T**s, Wit, & Grit

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T**s, Wit & Grit is a podcast created to hold honest, intelligent conversations with women who lead, build, and navigate demanding professional lives. The podcast was born from a belief that women benefit from spaces where experience is honored, perspective is shared openly, and leadership can be discussed with both depth and candor. Each episode brings forward voices that offer insight drawn from experience and speak honestly about leadership, resilience, ambition, and personal evolution.

Episodes

  1. Aug 12

    Grit Runs in the Family with Georgia, Alex & Ashley

    Our latest guests are the people that know Sara Frasca best: her daughter, Georgia, and her stepdaughters, Alex and Ashley. Together, they make up a blended family that has navigated a lot of change, figured out how to support each other, and each found their own version of grit somewhere along the way. The three young women get honest about the moments that shaped them, the lessons they are still learning, and the advice they’d give back to Sara. From playing through a serious injury in a NCAA tournament to not giving up on school exams, each of them has a story worth hearing. They also share what being a woman means to their generation and where their work ethic comes from. Turns out grit does run in the family.  In this episode: The grit it takes to keep showing up even when you make mistakesWhat they will not put up with and why it matters to themThe best parts about being a womanWhat they wish for Sara in the next ten yearsHow growing up in a blended family shaped the way they support each other  🔗 Save your spot for the Empowering Women in Law 2026 Retreat: pointnortheast.com/ewil

    Grit Runs in the Family with Georgia, Alex & Ashley

  2. Jul 29

    Entrepreneurship, Integrity, & Uniting Women with Dr. Braley Bourque

    Dr. Braley Bourque founded three companies before most people figure out what they want to do with one. She built them in industries where she kept running into the same problem — a lot of surface-level success and not enough actual leadership. So she stopped trying to fit into spaces that weren't built the way she believed they should be and started building her own. In this episode, the founder of The Clarity Way, Insight Neuro, and Elevate Her gets honest about what fueled her and why integrity has been the value she has never been willing to trade away. She talks about the cost of leaving financial security behind to bet on herself, what discernment looks like in a hiring decision, and why she believes the “loneliness at the top” narrative is something women no longer have to accept. In this episode: What it’s like to build three companies from scratch on your own termsWhy trusting your gut is one of the most underrated leadership tools for womenHow Elevate Her was born to unite women across industriesWhy jealousy is just misdirected desire and what shifts when you see it that wayWhat she believes the future of women in leadership looks like 🔗 Connect with Dr. Braley on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drbraley-bourque-b4090627a  🔗 Save your spot for the Empowering Women in Law 2026 Retreat: pointnortheast.com/ewil

    Entrepreneurship, Integrity, & Uniting Women with Dr. Braley Bourque

  3. Jul 15

    Science, Storytelling, and Staying True to Yourself with Kimberly LaPointe

    Kimberly LaPointe studied molecular biology, knew she talked too much for the lab, and spent the next decades building a career that nobody had a job title for yet. She became the person who could walk into a room full of brilliant scientists and translate what they were doing into something an investor board could actually understand. It turned out that was rarer than she thought, and more valuable than she was being paid for. In this episode, the strategic marketing leader in the life sciences industry gets honest about what it cost her to prioritize flexibility over compensation for years. She also talks about what grit looked like working overnight shifts from Japan while her kids slept, the guilt that comes with working on something important while still trying to show up at home, and what it finally feels like to be on a team where everyone is rowing in the same direction. In this episode: The moment she was called emotional for asking about her salary and what shifted after thatWhat she will not put up with from her own marketing teamThe privilege of finally getting to choose your environment and why it takes years to earn itHow she’s navigated being a woman in the life sciences industryWhat it means to be the translator between brilliant science and the people who fund it🔗 Connect with Kimberly LaPointe on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kimberlylapointe 🔗 Save your spot for the Empowering Women in Law 2026 Retreat: pointnortheast.com/ewil

    Science, Storytelling, and Staying True to Yourself with Kimberly LaPointe

  4. Jul 1

    You Are the Story You Tell Yourself with Melissa Graham

    Melissa Graham started her career as a photocopy clerk at 19, working a law firm by day and Jack in the Box by night. Today she is the COO of one of the nation's most recognized law firms. What happened in between is not a straight line. It was decades of earned confidence and learning the difference between getting things done and actually leading people. In this episode, Melissa gets honest about the moment that cracked her leadership wide open and what she did with the feedback that caused it. She talks about why the story you tell yourself going into a room matters more than almost anything else, and what it actually looks like to shift from driving results to leading people. This is a conversation about doing the hard internal work quietly and consistently. In this episode: Starting from scratch and what a career built from the ground up actually teaches youThe feedback that changed how she leads and why she is grateful for itWhy you are the story you tell yourself and what shifts when you believe itLearning that driving results and leading people are not the same skillWhy vulnerability and confidence are not oppositesThe butterfly tattoo and what it says about growth, struggle, and what comes next 🔗 Connect with Melissa Graham on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/melissagrahamoperations  🔗 Save your spot for the Empowering Women in Law 2026 Retreat: pointnortheast.com/ewil

    You Are the Story You Tell Yourself with Melissa Graham

  5. Jun 17

    Building Success Through Grit and Authenticity with Sarah Flack

    Sarah Flack is a personal injury and criminal defense attorney, a solo firm owner, and a mom. She is also someone who has been through many resilience-building chapters of life, a spiral in her twenties she didn't see coming, and the daily work of building a business from scratch while still showing up fully for every client who needs her. In this episode, the force behind the Golden Lawyer gets radically honest about what grit actually looks like over a lifetime, why it is never a box you check once and move on from, and how she has learned to trust herself even when the path got messy. She talks about what it means to lead with humanity, why she passes on opportunities that don't sit right ethically, and how intentionality, from the paintings on her wall to the way she shows up in a courtroom, has become the foundation of everything she builds. In this episode: Why grit is not linear and what it looks like to build the callus over time The importance of finding humor and wit to get through the worst daysBalancing being true to yourself and reading the roomWhat it looks like to build a firm from the ground up when nobody teaches you the business sideHow she navigates being a woman in courtrooms that are often still dominated by menWhy culture and connection are crucial for being a good leader 🔗 Connect with Sarah Flack on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-flack-75435b54/  🔗 Work with Sara, Laura, and Tracy: pointnortheast.com

    Building Success Through Grit and Authenticity with Sarah Flack

  6. Jun 3

    Finding Your Way and Finding the Punchline with Emily Williams and Amelia Raether

    Emily Williams and Amelia Raether grew up in a house where women led, questions were encouraged, and tough love was common practice. Now navigating early careers, Laura Raether's daughters join the podcast to talk about what it actually looks like to build a life when nobody hands you a map.  In this episode, the two sisters get honest about growing up Raether, what they learned from watching their mom ride hard for her kids, and why finding the punchline has always been part of how this family gets through hard things. They also share what the next generation of women is actually up against, why the silent code of conduct between women is one of their favorite things about being female, and the one word Emily came up with to describe her mom that nobody saw coming. In this episode: What their mom taught them that they are still carrying todayThe challenges women of their generation face that older generations underestimateEmily's dyslexia diagnosis and the grit it took to catch up and then exceedAmelia on building a career from scratch when the path is anything but clearThe silent warrior moments that make being a woman pretty great 🔗 Connect with Emily on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/emily-williams-6809181a1/  🔗 Connect with Amelia on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amelia-raether/  🔗 Work with Sara, Laura, and Tracy: pointnortheast.com

    Finding Your Way and Finding the Punchline with Emily Williams and Amelia Raether

  7. May 20

    The Next Generation of Grit and Wisdom with Charlotte Laskos

    Charlotte Laskos is 17 years old, weeks away from graduating high school, and heading to Belmont University to chase a career in music. She is also, by every measure, proof that grit gets passed down.  In this episode, Tracy's daughter joins the podcast for a conversation that is funny, honest, and quietly moving. She talks about what it felt like to get cut from a volleyball team and what she did the next day, why she believes everything happens for a reason, and what she thinks women should know about the generation coming up behind them. She also shares what she has taken from watching her mom do hard things, what she wishes more people understood about feminism, and why music has always been the thing that grounds her. In this episode: What Charlotte actually thinks about female leadership todayThe challenges her generation faces that older generations underestimateWhat she has learned from growing up watching her mom do it aloneThe one piece of advice she would give her momWhy everything happens for a reason and how she knows it's true 🔗 Work with Sara, Laura, and Tracy: pointnortheast.com

    The Next Generation of Grit and Wisdom with Charlotte Laskos

  8. May 6

    Self-Worth, Discipline, and Learning to Ask for Help with Ilya Lerma

    Ilya Lerma once came close to quitting law to wash dogs at a pet store. She was drowning in self-doubt and convinced she just didn't have what it took. What turned it around wasn’t a sudden surge of confidence. It was discipline, the right mentor, and the willingness to bet on herself without a safety net. In this episode, the Phoenix-based trial attorney, firm owner, and trial coach gets radically honest about the difference between motivation and discipline, why she spent years letting her inner critic run the show, and the moment she woke up in a hospital and decided she was done. She talks about what it took to do the real self-work, why shame is mostly a useless emotion, and how learning to ask for help turned out to be one of the most powerful things she ever did for herself and the people she loves. In this episode: Why discipline is a home and motivation is just a guestThe mentor who told her not to quit and what changed when she listenedTraining your thoughts like dogs — Ilya's framework for quieting the inner criticLetting go of perfectionism, shame, and the habit of putting yourself lastWhy asking for help is an act of self-worth, not weakness 🔗 Connect with Ilya Lerma:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilya-law/  🔗 Work with Sara, Laura, and Tracy: pointnortheast.com

    Self-Worth, Discipline, and Learning to Ask for Help with Ilya Lerma

  9. Apr 22

    Resilience, Risk, and Taking Up Space with Deborah Dixon

    Deborah Dixon has spent her career doing things people said couldn't be done. She built her own firm, took on some of the largest corporations in the world with a team of eight, and stepped into the role of General Counsel for an NFL franchise. In this episode, the managing partner of The Dixon Firm gets refreshingly honest about what it actually takes to survive and thrive in spaces that weren't built for you. She talks about learning to trust her gut after years of being told she was overreacting, why being underestimated has become one of her greatest professional advantages, and the moment she realized that if the men in the room could figure it out, so could she.  In this episode: Learning to trust your instincts when the world keeps telling you not toWhat it was really like to walk into NFL owner meetings as one of the only women in the roomWhy Deborah is done performing strength and starting to ask for the breakAmplification, advocacy, and what real allyship looks like in a meeting roomThe grit it takes to show up for trial when no one knows what you're going through 🔗 Connect with Deborah Dixon: linkedin.com/in/deborah-dixon-2a969220   🔗 Work with Sara, Laura, and Tracy: pointnortheast.com

    Resilience, Risk, and Taking Up Space with Deborah Dixon

  10. Apr 8

    Grit, Growth, and Building Something That Lasts with Gloria Campos

    Gloria Campos climbed the ladder by solving problems nobody else wanted to own. Now Chief Operating Officer at McCraw Law Group, a Texas firm she helped build from the ground up, Gloria brings over 20 years of legal operations experience and a leadership philosophy shaped by the fierce, driven women who raised her. In this episode of T**s, Wit & Grit, Gloria gets real about the moment she turned down a safe career move and bet on herself instead. She talks about the hardest leadership lesson she has learned, how she navigates strong personalities in a male-dominated industry without losing herself, and what it actually looks like to balance a demanding career with a full life at home.  In this episode: Betting on vision over security and building a firm from zeroThe leadership lesson Gloria learned the hard way (and is grateful for)Navigating strong personalities with a stoic mindsetBalancing ambition and family without sacrificing eitherRaising daughters who refuse to shrink themselvesGloria's mantra and the books that have shaped her thinking 🔗 Connect with Gloria Campos: linkedin.com/in/gloria-ann-campos  🔗 Work with Sara, Laura, and Tracy: pointnortheast.com

    Grit, Growth, and Building Something That Lasts with Gloria Campos

  11. Mar 25

    Welcome to T**s, Wit, & Grit: A Podcast for Women Leaders

    Every great show needs an origin story. This is theirs. Sara, Laura, and Tracy introduce the podcast, the mission, and the framework driving every episode.  T**s, Wit & Grit is a podcast created to hold honest, intelligent conversations with women who lead, build, and navigate demanding professional lives. The podcast was born from a belief that women benefit from spaces where experience is honored, perspective is shared openly, and leadership can be discussed with both depth and candor. Each episode brings forward voices that offer insight drawn from experience and speak honestly about leadership, resilience, ambition, and personal evolution. 🔗 Connect with Sara, Laura, and Tracy: pointnortheast.com

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T**s, Wit & Grit is a podcast created to hold honest, intelligent conversations with women who lead, build, and navigate demanding professional lives. The podcast was born from a belief that women benefit from spaces where experience is honored, perspective is shared openly, and leadership can be discussed with both depth and candor. Each episode brings forward voices that offer insight drawn from experience and speak honestly about leadership, resilience, ambition, and personal evolution.

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  • Creator
    Point NorthEast
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Point NorthEast