A startup CEO talks about staying sane through stress. The pandemic hit hard, but a strong team and an accountable executive made the difference. Emotional swings are normal for founders, but you don't have to white-knuckle through them alone.
Mental health in the startup CEO is an increasingly bigger topic. It's very challenging to run a business with something like a pandemic that kind of throws something that is stressful into hyperdrive. How did you maintain kind of a level head throughout this?
It was hard, right? Was I immune to everything? Absolutely not. There was highs and lows and I mean, if you're not excitable, if you can't get excited and sad, then I'm not sure if you have the qualifications to be an entrepreneur. I will say this really was the team that got me through it, that helped me manage the stress of it. I am blessed with an executive that takes more accountability than they have to. I am blessed with a team that is capable of understanding value and being motivated by it. So I don't have to. I just have to give them the opportunity to do good and then they will do amazing things.
