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I'm Steph Nemchik, an operations and systems strategist who teaches women to build the systems their business actually runs on, and then to trust those systems enough to let go of them.


Every week we get into one operational thing and the human thing sitting underneath it. The systems are real and I'll teach them. But underneath every backend I've ever looked at, including my own, there's a person, and the business ends up shaped exactly like what that person is willing to be seen doing.


This is me doing it out loud, messy, in real time. Published over polished, every single time.


@stephnemchik | www.stephnemchik.com



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I've been planning this podcast for years and not a single word of it had ever been said out loud. Until now.

This is episode one of The Business Underneath with Steph Nemchik, and it's me doing the thing I've quit on more times than I can count. My voice is shaking. My palms are sweating. I feel like I'm going to be sick.  But I'm showing up and doing it anyway.

WHAT WE GET INTO

  • Why the planning was never procrastination, it was control
  • What hiding looks like when it looks exactly like hard work
  • The closet full of journals I've been filling since I was eleven
  • The Minnesota Christmas that changed the direction of my life
  • Why knowing the right thing has almost nothing to do with doing it
  • Building a business that only works when you're not seen in it
  • The Surprise Yourself Challenge that got this episode recorded

COME FIND ME

Instagram: @stephnemchik
Website: www.stephnemchik.com

DISCLAIMER: A NOTE ON THE HEAVIER STUFF

We talk about mental health, grief, addiction, SA, and suicide here, and I share tools and resources that have helped me over the years. None of it is professional advice or guidance. 

If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for support. In the US, you can call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 for mental health and substance use support, or find a therapist through the Psychology Today directory at psychologytoday.com. Outside the US, contact your local crisis services.

]]> Episode 1: Showing Up While Hiding

I've been planning this podcast for years and not a single word of it had ever been said out loud. Until now.

This is episode one of The Business Underneath with Steph Nemchik, and it's me doing the thing I've quit on more times than I can count. My voice is shaking. My palms are sweating. I feel like I'm going to be sick.  But I'm showing up and doing it anyway.

WHAT WE GET INTO

  • Why the planning was never procrastination, it was control
  • What hiding looks like when it looks exactly like hard work
  • The closet full of journals I've been filling since I was eleven
  • The Minnesota Christmas that changed the direction of my life
  • Why knowing the right thing has almost nothing to do with doing it
  • Building a business that only works when you're not seen in it
  • The Surprise Yourself Challenge that got this episode recorded

COME FIND ME

Instagram: @stephnemchik
Website: www.stephnemchik.com

DISCLAIMER: A NOTE ON THE HEAVIER STUFF

We talk about mental health, grief, addiction, SA, and suicide here, and I share tools and resources that have helped me over the years. None of it is professional advice or guidance. 

If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for support. In the US, you can call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 for mental health and substance use support, or find a therapist through the Psychology Today directory at psychologytoday.com. Outside the US, contact your local crisis services.

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