This is a YouTube video titled "Who are you without your business? Like actually...?" containing a monologue or talk recorded in July 2025. The speaker reflects on their personal experience as a CEO feeling disconnected from their business operations and the emotional impact of feeling unneeded, discussing challenges related to leadership focus and business growth.
Like, it was almost like a hit to my ego. Like, well, if I'm not needed in the business, and who am I, right? The presentation I put together for you guys is actually pretty perfect for a lot of you for a few reasons, because when it comes to the pnl, right, A lot of you, there's a few of you that said, like, okay, what do you focus on as a CEO, for example? Right. How do I know what to focus on on a daily basis? And this is something that I struggle with for a long time. Remember last year, Charlie, probably tell you this? I was just, like, completely removed from the business to where, like, I was out of fulfillment, I was out of operations, basically. Like, I was just doing team meetings. And then I was just, like, throughout the day, Like, I had nothing on my calendar, really. And I was like, what do I do with my time? Like, where do I spend my time in the business? And it was good and bad because. It was good because I was like, okay, I think. I don't think the business really needs me. But it was bad because I was like, I don't think the business really needs me. Does that make sense? Like, it was almost like a hit to my ego. Like, well, if I'm not needed in the business, and who am I? Right? And a lot of times, if you don't catch that, it'll actually hurt you because you'll bottleneck your own success, because you'll go back into the business and start changing things or doing things or just moving stuff you probably shouldn't, because you're almost, like, afraid that the business will grow without you. That's actually the best thing that could happen.