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The Way She Leads
by Megan Akatu
The Way She Leads is a podcast for high-achieving women who have done all the “right” things, achieved traditional success, and are ready for a deeper, more aligned way of leading that is filled with clarity, resonance and ease. Join us for genuine conversations with real leaders and experts, exploring feminine leadership and what becomes possible when we reclaim our gifts, intuition, and joy, and lead from wholeness instead of exhaustion. Welcome in!
Episodes
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19. Cycle Syncing for Women Leaders: How to Stop Fighting Your Own Body
You've blamed the exhaustion on your calendar, your kids, and your lack of discipline. But the reason you may feel exhausted may be because you're running a 28-day body on a 24-hour schedule. In this episode of The Way She Leads, Megan sits down with Martina Pezzino, certified nutrition…
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18. How to Sleep Better in Menopause Without Fighting Your Body
You're not a bad sleeper. You've been told an incomplete story about what's happening at 3 AM. In this guest episode of The Way She Leads, Megan sits down with wellness coach and sleep expert, Cynthia Conigliaro, founder of Work Well Webinars, to talk about what really happens to women's sleep...
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17. How to Stop Dreading Every Meeting on Your Calendar
You've tried the time blocking, the shorter meetings and taking digital notes. But the hours disappearing from your week were never on your to-do list, they're going somewhere else entirely. In this guest episode of The Way She Leads, Megan sits down with strategic alignment consultant Becca...
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16. You're Not Boring, You're Hiding: What You Clothes Say About Your Power
Your closet is full of black, gray, and navy and you've told yourself that's professional. It isn't. It's camouflage, and the room can feel it before anyone can name it. This week on The Way She Leads, Megan sits down with Julie Grimm, personal color consultant, stylist, painter, and energy…
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15. What Gen Z Is Really Asking For
You have heard the narrative, Young employees don't want to work, they can't take feedback, they're always on their phones.” But the reason your early-career team isn't showing up the way you want has almost nothing to do with them. In this guest episode of The Way She Leads, Megan sits down with...
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14. The Unwritten Rules That Affect your Career Trajectory When Your Not a Member of the Majority
There's a reason you've stopped trusting your gut, and it's not a confidence problem. When you spend years leading like someone you're not, the instincts you built your career on go quiet. This week on The Way She Leads, Megan sits down with Eve Kelly, a master of nuance, humor and truth-telling,...
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13. If You Can't Sit Still to Meditate, Your Brain Isn't Broken
You've optimized your calendar, your morning routine, your systems, all in service of pushing harder. But the reason you're always running on empty isn't your time management. It's that you've been working against your own seasons and your own flow. In this episode of The Way She Leads, Megan…
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12. Satiated, Not Hungry: The Leadership Mindset to find Balance in the Fortune 500 and Motherhood
WHAT IF THE SYSTEM WAS NEVER DESIGNED FOR YOU…AND THE REAL POWER COMES FROM KNOWING THAT? You've played by the rules. You've outperformed, out-hustled, and out-managed. And still, somewhere between the morning spin bike session at 5:30 AM and the third RTO announcement, your body started sending…
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11. She Was Called "Too Intense." Here's How She Became the Most Influential Person in the Room
In this episode of The Way She Leads, Megan sits down with Laura Ravo, executive career and performance coach, COO of Shine Strategy, and 30-year retail veteran, for a conversation about the kind of influence that doesn't announce itself. The kind that walks in with red lipstick, asks one...
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10. When You're Right and It's Ruining You: How to Lead Through Decisions You Didn't Make
WHAT IF THE RESENTMENT YOU'RE CARRYING AT WORK IS THE VERY THING BLOCKING YOUR NEXT LEVEL? In this episode of The Way She Leads, Megan sits down with Casey Carrion, fractional Head of People & Culture and senior leader within Lightyear Leadership, for an honest, deeply human conversation about…
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9. How Self-Care and Vulnerability Reveal Your Most Authentic Self
This week on The Way She Leads, Megan sits down with Molly Di Carlo, a longtime colleague, marketing and communications leader, and one of the most genuinely joyful, high-output professionals Megan has ever worked with. Molly has built a career on moving fast, delivering quality, and making it…
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8. Human Design Explained: Why You Feel Drained, Overworked, and Misunderstood
DESCRIPTION In this episode of The Way She Leads, Megan sits down with Human Design coach, Veronica Mezzetti Draia, to unpack why so many high-achieving women feel burned out, overstretched, and disconnected from themselves. In this rich conversation you will learn how Human Design can help women...
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7. The CEO Skills No One Taught Us: Building Trust and Healthy Conflict
Description On this episode of The Way She Leads, Megan sits down with executive coach and former professional opera singer, Elena Armijo, for a deeply human conversation about leadership, honesty, and the future of organizational culture. They discuss the tension many leaders are feeling right…
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6. The New Leadership Skill: Self-Regulation in Uncertain Times
Description In this first solo episode of The Way She Leads, Megan Akatu explores the growing sense of uncertainty many high-achieving professionals are feeling at work. From annual reviews to difficult meetings, layoffs, organizational change, and the constant pressure to prove ourselves, Megan...
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5. The Real Reason You Feel Resentful in Your Relationship
What if the same drive that made you successful… is quietly working against you in love? In this episode, I sit down with Francesca Zoia, relationship coach and someone who deeply understands the inner world of high-achieving women navigating love. Together, we explore the hidden patterns that…
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4. What Gen Z Is Teaching Us About Leadership (That We Didn’t Learn)
Megan sits down with Veronica Bellamy Leak, Director of Human Resources with over 20 years of experience to explore how leadership has evolved and what it truly means to lead humans, not just manage performance. Veronica shares powerful insights on “heart posture,” navigating generational...
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3. Choices vs. Decisions: Why Smart Women Get Stuck and How to Move Forward
What if the reason you feel stuck… isn’t because you don’t know what to do? In this conversation, Megan sits down with executive coach and former Amazon leader Sarah Castle to unpack a subtle but powerful distinction: the difference between a choice and a decision. Together, they explore why...
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2. Boundaries Won’t Save You… Until You Do This First
If you’ve ever been told to “just set better boundaries”…and then you totally chicken out, this episode is for you. I’m joined by a boundary coach Janis Hillard, founder of Good Courage, and someone who brings both depth and honesty to a topic that we hear a lot about and don’t actually know how…
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1. The Permission Slip High Achievers Never Give Themselves
Megan sits down with her business bestie, Laura Saldivar Luna, for a conversation that is equal parts soul and strategy. In this episode, Laura opens up about her own winding journey: becoming the first in her family to graduate college, rising to the C-suite, and then doing the harder work of...
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The "Why" of The Way She Leads
Welcome to The Way She Leads! Get to know me, Megan Akatu, more about my story and why this podcast was created. More ways to connect with me: YouTube | LinkedIn | Instagram | Website Join me for a free monthly Somatic Breathwork Session! Book a connection call
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Way She Leads is a podcast for high-achieving women who have done all the “right” things, achieved traditional success, and are ready for a deeper, more aligned way of leading that is filled with clarity, resonance and ease.
Join us for genuine conversations with real leaders and experts, exploring feminine leadership and what becomes possible when we reclaim our gifts, intuition, and joy, and lead from wholeness instead of exhaustion.
Welcome in!
HOSTED BY
Megan Akatu
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The Way She Leads is a podcast for high-achieving women who have done all the “right” things, achieved traditional success, and are ready for a deeper, more aligned way of leading that is filled with clarity, resonance and ease. Join us for genuine conversations with real leaders and experts,...
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