Powerful On Purpose

Leslie Capps
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Powerful on Purpose is a podcast for women who are done playing small and ready to lead boldly. Each episode features candid, unscripted conversations with brilliant women using their gifts, stories, and expertise to build brands, businesses, and missions that impact the world. Expect truth, strategy, and permission to stop shrinking — without pretending, performing, or staying stuck.

  1. 2d ago

    The Mask That’s Holding You Back | Lauri Smith on Voice, Leadership & Visibility | Ep 51

    So many women spend their lives trying to be “acceptable,” polished, and professional—while hiding the very qualities that make them powerful. In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, Lauri Smith shares how reclaiming your authentic voice, presence, and “untamed” self can completely transform the way you lead, communicate, and impact the world. Lauri is a speaker, author, coach, and host of the Untamed Leader Podcast. Drawing from her background in theater, voice coaching, and leadership development, she helps leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers learn how to speak with greater authenticity, emotional connection, and presence. In this conversation, you’ll learn how to overcome fear of visibility, release the masks that dim your brilliance, communicate with more confidence, improve your public speaking presence, and reconnect with the most authentic version of yourself. Lauri also shares why charisma isn’t something you perform—it’s what naturally happens when you stop hiding who you are. This conversation will challenge the way you think about leadership—and remind you that the world doesn’t need more polished perfection. It needs more real, untamed humans. ✨ Lauri’s Free Gift – Take the Speaker Alter Ego Quiz and discover the mask dimming your brilliance: https://voice-matters.com/speaker-alter-ego-quiz/ Chapters 00:00 – Meet Lauri Smith 02:00 – The moment everything shifted 06:00 – Untaming your true self 10:00 – Why women hide their brilliance 14:00 – Leadership beyond perfection 18:00 – The masks we wear 22:00 – Communication and emotional impact 26:00 – Speaking with presence and authenticity 30:00 – Why charisma isn’t performance 34:00 – Releasing fear of visibility 38:00 – The Speaker Alter Ego Quiz 42:00 – Lauri’s message to women #powerfulonpurposepodcast #untamedleader #publicspeaking #womenleaders #authenticleadership

    24 min

  2. 3d ago

    How to Build a Real Author Career | Lana McAra on Publishing Beyond Amazon |Ep 50

    Publishing a book is easier than ever—but building a successful author career? That’s a different story. In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, bestselling author and publisher Lana McAra shares the truth about today’s publishing industry, why so many authors struggle to market their books, and what writers really need to build sustainable careers beyond the algorithm. Lana McAra is an award-winning international bestselling author, ghostwriter of more than 50 books, and founder of Vendella Publishing. With over one million copies sold and decades of experience in traditional publishing, ghostwriting, and author coaching, Lana brings a rare insider perspective to the realities of publishing today. In this conversation, you’ll learn the difference between traditional publishing, hybrid publishing, and self-publishing, why most publishers no longer handle marketing for authors, how to create a long-term author business, and what actually helps books stand out in an overcrowded market. Lana also shares the deeply personal story behind building Vendella Publishing—a publishing model designed to help authors keep their rights, keep their royalties, and receive real support instead of being left to figure everything out alone. Whether you’re writing your first book or trying to grow your visibility as an author, this conversation offers honest insight into what publishing really looks like today. ✨ Lana’s Free Gift – The Novel Notebook, a free organizational tool for writers at lanamcara.com Chapters 00:00 – Meet Lana McAra 02:00 – Her 14-year publishing journey 05:00 – Why publishing changed 08:00 – Traditional publishing myths 12:00 – The reality of book marketing 16:00 – Why authors struggle today 19:00 – The truth about hybrid publishing 23:00 – Losing rights to your books 27:00 – Building Vendella Publishing 31:00 – Authors helping authors 34:00 – Why good books matter most 37:00 – Lana’s Novel Notebook tool 40:00 – Advice for aspiring authors #powerfulonpurposepodcast #publishingtips #selfpublishing #authorsupport #writingcommunity

    30 min

  3. May 17

    The Missing Piece in the Cancer Journey | Sharon Clark on Conscious Healing | Ep 49

    📖 Wake Up Revolution: Women Rising into Voice, Purpose, and Impact is launching May 19 on Amazon—featuring Sharon Clark’s story alongside other powerful women. A cancer diagnosis changes everything—but what if healing is about more than just treating the body? In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, Sharon Clark shares her journey through multiple cancer diagnoses, including being told her cancer was terminal, and how that experience transformed the way she understands healing, consciousness, and personal power. Sharon is a life coach, cancer support advocate, and founder of Your Cancer, Your Transformation, where she helps people navigate the emotional, mental, and spiritual side of the cancer journey. Through mindset work, meditation, conscious awareness, and holistic healing approaches, Sharon supports people in reconnecting with their inner strength during some of the hardest moments of their lives. In this episode, you’ll learn how to navigate fear after a cancer diagnosis, build emotional resilience, shift limiting beliefs, strengthen your mindset during healing, and reconnect with your sense of personal power while moving through uncertainty. This conversation will challenge the way you think about healing—and remind you that even in life’s hardest moments, there is still room for hope, strength, and transformation. ✨ Want to be part of a future collaborative book like Wake Up Revolution? Reach out to learn how you can share your story. ✨ Connect with Sharon and follow her journey here: 👉 yourtransformationcoach.ca 👉 https://www.facebook.com/yourtransformation Chapters 00:00 – Meet Sharon Clark 02:00 – Facing cancer multiple times 06:00 – The terminal diagnosis moment 10:00 – Rejecting the prognosis 13:00 – Consciousness and healing 17:00 – Mindset during cancer treatment 21:00 – What traditional care is missing 25:00 – Women, power & self-trust 29:00 – Building a healing community 33:00 – Life after cancer 37:00 – Ring the Bell Retreats 41:00 – Sharon’s message to women #powerfulonpurposepodcast #cancersurvivor #healingjourney #mindsethealing #womensupportingwomen

    21 min

  4. May 15

    From Burnout to Boundaries: Amanda Greening on Reclaiming Your Identity | Ep 48

    📖 Wake Up Revolution: Women Rising into Voice, Purpose, and Impact is launching May 19 on Amazon—featuring Amanda Greening’s story alongside other powerful women. So many women—especially caregivers, nurses, and helping professionals—lose themselves in the pressure to do everything for everyone else. But your profession is what you do, not who you are. In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, Amanda Greening shares how a life-changing car accident forced her to stop, reevaluate her identity, and rebuild a life rooted in self-trust, healthy boundaries, and personal values. Amanda is a registered nurse, certified life coach, and nurse coach who helps women reconnect with themselves outside of work. Drawing from years in high-acuity healthcare settings, Amanda supports women dealing with burnout, emotional exhaustion, people-pleasing, loss of identity, and overwhelm so they can create lives that feel sustainable and aligned. In this episode, you’ll learn how to separate your identity from your career, set healthier boundaries, stop tying your worth to productivity, and reconnect with your personal values instead of external expectations. This conversation will shift the way you think about success—and remind you that you deserve a life that supports you, too. ✨ Want to be part of a future collaborative book like Wake Up Revolution? Reach out to learn how you can share your story. Amanda’s Free Resource – Personal vs. Professional Values Quiz + Weekly Insights: 👉greenhavencoaching.com Chapters 00:00 – Meet Amanda Greening 02:00 – Losing identity in nursing 05:00 – Burnout and emotional exhaustion 08:30 – The car accident wake-up call 12:00 – Rebuilding life outside work 15:00 – Why women carry too much 18:00 – Personal vs professional values 22:00 – Healthy boundaries and self-trust 26:00 – Letting go of control 30:00 – Building sustainable change 34:00 – Supporting burnt-out nurses 37:00 – Amanda’s message to women #powerfulonpurposepodcast #burnoutrecovery #nursecoach #selfworth #womeninhealthcare

    22 min

  5. May 12

    Accessibility, Neurodiversity & Branding | Sam Angell on Creating Belonging | Ep 47

    📖 Wake Up Revolution: Women Rising into Voice, Purpose, and Impact is launching May 19 on Amazon—featuring Sam Angell’s story alongside other powerful women. Most businesses were never designed with real people in mind—especially people navigating disability, neurodiversity, mental health challenges, or low capacity. But inclusive, accessible design has the power to change how people experience the world. In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, Sam Angell shares how their lived experience with autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, chronic illness, addiction recovery, and disability shaped a mission to create brands and spaces that feel more human, connected, and accessible. Sam is a branding specialist, designer, author, and founder of Angel Designs, where they help health and wellness businesses create inclusive branding, accessible websites, human-centered messaging, and thoughtful design that reflects the people they actually serve. In this episode, you’ll learn how to build deeper human connection in business, communicate across different needs and communication styles, and design spaces that feel welcoming and inclusive. This conversation will shift the way you think about branding—and remind you that accessibility, compassion, and connection are not extras. They are essential. ✨ Want to be part of a future collaborative book like Wake Up Revolution? Reach out to learn how you can share your story. Connect with Sam: 👉 samangell.com 👉 samthewriter.com Chapters 00:00 – Meet Sam Angell 02:00 – Building accessible brands 05:00 – Neurodiversity & design 08:30 – What training cats teaches 12:00 – Learning communication styles 15:30 – Breaking away from old systems 19:00 – Recovery and rebuilding life 23:00 – Leading with compassion 27:00 – Why women don’t have to do it all 30:00 – Creating conversations about belonging 34:00 – Message to younger self 39:00 – How to connect with Sam #powerfulonpurposepodcast #inclusivebranding #accessibility #neurodiversity #brandingdesign

    28 min

  6. May 11

    AI Helped Me Find My Voice | Shawn Every on Business, Burnout & Capacity | Ep 46

    📖 Wake Up Revolution: Women Rising into Voice, Purpose, and Impact is launching May 19 on Amazon—featuring Shawn Every’s story alongside other powerful women. AI is changing the way we work—but for many women entrepreneurs, the real question is: how can we use AI to create more capacity, reduce burnout, and reclaim our time and energy? In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, Shawn Every shares how she transformed her life and business by using AI as a tool for clarity, support, and sustainable growth—not hustle culture. Shawn Every is a certified AI consultant and capacity strategist who helps overwhelmed women business owners use AI tools, ChatGPT, and automation to simplify their businesses and create more ease. Living with fibromyalgia, early onset Parkinson’s, and other health challenges, Shawn approaches AI from a deeply personal perspective—showing women how to work smarter without sacrificing their well-being. In this episode, you’ll learn how to use AI for business support, improve productivity without burnout, reclaim your capacity, and use ChatGPT as a thought partner to bring out your own ideas and voice. This conversation will shift the way you think about AI—and show you that using technology strategically isn’t laziness, it’s leadership. ✨ Want to be part of a future collaborative book like Wake Up Revolution? Reach out to learn how you can share your story. Shawn’s Free Gift – Capacity Snapshot for Women: 👉 https://capacity.askshawnai.com/ Chapters 00:00 – Meet Shawn Every 01:30 – Why women need AI 03:30 – Leaving corporate after illness 06:30 – Finding purpose through AI 09:00 – AI as a thought partner 12:00 – Capacity over hustle culture 15:00 – Women, power & rest 18:00 – Why AI isn’t laziness 20:30 – Building apps with AI 24:00 – AI helped me find my voice 27:00 – Message to her younger self 30:00 – Capacity Snapshot explained #powerfulonpurposepodcast #womeninai #chatgpt #businessautomation #femaleentrepreneur

    22 min

  7. May 5

    Stop Pushing, Start Healing | Rhetah Kwan on Burnout, Stillness & Micro-Expressions | Ep 45

    📖 Wake Up Revolution: Women Rising into Voice, Purpose, and Impact is launching May 19 on Amazon—featuring Rhetah Kwan’s story alongside other powerful women. Burnout, stress, and constant busyness have become the norm—but what if the real path to power, clarity, and healing is learning how to slow down, reconnect, and restore your energy? In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, Rhetah Kwan shares how she transformed her life by stepping out of overwork and into stillness, self-awareness, and deeper connection. Rhetah is a life catalyst, speaker, certified life coach, and global entrepreneur who helps professionals reduce burnout, build self-awareness, improve emotional intelligence, and reconnect with their inner power. Through her work with micro-expressions, personality awareness, and light- and water-based healing, she helps people understand themselves and others on a deeper level. In this episode, you’ll learn how to manage burnout, calm your nervous system, improve self-awareness, build stronger relationships, and reconnect with your energy by integrating stillness and intentional pauses into your daily life. This conversation will shift the way you think about productivity—and show you that true power comes from presence, not pressure. ✨ Want to be part of a future collaborative book like Wake Up Revolution? Reach out to learn how you can share your story. Rhetah’s Free Gift – Complimentary “Glimpse” Session (including micro-expression and self-awareness insights): www.RhetahKwan.com Chapters 00:00 – Meet Rhetah Kwan 01:20 – Childhood & connection to light 04:00 – Burnout and health decline 07:30 – Caregiving and breaking point 10:30 – Discovering stillness and healing 13:30 – The “pool of peace” concept 16:00 – Managing stress and awareness 19:00 – Truth about women and power 22:30 – Reclaiming your energy 23:00 – What she’s building now 24:00 – Message to her past self 25:00 – How to work with Rhetah #powerfulonpurposepodcast #burnoutrecovery #selfawareness #womensupportingwomen #personalgrowth

    25 min

  8. May 3

    The Truth About Chronic Illness & Natural Healing | Corry Lang

    📖 Wake Up Revolution: Women Rising into Voice, Purpose, and Impact is launching May 19 on Amazon—featuring Corry Lang’s story alongside other powerful women. Chronic illness, autoimmune conditions, and “mystery symptoms” are more common than ever—and many women are told there are no answers. But what if your body already knows how to heal? In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, Corry Lang shares how she went from being unable to walk, battling severe symptoms like lupus and fibromyalgia, to fully healing herself through natural healing, detoxification, and rebuilding the body from within. Corry is a certified naturopathic practitioner, regenerative detoxification specialist, and iridologist who helps women with chronic illness, autoimmune conditions, and unexplained health issues restore their health using nutrition, herbal medicine, and natural detox methods. From her background in scientific research to her personal healing journey, this conversation bridges the gap between science and holistic health. In this episode, you’ll learn how to support your body’s natural healing process, understand root causes of illness, detox your body safely, improve your diet, and take back control of your health without relying solely on traditional systems. This conversation will challenge what you’ve been told about illness—and remind you that your body is designed to heal when given the right support. ✨ Want to be part of a future collaborative book like Wake Up Revolution? Reach out to learn how you can share your story. Corry’s Free Gift – Free Ebook + Monthly Healing Webinars: https://corrylang.com Chapters 00:00 – Meet Corry Lang 01:20 – From science to healing 03:00 – Chronic illness journey 05:30 – Hitting rock bottom 07:30 – Discovering root causes 09:30 – Healing through detox 12:00 – Problems in healthcare system 15:00 – Why women must advocate 18:30 – Natural healing vs misinformation 21:30 – Building her business 24:00 – Advice to her past self 26:00 – Simple diet shifts 28:00 – How to connect #powerfulonpurposepodcast #naturalhealing #chronicillness #womenshealth #detox

    26 min
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Powerful on Purpose is a podcast for women who are done playing small and ready to lead boldly. Each episode features candid, unscripted conversations with brilliant women using their gifts, stories, and expertise to build brands, businesses, and missions that impact the world. Expect truth, strategy, and permission to stop shrinking — without pretending, performing, or staying stuck.

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    Leslie Capps
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