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Ep 20: This isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Relationship Science. With Ira Gleser Oct 08, 2025

Ep 20: This isn’t Rocket Science. It’s Relationship Science. With Ira Gleser, Author of Stewardship for Business and Longtime Leader at Coke and Microsoft

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In this insightful and connection-driven conversation, Lori Pine sits down with Ira Gleser—former Coca-Cola colleague, #1 Amazon bes...

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Episode 19: Flourish Where Your Feet Are: A Framework for Thriving at Work Oct 01, 2025

Episode 19: Flourish Where Your Feet Are: A Framework for Thriving at Work

Too often, high-achieving professionals think flourishing means landing the next role, title, or opportunity. But what if the key to thriving is right where you are? In this episode, Lori Pine—former corporate VP turned exe...

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Episode 18: Reinventing Yourself and Leading with Heart: Insights from Jennifer Kay Sep 24, 2025

Episode 18: Reinventing Yourself and Leading with Heart: Insights from Jennifer Kay

In this insightful and wisdom-filled conversation, Lori sits down with Jennifer Kay—an executive search professional and coach with 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biosciences industries. From bu...

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Episode 17: Leading a Team of Chief Critics: How to Shift From Problem-Focused to Progress-Driven Sep 17, 2025
 

Every leader has faced it: the meeting where every idea gets dissected, progress stalls, and your team bonds more over problems than solutions. In this episode, Lori Pine shares how to flip the script—from a culture of c...

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Episode 16: Stop Leading Alone: How Community Fuels Clarity, Courage, and Joy Sep 10, 2025
 

Stop Leading Alone: How Community Fuels Clarity, Courage, and Joy

Leadership isn’t meant to be a solo act—and yet, too many high performers are stuck trying to prove themselves alone. In this solo episode, Lori Pine unpacks the underestimated power of community for ambitious leaders. From perso...

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Episode 15: The Power of Personal Brand: Why Clarity Is Your Career Currency with Mallika Malhotra Sep 03, 2025

Episode 15: The Power of Personal Brand: Why Clarity Is Your Career Currency with Mallika Malhotra 

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In this empowering and wisdom-filled episode, Lori sits down with Mallika Malhotra—a branding strategist, speaker, and autho...

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Episode 14: Leading With Seasonal Wisdom Aug 27, 2025

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In this reflective and energizing episode of The Joy CEO Podcast, Lori explores how seasonal transitions—especially the shift from summer to fall—can become powerful opportunities for recalibration. Instead of rushing headfirst int...

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Episode 13: Skill, Timing, and the “Luck” You Create: Lessons from a Global Brand Leader Matt Wemple Aug 20, 2025

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In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, Lori sits down with longtime friend and Coca-Cola Senior Director, Matt Wemple, to unpack a career journey that’s anything but linear. From aspiring rock star to law enforcement hopeful, to discovering his calling in consumer package...

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Episode 12: The Joy Dip™: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Rise From It Aug 13, 2025
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I had just spent two days in a room filled with brilliance.

The training? World-class.

The people? Powerhouses — CEOs, founders, researchers, industry icons.

The energy was electric… for about five minutes. Then, it...
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Episode 11: Seasoned with Purpose: Stacey Hawkins on Nourishment, Friendship & Reclaiming Joy Aug 06, 2025

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You know how to hit a goal.

You know how to lead a team.

But when it’s time to feed yourself?

That’s where things start to unravel.

In a world where high-achieving women are praised for powering through, s...

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Episode 10 | Why Great Leaders Know When to Log Off Jul 30, 2025

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In this candid and energizing solo episode, Lori explores a surprising superpower that many leaders underestimate: taking a real vacation. Drawing from her own story—where a life-changing trip to Paris with her sons became th...

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Episode 9: Boardrooms & Baby Bottles: The Dual Life of Liza Maschi, a Courageous Leader Jul 23, 2025

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What does it look like to lead a billion-dollar business unit and still be home for jiu jitsu pick-up? To run high-stakes meetings with senior executives—while quietly pumping in a c...

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