EPISODE · Mar 7, 2026 · 31 MIN
Audacity in Leadership: The Power of Asking | Wendy Morée x Pooja Lalwani | BareLead
from BareLead · host Pooja Lalwani
BareLead is a leadership podcast exploring the raw, unfiltered, unabashed truths of leadership - the decisions, tensions, and responsibilities that shape how leaders actually lead.In this episode, Pooja Lalwani speaks with Wendy Morée, founder of Moreequality BV, about audacity in leadership and the power of asking.Wendy’s journey begins with a small but powerful decision. She walked into an interview for an executive assistant role — and asked if she could instead be considered for a sales position. That single moment set off a career that would eventually take her through senior leadership at Salesforce.But the story doesn’t stay in the comfortable territory of titles and promotions.In this conversation, we explore the chapters that rarely make it into leadership narratives - navigating uncertainty, rebuilding through major life changes, and making decisions that redefine what success looks like.Themes explored in this episode:• Why asking for opportunities can change the trajectory of a career• Moving from overlooked roles into leadership positions• Navigating personal and professional upheaval• Planning through uncertainty and redundancy as a leader• Rebuilding life and identity through major transitions• Choosing entrepreneurship with intentionBareLead strips leadership down to its mechanics — the decisions, trade-offs, and internal work that rarely make it into leadership books.If you value thoughtful conversations on leadership, subscribe for future BareLead episodes.About BareLeadBareLead is a podcast unpacking the raw mechanics of leadership - power, responsibility, and what it really means to hold both.Hosted by Pooja Lalwani.
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BareLead is a leadership podcast exploring the raw, unfiltered, unabashed truths of leadership - the decisions, tensions, and responsibilities that shape how leaders actually lead.In this episode, Pooja Lalwani speaks with Wendy Morée, founder of Moreequality BV, about audacity in leadership and the power of asking.Wendy’s journey begins with a small but powerful decision. She walked into an interview for an executive assistant role — and asked if she could instead be considered for a sales position. That single moment set off a career that would eventually take her through senior leadership at Salesforce.But the story doesn’t stay in the comfortable territory of titles and promotions.In this conversation, we explore the chapters that rarely make it into leadership narratives - navigating uncertainty, rebuilding through major life changes, and making decisions that redefine what success looks like.Themes explored in this episode:• Why asking for opportunities can change the trajectory of a career• Moving from overlooked roles into leadership positions• Navigating personal and professional upheaval• Planning through uncertainty and redundancy as a leader• Rebuilding life and identity through major transitions• Choosing entrepreneurship with intentionBareLead strips leadership down to its mechanics — the decisions, trade-offs, and internal work that rarely make it into leadership books.If you value thoughtful conversations on leadership, subscribe for future BareLead episodes.About BareLeadBareLead is a podcast unpacking the raw mechanics of leadership - power, responsibility, and what it really means to hold both.Hosted by Pooja Lalwani.
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