Lead With Your Voice

While teaching my podcasting leadership course at Johns Hopkins University, I had a little realisation of my own: I hadn’t fully connected my podcast here with another important part of my ecosystem, ⁠my membership community⁠ . In this episode, I talk about why I created this community membership, what I want it to make possible, and how it offers ongoing support, accountability, monthly teachings...

Do you feel the pressure to add video to your podcast? You’re not alone. In this episode, I’m talking about the growing expectation that podcasters should be doing video, too. A recent post by Elizabeth Day, host of the audio-first podcast How to Fail , got me thinking about what we might lose when we feel pushed to be on camera. I started working in podcasting in 2016, when audio was simply what...

Recently, I've made it my mission to meet more podcasters/guests for my shows in person. And look, it’s already working. 😊 For International Podcast Day, I invited a bunch of lovely podcasters based in Austria to meet me for a coffee, have a chat and celebrate this wonderful medium we’ve all somehow found ourselves in. These lovely people showed up. ❤️ I always find it so meaningful to hear o...

Ever feel like you’re posting, publishing and podcasting into the void? Today I will share two encounters that reminded me why you can’t always measure the impact of your work by likes, comments, downloads or replies. One came through a LinkedIn comment from someone I had never directly connected with. The other happened at an event, when someone I’d never spoken to told me that my work had stayed...

Ever had someone tell you, “I’ve been meaning to sign up…”? And then you realise they’ve been seeing your offer for weeks? This episode is a little reminder not to underestimate how many touchpoints it can take before someone actually says yes. In this episode, I share a very real-life example of my own: I wanted to join a mentor’s group programme. I had every intention of signing up. And then… li...

What happens when you stop trying to get it right? After a busy summer with my three kids, I’m finally back behind the mic. And a few recent mentoring conversations got me thinking about something I keep coming back to in my own work: presence, curiosity and the freedom to experiment. In a mentoring programme, I meet people who are figuring out things like business development, visibility, confide...

Are you making it harder than it needs to be for people to listen to your podcast? If you’re sharing an episode with your audience, you might be sending them to Spotify or Apple Podcasts. But what if they use a different podcast app? Or listen on a different device? In this episode of Lead With Your Voice , I share one simple way to make your podcast episodes easier to find, play and save. Instead...

What if one of the hardest parts of podcasting isn't consistency, strategy, or growth... but grief? Returning from a family holiday in Italy and I reflect on the bittersweet feeling of leaving behind moments that can never quite be recreated. That experience opens the door to a conversation most podcasters never have. Because every podcast journey asks us to let go. Whether you're just get...

Subscribe to my newsletter here: ⁠ https://reginalarko.com/newsletter/ ⁠ What if the thing your audience has been looking for wasn't your expertise... but your voice? I recently looked back at my podcast analytics. Not just the download numbers, but the comments, the messages, and the moments where people stayed with me the longest. And I noticed something. The episodes that resonated most wer...

If you've been thinking about starting a podcast for months—or even years—but still haven't hit record, you're not alone. "Just do it." It's probably the most common advice aspiring podcasters hear. It's well-intentioned, but what if it's also the reason so many people stay stuck? After spending the weekend at a podcast festival and speaking with dozens of incredi...

Subscribe to my newsletter here: https://reginalarko.com/newsletter/ A sudden Facebook account closure made me reflect on something most of us don’t like to think about when we’re building our presence online. We are not actually building on platforms we own. And yet, so much of how we measure success is tied to them . Just think of the way you approach followers, likes, reach, downloads. It feels...

How do you keep showing up when no one is making you? In this episode of Lead With Your Voice , I sit down with podcaster, creative, coach, and wonderfully curious human TJ Bennett, host of the Desuckify Work podcast. For nearly three years and more than 130 episodes, TJ has shown up week after week to have meaningful conversations about making work more human, more fulfilling, and yes, a little l...

In this episode, I’m speaking about the question so many podcasters quietly carry: “Why isn’t my podcast turning into real opportunities?” If you’ve ever felt like your podcast has become just another thing on your to-do list… if you’re creating content consistently but still wondering how it all connects back to your work, your visibility, or your business… this episode is for you. I’m sharing: t...

In this conversation, I sit down with a geophysicist-turned writer and podcaster Veslemøy Klavenes-Berge who’s done something many of us quietly long for. She’s learned how to move from future anxiety into genuine curiosity about what’s ahead. We look at how her voice has evolved since starting her podcast back in 2020. Not in a polished and linear way but through showing up before she felt ready,...

Event podcast recordings can feel exciting…and a little intimidating. You’re in the middle of a busy event, conversations are short, energy is high and it’s easy to think the recording itself is the main thing. But what if the real opportunity goes far beyond that moment? In this episode, I’m sharing a different way to approach live podcast recordings. One that helps you create deeper connections,...

If you’ve ever had the idea to start a podcast, but something in you said “not yet”, this is for you. Maybe you’ve already recorded a few episodes. Maybe work got busy. Maybe that mic you ordered is still sitting in the box. Or maybe life just keeps happening and you’re still waiting for the “right moment” to begin. I had the idea for this episode at 10:30pm. I hit record at 11. Edited it by 11:30...

Ever felt like you don’t quite fit in? But what if this was exactly where your power is? In this episode, I talk with Fyiona Yong , author of How to Thrive as a Misfit and host of the The Thriving Misfits Podcast , about turning what makes you different into your superpower. Fyiona shares how her cross-cultural journey, born in Malaysia, raised in Germany, navigating a career in oil & gas, and...

Recently, I’ve been looking through all my marketing materials and touch points with people who are new to my work. And one idea I had was to put together a cornerstone piece. A piece of content I could send to people who just discovered me. It’s definitely a smart thing to have. And it was such an interesting exercise, looking at my body of work and asking: What do I mention? Where can I point pe...

Register here: Courage, Confidence & Clarity for Times of Change "We need grounded, courageous humans who know who they are," I said when I was talking about a workshop I get to run at Johns Hopkins University this March. And here's why I think this topic matters so much right now. And here's why I think this topic matters so much right now. Because these past few years, I kn...

Upcoming session: Courage , Confidence and Clarity For Times Of Change. Register Here. In this episode of Lead with Your Voice , I’m sitting down with Charlotte Bayala — award-winning podcast host, cancer caregiver, and the beautiful force behind The Cancer Caregiver Podcast and her new show Caregiver Breathing Room . Charlotte and I first connected on LinkedIn (proof that the internet can actuall...

Upcoming session: Courage , Confidence and Clarity For Times Of Change. Register Here. When we put our voices out there, we make ourselves vulnerable. It’s like lifting a curtain and letting others really see us. And that is scary as sh**. The usual advice “What’s the worst that can happen? Just do it!” doesn’t really help. Because we’re human. We understand ourselves in relationship to others. An...

Just announced: "Courage, Confidence, and Clarity for Times of Change" with Regina Larko. Find out more here. ++++++ Are we busy because we have to or because we’re trying to prove something? This conversation with Lauren Davis is one of those that stayed with me long after we stopped recording. It might be one of the most important ones I’ve ever had on the podcast. And I believe everyo...

Just announced: "Courage, Confidence, and Clarity for Times of Change" with Regina Larko. ⁠ Find out more here. ⁠ +++++ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴? All the unspoken courage. The boundaries you drew. The softness you protected. The stories you carried without applause. This episode is for anyone who leads, creates, supports, speaks, or simply wants to understand their voice in all o...

Just announced: "Courage, Confidence, and Clarity for Times of Change" with Regina Larko. ⁠ Find out more here. ⁠ ++++++++++ This is a conversation that feels a bit like sitting around a kitchen table with people who get it . We talk about belonging, identity, and what it really means to build a sense of home inside , no matter where life takes you. Meet Nina Aziz Justin , resilience men...

Just announced: "Courage, Confidence, and Clarity for Times of Change" with Regina Larko. ⁠ Find out more here. ⁠ ++++++ Let me paint the picture. It’s 6:15am. My alarm rings. It’s dark, it’s quiet, all the kids are still asleep. I sneak out, pull on a warm pullover, and switch on the little Christmas lights we put up in the kitchen. I’m standing by the high table, just by the window. Ou...