Root, Realign and Rise ™ with Mairin Moore Cane

What if the greatest leadership decision you’ll ever make is one no one else sees? In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with Toni Will- TEDx speaker, executive leader, General Manager and Governor of the Kalamazoo Wings professional hockey team, founder of empowHER, host of the Women In… podcast, and author of the upcoming book Rebellious Success. For ye...

What happens when the career you’ve built your identity around suddenly disappears? In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with career strategist, executive coach, TEDx speaker, and former entertainment executive Laverne McKinnon to explore a topic that rarely gets discussed openly: career grief. After rapidly rising through the ranks at CBS and becoming a...

JC Chamberlain has spent a lifetime studying resilience long before he ever needed it to survive. A five-time national champion in cycling and rowing, JC has competed in more than 1,100 races, earned over 250 podium finishes, and logged more than 429,000 miles on the road. He has also led billion-dollar commercial real estate portfolios, helped scale a global nonprofit serving students in more tha...

Chris Woods achieved what many professionals spend their lives pursuing - executive leadership, career success, and influence at the highest levels. As a former Google sales leader, global C-suite executive, Certified Professional Coach, and author, Chris spent decades building a successful career. But beneath the achievements was a different story. At age 40, Chris flatlined in a hospital bed. Th...

Growth doesn’t just expand your reach- it exposes who you are. Today, we sat down with Justin Schenck, an entrepreneur, speaker, event host, and creator of the globally recognized Growth Now Movement podcast, a top-rated show reaching listeners in more than 100 countries worldwide. Recognized by INC Magazine as one of the Top 8 Podcasters to Follow, featured in Thrive Global, and named an “Icon of...

What do you do when the life you planned no longer fits who you’re becoming? In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with actor, author, and entrepreneur Blake Cooper Griffin for a conversation about identity, rejection, reinvention, and taking back ownership of your life when things don’t go according to plan. With credits across Netflix, HBO, Marvel, and...

Success without character is unstable leadership. In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with Mike Radoor, a character transformation coach, entrepreneur, and founder of the MAN UP framework- for a conversation about the hidden cost of self-sabotage, shame, and identity disconnection in high-performing men. This episode explores the gap between external su...

Nervous System Regulation Is Leadership Capacity | Krista Wagberg Most high-capacity women don’t burn out because they’re incapable. They burn out because they’ve lost connection with themselves while continuing to carry responsibility for everything and everyone else. In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™️ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with Krista Wagberg, founder of Nervous System S...

Success that isn’t integrated will eventually cost you who you are. In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with business strategist, bestselling author, and founder of Unstoppable Solutions, Stephen Scoggins, for a direct conversation on what sustainable success actually requires. From homelessness to building and exiting multiple companies, Stephen shares...

Most people think healing is about looking backward. It’s not. It’s about restoring the internal stability required to lead forward. In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with trauma-informed coach and speaker Jennifer Watson to explore what happens when high-capacity women move out of survival mode and begin leading from clarity, boundaries, and internal...

Most people think building something meaningful is about strategy. It’s not. It’s about who you become under pressure. In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with founder and CEO Sam Berman to explore the internal reconstruction required to build something that doesn’t yet exist. This is not a conversation about entrepreneurship in theory. It’s about ident...

Most people don’t struggle because they lack awareness. They struggle because they keep living for approval long after they know better. In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with Inner Glow coach and author Angie Hawkins to explore what it actually takes to stop performing for validation and start living from internal authority. This is not a conversatio...

Most leaders don’t fail because they lack skill. They fail because they lose control of themselves under pressure. In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with executive performance coach and resilience architect Michael Ostrolenk to explore what it actually means to lead with sovereignty. This is not a conversation about toughness. It’s about internal cont...

Leadership doesn’t break down in public. It breaks down in private. In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with U.S. Marine officer, author, and leadership mentor Olaolu Ogunyemi to explore what happens when leaders look strong on the outside , but feel depleted on the inside. This conversation goes beyond performance, titles, and pressure. It gets to the...

What if your past didn’t disqualify you - but required you to decide who you become next? In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with E.A. Johnson to explore what it actually takes to rebuild your identity after trauma, addiction, and adversity. This is not a conversation about inspiration. It’s about authorship. E.A.’s story includes childhood abuse, anxi...

Great leaders aren’t finished products - they are continually formed through humility, feedback, curiosity, and the willingness to keep learning. In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with Damon Lembi, CEO of Learnit, bestselling author, and host of The Learn-It-All Podcast, to explore what separates high-performing leaders from those who quietly stagnate...

Growth is not a personality trait. It is a daily decision. In this episode of the  Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast , Mairin Moore Cane sits down with speaker, educator, and personal development strategist  Dr. Len Lopez , creator of the  5 Steps a Day to Being Bigger, Better, Bolder  framework. This conversation moves beyond hype and motivation to explore what real, sustainable growth actually requir...

What happens when your health fails, your identity collapses, and the future you planned disappears? In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with award-winning CEO, entrepreneur, and best-selling author Nate Green to explore what it really takes to rebuild after rock bottom. After transitioning out of law enforcement and walking through some of the darkest...

Leadership doesn’t begin with purpose. It begins with identity. In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with entrepreneur David Ask to explore why self-awareness—not achievement—is the foundation of resilient leadership. David has built products carried in over 3,700 retail stores, including The Home Depot and Lowe’s. As the founder behind StatGuard Plus an...

What happens when success looks fine on the outside but your identity underneath is unraveling? In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, Mairin Moore Cane sits down with Alan Lazaros, CEO of Next Level University - a global top 100 podcast with over 2,200 episodes listened to in 180+ countries, to explore discipline, identity reconstruction, and what sustainable leadership actually req...

Leadership doesn’t begin once everything is resolved. It begins when you choose responsibility while life is still unfinished. In this opening solo episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, host Mairin Moore Cane establishes the foundation of the show and challenges one of the most common leadership myths: that you must be healed, confident, or complete before you’re qualified to lead. This epi...

What happens when the systems you’re taught to trust fail — and telling the truth comes at a cost? In this episode of the Root, Realign, Rise™ Podcast, host Mairin Moore Cane sits down with nationally recognized drug safety advocate Kim Witczak to explore how personal rupture can become a grounding force and how one clear voice can challenge powerful institutions without credentials, permission, o...

New episodes of Root, Realign & Rise™ are coming January 2026!! Get ready for deeper conversations, renewed purpose, and real stories that help you rise. See you in January!