Career Growth

💼 Career Growth

These episodes are designed to help you navigate your leadership journey with clarity and purpose. You'll hear conversations on personal branding, the female advantage, career design, and overcoming burnout—key areas that shape confident, values-driven leaders.

You'll also find dedicated playlists on our YouTube channel for each of these topics—
personal brandingfemale leadershipcareer growth, and burnout—to support your ongoing growth and inspiration.

259. Speak Before It Feels Comfortable — Finding Your Voice with Salvatore Manzi
Girl, Take the Lead!October 27, 2025x
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00:39:5636.57 MB

259. Speak Before It Feels Comfortable — Finding Your Voice with Salvatore Manzi

Welcome back to  Girl, Take the Lead!  â€” the podcast where we explore real, raw, and remarkable stories that inspire us to lead with courage and heart. Today’s guest is  Salvatore Manzi (Gen X)  â€” a leadership communication coach, speaker, and author who helps mission-driven leaders transform their insigh...

258. The Heart of Story — Sarah M. Eden on History, Hope, and the Art of Romance
Girl, Take the Lead!October 22, 2025x
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00:30:2627.87 MB

258. The Heart of Story — Sarah M. Eden on History, Hope, and the Art of Romance

Welcome back to  Girl, Take the Lead!  â€” the podcast where we share real, raw, and remarkable stories that inspire us to lead with courage and heart. Today’s guest is  Sarah M. Eden (Millennial)  â€” a USA Today best-selling author, screenwriter, and creative powerhouse whose witty, award-winning historical...

256. The Power of a Careerquake — Turning Loss into Leadership with Uma Thana Balasingam
Girl, Take the Lead!October 14, 2025x
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00:36:4933.71 MB

256. The Power of a Careerquake — Turning Loss into Leadership with Uma Thana Balasingam

Welcome back to  Girl, Take the Lead!  â€” the podcast where we share real, raw, and remarkable stories that inspire us to lead with courage and heart. Today’s guest is  Uma Thana Balasingam (Gen X)  â€” a powerhouse global tech executive turned founder, movement builder, and podcast host. Uma grew up in Mala...

249. Give Up to Grow – Overcoming Fear, Limiting Beliefs, and Taking Control with Lana Shepard
Girl, Take the Lead!September 03, 2025x
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00:38:2435.17 MB

249. Give Up to Grow – Overcoming Fear, Limiting Beliefs, and Taking Control with Lana Shepard

Lana Shepard, Boomer, business coach, author, and financial literacy advocate, joins us to explore mindset shifts, transformational lessons, and practical strategies that fuel both personal and entrepreneurial growth. Drawing from her 40+ years of experience supporting over 1,300 small business clients, L...

246. Centering Energy, Claiming Power, Creating Legacy
Girl, Take the Lead!August 13, 2025x
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00:32:2029.61 MB

246. Centering Energy, Claiming Power, Creating Legacy

Sylvia Rohde-Liebenau, executive coach, author, and global change agent, joins us to explore what it really means to lead with power in today’s chaotic world. Her book  Who’s in Charge?  is more than a leadership guide—it’s a call to consciousness. From energy and embodiment to legacy and self-awareness, ...

242. Why Compassion and Empathy Are Leadership Superpowers
Girl, Take the Lead!July 17, 2025x
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00:49:5845.76 MB

242. Why Compassion and Empathy Are Leadership Superpowers

Jim Carlough, seasoned executive, leadership coach, and author of Six Pillars of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap to Success , joins us for a heartfelt and eye-opening conversation about the human side of leadership. Through powerful personal stories, Jim challenges the outdated model of command-and-contro...

237. Entrepreneurship Isn’t Optional Anymore: The New Survival Skill in the Age of AI
Girl, Take the Lead!June 17, 2025x
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00:45:2241.54 MB

237. Entrepreneurship Isn’t Optional Anymore: The New Survival Skill in the Age of AI

Amy D. Love, Gen X, is a nationally recognized business strategist, entrepreneur, and AI education advocate whose mission is to prepare the next generation to thrive in an AI-driven world. With decades of experience helping organizations scale impact and build future-ready strategies, she founded Discover...

234. Talents, Passion, and Poison Ivy: From Experience to Entrepreneurship
Girl, Take the Lead!June 03, 2025x
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00:36:2333.32 MB

234. Talents, Passion, and Poison Ivy: From Experience to Entrepreneurship

Laura Zavelson, GenX, is a corporate finance escapee, turned serial entrepreneur, former professor of entrepreneurship, and fairy godmother for new business ideas. She helps GenXers who are laid-off, pissed-off, pushed-out or burned-out capitalize on their expertise and experience to build a business as a...

225. Unlocking Influence: Reciprocity, Authority, and the Psychology of Yes
Girl, Take the Lead!April 10, 2025x
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00:39:0335.77 MB

225. Unlocking Influence: Reciprocity, Authority, and the Psychology of Yes

Tara Landes, GenX, has been the secret weapon hundreds ofsmall businesses leaders have used as they solve operational challenges for over 25 years. She is a certified change management practitioner from The Prosci Institute and a licensed influence trainer from The Cialdini Institute.She is also the lead ...

Ep. 3When Women Invented Television (Betty White), Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

Ep. 3When Women Invented Television (Betty White), Jennifer Keishin Armstrong