Sept. 13, 2026

156 - The Internet Is Lying to Women About Entrepreneurship

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Show Notes

In this episode of the MaYapinion® podcast, Maya Roffler is pulling back the curtain on what entrepreneurship actually looks like versus the version of it women are constantly being sold online.

From laptop-on-the-beach images and massive revenue claims to courses promising six-figure launches and financial freedom, entrepreneurship on the internet can look glamorous, effortless, and almost formulaic. But after years of building businesses, experiencing wins and failures, working with incredible clients, making money, losing money, and figuring things out along the way, Maya has a very different opinion.

The internet isn’t necessarily showing you the whole story.

Maya breaks down why success in entrepreneurship is rarely linear and why the milestones that actually matter can get lost when we’re constantly comparing ourselves to someone else’s revenue screenshots, massive launches, or highlight reel. Your first client matters. Your first product sale matters. Learning from something that failed matters. And a business bringing in huge revenue doesn’t necessarily mean the founder is taking home huge profits.

This episode is a true MaYapinion® conversation. Maya shares why “booked and busy” isn’t always a sign of success, why generic business frameworks don’t work for every entrepreneur, and why buying another course or finding another coach isn’t automatically going to solve the specific problem happening inside your business.

She also challenges entrepreneurs to look more closely at the people they’re learning from. What businesses have they actually built? Where do they have experience? What have they failed at? And do they truly understand the type of business and challenge you’re trying to navigate?

This episode is especially powerful for women entrepreneurs who are tired of feeling like they’re behind because their business doesn’t look like the version of success they see online.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

Why Maya believes the internet is selling women a misleading version of entrepreneurship
The difference between entrepreneurial freedom and the work required to actually create it
The failures and failed launches that often get left out of online success stories
Why signing your first client or selling your first product deserves to be considered a major win
The internet’s obsession with six- and seven-figure businesses and how it can distort your definition of success
Why being “booked and busy” doesn’t necessarily mean your business is successful
How constant meetings and an overloaded schedule can actually lead to burnout instead of growth
Why there is no single framework or formula that can solve every entrepreneur’s business challenges
The problem with continually buying courses without implementing what you’ve already learned
Why a strategy that worked for someone else may not apply to your business
What to look for before choosing a coach, mentor, program, or business expert
Why Maya wants to know what someone has actually built before taking their business advice
The importance of learning from people who have experienced both wins and failures
The behind-the-scenes reality of clients, contracts, taxes, mistakes, uncertainty, early mornings, and late nights
Why Maya believes anyone can become an entrepreneur, but entrepreneurship isn’t for everyone
The grit required to navigate both the highs and the lows of building something yourself
The ownership that comes from knowing your wins are yours and your failures are yours
Why entrepreneurship doesn’t have to be easy to be completely worth it