Women Who Rise: The Success Podcast for Ambitious Women

Heather Mansy
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Join Heather Mansy each week on Women Who Rise as she interviews POWERHOUSE entrepreneurs, executives, and thought leaders from business, real estate, entertainment, and beyond. Discover how to scale, lead, navigate challenges, and trust your inner wisdom. Whether you’re building your brand or climbing the corporate ladder, get the INSIGHT and INSPIRATION you need to rise to your full potential—and sustain it. We go deep on mindset, strategy, self-leadership, and how women rise in every season. Expect BOLD conversations, personal breakthroughs, and real-world tools you can use NOW.

  1. 5d ago

    Former eXp Realty Executive on Leading Yourself First | Russ Laggan

    What if hard work is only half the recipe? On this episode of the Women Who Rise Success Podcast, Heather Mansy sits down with Russ Laggan: speaker, trainer, coach, author of Be Followable, former eXp Realty executive and Chief Revenue Officer of Best Known Brand. Russ shares why so many high-achieving women give until the tank is empty, why leadership starts with how you lead yourself, and how to quiet the inner critic so you can fail, learn and try again. He opens up about leaving a top executive role, the fortune-cookie moment that launched him off a cliff, and why getting crystal clear on what you want is what makes the world move. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open: stop giving until there's nothing left 00:38 Welcome: meet Russ Laggan 02:09 Why hard work is only half the recipe 08:30 The moment that redefined leadership: lead yourself first 15:51 Silence the inner critic: talk to yourself like a friend 19:37 What it means to be followable 25:24 Fail forward faster: the failure that shook his confidence 33:15 Choose your reality 35:10 When success costs too much: the leap and the fortune cookie 45:04 Build influence from the inside out: leadership isn't a title 54:22 Don't steal their joy: visionaries and integrators 60:26 Where to find Russ 63:08 Episode takeaways 🎙️ Want to be a guest? Apply: https://www.womenwhorisesuccesspodcast.com/guest-interest-form 🤝 Connect with Russ: IG @russ_laggan · YouTube @RussLagganvest · facebook.com/rlaggan · linkedin.com/in/rlaggan · russlaggan.com 🚀 Russ is Chief Revenue Officer of Best Known Brand: https://bestknownbrand.com 📞 Mansy Real Estate Group: (360) 401-8857 · mansyrealestategroup.com

  2. Oct 28

    SEASON 4 HIGHLIGHTS | THE MOST POWERFUL PODCAST MOMENTS THAT INSPIRED THOUSANDS

    What does it REALLY take to grow, lead, overcome challenges, and become the woman you’re meant to be? ✨ Season 2 of Women Who Rise brought powerful conversations, inspiring stories, and game-changing lessons from women and leaders who are redefining success. From building confidence and developing better habits to overcoming adversity, embracing authenticity, and growing a successful business, these conversations remind us that success isn't just about what you achieve it's about who you become along the way. 💬 YOUR TURN! What was your favorite takeaway from Season 2? Leave a comment below! We'd love to hear which story, lesson, or guest inspired you the most. 👍 IF YOU ENJOYED THIS SEASON RECAP: LIKE this video to support Women Who Rise. SUBSCRIBE for more inspiring conversations with Heather Mansy. TURN ON notifications so you never miss a new episode. SHARE this video with a woman who needs a little encouragement today. 🎥 WATCH WOMEN WHO RISE ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@womenwhorisesuccesspodcast

  3. Oct 20

    S2E38 Stop Waiting to Feel Ready: How to Build Real Confidence

    CoWano Stanley's journey from surviving 15 years of domestic violence to becoming a confidence educator, entrepreneur, and speaker is a powerful reminder that our past does not have to determine our future. Through healing, journaling, faith, professional support, and intentional personal development, she discovered that confidence is not something we are born with but a skill we can build through awareness, reframing, and courageous action. She shares why we must learn to face the beliefs that hold us back, establish boundaries that protect our well-being, and take meaningful steps toward our dreams even when we feel uncertain or unprepared. Ultimately, this conversation invites us to reclaim our voices, reconnect with who we are, and recognize that the life we envision begins with the work we are willing to do within ourselves.

  4. Oct 6

    S2E37 100 Listings in 10 Months: How Sandee Payne Built a Business That Runs Without Her

    This week on Women Who Rise I'm joined by Sandee Payne a realtor entrepreneur coach, and systems builder who once stood in front of thousands of people and said yes to a goal that sounded almost impossible. 100 listings in 10 months. She finished with 103. But what fascinates me most is who she had to become along the way. We talk about the difference between working hard and building a business that can actually run without you why public accountability can radically change your performance, and Sandy's belief that your biggest year should not cost you your health or your life. If you've ever wondered whether the next level requires doing more or becoming different, this conversation is for you.

  5. Sep 29

    S2E36 Success Without Sacrifice: Lesa Frye on Ambition, Boundaries, and Balance

    Lesa Frye’s journey is a powerful reminder that achieving the goal is not the same as creating the life you wanted when you began. After selling 41 homes in her first full year of real estate, she discovered that success built on constant availability and relentless work could quietly pull her away from the family, freedom, and presence she had originally been pursuing. Through a profound mindset shift, stronger boundaries, spiritual guidance, and her ALL framework, Lesa learned that a highly successful business can coexist with time, peace, relationships, and a life that feels genuinely aligned. Today, she helps other high-achieving women step into their inner CEO, redefine ambition on their own terms, and create success without sacrificing themselves to achieve it.

  6. Sep 22

    S2E35 When Your Success Becomes the Bottleneck | Veronica Figueroa on Leadership

    What happens when your own success becomes the bottleneck to your next level? This week on Women Who Rise, Heather Mansy sits down with Veronica Figueroa, CEO of The Fig Team, entrepreneur, coach, and powerhouse real estate leader who built her career by refusing to let fear, convention, or someone else's definition of success determine how far she could rise. From navigating single motherhood and leaving the security of an HR career to building one of eXp Realty's highest-producing teams, Veronica knows that growing a business requires more than strategy it requires growing yourself into the leader your next level demands. In this powerful conversation, Veronica reveals why leadership is her love language, what happens when the success you've built starts limiting your growth, and how embracing an abundance mindset can completely change the way you build a business. She also shares why women don't have to carry leadership like a weight and how they can use their influence to create more leaders instead of doing everything themselves.

  7. Sep 15

    S2E34 The Power of Showing Up: Kimberly Fraser on Real Estate Resilience and Success

    Kimberly Fraser’s extraordinary real estate career was not built on perfect circumstances it was built on showing up, working hard, serving people well, and learning how to rise after life knocked her down. From becoming a single mother to raising six children while building a multimillion-dollar business, and from losing millions during the 2007–2009 downturn to rebuilding far beyond where she had been, Kim’s story is one of resilience forged through real adversity. Her philosophy is refreshingly human: connect before you sell, provide value without pressure, know your strengths, and treat people with the respect and kindness you hope to receive. Ultimately, this conversation reminds us that extraordinary success does not require us to become harder or less ourselves it asks us to become more resilient, more intentional, and more committed to doing our best with whatever is in front of us.

  8. Sep 8

    SE33 🔥 What if you could rewrite the story you've been living? I Peggy Delano

    Peggy Delano’s story reminds us that we don’t have to keep living the same story. Through grief, addiction, self-doubt, leadership, and reinvention, she learned to choose truth, boundaries, connection, and purpose. Her message is simple: question the beliefs holding you back, surround yourself with people who tell you the truth, and remember that success isn’t worth losing yourself or the people you love. You can burn the script, rewrite your story, and rise again at any time.

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Join Heather Mansy each week on Women Who Rise as she interviews POWERHOUSE entrepreneurs, executives, and thought leaders from business, real estate, entertainment, and beyond. Discover how to scale, lead, navigate challenges, and trust your inner wisdom. Whether you’re building your brand or climbing the corporate ladder, get the INSIGHT and INSPIRATION you need to rise to your full potential—and sustain it. We go deep on mindset, strategy, self-leadership, and how women rise in every season. Expect BOLD conversations, personal breakthroughs, and real-world tools you can use NOW.

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