Semenova: Domain-Expert Founders Often Struggle With Operations and Burnout
Janet Semenova · The Mental Health Pandemic Nobody Is Talking About Yet · Apr 6, 2021 · at 3:52
Janet Semenova, co-founder of Boutique Travel Advisors and Centered CEOs, discusses the mental health and operational pitfalls faced by first-time entrepreneurs.
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“They were really experts in their field, but they weren't necessarily experts in running a successful business. And so we were noticing a pretty high burnout rate and an imbalance in health and wellness and an imbalance in their life and their business where The business was taking up so much of their energy and their time and their wellbeing that they were sacrificing a lot in their life to make their business successful.”
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