In this episode I&apos;m joined by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/atsyupko/">Anna Tsyupko</a>, Founder @ <a href="https://www.expansion-zone.com/">Expansion Zone</a>.  Anna’s startup journey epitomizes the idea of  being thrown in at the deep end. After just a few years working at a family office, Anna was brought into a portfolio company as their CEO to turn things around. Following that, Anna moved on to become COO at another high-growth fintech and has now started a new coaching venture. 
Trailer (The high level journey): Investor @ Family Office > CEO @ Paybase (Acquired) > COO Tomato pay > Founder @ Expansion Zone
Outtakes (the moments few people saw, but shaped everything): 
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<li>The feeling of walking into an organisation of 20 as the new CEO</li>
<li>Pivoting and growing a company towards an exit </li>
<li>Actually listening to customers and building products that scale  </li>
<li>Understanding what you love about your role and focusing on those elements in future roles </li>
<li>Knowing when you’re nearing burnout and doing something about it </li>
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Edits (the things you might have done differently, if you could go back): 
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<li>Listen to find out!</li>
</ul>

Liam Gray

The Reality of Becoming The 'New' CEO with Anna Tsyupko

In this episode I&apos;m joined by Anna Tsyupko, Founder @ Expansion Zone.  Anna’s startup journey epitomizes the idea of  being thrown in at the deep end. After just a few years working at a family office, Anna was brought into a portfolio company as their CEO to turn things around. Following that, Anna moved on [&hellip;]

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The Reality of Becoming The 'New' CEO with Anna Tsyupko