profile □ Right now, I am a founder, but I'm also a CEO. I still (along Ed Whelpton) am shaping the future direction of this business. I still feel the weight and responsibility of the business. I've always said that.īut my awareness of the latter, shouldn't impact the confidence I should have in the former. □ If Bold Bean Co becomes the rocket ship I know and WANT it to be, the future will require a very different kind of leader. By calling myself CEO does it show my delusion to the industry on this? Its also key as a founder not realise that you won't be replaceable in the business in years to come. I'm still hustling, selling, marketing and processing orders on a day to day basis. There also just aren't enough big picture decisions to "execute" on at this stage of the business to make being a "CEO" a full-time-role. They're suit-wearing, tough-love, numbers-driven people in movies, not a woman with ideas, risk-appetite and passion.īut on the other hand, how much of my Bold Bean Co role truly is "CEO"? We make team decisions collectively - or defer to the expert within us. ☝️ It's true, I haven't seen many people - who I consider to be like me - in CEO positions. What we see as a CEO is driven by our own bias of what that looks like. Starting a business already comes with a whole host of pressures upon yourself - putting myself into another space where I felt out of depth just didn't feel high on the priorities list □♀️ Don't let impostors syndrome guide your judgement of what you mean to the business. How silly is it that I'm "officially" CEO - when I'm really just a founder □Ī friend looked over and sternly said, you need to change that. Sitting down a dinner table with friends over New Years I made a joke about it.
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