Episodes

Jan. 1, 2024

Happy New Year!

2024 is here! Happy New Year!! Join Leanna in the January 2024 Reset for High Achieving Women here .
Dec. 28, 2023

Unwrapping the Mental Load of Holiday Burnout for Moms - with Laura Laskey

Join Leanna in the January 2024 Reset for High Achieving Women here . In this episode, Leanna and her sister, Laura Laskey, delve deep into the emotional rollercoaster that the holiday season often becomes for mothers. As th…
Guest: Laura Laskey
Dec. 14, 2023

Creating a Path Through Burnout: Redefining Success and Values as a High Achiever

Laura Nguyen joins this compelling episode as a seasoned executive mom who not only weathered the storm of burnout herself but has since become a guiding force for others facing the same struggles. Laura shares her unique jo…
Guest: Laura Nguyen
Nov. 30, 2023

Rethinking our Expectations of Linear Career Paths and Navigating Unexpected Job Loss - with Jess Kitt

Jess Kitt is back for part 2 to discuss her recent departure from her executive role, examining the profound impact on her life. As a high achiever, Jess candidly explores the fears and uncertainties accompanying unexpected …
Guest: Jess Kitt
Nov. 23, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving!

In today's quick episode, Leanna is sharing gratitude for her listeners, guests, and supporters, and one tip for enjoying the holiday. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Full transcript available here . Connect with Leanna here .
Nov. 16, 2023

Professional Authenticity: Navigating Leadership Challenges When Values Don't Align - with Jess Kitt

Today, Leanna is joined by Jess Kitt, who is talking about her experience in her first executive role, and her recent transition out of it. They explore navigating tough waters in a male-dominated company when our values and…
Guest: Jess Kitt
Nov. 2, 2023

Find Balance and Joy This Holiday Season - with Emily Hardy

The holiday season is upon us! Are you feeling excitement, or dread, or a little bit of both? Holidays can be tough for moms, who often take on the brunt of the mental load. And while of course we love making the holidays ma…
Guest: Emily Hardy
Oct. 26, 2023

Quick Podcast Update

Today’s episode is a quick update on The Executive Coach for Moms Podcast, including: Please share your feedback! As we’re planning episodes for 2024, we’d love to incorporate listener feedback. Tell us what you want to hear…
Oct. 19, 2023

Building Your Village: Friendship, Connection, and Community in Motherhood — with Emily Siegel

Today’s guest is Emily Siegel, host of the Connected Mom Life Podcast and creator of the Mom Friends community. She has relocated multiple times and has therefore had to create her village in each place. She’s learned a lot …
Guest: Emily Siegel
Oct. 12, 2023

The Hurdle is Never Bigger Than the Finish Line: Cultivating Resilience and Building Your Own Army - with Erica Music

In today’s episode, Leanna is talking with Erica Music, an athlete, educator, mother, speaker, and author, who shares her inspiring journey of resilience. Erica's story emphasizes the importance of building a strong support …
Guest: Erica Music
Oct. 5, 2023

Let the Light In: Embracing Grief, Hope, and Healing after Pregnancy Loss - with Kami Wernimont

Content warning: miscarriage and pregnancy loss October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, and today Leanna is having a beautiful conversation with Kami Wernimont, certified life coach, miscarriage doula,…
Sept. 28, 2023

Joyful Juggling: Intentionally Creating Balance and Joy in Motherhood, Career, and Life — with Dr. Miranda Walichowski

Dr. Miranda Walichowski joins Leanna for a highly impactful conversation for working moms. Miranda does it all — she is a business owner, a professor, a mother of 5, a devoted wife and woman of faith, and a competitive power…
Sept. 21, 2023

Redefining Success on Your Own Terms: Coaching Conversation

This week, Leanna coaches Allie, who has been feeling stuck in her career and comes to the conversation looking for strategies for how to advance her career. But through the coaching conversation, she discovers that her defi…
Sept. 12, 2023

Back to School BONUS: Supporting Our Kids Through the Preschool Transition

In this special back to school bonus episode, Leanna and her young daughter talk about the challenges of the transition to preschool and what helped to make the drop off process a lot smoother. Knowing there are children and…
Sept. 7, 2023

Conquering Imposter Syndrome: Learning to Silence Limiting Beliefs and Claim the Space We've Earned - with Emily-Rose Barry

Imposter Syndrome. It’s something that so many of us experience, especially women. It’s that crushing feeling that everybody’s going to find out we’re a fraud. That belief that we were put in our positions by accident or by …
Aug. 31, 2023

Practicing Self Compassion and Learning to be Kinder to Ourselves

As ambitious women and moms, we’re often our toughest critics. We can be so hard on ourselves, and often we attribute this “being tough on ourselves” to how we’ve gotten to where we are today, making it a more difficult thou…
Aug. 24, 2023

Career Pivots and Resets: How This Executive Mom Created Her Ideal Balance with Work and Life - with Kate Griffin

Leanna interviews Kate Griffin, Vice President of a management consulting firm, and mom of 3 young children. She shares her journey through higher ed and tech, as well as some career pivots she’s made along the way that have…
Guest: Kate Griffin
Aug. 17, 2023

Embracing the Human Experience

In this episode of the Executive Coach for Moms Podcast , host Leanna Laskey McGrath shares personal insights gained from her recent surgery and recovery. As a former tech exec turned full-time mom and certified executive co…
Aug. 10, 2023

Unboxing Barbie: A Discussion of Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Self Identity - with Laura Laskey

Note: This episode contains *SPOILER ALERTS* for the Barbie movie. This week, host Leanna Lasky McGrath, a former tech executive turned full-time mom and certified executive coach, welcomes her sister, Laura Laskey, an execu…
Guest: Laura Laskey
Aug. 3, 2023

Mindset Shifts to Make Parenting Feel Less Stressful

Welcome to the "Executive Coach for Moms" podcast, hosted by Leanna Lasky McGrath, a former tech exec turned full-time mom, recovering perfectionist, and certified executive coach. In this episode, Leanna focuses on parentin…
July 27, 2023

Navigating Authentic Leadership as Tech Startup Execs: A Journey of Friendship, Motherhood, and Growth - with Annemieke Rice

Annemieke Rice joins the podcast today for a conversation with host, Leanna Laskey McGrath, about tech startup executive life and motherhood. They discuss: Their experiences as young execs being the only woman on the leaders…
July 20, 2023

How High Achievers Can Learn to Delegate: Coaching Conversation

Last episode, Andrea asked Leanna about what she's doing next, and she shared that she's relaunched her business and is coaching high achieving working moms. This week, we're featuring a coaching session she did with two ver…
July 6, 2023

Meet Your Host! Leanna's Story - Part 3

In the final installment of this 3-part series where Leanna Laskey McGrath is interviewed by Andrea Palmer, Leanna shares her journey as a full-time mom and the challenges she faced in giving up her identity as a workaholic …
Guest: Andrea Palmer
June 29, 2023

Meet Your Host! Leanna's Story - Part 2

Welcome to the Executive Coach for Moms podcast, hosted by Leanna Laskey McGrath. The goal of this podcast is to help working moms find balance and joy in their lives. As a high-achieving mom and former tech executive, Leann…
Guest: Andrea Palmer