Seven months off the podcast. Three of them completely offline. $2.2M in revenue while she wasn't there. Natalie is back and this is the most honest breakdown she's given of what the gap actually taught her. In this episode, she breaks down exactly what happened, why this maternity leave performed when her last one didn't, and the foundational sales engine, team culture, and AI systems that ran the business in her absence. You'll learn what she's pruning from the business going forward, the new direction she's taking the show, and the one question every founder should sit with this week. If you've ever worried that your business runs on you, that if you stepped away, it would all stop, this episode is the operating system you need to start unwinding from being the bottleneck. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - The package that made me ugly cry 02:30 - $2.2M offline in three months — no calls, no coaching, no emails 04:20 - Romy's birth + the no-childcare decision 06:10 - The real reason I didn't bring back the podcast in 3 months 08:00 - Where the $2.2M actually came from (sales engine, team, AI) 12:15 - What I'm pruning from the business going forward 14:00 - Going all in on The Boardroom mastermind + a new direction for the show 16:45 - The 30-day question every founder should sit with this week 18:30 - Pre-order The Freedom-Based Business Book — what's inside the bonuses RESOURCES + LINKS Pre-Order The Freedom-Based Business Method: https://www.bossbabe.com/buythebook-podcast Apply For The Boardroom Mastermind Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter & Get Insights From Natalie Every Single Week On All Things Strategy, Motherhood, Business Growth + More. Drop Us A Review On The Podcast + Send Us A Screenshot & We’ll Send You Natalie’s 7-Figure Operating System Completely FREE (value $1,997).