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Most companies say they care about employee wellbeing. Far fewer actually build the culture to back it up. In this episode, Laurie sits down with Sarah Olin, founder of Lumo — a human-centric leadership and coaching firm working with organizations from Calvin Klein to the City of Charlotte. Sarah shares her path from aspiring actress to mindfulness teacher to executive coach, and gets honest about the conversations most workplaces are still too afraid to have: working parent guilt, parental leave culture gaps, what it really means to bring your whole self to work, and why the future belongs to leaders who can hold their own humanity without letting it derail the room.

Episode Timestamps:

0:00 — Introduction & welcome

0:22 — Before Lumo existed — Sarah’s journey from actress to mindfulness teacher to executive coach

3:44 — The origin of Lumo and the “Luscious Mother” moment that started it all

6:47 — Why coaches need coaches — and what Sarah looks for in her own

8:29 — Leaders need a safe place to vent — and it can’t be their team

10:02 — Bring your whole self to work — with an asterisk: being responsible with your humanity

15:58 — How Lumo builds culture through coaching — and what 100% ownership really means

22:33 — Working parents, caregivers & the compounding pressure of modern leadership

24:04 — The parental leave problem: policy without culture is just paper

28:51 — AI and coaching — where it helps, where it falls short, and why human connection is the future

About Sarah Olin:

Sarah Olin is the founder of Lumo, a human-centric leadership and coaching firm with a bench of 25 coaches serving organizations across industries — from Fortune 500 companies to nonprofits to municipal governments. A trained coach through Accomplishment Coaching, Sarah spent seven years as a trainer and mentor in coach education before launching Lumo. Her work focuses on leadership development, working parent support, workplace wellness, and building cultures where people can show up fully and perform sustainably.

Connect & Resources:

• Sarah Olin: Lumo — lumoleadership.com
• Website: resilienceisamuscle.com
• Nonprofit: We Connect The Dots — weconnectthedots.org
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