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The Leadership is Female podcast brings interviews with female leaders in business to you each week so that you can hear tips to elevate your career, uncover opportunity for yourself, and learn from our mistakes and successes. All so that you can get to the top FASTER! We will lead you forward because Leadership is Female.

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Sadie Lincoln
Sadie Lincoln is the CEO and Founder of barre3, a global fitness brand that emphasizes community and empowerment for women. Disenchanted with the traditional 9-5 work model, she and her husband sold their home to fund the first barre3 studio in Portland. Under her leadership, barre3 has grown to 207 locations, all female-owned and without outside investment. Sadie is passionate about creating spaces where women can connect and feel supported, particularly through the challenges of motherhood. She has integrated a dedicated PLAYCENTER in barre3 studios to allow mothers to work out while their children are cared for. Sadie's approach to fitness includes a focus on mindfulness, ensuring that movement is both effective and fulfilling.
Susan Valverde
Susan Valverde is the president of Sylvan Learning, a leading education brand. She immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 12 without speaking English and faced numerous challenges throughout her life. Despite these obstacles, she excelled academically and became the first in her family to attend college. Inspired by a Sylvan Learning commercial, she transitioned from a successful career to open three Sylvan Learning centers in Texas, focusing on underserved communities. Her centers became some of the highest-performing in the network, leading to her promotion to president in 2016. Susan is known for her transformative approach to education, modernizing curricula, and enhancing customer experiences at Sylvan Learning.
Kate Eckman
Kate Eckman is a multifaceted professional with a background as a competitive swimmer, model, broadcast journalist, and international TV personality. Coming from a family of high-achievers, she has internalized a strong work ethic and the importance of discipline. Throughout her career, she has developed tools to enhance self-confidence and self-worth, and has become a passionate advocate for mindfulness practices, emphasizing their benefits for both mental and physical health.
Dana L. Cox
Dana L. Cox is a Radical Reset Expert and the founder of FIX Coaching & Consulting. She specializes in helping individuals and organizations break the cycle of overwork and burnout. Dana is the author of the book 'FROM BURNOUT TO BADASS: Flip the Script on Your Work-Life Balance', where she shares insights and strategies for women leaders to redefine power and success on their own terms. Her work focuses on empowering women to protect their energy and thrive in their careers.
Anne Marie Anderson
Anne Marie Anderson is a three-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and inspirational speaker. She is recognized as one of the most experienced female play-by-play announcers in the country. Anne Marie has recently authored the book 'Cultivating Audacity: Dismantle Doubt and Let Yourself Win', set to be released in January 2025. Her work focuses on empowering women in their careers and providing strategies for personal and professional growth.

Topics Discussed

Sadie Lincoln fitness empire barre3 community motherhood mindfulness women empowerment immigrant experience education Sylvan Learning leadership resilience curriculum modernization first-generation student customer experience overhaul self-confidence mindfulness practices brain health body health turning inward high-achievers competitive swimming professional modeling broadcast journalism Radical Reset overwork burnout work-life balance women leaders cultural success taxes leadership gap pay gap energized innovators Anne Marie Anderson Emmy Award-winning broadcaster career strategies urgency fallacy ego time vs money
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225. How Sadie Lincoln Started a Global Fitness Empire, Barre3

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Sadie Lincoln
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Sadie Lincoln fitness empire barre3 community motherhood mindfulness women empowerment

Sadie's story will inspire you to dream big, work hard, and never give up on your passions.

  • CEO/Founder Piece: Disenfranchised with the classic, 9-5 capitalistic world, she wanted out. Her and her husband sold their house and with those savings started the first barre3 location in Portland. The brand now has 207 studios (all female owned with no outside investment!).

  • Community: Sadie also created the class as she was noticing the loneliness epidemic hitting American families (especially women) hard. She felt it was hard to find a community, and wanted to create a space where women could connect, feel seen and ensure they never feel alone.

  • Motherhood: barre3 has a dedicated PLAYCENTER where mothers can drop off their kids to safely play under supervision while they workout. Sadie identified the importance of allowing mothers to take a break, and wanted to ensure she could make working out an easy thing. She recalls a crying baby and crying mother coming into class once - Sadie took the baby and proceeded to start class WHILE holding the baby.

  • Fitness: The importance of incorporating mindfulness into your movement practice for a successful workout and the Why behind this


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224. She Came to the U.S. Not Speaking English, Now this 54-Year-Old is Leading Education Brand Sylvan Learning: Susan Valverde

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Emily Jaenson
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Susan Valverde
Keywords
immigrant experience education Sylvan Learning leadership resilience curriculum modernization first-generation student customer experience overhaul

Susan Valverde, the president of Sylvan Learning, has an extraordinary story from a young immigrant to a top leader in education is truly one for the books.

Imagine moving to the U.S. at 12 not speaking English, facing every obstacle you can think of—and not only overcoming them, but using those experiences to reshape the future of education. That’s exactly what Susan did.

After excelling in school despite the language barrier, she became the first in her family to attend college. But it was a Sylvan Learning commercial that set her on a life-changing path. Inspired by the brand’s impact on education, she made the bold decision to leave her career and open three Sylvan Learning centers in Texas, serving some of the nation’s poorest counties. Her centers became some of the highest-performing in the network.

Susan’s franchise success eventually led her to Sylvan’s corporate team, where she rose to president in 2016. Now, she’s transforming Sylvan’s approach to learning, modernizing the curriculum, and pushing the brand forward with parent company Unleashed Brands.

Susan speaks on:

  • How her journey as an immigrant, first-generation student, and passionate learner ignited her pursuit of a career in education.
  • The bold move from franchisee to president—and the lessons she learned leading Sylvan centers in some of the most underserved communities in Texas.
  • The massive changes she’s driving at Sylvan, including a game-changing customer experience overhaul set for 2025.
  • Her unique perspective on the current state of education—how budget cuts, understaffing, and curriculum changes are impacting kids, and how Sylvan is stepping in to bridge those gaps.


Susan’s journey is a testament to the power of resilience, passion, and believing in the potential of every child. 


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223. How to Turn Inward for the Answers with Kate Eckman host of Rawish Podcast

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Emily Jaenson
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Kate Eckman
Keywords
self-confidence mindfulness practices brain health body health turning inward high-achievers competitive swimming professional modeling broadcast journalism

Kate comes from a long line of high-achievers — a family that values training, education, achievement, and top performance.

As a competitive swimmer for 17 years, she internalized a strong work ethic and the value of focused discipline. Working as a professional model, she was challenged to develop new tools for strengthening my self-confidence and sense of self-worth. And as a broadcast journalist and international TV personality, she experienced what it took to perform at the highest level at all times and to be an exceptional team player.

Along the way, she discovered the value of turning inward. She studied mindfulness practices and became a passionate advocate of their benefits for both brain and body health. 

  • Learn about turning inward in this episode
  • Learn about truly taking care of yourself

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0:00 34:43

222. How Leaders Can Reclaim Power & Energy (Without Losing Themselves) with Dana Cox

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Emily Jaenson
Guests
Dana L. Cox
Keywords
Radical Reset overwork burnout work-life balance women leaders cultural success taxes leadership gap pay gap energized innovators

Radical Reset Expert and founder of FIX Coaching & Consulting Dana L. Cox shares her insights and strategies for breaking the cycle of overwork and burnout in her latest book FROM BURNOUT TO BADASS: Flip the Script on Your Work-Life Balance

We discuss:

  • How Women Leaders Can Reject ‘Cultural Success Taxes’ and Redefine Power on Their Terms

  • Why Women Are Working Themselves into Exhaustion

  • The Leadership & Pay Gap: Doing More for Less is a Fast Track to Burnout

  • The Money Connection: If You’re Underpaid, You’re Overworked

  • How Companies Can Turn Exhausted Leaders into Energized Innovators

Here's Dana in her own words: "Women are told they can ‘have it all,’ but no one warns us having it all often means losing ourselves. This book isn’t about doing more—it’s about leading smarter, protecting your energy, and thriving on your terms."

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221. Cultivating Audacity: Dismantle Doubt and Let Yourself Win with Broadcaster Anne Marie Anderson

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Emily Jansen
Guests
Anne Marie Anderson
Keywords
Anne Marie Anderson Emmy Award-winning broadcaster career strategies urgency fallacy ego time vs money women empowerment

Anne Marie Anderson is a three-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, inspirational speaker and one of the most experienced female play-by-play announcers in the country who just penned the book Cultivating Audacity: Dismantle Doubt and Let Yourself Win (January 2025).  

We cover:

1. 'New Year, New You' career strategies: an attempt to change this narrative over goal setting, Anne Marie has proven micro steps to impact change and it all starts with aligning what is important and what is urgent.

2. Understanding urgent vs. important – 3 reasons you’re falling for the urgency fallacy & how to not fail with pressures of 2025

3. Check your superego (why it is okay to have an ego, but learning to hone it is key)

4. Time VS Money: How to assess your tasks in 2025

5. What women can do today to level up tomorrow.

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