Scaling Back to Reclaim Yourself

Episode 75

A founder’s reckoning and the journey back to wholeness

 

About the Host: 

Jamie Shanks, Founder and CEO of Get Levrg and Pipeline Signals, is a leader in offshoring, sales enablement, and business growth. He founded Sales for Life, training 250,000+ professionals globally for companies like Microsoft and Oracle. Jamie specializes in scaling profit growth through strategic offshoring and account-based intelligence. A sought-after thought leader, he empowers businesses with actionable insights to streamline operations and drive sustainable success in competitive markets.

 

About the Guest:

Amy Looper is the founder of Resilient Growth, a transformational coaching platform helping high-achieving founders and leaders build the inner resilience required to thrive through uncertainty. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Amy supports professionals in scaling both their businesses and their emotional capacity, guiding them through the pressure, grief, and burnout that often come with ambition. Her signature five-part framework fosters courage, connection, compassion, commitment, and ultimately, confidence.

 

Guest Info: 

Name: Amy Looper 

Designation: Founder 

Organization: Resilient Growth 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylooper1

 

Episode Summary: 

Success can be a heavy crown—especially when it comes at the cost of your well-being. In this heartfelt episode of Outsource to Profits, host Jamie Shanks sits down with Amy Looper, founder of Resilient Growth, to explore the emotional toll of leadership and the hidden cost of relentless achievement. Amy unpacks how grief, stress, and burnout often manifest in our bodies—and how many founders chase milestone after milestone without ever feeling fulfilled. Together, they dive into the disconnection from self, family, and purpose that can come with high performance and how to reclaim alignment. Whether you’re stuck in the valley between wins or burning out at the summit, Amy’s Five Cornerstones of Resilience—Courage, Commitment, Compassion, Connection, and Confidence—offer a powerful framework for sustainable, soul-aligned leadership. This is the reset every high achiever needs.

 

Key Takeaways:

• Stress shows up physically—founders often ignore early warning signs.
• Success without alignment leads to burnout.
• Titles and revenue ≠ self-worth.
• Emotional resilience is trainable.
• Amy’s 5 Cs: Courage, Commitment, Compassion, Connection, and Confidence.
• Founders must learn to rest, not quit.
• Small progress reflection builds sustainable confidence.
• Men often lack safe spaces for vulnerability.

 

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