Connect with Bill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billkuehler/ He thought leaving corporate America for a startup would mean more balance. What he got instead was a bedroom that doubled as an office, a laptop always within arm's reach, and a voice in the back of his head telling him someone, somewhere, was noticing he wasn't working. In this Between the Seasons episode of Why Does It Feel So Wrong to Be Human at Work?, Pinaki Kathiari and Bree Bartos are joined by Bill Kuehler, co-founder and managing director of Resource Hero and recent Salesforce MVP and Golden Hoodie honoree, to talk about the real transition from corporate to entrepreneurship, the guilt that follows you when nobody's clocking you in or out, and the community he built almost by accident that now helps hundreds of people every week. Bill gets honest about the years it took to build real boundaries once his desk became his bedroom, the moment his wife talked him out of quitting a passion project that was only reaching one or two people a week, and how the same instinct that built a thriving volunteer community is now shaping how he's rolling AI tools out across his own team. In this episode, they discuss:• Why leaving corporate for a startup often makes work-life balance harder, not easier, at least at first• The nagging guilt of not knowing who 'they' are, but feeling like they're watching anyway• Building real breakpoints into a day nobody else is structuring for you• Are you helping those one or two people? Then it's worth it, the conversation that kept a community from folding• Going from 80% technical, 20% community to 60% community, 40% technical, and what that shift says about what people actually need• Rolling out AI tools across a small team without losing the human, creative parts of the work• Use AI to think with you, not for you• The joy of over-analyzing your own grocery receipts and workout data just because you can Plus: Bill's advice for anyone quietly wondering if their tiny side project is even worth continuing. ---Connect with Us Pinaki Kathiari – LinkedIn | Local Wisdom Chris Lee – LinkedIn | Gallagher Communication Bree Bartos – LinkedIn | Local Wisdom Special thanks to digital communication agency Local Wisdom (www.localwisdom.com) for really believing in our mission and making this podcast possible. If this episode made you think differently, laugh, or even yell out loud, we want to hear about it! Connect with us on LinkedIn, and don’t forget to rate, review, and share – maybe with your work bestie… or even your boss if you're feeling bold. We also bring these important conversations to conferences and private workshops, creating space for real, meaningful change. Take the first step at www.whydoesitfeelsowrong.com.
