Hosted by MaryAnn Means-Dufrene · 🇺🇸 US · 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.
MaryAnn Means-Dufrene hosts The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work, a business show with 31 episodes published.
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 Op
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,
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 say
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 Dave M
You can be talented, driven, and deeply capable — and still spend years choosing paths that are easier than the one you were meant for. This is the episode about what happens when you stop choosing comfort, and start tru
You can be high-performing, and still feel completely unprepared for what leadership demands next. This is the side of leadership development no one prepares you for. In this episode of Inner Work, MaryAnn sits down with
Most leaders are trained to manage strategy, performance, and results. Very few are taught how unresolved trauma quietly shapes the way they lead. In this episode of Inner Work, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene sits down with Carol
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 sustainin
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. In this episode of Inner Work, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene sits d
What happens when a high-performing entrepreneur hits a wall he can’t outwork? Justin Mink helped scale companies to billion-dollar valuations, until chronic illness forced him to stop everything. In this episode of Inne
What happens when a leader built on calm presence steps into chaos, and still delivers record-breaking results? In this powerful episode of Inner Work, Bob Jameson, President & CEO of Visit Fort Worth, opens up about his
What does true leadership development look like during relentless change? In this raw, honest conversation, Jennifer Limas, CEO of Girls Inc. of Tarrant County, opens up about the breaking point that transformed her lead
What if the cost of “success” is your health, your joy, or your identity? This raw and powerful episode dives deep into the emotional journey behind leadership development and what it takes to come back to yourself. Exec
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. In this raw and uplifting episode of Inner Work,
Is leadership about rising through the ranks or rising to who you truly are? In this episode of the Inner Work series, The Breakdown, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene and Karen Finney revisit MaryAnn’s powerful conversation with Dr
What if your leadership was costing your team more than you realize? Underneath the metrics and meetings lies a truth most leaders ignore: burnout isn’t a badge of honor, it’s a warning signal. This episode takes you int
What if your greatest trials became the blueprint for your deepest impact? From battling severe acne to becoming a global skincare innovator and cultural advocate, Myong Chong’s leadership journey is a masterclass in fai
Leadership isn’t about knowing everything, it’s about knowing when to ask for help. In this episode of the Inner Work series, The Breakdown, Karen and MaryAnn unpack the raw, behind-the-scenes growth journey of Ashton Th
Great leadership doesn’t mean avoiding criticism, it means using it to grow. In this episode of the Inner Work series, The Breakdown, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene and Karen Finney reflect on Paul Coury’s interview, and how a to
What if the key to better leadership isn’t more strategy but more inner work? In this episode of the Inner Work series, The Breakdown, MaryAnn Means-Dufrene and Karen Finney revisit powerful conversations from the Inner
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The Collective Growth Podcast: Inner Work is hosted by MaryAnn Means-Dufrene. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 31 episodes.
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