The Intuition Strategist Podcast

Leah Goldman
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Welcome to The Intuition Strategist—the podcast that helps you lead with confidence, even when there’s no playbook. If you're an ambitious leader—or on your way to becoming one—you know that success isn’t just about strategy; it’s about trusting your intuition and taking decisive action. That’s where this podcast comes in. Each episode, I’ll share practical insights, powerful frameworks, and actionable strategies to help you trust your gut, make aligned decisions, and get results that lead to your success...without sacrificing what matters most. Because intuition without action is just a daydream. Let’s turn yours into reality. leahgoldman.substack.com

  1. 1d ago

    Decision-Making with the VIEW Framework: Use Your Invisible Data

    Most people make decisions from one comfortable source of data. The VIEW framework opens up four more, and this solo episode walks you through all of them using a live decision of your own. In this episode Leah Goldman, the Intuition Strategist, closes out a four-episode run on the VIEW framework. Pick one decision from your business, career, leadership team, or personal life, hold it in mind, and work through each lens with lessons from the four guests who applied VIEW to their own live decisions. The VIEW framework, with a question for each lens * V: Value(s). What do I stand on, and what value does this decision create for my stakeholders, community, and ecosystem? Erin Davis, inclusion strategist, shows how where you stand shapes what you see. Listen to Erin’s episode * I: Insight. What data can I see, and who sees it differently? Leslie Ford, founder of Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs, turned burnout into research and shows how analytical data, trusted perspectives, and your own intuition work together. Listen to Leslie’s episode * E: Empowerment. What moves me and adds fuel? Mark Brightman explores intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and strengths as the engine of execution. Listen to Mark’s episode * W: Wisdom. What do I already know, and whose story can light the way forward? Elaine Belson, who spent 30 years in psychology and therapy before enlisting in the Army at 42, shares her three steps for handling emotion: label it, locate its root, and identify what you can control. Listen to Elaine’s episode * The Long View (bonus). How much will this matter in five years? Tracy Litt’s ideas notebook offers a practical way to let a decision rest and see if the timing changes. Listen to Tracy’s episode Try it yourself * Values: What do I stand on, and what value am I delivering through this decision? * Insight: What can I see, and who sees it differently? * Empowerment: What moves me, and what adds fuel? * Wisdom: What do I already know, and whose story can light the way? * The Long View: How much will this matter in five years? Then take the next action, because intuition without action is just a daydream. Free resourceDownload the VIEW framework workbook to inventory your data through each lens: pages.intuitionstrategist.com/view Go deeper * The VIEW framework: the full teaching (Season 1) * HIT framework (Hear, Interpret, Trust) in action * More on VIEW and decision-making on The Intuition Strategist Substack ConnectVisit intuitionstrategist.com to subscribe to the newsletter and explore working together. If this episode helped, a five-star rating and a review help more leaders find the show. Theme music by Alex Goldman. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leahgoldman.substack.com

    Decision-Making with the VIEW Framework: Use Your Invisible Data

  2. Oct 21

    Leading with Self-Authority and Wisdom feat. Elaine Belson

    What if you already know more than you give yourself credit for? Elaine Belson is The Self-Authority Coach, a psychotherapist, mindset coach, and speaker with more than thirty years of experience. She helps women build self-authority: making decisions without second-guessing, setting boundaries without looking for permission, and defining who they are without seeking approval. At 42, she joined the U.S. Army as a social work officer and deployed to Afghanistan as executive officer for medical command. Elaine arrived at this chapter through a winding path full of valuable experiences. We use Corporate Tarot Cards® to explore where she stands, what’s in her way, and the next action to take. In my VIEW framework, the W stands for Wisdom, the learning we gain over a lifetime, both first-hand and from the experiences of others. Elaine shows us how feelings become fast-thinking data, and how the through-line of a varied career turns into wisdom. As you listen, look back at your own experiences, including the ones that never made it onto a resume. What’s the through-line, and what are your lessons learned? Then put them to use on a decision this week. Connect with Elaine: * Website: selfauthoritycoaching.com * LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/elainebelsonlcsw * Podcast: The Self-Authority Podcast (YouTube: youtube.com/@TheSelfAuthorityPodcast) Work with Leah: Standing at your own crossroads? Book a free Clarity Blueprint call at ClarityBlueprintWithLeah.com Learn more about Intuition Strategy® at IntuitionStrategist.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leahgoldman.substack.com

    Leading with Self-Authority and Wisdom feat. Elaine Belson

  3. Oct 14

    Fueling Empowerment with Strengths and Community feat. Marc Brightman

    What if the decision you’ve been deliberating is already made, and the only thing left is to say yes out loud? Marc Brightman is an executive and leadership coach, a Gallup-certified strengths coach trained in ontological coaching, and the founder of Brightway Coaching and Consulting, with over twenty years in senior roles across the tech industry. He also serves on the board of Stand Beside Them, which provides free coaching to post-9/11 veterans, their spouses, and caregivers. Marc came to our conversation weighing an advanced somatic coaching certification, a step into what he calls his growth edge. We use Corporate Tarot Cards® to explore that decision and the confidence it asks of him. In my VIEW framework, the E stands for Empowerment, the engine that builds momentum toward your goals. It runs on intrinsic motivation and external motivators, and Marc shows us both at work, along with the moment his decision picks up speed. As you listen, pick one decision on your plate this week. Name what pulls you toward it from within. Then consider who or what could add fuel from the outside. Connect with Marc: * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-brightwaycoaching/ * Website: brightwaycoaching.com Support Stand Beside Them: standbesidethem.org Work with Leah: Book a free Clarity Blueprint call at ClarityBlueprintWithLeah.comLearn more about Intuition Strategy® at IntuitionStrategist.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leahgoldman.substack.com

    Fueling Empowerment with Strengths and Community feat. Marc Brightman

  4. Oct 6

    Turning Invisible Data into Insight feat. Leslie Forde

    In this episode, I’m joined by Leslie Forde — founder and CEO of Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs®, author of Repair with Self-Care: Your Guide to the Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs, and the researcher behind the longest-running study of its kind on the pandemic’s impact on work, care, and wellness. We dive into Insight, the I in my VIEW framework, and how Leslie turns data and perspectives into tools that help organizations fix the systems that hold working parents and caregivers back. * How Leslie’s own burnout became the Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs after sketching her idea on a piece of paper * 85 calls in six weeks: how conversations with HR leaders shaped her employer framework * Making invisible data visible so organizations can act on what they’ve long sensed * Writing a book as a creative, healing act, and how the two-and-a-half-year process sharpened her thinking * What comes up when Leslie interprets her own Corporate Tarot Cards® reading, live on the show Stick around to the end for a bonus pen-nerd moment, when Leslie and I discover we have the same writing instrument preferences (my favorite pen is a 0.7 Mitsubishi in black ink, for the curious). 🖊️ Learn more about Leslie’s work: Website: MomsHierarchyOfNeeds.comBook: Repair with Self-Care: Your Guide to the Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs TimeCheck app: timecheck.momshierarchyofneeds.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lesliefordeInstagram: @moms_hierarchy_of_needs Learn more about Intuition Strategy at IntuitionStrategist.com Book your free 15-minute Clarity Blueprint at ClarityBlueprintWithLeah.com Share with a friend, leave a review, and don’t forget to subscribe! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leahgoldman.substack.com

    Turning Invisible Data into Insight feat. Leslie Forde

  5. Sep 29

    Telling the Truth and Creating Value feat. Erin Davis

    In this episode, Leah is joined by Erin Davis — founder and lead inclusion strategist of Erin Davis Co. in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Erin is an award-winning strategist, speaker, and advisor with over twenty years experience helping executive teams, boards, and communities create environments where people can contribute fully. We dive into Values, the V in the VIEW framework, and how telling the truth about whose values shape our systems creates value for everyone. * Why better systems start with the courage to tell the truth, and how the truth changes depending on where you stand * How Erin decides what evolves, what gets protected, and what she won’t compromise as her work meets politics and pushback * Debate versus dialogue, and how Erin’s Connect Cards help leaders bridge differences * The curb cut effect: how designing for more people creates value for everyone * What comes up when Erin interprets her own Corporate Tarot Cards® reading, live on the show Learn more about Erin’s work:Website: ErinDavisCo.caLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/erin-davis-coErin’s Podcast - Unapologetic with Erin Davis: https://www.erindavisco.ca/unapologetic-podcast Connect Cards: https://www.erindavisco.ca/shop/connect-cards Learn more about Intuition Strategy at IntuitionStrategist.comBook your free 15-minute Clarity Blueprint at ClarityBlueprintWithLeah.com Share with a friend, leave a review, and don’t forget to subscribe! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leahgoldman.substack.com

    Telling the Truth and Creating Value feat. Erin Davis

  6. Sep 23

    Discernment in Action: HIT in the Field

    This week, Leah steps back to connect the season’s first three conversations — with Bobbie Carlton, Khalil Smith, and Tracy Litt — and reveals the through-line running underneath all of them: discernment. Each guest was practicing a different phase of the HIT framework, at a different scale, in a completely different field. Together, they show what it actually looks like to hear, interpret, and trust your intuition in real time. * What a decade of people stopping you on the street can teach you about timing your gut * The art technique that explains why one piece of feedback should never change your mind * Why “I’m not ready yet” might be the wrong question to ask yourself * The skill showing up across boardrooms right now, and why organizations like Ernst & Young are putting real money behind it * What’s next as the season turns from HIT to the VIEW framework for decision-making Learn more about Intuition Strategy at IntuitionStrategist.comBook your free 15-minute Clarity Blueprint at ClarityBlueprintWithLeah.com Share with a friend, leave a review, and don’t forget to subscribe! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leahgoldman.substack.com

    Discernment in Action: HIT in the Field

  7. Sep 15

    Deciding to Trust and Becoming Aligned feat. Tracy Litt

    In this episode, I’m joined by Tracy Litt — visionary founder of The School of Becoming, creator of The Choice Method, and someone mid-transformation herself: launching a second company to bring her IP directly into corporations and organizations. We dive into what it actually means to live in trust, why readiness is a decision and not a feeling, and what it looks like to build something that doesn’t depend on you being in every room. * Why “readiness is a decision, not a feeling” changes how you take action * Inside The Choice Method: notice the pattern, regulate the nervous system, choose from who you’re becoming * What comes up when Tracy reflects on her custom Corporate Tarot Cards® reading, live on the show * Trust as a discipline — why an idea can simmer before it’s time, and how strategy fits into intuition * Turning inward work outward: building a company (or a culture) that can run without you in it Learn more about Tracy’s work:Instagram: @thetracylitt LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tracylittlesterWebsite: TheSchoolOfBecoming.comThe Choice Method: TheSchoolOfBecoming.com/the-choice-method Learn more about Intuition Strategy at IntuitionStrategist.comBook your free 15-minute Clarity Blueprint at ClarityBlueprintWithLeah.com Share with a friend, leave a review, and don’t forget to subscribe! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leahgoldman.substack.com

    Deciding to Trust and Becoming Aligned feat. Tracy Litt

  8. Sep 8

    Interpreting Signals and Expanding Impact feat. Khalil Smith

    In this episode, I’m joined by Khalil Smith — author of The Performance Culture: A Roadmap to Creating Thriving Workplace Cultures, a leader with three decades building high-performing workplaces, and someone with advanced degrees in both business and conflict resolution. We dive into how to interpret the signals all around you — in your networks, your culture, and your own experience — and turn years of data into your next confident move. * Why “we’re good, how do we get even better” is the real question at Khalil’s career stage * How to harvest data from your network before you need it * The discipline behind real interpretation: staying curious even when you think you’ve already found the truth * Both/and in practice: loving who you are while working to become more * What comes up when Khalil interprets his own Corporate Tarot Cards® reading, live on the show. Learn more about Khalil’s work:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/khalilsmithBook: The Performance Culture: Go Beyond Buzzwords to Lead Teams That Win Learn more about Intuition Strategy at IntuitionStrategist.com Book your free 15-minute Clarity Blueprint at ClarityBlueprintWithLeah.com Share with a friend, leave a review, and don’t forget to subscribe! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit leahgoldman.substack.com

    Interpreting Signals and Expanding Impact feat. Khalil Smith
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Welcome to The Intuition Strategist—the podcast that helps you lead with confidence, even when there’s no playbook. If you're an ambitious leader—or on your way to becoming one—you know that success isn’t just about strategy; it’s about trusting your intuition and taking decisive action. That’s where this podcast comes in. Each episode, I’ll share practical insights, powerful frameworks, and actionable strategies to help you trust your gut, make aligned decisions, and get results that lead to your success...without sacrificing what matters most. Because intuition without action is just a daydream. Let’s turn yours into reality. leahgoldman.substack.com

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