The Leap To Lead

Emily Rogers
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For the woman who is tired of carrying everything and quietly wondering when it's her turn. You are capable, accomplished, and holding it all together beautifully. But privately you are exhausted, a little lost, and quietly disappointed that you do not feel more positive given everything you have built. That feeling is not a flaw. It is a signal. And this podcast is where we talk about what it actually means. Every episode I share honest conversations about figuring out what you actually want, building the courage to go after it, and creating the freedom to do it on your own terms. Not motivation. Not hustle. Real talk from someone who understands this season from the inside. I am Emily Rogers. I have spent 25 years as a key member of leadership teams across seven countries, led business transformation, served on boards, raised two daughters, and built this business in the middle of all of it. I know what it costs to be the capable one. And I know what it takes to come out the other side. Once people work with me, they find ways to keep working with me. If you are ready to stop carrying everything and start building what actually matters, you are in the right place. Pour yourself a cuppa. Let's talk. Learn More: Join The Weekly Leap, honest conversations for women navigating change, delivered every week: https://theleaptolead.com/newsletter Transition Intelligence (TQ) my framework for navigating change without losing yourself: https://theleaptolead.com/transition-intelligence LeadHer Circle, small group mastermind for capable women ready to move forward: https://theleaptolead.com/mastermind

  1. 6d ago

    Is This It? Why Confidence Goes Out Of Date

    Confidence doesn't erode. It goes out of date. You set your goals in your twenties and built yourself for them. Then you moved countries, or had children, or reached the role you'd been working towards and looked around wondering whether this was it. You changed. The goals didn't. And the confidence you built is still there, it just belongs to a woman who doesn't exist anymore. In this conversation I'm joined by Julie Murrell, style consultant and writer of The Mindful Dresser, to talk about what actually happens to women's confidence in midlife. We cover the moment that forces a woman to admit something isn't working, why capable women argue their way out of their own strengths, and what to do first when you realise you've drifted. Connect with Julie: Email: hello@scienceofimage.com Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/themindfuldresser LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-murrell-style-coach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/science.of.image/ Learn More: Join The Weekly Leap, honest conversations for women navigating change, delivered every week: https://theleaptolead.com/newsletter Transition Intelligence (TQ) my framework for navigating change without losing yourself: https://theleaptolead.com/transition-intelligence LeadHer Circle, small group mastermind for capable women ready to move forward: https://theleaptolead.com/mastermind

    Is This It? Why Confidence Goes Out Of Date

  2. Aug 31

    Why Waiting For Permission To Invest In Yourself Is The Most Expensive Decision You'll Make

    There's a version of investing in yourself you keep putting off. Not because you can't afford it. Not because the timing isn't right. But because somewhere along the way, you started needing permission to back yourself. In this episode I'm talking about the hidden pattern that keeps capable women on the waiting list of their own lives, and the real cost of staying there. If you've ever built a case to justify investing in yourself. If you've watched the time pass while waiting for the right feeling to arrive. If you've spent thousands on everything else without a second thought but hesitated when it came to your own growth, this one is for you. We talk about: Why women default to seeking permission before backing themselvesThe invisible cost of waiting, what you don't build while you're decidingHow certainty actually works (it doesn't arrive before the decision)The moment I built a spreadsheet to justify my own business to my husbandWhat changed when I stopped waiting and said yes to myself I'm Emily Rogers, and this podcast is for capable women who are tired of carrying everything and quietly wondering when it is their turn. We have honest conversations here. No fluff. No motivational language that evaporates by morning. Just what is actually true about navigating this season. If this resonates and you're ready to talk about what comes next, book a free discovery call at https://links.ivorey.io/widget/bookings/theleaptolead-discovery

    Why Waiting For Permission To Invest In Yourself Is The Most Expensive Decision You'll Make

  3. Aug 24

    Why Moving Countries Changes More Than Your Address

    You packed up everything and followed the plan. New country, exciting opportunity, fresh start. On paper it all made sense. But somewhere between the school run and the expat coffee morning, something shifted. The career that used to define you is gone. The community that knew your history isn't there. And the woman who arrived at the airport isn't quite sure who she is here. In this episode I'm talking about the identity disruption that relocation causes in capable women, and why it rarely gets named for what it is. Not culture shock. Not homesickness. A genuine stripping away of the scaffolding that held your sense of self in place. If you've moved more than once, this is for you. And if you're wondering when your turn comes to be something that is truly yours, this is where we start. What we cover: - What relocation actually does to a woman's identity, beyond the logistics - Why globally mobile women are among the most capable and most invisible - How each move strips away the previous version of yourself - What building a sense of self that travels with you actually looks like - The difference between adapting and quietly losing yourself Follow for honest conversations about navigating this season. No fluff. No motivational language that evaporates by morning. Every week I write honestly about this. Pour yourself a cuppa and join me at www.theleaptolead.com/newsletter #womenleadership #expatwomen #identitytransition #midlifetransition #reinvention #selfleadership #theleaptolead #trailingspouse

    Why Moving Countries Changes More Than Your Address

  4. Aug 17

    Transition Intelligence: The Leadership Skill Nobody Is Teaching Women

    There is a word we keep using when we talk about women navigating change. Resilience. Bounce back. Keep going. Push through. But after nearly a decade working with high achieving women through some of the most significant transitions of their lives, I have noticed something. Resilience is not enough. It gets you through. It does not get you through with yourself intact. In this episode I am introducing Transition Intelligence, the deeper skill underneath resilience that the women who navigate change most powerfully have developed. This is not a theory. It is a pattern I have observed across hundreds of women navigating major life and career transitions, and it is the skill the leadership world is not talking about clearly enough. In this video you will learn: Why resilience alone is a blunt instrument for identity-level changeWhat Transition Intelligence actually is and how it shows up in practiceThe four capacities that distinguish women who come through transition powerfullyWhy this skill matters more now than at any other point in women's leadership history Whether you are navigating a career shift, a business pivot, an expat relocation or a midlife reorientation, this conversation is for you. I'm Emily Rogers, a transition and leadership coach based in Bangkok. Every week on this channel we have honest conversations about what it actually takes to navigate this season. No fluff. Just what is true. Follow so you do not miss what is coming next. Book your free, no obligation call with me now - https://links.ivorey.io/widget/bookings/theleaptolead-discovery #transitionintelligence #womenleadership #midlifetransition #reinvention #confidence #leadershipskills #theleaptolead #womensbusiness #careertransition #identityshift

    Transition Intelligence: The Leadership Skill Nobody Is Teaching Women

  5. Aug 10

    Why So Many Experienced Women Still Struggle With Visibility

    You have decades of experience. You have led teams, built things, navigated change. And yet when it comes to stepping fully into visibility, something still holds you back. You are not imagining it. And it is not a confidence problem. In this episode, I explore why so many experienced, capable women remain partially hidden, not because they lack skill, but because visibility has historically carried a real cost for women. The hesitation is not irrational. But it is costing you opportunities, income and impact. We talk about: Where visibility fears actually come fromWhy women underestimate their expertise even after decadesHow starting over in a new context can reset your confidence completelyWhat it actually means to take up space as a leaderThe relationship between visibility and business growth I also share a client story that captures this perfectly, a woman with global awards, senior roles and a track record of turning businesses around, who became invisible the moment context changed. If you are a capable woman who is quietly wondering when it is your turn, this podcast is for you. Follow for honest conversations about what it really takes to navigate this season. Book a free discovery call https://links.ivorey.io/widget/bookings/theleaptolead-discovery

    Why So Many Experienced Women Still Struggle With Visibility

  6. Aug 3

    Why Capable Women Can't Answer "What Do You Need?"

    Someone who loves you asks what do you need? And you have no answer. Not because you do not need anything. But because you have been in management mode for so long that you have genuinely lost track of where your own needs are. In this episode I talk about something that happened recently that stopped me in my tracks. My husband said "but you're fine, you've done this so many times". He was not wrong to think it. I had not shown him otherwise. And I did not have the words to tell him what I actually needed, because I did not know. This is the reality for a lot of capable women. We teach the people around us that we are fine. Not through words. Through years of evidence. And then we wonder why nobody asks. In this episode we talk about: Why capable women lose track of their own needsHow we teach the people closest to us that we are fineWhat to do when you genuinely cannot answer the questionThe smaller, quieter forms of support that actually sustain usWhy shedding is as important as asking I'm Emily Rogers, and this podcast is for capable women who are tired of carrying everything and quietly wondering when it is their turn. Follow for honest conversations about what it really takes to navigate this season. Sign up for The Weekly Leap - www.theleaptolead.com/newsletter #womenleadership #midlifetransition #theleaptolead #reinvention #womeninbusiness #selfleadership #transition

    Why Capable Women Can't Answer "What Do You Need?"

  7. Jul 27

    Why Women In Midlife Often Build The Wrong Business First (And How To Rebuild From Strength)

    When you finally take the leap and start your own business in midlife, the first version you build is almost never the right one. Not because you lack experience or ability. Because you build it from fear, from what feels safe to offer, from what you think people will actually buy from you. In this episode I am talking about a pattern I see over and over with women who come to work with me. The first business they build is a polished version of what they think is acceptable, rather than an honest expression of what they are genuinely best at. I know this because I lived it. Expat Parenting Abroad was a real business. It just was not quite the right one. The Leap To Lead is what happened when I finally built from the right foundation. This is for you if your business is running but something feels off. If you are delivering competently but not from your real depth. If you suspect there is a version of this that would feel quite different. If this resonates and you want to think through what building from your actual strengths could look like for you, book a free conversation with me at https://links.ivorey.io/widget/bookings/theleaptolead-discovery #womenleadership #midlifetransition #womeninbusiness #businesscoach #reinvention #theleaptolead #midlifewomen #startingabusiness

    Why Women In Midlife Often Build The Wrong Business First (And How To Rebuild From Strength)

  8. Jul 20

    What Turning 49 Is Teaching Me About Leadership, Success And Reinvention

    If you have reached your mid 40s or beyond and quietly wondered whether your best chapter is already behind you, this one is for you. I am turning 49 this week. And I want to tell you what this year has taught me about leadership, about success, and about the kind of life I am building from here. Not the tidy version. The honest one. In this episode I talk about: Why I care far less about proving myself now, and why that is a profound reliefWhat sustainable ambition actually looks like when the hustle framing no longer fitsThe freedom that comes with emotional maturity (it is real, and it is worth waiting for)Letting go of performance-based success and building around what genuinely mattersWhy reinvention after 40 is not starting over, it is evolvingWhat seven countries and twenty-five years of career and life taught me that no leadership course ever could This is the Decide phase of Transition Intelligence made personal. Not a framework lecture. A birthday message, from me to you. If this resonates, I write about this every week. Subscribe and join me at www.theleaptolead.com/newsletter

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For the woman who is tired of carrying everything and quietly wondering when it's her turn. You are capable, accomplished, and holding it all together beautifully. But privately you are exhausted, a little lost, and quietly disappointed that you do not feel more positive given everything you have built. That feeling is not a flaw. It is a signal. And this podcast is where we talk about what it actually means. Every episode I share honest conversations about figuring out what you actually want, building the courage to go after it, and creating the freedom to do it on your own terms. Not motivation. Not hustle. Real talk from someone who understands this season from the inside. I am Emily Rogers. I have spent 25 years as a key member of leadership teams across seven countries, led business transformation, served on boards, raised two daughters, and built this business in the middle of all of it. I know what it costs to be the capable one. And I know what it takes to come out the other side. Once people work with me, they find ways to keep working with me. If you are ready to stop carrying everything and start building what actually matters, you are in the right place. Pour yourself a cuppa. Let's talk. Learn More: Join The Weekly Leap, honest conversations for women navigating change, delivered every week: https://theleaptolead.com/newsletter Transition Intelligence (TQ) my framework for navigating change without losing yourself: https://theleaptolead.com/transition-intelligence LeadHer Circle, small group mastermind for capable women ready to move forward: https://theleaptolead.com/mastermind

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  • Creator
    Emily Rogers
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    286
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Leap To Lead
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