The First-Time CEO

The First-Time CEO

50 Conversations on Leading While Becoming

About the Book

The First-Time CEO is a book about what it really means to lead while becoming — told through 50 conversations with first-time founders, seasoned leaders, and the experts who guide them. In an era obsessed with certainty and success, this book explores the truth behind both: that leadership is not a destination, but an unfolding. Through candid interviews and personal reflections from my own journey running a tech startup, I invite readers into the raw, unpolished reality of modern leadership — where courage is often quiet, growth is rarely linear, and becoming is the work itself.

About the Author

Victoria Loskutova
Victoria Loskutova

Victoria Loskutova is an entrepreneur and storyteller exploring what it really means to lead in today’s world. After founding and running her own tech startup, she launched The First-Time CEO podcast to learn how other founders navigate the messy realities of building and leading their companies. What began as a series of candid conversations has evolved into a growing platform — a podcast, a newsletter, and now a book — documenting the unfiltered realities of modern leadership. With over fifteen years in content, communications, and PR, Victoria brings sharp insight, contagious humor, and unapologetic honesty to stories about the beautiful chaos of learning to lead.

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