# Questions founders ask Ivanka Menken

Source: https://ivankamenken.com/answers · By Ivanka Menken, Strategic Mentor · Updated 21 October 2026

These are the questions founders of growing businesses ask Ivanka Menken most often, answered from her own method: what a mentor costs and does, why cash gets tight while the business grows, how to let go and when to hire a general manager, how to price, align a leadership team and make the decision you keep putting off.

1. How much does a business mentor cost? What each way of working with Ivanka costs, and what you are paying for. https://ivankamenken.com/answers/how-much-does-a-business-mentor-cost
2. What is the difference between a business coach and a mentor? Coaching, mentoring, consulting and therapy are different jobs. Here is how they differ. https://ivankamenken.com/answers/business-coach-vs-mentor
3. What does a strategic mentor actually do in a session? What happens in 60 minutes with Ivanka, and between sessions. https://ivankamenken.com/answers/what-does-a-strategic-mentor-do
4. How do I stop being the bottleneck in my business? A practical method for founders whose business waits for them. https://ivankamenken.com/answers/how-to-stop-being-the-bottleneck
5. When should a founder hire a general manager? How to tell whether you need a general manager, or need to let go first. https://ivankamenken.com/answers/when-should-a-founder-hire-a-general-manager
6. Why is cash tight when my business is growing? Why more work can mean less cash, and where to start fixing it. https://ivankamenken.com/answers/why-is-cash-tight-when-the-business-is-growing
7. How do I raise my prices without losing clients? Where to start when you know your prices are too low. https://ivankamenken.com/answers/how-to-raise-prices-without-losing-clients
8. How do I make a hard business decision I keep putting off? Four steps to a decision that has been circling for too long. https://ivankamenken.com/answers/how-to-make-a-hard-business-decision
9. How do I get my leadership team aligned? Why good people pull in different directions, and how to fix it. https://ivankamenken.com/answers/how-to-align-a-leadership-team
10. What is identity risk for founders? When the business becomes who you are, and what it does to your decisions. https://ivankamenken.com/answers/what-is-identity-risk-for-founders

## Would you rather start with your own numbers?

- The five-number scorecard: https://ivankamenken.com/scorecard
- The Clarity Shift risk check: https://ivankamenken.com/clarity-shift-risk-check

## Is your question not here?

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- Every way to work with Ivanka: https://ivankamenken.com/work-with-ivanka