What happens when the business takes off faster than you expected—but the weight of success feels just as heavy as failure?In this episode of Leaders Lane, I chat with Mia Plecic, founder of Slick Hair, whose viral growth story during the pandemic made headlines… but what followed rarely gets talked about.Mia built a beauty brand in lockdown, scaled it through TikTok, landed in retail stores, and created a cult following in record time. But behind the growth? Pressure. Loneliness. Decision fatigue. And a hard-won lesson: you can’t do it all—and you shouldn’t try to.This conversation is honest, real, and a must-listen for any e-comm or beauty brand founder navigating high growth and high expectations.Together, we dive into:<ul><li>Going viral on TikTok—and how to turn buzz into real business</li><li>Why community isn’t a marketing tool, it’s a survival mechanism</li><li>How motherhood reshaped Mia’s approach to leadership</li><li>The pressure to "have it all" and what it really costs</li><li>Retail wins, team building, and what founders don’t say out loud</li></ul>This episode won’t just motivate you—it’ll make you pause and reconsider how you’re building.Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.CONNECT WITH MONICA KADEFollow on LinkedIn – <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicakade" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/monicakade</a>Website – <a href="https://www.monicakade.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.monicakade.com</a>Leaders Lane on YouTube – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmMz5gF55YIizWH_pJJxiow" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/channel/UCmMz5gF55YIizWH_pJJxiow</a>Instagram – <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leaderslanepodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/leaderslanepodcast</a>CONNECT WITH MIA PLECICFollow on LinkedIn – <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/miaplecic/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/miaplecic/</a> SLICKHAIR — <a href="https://slickhair.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://slickhair.com/</a>Instagram — <a href="https://www.instagram.com/slickhairco" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/slickhairco</a>TikTok — <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@slickhairco" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@slickhairco</a> Facebook — <a href="https://www.facebook.com/slickhairco" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/slickhairco</a>

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