Are you collecting opinions like evidence instead of leading like the CEO you are?

If you're asking your barista, mastermind, or therapist for permission to lead your company, you're not leading, you're hesitating. And it's costing you.

In this fiery Thursday rant, Dawn Andrews breaks down one of the sneakiest leadership leaks female founders face: outsourcing critical decisions to people who aren’t even qualified to weigh in.

From firing toxic clients to raising your rates, you're not confused, you’re scared. But slow decisions don’t just delay progress; they erode confidence, trust, and profitability.

In under 8 minutes, Dawn gives you the mindset shift and AI-fueled strategy to stop spiraling in self-doubt and start leading with data, clarity, and courage.

Let this episode be your velvet boot to finally decide.

Want to stop overthinking and start leading like a CEO? Join the AI for Founders community on LinkedIn. It’s free, practical, and full of founders who are learning to trust themselves (and their data).

Key Takeaways:

• Slow decisions ≠ smart decisions - They’re actually expensive self-doubt in disguise.
• You already know what to do - You’re just scared it’ll prove you’re “not qualified.” Spoiler: You are.
• AI can be your decision co-pilot - Use it to model revenue, spot patterns, and stress-test risks, fast.
• Stop asking for permission - No one else is writing the checks or living with the consequences.
• B+ decisions today beat A+ decisions three months from now - Action breeds clarity, not perfection.

Resources & Links:

• Free Guide: “10 Ways AI Will Make You a Better Leader”
• Community: AI for Founders on LinkedIn

Related Episodes:

• 122 | The 10‑Minute AI Hiring Workflow Female Founders Use to Stop Hiring Dud Employees (Saves 6 Months + $30K) AI workflows that improve hiring decisions.
• 113 | Stop The 2 AM Decision Spiral, How Female Founders Pressure‑Test Their Biggest Decision in 15 Minutes A complementary episode on decision clarity

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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.

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 issue
• The hidden “cashflow Catch-22” keeping service-based founders overworked and under-scaled
• The three roles you think you need to hire before you grow
• How AI replaces the capacity gap, not your team
• A simple way to start building scalable infrastructure—without becoming “the tech person”

Resources & Links

• AI for Founders Community– Build AI workflows with guidance and strategy
• Free Guide: 10 Ways AI Will Make You a Better Leader

Related 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.

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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.

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.

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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 energy
• How to stop being your team’s bottleneck by upgrading from task delegation to decision delegation
• Who gets what: A simple delegation matrix for junior, mid, and senior team members
• 2 AI prompts to pinpoint your biggest time-wasters and document your thinking in minutes

Resources & 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.

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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.