The Hard Work Is Different
Growth sometimes requires less effort than expected.
May 27, 2026 · 31 min · 9 segments
Success on the outside doesn't always match what's happening behind the scenes. Nata Salvatori is a Freedom-First Leadership & Scaling Coach, host of The Accidental CEO® podcast, and creator of the…
Nata SalvatoriGuest
Ellen YinHost
Yeah, thanks for pointing that out because it is exactly why I created this.

And yet that shift doesn't happen, right? And then I realized that the missing piece wasn't more strategy.

It's a very specific kind of room where they can actually step out of that performance mode and say, what is the real thing that is heavy out loud without managing how it's going to land the people listening, right? So you're not going out there and screaming to the world.

Yes, I have a successful business, but I am struggling because a lot of times that's what's happening and that there is no place to share that.

So I created CEO Confidential, which is a two day closed door experience for that high performance founder who is scaling, but is carrying more than they should be.

You're going to come in, you're going to name what's actually heavy and then leave with some very clear priorities and a concrete plan.

And, you know, I want you to leave with a plan to get this off your back, to be able to breathe, to be able to fall in love with that business again.

And I wanted to be very clear about what is not right, because I feel like it's easy to understand.

I will be taking care of you because a lot of times we're the ones taking care of everything all the time.

But it's a working experience because these women don't need more inspiration.

They need a room where they finally have the time to be honest and they're allowed to be honest.

Yeah, thanks for pointing that out because it is exactly why I created this.

And yet that shift doesn't happen, right? And then I realized that the missing piece wasn't more strategy.

It's a very specific kind of room where they can actually step out of that performance mode and say, what is the real thing that is heavy out loud without managing how it's going to land the people listening, right? So you're not going out there and screaming to the world.

Yes, I have a successful business, but I am struggling because a lot of times that's what's happening and that there is no place to share that.

So I created CEO Confidential, which is a two day closed door experience for that high performance founder who is scaling, but is carrying more than they should be.

You're going to come in, you're going to name what's actually heavy and then leave with some very clear priorities and a concrete plan.

And, you know, I want you to leave with a plan to get this off your back, to be able to breathe, to be able to fall in love with that business again.

And I wanted to be very clear about what is not right, because I feel like it's easy to understand.

I will be taking care of you because a lot of times we're the ones taking care of everything all the time.

But it's a working experience because these women don't need more inspiration.

They need a room where they finally have the time to be honest and they're allowed to be honest.
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