Bossed Up Episodes
Conversations with women who are building their career path on their own terms.
June 8, 2025
The Human Side of Leadership: A Conversation with Huong Bui & Angela Smith, Co-Founders, KaleidoWork
Angela:
"Those shifts [in work culture] allowed me to remain very career-driven and productive. If they hadn’t happened, I could’ve easily been part of the statistics of women who left the workforce because it was just too much."
Huong:
"If a plant doesn’t thrive in the garden, we don’t blame …
May 4, 2025
You Can Lead and Still Have a Life: A Real Talk with Career Coach Sara Spencer
“It’s OK, you can thrive in your career and still desire a thriving relationship, one doesn’t have to come at the expense of another.”
April 20, 2025
Burnout, Boundaries, and Boxing Gloves: A Real Talk Reset with Dr. Jen Harrison
“Burnout isn’t a badge of honor. It’s a warning sign that something’s out of balance — and you don’t have to earn your exhaustion to be worthy.”
April 6, 2025
Fuel, Flow, and Fierce Vibes: Your Energy Reset Starts Here with Health & Wellness Coach, Adrienne Simmons
“It starts with a why; if you don’t have a reason why you want to make health changes and better lifestyle changes in your life, you’re always going to default to what’s comfortable.”
March 23, 2025
Witchpreneur Wisdom: Embracing Feminine Power in Business with Julie Foucht
“The feminine way has nothing to do with competition, it’s very collaborative, it looks for answers that will serve everyone, that will be the highest good for everyone involved.”
Feb. 23, 2025
No More Word Vomit! Writing Strategies for Work & Beyond with High Value Writing Founder, Erin Lebacqz
“When you think about your written communication, do you tend to be an over-informer or an under-informer; think about what your reader probably wants, and then meet in the middle a bit more.”
Jan. 26, 2025
What We Can Learn From Each Other: Mentoring Across Generations with Julie Noonan
“It takes a village of skill and understanding that ultimately builds a culture where everyone feels value, where everyone can create value, as opposed to tearing each other down to get ahead of the person in front of you.”
Nov. 24, 2024
The KINDfulness Approach: Managing Stress and Living Your Best Life with Jen Schwytzer
“Take a step back and figure out what’s realistic, what can I actually accomplish in the time that I have without taking away or sacrificing from what’s most important. If I say yes to this, what would it be taking away from?”
Nov. 10, 2024
Live Life on Fire: Redefining Success and Joy, A Conversation with Intuitive Business Coach, Lynita Mitchell Blackwell
“For many women we were told that if we worked hard, we would be successful and we would live happily ever after, the end. But that never happened because we would work hard, have all these awesome accomplishments and all of the beautiful trinkets that come with success, and yet there was still thi…
Oct. 13, 2024
From Ideas to Action: Everyday Effectiveness CEO, Gwen Bortner, on Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
"For women entrepreneurs especially, we don’t realize that what we say we want has nothing to do with what we actually want. We’ve gotten caught up in the societal expectations of what our goal is supposed to be."
Sept. 29, 2024
Breaking Health Taboos: Redefining Menopause + Women's Health, with Femgevity CEO, Michele Wispelwey
"We figured out that there’s this whole opportunity for women to see getting older as a positive thing. It doesn’t have to be this negative part of your life. It can actually be super exciting and empowering. It’s about embracing the changes and feeling better, not worse, as you get older."
Sept. 15, 2024
From Lab to Lift: Dr. Caroline Addington on Empowering Women Through Fitness
"If you have faith in yourself that you can do a hard thing, then that opens the door to the rest of the world."
Sept. 3, 2024
Creating Safe Spaces: How Psychological Safety Transforms Workplaces with Author & Speaker, Minette Norman
“There is a lot of evidence that shows in psychologically safe teams performance goes up, innovation goes up, sense of wellbeing goes up, mental health issues go down, all the business results that come from this; we’re not just pursuing psychological safety because it feels good but because of wha…
Aug. 4, 2024
Finding Your Perfect Fit: Catherine Cassidy on Celebrating Body Diversity in Fashion
“Every woman wants to feel incredible, every woman wants to feel her best, every woman wants to make a statement when she enters the room; for all the right reasons, we need to be noticed to make an impact.”
July 28, 2024
Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women in Skilled Trades with Hacia Atherton
"Male leaders in male-dominated industries, should ask themselves when employing females or bringing females into the business, what don’t I know in this space, and have the courage to go to the females in your organization, be vulnerable and admit that this is learning curve"
July 14, 2024
Turning Pages: Beth Ann Ramos' Shift from Marketing to Uplifting Children's Literature
“It’s taken me so long to give myself permission to be creative; so now I don’t want to stifle it; if I feel the inspiration to make something, I want to.”
June 30, 2024
Brownies for Breakfast: Redefining Comfort Food for a Healthier You With Author, Lynne Bowman
“I am not a great cook; I’m an impatient, sloppy cook. I have written for people like me, who don’t have enormous patience..I have a system in thinking about food, put something wonderful on the table based on what you already have in the house.”
June 16, 2024
Inclusive Leadership and Career Empowerment: Lessons from Margaret Weniger, Founder + Career Coach
“We get hung up on how powerful is defined or how success is defined and it looks different for all of us; how we want to make an impact looks different for all of us. Each one of us has that greatness inside of us; you are powerful beyond measure.”
June 9, 2024
Untethered Living: Embracing Change and Trusting Intuition with Life Untethered Coaching Founder, Emma Hull
“Start small with something that feels meaningful to you; introduce that and notice the impact that it’s having; and then as you get used to that change you can introduce another one and another one allowing you to incrementally grow.”
June 2, 2024
Unleashing Fabulousness: A Conversation with Dorothy Enriquez - CEO of The Ellevate Collective
“You are your Chief Encouragement Officer. Leadership is influence, and the first and main person you will influence the most is yourself.”
May 26, 2024
From Cattle Rustling to a Daring Jailbreak: The Gripping Story of The Notorious Texas Swindler with True Crime Author Pepper Anne
“Surround yourself with people who can help guide you, and tell the story as best you can; safely put yourself in places where you might learn a little bit more about your story, and do not give up on yourself.”
May 19, 2024
Embrace Change and Lead with Intention: Insights from speaker.inspirer.thriver. Parul Somani
“Practicing being intentional is not something we can turn on or off on a day to day basis; it is something we have to exercise in the small day to day decisions that we make and the small setbacks we experience.”
May 12, 2024
Unveiling the Story of My Mom: Life as a Hairstylist, Daycare Provider, and Family Matriarch
"At-home daycare was a new concept in the mid to late 1970s, as many women were entering the workforce. I took care of infants and children of various ages, including special needs children, and maintained connections with them throughout their lives."
April 28, 2024
The Business of Inclusion: Lisa Mulligan on Building a Culture of Diversity
“We have organizations out there who are making progress; and there are others who are kidding themselves into thinking that doing one thing a year is going to shift the dial, it just doesn’t.”