From Burnout to Bandwidth with Heather Harris
In this episode of Leaders Who Last, Elena Joy sits down with serial entrepreneur and creative powerhouse Heather Harris for a candid, hilarious, and deeply inspiring conversation on burnout, bandwidth, and the radical impact of getting the right support.
Heather had what most would call a thriving business—a high-performing salon, speaking gigs, and a full calendar. But beneath the success was a woman drowning in to-dos, waking up at 3 a.m. in anxiety spirals and stuck in performance mode. The solution wasn’t another planner or more hustle. It was a virtual assistant.
What started as a small experiment (“maybe she can help with social media”) turned into a life-changing shift that opened the door to sleep, sanity, and surprising expansion. A year later, Heather wasn’t just surviving—she was thriving. She founded Spark Pro Global, a virtual assistant company that now employs over 40 full-time staff supporting high-performing creatives and executives around the world.
This episode is a masterclass in Systemic Support—one of Latitude’s five leadership capacities. Heather reminds us that burnout doesn’t always mean doing too much—it often means doing too much alone.
Listen in if you’ve ever said:
“Why can’t I get it all done?!”
“I’m the bottleneck in my own life.”
“I could do so much more… if I had the bandwidth.”
Heather’s story is proof that delegation isn’t just a growth strategy—it’s a joy strategy.
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