On January 27th, we kicked off 2026 with a powerful podcast conversation in collaboration with Women Executive Leadership (WEL).

I had the privilege of interviewing Leah Carpenter — C-Suite healthcare executive and champion of governance, operational excellence, and patient-centered care.

But this discussion wasn’t about titles.

It was about designing a whole life.

We explored questions every woman executive should ask:

• What does a truly great life mean to me?

• Am I living in alignment with my purpose?

• Is my life portfolio balanced across relationships, health, career, finances, learning, community, and joy?

• What strategic choices do I need to make this year?

One key insight:

We steward organizations with discipline and strategy. We must steward our own lives with the same intentionality.

To every woman leader reading this ....you are allowed to define life on your terms as success without wholeness is not sustainable, and growth without alignment is not fulfilling.

2026 is not just another year - It’s an opportunity to design consciously.

Here's to clarity, courage, and whole-life excellence.

In this conversation with Ranae Van Roekel, founder of Connecting to Cope, and a transformed felon, we explore how leaders can better identify pain in others, and create spaces through self-care, education and community, where healing and transformation are possible.

This is a deeply courageous and vulnerable conversation with an Advocate, Mother and Grandmother who lived through severe trauma and incarceration, and now shares her wisdom on understanding and dealing with unseen pain.

In this conversation with Patti Boyle, Executive Coach and Founder of Pure Potential Consulting, we explore how to design a career that truly reflects who you are - your strengths, your values and your purpose.

Patti shares powerful frameworks, Ai driven tools, and timeless principles to help navigate change, reignite joy, and lead with impact.

If you are ready to "Thrive with Purpose", this episode is packed with wisdom to show you how.

In this conversation with Dr. Keith D. Dorsey, board member, researcher, and author of "The Boardroom Journey " we explore groundbreaking insights on the future of governance, diversity, and leadership, including the four strategies women have successfully used to access corporate boards, and how purpose-driven leaders can create lasting impact from the boardroom out.

This is a must listen to episode for aspiring and current board members as we unpack how boards are evolving, and how conscious leadership is reshaping who leads, and how they lead, at the highest levels.

In this conversation with George Pita, retired Fortune 300 CFO, a current serving Independent Board Member and Audit Committee Chair for a public company, as well as Board Member & Strategic Advisor to private and public companies, we discuss role clarity and essential skills required of board members in the areas of financial acumen, strategic financial oversight, audit governance, financial risk management, and emerging considerations for boards.

In this conversation with Michael Stickler, publisher, best-selling author, and the founder of Leadership Books, we explore the power of story, how a book can become the launchpad for both influence and impact, and the deeper role publishing plays in elevating conscious leadership.

If you’ve ever wondered how to turn your story into something bigger than yourself, perhaps thought leadership into movements that matter— a message that lasts and truly serves others — this episode is for you.

Most people imagine early retirement as the ultimate reward for years of hard work—but for many high achievers, it triggers a profound identity crisis no one prepares them for.

In this deeply revealing Prepare4Growth conversation, Nick Sheldon takes us inside his unexpected descent through the five stages of post-career collapse: the euphoric Honeymoon, the creeping Drift, the painful Disconnection, the internal Doubt, and finally, the quiet Collapse that nearly consumed him.

If you (or someone you know) has ever wondered “What comes after success?”, this conversation is a must-listen.

Your second mission might just be the most meaningful chapter of your life.

In this conversation with Nancy Griffin, CFP EPC Founder of Women, Worth & Wellness and advocate for holistic wealth and women's empowerment, we discuss the importance of health and self worth and how central these are to financial growth and power.

Nancy's wisdom bytes are rooted in this powerful alignment of pillars of well being that can create unstoppable change for women, their families and the world.

What does it take to lead with purpose through decades of change? Joe Harris of Double Exposure shares how music, humility, and unity built a lasting legacy — and what leaders today can learn from his journey.

From humble beginnings in Philadelphia to the global dance floors of the 1970s, Joe Harris and Double Exposure defined an era with their timeless hit “Ten Percent.”

In this episode, Joe shares the early struggles, brotherhood, and leadership lessons behind decades of resilience, rhythm, and soul.

In this conversation with Ash Seddeek, Co-founder & Chief Excitement Officer of the Executive Greatness Institute, Best Selling Author, Leadership Communications Coach, and Strategist for some of the world's leading organizations, he shares his wisdom bytes about the power of communication as a leadership lever to inspire, engage, and create lasting impact, and how great leaders cultivate excitement, trust, and alignment through their words and presence.

This episode is for every leader ready to ignite change through their words.

Connect with Ash Seddeek:

• Website: Executive Greatness Institute

• Free Leadership Assessment: Impactful Leadership Assessment (ILA)

• LinkedIn: Ash Seddeek

• Books: Road to Success, MEANING: How Leaders Create Meaning and Clarity During Times of Change and Crisis