Rooted Leadership with Meredith Tieszen

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Rooted Leadership with Meredith Tieszen is a podcast for women who want to lead with authenticity, faith, and courage. Through meaningful conversations with influential women, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and everyday difference-makers, Meredith uncovers the lessons, challenges, and breakthroughs that shape exceptional leadership. You'll discover practical wisdom for growing personally and professionally while staying rooted in what matters most. If you've ever thought, "I'm just a..." this podcast will remind you that you're called to more. It's time to stop minimizing your impact and start living a life that's deeply rooted, purpose-driven, and influential. Live Life Rooted.

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    The Day I Couldn't Be Strong

    Send us Fan Mail For years, I thought strength meant carrying more. More responsibility. More pressure. More expectations. More weight. I became the person everyone depended on. The one who figured it out. The one who could handle it. The one who didn't need help. Or at least that's what I told myself. In this episode, I'm sharing two stories from my marriage that completely changed how I think about leadership, relationships, and what it really means to be strong. One starts with a bed that wasn't made "correctly." The other starts with a spoon sitting on a kitchen counter. Neither story is really about a bed. And neither story is really about a spoon. They're about learning to see the heart behind the action, receiving love when it doesn't arrive exactly the way we expect it to, and discovering that strength isn't always found in carrying more. Sometimes strength is allowing yourself to be loved. Sometimes it's letting someone help. Sometimes it's choosing gratitude over being right. In this episode, we'll talk about: The hidden danger of being the person who can handle everythingWhy high-capacity women often struggle to receive helpThe leadership lesson hidden in an imperfectly made bedHow a spoon on the counter became one of my favorite marriage storiesWhat I've learned about grace, partnership, and being truly seenWhy the strongest people aren't always the ones carrying the mostRooted Reflection What small act of love have you stopped seeing because you've become focused on what's imperfect? Because sometimes the things that matter most aren't the grand gestures. Sometimes they're the little winks from God sitting on a folded paper towel next to a coffee pot. Live life rooted. 🌱 Support the show

  2. 3d ago

    Why Success Doesn't Heal Self-Doubt

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when you finally achieve the thing you thought would make you feel enough? In this powerful episode, Meredith shares the surprising reality that success, promotions, titles, and accomplishments can't solve identity struggles. Through deeply personal stories about achievement, self-worth, leadership, faith, and learning to stop defining herself by accomplishments, Meredith explores why so many high-achieving women continue chasing the next milestone only to find themselves feeling the same as before. If you've ever thought, "I'll finally be confident when I achieve _____," this episode is for you. You'll Learn: Why success doesn't create identityThe hidden trap of achievement-based worthHow comparison steals confidenceThe difference between achievement and purposeWhat it means to build your identity on something deeperKey Quote "Achievement can be added to your identity. It was never meant to become your identity." Support the show

  3. 5d ago

    The Hidden Leadership Habit That Is Making You Smaller

    Send us Fan Mail The two words that quietly undermine more women than almost anything else aren't dramatic. They're ordinary. "I'm just." In this episode, Meredith explores how seemingly innocent language can diminish your influence, weaken your leadership presence, and reinforce limiting beliefs about who you are. Sharing personal stories from her own career journey, Meredith reveals the difference between humility and shrinking and explains why so many women unintentionally minimize their value. If you've ever said "I'm just helping," "I'm just filling in," or "I'm just...", this episode will change how you hear yourself forever. You'll Learn: Why language shapes leadershipThe difference between humility and shrinkingHow to recognize self-minimizing behaviorWhy capable women often struggle to own their contributionsWhat to say instead of "I'm just" Support the show

  4. 5d ago

    How to Stop Feeling Like an Impostor and Start Leading With Confidence

    Send us Fan Mail Have you ever walked into a room and immediately wondered if you belonged there? In this deeply personal opening episode, Meredith shares the story of navigating leadership without a college degree, battling self-doubt in high-pressure environments, and learning that leadership starts long before someone gives you a title. Through stories of parking lots, boardrooms, fear, insecurity, and faith, Meredith explores what it means to take responsibility before you feel ready and why the rooms that intimidate us often become the places where we grow the most. If you've ever questioned your worth, your qualifications, or your ability to lead, this conversation is for you. You'll Learn: Why leadership starts before confidenceThe hidden cost of feeling like an outsiderHow self-doubt impacts leadershipWhy courage comes before readinessThe difference between belonging and believing you belong Support the show

  5. Season 1 Trailer

    Rooted Leadership with Meredith Tieszen - Trailer

    Send us Fan Mail Rooted Leadership with Meredith Tieszen is a podcast for women who want to lead with confidence, faith, courage, and authenticity in every area of life. Through personal stories, leadership lessons, hard-earned wisdom, and honest conversations about life, business, relationships, purpose, resilience, and faith, Meredith helps women stop shrinking, stop settling, and step fully into who God created them to be. Whether you're leading a business, a team, a ministry, a family, or simply the next season of your own life, this show will help you develop deeper roots, stronger character, greater influence, and lasting impact. New episodes weekly. Don't shrink. Don't settle. Live life rooted. Support the show

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Rooted Leadership with Meredith Tieszen is a podcast for women who want to lead with authenticity, faith, and courage. Through meaningful conversations with influential women, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and everyday difference-makers, Meredith uncovers the lessons, challenges, and breakthroughs that shape exceptional leadership. You'll discover practical wisdom for growing personally and professionally while staying rooted in what matters most. If you've ever thought, "I'm just a..." this podcast will remind you that you're called to more. It's time to stop minimizing your impact and start living a life that's deeply rooted, purpose-driven, and influential. Live Life Rooted.

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