How do you move from being a practitioner to a leader of a multi-million dollar empire? Join Alice Tang as she speaks with Marissa Levin, a four-time founder who has built and sold several successful companies. Marissa breaks down the "Million Dollar Resting Point" and explains why business owners must be willing to let go of the people, processes, and infrastructure that got them to their first milestone in order to reach the next. If you are feeling "too big to do it alone but too small to scale," Marissa's insights on mindset and infrastructure are essential.

In this episode, you'll learn:

The Evolution of Leadership: The necessary shift from Practitioner to Manager to Leader.

Mindset as an Asset: Why embracing your small size allows you to be nimbler and more responsive than larger competitors.

The Compassionate Coach: How to transition loyal staff when the company outgrows their current skillset.

Values-Based Decision Making: Using core values as a North Star to materialize answers for high-stakes decisions.

Key Moments
01:20 – 30-Year Journey: Marissa introduces her experience launching four ventures and her previous exits.
02:41 – Money as a Bartering Tool: Why financial worth is detached from identity and self-worth.
04:55 – The Resting Point: Why a million dollars is the hardest place for a business owner to be.
06:40 – Mindset Shifts: Moving from being a "small fish" to competing with the "big boys".
08:35 – Making Room for Great: The willingness to let go of everything that got you to your first million.
10:15 – Emotional Entanglement: Transitioning people who no longer serve the organization's scale.
11:40 – The North Star: Tracing every business decision back to core values.
12:55 – Lifetime Legacy Mission: Empowering 1 billion people to live joyful lives.
14:20 – The Ask and Receive: Why there is no shame in asking for help and the power of receiving.
17:40 – Gratitude: Living from health, family, and intentional gifts.