Oct 6, 2026 · 52 min · 15 segments
What does it take to build a highly profitable business without building a big team? Today’s guest has built her work around challenging the assumption that growth means more employees, more…
Robbie SamuelsHost
Pia SilvaGuest
I actually, I wanna dig in a little bit about the reason for writing books in the first place.
But I could tell, like, you're, you're, you're mission driven and there's a message that you have, and you, you really, really wanna help people, and you're really clear that you are doing something unique.
I mean, just going back to your first book, I mean, I, I have a very particular brand with my business, and it's very value based, and it's not like we have to agree on every single issue.
But I did have an email that went out that was like, "If you do this again with your voting, there's an unsubscribe link in this, in this thing.
Like, just stop following me." And I said, "I'm gonna get so much pushback, so if you, if you love what I'm saying, like, write me back." I got, like, 84 people who wrote me to say, like, "Oh, we love you.
Why can't I keep following? [laughs] I, I like you." And I was like, "Yeah, but you, you made a really bad decision-
Which gets hard when you start collaborating with bigger companies, 'cause that's so much more research and due diligence.
Like, I think we all wanna be loved and have the right people be attracted to us.
But I appreciate that you're like, "Yeah," and for some people it's gonna be a no-go.
I actually, I wanna dig in a little bit about the reason for writing books in the first place.
But I could tell, like, you're, you're, you're mission driven and there's a message that you have, and you, you really, really wanna help people, and you're really clear that you are doing something unique.
I mean, just going back to your first book, I mean, I, I have a very particular brand with my business, and it's very value based, and it's not like we have to agree on every single issue.
But I did have an email that went out that was like, "If you do this again with your voting, there's an unsubscribe link in this, in this thing.
Like, just stop following me." And I said, "I'm gonna get so much pushback, so if you, if you love what I'm saying, like, write me back." I got, like, 84 people who wrote me to say, like, "Oh, we love you.
Why can't I keep following? [laughs] I, I like you." And I was like, "Yeah, but you, you made a really bad decision-
Which gets hard when you start collaborating with bigger companies, 'cause that's so much more research and due diligence.
Like, I think we all wanna be loved and have the right people be attracted to us.
But I appreciate that you're like, "Yeah," and for some people it's gonna be a no-go.
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