Unlock Your Leadership Potential: Lessons from Moms & Caregivers

Mother and Daughter

Beyond Balance: How Motherhood and Caregiving Forge Powerful Leaders Forget the “balance” myth. For many mothers and caregivers, leadership isn’t about achieving some mythical equilibrium between work and personal life. It’s about the strength, resilience, and adaptability honed in the crucible of caring for others. Today’s leadership landscape demands empathy and the ability to create […]

Kristin Rodriguez on Guiding the Hero’s Journey || EP. 160

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Kristin Rodriguez.  Kristin is many things, and one of those things is that Kristin is funny.  Don’t confuse her quick wit and humorous approach to career trajectory (a winding path indeed!) with anything less than her seriousness in how she expects to help Heroes.  Who are the Heroes?  The people […]

Innovation Leader. Mid-Careerist. Happy Mother’s Day Emily Fry!! || EP. 159

In this 2024 WBL (Women Business Leaders) Series, Emily talks about her leadership journey from the point of view of a “mid careerist”.  Today she is leading innovation operations at Geisinger.  Her path to leadership was not a clear straight journey and she credits her prior diverse experience to giving her the confidence to lead […]

Michelle Wright: Payer executive. Mom, first and foremost. || EP. 158

Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Michelle Wright.   In this 2024 WBL (Women Business Leaders) Series, Michelle begins our conversation talking about what it means to play the long game.  She has always been in Maryland and for nearly thirty of those years she was a senior executive at Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield.  To play the […]