{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A LOT with Audra","title":"80. The Bridge: Honoring What Was, Building What’s Next with Sapahn Co-Owner, Molly Motsinger","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1873,"description":"How do you inherit someone else's dream and make it your own? Molly Motsinger built a 21-year career in healthcare before walking away to become CEO of Sapahn, an ethical fashion brand she didn't found but fell completely in love with. We talk about what it's like to step into a mission you didn't create, why she got \"obsessed\" with Sapahn before she ever considered leaving healthcare, and how founder Brooke is learning to hand off her 15-year-old baby without losing what makes it special. Molly gets honest about the fear of disappointing investors and mentors, the guilt of not working \"100 hours a week,\" and why she believes there's never actually a good time to take a leap. If you've ever felt torn between honoring where you've been and stepping into who you're becoming, this conversation is for you.\n\nHighlights\n\nMolly spent 21 years in healthcare, starting as a dietary aide at age 15, before pivoting into fashion\nShe founded Superb, a healthcare tech company giving nurses scheduling flexibility and advocacy\nMolly met Sapahn founder Brooke through the same entrepreneurial accelerator where she met Audra\nShe describes getting \"obsessed\" with Sapahn as a signal that a bigger change was calling her\nMolly and Brooke essentially became \"each other's equal\" — each needed what the other loved doing\nMolly reframes stepping back from Superb's day-to-day as growth, not giving up\nShe unpacks the guilt of not working 50-60 hours a week and equating time with worth\nHer advice: stop making up stories about disappointing others — most people are quietly doing the same thing\nAs Sapahn's CEO, her job isn't to fix a broken business — it's to protect what works and grow what's next, especially shifting into e-commerce\nKey advice to women: there's never a good time to take the leap, so take it anyway\n\nChapters\n\n1:03 — Meet Molly Motsinger and Sapahn's mission\n3:32 — Molly joins the show\n4:13 — Molly's 21 years in healthcare and building Superb\n6:06 — How Molly met Brooke and fell...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ST1ihY6oM6j-9JRbJBusW58P2vlzKyibzbr46bLarLI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMTAw/OWFmMDZmNzE3YzYy/OTM3ZmM5Y2NmYzRm/MTY5My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}