This Wasn't My Plan

Episode 34: High Performing Teams Recap Everything In this episode, Ashlee breaks down one of the most underrated communication habits in leadership — the recap. She explains why the absence of closing loops is responsible for more organizational dysfunction than most leaders realize, and why this single habit, installed consistently, can clean up an enormous amount of chaos inside any team. WHAT...

Episode 33: Why Decisions Stall (And What It Is Costing You!) In this episode, Ashlee breaks down why most organizations think they have a people and productivity problem — when what they actually have is a decision-making problem. She explains how a leader's inability to make confident, clear decisions creates a ripple effect that stalls teams, burns out top performers, and quietly bleeds momentu...

Episode 32: The Leader Who Cannot Communicate Cannot Scale In this episode, Ashlee breaks down why most companies don't hit a growth ceiling because of talent — they hit a communication ceiling. She explains why the communication habits that built the business stop working as it grows, and what leaders must do differently to scale without becoming the bottleneck. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN * Why scaling is...

Episode 31: Ownership — The Most Misunderstood Word on Teams In this episode, Ashlee breaks down why ownership is one of the most overused and least defined words in business today. She explains what ownership actually requires operationally, why high-achieving teams confuse it with over-functioning, and what leaders must do to create the clarity that makes real ownership possible. WHAT YOU'LL LEA...

Episode 30: The Cost of Poor Communication in Leadership In this episode, Ashlee makes the business case for why communication is not a soft skill — it's an operational expense. She breaks down exactly what poor communication costs organizations, why burnout is rarely a workload problem, and what leaders must do to stop the silent drain on their teams. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN * Why poor communication co...

Episode 29: Alignment Isn't Agreement In this episode, Ashlee breaks down one of the most misunderstood concepts in leadership — alignment. She explains why teams stall when they confuse alignment with consensus, and what leaders must do differently to create the clarity, ownership, and commitment that actually moves work forward. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN * Why alignment is not consensus — and why confus...

Episode 28: Why Teams Don't Have a Talent Problem… They Have a Clarity Problem In this episode, Ashlee breaks down the most misdiagnosed problem in modern organizations — and it's not disengagement, poor culture, or lack of talent. It's unclear communication stacked on top of unclear expectations. She explains what's really happening inside teams that feel stuck, and what leaders must do to fix it...

Episode 27: How RX Ashlee Defines Leadership In this episode, Ashlee plants a flag around what leadership actually means inside RX Ashlee, and it's not the corporate, title-driven, or performative version. She breaks down why leadership has been wildly overcomplicated, who it's really for, and why clarity is the single most important leadership skill you can build. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN - Why leadersh...

Episode 26: Communication is THE Leader's Work In this episode, Ashlee makes the case for why communication isn't a soft skill to revisit later — it's the core discipline that determines whether teams move forward or stay stuck. She breaks down exactly where clarity breaks down, why it happens, and what leaders need to do differently. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN Why unclear communication — not lack of talen...

Original Air Date: 2/6/26 This episode is about what happens when your plan falls apart, and you stop treating that as a problem to fix. It’s about the quiet, unglamorous moments where identity shifts, careers reroute, and life asks you to grow up faster than expected. And what becomes possible when you stop performing a polished narrative and start telling the real one. This isn’t a highlight ree...

Original Air Date: 1/30/26 If you’ve done everything “right” and it still doesn’t feel right… listen to this.  Season Two opens with a reset.  Not because something broke.  Not because I’m burned out.  But because the version of success I was chasing no longer fits the life I’m living.  And if you’re feeling that same quiet tension—this episode is for you.  This episode is about one distinction th...

Original Air Date: 12/22/25 Your Career Identity: Understanding Who You Are and Where You Belong  Season One Finale of This Wasn’t My Plan  In the final episode of Season One, Ashlee closes the year with a conversation every high-achiever needs but rarely makes space for: career identity.  If you’ve ever wondered:  Who am I professionally?  What do I actually bring to the table?  Where do I truly...

Original Air Date: 12/15/25 If you’ve ever worked inside a business—big or small—and thought, “Why does everything feel so chaotic?” or “Why are we always reacting instead of leading?” this episode is going to make everything click.  Today we’re talking about the most overlooked role in organizations: the Integrator.  The bridge between the people dreaming about the future… and the people responsi...

Original Air Date: 12/8/25 If you’ve been walking around with that quiet pressure in your chest, the “I should be further along by now” pressure, this episode is for you.  Today, we’re talking to the part of you that’s tired, overstretched, and holding yourself to timelines that don’t match who you are anymore. The part of you comparing yourself… to an older version of you. The part of you grievin...

Original Air Date: 12/1/25 In this episode, Ashlee opens up about the powerful internal shift she experienced throughout 2025 — a year marked by releasing identities, roles, habits, and patterns that no longer fit. For the first time in nearly two decades, she stepped entirely out of the profession of pharmacy and into a fuller expression of herself: strategist, leader, visionary, woman on a missi...

Original Air Date: 11/24/25 You Know What You Bring to the Table, Now Let People See It. Last week, we talked about creating your personal brand—the foundation, the clarity, and the message behind what you stand for. This week, we’re talking about what comes next: how to grow your personal brand with visibility, credibility, and trust. Because having a brand in your head isn’t enough. You need peo...

Original Air Date: 11/17/25 Episode #20: You Already Have a Personal Brand, Are You Owning It? 🎙️ This Wasn’t My Plan with RX Ashlee Your personal brand isn’t about going viral or building a perfectly curated feed—it’s about clarity. It’s about knowing who you are, what you stand for, and how you want to show up in every room you walk into. In this episode, Ashlee breaks down what a personal brand...

Original Air Date: 11/10/25 Podcast Episode #19: Coaching My Daughter’s Flag Football Team — Leadership, Lessons, and Letting Go When you say yes to something outside your comfort zone, you rarely realize how much it will change you. In this episode, Ashlee shares the story of what started as a simple volunteer “yes” coaching her daughter’s 3rd and 4th grade girls’ flag football team and how it be...

Original Air Date: 11/2/25 Podcast #18: How to Support Someone Who is Going Through a Career Pivot When someone you love is questioning their career, it can be hard to know what to say or what not to say. Maybe it’s your best friend who’s been talking about leaving her job for years but still hasn’t made the move. Maybe it’s your partner, your daughter, or your team mate someone who’s clearly outg...

Original Air Date: 10/27/25 Episode #17: How to Quit Being So Vague During Interviews If you’ve ever left an interview thinking, “Did I even answer their question?” — this one’s for you. Being vague is one of the sneakiest ways candidates sabotage themselves in interviews. It doesn’t happen because you’re unqualified. It happens because: Fear kicks in and you second-guess what you really want to s...

Original Air Date: 10/20/25 Episode #16: Stop Talking Yourself Out of Your Dreams Have you ever felt like the words get stuck in your brain, and by the time fear sets in, you’ve already talked yourself out of your dream? You’re not alone. One of my Career by Design students put it perfectly: “I’m so scared people won’t listen or believe me… so I talk myself out of my dreams. I’m tired of doing tha...

Original Air Date: 10/13/25 Episode #15: Confidently You — The Why, What’s Inside, and How It Will Change How You Speak Up Confidence doesn’t just appear when you need it most—it’s built through repetition, preparation, and giving yourself permission to take up space. In this special episode, I’m celebrating the release of my newest book, Confidently You. This book isn’t about chasing perfection....

Original Air Date: 10/6/25 🎙️ Episode #14: 5 Tips to Keep Your Sanity When You are Looking for a New Job Job hunting isn’t just about résumés and applications, it’s emotional work. One day you’re optimistic, the next you’re doubting everything. And if you’re not careful, the process will drain every ounce of energy you have. In this episode of This Wasn’t My Plan, I’m sharing 5 intentional, non-tr...

Original Air Date: 9/29/25 If you’ve ever walked out of an interview thinking, “I rambled too much…” this episode is for you. After coaching over 2,000 clients, training 8,000+ students in my interview prep course, and helping negotiate more than $20M in offers, I can tell you with full confidence: the #1 mistake that costs people job offers is rambling. In this episode of This Wasn’t My Plan, I’m...

Original Air Date: 9/22/25 3 Tips to Make Your Boss Actually Listen to You Have you ever spoken up in a meeting, shared an idea, and… crickets? No acknowledgment. No follow-up. No traction. And then ten minutes later, someone else repeats the same idea... and suddenly that becomes the golden solution? I know that sting. And you’re not imagining it. Sometimes it’s unconscious bias. Sometimes it’s p...