Episode Details

Sasha McDowell did not set out to become an entrepreneur. After her employer refused her request for part-time or hybrid work, she left the nonprofit management career she had trained for, started something on the side and assumed she would eventually return. Instead, that experiment became Epicycle Group, a leadership development firm helping senior leaders and teams navigate complex people challenges.

In this episode, Sasha joins Serena and Sara to talk about building a business when experienced owners cannot agree on pricing, services or the “correct” path forward. Rather than seeing that uncertainty as a disadvantage, she learned to treat it as permission to experiment.

Sasha also discusses why she will not guarantee a CEO an outcome, what knitting taught her about accepting mistakes, and how relationship goals changed the way she measures a successful year. The conversation explores entrepreneurship, leadership, perfectionism and the idea that legacy is built through daily decisions, not saved for the final chapter of a career.

Listen for a candid reminder that there may be no perfect formula, and that can be good news.

Find Sasha at epicyclegroup.com.