The Founder Who Almost Burned Out Building His Company — And What He Did Differently

Every founder knows the feeling. The success is real, the growth is happening, and somehow the harder you push the more fragile everything starts to feel. The warning signs come early — the sleep that doesn't restore, the decisions that feel heavier than they should, the passion that's quietly becoming pressure. Most founders ignore every single one of those signals until the breakdown forces the conversation they should have had months earlier. Mike Iwasiow built Bookedin from the ground up and learned firsthand what happens when high performance and mental health run in opposite directions without a plan connecting them. What he put in place before hitting the wall — and what he'd tell every founder to do right now before stress makes the decision for them — is exactly what this conversation is about. Your business can only grow as far as your mental foundation will hold. This episode helps you build it before you need it. Learn more about Mike Iwasiow and his work at bookedin.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices