The Art Of Entrepreneurship

Hosted by Jackie Hermes

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Oct 2026

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Let's be honest: building a company from nothing is freaking hard. It has been for me. I grew my company Accelity from 0 to 7 figures with no partners and no funding. I'm also a startup mentor, a speaker, and a dedicated mother of three. Welcome to The Art of Entrepreneurship podcast—I’m your host, Jackie Hermes. Listen in as I share all the mistakes I’ve made and, more importantly, what I’ve learned from them, with no fluff, and no rose-colored glasses. The Art of Entrepreneurship is a show where we cut through the BS and dig into what it actually takes to start and grow a business. I’ll be giving unfiltered advice 1 episode per week, up to 20 minute per episode. I want you to walk away from this podcast with the mindset and tools you need to be successful. This podcast is for entrepreneurs, side hustlers, and busy professionals with a short attention span (like me)—you’ll get quick-hitting, actionable information in every single episode. If you give me your time, I promise it won't be wasted. Now let's get to work!

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October 27, 202610 min

If you can’t apologize, you’re not a leader

This episode of The Art of Entrepreneurship is for founders who have the strategy down but still get defensive when feedback gets personal. In the final episode of my lessons to live by series, I’m covering the skills that have nothing to do with strategy: real accountability, getting neutral, apologizing without a “but” and actually receiving feedback. Because if people stop telling you things, you end up flying blind while feeling extremely well informed. Tune in if you’re ready to look at yourself honestly, even when it’s not fun. ✨ This podcast is produced in partnership with Accelity, a full-service marketing agency for bold people growing bold companies. If you're ready to level up your B2B marketing, check us out. → accelitymarketing.com 🎧 Catch up on past episodes, submit topic ideas, and learn more jackiehermes.com/podcast ⭐ Love what you hear? Please leave a 5-star rating on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts to help more entrepreneurs find the show. 📲 Let’s connect! LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/ Instagram: @thejackiehermes TikTok: @jackie.hermes Website: jackiehermes.com

October 20, 202611 min

Intention and perception (you own both)

This episode of The Art of Entrepreneurship is for founders and leaders whose good intentions keep landing the wrong way with their team. In part seven of my lessons to live by series, I explain why we judge ourselves by our reasons and everyone else by their behavior, and why your intentions buy you nothing if the other person experienced something different. Owning the gap between what you meant and how it consistently lands is what separates good intentions from good leadership. Tune in if you’re ready to stop defending what you meant and start owning how it lands. ✨ This podcast is produced in partnership with Accelity, a full-service marketing agency for bold people growing bold companies. If you're ready to level up your B2B marketing, check us out. → accelitymarketing.com 🎧 Catch up on past episodes, submit topic ideas, and learn more jackiehermes.com/podcast ⭐ Love what you hear? Please leave a 5-star rating on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts to help more entrepreneurs find the show. 📲 Let’s connect! LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/ Instagram: @thejackiehermes TikTok: @jackie.hermes Website: jackiehermes.com

October 13, 20268 min

Not striving to be humble

This episode of The Art of Entrepreneurship is for founders who downplay their wins and talk themselves out of asking for what they’re worth. In part six of my lessons to live by series, I argue that nobody rewards you for staying quiet about what you’ve built. The way you talk to yourself in private decides what you’re able to ask for in public. Tune in if you’re ready to stop being the last person in the room to notice what you’re good at. ✨ This podcast is produced in partnership with Accelity, a full-service marketing agency for bold people growing bold companies. If you're ready to level up your B2B marketing, check us out. → accelitymarketing.com 🎧 Catch up on past episodes, submit topic ideas, and learn more jackiehermes.com/podcast ⭐ Love what you hear? Please leave a 5-star rating on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts to help more entrepreneurs find the show. 📲 Let’s connect! LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/ Instagram: @thejackiehermes TikTok: @jackie.hermes Website: jackiehermes.com

October 6, 20268 min

90% and done beats 100% and perfect

This episode of The Art of Entrepreneurship is for founders whose perfectionism keeps good work from ever shipping. Perfectionism is procrastination that feels like hard work, and nobody notices that last 5% of changes except you. The real gains come from testing, iterating and getting in the reps. Tune in if you're ready to ship at 90% and let real data do the rest. ✨ This podcast is produced in partnership with Accelity, a full-service marketing agency for bold people growing bold companies. If you're ready to level up your B2B marketing, check us out. → accelitymarketing.com 🎧 Catch up on past episodes, submit topic ideas, and learn more jackiehermes.com/podcast ⭐ Love what you hear? Please leave a 5-star rating on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts to help more entrepreneurs find the show. 📲 Let’s connect! LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/ Instagram: @thejackiehermes TikTok: @jackie.hermes Website: jackiehermes.com

September 29, 202610 min

Trust your gut, then double-check

This episode of The Art of Entrepreneurship is for founders who follow their gut and want to know when it's instinct and when it's just bias. Your gut isn't magic; it's pattern recognition built from years of experience. But it can also quietly turn your research into a case for a decision you've already made, and that feels exactly like due diligence. Tune in if you're ready to follow your gut on the what and do the work to validate everything else. ✨ This podcast is produced in partnership with Accelity, a full-service marketing agency for bold people growing bold companies. If you're ready to level up your B2B marketing, check us out. → accelitymarketing.com 🎧 Catch up on past episodes, submit topic ideas, and learn more jackiehermes.com/podcast ⭐ Love what you hear? Please leave a 5-star rating on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts to help more entrepreneurs find the show. 📲 Let’s connect! LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/ Instagram: @thejackiehermes TikTok: @jackie.hermes Website: jackiehermes.com

September 22, 202610 min

Clap for others until it’s your time

This episode of The Art of Entrepreneurship is for founders who catch themselves comparing their year two to someone else's year thirteen. Comparison shows up whether you feel behind or ahead, and the people who look effortlessly ahead of you are usually hiding just as much as you are. My fix isn't to stop comparing, it's a four-word mantra that lets you feel someone else's win without losing your own. Tune in if you're ready to trade comparison for a mantra that assumes your time is still coming. ✨ This podcast is produced in partnership with Accelity, a full-service marketing agency for bold people growing bold companies. If you're ready to level up your B2B marketing, check us out. → accelitymarketing.com 🎧 Catch up on past episodes, submit topic ideas, and learn more jackiehermes.com/podcast ⭐ Love what you hear? Please leave a 5-star rating on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts to help more entrepreneurs find the show. 📲 Let’s connect! LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/ Instagram: @thejackiehermes TikTok: @jackie.hermes Website: jackiehermes.com

September 15, 202610 min

If not this, then something better

This episode of The Art of Entrepreneurship is for founders who need to believe a setback is making room for something better. I don't hold onto this belief because I'm an optimist; I hold onto it because I know how hard I work to make it true. That's the difference between empty positivity and a mantra that actually moves you forward. When a client leaves or a goal falls through, I ask myself one question: what would better actually look like? Then I go build it. Tune in if you're ready to turn your next setback into an assignment instead of a tragedy. ✨ This podcast is produced in partnership with Accelity, a full-service marketing agency for bold people growing bold companies. If you're ready to level up your B2B marketing, check us out. → accelitymarketing.com 🎧 Catch up on past episodes, submit topic ideas, and learn more jackiehermes.com/podcast ⭐ Love what you hear? Please leave a 5-star rating on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts to help more entrepreneurs find the show. 📲 Let’s connect! LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/ Instagram: @thejackiehermes TikTok: @jackie.hermes Website: jackiehermes.com

September 8, 202610 min

You don't get what you don't ask for

This episode of The Art of Entrepreneurship is about why you have to ask for what you want—because if you don't, the answer is already no. I've used this one mantra to waive college classes, fund my MBA and negotiate raises. Tune in if you're ready to stop hoping and start asking for exactly what you want. ✨ This podcast is produced in partnership with Accelity, a full-service marketing agency for bold people growing bold companies. If you're ready to level up your B2B marketing, check us out. → accelitymarketing.com 🎧 Catch up on past episodes, submit topic ideas, and learn more jackiehermes.com/podcast ⭐ Love what you hear? Please leave a 5-star rating on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts to help more entrepreneurs find the show. 📲 Let’s connect! LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/ Instagram: @thejackiehermes TikTok: @jackie.hermes Website: jackiehermes.com

September 1, 202624 min

Niche down to scale up w/ Chris Widmayer, Founder and CEO of Penrod

This episode of The Art of Entrepreneurship is for founders who are scared that niching down means shrinking their business. Going narrow feels like it should shrink your market, until you realize staying a generalist is the bigger risk. My guest Chris Widmayer of Penrod slowed his own company's growth for three years by betting on a single vertical, and that bet is exactly what turned his consultancy into one of the top five healthcare partners in the entire Salesforce ecosystem. Tune in if you're sitting on the fence about going narrow and you want to hear what it actually costs and what it actually gives back. ✨ This podcast is produced in partnership with Accelity, a full-service marketing agency for bold people growing bold companies. If you're ready to level up your B2B marketing, check us out. → accelitymarketing.com 🎧 Catch up on past episodes, submit topic ideas, and learn more jackiehermes.com/podcast ⭐ Love what you hear? Please leave a 5-star rating on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts to help more entrepreneurs find the show. 📲 Let’s connect! LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/ Instagram: @thejackiehermes TikTok: @jackie.hermes Website: jackiehermes.com

August 25, 202615 min

The clients I should've said no to (and what an ICP would've told me)

This episode of The Art of Entrepreneurship is for anyone struggling to connect with the right audience—and struggling to grow their business as a result. We're revisiting one of our most requested episodes: my case for why an ideal customer profile isn't optional, and why saying no to the wrong-fit clients is what actually let us grow. Tune in if you're ready to get selective about who you work with, even when it feels counterintuitive. ✨ This podcast is produced in partnership with Accelity, a full-service marketing agency for bold people growing bold companies. If you're ready to level up your B2B marketing, check us out. → accelitymarketing.com 🎧 Catch up on past episodes, submit topic ideas, and learn more jackiehermes.com/podcast ⭐ Love what you hear? Please leave a 5-star rating on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts to help more entrepreneurs find the show. 📲 Let’s connect! LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/ Instagram: @thejackiehermes TikTok: @jackie.hermes Website: jackiehermes.com