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The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

Hosted by MaryAnn Means-Dufrene · business · EN · 31 episodes

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This podcast explores the unseen personal journey of leadership, focusing on identity evolution, emotional growth, and inner transformation behind business success.

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What is The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work about?

This podcast explores the unseen personal journey of leadership, focusing on identity evolution, emotional growth, and inner transformation behind business success.

Who hosts The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work?

The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work is hosted by MaryAnn Means-Dufrene. The show has published 31 episodes to date.

What has The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work covered recently?

Recent episodes include "When Conflict Is the Whole Point | The Breakdown Series" (23 June 2026, 26 minutes), "Trauma, Shame, and the Leader Within | The Breakdown Series" (9 June 2026, 39 minutes), and "The Founder Your Business Actually Needs (Part 2 with Dave Munson)" (26 May 2026, 33 minutes).

How often does The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work publish?

The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 31 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work?

Booking probability for The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work's contact route on record: verified email.

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The strongest fits for The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work are Business & Management Consulting and Business & Professional Training. The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work has a business audience.

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MaryAnn Means-Dufrene hosts The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work, a business show with 31 episodes published.

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  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    When Conflict Is the Whole Point | The Breakdown Series

    Jun 23, 202626 min

    Most leaders are taught to manage conflict down. The healthier ones learn that the absence of conflict is usually the more expensive problem. In this Breakdown of our Inner Work conversation with Kellie Richter, Chief...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    Trauma, Shame, and the Leader Within | The Breakdown Series

    Jun 9, 202639 min

    Most leaders are taught to keep parts of themselves out of the room. What they don't realize is that hiding the wound is what slowly drains the leader. In this Breakdown of our Inner Work conversation with Carol Klocek...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    The Founder Your Business Actually Needs (Part 2 with Dave Munson)

    May 26, 202633 minS0

    <p>There’s a moment in every founder’s life when someone holds up a mirror they didn’t ask for. Sometimes it’s a coach. Sometimes it’s a spouse. Sometimes — the moment Dave Munson is most honest about — it’s an employee...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    The Founder Your Business Actually Needs (Part 1 with Dave Munson)

    May 12, 202640 minS0

    <p>Most leaders hit a moment when the business they built can’t keep growing through them alone. Not because the work changes. Because they have to. In this episode of Inner Work, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene sits down with...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    Why High Performers Struggle When They Step Into Leadership - Part 2

    Apr 28, 202630 minS0

    <p>You can be talented, driven, and deeply capable — and still spend years choosing paths that are easier than the one you were meant for.</p> <p>This is the episode about what happens when you stop choosing comfort...

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    Why High Performers Struggle When They Step Into Leadership - Part 1

    Apr 14, 202633 minS0

    <p>You can be high-performing, and still feel completely unprepared for what leadership demands next.<br>This is the side of leadership development no one prepares you for.</p> <p>In this episode of Inner Work, MaryAnn...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    Healing Trauma to Lead Others Better

    Mar 24, 202646 minS0

    <p>Most leaders are trained to manage strategy, performance, and results.<br>Very few are taught how unresolved trauma quietly shapes the way they lead.</p> <p>In this episode of Inner Work, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene sits...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    The Leadership Trap High Performers Eventually Face

    Mar 10, 202639 minS0

    <p>High-performing leaders spend years mastering achievement; hitting targets, earning promotions, and pushing through pressure. But eventually many reach a moment where the strategy that built their success stops...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    Leadership After Rank: Reinventing Authority, Identity & Governance

    Feb 24, 202648 minS0

    <p>Leadership development isn’t forged in comfort; it’s shaped in crisis, transition, and the quiet moments of self-reflection that redefine who we are as leaders.</p> <p>In this episode of Inner Work, MaryAnn...

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    The Pain That Changed Everything: A Leader’s Wake-Up Call

    Nov 25, 202548 minS0

    <p>What happens when a high-performing entrepreneur hits a wall he can’t outwork?</p> <p>Justin Mink helped scale companies to billion-dollar valuations, until chronic illness forced him to stop everything.</p> <p>In...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    How Visit Fort Worth’s CEO Built Trust, Culture & a $2.4B Comeback

    Nov 11, 202546 minS0

    <p>What happens when a leader built on calm presence steps into chaos, and still delivers record-breaking results?<br>In this powerful episode of Inner Work, Bob Jameson, President & CEO of Visit Fort Worth, opens up...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    How Jennifer Limas Led Through Crisis & Transformed Her Team

    Oct 28, 202547 minS0

    <p>What does true leadership development look like during relentless change?</p> <p>In this raw, honest conversation, Jennifer Limas, CEO of Girls Inc. of Tarrant County, opens up about the breaking point that...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    You Have a Choice: Rethinking Leadership with Eric Nehrlich

    Oct 14, 202559 minS0

    <p>What if the cost of “success” is your health, your joy, or your identity?<br>This raw and powerful episode dives deep into the emotional journey behind leadership development and what it takes to come back to...

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    From Fear to Bold Vision: Lindsey Garner on True Leadership Development

    Sep 30, 202539 minS0

    <p>Leadership development isn’t always bold, sometimes it’s quiet, personal, and fiercely compassionate. In this conversation, we meet a leader who left nothing on the table.</p> <p>In this raw and uplifting episode of...

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    Are You Really Ready for Leadership? | The Breakdown Series

    Sep 23, 202527 minS0

    <p>Is leadership about rising through the ranks or rising to who you truly are?</p> <p>In this episode of the Inner Work series, The Breakdown, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene and Karen Finney revisit MaryAnn’s powerful...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    How to Build High-Performing Teams Without Breaking Them | The Breakdown Series

    Sep 16, 202528 minS0

    <p>What if your leadership was costing your team more than you realize?</p> <p><br>Underneath the metrics and meetings lies a truth most leaders ignore: burnout isn’t a badge of honor, it’s a warning signal. This...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    Faith, Skincare & Leadership: Myong Chong on Purpose-Driven Success

    Sep 9, 202543 minS0

    <p>What if your greatest trials became the blueprint for your deepest impact?<br> From battling severe acne to becoming a global skincare innovator and cultural advocate, Myong Chong’s leadership journey is a...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    From Control to Clarity: Leadership Lessons from Ashton Theiss | The Breakdown Series

    Sep 2, 202533 minS0

    <p>Leadership isn’t about knowing everything, it’s about knowing when to ask for help.</p> <p><br>In this episode of the Inner Work series, The Breakdown, Karen and MaryAnn unpack the raw, behind-the-scenes growth...

  • The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work

    How Great Leaders Handle Feedback with Paul Coury | The Breakdown Series

    Aug 27, 202529 minS0

    <p>Great leadership doesn’t mean avoiding criticism, it means using it to grow.</p> <p>In this episode of the Inner Work series, The Breakdown, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene and Karen Finney reflect on Paul Coury’s interview...

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    Leadership Growth with Dr. Julie Kennedy | The Breakdown Series

    Aug 19, 202533 minS0

    <p>What if the key to better leadership isn’t more strategy but more inner work?</p> <p>In this episode of the Inner Work series, The Breakdown, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene and Karen Finney revisit powerful conversations from...

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