Be The Clay- Shifting in Transition Podcast

In this conversation with an esteemed guest Jamelle Ross, we take an insightful yet practical look at alignment, purpose, and visibility. How do we navigate all three simultaneously with grace, humility, and focus on the real time workflow? In this raw and open look, we explores the emotional, mental, and spiritual demands that present themselves in the career of high performers and leaders. Worki...

🎙️ BE THE CLAY What Embarrassment Taught Me About Leadership Pt. 2: The Deluge Before the Discipline Before the refinement… there’s usually a flood. In this raw and open look, Sharyn explores the emotional, mental, and even physical experience of embarrassment, including rumination, intrusive thoughts, emotional processing, and intentional leadership. This episode is about learning how to: • Proce...

🎙️ Be the Clay Reflection Series “What Embarrassment Taught Me About Leadership” In this reflection episode, Sharyn Combs shares a deeply personal leadership lesson that began with something small: grocery gift cards, public criticism, and an unexpected feeling of embarrassment she could not ignore. But what started as discomfort became something much deeper. This episode explores: • Why certain c...

Be the Clay | The Promise S2 Ep 4 We love the idea of a promise… but we don’t always understand the path to it. The promise isn’t just something you receive…it’s something you walk into. In this episode of Be the Clay , we explore The Promise through the lens of faith, obedience, and alignment. If provision is already present and placement is already intentional, then the promise becomes something...

Process is not optional—it’s unavoidable. From habits to careers, from biology to business, everything follows a process. In this episode, we unpack what process really means and why time is a necessary part of becoming. You’re not stuck. You’re in process. 👉 “We often don’t have a process problem… but we may have a patience one.”

You’re not lacking. You’re overlooking. In this episode of Be the Clay , we break down Provision and Placement through both a biblical lens and a real-world perspective. Before the flood, everything Noah needed was already available. And before you step into what’s next, there’s a strong possibility the same is true for you. This conversation will shift how you see: your resources your current env...

Most people aren’t stuck because they lack answers. They’re stuck because they keep overlooking the instructions already given. In this episode of Be the Clay , we unpack a powerful shift: You don’t need more information. You need alignment. If you’ve been asking, waiting, or second-guessing… this is your moment to pause and reconsider: 👉 Did you follow the last instruction? Because the breakthro...

In this episode of Be the Clay , Sharyn shares a real moment that turned into a powerful leadership lesson about stewardship, responsibility, and forward movement. As the year moves forward, many people are reflecting on goals they set at the beginning of the year. Some are gaining traction, others are stalled, and some have quietly faded. Instead of focusing on perfection, this conversation chall...

Alignment isn’t something you stumble upon once and keep forever. It must be sustained. In this episode of Be the Clay: Shifting in Transition , we explore the Decision Alignment Model (D.A.M.) — a framework that challenges high-performing women and faith-driven leaders to move beyond emotional enthusiasm and into disciplined, sustainable alignment. You’ll hear: • Why endurance outlasts excitement...

Be the Clay | Fear Masquerading as Stability, Courage Gaps & Commitment Over Convenience As we step toward March—a season of growth and movement—this episode of Be the Clay challenges you to ask a hard question: Are you choosing stability… or are you choosing fear dressed up as wisdom? In this honest, faith-centered conversation, Sharon Combs unpacks what it looks like to: Move from comfort to...

Featuring Teresa Hand-Campbell, THC Consult Life doesn’t always announce its pivots politely. Sometimes it drops a full plot twist—mid-sentence, mid-season, mid-stride. In this deeply honest Be the Clay conversation, Sharyn Combs sits down with Teresa Hand-Campbell , The Career & Workplace Architect behind THC Consult , to unpack what it really takes to thrive in unexpected change —not just su...

This is the series where I stop teaching around the story—and go deeper. In this solo Be the Clay session, I share my why , my journey, and how The EchoSystem became the structure that holds all the work I’ve done across leadership, communication, reinvention, and visibility. I talk about transition—not as a buzzword, but as lived reality: Riding a bike with faulty handlebars Carrying my mother’s...

Be the Clay | Episode: The Real Ask and Trusting the Outcome We ask for a lot—but are we asking for what actually matters? In this episode of Be the Clay , we cut through the noise and get honest about the real ask . Not the wish list. Not the “someday” goals. But the 2–3 critical asks that, if answered, would genuinely shift your life, leadership, or direction. Here’s the part most people skip: e...

Discussion or Declaration? The Power of Words in Polarized Times In seasons of heightened tension, opinions travel fast—and words carry more weight than we realize. In this episode of Be the Clay , we slow the conversation down to examine the fine line between discussion and declaration . When does processing turn into pronouncing outcomes? When do repeated statements become vows we never intended...

Staying informed shouldn’t cost you your peace. In this episode, we explore the thin (and often invisible) line between being aware and being internally hijacked. Constant exposure to political conflict, global crises, and nonstop commentary can quietly fuel racing thoughts, emotional fatigue, and decision paralysis. You’ll hear a grounded conversation on: Why overconsumption doesn’t equal respons...

Sometimes the discomfort isn’t insecurity. It’s discernment. In this episode of Be the Clay , we talk about what it means to realize you may be wrong in the room —not because you lack value, but because the space no longer matches who you are becoming. This is a reflective conversation for women navigating leadership, transition, and quiet reinvention. We explore: The difference between stretching...

This year didn’t ask permission. It stretched you. It changed you. It took things you thought you needed —and gave you something deeper in return. You don’t have to rush into what’s next. You don’t have to explain your growth. You don’t have to prove your healing. Make margin for grace. Give yourself space to exhale. What’s coming will meet you as the version of you that survived, learned, and sta...

Living Life, Loving People (with Sandi Duke) — Be The Clay Podcast In today’s episode, Sharyn sits down with salon owner and encourager-at-heart Sandi Duke for a powerful conversation about living life with purpose and loving people with wisdom. Together they unpack what happens after disappointment, how to let God’s peace anchor you, and how to love others without abandoning yourself. This episod...

TRUST This week, we’re stepping into the kind of trust that matures leaders, stretches faith, and steadies the soul. Not the passive trust that waits for clarity, but the active trust that chooses faithfulness even when the outcome is still hidden. Inside this episode, I explore what trust looks like in real time: —in your emotions —in your habits —in your leadership —and in the quiet places where...

Gossip, Gatherings & Guarding Your Growth Today’s episode is all about navigating gossip , especially during holiday gatherings, work events, and family functions where boundaries tend to get tested. Gossip drains clarity, damages character, and pulls you out of alignment with who you’re becoming — so in this conversation, we break down how to recognize it, shut it down with grace, and protect...

“Shedding Old Labels: Who Are You Without the Title?” Welcome back to Be the Clay — where high-performing women come to breathe, grow, and rise into the next version of themselves. Today’s episode is all about letting go of old labels and discovering who you truly are beyond the title . Because titles can be helpful… until they start defining you more than developing you. In this solo conversation...

Welcome to Be the Clay, where high-performing women navigating transition, reinvention, and the “messy middle” come to breathe, reset, and rise. Today’s episode, The Art of Becoming, digs into the truth that becoming is not a performance—it’s an intentional shaping. Sometimes gentle. Sometimes gritty. Always purposefulWork alongside the episode as you expand, release, and reshape.👉 Download the w...

I’ll never forget Larry. He may never know how much that one sentence meant. But maybe this episode is your “Larry” moment. Maybe you’ve been waiting on a new opportunity,but what you really need is a new thought.“If failure can chase you, so can success.”That’s not just motivation - that’s revelation. Be the Clay is a weekly podcast created for high-performing people who are navigating reinventio...