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EPISODE · Feb 5, 2026 · 5 MIN

You're Not the CEO—You're a Hostage

from The Do What Is Necessary Podcast · host Andrew Moon

You started a business for freedom.Instead, you built a prison with better branding.In this episode, we explore why most founders become hostages to their own companies—unable to take a vacation, step away for a day, or even turn off their phone without everything falling apart.If your business would implode without you, you don't own a business.You own a very demanding job.Let's fix that.

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