Building a Business: Grit & Grace

Entrepreneurial journeys from around the worldBuilding a Business: Grit & Grace spotlights the real stories of small- and mid-sized business owners. People building meaningful companies that serve their communities, create impact, and support their families. From a branding studio in Canada to entrepreneurs across the US, Europe, and beyond, we uncover the grit it takes to push through challenges and the grace it takes to lead with purpose. Authentic conversations, practical lessons, and inspiration for anyone who’s building a business that matters.

Building a Business: Grit & Grace is a business podcast hosted by Leficomp, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Leficomp hosts Building a Business: Grit & Grace, a business show with 20 episodes published.

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  Episode #7

  The Business Fundamentals That Still Matter

  Apr 9, 202631 minS2

  <p>In this episode of Building a Business: Grit & Grace, Anna Angelova and Jores Minasvand return to a conversation every business owner needs, especially in times of rapid change: going back to the fundamentals.</p> <p>With AI evolving quickly and new tools appearing every day, it’s easy to get caught up in what’s changing. But as Anna and Jores explore, long-term success in business comes from staying grounded in what has always worked, not from chasing every new trend.</p> <p>In this conversation, they break down the core principles that remain true regardless of technology, market shif...

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  Episode #6

  The Power of Caring in Business (Without Burning Yourself Out)

  Mar 5, 202627 minS2

  <p>In this episode of Building a Business: Grit & Grace, Anna Angelova and Jores Minasvand explore a topic that is often overlooked in business conversations: the power of genuinely caring about people.</p> <p>Inspired by the book Read Your Mind by mentalist Oz Pearlman, Anna reflects on a powerful idea from the book’s chapter Focus on Others, and how shifting our attention from ourselves to others can completely change the way we show up in business.</p> <p>When we focus only on numbers, strategy, and logic, we often forget two critical drivers of leadership and connection: our hea...

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  Episode #5

  Three Business Lessons from a Novel: Money, Culture, and Accountability

  Feb 26, 202630 minS2

  <p>In this episode of Building a Business: Grit & Grace, Anna Angelova and Jores Minasvand introduce a new format for 2026, sharing business insights inspired by books Anna is reading.</p> <p>This week’s reflection comes from The Story of Us by Catherine Hernandez. While the novel follows the journey of a Filipino overseas worker navigating family, money, migration, and marriage, Anna explores three powerful lessons that directly apply to building a business.</p> <p>In this conversation, you’ll hear about:</p> <p>Why chasing money without remembering your “why” can quietly cost you what matters most</p> <p>The role...

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  Episode #4

  Leading Through Conflict with Sarah Albo

  Feb 3, 202646 minS2

  <p>In this episode of Building a Business: Grit & Grace, host Anna Angelova sits down with Sarah Albo, a certified workplace mediator, conflict coach, and psychological health and safety consultant, to explore one of the most overlooked leadership skills in business: how we handle conflict.</p> <p>Sarah shares her winding career journey from training as a psychotherapist, to working in her family business, to completing an MBA, and ultimately building her own solo practice supporting organizations and leaders through conflict, mediation, and healthier workplace systems.</p> <p>This conversation goes beyond theory. Sarah opens up about what it’s re...

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  Episode #3

  Becoming a Visionary Business Leader

  Jan 16, 202632 minS2

  <p>In this solo training episode of Building a Business: Grit & Grace, Anna Angelova explores what it truly means to become a visionary business leader and why this isn’t something reserved for famous founders or “special” people.</p> <p>This episode is about leadership from the inside out. Anna breaks down the idea that businesses don’t grow first, people do. And becoming a stronger, more intentional leader is the real path to building a business that lasts.</p> <p>Using the 7 Levels of Energy Leadership framework, Anna walks through the different mindsets leaders operate from. From fear, frustration, and contr...

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