Speak Your Mind Unapologetically Podcast

She Told Both Job Interviewers She Wanted to Be CIO. They Hired Her Anyway. Calendly's Head of IT Darlene Reina on Being Unabashedly Ambitious

May 8, 2026

Her Dad Found a Rolex and Returned It. What That Taught Her About Asking for Everything.

Her father came to the United States in 1989 with next to nothing. He found a Rolex in a locker room while working as a janitor and returned it. The owner gave him a job. He stayed 27 years. In that time, he asked his employer for...

She Was a Shy, Introverted Child Who Became a Chief Strategy Officer. The Realization That Changed Everything. (with Lisa Martinez, CSIO at Lee Health)

May 1, 2026

She missed the scholarship deadline for her MBA. She asked anyway. She got it. She was the only woman in her group project cohort, a single mom with a one-year-old, living paycheck to paycheck. She told her group on day one exactly what she could do and when she was leaving. They respected it. On a business trip with...

Every Man in the Room Ignored Her and Started the Meeting. She Interrupted. What Happened Next. (with Lisa Martinez, CSIO at Lee Health) — Part 2

May 1, 2026

The Mirror Method, the WAIT Acronym, and Why "Learn Fast" Beats "Fail Fast": Lee Health CSIO Lisa Martinez on Challenging the Status Quo — Part 2

She walked into a conference room as the only woman in a room full of men in technical data roles. They introduced themselves to each other and started the meeting without...

Years of Being Called "Hardworking and Quiet." How Revolut's Head of Strategy Daisy Xia Rewrote Her Professional Brand

Apr 24, 2026

For years, Daisy Xia's performance reviews said the same things: hardworking, great team player, result-driven, quiet. Cycle after cycle, different managers, same words. Then she realized: those were her brand hashtags, and they were never going to get her to where she wanted to go. She wanted "confident,"...

Be Brief, Be Bright, Be Gone: How Newell Brands VP Malvika Jhangiani Challenges Senior Leaders, Manages Type A Executives, and Turns Conflict Into Opportunity

Apr 17, 2026

When a new business leader walked in and told Malvika Jhangiani they were going to restructure the entire segment — 60% of company revenue — in a room with just the two of them, no leaks, no one else in the room, she didn't say no. She said: "I hear you. And here's how we get to the same outcome with the right...