#40 | 1.31.2024: : Suzanne talks with guests about the books that inspired them to be more courageous. They include:

Nicole Christie - Kiss Off Corporate America by the Lisa Kivirist

Rick Ehlers - The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom by Dr. Angeles Arrien

Dr. Adeola Mead - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Rebecca Rockafellar - The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer

Jenna Taylor - Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

Melanie Vargas - Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead by Tara Mohr

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#39 | 1.24.2024: Dr. Thomas Curran, the world's leading expert on perfectionism and author of the best-selling book The Perfection Trap, talks with Suzanne about the 3 different types of perfectionism, how they are all steeped in deficit thinking, and how it’s fed by our “growth at all costs” economy. 

Thomas Curran is a professor of psychology at the London School of Economics whose TED Talk on perfectionism has received over 3 million views, and he’s contributed writings to many major international publications including TIME magazine and the Harvard Business Review.

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#38 | 1.17.2024:  Lara Zahaba, the Co-Owner of Stoup Brewing, talks with Suzanne about the courage it took to start their brewery, and the challenges of maintaining and growing the business. She shares how their team came together to survive the pandemic, touches on the evolution of the beverages space, and how Stoup’s business partnership trio (including herself, her husband Brad Benson and Robyn Schumacher) consistently builds trust while leveraging each others’ strengths.

Lara Zahaba is responsible for all things aesthetic, from the design of the tap room and beer garden space to merchandise at Stoup Brewing. Formerly a veteran of the wine industry, Lara has 20 years experience in Marketing, PR & Education. She balances full-time duties at Stoup with mom duties for their two children.

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#37 | 1.10.2024: Susan Mann talks with Suzanne about why courage is a vital tool for us in navigating what she calls the “vulnerability sh#tshow” we’ve been living through these past few years. She anchors on the importance of having agency in uncertain times, providing recommendations for what we all can do to move through trauma and loss. 

Susan Mann is a leadership coach, workshop facilitator, and consultant to global companies and non-profit organizations.  

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#36 | 1.3.2024: Suzanne talks us through intention-setting for 2024, shares her word of the year, and ideas around how we might bring more courage into the next 12 months.

 Resources mentioned in this show include her 2023 year-end blog post on closure, and her recommended Start, Stop, Continue framework.

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#35 | 12.20.2023: Cindy Elkins shares her experiences of being a leader, mother, and Cindy how she’s tapping her courage as an advocate (or “torch bearer”) for causes including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a treatment for depression, art - healing - and loneliness, and blood donation.  

Cindy Elkins is a biotech and high tech leader, board director, and mom of two amazing college women whose passion is creating vibrant, accountable and high performing environments where people can thrive and bring their best selves to life and work every day.

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#34 | 12.13.2023: When is it time to pursue a new job, or stay where you are? Lora Poepping and Suzanne talk about taking the time to discern what’s best for you, and the courage involved in either saying “yes” to a new opportunity, or settling in to appreciate the value you’re realizing in your current role.

Lora Poepping is the founder and president of Plum Coaching & HR Consulting, a firm that provides services related to career and job search, as well as human resources consulting. 

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#33 | 12.6.2023: Elsa shares her story of becoming a successful sports photographer, which started when she shot a football game in high school and has led to covering some of the most preeminent events including the Olympics, World Series, Super Bowl, NBA Finals, US Open, and FIFA Men’s and Women’s World Cup. She talks with Suzanne about learning to bet on herself, the courage it takes to work in a male dominated industry, and the importance of not carrying the load of other people’s issues as she continues to pursue her dream job.

Famous for capturing some of sports most defining moments, Elsa has the distinct honor of being the first woman staff photographer at Getty Images.

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#32 | 11.29.2023: Now we’re in the holiday season, there’s a good chance we’ll be having hard or awkward conversations with family, friends, or colleagues. Our host Suzanne Weller talks through some ways to prepare for what she calls a “courageous conversation” so we can transform these dreaded discussions into empowering, mutually beneficial exchanges.

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#31 | 11.22.2023: Suzanne talks with Alisha Fernandez Miranda about her book My What If Year – where she details her adventure of pausing her career for a year to explore the “what if” jobs of her dreams, which took her from internships at a Broadway theater, a London art gallery, a Scottish luxury hotel, and a virtual fitness studio (Zumba, anyone?!). It’s a joyous conversation about taking risks, stepping into courage, and the extraordinary people in her life who enabled her to realize it.

Alisha is a writer, the host of two podcasts Extra Shot with Alisha Fernandez Miranda and the award-winning Quit Your Day Job, and serves as chair and former CEO of I.G. Advisors.

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