From Corporate Layoff to CEO After 34 Years with Adyna K. Pressley | FoundHer Rising S01 E30

After 34 years in corporate, Adyna K. Pressley got laid off and felt relief. What followed was a pivot most founders dream about and quietly fear. She built AKP Innovations from a girls' trip conversation, landed a feature on Oprah, and ran straight into the one obstacle that almost no founder anticipates. Not marketing. Not sales. Help. This conversation gets honest about what it actually takes to stop being the bottleneck in your own business. KEY TAKEAWAYS: 👉🏻 Why your strongest professional instinct can become the ceiling on your business 👉🏻 The specific standard to hold when hiring your first real support 👉🏻 The growth edge most founders can't name out loud, and why naming it is half the work TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Welcome to FoundHer Rising 05:30 — The Nashville lunch that became a business 11:00 — Writing the book before building the business 17:30 — The one thing Adyna couldn't do alone 23:30 — Staying yourself as you get more visible 28:30 — The systems edge every founder hits CONNECT WITH ADYNA K. PRESSLEY Website: https://www.adynakpressley.com/ Facebook:   / adyna.pressley   Instagram:   / ad_aka_lovey   LinkedIn:   / adyna-k-pressley   CONNECT WITH CHRISTINE HAKKOLA Website: hakkolahorizons.com LinkedIn:   / christine-hakkola   Free Guide: From 10K to 40K Months. If you've hit consistent revenue but working harder isn't creating more growth, this guide breaks down what actually has to change. https://go.hakkolahorizons.com/opt-in... If this episode hit, follow the show, leave a quick review, and share it with one founder who needs to hear it. #FoundHerRising #WomenFounders #BusinessCoach #ScalingABusiness #ServiceBusiness #WomenInBusiness #Entrepreneurship #LeadershipDevelopment #DelegationSkills #BusinessGrowth