People see the podcast. The events. The travel. The content. And they ask me, "How do you do all of that?" And I smile, because the honest answer is: carefully, imperfectly, and with a lot of calendar blocking. Here's the truth about being an intrapreneur in Phoenix… It's not a glamorous juggle. It's a deliberate one.
My 9-to-5 is at KNOW Women, a global media company and network built for high-impact women. I travel, I show up, I pour into that work- and I mean it. It's not filler while I "wait" to go full-time on my own thing. The skills and relationships I build there directly sharpen what I bring to Found House and Finding Arizona. But let's not romanticize it. There are mornings I'm scheduling a podcast recording at 6 AM before a travel day. There are evenings I'm editing show notes after my son goes to bed. There are weeks where something in one world has to wait so the other world doesn't fall apart. And here is what I am learning: That's not failure- that's the actual beauty of building something real.
What makes it work in Phoenix specifically for me? This city’s entrepreneurial energy here is different. We're not trying to be anything else. We're building things that are genuinely ours- rooted in community, driven by relationships, and measured by impact more than optics. When I'm out at a local event or recording an episode of Finding Arizona, I feel it. People here are doing things. And they want to be seen doing them.
The biggest shift I’m still learning to take? Stop waiting for the "right time" to take your business seriously or yourself. Found House launched in 2023 because we decided it was time- not because everything was perfectly aligned. Nothing ever is. You build as you go, and the 9-to-5 can actually be a safety net that gives you the freedom to build smarter, not faster.
If you're somewhere in that in-between working by day and building your dream by night- you're not behind. You're exactly where you need to be. And if part of that dream involves starting a podcast or growing the one you already have, I'd love to be the team that helps you get there. Found House works with entrepreneurs, brands, and businesses ready to share their story. Let's build something together. → findingarizonapodcast.com/found-house
