Dear FoundHer...Real Founder Stories for Women Small Business Owners

Lindsay's Own Real Founder Story on Managing Teams, Scaling Challenges & Knowing When to Pivot

Dear FoundHer...Real Founder Stories for Women Small Business Owners

Show Notes

In this episode, host and Founder of Dear FoundHer..., Lindsay Pinchuk, gets real with you about a bump in the road, one of the more relatable real founder stories she's lived through: losing a key team member right when you need them most.

Lindsay spent three months onboarding and investing in her new VA, only to receive an email saying she was done with no notice, no transition. As someone who is actively managing rapid growth and navigating the scaling challenges that come with running a small business solo, this hit hard. And she wants to talk about it, because she knows so many of you are in the same boat when it comes to managing teams and finding the right support.

Here’s what we cover in this episode:

• The full story: What happened with the VA and what it really means to leave a small business owner without notice • Why managing teams as a solopreneur is one of the hardest parts of scaling challenges no one warns you about • What’s changing on the podcast this month (and why it’s actually a good thing) • Lindsay's 5-tip framework for pivoting with purpose when your plan suddenly changes

Subscribe to The FoundHer Files Follow Dear FoundHer on Instagram Get on the waitlist for Lindsay's mastermind, Marketing Made Simple for Small Business. Applications for the new cohort open soon.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More from Dear FoundHer...Real Founder Stories for Women Small Business Owners

Oct 20, 2026

Her mammogram ended with “see you in a year.” She felt nothing. Yet a few months later, Lindsay Pinchuk was diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer. The cancer wasn't detected by a mammogram or an ultrasound. It was a breast MRI, ordered because of her dense breast tissue, that led to the diagnosis. On this solo episode of Dear FoundHer, Lindsay, an award-winning entrepreneur and host of the show, answers the questions she's received since sharing her diagnosis.

Oct 13, 2026

You never think it's going to be you until it is. On September 1st, 2026, award-winning entrepreneur Lindsay Pinchuk got the call that started her own stage 0 breast cancer story. The DCIS diagnosis came five days before her daughter's bat mitzvah, and within a day she had a surgery date before she even had a surgery plan.

Sep 22, 2026

Join host, Lindsay Pinchuk, LIVE for our 21-day Partnership Sprint starting October 12th. You'll build the exact partnership strategy she used to grow and sell her first company. No hacks, no algorithms, just the relationships that actually move a business forward.

Sep 15, 2026

Getting press rarely starts with a pitch. For Irene Chen, co-founder of Parker Thatch, it started years earlier with relationships she built long before she had a bag to sell.

Sep 9, 2026

RSVP and join us on Thursday, September 10 for: Your Next Chapter on LinkedIn: Turn Your Experience, Expertise and Network Into Opportunity

See all episodes →