The Leadership Dance

Welcome to The Leadership Dance, where Alissa Hsu Lynch—former world-class dancer turned global business executive—shares insights and inspiration from visionary leaders who are breaking barriers in the arts and business worlds. Tune in to discover how to step into your star power and confidently choreograph your own leadership dance.

The Leadership Dance is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 48 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts The Leadership Dance, a arts show with 48 episodes published.

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  Episode #46

  Ep. 46: Revealing the data behind the dance, with Elizabeth "Liza" Yntema & Nancy Dobbs Owen

  Sep 21, 202641 minS5

  "There appears to be some sliver of time somewhere between 32 and 55 where it's okay for women to be successful." Elizabeth 'Liza' Yntema, founder and president of Dance Data Project®, joins host Alissa Hsu Lynch alongside Nancy Dobbs Owen, DDP's communications lead, to talk about a career built on law, philanthropy, and a belief that dance is an economic sector hiding in plain sight. Liza founded DDP after a night at the ballet made her realize the audience, donors, and dance schools were mostly women, yet no one behind the curtain was. DDP has since published 75 reports exposing pay gaps and leadership disparities across the dance world, one company at a time. Liza and Nancy also get personal about building careers that don't follow a straight line, overcoming outdated attitudes, and why your best work might come decades after others expected you to peak. Don't miss this conversation about disruption and reinventing an industry from the inside. Key Takeaways: Reinvention doesn't erase who you are, it just changes how you show up Skills you build in one chapter of your career will show up again later, often when you least expect it Progress isn't owed to you, so keep asking, keep pushing, and keep showing up Connect with Liza and Nancy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dancedataproject/ Website: https://www.dancedataproject.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dance-data-project/ ✅ Sign up for the newsletter: https://theleadershipdance.substack.com/s/the-leadership-dance Listen and follow: https://linktr.ee/theleadershipdance Music from InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ "Catwalk Queen"

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  Episode #45

  Ep. 45: Stop waiting for permission, with Lisa Shalett

  Aug 3, 202655 minS5

  "I realized I was allowing other people to be my source of confidence." Lisa Shalett, co-founder of Extraordinary Women on Boards, joins host Alissa Hsu Lynch to talk about a career that spans equities, compliance, crisis communications, and the boardroom. A former Goldman Sachs partner, she spent twenty years at the firm reinventing herself across roles most people wouldn't have the courage to take, including managing Goldman's brand through one of the worst crises in Wall Street history. When she left, she turned her attention to a problem she kept hearing from women in boardrooms everywhere and, with her co-founder Lisa DeCarlo, built a 1,000+ member community to solve it, which grew entirely by word of mouth. Don't miss this conversation about reinvention, confidence, and what it means to stop waiting for permission. Key Takeaways: If you don't tell your own story, others will tell it for you Agility is a skill, and steep learning curves are worth running toward The most important shift in Lisa's career came when she stopped looking to others for approval and became her own source of confidence Connect with Lisa and EWOB: Lisa's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisashalett/ EWOB's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/extraordinary-women-on-boards/ EWOB's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewobnetwork/ Bruce Feiler's Book: A Time to Gather: How Ritual Created the World— and How It Can Save Us: https://a.co/d/0aTg2V9I ✅ Sign up for the newsletter: https://theleadershipdance.substack.com/s/the-leadership-dance Listen and follow: https://linktr.ee/theleadershipdance Music from InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ "Catwalk Queen"

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  Episode #44

  Ep. 44: Dancing into her destiny, with Alexandra Hutchinson

  Jun 22, 202651 minS5

  "The things that make me different are why I am who I am." Professional ballerina Alexandra Hutchinson joins Alissa Hsu Lynch to talk about a journey that began as a "miracle baby" and led to performing with the Dance Theatre of Harlem on stages around the world. She trained at the Academy of the Dance, Washington School of Ballet, and Indiana University, where she earned a B.S. in Ballet with an outside field in arts management. Now in her eighth season with DTH, she recently performed the title role in John Taras' The Firebird and made history as the first Black ballerina to guest as a principal dancer with New York City Ballet. Don't miss this conversation about identity, representation, and pursuing your dreams. 💡 Key Takeaways: Seeing someone who looks like you doesn't just feel good; it makes the path forward feel possible Start from the inside: work from within, and then go out Gratitude is a performance ritual and a life practice Photo credits: Nir Arieli CLU Images Luca Crudeli Rachel Neville Studios Rachel Papo Cherylnn Tsushima Connect with Alexandra: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_ballerina_/ ✅ Sign up for the newsletter: https://theleadershipdance.substack.com/s/the-leadership-dance 👉 Listen and follow: https://linktr.ee/theleadershipdance Music from InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ "Catwalk Queen"

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  Episode #43

  Ep. 43: Dancing with whales, with Karim Iliya

  Jun 8, 202642 minS4

  "The first time you swim with a whale, you realize your place in the world — that not everything revolves around us humans." Karim Iliya, photographer, filmmaker, and whale swimming guide, joins Alissa Hsu Lynch to talk about a life built on curiosity and constant motion. He grew up moving every two to four years across the Middle East and Asia, taught himself photography at 13, and eventually found his way beneath the surface. He free dives with humpback whales, filmed orcas for Netflix, and has photographed volcanoes from Hawaii to Guatemala. His work has been featured by National Geographic, BBC, and Netflix in over 55 countries. Today he guides people into the water with whales through Dance with Whales, and co-founded Kogia, a conservation nonprofit with a free media library used in over 65 countries. Don't miss this conversation about conservation, creativity, and building a life by following what you can't stop doing. 💡 Key Takeaways: Why saying yes to everything is one of the fastest ways to lose focus on what actually matters. The importance of protecting personal projects alongside client work, and why those are the ones that define a career. How giving people a direct experience of something they care about is one of the most powerful tools for changing behavior and perspective. Connect with Karim: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karimiliya/ Website: https://karimiliya.com/ Company website: https://www.kogia.org/ ✅ Sign up for the newsletter: https://theleadershipdance.substack.com/s/the-leadership-dance 👉 Listen and follow: https://linktr.ee/theleadershipdance Music from InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ "Catwalk Queen"

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  Ep. 42: Two hundred percent of a person, with Clive Chang

  May 25, 202643 minS4

  <p >"I think music was a way of me finding identity, of finding purpose."</p> <p >Clive Chang, President and CEO of YoungArts, joins Alissa Hsu Lynch to talk about a career that began as an immigrant in Canada, bonding with his twin sister and their first piano teacher over music when neither spoke the other's language. He went on to earn degrees in both music and finance, adding an MFA in musical theater writing from NYU and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He's held leadership roles at Lincoln Center and Disney Theatrical Group, where he learned how to...

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