Leadership, mindset, and entrepreneurship meet in this episode with Valerie Bowden, the founder who quit her job eight months pregnant and built a seven-figure business on pure conviction.

Valerie is the founder of Crdle and one of NBC's top 30 global women rising. Her company helps businesses scale by hiring top-tier remote talent from Africa. Before the title, she backpacked solo through 13 African countries and lived in Ethiopia for eight years. She turned conviction into a movement and grew Crdle to almost 200 team members.

In this episode you will learn:

This conversation gives leaders, founders, and ambitious professionals practical tactics for performance, personal development, and self improvement.

Connect With Valerie Bowden

LINKEDIN: Valerie Bowden

WEBSITE: Crdle

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YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony

LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons

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After hitting rock bottom on a New York City closet floor, Nami Prakash built the mindset framework high performers use to lead from within. Former NCIS Special Agent Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with the founder of the Mind Quotient and author of Healing with Courage for a conversation on leadership, mindset, and personal development that moves fast and hits deep.

After 20 plus years in corporate leadership, Nami learned strategy alone fails. 

She introduces MQ, the third quotient. IQ gets you in the room. EQ reads the room. MQ leads the room.

Then she drops a hard truth for ambitious professionals. 85 to 90 percent of people believe they are self-aware. Only 10 to 15 percent are.

You will learn:

Nami shares the cure hidden inside your pain and the one piece of advice she lives by.

Press play and master your mind today!

Connect With Nami Prakash

Website: Coach Nami

Stay Connected With Rebecca:

YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony

LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons

INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony

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X: @SoulAligned

PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition

TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7

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Leadership, mindset, and storytelling collide in this conversation with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ken Fay. Rebecca sits down with Ken to explore how high performers find their voice, build resilience, and lead with authenticity.

Ken has shaped stories for decades across commercial advertising, documentaries, and narrative features. He earned an Emmy for a documentary he wrote and directed about healing in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy. He also lived through the Las Vegas shooting at Mandalay Bay and witnessed the human spirit rise from the worst moments.

Three takeaways from this episode:

1. The Nona in the Kitchen framework. The person, moment, or reason behind your work is your real story. Find it and your brand finds its voice.
2. Resilience is the through line of every powerful story. The human spirit reveals it in the worst moments and the quietest ones.
3. Kindness is a superpower and time is not renewable. How you show up for the person in front of you writes the next chapter of your story.

Topics include leadership development, business storytelling, entrepreneurship, mindset, high performance, personal development, self improvement and career advice.

Hit play. Win more. Stress less. Awaken the leader within.

Connect With Ken Fay

LINKEDIN: Ken Fay

INSTAGRAM: @kenfay1

Stay Connected With Rebecca:

YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony

LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons

INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony

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X: @SoulAligned

PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition

TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7

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Content warning: This episode discusses suicide and grief. If you need support, dial 988. If you are located outside of the United States, resources can be found at https://findahelpline.com 

Suicide prevention, mental health awareness, and the power of the human spirit anchor this raw conversation with Jimmy and Karen Baker, founders of the Jake Baker 27 Fund. After losing their 22-year-old son, Jake, to suicide in May 2024, they made a pact the same night. They would not let grief tear them apart. They would turn pain into purpose.

Jimmy, a 26-year police veteran now serving on the wellness team at the Baltimore-Washington Police Academy, and Karen, a former elementary school teacher and gym site leader, share their personal mission to help students, athletes, officers, and families build a support system before the weight of the world presses down on them.

Our meaningful talk touched on how Jake's outward success masked an inner struggle. How vulnerability invites the support you never knew existed.

What you will hear:

• The Pact: deciding in advance that hard times will not break you
• The Spotters: building your support system before you need it
• Why the strongest people hide the heaviest loads

This Mental Health Awareness Month episode is for parents, coaches, first responders, athletes, high performers and anyone who has been holding it together alone. It is also a tribute to Rebecca's brother Brian.

Connect With Jimmy & Karen Baker

WEBSITE: The Jake Baker 27 Fund

INSTAGRAM: @jakebaker_27

Stay Connected With Rebecca:

YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony

LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons

INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony

GRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: Unleashed

X: @SoulAligned

PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition

TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7

WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.com

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Trauma-informed expert and Neuro-Obstetrical Anesthesiologist, Dr. Stephanie Byerly joins Rebecca Fitzsimmons on the Tactical Harmony Show to break down the achiever identity, narcissist patterns, and the mindset shifts high-performing women need to win more and stress less. 

A former professor of anesthesiology and upcoming TEDx UCLA speaker, Dr. Byerly spent decades numbing patients in the operating room before a facilitator's blunt question changed her life. She had been emotionally numb her entire life too. From there she built the UnNumb Method, a coaching framework for ambitious professionals who look successful on paper while their soul dies inside.

In this episode, Dr. Byerly breaks down why narcissists target high-powered women, how socialization traps women in an invisible operating system of shame, lack, and isolation, and the neuroscience behind why your brain chooses the dopamine hit over inner work. 

She and Rebecca cover divine feminine leadership, generational patterns, suppressed rage, toxic positivity, and the moment Tony Robbins' words saved her during a medical emergency over Telluride, Colorado.

If you hit every goal and still feel hollow, this conversation hands you the framework. 

Tune in now for leadership tactics, performance strategies, personal development tools, and career advice from a keynote-ready coach. Built for entrepreneurs, executives, and ambitious leaders ready to author their own life.

Connect With Dr. Stephanie Byerly:

WEBSITE: stephaniebyerly.com

INSTAGRAM: @stephaniebyerlymd

LINKEDIN: Dr. Stephanie Byerly

Stay Connected With Rebecca:

YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony

LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons

INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony

GRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: Unleashed

X: @SoulAligned

PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition

TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7

WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.com

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Pet euthanasia is the hardest, most heartbreaking decision you will face as a pet parent. And no one prepares you for it.

In this episode of the Tactical Harmony Show, Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with Dr. John Murray, an in-home hospice veterinarian with CodaPet, a network of 180 veterinarians serving families across the country. Together they walk through the Quality of Life Scale, what to expect during euthanasia, the truth about caregiver burden, and how to lead yourself through grief on the other side.

Rebecca dedicates this episode to her sweet Diego, sharing her own raw experience of loss alongside Dr. Murray's clinical wisdom.

You will learn how to spot the signs your pet is ready, how to plan the appointment, what to know about water cremation, and why surrender becomes the lesson when the picture-perfect goodbye does not happen.

This conversation is for pet parents, high performers, leaders, and professionals who love their animals fiercely and want mindset strategies for grief, guilt, and caregiver burden.

Press play if you want to lead through one of life's heaviest seasons with grace.

Connect With Dr. Murray:

WEBSITE: CodaPet

INSTAGRAM + TIKTOK: @drmurrayhospicevet 

Stay Connected With Rebecca:

YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony

LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons

INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony

GRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: Unleashed

X: @SoulAligned

PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition

TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7

WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.com

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Serial founder Jess Ekstrom built Headbands of Hope with $300 in college and scaled it into partnerships with the NBA, WNBA, and Kohl's before launching Mic Drop Workshop to help ambitious women land paid keynote stages. 

In this episode of the Tactical Harmony Show, Jess breaks down the exact mindset shifts high performers need to grow a business, speak with authority, and protect ambition without burning out. 

You will learn how to build a Smile File, why the Evidence Bank beats imposter syndrome, the difference between Spotlight and Lighthouse Speakers, and why failure always feels better than regret. 

Perfect for entrepreneurs, leaders, keynote speakers, and high-performing women focused on leadership development, business strategy, mindset, personal development, career advice, and self improvement. 

Press play for practical tactics from one of the top-rated speakers in the country.

Connect With Jess:

WEBSITE: Mic Drop Workshop  Making It Without Losing It

LINKEDIN: Jess Ekstrom

INSTAGRAM: @jess_ekstrom

Stay Connected With Rebecca:

YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony

LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons

INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony

GRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: Unleashed

X: @SoulAligned

PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition

TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7

WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.com

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What if the same discipline that drives elite performance could also build lasting wealth?

In this episode of Tactical Harmony, Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with Zac O’Brien, Managing Director of Crown Wealth Group’s Athlete Division, Certified Financial Planner™, and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, to break down the financial strategies, wealth-building habits, and money mindset shifts high performers need to stop losing money and start building it.

As a personal CFO to elite athletes, Zac has helped clients navigate NIL deals, taxes, investing, and high-income decision making—and what he’s learned applies directly to entrepreneurs, leaders, and ambitious professionals.

If you make good money but aren’t keeping it, or want to build long-term, generational wealth, this episode is your playbook.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The biggest money mistakes high earners make (and how to avoid IRS debt)
• How your “financial DNA” shapes your money habits—and how to rewire it
• Proven wealth-building strategies used by elite performers
• What a personal CFO does—and why it can change your financial future
• How to protect your assets during divorce and major life transitions
• The importance of emergency funds, insurance, and financial discipline
• How mindset, routines, and behavior directly impact financial success

Whether you’re an athlete, entrepreneur, or high performer ready to take control of your finances, this conversation will help you build wealth, reduce stress, and win the money game.

Connect With Zac:

WEBSITE: Crown Wealth Group

LINKEDIN: Zac O’Brien

Stay Connected With Rebecca:

YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony

LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons

INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony

GRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: Unleashed

X: @SoulAligned

PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition

TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7

WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.com

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What does it take to lead through a patient death, silence your inner critic, and build a culture that triumphs under pressure? Executive coach and former Chief Nursing Executive Michelle DeStefano reveals the leadership frameworks, mindset shifts, and resilience strategies that transform high-performing healthcare leaders from survivors into true difference-makers.

In this episode of Tactical Harmony, Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with executive coach and former Chief Nursing Executive Michelle DeStefano to break down healthcare leadership, crisis leadership, imposter syndrome, burnout, and high-performance team culture.

Michelle shares her signature SOAR Framework (Scan the Story, Own the Opportunity, Align the Actions, Reframe for Results) — born from a career-defining crisis involving a patient death and how it became a roadmap for transforming broken team cultures into high-engagement, high-performing units.

Together, they unpack the hidden forces that derail even top leaders: imposter syndrome, the inner critic, perfectionism, and self-sabotage and how to reframe them for growth, confidence, and leadership impact.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to lead through crisis, change, and high-pressure environments
• How to overcome imposter syndrome and self-doubt
• The difference between transactional vs. transformational leadership
• The #1 mistake killing team culture, engagement, and retention
• How to build resilient, high-performing teams in healthcare
• Practical tools for burnout prevention, mindset, and peak performance

Whether you’re a woman in leadership, executive, aspiring leader or  nurse leader, or in healthcare, this episode will give you the tools to lead with clarity, confidence, and impact.

Connect With Michelle:

WEBSITE: michelledestefano.coach

LINKEDIN: Michelle DeStefano

Stay Connected With Rebecca:

YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony

LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons

INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony

GRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: Unleashed

X: @SoulAligned

PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition

TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7

WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.com

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If you’re a high-performing woman struggling with a breakup, toxic relationship, narcissism, or emotional burnout, this episode will show you exactly how to rebuild your confidence, self-worth, and personal power.

In this raw episode of Tactical Harmony, Rebecca Fitzsimmons sits down with master certified life coach, bestselling author, and former corporate executive Ginny Priem to break down the truth about toxic relationships, narcissistic abuse, heartbreak, and emotional healing for women.

What looked like a perfect, fairy-tale romance quickly turned into a toxic relationship that forced Ginny to confront loss of identity, burnout, and emotional abuse and ultimately rebuild herself from the ground up.

This episode is a deep dive into women empowerment, mental health, self-improvement, and personal growth, specifically for high-achieving women and female leaders who feel successful on the outside—but disconnected, overwhelmed, or stuck internally.

Inside this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to recognize the signs of a toxic relationship or narcissistic abuse
• How to heal after a breakup and rebuild your identity
• Why high-performing women struggle with boundaries, people-pleasing, and burnout
• The mindset shift that turns heartbreak into personal growth and transformation
• How to rebuild confidence, self-worth, and emotional resilience
• Practical tools for mental health, healing, and self-improvement
• Why saying “I’m not available” is one of the most powerful boundaries you can set



Whether you’re navigating a breakup, leaving a toxic relationship, or stepping into a new level of leadership and self-awareness, this episode will give you the clarity and tools to move forward.

Because success without fulfillment is a trap—and you have the power to change your life.

Connect With Ginny:

WEBSITE: ginnypriem.com

LINKEDIN: Ginny Priem

INSTAGRAM: @ginnypriem

YOUTUBE: @ginnypriem 

Stay Connected With Rebecca:

YOUTUBE: @tacticalharmony

LINKEDIN: Rebecca Fitzsimmons

INSTAGRAM: @tacticalharmony

GRAB REBECCA’S BOOK: Unleashed

X: @SoulAligned

PINTEREST: @SoulMeetsAmbition

TIKTOK: @tactical.harmony7

WEBSITE: https://www.tacticalharmony.com

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