Giving Yourself Permission to Do Less (+ Big Announcements!)

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Hannah Kissel
July 28, 2026
14
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About the episode

Hannah is back with a big announcement, a full rebrand, and an honest conversation about what it actually looks like to simplify your business without guilt. In this episode, Hannah shares why she's transitioning Big Fucking Dreams to Hannah Hotline, scaling back from weekly to fortnightly episodes, stepping back from Instagram and TikTok, and going all-in on LinkedIn and YouTube. Plus — the 40% business growth she achieved working just 30–35 hours a week, and the universe confirmation that arrived 20 minutes after she made her scariest business decision yet. If you've ever felt like doing less means failing, this one's for you.

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Timestamps:

01:15 — The official rebrand

02:30 — Something had to give — and the big announcement 🎉

03:45 — The business analysis that changed everything

04:00 — The full brand refresh: new logo, new website, new energy

05:00 — The B2B pivot: consulting, corporate talks, and public speaking

05:45 — The real cost of running a podcast as a solo operator

06:30 — The decision: letting the Big Fucking Dreams solo episodes go

07:00 — Why Hannah initially said "no" to cutting back — and what changed

08:00 — "Simplify" as a word of the year for someone who doesn't simplify easily

08:15 — The master's degree story: overcomplicating as a pattern

09:00 — Internal Family Systems: the parts that fear being ordinary

09:45 — The mentor conversation and committing to the plan

10:30 — The confirmation: doing less is the right direction

12:00 — Making room for something different

12:30 — What Hannah wants this next season to feel like: spacious, relaxed, luxurious

12:45 — The invitation to you: where can YOU do less?

Hi there, I'm Hannah

Executive Coach, podcaster, speaker, writer, and builder of big f*cking Dreams. My mission? To help ambitious professionals build self-acceptance, self-trust in their careers.

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