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Permission with Dr. Sherry Walling

Sherry Walling

Booking Overview

Interview-led entrepreneurship and leadership podcast featuring founders, executives, authors, and subject-matter experts in candid conversations about burnout, meaning, identity, play, and the personal costs of achievement, alongside occasional solo episodes. Credible pitches include accomplished founders, authors, psychologists, scientists, and leaders with original expertise or lived experience relevant to entrepreneurial wellbeing; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 200

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 491 subscribers

Instagram: 2.9k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

sherry@zenfounder.com

sherrywalling@gmail.com

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Host

Sherry Walling - Clinical psychologist, entrepreneur, speaker, and circus artist focused on the psychological and human dimensions of entrepreneurship and leadership.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Accomplished founders, CEOs, authors, psychologists, scientists, and recognized practitioners with substantive expertise or firsthand experience related to entrepreneurship, leadership, mental health, play, burnout, or personal transformation.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or led notable companies or organizations, Published books or significant original work, Established expertise in psychology, neuroscience, leadership, or entrepreneurial wellbeing, Built a recognized body of work or public mission

Recent Guest Discussions

Mia Sundstrom - The Neuroscience And Productivity Of Play, Play Styles, Disengagement, Creativity At Work, And Integrating Play Into Adult Life And Leadership.

Jason Cohen - Founder Identity, Authenticity, Company Building, Leadership Decisions, Recognition, And Shaping A Business And Life Around Personal Values.

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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Episode 3: Permission to Act

October 13, 2026

I've been married to Rob Walling for almost 24 years, so I went into this one already knowing the plot. Rob was raised to follow the rules, with a whole career mapped out as an executive at his family's electrical construction company. Then he got into the management training program, realized he was miserable, and walked away with no connections and no plan except that he liked writing code. Rob is the founder of Drip, co-founder of TinySeed, and the host of Startups for the Rest of Us. We g...

Episode 1: Permission to Build Your Way

October 06, 2026

Jason Cohen has founded two unicorn companies, WP Engine and Smart Bear, and written at asmartbear.com for almost twenty years. His new book, Hidden Multipliers, opens with a founder lying awake at 4 a.m. feeling like a fraud — which tells you it isn't a normal growth-tactics book, and this isn't a normal growth-tactics conversation. We get into why the people who love your work often love it for the things you'd call weaknesses, why Jason would rather have fewer followers who actually care t...

Episode 2: Permission to Play

October 06, 2026

Mia Sundstrom is a CEO who swims in the middle of the workday, on purpose, and can tell you exactly why she gets that hour back. She runs the National Institute for Play, she's a lifelong gymnast, and she's on a mission to reach ten million people with play by 2030.We get into play as both a state (the thing you're doing) and a trait (the way you show up), the neuroscience that play lives in the oldest part of the brain and is something we're born knowing how to do, and the six play styles (I...

Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with Permission with Dr. Sherry Walling?

Permission with Dr. Sherry Walling is hosted by Sherry Walling. Its publicly listed emails are sherry@zenfounder.com and sherrywalling@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Permission with Dr. Sherry Walling?

The publicly listed emails for Permission with Dr. Sherry Walling: sherry@zenfounder.com and sherrywalling@gmail.com.

How many listeners does Permission with Dr. Sherry Walling have?

Podseeker estimates Permission with Dr. Sherry Walling reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Permission with Dr. Sherry Walling?

Permission with Dr. Sherry Walling typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Accomplished founders, CEOs, authors, psychologists, scientists, and recognized practitioners with substantive expertise or firsthand experience related to entrepreneurship, leadership, mental health, play, burnout, or personal transformation. Common among recent guests: Founded or led notable companies or organizations; Published books or significant original work; Established expertise in psychology, neuroscience, leadership, or entrepreneurial wellbeing. Recent guests include Mia Sundstrom and Jason Cohen.

How hard is it to get booked on Permission with Dr. Sherry Walling?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Permission with Dr. Sherry Walling cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Burnout, and Leadership. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

sherry@zenfounder.com

sherrywalling@gmail.com

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