Guest Episodes

March 14, 2024

The Reality of Gender Bias in Workplaces Today with Amy Diehl

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...
March 7, 2024

Women's History Month: The Evolution of Women's Rights in the USA Over the Past Century

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...
Guest: Laura Laskey
Dec. 28, 2023

Unwrapping the Mental Load of Holiday Burnout for Moms - with Laura Laskey

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...
Guest: Laura Laskey
Dec. 14, 2023

Creating a Path Through Burnout: Redefining Success and Values as a High Achiever

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...
Guest: Laura Nguyen
Nov. 16, 2023

Professional Authenticity: Navigating Leadership Challenges When Values Don't Align - with Jess Kitt

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 ...
Guest: Jess Kitt
Nov. 2, 2023

Find Balance and Joy This Holiday Season - with Emily Hardy

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...
Guest: Emily Hardy
Oct. 19, 2023

Building Your Village: Friendship, Connection, and Community in Motherhood — with Emily Siegel

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...
Guest: Emily Siegel
Oct. 12, 2023

The Hurdle is Never Bigger Than the Finish Line: Cultivating Resilience and Building Your Own Army - with Erica Music

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...
Guest: Erica Music
Oct. 5, 2023

Let the Light In: Embracing Grief, Hope, and Healing after Pregnancy Loss - with Kami Wernimont

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, ...
Sept. 28, 2023

Joyful Juggling: Intentionally Creating Balance and Joy in Motherhood, Career, and Life — with Dr. Miranda Walichowski

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...
Sept. 12, 2023

Back to School BONUS: Supporting Our Kids Through the Preschool Transition

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 ...
Sept. 7, 2023

Conquering Imposter Syndrome: Learning to Silence Limiting Beliefs and Claim the Space We've Earned - with Emily-Rose Barry

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...
Aug. 24, 2023

Career Pivots and Resets: How This Executive Mom Created Her Ideal Balance with Work and Life - with Kate Griffin

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 ...
Guest: Kate Griffin
Aug. 10, 2023

Unboxing Barbie: A Discussion of Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Self Identity - with Laura Laskey

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...
Guest: Laura Laskey
July 27, 2023

Navigating Authentic Leadership as Tech Startup Execs: A Journey of Friendship, Motherhood, and Growth - with Annemieke Rice

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...