The business advantage of unfiltered founder vulnerability

An unwritten rule has long governed the business world: never let them see you sweat. Leaders are expected to operate as perfectly polished corporate avatars, keeping their personal lives at a safe, academic distance. I’ve never been good at that. I was diagnosed with anorexia at 10 years old. My teenage years were defined by hospital wards, relapses, and a revolving door of residential treatment centers that felt safe in the moment but failed to prepare me for a life of recovery. I spent my…