Pau Sendra Runs Waynabox and Flies 737s Without Ever Burning Out. Here Is Why — Full Interview
The Full Interview: How the Waynabox Founder Splits Stress Across His Life Instead of Carrying It All Alone
Aug 6th, 2026
Pau Sendra Runs Waynabox and Flies 737s Without Ever Burning Out. Here Is Why — Full Interview
The Full Interview: How the Waynabox Founder Splits Stress Across His Life Instead of Carrying It All Alone
Fernando Olivares
Dot Fer | ProductFitCoach
Aug 6th, 2026
Pau Sendra Runs Waynabox and Flies 737s Without Ever Burning Out. Here Is Why — Full Interview
The Full Interview: How the Waynabox Founder Splits Stress Across His Life Instead of Carrying It All Alone
Fernando Olivares
Dot Fer | ProductFitCoach
Aug 6th, 2026
Pau Sendra Runs Waynabox and Flies 737s Without Ever Burning Out. Here Is Why — Full Interview
The Full Interview: How the Waynabox Founder Splits Stress Across His Life Instead of Carrying It All Alone
Aug 6th, 2026
Pau Sendra Runs Waynabox and Flies 737s Without Ever Burning Out. Here Is Why — Full Interview
The Full Interview: How the Waynabox Founder Splits Stress Across His Life Instead of Carrying It All Alone
Aug 6th, 2026
I asked Pau Sendra to pull out his phone in the middle of the interview and check his screen time. He opened settings, scrolled around, and found nothing. It was not even turned on.
I asked Pau Sendra to pull out his phone in the middle of the interview and check his screen time. He opened settings, scrolled around, and found nothing. It was not even turned on.
I asked Pau Sendra to pull out his phone in the middle of the interview and check his screen time. He opened settings, scrolled around, and found nothing. It was not even turned on.
I asked Pau Sendra to pull out his phone in the middle of the interview and check his screen time. He opened settings, scrolled around, and found nothing. It was not even turned on.
Funny moment during Pau Sendra's interview with Dot Fer, founder of Waynabox, for ProductFitCoach.
Funny moment during Pau Sendra's interview with Dot Fer, founder of Waynabox, for ProductFitCoach.
Funny moment during Pau Sendra's interview with Dot Fer, founder of Waynabox, for ProductFitCoach.
Funny moment during Pau Sendra's interview with Dot Fer, founder of Waynabox, for ProductFitCoach.
Funny moment during Pau Sendra's interview with Dot Fer, founder of Waynabox, for ProductFitCoach.
He laughed and said he basically lives on social media anyway, so maybe he dodged a bullet there. But that small moment says more about how he actually operates than any founder quote could. Pau is not a man obsessed with tracking, optimizing, or managing himself into balance. He cofounded Waynabox twelve years ago, took it through a near shutdown during COVID, sold it to Atresmedia in 2023, and at some point in the middle of all that also became a commercial airline pilot. He now splits his week between flying a 737 and working as VP of Growth at the company he built from nothing. Two jobs that would wreck most people inside a year. So I spent a good part of the conversation trying to understand what he does differently. The answer was not a routine. It was closer to a philosophy about where stress is allowed to live.
He laughed and said he basically lives on social media anyway, so maybe he dodged a bullet there. But that small moment says more about how he actually operates than any founder quote could. Pau is not a man obsessed with tracking, optimizing, or managing himself into balance. He cofounded Waynabox twelve years ago, took it through a near shutdown during COVID, sold it to Atresmedia in 2023, and at some point in the middle of all that also became a commercial airline pilot. He now splits his week between flying a 737 and working as VP of Growth at the company he built from nothing. Two jobs that would wreck most people inside a year. So I spent a good part of the conversation trying to understand what he does differently. The answer was not a routine. It was closer to a philosophy about where stress is allowed to live.
He laughed and said he basically lives on social media anyway, so maybe he dodged a bullet there. But that small moment says more about how he actually operates than any founder quote could. Pau is not a man obsessed with tracking, optimizing, or managing himself into balance. He cofounded Waynabox twelve years ago, took it through a near shutdown during COVID, sold it to Atresmedia in 2023, and at some point in the middle of all that also became a commercial airline pilot. He now splits his week between flying a 737 and working as VP of Growth at the company he built from nothing. Two jobs that would wreck most people inside a year. So I spent a good part of the conversation trying to understand what he does differently. The answer was not a routine. It was closer to a philosophy about where stress is allowed to live.
He laughed and said he basically lives on social media anyway, so maybe he dodged a bullet there. But that small moment says more about how he actually operates than any founder quote could. Pau is not a man obsessed with tracking, optimizing, or managing himself into balance. He cofounded Waynabox twelve years ago, took it through a near shutdown during COVID, sold it to Atresmedia in 2023, and at some point in the middle of all that also became a commercial airline pilot. He now splits his week between flying a 737 and working as VP of Growth at the company he built from nothing. Two jobs that would wreck most people inside a year. So I spent a good part of the conversation trying to understand what he does differently. The answer was not a routine. It was closer to a philosophy about where stress is allowed to live.
He laughed and said he basically lives on social media anyway, so maybe he dodged a bullet there. But that small moment says more about how he actually operates than any founder quote could. Pau is not a man obsessed with tracking, optimizing, or managing himself into balance. He cofounded Waynabox twelve years ago, took it through a near shutdown during COVID, sold it to Atresmedia in 2023, and at some point in the middle of all that also became a commercial airline pilot. He now splits his week between flying a 737 and working as VP of Growth at the company he built from nothing. Two jobs that would wreck most people inside a year. So I spent a good part of the conversation trying to understand what he does differently. The answer was not a routine. It was closer to a philosophy about where stress is allowed to live.
He does not manage stress, he just refuses to hold all of it at once
When I asked how he deals with pressure flying a plane with two hundred people on board, or running a company through a crisis, his answer was almost anticlimactic. Step back, look at your real options, make a decision with the best information you have. If it goes well, good. If it does not, you still did what you could with what you knew at the time. There is no elaborate system behind it. Just a habit of separating effort from outcome so failure does not sit on his chest afterward.
He does not manage stress, he just refuses to hold all of it at once
When I asked how he deals with pressure flying a plane with two hundred people on board, or running a company through a crisis, his answer was almost anticlimactic. Step back, look at your real options, make a decision with the best information you have. If it goes well, good. If it does not, you still did what you could with what you knew at the time. There is no elaborate system behind it. Just a habit of separating effort from outcome so failure does not sit on his chest afterward.
He does not manage stress, he just refuses to hold all of it at once
When I asked how he deals with pressure flying a plane with two hundred people on board, or running a company through a crisis, his answer was almost anticlimactic. Step back, look at your real options, make a decision with the best information you have. If it goes well, good. If it does not, you still did what you could with what you knew at the time. There is no elaborate system behind it. Just a habit of separating effort from outcome so failure does not sit on his chest afterward.
He does not manage stress, he just refuses to hold all of it at once
When I asked how he deals with pressure flying a plane with two hundred people on board, or running a company through a crisis, his answer was almost anticlimactic. Step back, look at your real options, make a decision with the best information you have. If it goes well, good. If it does not, you still did what you could with what you knew at the time. There is no elaborate system behind it. Just a habit of separating effort from outcome so failure does not sit on his chest afterward.
He does not manage stress, he just refuses to hold all of it at once
When I asked how he deals with pressure flying a plane with two hundred people on board, or running a company through a crisis, his answer was almost anticlimactic. Step back, look at your real options, make a decision with the best information you have. If it goes well, good. If it does not, you still did what you could with what you knew at the time. There is no elaborate system behind it. Just a habit of separating effort from outcome so failure does not sit on his chest afterward.
The real trick is refusing to let one part of life carry all the weight
This was the part of the conversation that stuck with me the most. Pau told me it is far easier to protect your mental health when you are not putting everything on a single pillar. He has two demanding jobs, a family, and friends he protects time for once or twice a week on purpose. When one area gets heavy, the others are still standing to hold him up. Most people who burn out are not working too many hours, they are working too many hours on the only thing they have.
The real trick is refusing to let one part of life carry all the weight
This was the part of the conversation that stuck with me the most. Pau told me it is far easier to protect your mental health when you are not putting everything on a single pillar. He has two demanding jobs, a family, and friends he protects time for once or twice a week on purpose. When one area gets heavy, the others are still standing to hold him up. Most people who burn out are not working too many hours, they are working too many hours on the only thing they have.
The real trick is refusing to let one part of life carry all the weight
This was the part of the conversation that stuck with me the most. Pau told me it is far easier to protect your mental health when you are not putting everything on a single pillar. He has two demanding jobs, a family, and friends he protects time for once or twice a week on purpose. When one area gets heavy, the others are still standing to hold him up. Most people who burn out are not working too many hours, they are working too many hours on the only thing they have.
The real trick is refusing to let one part of life carry all the weight
This was the part of the conversation that stuck with me the most. Pau told me it is far easier to protect your mental health when you are not putting everything on a single pillar. He has two demanding jobs, a family, and friends he protects time for once or twice a week on purpose. When one area gets heavy, the others are still standing to hold him up. Most people who burn out are not working too many hours, they are working too many hours on the only thing they have.
The real trick is refusing to let one part of life carry all the weight
This was the part of the conversation that stuck with me the most. Pau told me it is far easier to protect your mental health when you are not putting everything on a single pillar. He has two demanding jobs, a family, and friends he protects time for once or twice a week on purpose. When one area gets heavy, the others are still standing to hold him up. Most people who burn out are not working too many hours, they are working too many hours on the only thing they have.
Disconnecting from work only matters if work is actually what is stressing you out
A lot of advice around burnout assumes everyone needs a full digital detox on vacation. Pau does not fully agree. If your job is the thing draining you, yes, take the week off completely and come back with real energy. But if checking your numbers on holiday does not stress you out, forcing yourself to unplug because a wellness article told you to is not doing much for you either. For him, glancing at how things went the day before while on holiday is not anxiety, it is just interest in something he built.
Disconnecting from work only matters if work is actually what is stressing you out
A lot of advice around burnout assumes everyone needs a full digital detox on vacation. Pau does not fully agree. If your job is the thing draining you, yes, take the week off completely and come back with real energy. But if checking your numbers on holiday does not stress you out, forcing yourself to unplug because a wellness article told you to is not doing much for you either. For him, glancing at how things went the day before while on holiday is not anxiety, it is just interest in something he built.
Disconnecting from work only matters if work is actually what is stressing you out
A lot of advice around burnout assumes everyone needs a full digital detox on vacation. Pau does not fully agree. If your job is the thing draining you, yes, take the week off completely and come back with real energy. But if checking your numbers on holiday does not stress you out, forcing yourself to unplug because a wellness article told you to is not doing much for you either. For him, glancing at how things went the day before while on holiday is not anxiety, it is just interest in something he built.
Disconnecting from work only matters if work is actually what is stressing you out
A lot of advice around burnout assumes everyone needs a full digital detox on vacation. Pau does not fully agree. If your job is the thing draining you, yes, take the week off completely and come back with real energy. But if checking your numbers on holiday does not stress you out, forcing yourself to unplug because a wellness article told you to is not doing much for you either. For him, glancing at how things went the day before while on holiday is not anxiety, it is just interest in something he built.
Disconnecting from work only matters if work is actually what is stressing you out
A lot of advice around burnout assumes everyone needs a full digital detox on vacation. Pau does not fully agree. If your job is the thing draining you, yes, take the week off completely and come back with real energy. But if checking your numbers on holiday does not stress you out, forcing yourself to unplug because a wellness article told you to is not doing much for you either. For him, glancing at how things went the day before while on holiday is not anxiety, it is just interest in something he built.
Even his health habits are built to fit his life, not the other way around
He splits his weeks between Barcelona and the mountains near Girona, and his training follows wherever he is. In the mountains, trail running is the thing he enjoys the most out of everything he does. In the city, it is the gym and lifting weights. No perfect plan, no forcing a routine that only works on paper. He cooks for a family of four at home, which he admits is genuinely hard when one person skips vegetables and another avoids fish, so his real rule is simpler than any diet. Try to fit protein into most meals, keep the all carbs dinners for the nights when there is no time for anything else, and accept that ordering food once or twice a week is normal, not a failure.
Even his health habits are built to fit his life, not the other way around
He splits his weeks between Barcelona and the mountains near Girona, and his training follows wherever he is. In the mountains, trail running is the thing he enjoys the most out of everything he does. In the city, it is the gym and lifting weights. No perfect plan, no forcing a routine that only works on paper. He cooks for a family of four at home, which he admits is genuinely hard when one person skips vegetables and another avoids fish, so his real rule is simpler than any diet. Try to fit protein into most meals, keep the all carbs dinners for the nights when there is no time for anything else, and accept that ordering food once or twice a week is normal, not a failure.
Even his health habits are built to fit his life, not the other way around
He splits his weeks between Barcelona and the mountains near Girona, and his training follows wherever he is. In the mountains, trail running is the thing he enjoys the most out of everything he does. In the city, it is the gym and lifting weights. No perfect plan, no forcing a routine that only works on paper. He cooks for a family of four at home, which he admits is genuinely hard when one person skips vegetables and another avoids fish, so his real rule is simpler than any diet. Try to fit protein into most meals, keep the all carbs dinners for the nights when there is no time for anything else, and accept that ordering food once or twice a week is normal, not a failure.
Even his health habits are built to fit his life, not the other way around
He splits his weeks between Barcelona and the mountains near Girona, and his training follows wherever he is. In the mountains, trail running is the thing he enjoys the most out of everything he does. In the city, it is the gym and lifting weights. No perfect plan, no forcing a routine that only works on paper. He cooks for a family of four at home, which he admits is genuinely hard when one person skips vegetables and another avoids fish, so his real rule is simpler than any diet. Try to fit protein into most meals, keep the all carbs dinners for the nights when there is no time for anything else, and accept that ordering food once or twice a week is normal, not a failure.
Even his health habits are built to fit his life, not the other way around
He splits his weeks between Barcelona and the mountains near Girona, and his training follows wherever he is. In the mountains, trail running is the thing he enjoys the most out of everything he does. In the city, it is the gym and lifting weights. No perfect plan, no forcing a routine that only works on paper. He cooks for a family of four at home, which he admits is genuinely hard when one person skips vegetables and another avoids fish, so his real rule is simpler than any diet. Try to fit protein into most meals, keep the all carbs dinners for the nights when there is no time for anything else, and accept that ordering food once or twice a week is normal, not a failure.
His biggest regret was not about the business at all
Near the end, I ran a rapid fire round with him, one word answers, no time to think. Coffee over tea. Mountains over beach. Nights over mornings. Quick, easy, fun. Then I asked for his biggest mistake, and he actually paused. Not spending enough time with friends at the beginning of Waynabox. Not a bad funding round, not a wrong hire. Just time with people he cared about that he cannot get back, even after building something that eventually sold to one of Spain's largest media groups.
His biggest regret was not about the business at all
Near the end, I ran a rapid fire round with him, one word answers, no time to think. Coffee over tea. Mountains over beach. Nights over mornings. Quick, easy, fun. Then I asked for his biggest mistake, and he actually paused. Not spending enough time with friends at the beginning of Waynabox. Not a bad funding round, not a wrong hire. Just time with people he cared about that he cannot get back, even after building something that eventually sold to one of Spain's largest media groups.
His biggest regret was not about the business at all
Near the end, I ran a rapid fire round with him, one word answers, no time to think. Coffee over tea. Mountains over beach. Nights over mornings. Quick, easy, fun. Then I asked for his biggest mistake, and he actually paused. Not spending enough time with friends at the beginning of Waynabox. Not a bad funding round, not a wrong hire. Just time with people he cared about that he cannot get back, even after building something that eventually sold to one of Spain's largest media groups.
His biggest regret was not about the business at all
Near the end, I ran a rapid fire round with him, one word answers, no time to think. Coffee over tea. Mountains over beach. Nights over mornings. Quick, easy, fun. Then I asked for his biggest mistake, and he actually paused. Not spending enough time with friends at the beginning of Waynabox. Not a bad funding round, not a wrong hire. Just time with people he cared about that he cannot get back, even after building something that eventually sold to one of Spain's largest media groups.
His biggest regret was not about the business at all
Near the end, I ran a rapid fire round with him, one word answers, no time to think. Coffee over tea. Mountains over beach. Nights over mornings. Quick, easy, fun. Then I asked for his biggest mistake, and he actually paused. Not spending enough time with friends at the beginning of Waynabox. Not a bad funding round, not a wrong hire. Just time with people he cared about that he cannot get back, even after building something that eventually sold to one of Spain's largest media groups.
The line that stuck with me the most
If you put all your effort into something and it does not work out, you should not feel guilty about it. That single idea, more than any framework or hack, seems to be the real reason he has run two demanding careers for years without falling apart.
The line that stuck with me the most
If you put all your effort into something and it does not work out, you should not feel guilty about it. That single idea, more than any framework or hack, seems to be the real reason he has run two demanding careers for years without falling apart.
The line that stuck with me the most
If you put all your effort into something and it does not work out, you should not feel guilty about it. That single idea, more than any framework or hack, seems to be the real reason he has run two demanding careers for years without falling apart.
The line that stuck with me the most
If you put all your effort into something and it does not work out, you should not feel guilty about it. That single idea, more than any framework or hack, seems to be the real reason he has run two demanding careers for years without falling apart.
The line that stuck with me the most
If you put all your effort into something and it does not work out, you should not feel guilty about it. That single idea, more than any framework or hack, seems to be the real reason he has run two demanding careers for years without falling apart.
His advice for anyone about to start a business
I closed the interview asking what he would tell someone starting their own company today. He said nothing about growth, funding, or strategy. He said: "Have fun, and have great friends around you when you start". Coming from someone who built a company for twelve years, flew commercial planes on the side, and steered through a shutdown during COVID, that answer carries more weight than it looks like on paper.
His advice for anyone about to start a business
I closed the interview asking what he would tell someone starting their own company today. He said nothing about growth, funding, or strategy. He said: "Have fun, and have great friends around you when you start". Coming from someone who built a company for twelve years, flew commercial planes on the side, and steered through a shutdown during COVID, that answer carries more weight than it looks like on paper.
His advice for anyone about to start a business
I closed the interview asking what he would tell someone starting their own company today. He said nothing about growth, funding, or strategy. He said: "Have fun, and have great friends around you when you start". Coming from someone who built a company for twelve years, flew commercial planes on the side, and steered through a shutdown during COVID, that answer carries more weight than it looks like on paper.
His advice for anyone about to start a business
I closed the interview asking what he would tell someone starting their own company today. He said nothing about growth, funding, or strategy. He said: "Have fun, and have great friends around you when you start". Coming from someone who built a company for twelve years, flew commercial planes on the side, and steered through a shutdown during COVID, that answer carries more weight than it looks like on paper.
His advice for anyone about to start a business
I closed the interview asking what he would tell someone starting their own company today. He said nothing about growth, funding, or strategy. He said: "Have fun, and have great friends around you when you start". Coming from someone who built a company for twelve years, flew commercial planes on the side, and steered through a shutdown during COVID, that answer carries more weight than it looks like on paper.
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If you work in tech and your energy, focus, or performance aren't where you'd like them to be, here's how I can help:
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