The Business Game: Shortcuts - Hosts Interview Host Kalena Stano

Send us Fan MailJoin hosts Lisa DeAngelis and Steve Plummer on "The Business Game: A Podcast That Moves The Needle" as they interview our brand-new co-host, Kalena Stano, in this inspiring episode about entrepreneurship, startup journeys, and career pivots. Dive into Kalena's real-life story of launching her tech startup Lendy right here on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Discover how she overcame startup challenges, pitched to over 200 investors in Brisbane, and navigated the highs and lows of bootstrapped tech ventures, including behavioral change strategies and market fit testing.In this episode, you’ll discover:* Kalena Stano's pivot from tech startup Lendy to co-hosting The Business Game on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.* Challenges of bootstrapped tech: high expectations, behavioral changes, market fit, and surrendering after roadblocks and motherhood.* Overcoming failure as a perfectionist: embracing bumps, finding peace, and turning failures into pride through dream execution.* Entrepreneurial tips: trust gut instincts, ignore hustle noise, and balance ambition with work-life harmony.* Kalena's stories: pitching to 200+ investors in Brisbane, Hawaiian adventures with grounding rituals, and meeting Buzz Aldrin and President Ford.* Career pivots: gaining wisdom, seeing podcasting as a universal gift for future business knowledge.We're excited to be able to offer our Business Game community an affiliate link for their HubSpot sign ups! HubSpot is the #1 CRM tool on the market - making managing clients and customer details easier than ever! Using our link to get started on Hubspot helps to support our work here at The Business Game: http://go.try-hubspot.com/Z6Eq50 start your free trial today!This post contains affiliate links. By clicking and purchasing through these links, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting our work.Support the showThank you for listening to The Business Game, where real founders break down the real levels of business.Whether you're building at Level 1 ($0–$1M) or scaling through Level 6 and beyond, this show is designed to help you understand exactly where you are, and what it takes to level up.If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, follow and leave a review. It helps more founders find the roadmap.For full episodes, level breakdowns and behind-the-scenes content, follow us on YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.Want to identify your level or learn more about The Business Game framework?Visit www.thebusinessgamegroup.comIt's time to Level Up!We’ll see you at the next level.