Actually, I Can.

About Actually, I Can.

What if the voices that say "you can't" and "you shouldn't" are wrong? Actually, I Can. is a celebration of bold choices, courageous journeys, and the deeply personal stories of founders, visionaries, and leaders who dared to defy the doubters and choose "yes" even when the world kept saying "no." This isn’t about growth hacks or formulas—it’s about the raw, human moments that shape real leaders. Host Lindsay Tjepkema sits down with real leaders and digs deep into the grit, grief, and reinvention that turned real dreams into exceptional realities. Whether you're an entrepreneur, a dreamer, or on the edge of your next big move, Actually, I Can. will inspire you to trust your intuition, bet on yourself, and redefine success on your own terms.

Publisher

Lindsay Tjepkema

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

9 Jan 2025

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Stop Hustling, Start Leading with Jennie Blumenthal

   For founders, “just hustle harder” can sound like the ultimate formula for success. Work longer. Push through. Do more. Figure it out. But what happens when hustle stops creating momentum—and starts creating diminishing returns? In this episode of Actually I Can, Lindsay Tjepkema sits down with Jennie Blumenthal, CEO of Corporate Rehab Leadership, to challenge one of the most deeply ingrained pieces of founder advice: just hustle harder and everything will work itself out. Jennie shares how g...

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Build the Life You Actually Want with Hope Horner

   What if the advice to “find work-life balance” is actually making you feel like you’re doing something wrong? In this episode of Actually, I Can., Lindsay Tjepkema sits down with Hope Horner, founder and CEO of Lemonlight, to unpack one of the most common pieces of advice founders hear: that success requires maintaining a healthy balance between work and life. For Hope, that advice created more guilt than clarity. In the early years of building Lemonlight, she was working 70–90+ hours a wee...

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Toxic Positivity Is a Leadership Strategy with Stephen Shedletzky

   In this episode of "Actually I Can," host Lindsay Tjepkema sits down with leadership coach Steven “Shed” Shedletsky to unpack a piece of bad advice that taught him a powerful lesson about toxic positivity, organizational politics, and the importance of speaking up. Shed shares how he was once encouraged to coach a team member by deflecting an interpersonal problem with the advice, “Enough about them, let’s talk about you.” What sounded like a positive, forward-looking approach was actually a ...

Who has been a guest on Actually, I Can.

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Justin Clifford
• Fabian Rodriguez
• Ian Faison
• Dorien Morin
• Adam Barney

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

18,767

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

32