Long drive? Longer to-do list? Either way, summer is prime time to trade the backlog for leadership podcasts that actually move you forward.
Next up in our Summer Road Trip series: five Leadership & Business podcasts from the Innovation Women community, hosted by founders, coaches and changemakers who are rewriting what leadership sounds like.
Here are five shows worth your attention:
Fearless Feminine Leadership
Productivity, dominance and competition aren’t the only leadership traits worth building. RAYMA Team® Co-Founders and Certified Coaches Mandy B. Anderson and Raychel Perman make the case for empathy, connection and creativity, specific leadership skills many workplaces still overlook. This season leans into tools over talk, giving teachers, parents, therapists and school leaders (or anyone mad enough to fix what’s broken) a practical toolkit for change.
The Business Emergency Room Podcast
Host Maartje van Krieken treats scaling a business like triage: fast decisions, sound judgment and teams that stay aligned under pressure. Built for leaders navigating high-stakes calls, volatile markets and rapid growth pains, the show delivers battle-tested frameworks for cutting through bottlenecks and analysis paralysis. New episodes drop weekly with real-world insight for leading with confidence when things get turbulent.
Powered by Authenticity
What does it cost to lead with your guard down? Emily Carlson’s conversations with bold leaders and changemakers dig into resilience and reinvention without the polish, built for anyone ready to forge their own path instead of following someone else’s.
Is Anything Real?
No business theater, no performative takes. Host Adam W. Barney, a Transition Leadership Coach and author of Make Your Own Glass Half Full, built each episode around a fast Reality Check, a Proof Stack of inputs, actions and outcomes and one move listeners can run that week. Guests have included Patty Civalleri, Dana DiTomaso, Christina Quinn, Sharon Hurley Hall and LaShanda Jackson, and the show tackles leadership, growth, community, equity and AI without the noise.
Amplifying Authenticity with Megan Fuciarelli
What does it actually mean to lead authentically? Megan Fuciarelli’s podcast reflects on the messiness of the human experience while spotlighting the voices and stories driving real personal and collective transformation.
This is the second installment in our Summer Road Trip series. If you missed it, check out eight books for your professional development.
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