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200. Best of Strong Leaders Serve
05 Nov 2025
00:17:25
To celebrate our 200th (!) episode, we're revisiting some of our favorite conversations from the last 100 episodes.
199. Going beneath Authenticity, Autonomy & Accountability with Andrea Wanerstrand
22 Oct 2025
00:41:24
Have you ever wondered what truly sets great leaders apart in today’s fast-paced workplaces? In this episode, I talked with Andrea Wanerstrand, whose career spans Microsoft, Meta, T-Mobile, and more, to dig into the real meaning behind authenticity, autonomy, and accountability. Andrea shares eye-opening stories about breaking out of comfort zones, fostering trust, and the mindset shift needed to fuel powerful teams. Listen to discover practical tips you can use right away to inspire not just action, but true ownership in your organization.
190. Making Work Meaningful to Motivate Your Team with Tamara Myles and Wes Adams
06 Aug 2025
00:45:10
Welcome to a new season of Strong Leaders Serve—where we’re going beneath the buzzwords. This season, we’re moving past surface-level leadership advice to explore the mindset shifts, self-awareness, and practices that fuel real, lasting impact.
In this kickoff episode, Tamara Myles and Wes Adams—co-authors of Meaningful Work—join me to unpack what actually drives motivation and performance.
We dig into their research-backed framework, the Three Cs (community, contribution, and challenge), and explore the powerful concept of balanced autonomy—a practical way leaders can support growth without micromanaging, even in our ever evolving work environment.
107. New Leadership Role? Reduce Overwhelm by Doing this First
01 Feb 2023
00:16:15
With the joy and potential of a new leadership role comes the overwhelming task of motivating and inspiring others while navigating the unknown; a journey made easier with the guidance of Stronger to Serve's two steps for establishing trust and crafting your unique leadership voice.
Get the Show Notes for exclusive episode insights and bonus resources here.
106. Psychological Safety Demystified with Stephan Wiedner
25 Jan 2023
00:25:17
Have you heard a lot of about psychological safety but are a little unsure of how to get started with your team?
Stephan Wiedner, a leader in building psychological safety in the workplace, joins us to discuss its definition, importance, and how to practice it so that through our leadership we can create a work environment where everyone feels safe to bring their best selves to the table.
Get the Show Notes for exclusive episode insights and a bonus clip here.
105. 3 Keys to Creating Meaningful Work with Tamara Myles
18 Jan 2023
00:49:45
You know that it's important to create meaningful work, but how do you do that in today's economy?
Researcher and expert consultant and speaker, Tamara Myles and host Teri Schmidt answer that question.
In this episode, you will learn the following:
Unlocking Potential Through Meaningful Work: Discover the role of leaders in enabling meaningful work and how to unlock potential in employees.
The Three C’s of Meaningful Work: Learn the three C's of meaningful work - Contribution, Community, and Challenge - and how to cultivate them in your workplace.
Get the Show Notes for exclusive episode insights and resources here.
104. A New Perspective on Emotional Intelligence with Farah Harris
11 Jan 2023
00:42:00
In an effort to help her clients at work, Farah Harris discovers the masking and code switching that black women do to survive in predominantly white workplaces takes a toll on their personal relationships.
Farah Harris is the author of The Color of Emotional Intelligence and the founder of Working Well Daily, a wellness and mental health company. She is a certified EQ practitioner and a mental health therapist.
In this episode, you will learn the following:
How do marginalized groups use emotional intelligence differently than those in the majority?
What are the stressors that come with trying to mask one's authentic self in predominantly white spaces?
How can emotional intelligence be used to improve communication and relationships in personal and professional settings?
How can leaders who care about creating compassionate and just workplaces get started using emotional intelligence effectively?
We know the holidays and end of year are packed with projects to wrap up, holiday parties to attend, gifts to buy, cards to write, and much more.
But if you don't make time to rejuvenate your leadership, you won't be ready to reach your potential as the leader who creates more just and compassionate workplaces and communities in 2023.
Don't worry, we have three steps to make it easy.
In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. The importance of taking time to rejuvenate in order to be an effective leader. 2. Tips for saying no and setting priorities. 3. The benefits of establishing rest, rituals, and relationships to rejuvenate your leadership.
102. Exhausted? Try this one question to energize yourself & your team
07 Dec 2022
00:07:34
This time of year can get crazy.
To be honest, I'm exhausted and guessing you may be too.
Especially as a leader, operating in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world, the end-of-year holiday season can be overwhelming.
So we're keeping this episode short, and I'm giving you just one simple but impactful practice you can adopt today to re-energize yourself and your team.
As we transition from Moms that Lead to Strong Leaders Serve, today's episode is to help you decide if this is the right podcast and community for you.
Using Simon Sinek's Golden Circle, you'll learn about our vision and values so that you can determine if you'd like to join us.
Shortcut: If you answer yes to the following questions, there's a good chance you'll want to stick around:
Are you looking to build and lead a highly motivated, high-performing team where individuals are as concerned about each other's success, wellbeing, and growth as they are their own?
Do you have an insatiable hunger to make a positive difference in others' lives through the way you lead?
Thinking about your team, do you crave experiences that help them develop into leaders themselves?
Do you want to do the first three in a way that enhances your wellbeing instead of causing you to burnout?
Resources referenced
Gallup's Five Elements of Wellbeing: https://www.gallup.com/workplace/237020/five-essential-elements.aspx
Josh Bersin's "Let's Stop Talking about Soft Skills; They're Power Skills": https://joshbersin.com/2019/10/lets-stop-talking-about-soft-skills-theyre-power-skills/
Pew Research Center 2022, COVID-19 Pandemic Continues To Reshape Work in America, https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2022/02/16/covid-19-pandemic-continues-to-reshape-work-in-america/
Loneliness and the Workplace: 2020 U.S. Report, Cigna, 2020. https://www.cigna.com/static/www-cigna-com/docs/about-us/newsroom/studies-and-reports/combatting-loneliness/cigna-2020-loneliness-fact sheet.pdf
You have an insatiable hunger to make a positive difference in others' lives through the way you lead
You crave experiences that help your team members develop into leaders themselves
You want to do the first two in a way that enhances your well-being instead of causing you burnout
To support your sustainability in this critical leadership space, in this episode, we'll cover the last two of the four primary needs of followers (according to Gallup's research): compassion and hope.
You'll learn from our past guests:
How to lead with compassion by listening
The importance of empathy, even when it comes to those we disagree with
How prioritization and goal setting leads to a culture of hope
Reminder: After this 100th (!) episode, the name will change in your feed to Strong Leaders Serve. Listen to learn more.
See, the style of leadership that will endure is one that we as moms know well. It is one that uses influence to help others develop into the best version of themselves. One that sets clear direction, provides hope, and leads to the flourishing of individuals, organizations and communities.
It's otherwise known as Servant Leadership.
To support your sustainability in this critical leadership space, in this episode, we'll cover two of the four primary needs of followers (according to Gallup's research): trust and stability.
You'll learn from our past guests:
How to build trust in times of uncertainty
Tips for making difficult conversations easier* so your team can develop a culture of psychological safety
How transparency and respect creates a sense of stability
*Learn more with your team in our Courage teambuilding event! https://www.strongertoserve.com/holidayteambuilding
98. Keys to Recruiting, Leading, and Retaining High Performance Teams with Shelli Warren
26 Oct 2022
00:47:06
One of the most difficult responsibilities of a leader, particularly in today's economy, is building and leading a team. But if you've ever made a bad hiring decision, you know the headaches you can save via an effective recruiting and onboarding process.
Whether you’re a manager within a large organization or a business owner looking to grow your business, if you want to level up your recruiting, onboarding, leading ,and retaining of a team that can accelerate your goal achievement, this podcast is for you.
In this episode you'll learn:
Tips for repeatable processes for recruiting, hiring, and onboarding
How to build a team that reduces overwhelm and enables you to focus your time in your zone of genius
Shelli's favorite interview question for assessing team fit
How to inspire passion in your team
About Shelli Shelli Warren is a team and leadership coach and the host of the BizChix sister podcast; Stacking Your Team. At BizChix Inc. she leverages her 26 years of experience leading technical teams to deliver multi-million dollar projects for billion-dollar brands at Procter & Gamble Inc. to now help small business owners to hire, fire, and inspire an incredible team of high performers. Shelli is also known for her teaching style, her passion to inspire more women leaders, and her ability to say the right thing in delicate situations. She lives in Canada where she coaches BizChix clients across the globe and spends her Flow Fridays with her daughter Danielle, and grand-baby Ellie.
Struggling to get buy-in from senior leaders—or move things forward across departments when you have no formal authority? This episode is for you. We're diving into the science and strategy of influencing without power, with research-backed techniques from psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics.
You’ll walk away with practical ways to manage up and influence across. And if you're ready to put these ideas into action, listen through to the end for a special podcast-only deal on our upcoming Leadership Build series: 25% off plus a free one-on-one coaching session (must sign up by July 31, 2025). Visit https://www.strongleadersserve.com/build for more info and to reserve your spot.
97. Keys to Leadership at a Brewery (& Everywhere Else Too): Clarity, Recognition, and Grit with Inez Ribustello
19 Oct 2022
00:28:09
Our guest for this episode, Inez Ribustello, provides a unique perspective from an industry that we haven't yet talked about and she has an incredible story of passion, tragedy, and grit to share with us.
But in the end, you'll see the leadership lessons that she has to share are not just applicable in the food and beverage industry. They apply to any leadership experience in which you are engaged.
About Inez Inez Ribustello got her start in the world of food and wine after moving to New York City from her home state of North Carolina. Her wine career took a huge leap forward when she became an Assistant Cellar Master at Windows on the World in One World Trade Center. In a very short time, she was promoted to Beverage Director.
After losing her job and her work family on 9/11, Inez chose to eventually move back to her hometown with her fiancé Stephen. Together they opened their own restaurant, wine bar and retail store called On the Square.
Inez' next big venture was Tarboro Brewing Company, a microbrewery that began operating in 2016. Almost a year later, she and her husband opened a satellite taproom in a neighboring town. Stephen and Inez have two children that they absolutely adore.
In September of 2021, Inez self-published her memoir Life After Windows, a book she wrote chronicling her journey from North Carolina to Manhattan.
If you want to join this movement of women seeking to thrive in leadership and life be sure to subscribe and connect with us!
Are you a leader who cares about serving others, especially those who have served your country?
With our guest, Shelly Rood, we begin by talking about how to honor and work most effectively with those who sacrifice so much for us, those who serve in our armed forces. Hint: It goes way beyond (but doesn't take much more effort than) saying "thank you for your service."
We talk about the different military cultures and the values that make former military members stellar employees. If you lead someone who served you'll leave with new leadership insights.
Our conversation then broadens to topics that are important for any leader:
The value of staying curious
How to walk the fine line of putting others needs first without slipping into dangerous self-sacrifice
What real self-care is
The power of peer support groups
The value of grounding yourself in self-knowledge before jumping into giving mode
The power of letting others give to you
Trigger warning: We do briefly discuss suicide statistics and abuse. Please take care of yourself and come back to this episode at a different time if needed.
About Shelly From being overseas and leading covert intelligence briefings to orchestrating security programs for nearly 4,000 soldiers, our guest Shelly Rood knows first hand what it means to protect and care for others. Through Others Over Self®, Shelly and her team are dedicated to serving others by providing training that connect people through shared life experiences and deepen interpersonal skills, all while celebrating our nation’s heroes.
95. Leadership Lessons Learned From Running with Beth Baker
28 Sep 2022
00:42:18
Yes, even if you hate running...you need to listen.
Our guest, Beth Baker, is the kind of person that can energize you and brighten your day just by listening to her. Her personality and her laugh are infectious.
She has built a magnetic community and business around an activity that a good portion of our population hates to do…run.
Beth is a certified running coach that knows how bad running sucks…until it doesn’t. After overcoming her own fear of running, she’s gone on to personally coach 2500 non-runners to run distances from 5k to marathons and get featured in Runner’s World Magazine. In addition to her passion for running, she loves tacos, beer, and hosting her podcast, Why We Run.
But our conversation wasn't just about fun. It was filled with a ton of insights that you can learn from, even if you still hate running.
Learn:
Why we're dispositioned to hate running (hint: it may have to do with saber-toothed tigers) and how to get over it
How running can teach us how to rely on others for help
How running can improve team trust and productivity
Why it's so important to surround yourself with people who have different strengths than you
94. Leadership Lessons Learned as a Co-Parent with Carolyn Batyske
21 Sep 2022
00:30:15
Do you realize what a rich leadership development program you're part of as a mom?
In this episode, Carolyn Batyske, co-founder of Tiny Organics, shares the leadership lessons she's learned from being part of a blended family.
From effective teaming, to dealing with imposter syndrome, to recognizing and utilizing everyone's diverse strengths, to the critical importance of effective communication, Carolyn shares the transformative leadership skills that have developed her into the successful leader and step-mom that she is today.
About Carolyn: Carolyn has over a decade of experience as a supply chain and operations expert in the CPG industry. Formerly running operations at brands like FIJI Water and Beyond Meat, she is currently the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Tiny Organics, an early childhood nutrition company focused on shaping baby and toddler palates to prefer vegetables. Tiny Organics has raised $14M in venture capital and serves customers nationwide. Carolyn has been recognized by Partnership for a Healthier America as a member of their Shaping Early Palates Council and is a founding partner of the Veggies Early and Often campaign. In 2022, she partnered with LinkedIn for their "Welcome Professional" campaign and was featured in their cross-platform content about the evolving definition of professionalism.
Additionally, Carolyn has a passion for mentoring entrepreneurs through her startup advisory company The Xavier Co. and serves as a mentor with Santander Bank’s Cultivate Small Business program, supporting women-, minority-, and immigrant-owned early-stage food businesses. Outside of her full-time role advising, operating, and managing a baby food company, Carolyn is a full-time co-parent to her 6-year-old stepson Miles. She is an advocate for building blended families (over 40% of families in the US) and has been featured in podcasts across the US for speaking on topics around what it takes to fight blended family stigma, ways to successfully co-parent, and more.
93. How to Become a Heart-Centered Leader with Christina Mattison
14 Sep 2022
00:41:51
The fact is that, especially in current times, leaders will not be successful unless they possess a good amount of emotional intelligence. When you're on a team with an emotionally intelligent leader, it has a positive effect not only on your well-being, but also on the team's performance.
Luckily, as parents, we have many opportunities to develop and practice emotional intelligence.
Our guest today, Christina Mattison, supports women leaders in a place where we don't typically think of emotional intelligence being developed, the military.
During our conversation, she shares her story, the benefits of heart-centered leadership, and the practices that you can start today to develop this critical leadership competency.
About Christina Christina Mattison is a Heart-Centered Leadership Coach and 500-hour certified yoga teacher. Her experiences as an Air Force officer and military spouse led her to create the Strong and Resilient Woman community – a space for movement, mindfulness, and learning to do better for ourselves. Christina is also the creator of the Lead Your Life movement – a transformational wellness program for female leaders in the military.
92. How to Cultivate Confidence with Kimberly Spencer
07 Sep 2022
00:40:15
Teams cannot flourish and perform to their capability unless team members are confident. But faking it until you make it will not work.
Confidence must be cultivated. Our guest, Kimberly Spencer, lays out practical steps for leaders to cultivate this confidence within their teams (and within themselves and their families).
About Kimberly Kimberly Spencer is an award-winning high-performance, trauma-informed coach and trainer, Amazon best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and the founder of CrownYourself.com, helping visionary leaders transform their self-limiting stories, build their empire, stand out fearlessly, and make the income and the impact they deserve. From her entrepreneurial beginnings at five selling bags of glitter-water to her neighbors, to becoming an award-winning screenwriter, certified Pilates instructor, Miss Congeniality, and six-time WEGO Health Activist Award nominee, Kimberly is proof that it's better to make your own mold than to conform to someone else's. She's also the former executive of a national e-commerce startup and was the owner of the private Pilates studio, Fitness with Kim in Los Angeles, CA. Her work has been featured on Netflix, The CW, ESPN, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and NPR, and in Thrive Global, CNBC, and Forbes.
91. Building a Culture of Respect & Abundance with Gauri Manglik
31 Aug 2022
00:32:22
As a leader, building a team culture is one of the easiest tasks out there…in fact, it happens whether you do anything or not. By contrast, building a culture that helps your team to flourish and succeed is one of the most difficult tasks you'll face.
Our guest today, the very successful Gauri Manglik, has a unique perspective on building culture. Not only does she lead a fast growing startup she cofounded, Instrumentl, but she also interacts with over 2000 nonprofits that her company serves. In this conversation, she shares what she's learned from these experiences, including the importance of:
Focusing on strengths
Hiring the right people
Operating from an abundance mindset instead of a scarcity mindset
Providing development opportunities
Concentrating your efforts so that you can demonstrate your success to potential funders
Listening to those you serve to ensure your solutions are meeting a real need
About Gauri: Gauri has dedicated her career to building intuitive and delightful user experiences. Seeing the opportunity to force multiply the nonprofit sector's ability to create impact through software led her to her work at Instrumentl. As CEO and a co-founder, she has led Instrumentl to serve over 2,000 nonprofits today, making it a favorite tool among grant seekers for bringing grant prospecting, tracking, and management to one place.
Before Instrumentl, Gauri was CEO and co-founder of Fondu, an online community for sharing bite-sized restaurant reviews. After Fondu was acquired by Airbnb, Gauri led their mobile and special projects teams.
Links Shared:
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Have you experienced the loss of hopes dreams or expectations recently? Or do you lead someone who has? Then you're leading through grief.
In our culture of toxic positivity, we try to ignore or "at least" these feelings away. You're sad that you didn't get a promotion? "At least you have a job."
We may feel ill-equipped to support people through this grief, so we resort to platitudes like "I'm sorry for your loss."
This leads to disconnection and isolation, the exact opposite of what the griever needs.
89. Leading Your Teens Through Mental Health Challenges with Christy Keating
17 Aug 2022
00:39:06
As leaders, one of the most important places we can apply our leadership skills is in our homes. And with our teens and tweens in the middle of a mental health crisis, honing our leadership skills to support them is a necessity.
Parenting coach, CEO of the Heartful Parent, and licensed attorney Christy Keating is back with us to share some practical tips about how we can best lead the teens and tweens in our lives through this challenging time.
About Christy: Christy Keating is the founder and CEO of The Heartful Parent. Christy loves helping parents find more love, joy, and connection in their families and with their children by helping them discover newfound energy in their parenting, develop an appreciation for what they have and who they are, and create sustainable ways to achieve their vision or dream for their family.
Christy is a Certified Parent Coach® , a Certified Positive Discipline Instructor, a Certified Instructor with the Gottman Institute. She is also a long-time leader and speaker at the Program for Early Parent Support,
In addition to her work as a parent coach, Christy is a licensed attorney and former prosecutor of 20 years with an expertise in the prosecution of sexually violent predators, as well as an active member of the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. Through The Heartful Parent’s sister company, Savvy Parents Safe Kids, Christy offers child safety workshops, presentations, and consulting to both parents and professionals.
Welcome to Season 3 of the Moms that Lead podcast! If you're a long-time listener, you know that we believe that our leadership journeys cycle through three phases, Ground, Grow and Give.
The Ground phase is about helping you to recognize and own your leadership strengths…the outcome of that phase is clarity. And the second phase is the Grow phase, where you hone those strengths, with the outcome being greater confidence.
We've lived in those two phases for most of the episodes of seasons 1 and 2. So for season 3, we're going to spend most of our time in the incredibly important 3rd phase…Give. The Give phase, when you connect with others, is what, by definition, makes you a leader.
After all, you can't really be a leader if you don’t inspire others to follow and develop to their full potential. I believe that is the purpose of leadership…to grow other leaders by doing the messy work of connecting with other humans with all of our emotions, experiences, idiosyncrasies and beauty. It's not easy work, but whether your developing your kids, volunteers in your community, or your colleagues at work…it can be incredibly rewarding.
I’m excited to bring you wise and insightful guests that dig into the tough people leadership topics…like how can we support our tween and teen's mental health, how to lead someone who's grieving, how to lead a team when you're building a company, how to lead in a blended family, how to select team members to build a high performance team and so much more.
If you want to join this movement of women seeking to thrive in leadership and life be sure to subscribe and connect with us!
Feeling like your team is exhausted by constant change? You're not alone.
In this episode of the Strong Leader Serve podcast, we delve into strategies for leading through change with empathy and clarity.
Learn five practical ways to help your team navigate change fatigue, from maintaining clarity to managing energy and fostering connections. This episode draws on insights from psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics, offering actionable tips for mid-level and senior leaders.
Get ready to lead your team through transitions more effectively and renew their motivation as you prepare for another season of leadership challenges.
87. How to Lead With Your Kids In Your Community with MiaLisa Millares
22 Jun 2022
00:32:45
Have you ever wondered how you can work together with your kids to advocate for a kinder, more just community?
Today, we're talking with Mia Millares, the executive director of Doing Good Together about just that. Listen to learn how you can give voice to causes you care about, help those in need in your community, increase your community wellbeing AND connect with your kids all at the same time.
About MiaLisa MiaLisa Millares joined DGT in October 2021 as the new Executive Director with 10 years of leadership experience at two Minnesota nonprofits. Mia has worked with families, youth and children throughout her career and has a background in outreach, development, communications, and volunteer management. As executive director of DGT, Mia is excited about the opportunity to build partnerships with new organizations and to continue the mission of promoting caring, kindness, and family engagement on the local and national level.
86. How to Avoid Working Mom Burnout with Dr. Jacqueline Kerr
15 Jun 2022
00:53:47
Working mom burnout is a critical threat to the flourishing of our families, communities, and workplaces.
Our guest today, Dr. Jacqueline Kerr, is committed to ensuring that working moms can thrive, not just because of the individual choices they make about their own wellbeing, but also because our workplaces and communities have changed in ways that make that thriving more feasible.
Jacqueline's recent TedX talk, How to Stop Burnout Before it Starts, has already helped women recognize the early signs of burnout and, in the words of one commenter, "allowed women to feel seen for the first time."
In this conversation we discuss:
The biggest obstacles women face to thriving in their leadership and lives
Practices at the individual, family, company and societal levels that can address burnout
How companies can benefit from measuring team wellbeing as a KPI
How women leaders can help women on their teams thrive
About Jacqueline Dr. Jacqueline Kerr is a mom, behavior scientist and burnout survivor. She is in the top 1% of most cited scientists worldwide. Dr Kerr left her position as a public health professor in 2018 and now hosts the podcast 'Overcoming Working Mom Burnout' where she interviews researchers, diversity experts, and leadership coaches. She is on a mission to dismantle the causes of working mom burnout and find solutions that we can all use to change the social norms around burnout.
85. Leading Through Maternity Leave with Lori Mihalich-Levin
08 Jun 2022
00:37:30
Welcoming a child into our family turns our world upside down. It can be a lonely and very challenging time.
Our guest today, Lori Mihalich-Levin, talks about how the birth of her two sons turned her world upside down and left her in a spiral of both chaos and beauty. She searched for support for getting through this time, but could not find any…so she created them.
Working with thousands of working caregivers and those who employ them, she makes this transitional time one that enables leaders to not just survive, but to grow, thrive and advance their careers.
We have a conversation packed with practical advice for caregivers and leaders of caregivers and I know you'll get a lot out of it.
About Lori Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD, believes in empowering working parents. She is the founder and CEO of Mindful Return, author of Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave, and co-host of the Parents at Work Podcast. She is mama to two wonderful red-headed boys (ages 9 and 11) and is a health care lawyer in private practice. Her thought leadership has been featured in publications including Forbes, The Washington Post, New York Times Parenting, Thrive Global, and The Huffington Post.
84. Need More Energy to Lead? Try This Form of Self Care with Jill Roberts
25 May 2022
00:35:09
We all need more energy. Without it, we can't use our unique gifts to positively impact the lives of those we lead.
Our guest today, Jill Roberts, promotes a unique form of self-care that can help us have that energy...a focus on nutrition.
Through her simple, yet powerful approach, she helps leaders sift through the noise of fads and create accessible habits that lead to sustainable and substantial change.
We also discuss:
-Jill's journey from being a picky eater to being a dietitian nutritionist
-The best places to start with nutrition habits for busy moms
-How your nutrition affects every part of your leadership
-Simple, gradual processes to improve your health and to get your whole family on board
About Jill Jill Roberts is a dietitian nutritionist and owner of Living Up Wellness where she focuses on health for the whole family. She has a whole body approach to wellness that incorporates diet, movement and mindset. Her programs transform her clients' habits without a sense of overwhelm or stress by making small changes over time that add up to huge results. She prides herself on building personal relationships with her clients to meet their unique wellness needs.
She also enjoys teaching cooking classes where everyone learns a little, laughs a little and has fun creating tasty food that is good for us. Jill received her degree in biology from The University of Texas in Austin, which led her to a 9 year career in gastroenterology research at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. There, she recognized a huge need for nutrition education in preventing and managing chronic diseases which led her to pursue a master's degree in nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern so she could help others live a happy healthy life at any age. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, being outside; preferably the country, where she can take care of her animals, run and grow her garden.
83. Were We Wrong About Finding Your Purpose? Yes….and No
18 May 2022
00:14:32
In one of our first episodes, we asked "Is Finding Your Purpose Nonsense?"
Although we’re not changing our answer or changing our key belief that the world needs YOU to lead with your unique gifts, we do want to make some important clarifications based on recent learning from very smart experts.
Interested in 1-on-1 leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at coaching@momsthatlead.com
82. Gain Clarity to Stop "Should-ing" on Yourself with Whitnee Hawthorne
11 May 2022
00:34:22
So often as women who lead, we let our life and career decisions be driven by what other people think is right. Our guest today, the Savvy Working Mom, Whitnee Hawthorne talks about how the critical first step to thriving in our career and at home is getting very clear about what you actually want in your career and home life.
By telling the story of her own career and motherhood journey, she illustrates the importance of gaining that clarity, seeking experiences for the skills they give you instead of the title associated with them, and how to use her simple E-DAB process for ensuring that how you spend your time is aligned with the leader and mom you want to be.
About Whitnee Whitnee is the SVP of Travel Experience at Trip Actions and an advocate for working moms, because she knows how hard it is to thrive as a working mom and that women who work and also have children deserve all the support we can get.
When you meet her, it is clear that Whitnee is a leader at home, in the office, and in her community. She has inspired women's groups, start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies with her presentations on powerful topics including: achieving work/life harmony, improving productivity, increasing employee loyalty and engagement, and helping caregivers thrive in the workplace.
Whitnee leads by example and loves to inspire aligned action in others. She teaches her audiences and clients steps they can take right now to increase their productivity, grow their confidence, and bring more joy to their lives.
81. Keys to Financial Wellbeing for Female Leaders with Kimberlee Davis
04 May 2022
00:49:23
Financial wellbeing affects every part of our life as leaders. As our guest today, Kimberlee Davis says, ignorance is not bliss. In our conversation, we talk through practical steps that will help give you the financial stability and independence to weather the ups and downs of life without living in constant fear.
We also talk about:
-The first steps that you should take to improve your financial wellbeing
-The importance of honing your negotiation skills
-How to deal with the "motherhood penalty' that still exists in our workforce
About Kimberlee Davis Kimberlee Davis has more than 25 years of finance, legal, and corporate experience and is a Managing Director/Partner at The Bahnsen Group, a bi-coastal wealth management firm, where she specializes in personal wealth advising, and financial, retirement and estate planning solutions, for high net worth individuals and multi-generational families. She is also a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst focusing on helping women transition to financial independence after life-altering events such as death or divorce. Kimberlee is the host of The Fiscal Feminist, a podcast and platform about women and their relationship with money and finance. Her mission is to help all women of all ages and wealth levels embrace their responsibility to themselves to achieve solid financial footing in both calm and turbulent times.
Kimberlee’s new book The Fiscal Feminist – A Financial Wake-up Call For Women is set to be released in May 31, 2022 where she provides guidance with thoughtful strategies pertaining to personal finance, advocating for yourself, negotiating a raise, retirement planning, buying property, making investments, managing relationships with others, preparing for marriage and the creation of prenuptial agreements, navigating divorce, and estate planning. Her passion is to inform and educate women about their fiscal responsibilities and she attributes this to her own life lessons. For more information, visit https://fiscalfeminist.com/.
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What element of a leaders' wellbeing has the potential to help the leader stay grounded and calm during tumultuous times, to be more motivated, while also to increasing their followers' trust, compassion, stability and hope?
Interested in 1-on-1 leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at coaching@momsthatlead.com
Interested in 1-on-1 leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at coaching@momsthatlead.com
Why is delegation so difficult—even when we know it’s essential to leadership?
In this episode, we explore the hidden emotional and cognitive barriers that keep leaders stuck in doing instead of leading. You’ll learn why delegation isn’t just a task shift, but a mindset shift—and how redefining success can unlock growth for both you and your team. Plus, hear a real-world story that shows why the discomfort of delegating is worth it.
This week we focus on social wellbeing, its importance for both health and business outcomes and three simple steps that we, as leaders, can take to improve our social well-being and that of those whom we lead.
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Interested in 1-on-1 leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at coaching@momsthatlead.com
77. As Leaders, Are We Building a World Our Kids Want to Grow Up In?
30 Mar 2022
00:07:12
A family tragedy left Teri wondering what we, as leaders, can do with small, everyday actions to build a world that replaces anxiety-producing hate and division with respect, kindness, learning, and understanding.
Interested in 1-on-1 leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at coaching@momsthatlead.com
75. Boost Your Energy to be a Better Leader and Mom with Kathleen Healy
02 Mar 2022
00:32:49
We know that we need to take care of our physical wellbeing, but the dreaded mom guilt always seems to get in the way.
Our guest today, holistic health coach and teacher, Kathleen Healy has some fun, motivating, and practical solutions for that so what we can find ways to boost our energy, benefitting all those who we lead (especially the littlest ones.)
About Kathleen Kathleen Healy is a holistic health coach. She is committed to providing the highest level of service and best possible outcomes for her clients. She takes the time to develop a close relationship and understand each client’s unique wellness needs. She prides herself on prompt, clear, and efficient communication, support and accountability tailored to each individual. She is always striving to deliver personalized, practical solutions to her clients health issues.
She has years of experience in providing exceptional health coaching to individuals. She offers sustainable yet cutting edge strategies that include all areas of wellness including recipes, workouts, mindset, nutrition and much more!
Interested in 1-on-1 leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at teri@momsthatlead.com
74. How to Create Wealth by Starting on the Inside with Michelle Arpin Begina
23 Feb 2022
00:48:02
Financial wellbeing is about so much more than knowing where and how you should invest your money.
Our guest today, author, speaker, and advisor, Michelle Arpin Begina believes that it all starts inside and you have what you need to succeed and thrive in terms of your financial wellbeing…it's just a matter of doing the introspection and reflection on your past experience. Like so many things in leadership, it starts with knowing your values.
Not only do we discuss tips for doing that introspection and defining what Michelle calls your unique success formula, but we also talk about: • What it means to be wealthy • Why financial wellbeing is important for leaders • How we can help our children have a good relationship with money
About Michelle Michelle’s earliest memories from childhood all relate to money. And yet, the stories and lessons learned from different branches of her family tree couldn’t be more dichotomous! Michelle has used the money lessons from her life to rethink how financial advisors and their clients have traditionally worked together. Rather than thinking of her role as a gatekeeper of portfolios, she sees real value in being a gateway to personal financial freedom. To support her clients on their unique wealth journeys, Michelle is a technician of financial planning, investment, and wealth management. But what differentiates Michelle from other financial advisors is that she has spent the last two-plus decades studying the unconventional, non-financial aspects of life satisfaction, financial therapy (it’s a thing), behavioral bias, choice, and decision advising.
She believes we all need to examine the money stories, scripts, and lessons that affect our financial psychology so that we can rethink what we know about money to have more of it. Michelle lives in Wyckoff, NJ with her husband, Mike and sons, Alex and Nick. She is an avid photographer – her sons are her favorite subject!
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Interested in 1-on-1 leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at teri@momsthatlead.com
73. The Gender Leadership Gap & What To Do About It with Tara Schwegler
16 Feb 2022
00:53:52
Why do talented women all over the world doubt that they are leaders?
What are our communities missing out on as women self-select out of leadership opportunities, harming their career wellbeing?
We answered these questions with Dr. Tara Schwegler and also talked about:
cultural factors that are keeping women from seeing themselves as leaders
the actions that we can take to better understand and step into leadership
the changes that need to happen in our society so that we don't miss out on the community-changing talents that women possess
About Tara
Tara Schwegler is a cultural anthropologist, writer, professor, and entrepreneur on a mission to get more working moms into leadership positions. After earning her PhD from the University of Chicago, she worked in the academic and corporate sectors, where she experienced firsthand the challenges of balancing family with leadership aspirations. She has published widely in major academic journals and is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she teaches classes on women’s leadership, the anthropology of food, and any other fun topics she can dream up! In addition, she is the co-founder of RedSquared Consulting, a women-led customer experience consulting firm that advises corporate, non-profit, and municipal clients on how to enhance their customer experience with insights.
Having adapted to changing life circumstances throughout her career, Tara is an expert in rethinking career paths and moving forward, even when the path isn't clear. She recently completed a book manuscript, Set Up to Fail: Why Women Lean Out and What We Can Do About It, which argues that the gender leadership gap is the product of outdated cultural assumptions about work.
Interested in 1-on-1 leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at teri@momsthatlead.com
72. How to Lead When Your World's Been Turned Upside Down with Barbara Dalle Pezze
09 Feb 2022
00:47:17
How do you lead when your life or the life of someone you lead has been turned upside down? If you've been leading during the last two years, it's highly likely that you've had to lead in the middle of significant life changes or even traumatic experiences.
Our guest today, Barbara Dalle Pezze, shares her experience of doing just that, as she picked up the pieces of her life after her unexpected divorce.
She offers simple (but not easy) steps to follow to journey through that experience, highlighting the value of a focus on your social wellbeing and the power of having what she calls radical friends.
Interested in 1-on-1 leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at teri@momsthatlead.com
Interested in 1-on-1 leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact us at coaching@momsthatlead.com
70. The Power of Storytelling to Make You a Better Leader with Juliet Hahn
26 Jan 2022
00:50:50
Finding your purpose and retaining employees are two top-of-mind topics for leaders during this Great Resignation.
In our conversation with Juliet Hahn we uncover the power of storytelling in both efforts, as we dig into Juliet's personal story and that of the women (including many wives of NFL players) that she interviews for her podcast series, YNS Live with NFL Thread.
About Juliet: Juliet Hahn is a storyteller, consultant, keynote speaker and content creator. Her mission in life is to give Women and Men a stage to share their stories. She believes deeply that everyone has a story and we all can learn from each other. We just need to listen.
Your Next Stop and YNS Live highlights people who have followed a purpose/passion and made it into a career. These shows are inspiring and will get you thinking! YNS live with NFL Thread a series within YNS Live dives deep to understand who NFL women are and what motivates them. YNS Live chips away at the perception of NFL women and showcases their talents, initiatives and missions.
Your Next Stop Workshop was born directly from season 2 of Your Next Stop Podcast. Juliet wants to help people tap into their creative passion and turn that into a career. Juliet is also passionate about helping people be able to tell their own stories. To connect their story to their own careers. Stories connect people.
Juliet and her husband Dan call Remsenburg, New York their home. Their three children and two boxers, love living in this beautiful beach community and love being part of Juliet’s Crazytown.
Interested in 1-on-1 leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at teri@momsthatlead.com
Sarah's (naked) swim from Alcatraz to raise $33K for charity (Brrrr!)
Behind-the-scenes of building a business
Critical leadership skills that are learned from parenting
The big component that your morning routine is likely missing
The value of being part of a community of leaders
How to have more of an impact while working less
Creative and kind ways set boundaries and to say "no"
About Sarah: Sarah K Peck is the founder and CEO of Startup Parent and the host of The Startup Parent Podcast, an award-winning podcast featuring women in entrepreneurship, business, and parenting. She runs The Wise Women’s Council, an annual leadership program for women to come together honestly while navigating the challenges of working and parenting.
Sarah’s professional career started in environmental psychology and the design of environments. She pursued a Bachelors of Arts in psychology and a Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Design. She worked as an associate on international design projects of the built environment before charting out a path in media and communications to help change the way we talk about the world around us and how it influences our behavior and wellbeing. In 2011, Sarah began consulting with Y-Combinator backed startups, and launched her own consultancy in 2013. Today, she’s the CEO and founder of Startup Parent, a company focused on the narratives we share (and the ones we don’t share) about work, parenting, and motherhood.
Sarah is also a 20-time NCAA All-American swimmer and has successfully swum the Escape from Alcatraz nine separate times, once doing the swim totally naked as way to raise $33k for charity: water. Her writing and work have been featured on Forbes, Inc, Fast Company, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and more. She lives in New York City with her family.
Interested in 1-on-1 personalized leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at teri@momsthatlead.com
186. From Avoidance to Impact: Rethinking Difficult Conversations
11 Jun 2025
00:16:08
In this episode, we explore the leadership skill most of us avoid: difficult conversations.
You'll learn the mindset shifts that help you move from avoidance to courage, practical techniques to navigate tough talks with clarity and care, and the ripple effect these conversations can have on trust, team culture, and your own confidence.
This episode also kicks off a 4-part series leading into the Leadership Build Series—a hands-on group learning experience using LEGO® Serious Play®. Full details coming July 2!
68. Mental Health First Aid for Leaders with Cherie Canning of Luminate Leadership
12 Jan 2022
00:37:39
It's time to focus on wellbeing, so that we can thrive and help those we lead to do the same.
We're thrilled to begin this focus by welcoming back Cherie Canning of Luminate Leadership.
Cherie shares her story about Luminate's renewed focus on mental health and the key learnings that she gained from a Mental Health First Aid program. Our conversation is full of practical tips to support mental health (our own and the health of those we lead).
About Cherie: Cherie is a certified coach, leader, facilitator, speaker, and a proud Mum She spent almost 20 years in the travel industry, in senior leadership and people & culture roles before launching her own company, Luminate Leadership.
Cherie has facilitated hundreds of workshops, keynotes, and conference sessions with one goal, to inspire more heart-centered leadership. Her skills and passion lie in facilitating topics such as emotional intelligence, workplace wellness, and enhancing team culture through authentic, conscious, and courageous leadership.
Outside of her facilitation, Cherie has been instrumental in her contribution to her community.
She is the co-founder of Flight Centre Travel Groups “Parentwise” initiative.
After giving birth to her daughter @ 25 weeks, she created a "premmie parent support group" at her local hospital
In 2020 she was awarded by QLD Premier for her commitment to the community through her social media account “The Kindness Project”.
Cherie is a firm believer that when we can speak, we can influence. When we can influence, we can change lives. She is driven every day to grow the leaders of today to create a better tomorrow.
Interested in 1-on-1 personalized leadership coaching to help you gain clarity on your strengths and values and use them to thrive in leadership and life? Contact Teri at teri@momsthatlead.com
We put a bow on 2021, concluding our series that started in Episode 63 about our novel approach to annual planning and discovering the leadership growth opportunities that you want to focus on in 2022.
Have a wonderful holiday season! We'll be back with you on January 11th.
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66. Finding the Energy to Lead with Natalie Peterson
07 Dec 2021
00:45:21
If there's one thing that we can all agree on needed as leaders and as moms, especially during the holiday season, it's ENERGY.
Listen in to learn very accessible tips for increasing your energy so that you can have the impact you long for as a leader and as a mom.
About Natalie: Natalie helps women in business become more effective with the people they influence and have the energy to replicate their success without missing out at home.
An industry expert, she is the creator of The Stamina ProtocolTM and host of the Mom Entrepreneur Playbook Podcast.
Her 15 years experience in organizational development and a Masters degree in Exercise Physiology blend together to provide a unique solution for health, happiness, and leadership strategy.
She runs her consulting business while raising her two young daughters with her husband in Northern MN.