Find Calm In The Startup Chaos - Karolina Pelc, BeyondPlay

13/11/2025 1h 35min

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Karolina Pelc is the author of HerPlay, and the Founder and ex-CEO of the startup BeyondPlay, which was acquired by FanDuel. She has been through the startup storm and has come out the other side with methods for finding calm. 📖 Chapters00:00 - Karolina Pelc 01:02 - Intensity As A CEO 04:22 - "You Think You're So Tough?" 06:48 - Addiction To Doing & Parenting 15:20 - Deep Internal Wisdom vs Limiting Beliefs 21:01 - What if You Fly vs What if You Fail24:58 - Don't Try To Be Liked As The Leader 27:57 - Unexpected Challenges With Gender Diversity 31:24 - What Does Being Ruthless Mean?33:07 - How Transparent Can You Be As A Founder 38:49 - Boundaries to Transparency 46:30 - "Entrepreneurs Are Not Managers" - Sir Richard Branson49:16 - Your Relationship With Control vs Delegation 53:41 - Setting Standards of Trust and Attention to Detail 56:44 - "The Chaos Muppet Building Calmness" 01:11:27 - What Health Habits To Prioritise When You Have No Time 01:14:04 - Psychedelics: What they uncovered?01:19:00 - The Habit Of Reframing01:22:48 - A Book is Like A Startup01:29:34 - Don't Believe In Luck!01:33:02 - Her Play: The BookIf you enjoyed this interview, you might love:Work Isn't A Family...But It Can Be Human | Katy Turner (interview)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Gxz1cQstI&t=58sOne Of Europe's Largest EdTech Exits - Busuu $436m | Bernhard Niesner (interview)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRA3nboz9V0&t=1558s👉 Subscribe on this channel to be the first to watch future episodes📧 Subscribe to the newsletter to get summaries of each episode: https://scale-with-soul.kit.com/

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