Loud & Lifted

Betsy Hamm

A women in leadership show with real tools for career growth, visibility, and executive presence. Loud & Lifted is a female leadership podcast hosted by former CEO Betsy Hamm. We flip the script on what it truly takes for women to thrive at work—beyond slogans. Expect raw conversations and 10-minute Quick Lifts with actionable playbooks on authentic leadership, navigating change, overcoming imposter syndrome, and building sponsors who open doors. No fluff, no fake cheerleading—just practical career advice, stories from women founders and operators, and steps you can use today. If you believe in women supporting women with action, not lip service, you’re in.

  1. 9h ago

    Career Pivots Are Messier Than They Look

    Career pivots sound exciting until you are actually living through one. The uncertainty. The second-guessing. The loss of routine or identity. The pressure to quickly prove that you made the right decision. In this Quick Lift, Betsy shares the biggest takeaways from her conversation with Trish Barber, author of Why Women Pivot, along with practical action steps for anyone navigating a career change, reinvention, or unexpected new chapter. This episode is a reminder that feeling unsure does not mean you are failing—and that you do not have to have the entire path figured out before taking your next step. Listen: to the full Loud & Lifted episode with Trish for the complete conversation. Purchase: Why Women Pivot

    Career Pivots Are Messier Than They Look

  2. Jul 9

    How to Make a Career Pivot Without Losing Yourself

    Career pivots can look exciting from the outside. A new job. A new business. A fresh start. But behind the announcement is often fear, uncertainty, financial pressure and the uncomfortable question: Who am I without my old title? In this episode of Loud & Lifted, Betsy talks with Trish Barber, author of Why Women Pivot, about what it really takes to make a career change—whether the pivot is your choice or one you never saw coming. They discuss how to know when it is time for a change, how to identify the work that energizes you, how to rebuild your identity beyond a company or job title and how to talk confidently about your next chapter. Trish also shares why every woman needs a personal advisory board made up of people who will challenge her, encourage her and help her navigate what comes next. In this episode: • How to know when a difficult season has become a sign that it is time to leave • Why career pivots are rarely clear or linear • How to identify your strengths and transferable skills • How to own your pivot story without sounding wounded or apologetic • Why networking and asking for help matter • How to build a personal advisory board • Why women need to actively support other women through career transitions Whether you are thinking about leaving your job, recovering from a layoff, changing industries or starting your own business, this conversation is a reminder that you do not need every answer before taking the next step. Chapters 00:00 Why women pivot 05:00 When change is forced 06:30 What energizes you vs. drains you 09:00 Building a personal brand after a pivot 12:00 Separating your identity from your title 18:00 The emotional reality of starting over 25:30 Why you need a personal advisory board 30:30 Women supporting women through change Links Trish Barber Purchase Why Women Pivot

    How to Make a Career Pivot Without Losing Yourself

  3. Jul 2

    The One Conversation You’re Avoiding Is Keeping You Stuck

    Sometimes we’re not stuck on the decision. We’re avoiding the conversation that comes after it. In this Quick Lift, Betsy breaks down one of the biggest takeaways from her conversation with Kasey D’Amato: the hard conversation sitting underneath the big decision. You’ll learn how to name the real issue, use Kasey’s head-heart-gut framework to get clear, recognize when busyness is actually avoidance, and prepare to have the conversation without over-explaining, over-apologizing, or trying to manage everyone else’s reaction. The conversation may not get easier while you wait. But clarity usually starts when you finally stop working around it. Links Full episode Kasey D'Amato

    The One Conversation You’re Avoiding Is Keeping You Stuck

  4. Jun 25

    The Decision Isn’t the Problem. It’s the Conversation That Comes Next.

    Most of us don't actually have a decision problem — we have an avoidance problem. There's one conversation, with one person, that we keep dodging, and it's the reason we're spinning our wheels. This week, Betsy sits down with Kasey D'Amato — a physician assistant turned founder who built and exited a company that went global, and now advises CEOs and executive teams on the big calls: pivots, partnerships, hiring, firing, exits. What you'll take away: The head, heart, gut test for making a decision when the data says one thing and your gut says another — and why two of the three have to align before you moveThe Polaris Point method: how to set a three-year goal and reverse-engineer it back to what you do in the next 90 daysThe two-minute rule for not making decisions out of angerWhy most of the "outside pressure" you're drowning in is actually within your controlThe single first move to make if you're feeling stuck right nowPlus what alone time taught Kasey about saying no. Kasey's free Decision Diagnosis tool is linked in the show notes. Links Kasey's website Kasey's Instagram Decision Diagnosis

    The Decision Isn’t the Problem. It’s the Conversation That Comes Next.

  5. Jun 18

    Your Job Won’t Protect You. Your Boundaries Will.

    We know we should set boundaries at work. So why do so many of us keep saying yes when every part of us wants to say no? In this Loud & Lifted Quick Lift, Betsy breaks down four powerful truths from her conversation with Carrie, founder of Hey Work Friend and a former corporate HR leader. You’ll learn why your nervous system may be working against you when you try to push back, the three-step script that makes workplace boundaries easier to communicate, and how to approach HR strategically when you’re dealing with a toxic manager or unhealthy workplace dynamic. In this Quick Lift: ▪ Why people-pleasing at work may actually be a nervous-system response ▪ The three-step formula for setting a clear, professional boundary ▪ How to reset a boundary when you didn’t handle it well the first time ▪ What to document before going to HR ▪ Why toxic managers often don’t change ▪ The real health cost of chronic workplace overload ▪ How to stop confusing constant availability with value Bottom line: Do great work. Show up with integrity. But stop sacrificing your health for a job that was never guaranteed to protect you. Links Full episode Hey Work Friend Hey Work Friend on Instagram

    Your Job Won’t Protect You. Your Boundaries Will.

  6. Jun 11

    How to Set Boundaries at Work Before Burnout Sets In with Carrie of Hey Work Friend

    Women in leadership are often praised for being helpful, dependable, and willing to take on more. Until “more” turns into burnout. In this episode of Loud & Lifted, Betsy sits down with Carrie of Hey Work Friend, an HR professional turned workplace truth-teller who helps employees navigate boundaries, toxic bosses, burnout, and the conversations we all wish came with a script. Carrie brings the inside scoop from years in corporate HR, and she does not sugarcoat it: HR is not your friend, toxic bosses often do not change, and working yourself into the ground will not protect you from layoffs, bad leadership, or burnout. And this conversation gets real. Carrie shares how she worked seven days a week out of fear, pushed through pain, ignored her own health, and eventually developed an autoimmune disorder — only to be laid off while on medical leave. It is the kind of story too many high-achieving women know in some version: giving everything to a job that was never going to give everything back. She explains: ▪ Why boundaries feel so hard at work — especially for high achievers and women ▪ The “fawn response” and why people-pleasing can feel automatic ▪ How to say no without over-explaining or sounding difficult ▪ What to do when your boss texts after hours ▪ Why HR should be approached with facts, documentation, and clear evidence ▪ How toxic bosses impact your mental and physical health ▪ Why work has to be viewed as a transaction — not a test of loyalty This episode is a wake-up call for anyone who has been answering emails at night, absorbing everyone else’s chaos, saying yes out of fear, or confusing burnout with commitment. Being good at your job should not cost you your health. Chapters 01:18 Meet Carrie: HR, toxic bosses, and workplace boundaries0 2:11 Why boundaries feel so hard at work 03:10 Burnout is not a personal failure0 4:03 The fawn response and people-pleasing at work0 4:59 Why women struggle with boundaries differently 08:10 Why setting boundaries takes practice0 8:50 How to push back with your boss0 9:22 The 3-step script for saying no professionally 10:48 Why saying no can reflect well on 11:40 Setting boundaries around after-hours texts and emails 14:38 How to communicate evening boundaries clearly 15:17 When a boss ignores your boundaries 17:37 Toxic bosses and when to go to HR 19:20 Why documentation matters before escalating 21:21 Setting boundaries with coworkers 22:21 How to say no without damaging the relationship 24:12 The power of a warm no 25:17 When to involve your manager 27:14 How to recover when you fumble a boundary 29:28 What happens when you ignore your limits 31:46 Carrie’s personal burnout story 34:50 Why sacrificing everything for work is not worth it Links Hey Work Friend Hey Work Friend on Instagram

    How to Set Boundaries at Work Before Burnout Sets In with Carrie of Hey Work Friend

  7. Jun 4

    Hard Work Isn't Enough: 4 Career Truths to Act On This Week With Roxy Couse

    You were sold a plan: do great work, stay dependable, don't make noise, and someone will notice. It doesn't work that way — and the conversation with Roxy Couse named exactly why. In this Quick Lift, Betsy pulls the four sharpest truths from that episode and gets honest about what each one looks like from inside the rooms where promotion decisions actually get made: why hard work is the price of admission and not the strategy, why being invisible keeps you out of the conversation no matter how good you are, why your manager can't be your whole career, and why you genuinely cannot outwork a bad boss. Each truth comes with one move you can make this week — not a worksheet, not ten habits, just one. Because awareness doesn't change anything. The first move does. For the woman who's done everything right and is still wondering why she feels stuck. Links Full Episode Connect with Roxy

    Hard Work Isn't Enough: 4 Career Truths to Act On This Week With Roxy Couse

  8. May 28

    Corporate Hard Truths: Why Hard Work Isn’t Enough with Roxy Couse

    Roxy Couse has built a platform by saying the quiet parts of corporate life out loud. The career lies. The unspoken rules. The bad bosses. The pressure to be "authentic" at work while still somehow being polished, agreeable, visible, strategic, collaborative, ambitious, and not "too much." Cute little list, right? In this episode of Loud & Lifted, Roxy brings her signature mix of corporate hard truths, workplace humor, and practical career strategy to a conversation about what it really takes to get ahead — without losing yourself in the process. Her message is clear: hard work alone will not save your career. We talk about why performance doesn't automatically lead to promotion, why visibility matters more than most women want to admit, and why personal branding isn't just an online thing — it's how people understand your value before you're even in the room. Roxy gets into the hard truth about bad bosses, why you can't outwork one, workplace mean girls, career ownership, and why "no one is coming to save you" isn't harsh — it's freeing. And in the back half, it gets personal: Roxy shares how she built her own business on the side of a corporate job, the 3 a.m. note she wrote giving herself six months to get out, and what it took to actually bet on herself. It's the rare career conversation that names the hard stuff honestly — and still ends somewhere hopeful. This one's for the overachievers, people-pleasers, eldest daughters, and high-performing women who have done everything "right" and are still wondering why they feel stuck. You'll learn Why hard work often gets you more work — not more opportunityThe real cost of being invisible in your careerHow to build visibility without feeling fakeWhy speaking to your impact isn't bragging — and who's actually in the room when it countsWhy you can't outwork a bad boss — and what staying too long really costsHow personal branding becomes career protectionHow to start building something of your own — before you're readyRoxy's hard truth: your career is personal. And if you don't take ownership of it, someone else will decide what happens next. Chapters 00:00 Welcome Roxy Couse 00:31 The hard truth women are sold at work 02:54 The cost of being invisible 04:24 Visibility does not mean being extroverted 09:26 How to talk about your wins without bragging 11:53 When your manager is not respected 13:47 No one is coming to save your career 18:11 Why you cannot outwork a bad boss 20:56 There is no girls’ club 25:45 Building something that is yours 29:00 Betting on yourself when you are risk-averse 32:15 Why starting before you are ready matters 32:50 Where to connect with Roxy Links https://roxycouse.com/ https://www.instagram.com/roxycouse/ https://www.tiktok.com/@roxycouse

    Corporate Hard Truths: Why Hard Work Isn’t Enough with Roxy Couse
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A women in leadership show with real tools for career growth, visibility, and executive presence. Loud & Lifted is a female leadership podcast hosted by former CEO Betsy Hamm. We flip the script on what it truly takes for women to thrive at work—beyond slogans. Expect raw conversations and 10-minute Quick Lifts with actionable playbooks on authentic leadership, navigating change, overcoming imposter syndrome, and building sponsors who open doors. No fluff, no fake cheerleading—just practical career advice, stories from women founders and operators, and steps you can use today. If you believe in women supporting women with action, not lip service, you’re in.

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  • Creator
    Betsy Hamm
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Betsy Hamm 2025
  • Show Website
    Loud & Lifted

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