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Ep208 – Jane Martino (Co-founder & Chair – Smiling Mind) on founder mental health, mindfulness & multiple exits


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    Ep208 – Jane Martino (Co-founder & Chair – Smiling Mind) on founder mental health, mindfulness & multiple exits
    • March 27, 2025
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    • My guest for Ep208 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Jane Martino.

      Jane has had an incredibly successful career as a director, investor, advisor and founder of a number of companies that have successfully exited.

      She’s best known as the Co-founder & Chair of Smiling Mind, one of the worlds leading mindfulness and mental health tools with over 9.3M downloads and 14M young people reached globally.

      She now helps individuals reach their maximum potential through her coaching business, Kintsugi Way.

      In this episode, we cover:

      • Lessons from launching, scaling and exiting several businesses
      • The role of good advisors and board members
      • How to deal with co-founder conflicts
      • How to deal with emotions and stress as a founder
      • And much more.
      • PS we go deep into several important topics in this episode and they are just some of the topics we dive into at The Komo Club.

        The Komo Club is a private program I’ve launched for high-performing founders, operators and executives who want to win not just in business, but across all areas of life—from health and relationships to personal growth and leadership. It’s an 8-week cohort experience that combines world class content, practical systems and frameworks a curated community to help you reach your goals.

        And I’m incredibly proud to share that Jane will be joining us as one of the featured guest speakers for the upcoming cohort. She’ll be diving deeper into the frameworks and lessons she’s used to lead with purpose, avoid burnout, and create lasting impact; personally and professionally.

        If this episode resonates with you, I think you’ll love what Jane will be sharing inside The Komo Club as well.

        Cohort 1 applications are now open. You can learn more at TheKomoClub.com or by reaching out to me directly at [email protected].

        Timestamps:
        • 3:07 Janey’s background
        • 13:49 Founder mental health
        • 18:59 Experience with meditation and practical uses for business
        • 24:27 Communicating with co-founders and colleagues
        • 35:33 How she applied these to the situation at Unlockd
        • 45:40 Thoughts on hustle culture
        • 56:48 How she’s approached being a founder
        • 59:30 Her approach to advisory roles
        • 1:09:58 How she helps co founders decide on the roles they’ll play in the business
        • 1:20:55 The journey with Smiling Mind
        • Our partners:

          A big thank you to Laura Henshaw and Andrew Duncan for their help with this interview!

          Also a big shout out to our long-term partners for the show:

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          Links mentioned:
          • The Komo Club – Details & Cohort #1 applications available here
          • Janey’s links:
            • Jane on LinkedIn
            • Kintsugi Way
            • Smiling Mind
            • People mentioned:
              • Rachael Neumann
              • Robin Sharma
              • James Tutton
              • Laura Henshaw
              • Companies mentioned:
                • Unlockd
                • AWS
                • CSIRO
                • Aussie Founders Club
                • Boost Mobile
                • Tesco Mobile
                • Google
                • Kic
                • DiSC profile
                • Headspace
                • Calm
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                  • @RohitBhargava7 (Twitter)
                  • /rohbhargava (LinkedIn)
                  • @rohit_bhargava (Instagram)
                  • My Youtube Channel
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