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Hosted by Jamie Lee · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 135 episodes
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Everything that's rewarding is on the other side of a Risky Conversation. In this podcast for professional women, we have honest talks about topics often considered taboo or "too risky" at work -- salary negotiation, mental and reproductive health, office politics, social injustices, and unconventional ways smart women navigate their path forward despite a flawed and sexist society. Join me as we dive deeper into these risky yet rewarding conversations, embracing the growth they bring.
Jamie Lee hosts Risky Conversations with Jamie Lee, a business show with 135 episodes published.
The truth is, some of the most powerful career moves happen when you don't ask for anything at all. This Friday, July 24th, my client Sarah-Neel Smith and I are going to teach you exactly how to have those career convers
In this episode of Risky Conversations , I interviewed my good friend and literary agent Kat Kerr about her unconventional path from Florida state government to championing marginalized voices in publishing. Kat shares h
What do you do when you're offered an opportunity that will definitely stretch you but also scares you, and your first instinct is to hand it to someone else, because you feel you're not quite qualified? That's the momen
Just in 2025, nearly half a million women left the workforce. 23% of all new businesses were started by women, and 50% of all solopreneurs are women. Perhaps a part of you knows you need to leave. Maybe the job is toxic.
Women are asking to be paid better and promoted but we’re also getting "no" more often than men. What gives? The problem isn't that women can't negotiate. The problem is that we're negotiating the wrong way—playing by ru
Ever felt anxious about negotiating your pay? Wondered why it feels so risky when you already know you’re beyond pulling your weight at work? Here’s the truth I see as a coach for marginalized leaders who don’t like offi
What happens when the pressures of work intensify AND parenting intensifies at the same time? Senior-level mothers are caught in a two-way trap—and many are quietly burning out, believing it's a personal failure rather t
Everything worthwhile is on the other side of a risky conversation—especially when it comes to women’s health, birth, and career. In this episode, I sit down with professional investor–turned–hypnobirthing educator Maria
In this episode, I sat down with leadership coach and former HR leader Ashley Paré to pull back the curtain on the "risky conversation" that cost her a corporate role but won her ultimate freedom and self-respect. We div
In this episode of Risky Conversations, I sit down with global storytelling expert Gabrielle Dolan , author of Story Intelligence: The craft of authentic storytelling made smarter with AI. Gabrielle shares how one risky
Informational interviews, job interviews, and offer negotiations: these are the "risky" conversations that stand between you and a career you actually love. But what if you could de-risk these moments and catapult yourse
Many people think I'm a negotiation coach, but I'm really a practitioner of change working at the intersection of ancient Eastern philosophy and modern Western neuroscience. The Science: Quantum physicists like David Boh
When I sat down to record this conversation with M. Cristina Alcalde, Ph.D., ACC , last December, institutional biases hadn't yet turned as blatantly fatal as they have in the aftermath of Operation Metro Surge. But trut
Have you felt the crushing weight of otherization as the only woman or person of color in the room? Or maybe you've been told you’re "too intense," "not assertive enough," or some other maddening combination of subjectiv
Earlier today on January 13, 2026, LinkedIn published an article The 2026 job market: What to know about hiring, confidence and opportunity. The data is mixed: U.S. job growth is sluggish and many job seekers are feeling
Are you a high-performance leader feeling "allergic" to the slow, constrained pace of your current office? In this episode, I share the "Ferrari on a Golf Course" metaphor—a perspective shift that has been a game-changer
In this episode, I talk with Neelam Patel, who left a 22-year tech executive career to follow her passions for poetry, dance, and performance. We dive into the risks and rewards of creative self-advocacy, how joy and ang
For many women of color, excellence became a survival strategy long before leadership did. So when a board, team, or decision-maker starts tugging on the rope—questioning, nitpicking, shifting expectations—it feels almos
In this quick episode, I guide you through a 10-minute Boundary Reset designed to help you protect your energy from office drama and difficult coworkers — without shutting down or over-functioning. As an executive coach
Jamie Lee is an executive coach who helps women and marginalized leaders get promoted and better paid—without playing politics or throwing anyone under the bus. Risky Conversations is about the messy, brave, and brain-ba
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Risky Conversations with Jamie Lee is hosted by Jamie Lee. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 135 episodes.
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