Lead with Spark | Authentic Leadership for Women, Executive Presence & Career Confidence – Details, episodes & analysis

Today’s episode is all about unexpected inspiration, and it comes with wings. Join me on my front porch, chai latte in hand, as I unpack five powerful leadership lessons inspired by the fierce, focused, and surprisingly wise hummingbird. From building momentum with tiny actions to learning the strength of stepping back, we’ll explore how this little bird can teach us about energy, boundaries, curiosity, and rest. If you’re ready to lead with intention and spark, this conversation is for you.

Whether you’re leading a team, a family, or just trying to lead yourself through a busy season, these tiny truths will help you fly with more clarity, courage, and power.

📝 Want more? Visit the blog for bonus reflections and stories from the episode.

Connect with Lynsey:

• Website: LynseyMulder.com
• Facebook: @LynseySMulder
• LinkedIn: @Lynsey-Mulder
• Instagram: @LynseyMulder

Miscommunication is costing professionals more than they think, especially in leadership roles. In this episode of Lead With Spark, we explore two powerful strategies to help women leaders improve communication and elevate their executive presence.

You’ll learn how to mentally prepare for high-stakes conversations, avoid common language traps (like “I know” and “actually”), and use a listener blueprint to match different communication styles. Whether you're leading meetings, presenting ideas, or building relationships at work, this episode will help you be heard and understood with impact.

🔗 Prefer reading or want to share this with your team? Read the full blogs, part 1 and part 2, of this episode here.

Connect with Lynsey:

• Website: LynseyMulder.com
• Facebook: @LynseySMulder
• LinkedIn: @Lynsey-Mulder
• Instagram: @LynseyMulder

Confidence isn’t something you’re born with; it’s something you build. In this episode of Lead With Spark, Lynsey shares 3 practical strategies to grow your confidence, reframe your mindset, and use your strengths to take bold action. Whether you’re leading a team, presenting to leadership, or simply stepping into something new, this is your guide to creating confidence that sticks.

🔗 Prefer reading or want to share this with your team? Read the full blog version of this episode here.

Connect with Lynsey:

• Website: LynseyMulder.com
• Facebook: @LynseySMulder
• LinkedIn: @Lynsey-Mulder
• Instagram: @LynseyMulder

Welcome to the Lead with Spark Podcast — Authentic Leadership for Women Who Want More

What does it truly mean to lead, not just in the boardroom or a team meeting, but in your actual life?

I’m Lynsey Mulder, leadership coach, speaker, and former Fortune 100 Senior Vice President turned full-time champion for purpose-driven women. On the Lead with Spark podcast, we explore what it really means to lead with authenticity, confidence, and alignment, at work and at home.

Decades ago, I earned my first coaching certification, long before leadership coaching became mainstream. Since then, I’ve climbed the corporate ladder, managed teams through chaos, and checked every “success” box until burnout forced me to ask: Is this it?

Spoiler alert: It wasn’t. Today, I coach high-performing women and executives who are ready to lead from the inside out with clarity, energy, and purpose.

This podcast is for ambitious women leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs ready to level up their leadership, reclaim their spark, and ditch burnout hustle. We talk executive presence, leadership communication, values-driven decision-making, setting boundaries, and how to balance it all without losing yourself.

Whether you're leading a team, a company, or just trying to lead your life more intentionally, you’ll find real conversations, actionable strategies, and empowering insight here. Because leadership isn’t just about what you do, it’s about who you are.

Ready to lead with more purpose, presence, and power? Hit subscribe and join the movement. Keep showing up. Keep leading with spark. You’ve got this, and I’ve got you.

Connect with Lynsey:

• Website: LynseyMulder.com
• Facebook: @LynseySMulder
• LinkedIn: @Lynsey-Mulder
• Instagram: @LynseyMulder

When women lead, the room shifts. In this conversation with Dr. Ebony Stone—author, speaker, and coach— we unpack what it really takes to thrive as a woman in leadership today: grace over guilt, perspective over comparison, and “do it scared” over perfect timing. Ebony shares her PAUSE framework (Pause/Pray, Analyze, Understand, Strategize, Execute) and how it applies to real life—boardrooms, busy homes, and those messy in-between moments. We talk superpowers, why your presence is a competitive advantage, and how to reframe nerves as excitement so you can step onto any stage (or into any meeting) with intention.

“You don’t have to be fearless. You just have to do it scared—until scared starts to look like excitement.”

You’ll learn:

• How to give yourself grace without lowering your standards
• The PAUSE framework you can use for a meeting, a project, or a life pivot
• Why “do it scared” is the fastest path to confidence
• How to stop comparing and start leading with your unique superpowers
• A practical way to separate facts from limiting beliefs (at home and at work)

Resources & Links:

• Ebony Stone
  • LinkedIn @DrEbonyStone
  • Facebook @DrEbonyStone
• Her book: The Power of Pause — use code $Spark2025$ at https://www.drebonystone.com/ for a listener discount

Connect with Lynsey:

• Website: LynseyMulder.com
• Facebook: @LynseySMulder
• LinkedIn: @Lynsey-Mulder
• Instagram: @LynseyMulder
• 🗣 Bring SparkLife to your team or event — speaking & workshops

If your updates get lost, decisions stall, or you leave meetings exhausted from carrying the room, the problem isn’t just strategy. It’s how you show up. In this story-driven episode, Lynsey unpacks executive presence using three unforgettable rideshare moments from her latest trip to Destin, Florida: the disengaged “Mr. Earbuds,” the resigned “Miss Chaos,” and the intentional hostess with the mostess who changed the entire experience without changing the road.

You’ll learn how to open strong (set purpose in the first 90 seconds), right the ride when things go sideways (steady agency over excuses), and close with care (clear next steps + visible credit). Same goals, same road, very different ride.

What you’ll learn

• The simple, repeatable presence sequence: Open → Right the Ride → Close with Care
• How to set the temperature of a room in your first sentence (without theatrics)
• Practical ways to show steadiness under constraint: name reality, then create a pocket of agency
• Why follow-through is your leadership “aftertaste” (and how to make it memorable)
• How presence makes your values, superpowers, and non-negotiables visible so trust compounds
• Women-in-leadership insight: confident kindness that beats the “too cold / too soft” double bind

Episode highlights

• The Destin rideshare test: same route, three experiences → presence by design
• “Earbuds energy” vs. “host energy,” what your team feels before you speak
• The 90-second open: purpose, outcome, next step. Mercy, not bossiness
• Righting the ride: constraints are real; agency is yours
• Closing with care: decisions, owners, dates and a grace note that sticks

One line to take with you “Executive presence is the temperature you set. Calm the chaos, and the work moves faster.”

Work with Lynsey

• Want a partner to accelerate this? Lynsey offers 1:1 coaching for women leaders and business coaching for founders and business owners. Practical, momentum-focused, and tailored to you. Start here: com

Connect with Lynsey:

• Website: LynseyMulder.com
• Facebook: @LynseySMulder
• LinkedIn: @Lynsey-Mulder
• Instagram: @LynseyMulder

Unleashing Your Superpowers: The Spark You’ve Been Missing

What if the secret to more confidence, less burnout, and a life you actually love was already inside you? In this episode of Lead with Spark, Lynsey takes you step-by-step through the process of identifying and unleashing your unique superpowers, the strengths that make you brilliant, bold, and impactful.

You’ll hear a heartwarming story about her grandson’s superhero costumes, learn the shocking stats about how few people actually use their strengths every day, and discover two powerful ways to uncover what’s been hiding in plain sight. Plus, you’ll see how using your superpowers daily can skyrocket your confidence, boost your mental health, improve motivation, and even increase team engagement by 600%.

Whether you’re a leader, business owner, or simply ready to show up as your best self, this episode will inspire you to put your cape back on, and never take it off.

Download your free SparkLife Superpower Playbook and start unleashing your brilliance today.

Connect with Lynsey:

• Website: LynseyMulder.com
• Facebook: @LynseySMulder
• LinkedIn: @Lynsey-Mulder
• Instagram: @LynseyMulder

Are you secretly waiting for someone to find out you're not as capable as they think you are? You're not alone - in fact, studies show that 70% of people experience imposter syndrome at some point in their careers, and the number jumps even higher for high-achieving women in leadership. In this empowering episode of Lead with Spark, Lynsey breaks down what imposter syndrome really is, why it shows up (especially for ambitious women), and how to reframe it so it no longer holds you back.

Through personal stories, relatable moments, and three practical, research-backed strategies, you’ll learn how to:

• Recognize the signs of imposter syndrome
• Quiet the inner critic and perfectionist pressure
• Replace self-doubt with truth, clarity, and confidence
• Celebrate your strengths and own your achievements unapologetically

If you're tired of downplaying your success and ready to lead with authenticity and belief in yourself, this episode will meet you right where you are.

Connect with Lynsey:

• Website: LynseyMulder.com
• Facebook: @LynseySMulder
• LinkedIn: @Lynsey-Mulder
• Instagram: @LynseyMulder

Are you living a version of success that doesn’t actually feel like your own? In this episode of Lead with Spark, Lynsey walks you through the very first step in the Discover Your Leadership Spark framework: identifying your core values.

You'll learn why values misalignment can lead to burnout, stress, and disconnection and how clarifying what truly matters can help you lead with authenticity, restore your energy, and realign your work and life.

Download the Core Values Playbook and take the first intentional step toward living with purpose and spark.

Connect with Lynsey:

• Website: LynseyMulder.com
• Facebook: @LynseySMulder
• LinkedIn: @Lynsey-Mulder
• Instagram: @LynseyMulder

Are you leading, or just performing? In this powerful episode, Lynsey dives into what it really means to live and lead with authenticity, especially as a woman in leadership. If you’ve ever looked around your life and thought, “I’m doing everything I’m supposed to do, so why do I feel like I’ve lost myself?” This one’s for you.

You’ll learn:

• Why ambitious women unknowingly drift out of alignment
• What it feels like to lead authentically (and how to know when you’re not)
• The five places to check when you feel off or burnt out
• How to stop performing and start leading from your values and strengths

You’ll also hear a story from one of Lynsey’s coaching clients who went from overwhelmed and disconnected to confident and energized just by returning to her authentic self.

Whether you're leading a team, a business, or your family, this episode will help you reclaim your spark and lead with confidence, without burning out.

🎧 Plus: Download the free “Authenticity Self-Check” 

📝 Want more? Visit the blog for bonus reflections and stories from the episode. 💥 Apply for a free coaching session or book Lynsey for a keynote by visiting lynseymulder.com

Connect with Lynsey:

• Website: LynseyMulder.com
• Facebook: @LynseySMulder
• LinkedIn: @Lynsey-Mulder
• Instagram: @LynseyMulder