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

Dawn Andrews
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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, we talk smarter delegation, systems that don’t collapse when you take a nap, and AI tools that actually lighten your load—not add more tabs to your mental browser. You’ll get: Proven strategies to grow your revenue and your impactExecutive leadership frameworks that elevate you from manager to visionaryTools to build a business that runs without burning you outSo kick off your heels—or your high-performance sneakers—and let’s get to work. Tuesdays are deep-dive episodes. Thursdays are quick hits and founder rants. All designed to make your business easier, your leadership sharper, and your results undeniable. If you’re ready to turn your drive into results that don’t just increase sales but change the world, pop in your earbuds and listen to Ep. 10 | Trust Your Gut: Crafting a Career by Being Unapologetically You With Carrie Byalick

  1. 132 | The Solo Trap: Why Your Service Business Is Stuck at $300K (And How AI Gets You Out)

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    132 | The Solo Trap: Why Your Service Business Is Stuck at $300K (And How AI Gets You Out)

    Are you actually “choosing” to stay boutique… or are you trapped in a business model that requires you to stay small? Let’s be honest. You don’t have a hiring problem. You have a capacity problem disguised as a virtue. In this episode, Dawn breaks down the $300K solo ceiling that keeps so many ambitious female founders stuck overworked, under-leveraged, and quietly wondering if they’re “just not meant to scale.” Spoiler: You’re not broken. Your business model is. You’ll learn why traditional service growth requires a six-figure payroll before you can afford it and how AI gives you access to the same three critical capabilities for about $200/month instead of $150K in salaries. If you’re tired of being the bottleneck in your own business, this one will wake you up. Join the AI for Founders Community. Build smarter workflows, expand your capacity, and stop being the bottleneck in your own business. You don’t have to figure it out alone. What You’ll Learn in This Episode Why the $300K revenue ceiling is a structural trap—not a mindset issueThe hidden “cashflow Catch-22” keeping service-based founders overworked and under-scaledThe three roles you think you need to hire before you growHow AI replaces the capacity gap, not your teamA simple way to start building scalable infrastructure—without becoming “the tech person”Resources & Links AI for Founders Community– Build AI workflows with guidance and strategyFree Guide: 10 Ways AI Will Make You a Better LeaderRelated Episodes: 122 | The 10-Minute AI Hiring Workflow Female Founders Use to Stop Hiring Dud Employees — AI hiring workflows that save time, money, and headaches.110 | 3 Custom GPTs That Save Female Founders 16 Hours a Week — Tactical AI builds that act like AI employees and expand capacity.112 | The 4-Stage AI Process Female Founders Use to Stop Losing 10 Hours Each Week — AI systems that take busywork off your plate so you can lead.Send a text Want to increase revenue and impact? Listen to “She's That Founder” for insights on business strategy and female leadership to scale your business. Each episode offers advice on effective communication, team building, and management. Learn to master routines and systems to boost productivity and prevent burnout. Our delegation tips and business consulting will advance your executive leadership skills and presence.

    18 min
  2. 131 | This 1 Hack Will Save You $10k Per Month By Showing You Which Tasks Are Eating Up Your Time & Who To Delegate Them To

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    131 | This 1 Hack Will Save You $10k Per Month By Showing You Which Tasks Are Eating Up Your Time & Who To Delegate Them To

    Still saying, “It’s faster if I just do it myself”? That phrase is costing you $10K–$15K a month—and keeping you stuck as your team’s overpaid Google. Every time you redo your team's work, you're not just wasting time—you’re training them to be helpless and burning cash like confetti. In this Gallantine’s Day velvet boot rant, Dawn Andrews breaks down the real cost of micromanaging and the shift that sets you free: stop delegating tasks and start transferring your thinking. You’ll learn how to make your Founder-Only List, use AI as your strategic mirror, and transform your team from passive executors into powerful decision-makers. One mindset tweak + one simple prompt = thousands saved, and your CEO energy reclaimed. Join the Free AI for Founders Community on LinkedIn Stop redoing everyone’s work. Start leading like the CEO your business actually needs. Inside the community, you’ll meet other women using AI to build businesses that don’t require them to be in every decision. Click here to join. What You’ll Take Away The $10K/month trap you're probably stuck in (hint: it starts with “let me just fix this real quick”)The Founder-Only List: 3 filters to ruthlessly protect your energyHow to stop being your team’s bottleneck by upgrading from task delegation to decision delegationWho gets what: A simple delegation matrix for junior, mid, and senior team members2 AI prompts to pinpoint your biggest time-wasters and document your thinking in minutesResources & Links Free AI for Founders Community Get the “10 Ways AI Will Make You a Better Leader” guide  Related Episodes 122 | The 10‑Minute AI Hiring Workflow Female Founders Use to Stop Hiring Dud Employees (Saves 6 Months + $30K) — AI + systems to hire right and get your time back.112 | The 4‑Stage AI Process Female Founders Use to Stop Losing 10 Hours Each Week — Stop being the bottleneck by transferring ownership with AI.110 | 3 Custom GPTs That Save Female Founders 16 Hours a Week — Tactical AI workflows that amplify delegation and time liberation.Send a text Want to increase revenue and impact? Listen to “She's That Founder” for insights on business strategy and female leadership to scale your business. Each episode offers advice on effective communication, team building, and management. Learn to master routines and systems to boost productivity and prevent burnout. Our delegation tips and business consulting will advance your executive leadership skills and presence.

    16 min
  3. 130 | Why Female Founders Unknowingly Underprice by 30% & the AI Prompt You Can Use to Fix It Fast

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    130 | Why Female Founders Unknowingly Underprice by 30% & the AI Prompt You Can Use to Fix It Fast

    Are you using your personal buying anxiety to set your business prices? You’re not undercharging because of imposter syndrome.  You’re undercharging because you're projecting your Target-run sticker shock onto business clients with six-figure budgets. And it’s costing you revenue, respect, and the capacity to lead like a real CEO. If you’ve been nervously justifying your rates or “waiting to feel ready” to raise them, this episode is your wake-up call.  Dawn unpacks why pricing based on “what feels fair” is a business trap, how undercharging chokes your ability to delegate and scale, and shares a 4-prompt AI system to price with confidence using real market data that proves women founders can (and should) charge more.  You’ll walk away with a practical AI workflow that flips the switch on your pricing strategy so you can stop making anxious guesses and start leading a business that pays you like the boss you are. Grab “10 Ways AI Will Make You a Better Leader”, your free guide to using AI to lighten your load, delegate better, and lead smarter. You’ll get instant wins and zero tech headaches. Key Takeaways You’re not the buyer. Stop using your personal wallet to price for clients with business budgets.Underpricing is a capacity issue, not just a confidence one. Low rates keep you trapped doing everything.Confidence doesn’t come from journaling, it comes from market data. Know your position, don’t guess.AI can reveal your pricing power. Use it to audit your offers, research real market rates, and tier your services like a strategist.Raising your rates = raising your standards. Better pricing attracts better clients, builds better systems, and unlocks the freedom to say "no." Resources & Links Free Guide: 10 Ways AI Will Make You a Better LeaderJoin the Community: AI for Founders  Related Episodes Ep. 112 | The 4‑Stage AI Process Female Founders Use to Stop Losing 10 Hours Each Week — A delegation and systems deep dive.Ep. 122 | The 10‑Minute AI Hiring Workflow Female Founders Use to Stop Hiring Dud Employees — AI hiring efficiency and team fit strategies.Ep. 121 | Stop Planning Backwards! Why Female Founders Need a Champagne Moment Before Setting Goals — Quick leadership mindset rants with strategic insights.Send a text Want to increase revenue and impact? Listen to “She's That Founder” for insights on business strategy and female leadership to scale your business. Each episode offers advice on effective communication, team building, and management. Learn to master routines and systems to boost productivity and prevent burnout. Our delegation tips and business consulting will advance your executive leadership skills and presence.

    16 min
  4. 129 | The #1 Skill You Need to Give Clear Feedback Without Worrying About Hurting Your Team Members Feelings | Decision-Making To Remove Business Bottlenecks for Female Founders

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    129 | The #1 Skill You Need to Give Clear Feedback Without Worrying About Hurting Your Team Members Feelings | Decision-Making To Remove Business Bottlenecks for Female Founders

    What if the reason you’re burned out isn’t delegation—but the fact that you’re managing other people’s approval instead of leading? You don’t struggle with delegation—you struggle with giving clear feedback to the people whose approval you think you need. In this Thursday quick-hit, Dawn breaks down why senior hires trigger softened communication, midnight rewrites, and CEO exhaustion—and how learning to hold someone else’s disappointment is the real leadership skill that removes bottlenecks. If you’re rewriting work at 11 PM to “be nice,” this episode will hit uncomfortably close to home (in the best way). Ready to stop managing approval and start leading with clarity? Join the free AI for Founders Community—a room full of founders learning to delegate, give feedback, and lead without the approval economy running their business. Key Takeaways You’re not bad at feedback—you’re inconsistent. You give crystal-clear direction to people whose approval you don’t need…and hedge endlessly with the ones you’re afraid to disappoint.You’re running two delegation systems. One clear. One softened. That split is what’s exhausting you—not your team.Approval is expensive. Rewriting emails, taking work back, and fixing things at midnight is an invisible approval tax on your CEO time.This isn’t about their feelings—it’s about your story. You’re not managing their disappointment. You’re managing the fear of what their disappointment might “prove” about you.AI can expose your approval patterns fast. When emotions muddy leadership language, AI can objectively show you where you hedge, soften, and self-protect.Before you give feedback, ask yourself:  “Am I softening this because they can’t handle clarity—or because I’m afraid of losing their approval?” If it’s the second one, that’s not kindness. That’s self-protection. Leadership requires learning how to hold someone else’s disappointment without making it your emergency. Use AI as your approval detector: Prompt: “Analyze my feedback patterns. Below are three emails to junior team members and three to senior team members. Identify where my language shifts from direct to hedging, where I manage reactions instead of stating expectations, and rewrite the senior feedback with the same clarity used for juniors.” You’ll see the pattern immediately—and once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Resources & Links Join the Community: AI for Founders Free GroupFreebie: The Feedback Fix Related Episodes: Ep. 125 | The 3-Text Test: How Female Founders Use AI to Stop Their Team From Treating Them Like Google — communication clarity + boundaries.Send us a text Want to increase revenue and impact? Listen to “She's That Founder” for insights on business strategy and female leadership to scale your business. Each episode offers advice on effective communication, team building, and management. Learn to master routines and systems to boost productivity and prevent burnout. Our delegation tips and business consulting will advance your executive leadership skills and presence.

    12 min
  5. 128 | Why the Smartest Female Founders are Still the Bottleneck in Their Business and the AI Audit that Fixes It

    FEB 4

    128 | Why the Smartest Female Founders are Still the Bottleneck in Their Business and the AI Audit that Fixes It

    Are you doing $200/hour thinking... while stuck in $25/hour tasks? If you're grinding out 40 hours of work in a 20-hour window and still can't find space to think strategically, you're not bad at time management. You're stuck in a dangerous loop: doing low-value work faster with AI instead of using AI to stop doing it altogether. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: You might be the bottleneck. And the worst part? You don’t even realize it. Ready to stop being the bottleneck and start leading like a CEO? Join the AI for Founders Playbook Waitlist, your shortcut to auditing your time, building your delegation stack, and finally doing the work that matters. Key Takeaways 💡 AI is not the strategy. It’s the flashlight that reveals the real problem: you’re avoiding the work that actually matters.Not all work is created equal. Most founders are bleeding hours on tasks that make them feel productive but don't move the business forward.Track your time and your emotions. That to-do list is telling you more than you think.Efficiency is not the goal. Delegation and elevation are.Busy doesn’t mean brave. The scariest work is often the work that will scale you fastest. Resources & Links AI for Founders Playbook WaitlistCommunity: AI for Founders Related episodes: 122 | The 10‑Minute AI Hiring Workflow Female Founders Use to Stop Hiring Dud Employees — AI workflows for hiring that save time, money, and headaches.120 | How Female Founders Delegate High‑Stakes Tasks Without Losing Sleep (Using DiSC + AI Pattern Recognition) — A strategic delegation episode that pairs well with this one’s theme of offloading low‑value tasks.118 | How Female Founders Use AI to Stop Feeling Like Failures (The Year‑End Audit That Reveals What You Really Built) — Another AI‑powered audit episode about seeing real results beyond busy workSend us a text Want to increase revenue and impact? Listen to “She's That Founder” for insights on business strategy and female leadership to scale your business. Each episode offers advice on effective communication, team building, and management. Learn to master routines and systems to boost productivity and prevent burnout. Our delegation tips and business consulting will advance your executive leadership skills and presence.

    22 min
  6. 127 | Female Founders Stop Carrying Marketing When AI Becomes the Team w/Pam Langord (Part 2)

    JAN 30

    127 | Female Founders Stop Carrying Marketing When AI Becomes the Team w/Pam Langord (Part 2)

    Are your marketing systems secretly built for burnout? If you’ve ever ghosted your own funnel because it felt like a second full-time job, you are not alone and you’re not broken. In this Part 2 convo with Simply Magic Marketing’s Pam Langord, we dive deep into how neurodivergent and creative founders can use AI-powered systems without losing their voice, their mind, or their weekends. Pam shares how she built a virtual 12-person AI marketing team (yes, really) and how you can plug into it even if you’re allergic to funnels, tech, or rigid strategies. “Marketing should feel like support, not suffocation.” — Pam Langord Whether you’re ADHD, CEO, or all of the above, this episode is a masterclass in building marketing that works with your brain, not against it. Suzy the Skeptic is Pam’s gift to you a mini version of her most powerful AI content editor. Suzy will: Identify trust-breaking phrases in your copyScore your content for clarity and conversionHelp you write stronger, more persuasive content without rewriting your voiceGrab Suzy here and let her tighten your next email, sales page, or post. What You’ll Learn Why guilt—not gaps—is what’s actually holding back your marketing consistencyHow Pam’s HEART framework makes automation feel personal and powerfulThe easiest way to train AI to sound like you (and never like a bro marketer)What an AI-powered marketing team looks like—and why it’s more accessible than you thinkHow to find the trust breaks in your content that are secretly killing conversions Resources & Links Pam Langord’s Site: Simply Magic MarketingSuzy the Skeptic (Free GPT Tool) Related Episode 126 | Female Founders Waste 20 Hours Weekly On Marketing Until They Do This With AI w/Pam Langord (Part 1)118 | How Female Founders Use AI to Stop Feeling Like Failures (The Year‑End Audit That Reveals What You Really Built) Send us a text Want to increase revenue and impact? Listen to “She's That Founder” for insights on business strategy and female leadership to scale your business. Each episode offers advice on effective communication, team building, and management. Learn to master routines and systems to boost productivity and prevent burnout. Our delegation tips and business consulting will advance your executive leadership skills and presence.

    22 min
  7. 126 | Female Founders Waste 20 Hours Weekly On Marketing Until They Do This With AI w/ Pam Langord (Part 1)

    JAN 28

    126 | Female Founders Waste 20 Hours Weekly On Marketing Until They Do This With AI w/ Pam Langord (Part 1)

    Exhausted from posting nonstop and still hearing crickets? It’s not your content, It’s your system. If you’ve ever felt like marketing is a full-time job on top of your full-time job as a founder, you’re not alone and you’re not broken. In this refreshingly real conversation, Dawn sits down with Pam Langord of Simply Magic Marketing to unpack why smart, ambitious leaders struggle with marketing and what actually works especially for neurodivergent brains. This is part one of a two-part powerhouse series. If you’re ready to ditch the shame, stop the cycle of DIY burnout, and finally create marketing systems that feel like you, this is your permission slip. Download “10 Ways AI Will Make You a Better Leader”, your free guide to using AI to lighten your leadership load, create consistency, and finally delegate like a boss. KEY TAKEAWAYS Why high-achieving founders stay stuck in marketing shame (and how to get out of it)The real reason “just be consistent” doesn’t work for everyone—and what to do insteadThe hidden leadership habits that sabotage your marketing, even when your tools are solidHow to build systems that align with how your brain works (yes, even the delightfully distracted ones)Why funnels aren’t evil—they’re just misunderstood (and how AI can help humanize them) RESOURCES & LINKS Connect with Pam Langord: Simply Magic MarketingFree Lead Magnet: 10 Ways AI Will Make You a Better LeaderJoin the AI for Founders Community — A space for curious, impact-driven women using AI to scale smartExplore the AI Leadership Accelerator – 6 weeks to delegate smarter, lead better, and finally scale sustainably  RELATED EPISODE 118 | How Female Founders Use AI to Stop Feeling Like Failures (The Year‑End Audit That Reveals What You Really Built) — an episode that helps founders shift perspective from “I didn’t do enough” to recognizing real progress, a perfect companion for founders working on systems over perfection. Send us a text Want to increase revenue and impact? Listen to “She's That Founder” for insights on business strategy and female leadership to scale your business. Each episode offers advice on effective communication, team building, and management. Learn to master routines and systems to boost productivity and prevent burnout. Our delegation tips and business consulting will advance your executive leadership skills and presence.

    20 min
  8. 125 | REPLAY: The 3-Text Test: How Female Founders Use AI to Stop Their Team From Treating Them Like Google

    JAN 22

    125 | REPLAY: The 3-Text Test: How Female Founders Use AI to Stop Their Team From Treating Them Like Google

    If your team is texting “How do I…?” at 7PM, you’ve become their expensive search engine. At your CEO salary, that’s draining time and focus. This isn’t about being mean.  It’s about breaking the habit of training your team to lean on you for every answer—and giving them tools to solve problems on their own. That’s where the 3-Text Test comes in, with a little AI backup to take you out of the loop for good. In this episode, you’ll learn: How your “helpful” answers are actually creating team helplessnessThe 3-Text Test framework for knowing when it’s time to systematize instead of answering againSimple AI-powered tools(FAQs, workflows, custom bots) that stop repetitive questions at the sourceHow one founder cut leadership interruptions by 40% in two weeks by teaching this method to her team This episode at a glance: [00:00] – Why answering makes you the bottleneck, not the leader[01:30] – The psychology: asking you is faster than thinking[02:15] – The 3-Text Test explained step by step[03:30] – AI as your 24/7 system for repeat questions[04:15] – Founder case study: 40% fewer interruptions in two weeks[05:00] – Your brain is worth more than $7.50/hr answers—protect it Resources and links mentioned in this episode: 10 Ways AI Will Make You a Better Leader Follow Dawn on LinkedIn Join the waitlist for the AI for Founders PlaybookSend us a text Want to increase revenue and impact? Listen to “She's That Founder” for insights on business strategy and female leadership to scale your business. Each episode offers advice on effective communication, team building, and management. Learn to master routines and systems to boost productivity and prevent burnout. Our delegation tips and business consulting will advance your executive leadership skills and presence.

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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, we talk smarter delegation, systems that don’t collapse when you take a nap, and AI tools that actually lighten your load—not add more tabs to your mental browser. You’ll get: Proven strategies to grow your revenue and your impactExecutive leadership frameworks that elevate you from manager to visionaryTools to build a business that runs without burning you outSo kick off your heels—or your high-performance sneakers—and let’s get to work. Tuesdays are deep-dive episodes. Thursdays are quick hits and founder rants. All designed to make your business easier, your leadership sharper, and your results undeniable. If you’re ready to turn your drive into results that don’t just increase sales but change the world, pop in your earbuds and listen to Ep. 10 | Trust Your Gut: Crafting a Career by Being Unapologetically You With Carrie Byalick

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