Stop Being the Bottleneck: How to Get Out of Your Own Way with Janet Nambi

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we are joined by Janet Nambi, the founder of Unconscious Brilliance. Janet shares her incredible journey from co-founding and scaling a successful recruiting agency across six African countries to the brink of burnout, which ultimately led her to leave the business and rediscover her path. This personal experience with the high-stress, all-consuming nature of entrepreneurship became the foundation for her current mission: to help other founders and high-achieving leaders avoid the same pitfalls by breaking through their unconscious barriers to success.

Janet delves into her coaching methodology, which combines neuro-linguistic programming and transformational coaching techniques, including Brooke Castillo's self-coaching model. She explains how she works one-on-one with founders who have become the bottleneck in their own businesses, helping them cultivate self-awareness, implement effective systems like SOPs, and develop the leadership skills needed to step back and scale. The conversation also explores her content strategy on LinkedIn, her plans to launch a group coaching program, and her goal to build a business that provides impact without being entirely dependent on her constant