Babar's Guide to Losing Yourself in Business | Classics with Kym Medina
Podcast:Brushwood Media Network Published On: Sat Dec 13 2025 Description: What if getting funded means losing yourself? Kym Medina is back to discuss the problematic colonial 'classic' Babar the Elephant + what happens when someone else's money changes everything about who you + your business. We discuss how external funding disconnects you from your roots, how authority based on dazzle rather than competence creates imposter syndrome + the ongoing issue of entrepreneurs giving it all up... just as it gets truly profitable. A working biz, shouldn't be boring. Look for more Classics episodes where we take books that definitely aren't about business + treat them as though they were biz text books. Books discussed in this episode: The Story of Barbar - Jean de Brunhoff Winnie the Pooh - A. A. Milne Matilda - Roald Dahl The Emperor's New Clothes Mr. Tickle Kym’s Website: projectpowerplayer.com ==== If you’d like my help with your Business go to www.lizscully.com/endlessClients ==== And don’t forget to get your reading list of the 10 essential reads for every successful biz owner - these are the books Liz recommends almost on the daily to her strategy + Mastermind clients. This isn’t your usual list of biz books, these answer the challenges you’ve actually got coming up right now. Helpful, quick to read and very timely.