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Send us Fan Mail There are brilliant women everywhere with something important to say — and almost nobody outside their circle knows who they are. How to become a thought leader isn't a mystery once you know how the doors actually open. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Jacquelyn Fletcher Johnson — author of 14 books, keynote speaker, executive coach, and founder of the Gateway Gathe...

Send us Fan Mail What if the somebody who should invent that is you? Missy Kelly didn't set out to build a company — she just refused to let skateboard grip tape scratch up her house. Nine prototypes later, that slippery phone became a patented material used by Walmart, SpaceX, and the U.S. Navy. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Missy Kelly, Co-Founder and CEO of CatTongue Grips and...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to build a business in a male-dominated industry when you never planned to start one? Que Alicea went from medical day spa owner to founder and CEO of an award-winning environmental consulting firm, without a big bank loan behind her. In this Entrepreneur Spotlight episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Que Alicea, founder and CEO of Q & A Consulting LLC in San F...

Send us Fan Mail "Mom, no one ever taught me how to read before." That's what Aimee's oldest son said after one day at Cathy Johnson's school — and it's the sentence behind this entire episode on how to help a child with dyslexia. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Cathy Johnson, licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and founder of The Johnson Academy and the S...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone says AI will make women more productive. Nicole McCain asks a better question: productive at what? Before you automate your life, you have to see what you're actually managing. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Nicole McCain, Chief AI Officer and Founder of Gentiv-AI Solutions and author of The AI-Powered One Hour Workday, about how to use AI to save time wi...

Send us Fan Mail Women spent generations fighting to close the wage gap. Now AI could undo it — or finally finish the job. LaVada English says the difference comes down to one thing: whether women show up to learn. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with LaVada English, Founder & CEO of Bright Places, Inc. and Co-Founder & Co-CEO of the National Association of Women in AI (NAWAI), about...

Send us Fan Mail Will AI replace your doctor? A physician-scientist gives the honest answer — including the one thing she says a machine will never be able to do. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus welcomes back Dr. Mari Mitrani, physician-scientist, entrepreneur, and newly certified in AI in healthcare from Harvard Medical School, for Part II of their conversation. AI is already reading scans, accel...

Send us Fan Mail If you're not paying for it, you are the product - and that rule applies to AI, not just social media. Stephanie Guttman is back on The Manage Her to talk about how to use AI safely with your money. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Stephanie Guttman, Cofounder & CEO of Huntress Wealth, about AI safety, financial confidence, and the pivot that rebuilt her company...

Send us Fan Mail Every mother is quietly asking the same question right now: what does AI actually mean for my kids? Melinda Wittstock has an answer that isn't fear — it's fluency. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Melinda Wittstock, serial tech and media entrepreneur and host of the WINGS of Inspired Business podcast, about raising kids in the age of AI. Melinda has founded fou...

Send us Fan Mail "I'm fine. I can handle it. Look how tough I am." What if the resilience you're proudest of is quietly costing you the most? This week we're naming toxic resilience — and redefining strength. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Dr. Katie Pritchett — neuroscientist, executive coach, leadership strategist, co-host of the Higher Downloads podcast, and...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone is creating content. Almost no one is creating connection — and that difference is the entire game. In this episode, podcasting for thought leadership gets the honest treatment it deserves. Aimee Rickabus talks with Allison Hare, creator of The Culture Changers — a top 1.5% globally ranked podcast with nearly one million downloads — about why trust, not content volume, is...

Send us Fan Mail She trademarked her brand, built her identity around it — and then walked away from it to build a top 1% podcast . If you've ever wondered how to grow a podcast (or a platform, or a life) by being unapologetically real, Erin Washington is your masterclass. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Erin Washington — author of From Pain to Purpose, founder of the Blue Butterfl...

Send us Fan Mail You have the expertise, the experience, and the story — so why does nobody know you exist? This week we're managing career visibility, and why personal branding for women over 40 is no longer optional in the AI economy. In this episode , Aimee Rickabus talks with Mel Elsbeth, Harvard-certified brand strategist and host of the Mama What's Next podcast, about visibility, r...

Send us Fan Mail You're not broken — and it isn't your fault. If you're a woman over 35 who doesn't quite feel like herself, this is the perimenopause conversation no one had with you. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Dr. Mari Mitrani, physician-scientist and regenerative medicine researcher, about perimenopause, hormones, and women's health — far beyond hot flas...

Send us Fan Mail Your body isn't broken -- it might just be asking you back into relationship with it. That's the heart of this Manage Her Health Month conversation on GLP-1 and metabolic health for women. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Rebecca Maas (HHP, CCMH, CN), founder of The Maas Method, about metabolic health, GLP-1 medications, and what it means to nourish your body i...

Send us Fan Mail You're doing everything "right" and you're still exhausted - and your labs came back "normal." This conversation is for you. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Melanie Mancil - "Nurse Mel," RN, BSN, functional medicine specialist and founder of Twelve28 - about functional medicine for women and what conventional care keeps missing. M...

Send us Fan Mail Peptide therapy is exploding in women's wellness — but most of what's being sold online is unregulated, unsterile, and quietly dangerous. Dr. Emily Passic is here to set the record straight. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Dr. Emily Passic, board-certified naturopathic physician, certified peptide specialist, and medical director of BeautyDrip, about what pept...

Send us Fan Mail Peptide therapy for women is everywhere right now -- but what's real and what's hype? In Ep 64, Aimee Rickabus sits down with Tara Turnure, founder and CEO of BeautyDrip and creator of The Model Mama, for an honest conversation about peptides, GLP-1s, energy, and hormones. After welcoming twins, Tara faced what so many women know too well: hormonal imbalance, insulin res...

Send us Fan Mail You're not behind. You're not doing it wrong. You're operating inside a system that was never designed for you. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus sits down with Cassie Leonard — engineer, two-time bestselling author, executive coach, and founder of ELMM Coaching — for an unflinching conversation about why the modern workplace still fails working mothers in STEM. After...

Send us Fan Mail Why do high-achieving women shatter when men bounce? After 21 years of coaching across genders and a study of 1,100 women across 60 countries, Deborah Grayson Riegel has the answer — and it's not what you've been told. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Deborah Grayson Riegel — Wharton School instructor, Harvard Business Review columnist, and author of Aim High a...

Send us Fan Mail Marcie Dean lost her partner, her brother, and her corporate career in less than 6 months. Then she opened GarageBand and started channeling frequency music she had no training to create. In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Marcie Dean — former IBM and AWS Creative Director, founder of LovEvolve Music, and CEO of Electric Blue Communications — about grief, reinvention, and...

Send us Fan Mail Vida Delrahim was 14 weeks pregnant when her OBGYN went silent and said the words she'll never forget: "I'm so sorry. There's no heartbeat." A year later, after a second miscarriage with no medical explanation, she got a phone call from her best friend Ronit — who had lost her pregnancy the same week. WeNatal was born from that call. In this episode, Vida...

Send us Fan Mail Work-life balance for ambitious women isn't about perfection — it's about core strength. So says Cherylanne Skolnicki, founder of Brilliant Balance, who has spent years helping high-achieving women answer one question: how do you build a big life without burning yourself out in the process? In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Cherylanne — former 15-year Procter &a...

Send us Fan Mail Why are women still missing out on the real estate deals that build generational wealth — and what can you do about it right now? In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Dave Lundgren, real estate investor and bestselling author of Loveness, about the practical strategies behind building wealth through real estate in today's challenging market. Dave shares: - Why tradition...

Send us Fan Mail What if the skills you use to raise your kids are the exact same skills you need to lead a team? In this episode, Aimee Rickabus talks with Dr. Andrea Mata — known as Dr. Dre — a clinical psychologist, national speaker, and founder of BrightSpot Families, about the powerful overlap between parenting and leadership. Dr. Dre shares: - Why gentle parenting swung too far and what auth...