Leadership, Resilience, and Permission: Building a Business You Love

In this episode of Wisdom on the Front Porch, Carly Pepin joins Joe Dietrich to talk about what it really takes to grow a business without burning out. Carly shares how burnout is a signal of unrealistic expectations, misaligned tasks, or unresolved comparisons and why clarity, delegation, and personal growth are non-negotiable if you want to build something sustainable.

From her first business at 18 to leading global strategy sessions, Carly dives into the real-life tools and inner permission needed to build a business (or career) you love. Whether you’re a founder or intrapreneur, this episode is a blueprint for creating impact from a place of authenticity and alignment.

Key Themes:

• Burnout as feedback, not failure

• Delegation as a leadership superpower

• Building a business (or team) around what lights you up

• Self-permission, comparison traps, and inner alignment

• What leaders must get right to cultivate high-performance culture

• The intersection of purpose, productivity, and fulfillment

• Why no one is more special and why that’s empowering

Listen to the full interview below: