Princess Otigbu

The Leader's Edge with Princess Otigbu

Business EN ↓ 5 episodes

You’ve done the work. Built the thing. Led the team. And still, something feels off. Not broken. Just not aligned. That’s not a strategy problem. That’s a mindset problem. And most leadership content will never take you there. The Leader’s Edge with Princess Otigbu tackles what others skip ; the thinking behind the leading. Your edge isn’t louder strategy. It’s sharper thinking.

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Princess Otigbu

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The Danger of Perfection 07.07.2026 17:05

She's back. After a deliberate pause from the podcast, Princess Otigbu returns with the episode that explains why she stepped away and why every leader needs to do the same. In this episode, Princess unpacks the stories of Kodak , the company that invented the digital camera inside its own lab in 1975 and buried it because film was too profitable , and BlackBerry, which had WhatsApp before Wha...

Innovation Is a Leadership Competency: What a Sponge and a Pill Can Teach You About Leading 10.04.2026 13:53

What’s in your scrap box? Episode 4 asks a hard question: is your scrap box full of dead ideas or dormant ones? From a sponge that became a $220 million empire to a waste product that became aspirin, this episode will challenge how you think about failure, innovation, and what to do with the ideas you almost gave up on. This episode will help you revisit one shelved idea, reframe it, and take one...

Lead The Room You're In 24.03.2026 20:37

Before they owned the rooms, they mastered the ones they were given. Mary Kay Ash led boardrooms that wouldn’t promote her and then built her own pink-empire blueprint from a book draft. Indra Nooyi reshaped PepsiCo’s global strategy long before she sat in the CEO chair, proving that leadership isn’t about the title, it’s about the table you’re already at. In this episode, we break down The Room Y...

Build the Table: Stop Waiting for a Seat That Was Never Built for You 10.03.2026 21:53

A fax machine saleswoman with $5,000 and a pair of scissors. A washerwoman earning $1.50 a day with a homemade formula and a dream. Neither was invited to any table in their industry. Neither had investors, connections, or permission. So they built their own. In this episode, Princess Otigbu unpacks the stories of Sara Blakely (founder of Spanx) and Madam C.J. Walker (America’s first female self-m...

The (Hidden) Benefits of Imposter Syndrome 24.02.2026 17:23

During the Israeli-Arab conflicts in 1973, a fierce wind swept across a desert minefield — and instead of destroying the soldiers, it exposed every hidden mine in their path. The moment they made it through? The wind stopped. What if imposter syndrome works the same way? In this debut episode of The Leader's Edge, host Princes Otigbu, The Leader's Coach flips the script on imposter syndrome. Inste...