[S5, Ep40] The ‘Nice Girl’ Trap: Why Female Founders Struggle With Leadership Boundaries (with Sarah Khan)
The People Side of Business · 2026-03-19 · 33 min
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Send us Fan Mail This conversation is a direct challenge to the nice girl trap, and is fire from start to finish. In this episode, Lindsay sits down with Sarah Khan - leadership strategist, empowerment coach, and the woman who has built a career out of turning quiet excellence into out loud power. If you've ever found yourself shrinking to keep the peace, leading from a place of people-pleasing, it's the hot conversation you need to hear today, my friend. Episode Highlights ️ Why "if you argue with reality, you're always going to have problems" - and what leading from reality actually looks like in practice The cut-and-paste success myth that's running rampant in the online coaching space What happens when a team member gains leverage over a leader, and how to make sure that never happens in your business How to be a powerful, impactful leader and still be completely, authentically yourself This is your encouragement to lead from who you really are! Ready to build a powerful leadership identity that holds - so your business can too?
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