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People, especially women, are often warned against taking risks, all in the name of preserving their safety from whatever harmful things lurking around. But the truth is if you stay inside the "safe" zone if you straight-up refuse to take risks no matter how calculated the risk is, then you're also decisively shutting the doors to growth and ultimately, success. Carol Meyers is a board member and advisor to several high-growth companies. Drawing from her experience as a leader in her field, she talks to Michelle McGlade about the necessity of risk in one's life. You may not realize it yet, but the next risk you take might just be the one that skyrockets you to the success you've been seeking all your life. Risks can be smart – you just have to have the right tools for the job – so why stop yourself?

What do you want to ask for yourself that you need today? Women especially give so much to others but yet don't give to themselves, and in this conversation Michelle McGlade, Kathe Crawford emphasizes why that has to change. Kathe is an author, speaker, and master life coach who left her corporate gig behind to live what she calls a Truth(FULL) Life. She now works with individuals, leaders, entrepreneurs, and startups supporting them to realize their purpose, possibility, and impact. Diving into her book, Unlocking Secrets, Kathe reveals how she's been keeping her life a secret in the sense that there are pieces of her she couldn't really show the world for fear of judgment. Bring all of yourself forward today. Discover how Kathe was able to heal her broken heart, become whole, and began living her truth.

In an attempt to protect ourselves in our day-to-day lives, we often end up working from a place of fear, not realizing how much that fear limits us in our various endeavors. But working through the fear allows us to achieve new heights of freedom in the way we conduct ourselves in our lives. Kathe Crawford is an author, speaker, and master life coach. She joins Michelle McGlade is a frank discussion about how one gets over the fear they feel in their day-to-day lives. It's time to stop letting fear be the thing that stops you.

Are you looking for tips around how to do have less stress and how to have more productivity? Meditation is actually critical for decreasing stress and increasing productivity. Today, Michelle McGlade talks to Karen Newell, the Co-Founder of Sacred Acoustics and innovator in the emerging field of Brain Wave Entertainment Audio Meditation, and the co-author of Living in a Mindful Universe with Dr. Eben Alexander. Karen provides us with tactical techniques for dealing with stressful situations and becoming more productive and s high achiever. She also talks about the idea of feminine and masculine intuition and how it works. If you are a high performer, you're going to find this conversation insightful.

Part of the system we build for success as high-performers is we keep ourselves safe by not allowing anyone in. We end up feeling alone as if we're facing everything on our own and we only rely on ourselves. It has been a reliable system for many years, but there comes a time that we need to acknowledge when it's not working for us anymore. Our guest for this episode is Tatiana Dudyez. Tatiana was the mastermind business owner behind a multi million-dollar Canadian franchise that she built from the ground up. Today, she joins Michelle McGlade to share her journey around building and exiting that company, finding that she was completely disconnected from her material external success. She talks about how you can unleash the high achiever in you, and uses her own experience and reflects on that around the question of why some women don't support other women and where this jealousy comes from. If you are at your core a driven high-achieving woman or man, this is the episode for you.

It can be challenging to find your worth in your job, especially when you are just starting. Having that level of self-awareness to accept and realize your value in the work that you put in tends to come very late for others. As such, we are often caught in between that gap of not feeling enough when we actually are and more. Guest for this episode, Wendy Thomas, tells us to get past the imposter syndrome and be comfortable in your own skin. Having spent years in the financial data and technology industries and later on becoming the founder of Wendy Thomas Coaching, Wendy shows her breakthroughs in a male-dominated industry and inspires us to know that we are capable of anything as long as we realize our full potential. Diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in 2018 that fueled her coaching company, Wendy is also passionate about finding the work-life balance and especially helping working moms achieve that. Don't miss out on this great discussion that is never short of inspiration and empowerment.

There was a long period of history wherein women were segregated, placed in a different class in society, treated as possessions, themselves unable to hold on to their own possession. That time has passed, and now, it's not uncommon to see women attaining success every single day. Jennifer Love is an award-winning entrepreneur who sits down with Michelle McGlade to discuss how women can find themselves in a state of limitlessness to find the same success that other women are now gaining for themselves. They also talk briefly about Taylor Swift's documentary on Netflix and spiritual bypassing, and cover the spiritual meaning behind the year 2020. If you are a woman who is a high achiever but you're feeling unfulfilled on the inside, then this episode is for you.

It can be hard for women to break in and climb the social and corporate ladder in male-dominated industries. Those who have pierced through the veil are definitely a kind of their own. In this empowering episode, Michelle McGlade interviews the amazing Laura Timm—an international speaker who has worked in a number of diverse industries including construction, motoring, and IT, to name a few, defying both personal and professional expectations in each of them. Here, Laura shares to us the ways she walked into a boardroom as the only woman there, touching on topics from female jealousy in the workplace to female empowerment. Bringing in her leadership style, she talks about the importance of intuition—of intuition leadership and intuitive management—where trusting oneself is paramount. Whether you are female or male, this episode brings you so much knowledge that will make you appreciate the powerful perspectives we have around.

Relationships are vital for growth, be that personally or business-wise. This episode's guest, Megan Gutman, knows this to be true. An LA-based producer and owner of the production company, Mega G Productions, Megan knows too well how her industry is curated and rooted in relationships—anchoring very much on who you know. Sitting down to be interviewed by Michelle McGlade, Megan expands our knowledge on relationship-building, sharing her techniques on building a connection quickly in a very authentic way. Coming from an industry where looks, for the most part, matter, she then talks about women's appearance in the workplace as well as the good ole boy network in business. Join in on Megan and Michelle's courageous conversations and find out how they handle their lives day in and day out.

When we all are working at our highest and best creative genius, we can solve all the world's problems. This is what Dr. Minette Riordan personally believes. An artist, writer, award-winning entrepreneur, and an advocate for creativity as essential to the well-being of all people on our planet, Dr. Riordan is a modern-day Renaissance woman. Today, she joins Michelle McGlade to talk about creativity in the workplace and how we can overcome the challenge of letting our authentic voice to roll right out of us.