Her Origin Story

Check Out These Highlights: Kristina shares how babysitting for her neighbor (who happened to be a drill team director) set her on a path from gymnast to dancer, eventually leading her into business ownership and...

Check Out These Highlights: Urmi opens up about growing up in a strict, traditional South Asian household in Italy, where women were expected to follow rigid rules and boys were given more freedom. She reflects on how...

Check Out These Highlights: Ramona recalls the moment she discovered theater as a place where she could finally be loud and expressive, despite growing up in a quiet household. That spark led her from biology labs to...

Check Out These Highlights: Brandi reflects on the seed that started her entrepreneurial path: her late husband’s encouragement to work for herself instead of climbing the corporate ladder. That shift revealed her...

Check Out These Highlights: Kristin reflects on her early years as an art major, moving to San Francisco, and the defining moment when she stepped into the corporate world at McKinsey & Company. That decision shifted...

Check Out These Highlights: Deborah Newton opens up about losing her dad at age five, watching her mom’s resilience, and how those early lessons shaped her drive to succeed. She reflects on the devastating loss of her...

Check Out These Highlights: What do you do when the future you’ve planned since childhood suddenly disappears? Natalie Hurdley takes us back to her teenage years as a professional soccer player, when a devastating...

Check Out These Highlights: What if building a successful business wasn't about working harder, but about building one that actually supports the life you want? In this episode, Toby sits down with Angela Greaser...

Check Out These Highlights: What do you do when the path you've carefully planned no longer feels like the one you're meant to follow? In this episode, Ally Berthiaume shares how her lifelong love of writing kept...

Check Out These Highlights: What if the very struggles that once made you feel broken became the reason you could help others heal? In this episode, Cynthia Coufal shares her deeply personal origin story—from growing up...

Check Out These Highlights: Randi Kest’s story is about resilience, identity, and the courage to pivot midlife. After a layoff from her media career, she faced the challenge of redefining her path while navigating...

Check Out These Highlights: Amy Lokken’s story is one of reinvention, resilience, and soul‑led pivots. Growing up on a Wisconsin dairy farm taught her resourcefulness and creativity, lessons she carried into a career in...

Check Out These Highlights: Teresa Thomas has spent her life weaving connections that matter. From organizing arts celebrations in college to leading Women In Networking for over 20 years, her story is rooted in...

Check Out These Highlights: Jen Baxter’s story is one of unexpected pivots and resilience. After taking a leap of faith into book publishing, she faced sudden layoffs and the uncertainty of starting over. What began as...

Check Out These Highlights: When Juliet Cutler traveled to Tanzania as a young volunteer, she thought she was simply offering her skills to help support girls’ education. What she didn’t expect was how deeply the...