The Leaders Birthing Room Podcast

Building who leads before what leads. Introduction to a Series of 3 episodes.  The Leaders Birthing Room™ is the leadership room C-suite executives, founders, and high-capacity leaders have been waiting for but most have never been invited into. They built the title. I build the person carrying it. Hosted by Tasha Odunuyi, Holistic Transformation Leadership Strategist and National Board Certified Christian Counselor, author and strategist. This is not another leadership podcast or movement. It is a confrontation with the version of leadership that performs alignment, monetizes burnout, and calls collapse "commitment." She guides listeners through reflective journal prompts to identify where they're carrying unsustainable weight and where patience and capacity are breaking down. The episode offers concrete action: pick one strained area this week, set a boundary or have the needed conversation, and create space for clarity. It’s a call to build life structure that supports long-term leadership, not just short-term results.   This is the room where leaders stop negotiating with their own values. Where the title finally meets the person. Where presence outranks performance every time. Subscribe. Share with a leader who needs to be in the room, leave a review and tag me on  what resonated with you.  This room is built for the leaders who know they are called to lead differently.  Heal Deeply. Lead Boldly. Prosper Beyond Money.   Strategy Session https://tasha-odunuyi.mykajabi.com/strategy-session 🌐 iamtashao.com · 📩 [email protected] · IG @iam_tashao · LinkedIn: Tasha Odunuyi

Episode 12 | Closing the Soft Launch   This episode marks the intentional close of the soft launch series. 12 intentional conversations that leader's didn't know they needed.    In this episode I reflect on what surfaced in 12 conversations, the reviews and messages many of you shared. Not surface feedback. Recognition. Leaders resonated because this work names what leadership actually feels like on the inside: identity strain, quiet transitions, and the cost of growth that traditional leadership language rarely addresses.   I speak to why this approach feels unconventional and why that matters. Performance alone isn’t enough. Titles don’t resolve inner conflict. Leadership that ignores internal alignment eventually breaks down.   As 2025 comes to a close, I offer space for honest reflection without goal setting or performance reviews. Just truth about what this year demanded from you and what you’re no longer willing to carry forward.   I end the soft launch by giving permission to lead differently. To trust your internal authority. To stop forcing yourself into frameworks that no longer fit.   Welcome To A Different Type of Conversation in The Leader’s Birthing Room ™   Subscribe, Share with a leader who needs to be in the room, Review the show and get ready for 2026 as we officially open the room.    Website www.iamtashao.com Email [email protected] IG https://www.instagram.com/iam_tashao/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasha-odunuyi-a38105238/ For Speaking Engagements https://www.iamtashao.com/book-your-experience Workshops, Panels or Consulting https://www.iamtashao.com/consulting   Heal Deeply, Lead boldly and Prosper Beyond Wealth  

Host Tasha O guides leaders to end old patterns and step into a new season of conviction-led leadership built on wholeness, not performance.  This episode offers end-of-year reflection questions, practical action steps, and journal prompts to help you release limiting identities, set firm boundaries, and prepare for a transformational beginning in 2026. Make a decision today to stop shrinking, reinforce your standards, and show up with integrity, presence, and sustainable leadership capacity.   Episode 11 exposed your patterns. This one calls you into embodiment. We talk identity shifts, maturity, the pressure before transition, and the line in the sand every leader reaches when repeating a season is no longer an option.   Like, Tag, Subscribe and Turn on Notifications. Something resonated? Tag me on IG at @iam_tashao   Website www.iamtashao.com Email [email protected] Linkedin Tasha Odunuyi https://www.iamtashao.com/about   Shop Tasha O's books https://www.iamtashao.com/shop   Subscribe to be notified of the Official Launch early 2026 https://www.iamtashao.com/podcast    

Growth feels inspiring. Maintenance feels exposing. Nobody prepares leaders for the part where the emotional high wears off and all you’re left with is discipline, structure, and the truth of your habits. That’s where this episode lives. This conversation calls out the gap between who you say you are and what you consistently uphold. Not to shame you, but to anchor you. Because the real maturity of a leader isn’t in the revelation they received. It’s in the rhythms they protect after the revelation fades. We unpack how maintenance becomes the mirror: it shows you your patterns, your integrity, your commitment, your drift, and your devotion. It reveals whether your identity can withstand pressure or if you’re still negotiating your values when life gets inconvenient. This episode is the interruption leaders need when comfort tries to creep in and old patterns try to reclaim space you’ve already outgrown.   You’ll hear why consistency is core to healing-centered leadership, how maintenance strengthens your inner world, and why the middle is where real leadership development happens. This is for high-capacity leaders who are gifted, growing, and ready to build a life that doesn’t collapse under pressure.   Soft launch series episodes. Subscribe for the official podcast launch.    Like, Subscribe, Share & Review. Tag us in areas that resonate with you.  IG @iam_tashao Linkedin Tasha Odunuyi Email [email protected] Website www.iamtashao.com   Let's connect deeper! For coaching, counseling or speaking inquires email us. Book your strategy session.    https://linktr.ee/iamtashao?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn0IDf5bKmFYUcewVBn-meA9RpGfqK8zbKWEq8aTXk7CFCNSMY4-y7jrfAy20_aem_Y-RRANkVu0vbwZt23POw9A

This episode unpacks what happens after the quiet work, when you’ve stepped into being and the temptation to measure yourself by old metrics creeps back in. Maintenance isn’t glamorous, but it’s where leaders prove alignment over achievement. This is where you protect what was formed in the unseen and refuse to revert to traditional measures of success.   Themes: • Holding your posture after the becoming. • The pull back to traditional validation. • Why real mastery is measured by consistency, not visibility. • How to lead without betraying your inner work. Leadership Lesson: Mastery is not expansion; it’s endurance. Staying aligned after arrival is the real test of growth. Listen + Share + Subscribe + Tag Us If this show  resonated, share it with a leader learning to sustain their becoming. Leave a review, tag us @iam_tashao on Instagram and subscribe to be notified of the official podcast launch.   Catch up on the last 8 soft launch episodes and be ready to enter the official room with us happening soon.    We don’t do surface talk here. Every conversation is intentional, focused on giving you substance, strategy, and steps you can actually apply. The goal isn’t to talk for hours; it’s to use your time wisely and create space for real transformation.   Soft Launch Series.   Until next time...Heal deeply. Lead Boldly. Prosper Beyond Money.    Email [email protected] Website www.iamtashao.com Linkedin Tasha Odunuyi Books https://www.iamtashao.com/shop For Speaking & Workshops https://www.iamtashao.com/book-your-experience For Coaching, Consulting or Counseling https://www.iamtashao.com/copy-of-home About Tasha https://www.iamtashao.com/about

In this episode, Tasha O. explores the quiet, unglamorous signs of readiness and the difference between preparation and procrastination. She shares her personal journey of starting with a $30 mic and choosing obedience over perfection. Listeners are challenged to move through fear, trust God’s timing, and take practical action steps toward their calling. This episode focuses on identity, conviction, and faithful leadership in the marketplace. Practical prompts and a call to obedience help leaders step into their purpose and steward their influence with confidence.   Soft Launch Series.    Like, Subscribe, Share and Review the show. Send the episode to a leader who needs to be in the room. This room isn't gender specific but it is for the leader who believes in healing centered leadership as their foundation. Healed Leaders Show Up Better.  Website www.iamtashao.com Email [email protected] Linkedin Tasha Odunuyi Instagram @iam_tashao and The Leaders Birthing Room   Heal Deeply. Lead Boldly. Transform Beyond Money.   

Host Tasha O explores the Grief of Growth through the BEING season by guiding leaders through transition and preparation to reveal their true core. You can't have a being with preparation. Using vivid metaphors like the gym and out of alignment cars, she shows how peeling back old layers builds strength, alignment, integrity, and a solid foundation for market place advantage.  The episode highlights her 7 pillar framework for holistic leadership, the importance of healing-centered transformation, and how preparation creates a marketplace edge and distinction by making private work visible in public leadership. Practical action steps and journal prompts are a regular and close the episode.  Identify one resistance to address, perform alignment checks across life circles, and inspect foundational repairs so you can step into being with credibility, wholeness, and authentic authority.   Takeaways and after show self work. You play a part in your transformation. I'm a conduit in the process and honored to walk along side of you. The real work is yours. I'll give my 110% but you have to commit.    Exploring the cost of becoming and navigating transition. Shedding layers to connect with our core essence. Positioning for the being through the process of becoming. The critical role of foundation in leadership. Embracing your being with confidence and authenticity. Strengthening foundation to support vision and prevent collapse. Practical steps for personal and leadership development. The role of preparation in personal growth. Achieving holistic alignment in leadership. The journey of transition, preparation, and relearning. Soft Launch Series. Like, share, subscribe and leave a review so other leaders feel welcome in the room.  Tag me with your favorite takeaway @iam_tashao on IG Follow me on Linkedin Tasha Odunuyi Website www.iamtashao.com Email [email protected] Stay connected for future workshops and events by subscribing to my email list.  For speaking engagements, corporate workshops and to have me on your podcast https://www.iamtashao.com/book-your-experience Consulting https://www.iamtashao.com/consulting   Heal Deeply. Lead Boldly. Prosper Beyond Money.  Thanks for being in the room! The conversation is different here. 

This episode dives into the “messy middle” of transition. The uncomfortable, not so glamorous space where character is shaped, habits are tested, and capacity is built. Tasha O breaks down why the middle is preparation, not wasted time, and offers practical steps to own your patterns, cut dead weight, and sharpen non-negotiables. Listen for clear journal prompts and action steps to audit your capacity, rehearse leadership under pressure, and move from surface-level performance to authentic, unconventional leadership.  In The Leaders Birthing Room we say the quiet parts out loud. I'm called to disrupt traditional leadership and show leaders what their edge is in the marketplace. It starts with my 7 Pillar Leadership framework approach.  Ready to dig deeper? Schedule a holistic transformation leadership strategy session or Christian counseling session for those who desire a faith based approach. Counseling can be handled with or without faith based. At your discretion.   My hearts desire is to see real transformation amongst leaders and I know that my commitment paired with your commitment will give you the strategy and edge that you're looking for.  Like, share, subscribe to be notified of new episodes and for our official launch. You've been invited into the room slowly but the doors will swing open officially soon. Thanks for being here and I look forward to connecting beyond the episodes.    Soft Launch Series.  Email [email protected] Website www.iamtasho.com Linkedin Tasha Odunuyi Instagram iam _tashao Until next time... Heal deeply, lead boldly and transform beyond money. What good is it to profit the entire world financially and loose your soul. Align every circle of life and thrive. Not just survive.  Don't forget to take action. Listen of course but real transformation comes from ACTION! Let's be disruptive in a good way. 

Host Tasha O explores what it truly means to lead during seasons of transition, challenging the myth that leaders must be finished or flawless. She gives language for the "messy middle," explains the emotional, mental, and relational costs of showing up while still becoming, and stresses the value of silent, intentional transformation. The episode includes practical steps to identify one area where you’re becoming, block 30 minutes to tend to yourself, guard growth instead of broadcasting it, and lean on prayer, reflection, and trusted confidants and  affirmations to reframe transition as leadership advantage.   Soft launch series.  Subscribe, review, and share with another leader. Share this with a leader who’s grieving their way forward. Stay Updated on the Pre-Launch Date Sign up to receive email notifications and updates: https://link.apisystem.tech/widget/form/XUsR9wBhBtP8WhlDTgq9 For speaking inquires, invites to speak on your podcast, customized workshops, leadership panels and Coaching/Christian Counseling or events email us at [email protected] Follow us on social IG iam_tashao Linkedin Tasha Odunuyi Email [email protected] Work with Tasha • Strategy Session for high capacity leaders Book your private strategy session to clarify your next move, align it with your values, and build a plan you can execute under pressure.  • Christian Counseling If you want a clinically informed and faith grounded space to heal deeply and move forward whole, request a Christian counseling by emailing at [email protected] • Tell me what stood out. Tag @iam_tashao and share your one sentence takeaway. • Subscribe, rate, and leave a review so more leaders can find this conversation. Heal deeply, lead boldly and prosper beyond money. 

   In Part Two of The Grief of Growth series, we go deeper into the often unspoken space between who you were and who you're becoming. The messy middle of trying to give language to where you are. This episode gives leaders the language to process what many are living through but can’t articulate into words. The the emotional fatigue, and the internal tension that shows up in the middle of transformation. It’s not burnout. It’s the death of the old self. And it’s anything but comfortable. If you’ve been carrying vision while quietly questioning your capacity, this conversation meets you in that tension. You’ll walk away with clarity, reflection prompts, realizing you’re not alone and a renewed understanding of why grief is part of your leadership evolution. We’re not rushing the process here. We’re naming it. Highlights: ● Emotional language for the “messy middle” of growth. ● The leadership stretch that can’t be delegated. ● Why your internal process is the strategy. ● Reflection + journal prompts for real-time self-leadership.   Soft launch series.  🎧 Listen now. 📥 Subscribe, review, and share with another leader. 🔁 Share this with a leader who’s grieving their way forward. Stay Updated on the Pre-Launch Date Sign up to receive email notifications and updates: https://link.apisystem.tech/widget/form/XUsR9wBhBtP8WhlDTgq9 For speaking inquires, invites to speak on your podcast, customized workshops, leadership panels and Coaching/Christian Counselling or events email us at [email protected] Follow us on social IG iam_tashao Linkedin Tasha Odunuyi Email [email protected]

In this inaugural episode of “The Birthing Room,” host Tasha  O. explores a powerful truth obedience sounds noble when we talk about it, but living it out is a whole different story. From the outside, it feels like honour. From the inside, it often feels like sacrifice. It’s not just a yes, it’s a surrender that often costs you comfort, relationships, predictability, and the identity you once knew. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the grief that comes with being obedient to the next level, you know, the quiet mourning of what you leave behind when you follow the call forward. It’s anything but comfortable. This conversation is for leaders in transition, navigating the in-between, or feeling the sting of loss in the middle of doing the right thing. We’ll unpack why obedience can feel heavier than expected, how to honour the grief without losing momentum, and how to keep becoming when the “yes” costs more than you planned. What You’ll Learn in This Episode The difference between the idea of obedience and the lived reality of it Why grief often shows up in seasons of transition and obedience How to recognize hidden forms of loss that leaders rarely name Practical ways to process grief while staying anchored in your calling The role of resilience and identity in moving through costly obedience Key Points & Takeaways Obedience exposes the gap between what’s familiar and what’s next. You can’t carry everything with you. Grief is not weakness. It’s a sign that you’ve invested deeply in what you’re leaving behind. Anchored leadership means making hard calls without letting the cost erode your conviction. Resilience is built in the “meanwhile.” What you do in the middle shapes the leader you become next. For Leaders in This Season If you’re in the thick of a costly yes, whether it’s a new role, a bold pivot, or a silent sacrifice nobody sees I want you to know that you aren't alone. Your grief doesn’t disqualify your obedience. It deepens it.   Soft launch series.  Resources & Next Steps Book a Holistic Transformation Strategy Session or Christian Counselling Session: Explore my leadership pillars and programs: https://www.iamtashao.com/ Subscribe to The Leaders Birthing Room and leave a review to help other leaders find these conversations. If a word stood out to you, tag me on IG https://www.instagram.com/iam_tashao/ Stay Updated on the Pre-Launch Date Sign up to receive email notifications and updates: https://link.apisystem.tech/widget/form/XUsR9wBhBtP8WhlDTgq9 Episode Tags: Leadership Transition, Obedience, Grief, Resilience, Identity Shift, Healing-Centred Leadership, Anchored Leadership, Reinvention, Wealth Beyond Money

Explore the emotional journey of growth and transformation in leadership with The Leaders Birthing Room. Join host Tasha O, Holistic Transformation Leadership Coach,  Strategist, Speaker, Published Author, Speaker and Facilitator as she dives into the complex process of evolving beyond the titles and platforms that no longer serve us. In this episode, discover the truth behind why growth can feel like grief, and how letting go of old identities and relationships is a necessary part of becoming your most authentic self. Learn how inner healing and surrendering control can guide you through this transformation process. Engage with reflection questions and action steps designed to help you embrace change, align with your soul's purpose, and lead from a place of integrity and wholeness. This is a space for leaders yearning for more, ready to overcome inner obstacles to thrive both personally and professionally.   Soft launch series.  Be the first to receive episode updates and resources Sign up for exclusive pre-launch updates: https://link.apisystem.tech/widget/form/XUsR9wBhBtP8WhlDTgq9 If this episode stirred something in you, it’s for a reason. You’re called to lead from wholeness. Explore faith-based coaching, Christian counselling, or my next Holistic Leadership Workshop. Book me to speak or facilitate: [email protected]. Share the episode and tag @iam_tashao to spread the movement. Leave a review—it might be the confirmation someone else needs. Wholeness is your next-level leadership strategy.  Connect with Tasha O.  Website: www.iamtashao.com  Instagram: @iam_tashao  LinkedIn: Tasha Odunuyi  

In this inaugural episode of The Leaders Birthing Room, Host Tasha O. looks into the heart of authentic leadership, addressing the silent struggles leaders face while maintaining their external success. Geared towards individuals ready for transformational change, this podcast challenges the traditional notions of leadership by advocating for inner healing, resilience, and leading from a place of wholeness rather than performance. Listeners are introduced to six foundational pillars that encourage holistic growth, redefining what it truly means to succeed. Whether you're leading in business, family, or personal life, discover how to navigate transitions with courage and integrity. Embrace a leadership journey that supports you from the inside out, and learn how to build a legacy based on clarity, truth, and purpose. Join Tasha O. and transform your sphere of influence by birthing what's next from within.   Soft launch series.  Stay Updated on the Pre-Launch Date Sign up to receive email notifications and updates: https://link.apisystem.tech/widget/form/XUsR9wBhBtP8WhlDTgq9 If this episode stirred something in you, it’s for a reason. You’re called to lead from wholeness. Explore faith-based coaching, Christian counselling, or my next Holistic Leadership Workshop. Book me to speak or facilitate: [email protected]. Share the episode and tag @iam_tashao to spread the movement. Leave a review—it might be the confirmation someone else needs. Wholeness is your next-level leadership strategy.   Connect with Tasha O.  Website: www.iamtashao.com  Instagram: @iam_tashao  LinkedIn: Tasha Odunuyi