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🎧 Listen to Episode 4: Why I Built My Leadership Brand Around JOY (And You Should Too)
Let’s get one thing straight:
Joy isn’t cute.
It’s not soft.
And it’s definitely not a luxury.
It’s strategy.
When I walked away from my corporate career i...
🎧 Listen to Episode 1: How to Lead with Joy, Grace, and Creative Impact: Lessons from Amazon Leader Justin Honaman
What does it look like to lead with heart in high-performance environments—and still drive results...
🎧 Listen to Episode 2: What I’d Tell My 25-Year-Old Self About Career, Control & Joy
If I could go back and talk to my 25-year-old self—the one with fear in her chest and ambition on her back—I wouldn’t give her a checklist.
I’d give her permiss...
🎧 Listen to Episode 3: The Soft Skills That Shape Strong Leaders with Dr. Susan Dean
When Dr. Susan Dean talks about leadership, you don’t just hear theory. You feel lived experience.
She’s stood in the sweltering heat picking bad blueberries off...
If I’m being honest, I’ve wanted to launch a podcast for a long time.
But I hesitated.
The usual voices crept in—What if no one listens? Can I really do this? Aren’t there already a million podcasts out there?
And then one day, I got clear:
If even one person hears an episode that shifts somethin...
Somewhere along the way, we got the message that speaking up was dangerous.
Not overtly, of course. No one stood at a podium and said, “Be quiet if you want to be taken seriously.” But we learned through subtle glances, passed-over promotions, and the hush that follows when a woman says what everyo...
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