7. Dr. Julie Rennecker

Julie Rennecker, nurse turned organizational success consultant and "team whisperer," gets real about agency, boundaries, and the courage it takes to choose yourself and your principles. Julie takes us back to the solo bike trip in New Zealand that changed everything, to the day she was fired for telling the truth, to the moment she learned, to her surprise, that she's a person too. We talk about what we can learn from practice versus the hallowed halls, the reality of women's deferred joy, people-pleasing and the cost of always being available, cognitive surrender in the age of AI, and why the best questions assume everything you know could be wrong. In this wide-ranging dialogue, Julie offers hard-earned wisdom, refreshing candor, laughs, and a three-part "gift" for living true to who you are in the modern age. If you've ever subordinated your own needs to keep everyone else comfortable, struggled to set a boundary, had to get yourself over a mountain (physically or metaphorically), or wondered how to stay human in a world moving faster than we can think, this one's for you.Find Julie on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julierennecker/Website: https://www.syzygyteams.com/