You didn’t start your business to work 60-hour weeks and feel like the bottleneck.

But if you’re making money and still stuck, exhausted, and scared to slow down? This episode is for you.

Why This Matters:
This podcast isn’t for beginners. It’s for high-performing online entrepreneurs who’ve already proven they can make money—but now feel stretched, stuck, and secretly overwhelmed. If your revenue is growing but your freedom isn’t, this first episode will shift everything. Ruth gets real about the chaos behind her early success, the breaking point that changed everything, and the systems that finally set her free. If you’re ready to stop being the bottleneck in your own business, this is your roadmap to building something smarter, saner, and scalable.

What You’ll Learn:

• The difference between hustle-driven growth and system-driven scale
• Why your current success might actually be the thing keeping you stuck
• How to spot the solopreneur patterns that sabotage sustainability
• The truth about scaling—and why it doesn’t mean working harder
• Ruth’s personal turning point that redefined how she runs her businesses today
• What to expect from this podcast (and what we’re not doing here)

Resources Mentioned:

• 7-Figure Growth Map (free download to identify your next growth phase)

Key Quotes:

• "You’re not stuck because you’re not smart enough. You’re stuck because you’re still the only one who knows how your business actually works."
• "The hustle that got you to six figures is the same hustle that’s keeping you from seven."
• "Scaling isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing different things entirely."
• "You don’t need more tactics. You need better systems."

Find Us:
Website: ruthsoukup.biz
Instagram: @ruthsoukupbiz