Possibilities with Monique de Maio

Something happened this week that made one thing very clear.

The way buyers research and choose vendors has already changed.

And most companies have not caught up.

LinkedIn recently published new research, drawing on data from Semrush and Profound, showing that LinkedIn is now the #1 most-cited domain for professional queries across major AI search engines.

That means when your buyers use tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI Overviews to research solutions and build shortlists, the content being surfaced is coming from LinkedIn.

Not your website. Not your brochures. LinkedIn.

In this solo episode of Possibilities, Monique breaks down what this shift actually means, why it validates a strategy she has been pushing for years, and what B2B leaders need to do right now to stay visible in a buying journey that is already happening without them.

This episode covers:

→ Why LinkedIn is now the primary source cited by AI search engines

→ What buyers are doing before they ever contact you

→ The biggest objections leaders still have, and why they no longer hold up

→ How thought leadership impacts credibility, referrals, and valuation

→ What AI actually rewards when it comes to content

→ Three actions to take immediately

Don’t be generic. Stand for something. Own it.

If your business is playing on LinkedIn but your brand and sales are stagnant, this is where to start.

ABOUT MONIQUE

Author. Speaker. Strategic Navigator.

Monique de Maio helps women leaders and organizations move from chaos to clarity, in business and in life.

Founder of OnDemandCMO and an active CMO, Monique brings more than 30 years of marketing and leadership experience across global brands, Wall Street, nonprofit, and publishing. Her work sits at the intersection of strategy and humanity, cutting through noise, simplifying the complex, and delivering solutions that actually work.

As host of the Possibilities with Monique de Maio podcast, Monique explores the real conversations behind growth, reinvention, and decision-making. Through her Strategic Navigator work, she applies the same rigor used in business strategy to help women think clearly about their careers, wellness, and life design, without burning everything down.

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https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Creating-Life-You-Love/dp/B0CLHV526G

Referenced Research:

LinkedIn Marketing Blog, “How to Leverage LinkedIn for AI Visibility in 2026” by Davang Shah

https://www.linkedin.com/business/marketing/blog/content-marketing/how-to-leverage-linkedin-for-ai-visibility-in-2026

I once spent an entire Friday driving across three states to pick up secondhand furniture for my kid's college apartment.

I was proud of us. Resourceful. Practical. Smart with money.

Except when I ran the actual numbers - including my time, the gas, the storage, and what it cost to get it all moved in - it was 40% more expensive than just ordering new from Wayfair.

I had optimized for the feeling of being a good mom and called it a financial decision. Those are not the same thing.

In this solo episode of Possibilities, Monique breaks down why senior leaders who apply rigorous ROI thinking to every business decision often wing it completely when it comes to their personal choices - and what to do about it.

This episode explores:

→ Why we make business decisions analytically and personal decisions emotionally - and where that gets us in trouble

→ The two sides of personal ROI (and the one input nobody ever counts)

→ The non-profit board seat: when to show up and when to write the check

→ The conference you attend every year out of habit

→ The compounding cost of staying in the wrong role, relationship, or situation too long

→The hardest ROI calculation Monique has ever had to make - and what it taught her

→ Three questions that will change how you make every personal decision you have been avoiding

This is not about being cold or transactional about your life.

It is about being honest. There is a difference.

If there is a decision you have been making on autopilot - a role, a relationship, a commitment, a direction - and you have never actually run the numbers on it, this episode is for you.

Most of us never run the numbers.

Start today.

ABOUT MONIQUE

Author. Speaker. Strategic Navigator.

Monique de Maio helps women leaders and organizations move from chaos to clarity, in business and in life.

Founder of OnDemandCMO and an active CMO, Monique brings more than 30 years of marketing and leadership experience across global brands, Wall Street, nonprofit, and publishing. Her work sits at the intersection of strategy and humanity, cutting through noise, simplifying the complex, and delivering solutions that actually work.

As host of the Possibilities with Monique de Maio podcast, Monique explores the real conversations behind growth, reinvention, and decision-making. Through her Strategic Navigator work, she applies the same rigor used in business strategy to help women think clearly about their careers, wellness, and life design, without burning everything down.

Follow Monique for More Possibilities:

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquedemaio

Newsletter: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/newsletter-sign-up

Book Monique as a speaker for your next event: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/contact

Grab her award-winning, bestselling book The 7 Secrets to Creating a Life You Love: A Practical Guide for Women in Leadership:

https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Creating-Life-You-Love/dp/B0CLHV526G

What if one of the most powerful leadership tools you have… is the one most women were taught to ignore?

In this episode of Possibilities with Monique de Maio, Monique sits down with Cathy Williams, a trailblazer in body-based healing and creative arts therapy, for a powerful conversation about intuition, body awareness, and why so many high-performing women lose touch with their inner guidance system.

Cathy’s work helps women reconnect with something many of us were conditioned to override: the wisdom of our own bodies.

Because here’s the truth:

Your intuition is not mystical.

It’s biological.

It’s psychological.

And when you learn to trust it, it becomes one of the most powerful decision-making tools you have.

Together, Monique and Cathy explore why high-achieving women often disconnect from their intuition, how societal expectations train women to override their internal signals, and what happens when women learn to reconnect with themselves again.

This is not about slowing down.

It’s about listening differently.

And when women do that, everything changes.

In this episode, we explore:

→ Why intuition is a powerful (and underused) leadership tool

→ How high-performing women become disconnected from their bodies

→ Why society teaches women to override their internal signals

→ How intuition can improve decision-making and personal clarity

→ The role body awareness plays in emotional intelligence

→ Why healing and leadership are more connected than we realize

→ Practical ways to start reconnecting with your intuition

If you’ve ever had a gut feeling you ignored…

If you’ve ever overridden your instincts to appear “logical”…

Or if you’re navigating a season of uncertainty in life or leadership…

This conversation may help you reconnect with the guidance system you already have.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Body-Based Healing and Intuition

01:26 Cathy's Journey: From Journalism to Healing

05:36 Discovering Intuition and Body Connection

10:26 The Process of Healing: Guiding Women Back to Themselves

16:16 Building Intuition: A Continuous Journey

18:38 Confidence and Intuition: The High-Performing Woman's Dilemma

25:59 The Importance of Showing Your Human Side

27:16 Understanding the Connection Between Body and Mind

29:03 Exploring Personal Guidance Systems

31:37 Guided Meditation for Intuition

36:11 The Power of Intention and Time Management

39:57 Advice to My Younger Self: Keep Going

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Cathy Williams is a trailblazer in the world of body-based healing and creative arts therapy.

Through her work, Cathy helps women reconnect with their bodies, rebuild trust in their intuition, and rediscover their internal guidance system.

Her signature Intuitive Self sessions support women in learning how to listen to their bodies again, and help them navigate life, leadership, and personal growth with greater clarity and confidence.

Cathy’s work combines body awareness, creative expression, emotional intelligence, and intuitive development to help women reconnect with themselves in a world that often teaches them to disconnect.

Her approach is compassionate, empowering, and deeply transformative.

This podcast is part of our mission to amplify women who are redefining work, life, and leadership.

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Grab her award-winning, bestselling book The 7 Secrets to Creating a Life You Love: A Practical Guide for Women in Leadership:https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Creating-Life-You-Love/dp/B0CLHV526G

If you sound like everyone else, you are competing.

And competing is exhausting.

In this solo episode of Possibilities, Monique unpacks a pattern she’s seeing across C-suite leaders, founders, hybrid executives, and growth-stage companies:

Brilliant people and strong businesses, all stuck inside labels.

COOs assumed to want the CEO seat.

CMOs who operate like operators.

CHROs who function as culture architects and leadership mentors.

Companies hiding behind “customer-centric” messaging and generic brand promises.

The problem isn’t confidence.

It isn’t experience.

It isn’t even branding.

It’s ownership.

When you let a title, logo, or market label define you, you shrink your positioning. When you claim what you uniquely bring to the table, everything shifts.

This episode explores:

• Why titles can quietly limit executive opportunity

• How hybrid leaders become “unhireable” when they fail to claim their power

• The real meaning of business differentiation

• Why differentiation is not a tagline exercise

• The one question every founder and executive must answer

If you are navigating a career pivot, redefining your leadership identity, repositioning your company, or trying to stand out in a crowded market, this conversation will challenge how you think about competition.

Because the goal is not to compete better.

The goal is to own something so clearly that comparison becomes irrelevant.

And if you’re ready to go deeper into your particular competition and comparisons, , explore my Strategic Navigator Sessions designed for leaders who refuse to blend in.

Stop competing.

Start owning what makes you different.

ABOUT MONIQUE

Author. Speaker. Strategic Navigator.

Monique de Maio helps women leaders and organizations move from chaos to clarity, in business and in life.

Founder of OnDemandCMO and an active CMO, Monique brings more than 30 years of marketing and leadership experience across global brands, Wall Street, nonprofit, and publishing. Her work sits at the intersection of strategy and humanity, cutting through noise, simplifying the complex, and delivering solutions that actually work.

As host of the Consider the Possibilities podcast, Monique explores the real conversations behind growth, reinvention, and decision-making. Through her Strategic Navigator work, she applies the same rigor used in business strategy to help women think clearly about their careers, wellness, and life design, without burning everything down.

Follow Monique for More Possibilities:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moniquedemaio

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Book Monique as a speaker for your next event: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/contact

Grab her award-winning, bestselling book The 7 Secrets to Creating a Life You Love: A Practical Guide for Women in Leadership:https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Creating-Life-You-Love/dp/B0CLHV526G

What if confidence isn’t something you’re born with, but something you build one decision at a time?

In this episode of Possibilities, Monique sits down with Mary Alice Duff, fractional COO, entrepreneur, and portfolio careerist, for a grounded and powerful conversation about confidence, self-trust, and what truly changes when women stop waiting for permission.

This is not a conversation about moving abroad. It’s a conversation about what makes bold life decisions possible in the first place.

Mary Alice shares her unconventional journey from social work to entrepreneurship, the lessons learned from building and closing a business, and why self-employment became a tool for designing a life that actually feels good. Together, Monique and Mary Alice unpack why high-performing women fear embarrassment more than failure, how perfectionism keeps women stuck, and what “stop waiting” actually looks like in practice.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why confidence is built, not born

• What happens when women stop auditioning for approval and start trusting themselves

• Why high-achieving women struggle more with embarrassment than failure

• How micro moments and small decisions compound into real confidence

• Why self-awareness is essential for leadership and entrepreneurship

• How self-employment and fractional leadership can create agency and flexibility

• Why patience and perseverance matter more than hustle

This episode is a reminder that confidence does not arrive before action. Action builds confidence.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, second-guessing yourself, or waiting for the “right moment,” this conversation may be the nudge you need.

ABOUT OUR GUESTMary Alice Duff is a fractional COO, entrepreneur, and portfolio careerist who partners with small business owners to build profitable, sustainable companies without burnout. She works closely with founders of experiential and people-driven businesses, helping them gain clarity across operations, finances, and strategy.

With a background spanning social work, nonprofit leadership, and entrepreneurship, Mary Alice brings a rare blend of operational rigor and human insight to her work. She also coaches experienced professionals who want to transition from traditional employment into confident, sustainable fractional leadership roles.

Mary Alice currently lives in the south of France with her family and writes about the messy, joyful reality of self-employment, leadership, and designing a life that aligns with your values.

Website: https://www.maryaliceduff.com

Mary Alice’s Future Fractional coaching program is currently open for enrollment.

This podcast is part of our mission to amplify women who are redefining work, life, and leadership.

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Welcome back to Consider the Possibilities with Monique de Maio where real-life experience meets practical wisdom…

In this episode, Monique shares a powerful, deceptively simple framework she’s used for years to create clarity, focus, and alignment: the magic of choosing three words.

Forget resolutions. Forget vision boards that don’t stick. This is about creating a true north. A lens through which you make decisions about your time, energy, money, relationships, and opportunities.

Monique walks you through:

• Why traditional goal-setting often fails

• How a single theme can shift your entire year

• Why the number three is wired into how humans think and decide

• How to choose three words that actually change how you show up

• How to use those words as a daily decision-making filter

• When (and why) it’s okay to change your words mid-year

This episode is reflective, practical, and grounding, especially if you’re done people-pleasing, overthinking, or living for optics instead of meaning.

This podcast is part of our mission to amplify women who are redefining work, life, and leadership.

Want Help Choosing Your Three Words?

I created a simple, guided worksheet to help you walk through this process intentionally.

Download the complimentary worksheet →  HERE

And if you get stuck, truly stuck, you are not doing it wrong.

Sometimes clarity needs conversation.

You are always welcome to reach out.

ABOUT MONIQUE

Author. Speaker. Strategic Navigator.

Monique de Maio helps women leaders and organizations move from chaos to clarity, in business and in life.

Founder of OnDemandCMO and an active CMO, Monique brings more than 30 years of marketing and leadership experience across global brands, Wall Street, nonprofit, and publishing. Her work sits at the intersection of strategy and humanity, cutting through noise, simplifying the complex, and delivering solutions that actually work.

As host of the Consider the Possibilities podcast, Monique explores the real conversations behind growth, reinvention, and decision-making. Through her Strategic Navigator work, she applies the same rigor used in business strategy to help women think clearly about their careers, wellness, and life design, without burning everything down.

Follow Monique for More Possibilities:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moniquedemaioLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquedemaioNewsletter: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/newsletter-sign-up

Book Monique as a speaker for your next event: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/contact

Grab her award-winning, bestselling book The 7 Secrets to Creating a Life You Love: A Practical Guide for Women in Leadership:https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Creating-Life-You-Love/dp/B0CLHV526G

What if aging wasn’t a slowdown, but an invitation to go bigger?

In this episode of Possibilities with Monique de Maio, Monique sits down with Judy Katz, an accomplished ghostwriter, author, publisher, and storyteller who found her true calling at 65 and is still creating, writing, and building at 85.

Judy challenges everything we’ve been taught about aging, boldness, and self-confidence. She shares why she’ll never retire, how fear keeps women from telling their stories, and why it’s never too late to do the work that matters most.

With warmth, humor, and unapologetic honesty, this conversation explores storytelling as empowerment, writing as legacy, and why women must stop waiting for permission to begin.

This is a conversation about longevity without limitation.

Boldness without apology.

And choosing purpose at any age.

If you’ve ever thought “maybe it’s too late”, this episode is for you.

WE EXPLORE:

• Why Judy refuses to retire and what keeps her energized at 85
• How aging stereotypes quietly limit women’s choices
• The real reason women hesitate to write their stories
• Why boldness is built, not inherited
• What actually makes a powerful story worth telling
• The four types of aspiring authors (and where most women get stuck)
• How storytelling becomes legacy, healing, and impact
• Why “service mentality” matters more than job titles
• What Judy would tell her 30-year-old self about money, courage, and timing

CHAPTERS

00:00 – Introduction to Judy Katz and her journey

02:54 – Challenging the myths around aging and relevance

05:40 – Why boldness is learned, not inherited

08:30 – Fear, self-doubt, and waiting too long to begin

11:15 – What actually makes a story worth telling

14:14 – How Judy helps people uncover the right book

17:04 – Trauma, resilience, and storytelling as empowerment

19:50 – Why women hesitate to write (and how to move past it)

22:32 – Career advice, self-advocacy, and knowing your value

25:18 – Service mentality vs. entitlement in work and life

28:04 – Money, legacy, and what Judy wishes she’d done sooner

38:08 – How to connect with Judy + special listener offer

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Judy Katz is a book collaborator, ghostwriter, publisher, and marketer who has completed more than 60 books across memoir, business, and social impact.

Her work includes award-winning and bestselling titles such as Angel of the Ghetto and A Question of Respect, a Wall Street Journal bestseller. At age 65, Judy began helping others become successful authors — and at 85, she continues to write, mentor, and redefine what’s possible in a third act.

Judy is passionate about changing the conversation around aging, empowering women to tell their stories, and helping people write the book they were born to write.

ATTENTION POSSIBILITIES SEEKERS:

Mention "Monique" or the "Possibilities podcast" and Judy will offer a complimentary 20–30 minute consultation to help you identify what book you should write!

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This podcast is part of our mission to amplify women who are redefining work, life, and leadership.

What if some of the most powerful women in leadership are quietly navigating crises no one ever sees?

In this episode of Possibilities with Monique de Maio, Monique sits down with Dana Codispoti, a global HR executive, Chief People Officer, coach, and co-founder of the nonprofit HIGHER, for a raw and necessary conversation about leadership, personal crisis, and what it really means to be resilient.

Dana shares her personal experience leaving an abusive relationship while holding senior leadership roles in financial services, and how that journey reshaped her understanding of power, empathy, and vulnerability in the workplace. Together, Monique and Dana explore why personal crisis isn’t defined by circumstances, but by how it feels, and why so many high-achieving women suffer in silence.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why crisis doesn’t always look like failure, and often looks like success from the outside

• The hidden personal battles women carry into leadership roles

• Why vulnerability is not a liability, but a leadership strength

• How shame and fear prevent women from asking for help

• The long-term impact of COVID on confidence, anxiety, and resilience at work

• Why community and “finding your tribe” are essential to healing and growth

Dana also introduces her RISE Method (Resilience, Intuition, Self-care, Empowerment) as a framework for empowerment, and shares how HIGHER supports women navigating moments when life feels overwhelming.

This is a conversation about leadership without armor.

Strength without performance.

And resilience built through honesty, community, and self-trust.

If you’ve ever felt like you had to hold it all together while falling apart inside, this episode is for you.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction to Dana Codispoti and her leadership journey

02:08 – The mission behind HIGHER and redefining what “personal crisis” really means

05:18 – Why crisis doesn’t look the way we expect (and why no one is immune)

07:26 – Navigating leadership while living through an unseen personal crisis

10:31 – How HIGHER works: coaching models, cohorts, and community support

13:05 – From industrial engineering to Chief People Officer: Dana’s career path

16:54 – Vulnerability in leadership: where strength and humanity meet

19:41 – Confidence, imposter syndrome, and becoming comfortable in your own skin

22:07 – The emotional cost of pretending at work and why authenticity matters

25:01 – What “personal crisis” looks like inside modern organizations

27:38 – The post-COVID confidence crisis and loss of workplace resilience

29:54 – Why society is failing survivors and misunderstanding abuse

32:09 – The RISE Method: resilience, intuition, and self-care explained

34:44 – Motherhood, legacy, and teaching the next generation resilience

38:06 – Introversion, empathy, and leadership energy

39:08 – Advice Dana would give her 30-year-old self

40:02 – Final reflections, resources, and how to connect with Dana

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dana Codispoti is a global HR executive, Chief People Officer, certified coach, and co-founder of the nonprofit HIGHER, which supports women navigating personal crisis. With more than 25 years of leadership experience across financial services and global organizations, Dana brings a rare blend of operational expertise, emotional intelligence, and lived experience to her work.

This podcast is part of our mission to amplify women who are redefining work, life, and leadership.

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Episode 100 is here!

What started as a way to share stories from my book has become nearly one hundred honest conversations with women creating lives they love: navigating leadership, reinvention, ambition, motherhood, money, wellness, and meaning in real time, without pretending it’s easy.

In this milestone episode, I’m looking back not just to celebrate, but to reflect.

Across 100 conversations, clear patterns kept emerging.The same lessons. The same reminders. The same truths we all need when life gets messy.

In this episode, we revisit the themes that have shaped Possibilities from the very beginning:

• Why we’re all works in progress & why that’s not a flaw

• The courage to pivot when what looks good on paper no longer feels true

• Self-care as a strategy, not a luxury

• Money, power, and agency & why confidence with money changes everything

• Motherhood, work, and the reality of juggling it all

• Meaning, impact, and the legacy we’re creating every day

Along the way, you’ll hear short, powerful moments from past guests that have become unintentional masterclasses hidden inside real conversations.

This episode is for anyone who’s evolving, questioning, rebuilding, or quietly redefining what success looks like in this season of life.

If you’ve been listening since Episode 1, thank you.If you’re just finding Possibilities with Monique de Maio, this is a beautiful place to begin.

Listen. Follow. And if this show has resonated with you, please take a moment to leave a review, it truly helps this community grow.

Here’s to the next 100 conversations AND to creating a life you love.

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What if the reason love feels so hard has nothing to do with effort, timing, or “doing the work” and everything to do with how high-achieving women are conditioned to relate to themselves?

In this episode of Possibilities with Monique de Maio, Monique sits down with Lynda Williams, transformational coach, entrepreneur, and host of the PS I Love Me podcast, for a deeply honest conversation about love, self-acceptance, and why success in life does not automatically translate to fulfillment in relationships.

Lynda shares her journey from growing up in a small village in England to building a successful PR agency, and ultimately stepping into her purpose as a coach helping women reconnect with their intuition, worth, and capacity to receive love. Together, Monique and Lynda unpack why many high-achieving women struggle with intimacy, how masculine overdrive impacts relationships, and why mass-market dating advice often misses the mark for ambitious women.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why love is received, not achieved

• How high-performing women disconnect from self-acceptance without realizing it

• The balance between masculine drive and feminine intuition

• Why success does not mean you must choose between independence and partnership

• How self-trust changes the way we show up in love and life

• Why wanting love does not make you weak or “behind”
  

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction to Linda Williams and Her Journey

02:46 - From PR to Coaching: A Transformational Journey

05:44 - The Evolve Woman Program: Empowering High Achieving Women

08:22 - Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energies

11:08 - The Importance of Self-Worth in Relationships

14:03 - Intuition and Decision Making: Trusting Your Gut

16:56 - The Connection Between Well-Being and Empowerment

21:08 - Reconnecting with Our Bodies

23:18 - The Power Within: Self-Healing and Authenticity

25:42 - Navigating Modern Dating: Authenticity vs. External Validation

28:26 - Time Management and Prioritizing Love

31:15 - The Importance of Love and Connection

33:55- Finding Genuine Connections: Values and Standards

36:04 - Living with Purpose: Following Your Passion

37:14 - Learning from Past Experiences

39:30 - Advice for the Future: Staying True to Yourself

This conversation is grounding, affirming, and necessary for women who want meaningful connection without abandoning themselves in the process.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Lynda Williams is a transformational coach, entrepreneur, and host of the PS I Love Me podcast. She is passionate about helping high-achieving women reconnect with their self-worth, intuition, and capacity to receive love without abandoning who they are.

Originally from a small village in England, Lynda built a successful career in public relations before stepping into her true calling as a coach and guide for women navigating love, identity, and self-acceptance. Her work centers on breaking old patterns, balancing masculine drive with feminine intuition, and redefining what fulfillment looks like beyond external success.

Through her coaching and podcast, Lynda helps women stop performing, start trusting themselves, and open up to deeper connections in both life and relationships.

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