Being a founder is exhilarating. It can also be lonely, overwhelming, and mentally exhausting.

In this episode of People & Pioneers – The Podcast, Christina Richardson, Founder of Foundology and Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship at UCL, shares her experience of what it takes to survive and sustain the founder journey. 

A serial entrepreneur, investor advisor, and builder of founder communities (UCL, FounderCircles), Christina shares hard-won insights on resilience, mental load, and the human cost of scaling a company.

From a life-changing personal event to shaping a portfolio career, Christina is on a mission to ensure founders get the tools, ecosystem, and mindset they need to go the distance.

We get into:

• The hidden toll of entrepreneurship - and why ignoring it is a risk to your business
• Why resilience isn’t a nice-to-have - it’s a survival skill
• Recognising stress signals early and knowing what actually helps
• Key insights from the Founder Resilience Report (found here)
• The role investors and leadership teams can play in protecting and optimising founder performance
• Why a trusted peer-group space is a game-changer - because no one scales alone

If you’re a founder - or work closely with them - this is a must-listen.