Time to Press Pause is the leadership podcast for founders, executive leaders, and high-performing professionals who want to lead with greater clarity, confidence, and intention. Hosted by Ellen Williams, the creator of the Progress From Presence philosophy and founder of The Salient Strategist. Through her podcast, workshops, and Creating Time book, she helps founders and executive leaders develop Leadership Presence, create strategic clarity, and build sustainable success. Each episode features conversations with business leaders, entrepreneurs, authors, and experts exploring Leadership Presence, strategic clarity, intentional leadership, creating time for what matters most, sustainable success, and the power of pressing pause in a constantly connected world.
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Leadership Clarity, Systems & The Power of Pressing Pause with Adam Hamadache
May 28, 202618 minS3
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What happens when the business you built suddenly forces you to stop?</p><p>In this episode of <b>Time to Press Pause,</b> <b>Ellen Williams</b> sits down with entrepreneur and agency founder <b>Adam Hamadache</b> to explore how an unexpected pause during COVID completely changed the way he approached leadership, business systems, and sustainable growth.</p><p>At the time, Adam’s company was thriving. </p><p>Revenue was growing, the team was expanding, and everything looked successful from the outside.</p><p>But underneath the surface, the business was...
Press Pause to Grow: Hiring, Letting Go & Choosing Family Over Hustle with Thomas Cox
May 5, 202623 minS3
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode of Time to Press Pause, Ellen sits down with Thomas Cox, founder of Cox Capital, investor, and former college football coach, to talk about one of the hardest decisions leaders face: </p><p>👉 When growth starts costing you your life. </p><p>Thomas shares two pivotal “press pause” moments that changed everything: </p> Walking away from a 75-hour work lifestyle Hiring before he was financially ready Choosing family presence over short-term profit <p><br/>And here’s the truth most people won’t say out loud:<br/>Sometimes growing your business means makin...
Press Pause on Autopilot: Nicole Donnelly on Reinventing What No Longer Works
Apr 6, 202623 minS3
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p> </p><p>What happens when everything that’s worked your entire career… suddenly stops working? </p><p>In this episode of <b>Time to Press Pause</b>, <b>Ellen</b> sits down with <b>Nicole Donnelly</b>, <b>co-founder of Cardinal Search Partners</b>, to unpack a deeply human and vulnerable moment in her career, when success stalled, confidence wavered, and nothing seemed to move forward. </p><p>After nearly two decades of success in legal recruiting, Nicole found herself in unfamiliar territory: stuck, uncertain, and questioning everything. </p><p>Instead of pushing harder i...
When Success Becomes the Problem: A CEO’s Press Pause Story
Mar 6, 202618 minS3
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Entrepreneur <b>Shane Barker</b> built a fast-growing company with <b>130 employees and a $25M valuation in just two years</b>. </p><p>But behind the success was a dangerous reality. </p><p>He was working <b>18-20 hour days</b>, living on coffee and energy drinks, missing his son’s baseball games, and slowly pushing his health to the edge. </p><p>Then came the realization that changed everything. </p><p>In this episode of <b>Time to Press Pause</b>, Shane shares the moment he understood that success without boundaries can cost y...
Press Pause on Technology Before It Runs Your Life | Cory Dunham
Feb 19, 202617 minS3
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p> </p><p>In Season 3, Episode 12 of Time To Press Pause, Ellen Williams sits down with Cory Dunham to explore what it truly means to disconnect in a world that never stops. </p><p>Cory introduces the concept of a “Digital Sabbath” a deliberate 24-hour period without screens, notifications, or digital noise. </p><p>But this conversation goes far beyond productivity hacks. </p><p>It’s about attention.<br/>It’s about presence.<br/>It’s about reclaiming humanity from the algorithms that compete for it. </p><p>Together, they discuss: </p><p>• Why leaders struggle to...
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