Lead to Soar

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! Are you managing key personnel risk well enough in your organisation? Have you identified a potential successor or successors for your role? Do you have at least one woman or PoC on your succession plan? Have you identified what role(s) you would like to be considered a successor for? Answers to these and many more questions about succession pl...

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! In this episode, friend of the podcast and job hunting coach Renata Bernarde shares with Michelle the ABCs of job hunting as well as discussing how The Great Resignation/Resent, etc. is a GREAT opportunity for women to make a bold career move. Learn more about Lead to Soar! and A Career that Soars! by visiting LeadToSoar.com ~ Guest Renata Bern...

Welcome back for Season 4 of the podcast. In this episode, Mel and Michelle discuss the importance of your industry or workplace women's network or one of the various employee resource groups that you may have in your organization. Michelle also shares how powerful a women's network can be for creating change as well as providing leadership development opportunities for women who want to have a ca...

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! In this episode of L2S!, leadership and gender equality expert, Michelle Redfern, sits down with hosts from a Career That Soars, as part of a live event to discuss career advice, what they think of the "Great Resignation", and so much more. Learn more about Lead to Soar! and A Career that Soars! by visiting LeadToSoar.com SPEAKER BIOs Susan Col...

Get Sh*t Done! (GSD!) are Lead to Soar's short, snappy, roughly ~10 minute mini-episodes to bring you a quick fix of career advice. On this episode, Michelle and Mel give some much-needed advice on dealing with a sh*t boss, what you can do, and how to recognize if you are being that boss for someone else. Visit LeadToSoar.com for show notes or to leave Michelle and Mel a question. Lead to Soar is...

Get Sh*t Done! (GSD!) are Lead to Soar's short, snappy, roughly ~10 minute mini-episodes to bring you a quick fix of career advice. On this episode, Michelle and Mel give an overview of what emotional vampires are, how to spot them, and what we can do about them as coworkers and leaders. Visit LeadToSoar.com for show notes or to leave Michelle and Mel a question. Lead to Soar is a podcast for ambi...

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! In this episode of L2S!, leadership and gender equality expert,  Michelle Redfern , sits down for an interview with Amal Yusuf, newest host for a Career That Soars, to discuss her career path, and the leadership and wisdom she brings to our organization. Amal shares with us her path from immigrant to corporate business leader, and how she views...

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! In this episode of L2S!, leadership and gender equality expert,  Michelle Redfern , sits down for an interview with Dr. Jen Frahm, a global expert on organizational change and transformation and an executive coach, to discuss the difference between leading change and being a change leader. They really dig into the importance of emotional intell...

Get Sh*t Done! (GSD!) are Lead to Soar's short, snappy, roughly ~10 minute mini-episodes to bring you a quick fix of career advice. On this episode, Michelle and Mel give a snappy overview of 5 fundamentals of networking that will help women tap into their superpowers and network like a boss.  Visit LeadToSoar.com for show notes or to leave Michelle and Mel a question. Lead to Soar is a podcast fo...

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! In this episode of L2S!, leadership and gender equality expert,  Michelle Redfern , sits down for an interview with Renata Bernarde, job hunting coach, about imposter syndrome, and gives her views of what it really is when people are job hunting and the fear of success. She has some terrific knowledge bombs about changing our mindsets when it c...

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! In this episode of L2S! - leadership and gender equality expert,  Michelle Redfern , and Mel Butcher come together to share insights on the concepts that not all feedback is a gift and that women often receive feedback that isn't helpful to their careers. Because it is incomplete or vague. both women and leaders of women will benefit from the t...

Get Sh*t Done! (GSD!) are Lead to Soar's short, snappy, roughly ~10 minute mini-episodes to bring you a quick fix of career advice. In this episode, Michelle and Mel talk about the importance of EQ in leadership, how to engage the greatness in others by using a range of leadership styles interchangeably. They also talk about our 5 engagement strategies as well as Dr. Daniel Goleman's Leadership Th...

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! In this episode of L2S!, leadership and gender equality expert,  Michelle Redfern , sits down for an interview with Jo Thomas, the CEO of the Australian Institute of Business. Jo shares her career story, how she ended living in Australia, and how she climbed the career ladder to hold multiple different C-Suite positions. Learn more about Lead t...

On episode 40 of Lead to Soar, Susan Colantuono, Michelle Redfern, and Mel Butcher sit down for a discussion on Executive Presence... What is executive presence? Why do you need it? And how do you get it? Where is traditional advice on executive advice missing, particularly for women?   SPEAKER BIOs Susan Colantuono has made it her life’s mission to support the career success of women.  She is the...

Get Sh*t Done! (GSD!) are Lead to Soar's short, snappy, roughly ~10 minute mini-episodes to bring you a quick fix of career advice. On this episode, Michelle and Mel talk about avoiding office housework - how to gracefully step away from the menial tasks that won't get you a raise or a promotion. Visit LeadToSoar.com for show notes or to leave Michelle and Mel a question. Lead to Soar is a podcast...

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! In this episode of L2S!, leadership and gender equality expert,  Michelle Redfern , sits down for an interview with Semiconductor engineer and DEI expert, Alicia Scott. Alicia joins us to share her experiences advancing in an extremely male-dominated space - semiconductors, and shares her thoughts and experience as a Woman of Colour in STEM.  L...

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! In this episode of L2S! - leadership and gender equality expert,  Michelle Redfern , and Mel Butcher  come together for a discussion on financial acumen in the business. This is for any person who hasn't learned what the story that numbers tell about the business, or women who have told themselves, "well, I'm just not that good with numbers." M...

Get Sh*t Done! (GSD!) are Lead to Soar's short, snappy, roughly ~10 minute mini-episodes to bring you a quick fix of career advice. On this episode, Michelle and Mel talk about the "I Don't" List - quick tips to help you take things off your plate that aren't in line with your best and highest purpose in life and career. Visit LeadToSoar.com for show notes or to leave Michelle and Mel a question....

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! In this episode of L2S!, leadership and gender equality expert, Michelle Redfern, sits down for an interview with the one and only Sheila Flavell. Sheila is an extraordinary leader (by our full ACtS! definition!) in the truest sense. She has created exceptional outcomes for business and women in the Tech industry. She continues leading today an...

In this episode of L2S! - leadership and gender equality expert,  Michelle Redfern , and Mel Butcher  come together to share insights on better understanding emotional intelligence and how to explore the question, "what do you cause?".  Learn more about Lead to Soar! and A Career that Soars! by visiting LeadToSoar.com ~ Resources The Get Sh*t Done Experience The 12 Elements of Emoti...

Get Sh*t Done! Get Sh*t Done! (GSD!) are Lead to Soar's short, snappy, roughly ~10 minute mini-episodes to bring you a quick fix of career advice. On this episode, Michelle and Mel talk salary negotiation - quick tips to prepare for a successful salary negotiation up at your current employer. Visit LeadToSoar.com for show notes or to leave Michelle and Mel a question. Lead to Soar is a podcast for...

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! In this episode of L2S!, leadership and gender equality expert, Michelle Redfern, sits down with guest Peta Sitcheff for a candid interview. They cover her exceptional career in sales and talk about a very rural problem for women in the workforce - burnout. We're incredibly proud of this episode and hope you find it engaging and helpful. Learn...

In this episode of L2S!, leadership and gender equality expert,  Michelle Redfern and Mel Butcher  come together to give YOU some tips and tactics on How to Network Like a Boss. Cultivating and maintaining a strategic network with the right others is key to your long-term career success.  Lead to Soar is a podcast for ambitious women and the leaders who support them. Hosted by Miche...

Lead to Soar! is a production of A Career that Soars! In this episode of L2S!, leadership and gender equality expert,  Michelle Redfern and Mel Butcher  come together to discuss the idea of "having it all!" and the damage this can do to women and their mindsets. In particular, they discuss "having it all" in the context of juggling career, motherhood, relations and beyond. Learn more about Lead to...

Get Sh*t Done! Get Sh*t Done! (GSD!) are Lead to Soar's short, snappy, roughly ~10 minute mini-episodes to bring you a quick fix of career advice. On this episode, Michelle shares "the life audit," getting your priorities back on straight so you can focus on getting the right sh*t done. Visit LeadToSoar.com for show notes or to leave Michelle and Mel a question.  Lead to Soar is a podcast for ambi...