Birth2Boardroom Podcast - Empowering Women to Lead. Thrive. Succeed

She Left News Anchoring to Become a Meteorologist — Here's What It Took April Warnecke had been working in journalism when an unexpected phone call changed everything. A Phoenix TV station offered her a weather job — with zero experience — and would pay for her to go back to school. In this clip from Birth2Boardroom, April shares what it really felt like to start over in a new career, learn live on air in her own hometown, and trust the people around her when she had every reason to doubt herself.🎙️ Full episode dropping Tuesday, June 9th. Listen in!CareerPivot #WomenInMedia #Birth2Boardroom #Meteorologist #CareerChange #WomenWhoLead #TrustYourself

What does it truly mean to lead with power, pivot with purpose, and build teams that actually thrive? In this powerful episode of Birth 2 Boardroom, we sit down with the extraordinary Bethanie Lunn — visionary leader, consultant, and founder of Untamed Academy — for a conversation that will change the way you think about leadership forever.Bethanie has spent decades building high-performing teams across startups, scale-ups, and global organizations — and she's here to tell you that the most sustainable growth never comes from pressure. It comes from people.In this episode, we cover:✅ Why human-first leadership is not a "nice to have" — it's essential✅ How aggression and fear-based cultures kill innovation and revenue✅ The power of trust as a performance accelerator✅ Bethanie's late ADHD diagnosis and how it reframed her entire leadership identity✅ Why empathy, intensity, and deep intuition are strengths — not weaknesses✅ How to invest your energy in rooms that actually value what you bring✅ Her moving love letter to her younger self that will leave you in tears✅ Her Untamed Academy and the Neurospicy mentoring program✅ Why "Go Your Own Way" is the anthem every leader needs right now"Not every room is yours to win. Some are yours to walk away from." — Bethanie LunnThis episode is for every woman who has ever been told her kindness was a weakness, who has shrunk herself to fit into spaces that weren't worthy of her, and who is ready to lead boldly, pivot fearlessly, and live on her own terms.Subscribe so you never miss an episode of Birth 2 Boardroom.Visit us at: www.birth2boardroom.comJoin our global community of empowered women and keep rising, keep leading, and keep showing the world what's possible.Show notes:About Bethanie LunnBethanie Lunn is a growth and revenue strategist, marketing director, and founder of Untamed and Untamed Academy. With over 20 years’ experience across eCommerce, SaaS, wellness, and subscription businesses, she’s known for building high-performing teams and turning insight-led strategy into real commercial results.Through Untamed, Bethanie works with leaders and teams to unlock growth in a way that’s both human and sustainable - blending data, creativity, and emotional intelligence. Untamed Academy extends this through mentoring, courses, and practical training designed to help ambitious leaders step into their full potential without burnout.She’s a passionate advocate for people-first leadership, believing that while fear might drive short-term speed, trust is what delivers long-term performance.Bethanie also shares her work through speaking, consultancy, and leadership mentoring - helping individuals and organisations grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.Also mentioned in this episodeNeuro Spicy Reset - a course created following Bethanie’s late ADHD diagnosis, designed for people who are diagnosed, exploring the possibility of being neurodivergent, or simply feeling “neurocurious” and wanting to better understand themselves.The course explores how many traditional workplace structures and expectations are not always designed with neurodivergent minds in mind - and how creating personalised ways of working, leading, communicating, and living can unlock confidence, energy, and sustainable success.Through honest conversations, practical tools, and a compassionate approach, Neuro Spicy Reset encourages people to stop forcing themselves into environments that don’t fit, and instead build routines, careers, and lives that work with their brains rather than against them.

What would you say to the younger version of yourself — the one who questioned everything, who dimmed her light to fit in, who wondered if something was wrong with her? In this deeply moving moment, Bethanie Lunn reads a love letter to her former self, reframing a lifetime of feeling different as something extraordinary. Your intensity, your instinct, your empathy — they were never weaknesses. They were always your power. Grab a tissue for this one.

Have you ever poured your energy into spaces that simply didn't value what you bring? Bethanie Lunn gets deeply honest about being misunderstood, leading with empathy in environments that saw it as weakness, and the life-changing moment she stopped trying to prove herself. Her message is one every woman needs to hear: not every room is yours to win — some are yours to walk away from. And that is not failure. That is wisdom.

What if the secret to high performance wasn't pressure — it was people? In this clip, Bethanie Lunn reminds us that the best leaders don't drive results through fear, they build them through trust, loyalty, and genuine care. When you invest in your team, they invest everything back into you. This is leadership that feels good — and works even better. Tune in to the full episode for more dropping on Tuesday, May 26th!

She navigated motherhood, career pauses, burnout, and breast cancer — and came out the other side more herself than ever. We are so proud to share our latest episode of Birth2Boardroom featuring the incredible Julie Capitelli — licensed clinical social worker, mother, survivor, and a woman who embodies what it truly means to thrive on your own terms.In this deeply moving conversation, Julie opens up about:Re-entering the workforce after a decade as a stay-at-home mom — and the self-doubt that came with itWhy "everything before 40 is research" and how that mindset set her freeThe love note she would write to her younger selfHow breast cancer became the catalyst that refocused her priorities and reignited her dreamWhy success is not a title or a salary — it's wellbeing, family, and the version of yourself you're most proud ofThe power of women lifting each other up and building a community that moves forward togetherThis episode is for every woman who has ever felt behind, burned out, or unsure of her next chapter. Julie's story is proof that resilience is not about having it all figured out — it's about choosing to keep going anyway."We can be our biggest cheerleader instead of our biggest enemy." — Julie Capitelli🎙️ Listen to the full episode and share it with a woman in your life who needs to hear this today. 👇👉 www.birth2boardroom.com

Sometimes it takes life's hardest moments to show us what truly matters. 💪Julie Capitelli faced breast cancer — and instead of letting it define her, she let it redirect her. In this moving clip on Birth2Boardroom, Julie shares how illness became the catalyst that refocused her priorities, reignited her dreams, and gave her permission to reclaim her life — fully and unapologetically.Success isn't a title. It's not a salary. For Julie, it's her wellbeing, her family, her mental health, and the version of herself she is most proud of.If you or someone you love has ever had to begin again after adversity — this one's for you. 🙏Watch for the full episode airing on Tuesday, May 12th!Drop a ❤️ if this resonates and share it with someone who needs strength today.🎙️ Birth2Boardroom Podcast | Where women thrive on their own terms.👉 Visit us at www.birth2boardroom.com

In this clip from Birth2Boardroom, Julie Capitelli delivers a love note that every woman needs to hear — a reminder to stop being your own worst critic and start being your own biggest cheerleader.We pour so much into others — our families, our careers, our communities. But somewhere along the way, we put ourselves at the bottom of the list.Julie's message is simple and profound: Be gentler with yourself. You don't have to have it all figured out. Just keep going.You are worthy. You are enough. And you deserve the same grace you so freely give to others. 🌸Share this with a woman who needs this reminder today. 👇🎙️ Birth2Boardroom Podcast | Where women thrive on their own terms.Watch the full episode coming Tuesday, May 12th!👉 Visit us at www.birth2boardroom.com

That's exactly what Julie Capitelli reminded us in this powerful conversation on Birth2Boardroom.So many of us carry the weight of missed timelines, unmet expectations, and the pressure to have it all figured out. But here's the truth — not meeting a deadline isn't personal failure. It's human development.You are not behind. You are not broken. You are still in the research phase — and that is something worth celebrating.Stop rushing your goals. Stop rushing your happiness. Your journey is unfolding exactly as it should.Watch the full clip on Tuesday next week and share this with a woman in your life who needs to hear it today. 🎙️ Birth2Boardroom Podcast | Where women thrive on their own terms.👉 Visit us at www.birth2boardroom.com

What happens when the world sees your potential before you do?At just 26 years old, Cassie Weinberg was handed a management role she never asked for — and came face to face with the crushing weight of imposter syndrome. Instead of burying those feelings, she learned to sit with them, challenge them, and ultimately rise above them.In this episode of Birth 2 Boardroom, host Deb Kowalski and co-host Natalie Griffiths sit down with Cassie for an honest, deeply relatable conversation about:Being placed in leadership before you feel ready.The difference between "fake it till you make it" and true confidenceHow a color-coded Excel spreadsheet became a secret weapon for rebuilding self-worthNavigating rooms where you're the youngest — or the only womanThe power of your "inner roommate" and how to quiet that inner criticWhy belonging isn't something you wait for — it's something you claimCassie's advice is sharp, authentic, and wise beyond her years. Whether you're just starting your career or leading at the highest levels, her story will remind you: you are worthy of every good thing that comes your way.📖 Book mentioned: The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer🌐 Join the movement at www.birth2boardroom.com💬 If this episode resonated with you, share it with a woman who needs to hear it today.#Birth2Boardroom #ImposterSyndrome #WomenInLeadership #ConfidenceBuilding #CareerGrowth #WomenEmpowerment #LeadWithPurpose