Some of the strongest women in leadership are fighting battles no one sees. In this episode reflection, Monique de Maio unpacks crisis, resilience, and what it really means to get back to badass.
All the Episodes About Badass Interviews
When Possibilities began, it wasn’t about hitting a number. It started as a way to share stories from my book: stories about growth, courage, and creating a life that actually feels like yours. What I couldn’t have predicted was how quickly those stories would turn into nearly 100 conversations with women navigating leadership, reinvention, ambition, […]
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 […]
If you know me, you know this… When I find something that works, I cannot keep it to myself. I am the woman who will tell you about a great moisturizer in the grocery store checkout line. I will evangelize a protein powder to the UPS driver. If a product is truly great, it becomes […]
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 […]
Let’s be real: most people hear the word sales and immediately cringe. Cue the sleazy tactics, cheesy scripts, and awkward follow-ups that make your skin crawl. I get it. But after sitting down with Liz Wendling—founder of The Sales Clinic and author of The Heart of Authentic Selling—I’m here to tell you this: sales done […]
You don’t need another vision board. You need a moment of gutsy, unapologetic clarity. And Mary Lou Quinlan? She’s the proof. At the height of her career, CEO of a major ad agency and award-winning marketer, Mary Lou stepped away from “success” as the world defined it. She wanted more. More meaning. More creativity. More […]
Let’s be blunt: loneliness is making us sick—and the real cure probably isn’t in your medicine cabinet. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, chronic loneliness has the same impact on your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Read that again. In a world obsessed with biohacking and productivity, we’ve forgotten one of the most […]
Let’s stop pretending that reinvention only happens in your 20s. Or that you need permission to change your life. Because here’s the truth: sometimes the smartest thing you can do isn’t doubling down on the life you built. It’s starting again—in a new city, a new country, maybe even a new language. And Cepee Tabibian […]
When I say “notice what you notice,” I’m quoting my friend, wellness expert, and repeat podcast guest Rosy McCann. And after this conversation, you’ll understand why that simple phrase is so powerful. In this episode, Rosy and I dove into what it means to eat in the season of your life—not just the calendar season. […]
