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You Can’t Achieve Love the Way You Achieve Success

High-achieving women don’t struggle with love because they’re “too much” I hear this all the time.“I’m too independent.”“I intimidate men.”“I’m just wired differently.” No.You are wired for achievement. Lynda nailed this. The very traits that make women successful in business, control, logic, resilience, self-sufficiency, are the same traits that quietly sabotage intimacy when left unchecked. […]

Stop Building Your Life Around Your Job

Every so often, I have a conversation on this podcast that sticks to my bones.My recent episode with Michelle Coulson, founder of Remote Rebellion, was one of those conversations. It reminded me why I started this show in the first place: to talk with women who are rewriting the rules of work, life, and leadership […]

The Unraveling, the Rebuilding, and the Truth About Reinvention

If my first conversation with Jodi Scott-Lyons was about how she built her company, this one is about what happens when the foundation cracks beneath a founder’s feet. It is the continuation of a story that began with passion and purpose, and moves into the part of being a founder and CEO that most people […]

Why your team feels “off” and what to do about it

You already have a culture.The real question is whether you designed it, or you’re just living with the one that built itself while you were “too busy.” Episode #95 with Brittany Drozd is a wake-up call for leaders who swear they have a business problem when, in reality, they have a people problem disguised as […]

The Beauty of Integrity: How Giella Poblocki Built a Transparent Brand in an Opaque Industry

When you think “beauty industry,” you probably don’t think authenticity.You think of photo filters, marketing hype, and ingredients you can’t pronounce. But my conversation with Giella Poblocki, founder and CEO of GIELLA Custom Blend Cosmetics, completely flipped that script. Here’s a woman who has spent more than 20 years quietly building a beauty business based […]

3 Myths Holding Women Back (and What We Should Talk About Instead)

Let’s get real. There are conversations that women have quietly (behind closed doors, with girlfriends, or maybe not at all) because somewhere along the way, we were taught they were too personal, too uncomfortable, or too much. In my conversation with Kristen Fairback, Executive Vice President at SHE Media, we decided to talk about all […]

Why Self-Knowledge and Trust Are the Real Growth Strategies

Let’s cut the crap. You don’t need another strategy, hack, or shiny software tool to scale your business. What you do need is to actually know yourself, like yourself, and trust yourself enough to stop trying to do it all alone. That’s the conversation I had with Tonya Gossage, Business Growth Strategist and Founder of […]

How Women’s Generosity is Reshaping Wealth & Impact

Let me bust a myth right out of the gate: philanthropy is not just for billionaires in ball gowns writing seven-figure checks. Philanthropy is for you. Yes, you… The woman juggling kids, career, side hustle, or maybe just trying to get through the week without losing your damn mind. If you’ve ever given your time, […]

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