PODCAST · business
Beyond the Title
by Dr. Phildra Swagger
Leadership growth starts with letting go of the mask and embracing the real you. Beyond the Title with Dr. Phildra Swagger is a space for high-achieving professionals, leaders, and changemakers ready to trade burnout and perfectionism for aligned purpose, authentic joy, and unapologetic truth.This podcast goes deeper than job titles and polished bios. Through unfiltered conversations on mental fitness, personal development, nonprofit leadership, self-worth, burnout recovery, and navigating your next chapter, Dr. Swagger brings you wisdom that fuels both your personal and professional evolution. You’ll hear real talk about navigating life transitions, redefining success, and building a life that feels as good as it looks.Whether you're pivoting in your career, leading a mission-driven organization, or just tired of hiding behind your resume, this is the space to reconnect with your voice, your vision, and your value.Real talk. Real growth. Real joy.Go Beyond the Title — and come hom
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79: Empty Nest, New Beginnings, and Life Transitions for Women Leaders
Have you ever poured yourself into a role — parenting, leading, building your business, or climbing your career ladder — only to wake up one day and realize the role has shifted and the room now feels quiet? That’s when the real questions rise up: 💭 Am I still valuable? What’s next for me? Who…
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78: In Her Own Words: A Tribute to Gwen Henderson—Purpose, Power & Peace
There are some conversations that stay with you forever—not because of what was said, but because of who said it. This is one of them. Before her unexpected passing, I had the distinct honor of sitting down with Councilwoman Gwendolyn Henderson—educator, public servant, bookstore owner, mentor…
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77: How to Become a Better Leader by Honoring Your Future Self
Leadership begins with the quiet decision to honor the version of yourself you’re becoming. Too often, we chase inspiration when what we really need is intention. Dr. Phildra Swagger unpacks the powerful question, “What does showing up for your future self look like?”and how answering it can...
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76: Scaling Your Business with Peace, Power, and Purpose
The most powerful leadership move you can make may be to sit your behind down. Dr. Phildra Swagger delivers a soul-nourishing reset for high-achieving women entrepreneurs who are done glorifying burnout. Through her powerful message on intentional rest, she challenges the toxic hustle narrative…
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75: Declutter Your Way to Success
Your next level isn't in the hustle; it's hidden behind the clutter. Dr. Phildra Swagger shares how to reset your leadership and life using her powerful "CEO of My Life" framework. With a mix of faith-based strategy and grounded mindset coaching, she walks listeners through the process of...
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74: Leadership Strategies to Inspire Your Team
Strong leadership blends heart and strength to inspire, guide, and elevate teams. Dr. Phildra Swagger shares three transformative leadership shifts that will help you balance compassion with authority, so you can inspire your team, set clear expectations, and foster a thriving business culture.…
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73: Powerful Questions That Unlock Your True Potential
The right questions can change your life more than the biggest goals ever could. Most people chase fixed goals only to find themselves unfulfilled at the finish line. Dr. Phildra Swagger explores how asking powerful, expansive questions can create clarity, self-awareness, and opportunities beyond...
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72: Leadership Confidence and Clarity for Work-Life Balance
Discover how to achieve more while feeling deeply fulfilled, energized, and aligned with the life you truly want. Dr. Phildra Swagger shares three transformative shifts that can help high-achieving women redefine success, reclaim their time, and restore balance. She walks through the mindset…
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71: How Coaching Unlocks Leadership, Clarity, and Business Success
A great coach doesn’t just cheer you on, they challenge you to think bigger, act smarter, and grow faster. Dr. Phildra Swagger unpacks why the most successful entrepreneurs, leaders, and executives all have coaches. From uncovering blind spots to building strategic plans, she reveals how the…
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70: Breaking Burnout and Isolation for Women in Business
If you’ve ever felt the weight of leadership without a lifeline, you’re not alone and that’s the problem. High-achieving women often find themselves isolated at the top, navigating big decisions and burnout in silence. Dr. Phildra Swagger peels back the layers of this hidden struggle and shares…
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69: How to Build a Trusting Team and Lead with Strategic Planning
Burnout doesn’t just drain your energy; it can derail your business if you’re not leading with intention. Too many entrepreneurs get stuck in the weeds of daily tasks, leaving little time for the strategic thinking that drives true growth. Dr. Phildra Swagger shares three essential leadership...
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68: Top 3 Secrets to Grow A Business
Discover how to grow your business, gain time freedom, and still keep your sanity intact. Dr. Phildra Swagger shares her proven three-step approach to scaling your business without feeling overwhelmed. From documenting your processes with clear, detailed SOPs to hiring the right people who fit…
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67: How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Build Leadership Confidence
You don’t have to wait for permission to be powerful; you already are. Dr. Phildra Swagger shares how she moved from shaky hands and self-doubt to powerful presence and unshakable confidence. Reflecting on her early career moments of imposter syndrome, she offers three transformative steps:...
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66: Simple Strategies to Balance Work Life and Faith
Feeling like you’re always busy but never at peace? Dr. Phildra Swagger shares her personal journey from constant overwhelm to intentional balance. By prioritizing self-care, learning to set firm boundaries, and delegating with trust, she reclaimed her time and energy. She emphasizes the power of...
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65: Clarity, Alignment, and Discipline for Lasting Business Success
Success begins when you stop standing in your own way and start moving with purpose. Dr. Phildra Swagger shares her powerful three-step framework: clarity, alignment, and discipline, to help you shift from feeling stuck to building a thriving, purpose-driven life and business. She explores how...
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64: Faith and Courage Lessons Every Christian Entrepreneur Needs
What can three biblical women teach you about courage, purpose, and business strategy? Dr. Phildra Swagger unpacks how the stories of Sarah, Ruth, and Esther gave her the spiritual and practical guidance to walk away from a stable career and step into her true calling as an entrepreneur. Through...
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63: Achieve Business Goals Faster with the 12 Week Plan
What if you could accomplish in 12 weeks what takes most people an entire year? Dr. Phildra Swagger breaks down the power of the 12 Week Plan, a system designed to help high-achievers crush goals faster, with more focus and less burnout. By challenging myths around annual goal setting…
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62: Fundraising for Nonprofits
The real money in nonprofit growth isn't about luck—it's about strategy, data, and meaningful relationships. Dr. Phildra Swagger sits down with prospect research expert Jennifer Filla to demystify how nonprofits can uncover major donors, clean up their databases, and create relationship-based...
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61: Release Expectations and Step Into a Limitless Life
You can't step into your future while dragging the expectations of your past. Dr. Phildra Swagger invites you to release outdated labels and step into divine alignment by choosing authenticity, purpose, and spiritual clarity. This episode explores how to recognize the gap between who you are and...
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60: How Meditation Improved My Life
True healing starts when you slow down, tune in, and reconnect with your higher self. Dr. Phildra Swagger welcomes wellness expert and mindset coach Dana Mack to share her personal journey of transformation through meditation, yoga, and emotional healing. After navigating a painful life change,...
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59: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Let Go of Perfectionism
Letting go of perfection is the first step to stepping into your power. Dr. Phildra Swagger is joined by Liz Wooten Reschke of Connect For More for a powerful conversation on courage, vulnerability, and redefining leadership. Together, they explore how women—especially those in nonprofit…
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58: Normalize Mental Health and Build Resilience
Your thoughts have power, and they’re shaping your emotional health, business success, and quality of life. Dr. Phildra Swagger sits down with Dr. Lawanda Ford Johnson, a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of the Mental Fitness Group, to explore the emotional weight carried by...
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57: How to Grow as a Leader and Inspire Others to Follow
What if the leader you’ve been waiting for is already within you? Leadership isn’t about titles, it’s about action, presence, and growth. Dr. Phildra Swagger shares powerful ways to identify leadership traits in others, while also equipping you with daily strategies to strengthen your own. From...
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56: Millionaire Mindset Secrets to Build Generational Wealth
Your breakthrough into millionaire status starts with one powerful shift: your mindset. We’ve been told hard work equals more money, but what if wealth had more to do with how you think than what you do? Dr. Phildra Swagger dismantles the myths around money, scarcity, and success and helps you...
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55: How to Crush Your Big Hairy Audacious Goal and Stay Focused
You’re not unqualified—you’re just one bold goal away from your breakthrough. Dr. Phildra Swagger breaks down how to identify and achieve your BHAG—a Big Hairy Audacious Goal—by tuning into your mindset, writing your vision, and eliminating distractions. She uncovers the four major symptoms that...
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54: How to Set Boundaries and Speak with Confidence
Discover how using your voice strategically can transform your personal and professional life. Assertiveness isn’t about being aggressive—it’s about owning your power and protecting your peace. Dr. Phildra Swagger breaks down the key differences between communication styles, helps you identify…
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53: Leading with Intention and Faith
What if doing less could help you make more impact? Dr. Phildra Swagger sits down with Dr. Elvis Epps to explore his powerful journey from Navy service to educational leadership and community transformation. With stories that span juvenile detention centers, elementary schools, and city-wide...
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52: How One Nonprofit Created a Candle Business That Changes Lives
What happens when faith, trauma, and entrepreneurship collide in service of empowering the next generation? Crystal Bell, founder of GEMS (Girls Empowered Mentally for Success), shares her powerful transformation from Rikers Island prison guard to nonprofit leader helping young women overcome...
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51: Lessons That Changed My Life Forever After 2020
Sometimes it takes the chaos of a challenging year to reveal what truly matters. 2020 was a year of unexpected transformation, and Dr. Phildra Swagger reflects on the deep personal lessons it offered. From redefining wants versus needs to cherishing health, family, and time, she walks through the...
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50: Unlock Your Entrepreneurial Mindset
The CEO you've always dreamed of becoming is already inside you, waiting for permission to lead. Dr. Phildra Swagger shares a powerful reflection on what it really means to embody the entrepreneurial spirit. Through storytelling, faith, and lived experience, she breaks down the five defining…
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49: Mentorship and Mission in Nonprofit Success
True leadership isn't about titles, it's about values, service, and heart. Dr. Phildra Swagger sits down with longtime friend and nonprofit CEO Mike Thornton for an inspiring conversation about building a decades-long career in service. From humble beginnings in a classroom to leading AMI Kids...
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48: How to Crush Quarter Four Goals and Start the New Year Stronger
You don’t need to move fast; you just need to move with purpose. As Dr. Phildra Swagger reflects on her own journey from half-marathons to high-performance coaching, she delivers a motivational and strategic breakdown of how to finish strong and start the next season even stronger. She shares...
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47: Manage Your Money and Build Generational Wealth with Lionel Shipman
Are you ready to stop letting money control you and finally start building the financial legacy you deserve? Financial empowerment coach Lionel Shipman joins Dr. Phildra Swagger to unpack the mindset shifts, budgeting strategies, and financial behaviors that create lasting wealth. From overcoming...
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46: Productivity Tips to Turn Passion and Values into Purpose
If your schedule is full but your soul feels empty, it’s time to rethink your definition of busy. In a candid girlfriend-style chat, Dr. Phildra Swagger shares how a bold comment, "busy is the new stupid", sparked a mindset shift toward intentional productivity. Through reflections on Steve Jobs,...
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45: How Faith Led Me to Launch a Home Design Business
What if the gray areas of your life were actually guiding you straight into your divine purpose? Amber Gray’s journey from award-winning educator to purpose-driven interior stylist is nothing short of powerful. In conversation with Dr. Phildra Swagger, she shares how her upbringing, faith, and a...
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44: Unleash Your Strengths and Step Into Self-Mastery
You were created for greatness, but are you committed to living it out loud? Avoiding regret starts with self-awareness, a bold vision, and the courage to grow into your purpose. Dr. Phildra Swagger shares transformational insights on how to assess your strengths and weaknesses, build supportive...
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43: Lessons in Entrepreneurship, Motherhood, and Self-Esteem
What happens when your daughter’s shoe size sparks a national movement around confidence, courage, and purpose? Dr. Phildra Swagger welcomes Colette Glover Hannah, founder of Hannah’s Shoebox and co-author of Mompreneur, for an inspiring conversation on how business and motherhood intersect. From...
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42: 9 Habits That Drive Peak Performance and Daily Success
You already have what it takes to be the GOAT of your own life—you just need the right habits to unlock it. Dr. Phildra Swagger dives deep into what it truly takes to reach peak performance. Drawing inspiration from high achievers like Michael Jordan and Jamie Foxx, she outlines nine powerful...
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41: Sales Success Starts with Purpose, Passion, and Persistence
What if the key to business growth wasn’t strategy alone, but faith, purpose, and fearless action? Dr. Phildra Swagger sits down with Ty Maynor, award-winning sales trainer and Christian entrepreneur, to explore how resilience, divine timing, and activated faith can transform your sales journey....
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40: 30 Day Challenge to Transform Your Mindset and Morning Routine
You are one 30-day challenge away from creating the life you’ve been dreaming of. Dr. Phildra Swagger invites listeners into a soul-nourishing conversation about how intentional self-care, positive mindset shifts, and healthy routines can help you rise above negativity. She shares her journey of...
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39: How to Conquer Fear of Success and Lead Like a CEO
What if your mindset is the biggest thing standing between you and the business you dream of? Entrepreneurial coach and Radical Success Institute founder Doreen Rainey joins Dr. Phildra Swagger for a bold conversation on transformation, mindset, and what it really takes to thrive as a business...
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38: Financial Planning and Mindset Strategies for Small Business Growth
Building a successful business isn't just about hustle; it’s about strategy, mindset, and smart planning. Dr. Phildra Swagger breaks down the harsh truths and essential strategies for keeping your business alive and thriving. With 50% of small businesses failing within five years, she shares how…
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37: Build a Six-Figure Faith-Based Business with the Five Ps
What if your next six-figure leap is just five powerful shifts away? Dr. Phildra Swagger is joined by award-winning business strategist Beverly Walthour, who shares her faith-driven Five P Framework to help women build profitable, legacy-centered businesses without compromising their values. From...
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36: Stay Productive and Purposeful While Working from Home
Even in uncertain times, you can choose to rise with purpose, clarity, and faith. Dr. Phildra Swagger delivers a powerful reminder that quarantine doesn't have to mean pause—it can mean purpose. With stories, spiritual encouragement, and practical strategies, she shares how to make this time…
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35: How to Stay Positive and Focused During Uncertain Times
You can turn crisis into clarity when you align your mindset with your purpose. Dr. Phildra Swagger shares five heartfelt and faith-centered strategies to help you overcome quarantine fatigue and shift from survival mode to vision and purpose. From reflecting on your life’s bigger picture and...
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34: How to Crush Limiting Beliefs and Level Up Your Life
Fear is a thief of abundance, but courage is your access code to the life you desire. Dr. Phildra Swagger unpacks how "stinking thinking" and fear of the unknown hold so many back from achieving success in life and business. Through relatable stories, faith-infused motivation, and tangible…
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33: Legacy of Authentic Leadership
True leadership begins when you have the courage to lead with your heart and define success on your own terms. Certified executive coach and author Tricia Manning joins Dr. Phildra Swagger to share her powerful journey from the C-suite to authorship and coaching. Drawing from her book Lead with...
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32: How to Unlock Career Growth and Professional Opportunities
Your next career move doesn’t have to be random; it can be intentional, strategic, and purpose-driven. Dr. Phildra Swagger sits down with career expert and author Orlando Haynes to talk about what it really takes to create the career you want. From mindset shifts to skill-building, Orlando shares...
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31: Find Your Voice through Personal Transformation
You are not stuck, you’re standing at the edge of your transformation. Dr. Phildra Swagger and guest Pranati Battaile dive into the power of personal transformation, faith-led leadership, and unapologetic purpose. From her Navy career to becoming a life coach, mental health therapist, and…
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30: Time Management Strategies to Align with Your Purpose
Success doesn't have to be complicated when you align with your purpose and eliminate the distractions holding you back. Dr. Phildra Swagger explores the daily habits and mindset shifts that create ease instead of overwhelm, offering simple yet powerful reflection questions like: Are you...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Leadership growth starts with letting go of the mask and embracing the real you. Beyond the Title with Dr. Phildra Swagger is a space for high-achieving professionals, leaders, and changemakers ready to trade burnout and perfectionism for aligned purpose, authentic joy, and unapologetic truth.This podcast goes deeper than job titles and polished bios. Through unfiltered conversations on mental fitness, personal development, nonprofit leadership, self-worth, burnout recovery, and navigating your next chapter, Dr. Swagger brings you wisdom that fuels both your personal and professional evolution. You’ll hear real talk about navigating life transitions, redefining success, and building a life that feels as good as it looks.Whether you're pivoting in your career, leading a mission-driven organization, or just tired of hiding behind your resume, this is the space to reconnect with your voice, your vision, and your value.Real talk. Real growth. Real joy.Go Beyond the Title — and come hom
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