{"id":1583,"date":"2026-05-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tryinteract.com\/podcast\/?p=1583"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:32:41","slug":"scaling-a-solopreneur-business-without-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tryinteract.com\/podcast\/scaling-a-solopreneur-business-without-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"Scaling a Solopreneur Business Without Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-19160164\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1730927\/episodes\/19160164-cindy-bidar-scaling-a-solopreneur-business-without-burnout.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-19160164&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode of the Interact Podcast, Josh Haynam sits down with Cindy Bidar to explore how solopreneurs can scale their businesses without getting stuck on the \u201chamster wheel of doom.\u201d Cindy shares her approach to using data to make smarter business decisions, including how to identify the right marketing channels, improve conversion rates, and focus on the metrics that actually matter. 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