Many founders know they need to let go of control. So why does it become so difficult the moment someone else actually starts making decisions?

In Episode 84 of Mpowered Living, host Ann Sheu sits down with her friend and fellow EOS Implementer Kirsten Smith, visionary of Beacon and Blade and a longtime coach to business owners and leadership teams.

Together, they explore the tension that can arise when a founder or visionary brings in a strong second-in-command but still struggles to step out of the day-to-day. Kirsten explains why that resistance is often more complicated than simply being controlling—and how fear, responsibility, trust, and the weight of building a business can all influence the way a leader responds.

Drawing from years of working with visionary-integrator relationships—and now sitting in the visiona ...