Everyone Needs an Executive Coach — and Maybe a Policy on Protests?

In this episode of We’re Not Recording, Roxanne Petraeus and Melanie Naranjo dive into the surprising parallels between executive coaching and leadership therapy—and why every founder should probably have one. Roxanne reflects on how bringing in a coach early helped her and her co-founder navigate growing pains, communication gaps, and the emotional turbulence of scaling a company through big transitions like AI. From there, the conversation takes a sharp turn into modern workplace ethics: how should companies handle employees who attend protests or post activism on LinkedIn? The hosts debate where free expression ends and company values begin, exploring real examples of when social media behavior crossed the line. It’s candid, nuanced, and a little spicy—exactly what you’d expect when compliance meets real life.