Guest Episodes

In the third episode of the Transition to Motherhood Series, Annemieke Rice returns to recount her personal journey through fertility challenges, career changes, and her new role as a mother. She shares the emotional toll of ...

In the second episode of the Transition to Motherhood series, Amy Diehl, PhD, author of Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work, and IT executive, returns to discuss her personal ...

In this first episode of the Transition to Motherhood Series, Leanna is joined once again by Andrea Palmer, this time for Andrea to share her story of becoming a mother. Andrea gets vulnerable, recounting the decision to have...

Leanna hosts a dynamic panel of executive moms, including Annemieke Rice, Emily-Rose Barry, and Kate Griffin, delving into the challenges of working mothers in leadership roles and remote work settings. They emphasize the imp...

Leanna sits down with Elaine Benfield, a seasoned professional in the software tech industry with over 25 years of experience. Elaine shares her unique journey balancing a thriving career with motherhood, offering invaluable ...

Leanna welcomes Sloan Echavarria, also known as “Sloan The Beast,” a successful entrepreneur running multiple businesses, mom of four, and chaos coach. Sloan shares her journey of embracing a life full of excitement and adven...

Leanna is joined by award winning IT leader and gender bias researcher, Amy Diehl, to shed light on the gender biases and challenges that women face in leadership, emphasizing the disproportionate impact of work-life conflict...

In this educational episode, Leanna is joined by her sister, Laura Laskey, as they delve into the complex and evolving historical landscape of women's rights. The discussion explores pivotal moments such as the ratification o...

Join Leanna in the January 2024 Reset for High Achieving Women here . In this episode, Leanna and her sister, Laura Laskey, delve deep into the emotional rollercoaster that the holiday season often becomes for mothers. As the...

Laura Nguyen joins this compelling episode as a seasoned executive mom who not only weathered the storm of burnout herself but has since become a guiding force for others facing the same struggles. Laura shares her unique jou...

Today, Leanna is joined by Jess Kitt, who is talking about her experience in her first executive role, and her recent transition out of it. They explore navigating tough waters in a male-dominated company when our values and ...

The holiday season is upon us! Are you feeling excitement, or dread, or a little bit of both? Holidays can be tough for moms, who often take on the brunt of the mental load. And while of course we love making the holidays mag...

Today’s guest is Emily Siegel, host of the Connected Mom Life Podcast and creator of the Mom Friends community. She has relocated multiple times and has therefore had to create her village in each place. She’s learned a lot t...

In today’s episode, Leanna is talking with Erica Music, an athlete, educator, mother, speaker, and author, who shares her inspiring journey of resilience. Erica's story emphasizes the importance of building a strong support n...

Content warning: miscarriage and pregnancy loss October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, and today Leanna is having a beautiful conversation with Kami Wernimont, certified life coach, miscarriage doula, ...

Dr. Miranda Walichowski joins Leanna for a highly impactful conversation for working moms. Miranda does it all — she is a business owner, a professor, a mother of 5, a devoted wife and woman of faith, and a competitive powerl...

In this special back to school bonus episode, Leanna and her young daughter talk about the challenges of the transition to preschool and what helped to make the drop off process a lot smoother. Knowing there are children and ...

Imposter Syndrome. It’s something that so many of us experience, especially women. It’s that crushing feeling that everybody’s going to find out we’re a fraud. That belief that we were put in our positions by accident or by l...

Leanna interviews Kate Griffin, Vice President of a management consulting firm, and mom of 3 young children. She shares her journey through higher ed and tech, as well as some career pivots she’s made along the way that have ...

Note: This episode contains *SPOILER ALERTS* for the Barbie movie. This week, host Leanna Lasky McGrath, a former tech executive turned full-time mom and certified executive coach, welcomes her sister, Laura Laskey, an execut...

Annemieke Rice joins the podcast today for a conversation with host, Leanna Laskey McGrath, about tech startup executive life and motherhood. They discuss: Their experiences as young execs being the only woman on the leadersh...

In the final installment of this 3-part series where Leanna Laskey McGrath is interviewed by Andrea Palmer, Leanna shares her journey as a full-time mom and the challenges she faced in giving up her identity as a workaholic b...

Welcome to the Executive Coach for Moms podcast, hosted by Leanna Laskey McGrath. The goal of this podcast is to help working moms find balance and joy in their lives. As a high-achieving mom and former tech executive, Leanna...

Welcome to the Executive Coach for Moms podcast, hosted by Leanna Laskey McGrath. The goal of this podcast is to help working moms find balance and joy in their lives. As a high-achieving mom and former tech executive, Leanna...