The podcast for brilliant women in demanding corporate careers who are done proving their way to the top…and are ready to lead like they already belong there.
Short, weekly episodes for women rising into or already navigating senior leadership.
We talk about the simple leadership shifts needed to trust yourself, own your value, increase your visibility and strategically influence others - as you navigate bigger rooms, bigger titles, and a bigger career.
Breaking Free from the Grind™
New episodes drop every Friday.
New here? Start with the leadership pattern you recognize most.
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IF YOU'RE DOING TOO MUCH...
Leadership Shift #39: Stop Overworking Without Losing Results
Why working harder isn't the answer - and what actually moves you forward. -
IF YOU'RE SECOND-GUESSING YOURSELF...
Leadership Shift #180: 99% of the Time You Know Exactly What to Do
Why the answer you're looking for may already be there - and what it takes to trust it. -
IF YOU'RE OVER-EXPLAINING YOURSELF...
Leadership Shift #178: How to Stop Overexplaining Yourself
What your five-minute disclaimer may be signaling - and how to communicate with greater authority.
“The grind” isn't just long hours.
It's replaying the conversation after the meeting ended.
It's preparing for another hour when you were ready an hour ago.
It's explaining your recommendation three different ways because nobody responded immediately.
It's saying yes before you've even checked your calendar.
It's fixing the work instead of giving the feedback.
It's knowing what you want to do – and asking three people what they think anyway.
It's doing exceptional work and quietly hoping the right person notices.
That's the grind I'm interested in breaking.
Because the goal isn't to care less. Or want less. Or become less ambitious.
It's to stop abandoning yourself in order to succeed.
Breaking Free from the Grind™ is about becoming the leader underneath all that proving, overthinking, overworking, perfectionism, and permission-seeking.
The woman who trusts her judgment.
Says what she thinks.
Owns what she wants.
Lets other people carry their share.
And keeps building an exceptional career without handing the rest of her life over to it.
One leadership shift each episode. In less time than it takes for a coffee break.
No hour-long interviews you have to find time for. No 12-step leadership frameworks you'll never use.
Each 20-minute episode takes one specific pattern shaping the way you lead and helps you see it differently. So you can make one meaningful shift in how you show up at work that week.
Listen on your commute. Your walk around the block outside the office. Between meetings.
Then go lead differently.
HOSTED BY
Amelia NoëlI don't talk about corporate leadership from the outside.
I'm Amelia Noël – Master Certified Executive Coach, Columbia MBA, former investment banker and global consultant, and creator of The Executive Edge™.
I spent more than a decade working inside demanding corporate environments before I started coaching the women leading within them.
So when I talk about the 10 PM deck revision, the impossible stakeholder, the Executive Committee presentation, or the team member whose work keeps falling on your plate - I get it.
I've lived the reality.
Now, I help brilliant women navigate senior leadership in corporate in a completely different way.
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At a certain point, listening isn't enough.
You can recognize the pattern. You can understand why you do it. You can even know exactly what needs to change.
But changing the way you've learned to lead, especially inside the pressure of your actual career, is different.
If you're ready to identify what's having the biggest impact on your ability to rise and thrive in senior leadership, and what to do about it, let's talk.