Welcome to Lead to Soar Presents: The Strategic Skills Series—a new podcast series where real leadership meets real career growth. In this launch episode, Michelle Redfern drops three truth bombs every ambitious woman must hear about the state of women’s leadership, the flawed advice we’ve been given, and what it really takes to advance.

This isn’t about surface-level fixes or being told to “raise your profile.” This is about the strategic skills that matter—skills that get women promoted, paid, and positioned for power.

Michelle lays out the three pillars of effective leadership taught inside the Lead to Soar Network and in her book The Leadership Compass:

• Business Intelligence (BQ): Strategic, financial, and commercial acumen.

• Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Mastering self-awareness, self-regulation, and leadership of others.

• Social Intelligence (SQ): Building influence, credibility, and strategic visibility.

You’ll also hear about the real reasons women are underestimated at work, why traditional career advice keeps missing the mark, and how to speak the language of business to shift perceptions and outcomes.

This series features live coaching sessions, exclusive workshops, and no-nonsense conversations with women from inside the Lead to Soar Network who are navigating complex leadership challenges and rising—strategically.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why being seen as a high-impact, commercial leader is essential for advancement

• How BQ, EQ, and SQ combine to form the leadership trifecta

• What advice to stop listening to—and what to ask for instead

• How to navigate systems built by men, for men, without losing your ambition or your edge

• Why confidence is not the issue—access to strategic skill-building is

Key Resources:

• The Leadership Compass by Michelle Redfern

• No Ceiling, No Walls by Susan Colantuono

• Lead to Soar Strategic Skills Audit and Career SWOT tool (exclusive to network members)

Join the Lead to Soar Network:

Membership is $255 annually or $30 monthly (USD). Inside, you’ll gain access to strategic tools, live coaching, mentoring, and a powerful global community of women leaders. This is not another networking group. It’s a leadership lab for ambitious women ready to lead with purpose, power, and commercial impact.

Subscribe now to Lead to Soar Presents: The Strategic Skills Series and visit www.leadtosoar.network to become a member.

From conversation to action. From overlooked to in-demand. From busy to strategic. Lead to Soar.

Lead to Soar is a podcast for ambitious women and the leaders who support them. Hosted by Michelle Redfern and Mel Butcher, it delivers evidence-based, practical advice on leadership, career progression, and closing the gender gap. Join the Lead to Soar Network at leadtosoar.network or get Michelle’s book The Leadership Compass at michelleredfern.com/book.

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