Andrea Palmer

This episode is a candid, thought-provoking conversation with three executive mom friends: Leanna Laskey McGrath, Annemieke Rice, and Andrea Palmer, on what happens when high-achieving women can no longer rely on the same habits, identities, and definitions of success that once drove them. Together, they explore the shift from effort-based value to experience-based leadership, and why motherhood doesn’t diminish ambition, but transforms it. This conversation challenges the idea that success come...

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 children, her heartbreaking loss, and ultimately the arrival of her beautiful daughter. The discussion explores the importance of support for new mothers in the workplace, the rewards of balancing work, family, and health, and the obstacles of recovering after pregnancy whi...

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 business leader. She reflects on the unrealistic expectations she placed on herself and the importance of managing her thoughts. Leanna discusses the personal growth and self-discovery she experienced during her transition and how she has learned to embrace imperfections and ...

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 understands the challenges that come with balancing motherhood and a successful career. In part 2 of the 3-part interview series with Andrea Palmer, Leanna shares about her experience as a working mom and her decision to leave the corporate world to focus on her daughter. S...

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 understands the challenges that come with balancing motherhood and a successful career. In this episode, I decided to switch things up a bit. Instead of a solo episode or an interview, I invited my friend, Andrea Palmer, to interview me. Our conversation was so rich and ext...