Time To Press Pause - Real-Life Stories for Founders
Time to Press Pause is the leadership podcast for founders, executive leaders, and high-performing professionals who want to lead with greater clarity, confidence, and intention.
Hosted by Ellen Williams, the creator of the Progress From Presence philosophy and founder of The Salient Strategist.
Through her podcast, workshops, and Creating Time book, she helps founders and executive leaders develop Leadership Presence, create strategic clarity, and build sustainable success.
Each episode features conversations with business leaders, entrepreneurs, authors, and experts exploring Leadership Presence, strategic clarity, intentional leadership, creating time for what matters most, sustainable success, and the power of pressing pause in a constantly connected world.
Time To Press Pause - Real-Life Stories for Founders
Latest Episodes
When Life Forces You to Press Pause: A CFO's Journey Through Loss and Purpose | Phil Nahajewski
For more than 30 years, Phil Nahajewski knew only one speed: fast forward.From climbing the corporate ladder to becoming CFO of a $2 billion operation, Phil built a career defined by ambition, achievement, and constant forward movement.<...
The Cost of Not Pressing Pause, with John de Jong
What happens when your body forces you to stop before you're ready? In this episode of Time to Press Pause, Ellen Williams sits down with entrepreneur and business owner John de Jong
Leadership Clarity, Systems & The Power of Pressing Pause with Adam Hamadache
What happens when the business you built suddenly forces you to stop?In this episode of Time to Press Pause, Ellen Williams sits down with entrepreneur and agency founder Adam Hamadache to explore how an unexpected p...
Press Pause to Grow: Hiring, Letting Go & Choosing Family Over Hustle with Thomas Cox
In this episode of Time to Press Pause, Ellen sits down with Thomas Cox, founder of Cox Capital, investor, and former college football coach, to talk about one of the hardest decisions leaders face: 👉 When growth starts cos...