The Synced Society

In Episode 12, I sit down with Kate Freeman, Senior Manager at EY, mom to a three-and-a-half-year-old daughter, caretaker for her mother through Alzheimer's, and the woman who has been in my corner since I was one year into my career. Seven years later, we're finally recording the conversation we've been having all along. This episode is about what ambition actually looks like when lif...

In our first ever Q&A episode, I'm pulling from the Instagram question box and answering the things you actually want to know: what living in New York City has taught me about myself, how I navigated two career pivots (including a big announcement I haven't shared publicly yet), what I did to build a community in a new city, and what's coming for The Synced Society this fall. Connect: Instagra...

In this episode I sit down with one of my besties, Maddy Baboian, for girl talk during our girls' weekend staycation in New York City. Maddy is a tech consultant, a part-time New Yorker based in Dallas, a photographer, a nonprofit leader with roots in Kenya, and newly engaged (!). We talk about consulting, travel, dating as a high-achieving woman, confusing male friendships, what it means to f...

70 to 90% of podcasts never make it to episode eight. There's a name for it: "pod fade." The excitement of launching wears off, the downloads plateau, and the work required to keep going gets very loud very fast. You're listening to Episode 8 of The Synced Society, which means we made it! And today I want to talk about what consistency really looks like when nobody is clapping. This isn't a motiva...

In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend Kalindi Cordero — a woman who lost her father to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at 19 and her mother to stage four breast cancer seven months later. Who called off an eight-year engagement and had to rediscover herself from scratch. Who walked into a salsa class terrified, couldn't look at herself in the mirror, and made a promise to show up every si...

In Episode 7, I'm getting honest about what the first month of running The Synced Society has actually looked like, including which parts pleasantly surprised me, the parts that were harder than I expected, and the three reflections that have shaped how I'm thinking about what comes next. This one is for the woman who has something she wants to build. Don't wait until you feel ready. -...

In Episode 6, I sit down with my longtime friend Whitney Stuart for one of the most practical, no-nonsense conversations we've had on this show. She is a registered dietitian, board-certified diabetes specialist, and founder of Whitness Nutrition. Whitney works primarily with high-achieving women who have spent decades putting themselves last and are finally ready to understand what their bodi...

I spent years doing everything right in school and corporate America - hitting every metric, climbing every rung, checking every box while running myself ragged. In this episode, I'm sharing the full story behind my PCOS (newly renamed "PMOS") diagnosis in 2021 and what was happening in my career, what was happening in my body, and why I stayed quiet about it at first. As women, the...

What if the most radical thing a high-achieving woman can do is let herself have fun? In Episode 4, I sit down with one of my best friends, Alyssa, the woman who texted me the day after we met and asked if I wanted to go for a walk, and who I've been inseparable from ever since. Alyssa embodies whimsy more fully than almost anyone I know, and this conversation is exactly what it sounds like: t...

A special Mother's Day bonus from The Synced Society. This one isn't a formal episode, it's a conversation between me and my mom about what it was like being a working mom in the 90s/2000s, what this chapter of life looks like for her, and thoughts on if you really can have it all. We'll have a full episode together later this year. For now, enjoy these few clips. Happy Mother'...

If you've ever looked at your calendar for the week and felt that wave of dread before it even started, then this episode is for you. In our third episode, I'm walking you through The Overflow Audit : a three-step, 20-minute framework I built years ago when I was deep in consulting, managing a chronic condition, and running on empty. It's not about overhauling your entire life. It'...

Welcome to The Synced Society! In our very first episode, I'm sharing the story behind The Synced Society: what it is, why I built it, and who it's for. From taking a 3-week "burnout break" at 24, navigating hormonal changes, and nearly a decade in corporate America, and the moment I realized I had optimized everything in my life except myself. If you resonate with the eldest dau...

What does it actually mean to be ambitious, and what's underneath it? In our second episode, I sit down with one of my dearest friends, Victoria, who I've known since we were freshmen together at SMU in Dallas, TX. Victoria is a business development professional at a major law firm in Los Angeles, holds a Master of Studies in Law from USC, and is one of the most grounded, self-aware women...

For the eldest daughters, the hyper-independent leaders, and the women tired of 'powering through'—this is for you. The Synced Society is a weekly conversation about reclaiming your sanity, your health, and your joy without losing your drive. We don't have it all figured out here, and we aren't meant to. I’m Kaleigh Cobb, and I’m here to help you find the balance between your big ambitions and you...