Hosted by Leigh Burgess · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 201 episodes
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Everyone has a bold story, and every story is important. This podcast presents bold stories that will inspire and enable you to free your own boldness. There is a continuum of boldness where each of these stories belongs. From true vulnerability and service to making the tough choices and taking the big leap, each episode will feature an extraordinary journey of hope and perseverance. So tune in and take your seat at The Bold Lounge, the place where bold stories are freed.
Leigh Burgess hosts The Bold Lounge, a business show with 201 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode In this episode, Kerry Connor, a nationally recognized leader in voluntary benefits, partnerships, and human-centered employee experience, shares openly about joy, truth, and the quiet
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode A million-dollar prize may grab attention, but Scott Erdmann’s bigger vision is building a global home for competition barbecue. In this episode, Scott shares how he went from sports a
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Eric Ries, creator of the Lean Startup method and author of Incorruptible explores what bold leadership looks like when certainty is impossible, pressure is high, and telling the truth
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode In this episode, global leadership strategist and author Caroline Stokes talks about what it takes to lead through AI acceleration, climate risk, and constant societal change. We explo
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode In this episode, Leigh sits down with New York Times bestselling author and behavioral researcher Tom Rath to rethink purpose in a more grounded, actionable way. Tom explores why purpo
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Executive advisor, coach, and C-suite leader Amy Clark explores the hidden instincts that shape leadership under pressure and often limit growth, culture, and impact. Drawing from Amy’
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode As the founder of a virtual paralegal consultancy, Ashley Cheung shares her personal and professional journey as an entrepreneur and how that has shaped her bold approach to life and l
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode In this episode, Jasmine Moseley Beal, an award-winning global learning and talent development leader and CEO of Virtue Key Consulting Group, talks about bold leadership in the real wo
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode In this episode, we unpack how private foundations shape giving, influence public priorities, and often operate with limited accountability despite major tax advantages. Joined by foun
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode In this honest and thought-provoking episode, Tom Hardin, known publicly as Tipper X, opens up about the choices, pressures, and personal struggles that led to his role in Wall Street’
Send us Fan Mail Content Warning: description of panic attack About This Episode In this powerful conversation, award-winning social entrepreneur and women’s leadership expert Fiona Macaulay reframes failure as strategic
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode In this episode, we sit down with Jane Zimmer, founder of Z’Est, to explore how bold, intentional living transforms ordinary moments into meaningful rituals. Blending leadership, creat
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode This episode rethinks meetings from the ground up with organizational behavior expert Dr. Rebecca Hinds. Instead of accepting packed calendars as productive, the conversation reframes
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode In this episode, Jessica Weiss, positive psychology expert, speaker, and author of Happiness Works: The Science of Thriving at Work , explores why real happiness at work is not a perk
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode The most powerful leadership breakthroughs often come from clarity, not new strategy. In this conversation with executive educator and author Margaret C. Andrews, we explore a grounded
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Send us Fan Mail About This Episode In this episode, we talk with Muriel Wilkins, CEO, C-suite advisor, executive coach, and author of Leadership Unblocked , about how unexamined beliefs can quietly limit leadership impa
Send us Fan Mail About This Episode Dr. Michelle Johnston, award-winning leadership expert and author of The Seismic Shift in Leadership and The Seismic Shift in You , explores how connection, not command, drives perform
Send us Fan Mail Content Warning: description of stroke and recovery About This Episode At 28, Bessie Sturgis’s life took an unexpected turn when she suddenly found herself navigating a stroke diagnosis. In this episode,
Send us Fan Mail Content Warning: mention of childhood abuse, divorce About This Episode Steph Wagner, National Director of Women in Wealth at Northern Trust and author of Fly!: A Woman's Guide to Financial Freedom and B
Eric Ries
creator of the Lean Startup method, founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, author of Incorruptible · Long-Term Stock Exchange
1 appearance on this show
Caroline Stokes
author of AfterShock to 2030
1 appearance on this show
Rebecca Hinds
author of Your Best Meeting Ever: Seven Principles for Designing Meetings That Get Things Done · Glean
1 appearance on this show
Jessica Weiss
Clinical Services Manager at Diabetes WA
1 appearance on this show
Erin Gallagher
Chair, Acquisitions & Discovery Services, Conference Director · University of Florida
1 appearance on this show
Natalie Benamou
Founder, HerCsuite™ Women's Growth Network · HerCsuite® Women's Growth Network
1 appearance on this show
Lorraine K. Lee
Executive Presence Expert, Keynote Speaker, Author of Unforgettable Presence · RISE Learning Solutions
1 appearance on this show
Kelley Tyan
Founder of the Pray Lead Empower Movement, Keynote Speaker, Author, Devoted Mother
1 appearance on this show
Rachel Druckenmiller
keynote speaker, TEDx presenter, singer-songwriter, Forbes Next 1000 entrepreneur · Avenue M Group
1 appearance on this show
Denise Brown
Group Chief Executive · Certified Caregiving Consultants
1 appearance on this show
Melissa Dawn Simkins
The First Lady of Personal Branding · Velvet Suite
1 appearance on this show
Debra Clary
executive coach, author, former leader at Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay, and Jack Daniels
1 appearance on this show
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