The Growth League
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Bonus: Introducing...I Was Never There
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Wonder Media Network’s first true crime show, I Was Never There. Thirty-four years ago, Marsha “Mudd” Ferber vanished without a trac...
Rule #22: Don’t Take Things Too Personally | Kenya Williams, Oaktree’s Real Estate Strategies
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After working at and then leaving several jobs, Kenya Williams was feeling undervalued in the corporate world. She tried a short stint as an entrepr...
Rule #21: Discomfort Is a Sign of Growth | Whitney Johnson, Disruptor Advisors
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From music major to stock picker to CEO - Whitney Johnson has had quite the unconventional career path. But with a combination of self-advocacy and fe...
Rule #20: Find the Context | Jayshree Seth, 3M
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When she was growing up, Jayshree Seth wasn’t sure science was for her - now, with 70+ patents under her belt, she’s more certain. Over the course...
Rule #19: Build Your Brand | Michele Promaulayko, The Well
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the beginning of her career, Michele Promaulayko’s plan was to climb the ranks of the magazine industry and secure a corner office. But as the in...
Rule #18: Embrace Your Spikiness | Jennifer Dudeck, Red Hat
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Dudeck didn’t set her sights on being the Chief People Officer of a global software company when she first started her career. But when an oppor...
Rule #17: Document the Value You're Providing | Kate Robinson, BDG
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Diana talks with Kate Robinson about the importance of not only knowing the value you offer but also tracking it. Kate has i...
Rule #16: First Impressions Deliver Outsize Impacts | Noelle Kim, Airtasker
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Noelle Kim has worked in a variety of industries - from food to tech. But no matter where she's worked, she’s gotten ahead by delivering an incredib...
Rule #15: Growth Requires Reflection | Francoise Brougher, Ex-Google & Pinterest
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Francoise Brougher took the job as the first COO of Pinterest, she never could’ve guessed that it would end in termination and a gender discrim...
Rule #14: There’s Power in Zooming Out | Melanie Bell-Mayeda, Google
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re joined by Melanie Bell-Mayeda, the Head of Strategy and Operations, Insights and Innovation at Google. Melanie shares how zooming...
Rule #13: Curiosity Is the Secret to Flexibility | Jane Garvey, Meridiam
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To conclude our Women’s History Month series, we are joined by Jane Garvey, the first woman to serve as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad...
Rule #12: Recover with Flair | Sunayna Tuteja, Federal Reserve
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting who were the first to do something big in their organization. This week, we’re joined by Sunayna ...
Rule #11: Speak Up to be Heard | Marie Watkins, Missouri National Guard
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To continue our Women’s History Month series, this week we’re joined by Marie Watkins, the first female infantry commander in Missouri. Unlike man...
Rule #10: Build Your Army | Gillian Power, Lathrop GPM
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Women’s History Month! This month, we’re spotlighting women who were the first to do something big in their organization. This week’s gues...
Rule #9: Prioritize Your Sleep to Fuel Professional Growth | Lexi Bohonnon, Yext
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a former collegiate athlete and consultant, Lexi Bohonnon hasn’t always valued the importance of sleep. Now at the executive level, Lexi emphasiz...
Rule #8: Take the Hard Assignments | Alicia LeBeouf, Meta
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alicia LeBeouf’s career trajectory looks a little bit different than most. Why? She takes risks, thinks strategically, and jumps on the hard assignm...
Rule #7: You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader | Nicole Presperin, Aon
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Presperin always thought she was destined to be a CFO. But after not getting a big promotion, she reevaluated, and ended up pivoting into a bus...
Rule #6: Recognize When Feedback is Just a 'Goat Rodeo' | Lisa Kolodny Johnson, Ro
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Kolodny Johnson’s career has had its ups and downs. She was laid off during her maternity leave at one company. At another, she realized her wo...
Rule #5: Tactical Goals Won’t Bring Transformative Changes | Vicki Lin, Ex-Stripe & Google
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vicki Lin doesn’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions, because she doesn’t believe that tactical goals - like saying you’ll run five times a wee...
Rule #4: Plan for the Antibodies | Marie Rosecrans, Salesforce
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve heard about the antibodies in our body, but what about the antibodies in our lives - like the people who don’t think our ideas are worth fol...
Rule #3: Invest In Your Public Speaking Ability | Sara Fay, Brookfield
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Fay kicks off this week’s episode with her advice on how to succeed when you’re often the youngest and the only woman in the room. She tells ...
Rule #2: Get a Sponsor, Not a Mentor
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi! I’m Diana Kander and like you, I feel the call to grow. I'm a midwestern mom of two balancing a career as a keynote speaker, and trying to leave...
Rule #1: Everyone Is Just Making It Up
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi! I’m Diana Kander and like you, I feel the call to grow. I'm a midwestern mom of two balancing a career as a keynote speaker, and trying to leave...
Welcome to The Growth League
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From Wonder Media Network, The Growth League is a podcast and community of extraordinary women looking to learn and grow from one another. In this sho...
The Shocking After Action Review of New Coke - with Sergio Zyman
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been 35 years since the launch of New Coke and we're still talking about it. What has been labeled one of the greatest product failures in corpor...
Why we should treat business failure like a broken heart - with Guy Winch
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with Guy Winch about his amazing book, Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts. Guy ...
What led to the fall of Atari? - with John Hagel
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 1980s Atari owned 80% of the video game market and accounted for 70% of the profits of its parent company Warner Communications. By 1983,...
After Action Review - The Amazon Fire Phone with Ian Freed
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Fire Phone is widely regarded as one of Amazon’s biggest failures. The phone sold what industry experts estimated to be 35,000 units in its firs...
The Greatest After Action Review of All Time: Nokia's Historic Collapse with Timo Vuori
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2007 Nokia had 50% of the world’s cell phone market. The cover of Forbes magazine in November of 2007 read – Nokia – 1 Billion Customers – ...
How to Decide With Annie Duke
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Annie Duke is an author, corporate speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space. Today we discuss Annie’s latest book, How to Decide: Simple...
Feedback that Creates Change with Sheila Heen
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sheila Heen is the Founder of Triad Consulting Group and a Lecturer at Harvard Law School.Besides teaching at Harvard, Sheila has worked with the bigg...
After Action Review: The Iowa Caucus Reporting Malfunction and Its Aftermath
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're reviewing the 2020 Iowa Democratic Caucus reporting malfunction. In case you missed it, here are some headlines about that night: - ...
Go for No! With Andrea Waltz
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Waltz is a professional speaker, trainer, and author. She calls herself a "Failure Philosopher" and "Reject-ologist" and she's an expert on ach...
After Action Review: How Kodak invented the digital camera and failed to market it...Twice!
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Whatever you think you know about the story of Kodak not capitalizing on their own invention of the digital camera, the actual story is so much better...
The Art of Fear with Kristen Ulmer
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kristen Ulmer is a fear/anxiety expert. Her education on this subject comes from practical, real- world experience, starting with being a mogul specia...
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F&*K with Jason Kander
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to the Season Finale of Professional AF.Today, my husband Jason and I are discussing The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F^*K. First publ...
Rising Strong: How to Get Back Up After a Setback with Candy Smith
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm discussing the book Rising Strong by Brené Brown with my therapist Candy Smith.Candy was my guest earlier this season when we talked about ...
Why Your Team Needs Productive Conflict with Liane Davey
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the past 25 years, Liane Davey has researched and advised teams on how to achieve high performance. Known as the “teamwork doctor,” she’s wo...
How to Make Empathy a Habit in Your Organization with Michael Ventura
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Ventura is the CEO and founder of Sub Rosa, a strategy and design firm that has worked with some of the world’s largest and most important o...
Kelly McGonigal Part 2 – The Joy of Movement - How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Kelly McGonigal. Kelly is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University who specializes in understanding the mind-bo...
Kelly McGonigal Part 1 – The Upside of Stress – Why Stress is Good for You and How to Get Good at It.
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Kelly McGonigal. Kelly is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University who specializes in understanding the mind-bo...
Why Tiny Habits Are The Secret to Transformative Change with BJ Fogg
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
BJ Fogg is a Social Science Research Associate at Stanford, author, and the founder and director of the Stanford Behavior Design Lab.In February, 2018...
Dare to Lead From Brene Brown with Candy Smith
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I'm discussing Brene Brown's book Dare to Lead with my therapist Candy Smith.You remember Candy from earlier this season when we talked about s...
Insight: The Surprising Truth About How Others See Us, How We See Ourselves, and Why the Answers Matter More Than We Think with Tasha Eurich
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Research shows that self-awareness—knowing who we are and how others see us—is the foundation for high performance, smart choices, and lasting rel...
How To Have Conversations That Matter with Celeste Headlee
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Celeste Headlee is an award-winning journalist, professional speaker and author of We Need To Talk: How To Have Conversations That Matter. In her 20-y...
How to Create a Fearless Organization with Amy Edmondson
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The reason you need to know and understand Psychological Safety is that study after study has demonstrated that it is the highest predictor of team pe...
How to Not Get Kidnapped or Assaulted with Tim Larkin
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today, my guest is Tim Larkin. A former military intelligence officer and creator of the Target Focus Training, Tim has a 25 year career in which he h...
Sleep is a Performance Enhancing Drug with Kristen Holmes
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Kristen Holmes, Vice President of Performance at WHOOP. As you know, whoop is a sponsor of the show, but that's not why Kristen is h...
What the most successful people do before breakfast with Laura Vanderkam
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I've stayed away from productivity books and talks like they were the flu. I just didn't think I needed efficiency in my life. I didn't want to hear t...
Trust Factor: The Science of Creating High-Performing Teams with Paul Zak
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that every interaction you have with someone releases chemicals in their brain? And if you can release the right chemicals, you can incre...
How to Stop Following the Crowd, Become Self-Reliant and Increase Your Odds of Success with John Jantsch
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks wisdom comes from the most unlikely places. Just about 150 years ago. If you're anything like me you've heard of or sampled the works of He...
Learning About Shame From Brene Brown with Candy Smith
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is about the number one thing that prevents us from being the person we want to be; the number one way we hurt ourselves and the peopl...
How Dual Career Couples can thrive in love and in work with Jennifer Petriglieri
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Petriglieri is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD, and the author of Couples That Work. A book that’s coming out this week on...
Why Radical Candor is the Secret to Being a Good Boss with Kim Scott
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Scott is the author of the NYT bestseller Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss without Losing your Humanity. Kim led AdSense, YouTube, and Doubleclic...
How to Make Better Decisions By Listening to Your Gut with Denise Shull
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Shull is a decision coach and performance architect for hedge fund managers, traders and professional athletes. She is the Author of Market Min...
How to Raise Successful People – at Home and at Work with Esther Wojcicki
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Everywhere she goes, people ask Esther Wojcicki for parenting advice. That's because each one of her three daughters has a crazy awesome job: Susan is...
Using Poker Strategy to Make Better Business Decisions – with Annie Duke
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Most people know Annie as a professional poker player. She’s won numerous poker championships and millions of dollars in prizes. I got to know her...
How Women Rise - What got you here won't get you there with Sally Helgesen
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week I sat down with Sally Helgesen. Sally is one of the premier experts on women’s leadership. She has been a best-selling author, speaker a...
13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do with Amy Morin
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week I sat down with Amy Morin, a psychotherapist turned “accidental” author. You’re going to hear Amy share her very moving, personal stor...
Why We Don’t Learn From Failure and Other Lessons in Staying Relevant and Reinventing Yourself with Bradley Staats
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week I spoke with Brad Staats, a professor at the UNC Business School and author of Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Th...
The Myth of the Nice Girl – How To Provide Difficult Feedback, Say No, and Find a Mentor
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the most practical Professional AF that we’ve done. I had a chance to interview Fran Hauser, a long-time media executive, startup in...
How Therapy Works And Why You Should Think About Talking to Someone
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last 6 months my husband Jason and I have been on an intense journey of mental health and a lot of that growth has come as a result of both o...
Why Self Compassion is Much More Important Than Self Esteem
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Self compassion is the simple art of being kind to yourself in moments of despair the way that you would for a good friend. But most of us are much ...
Why Women Sabotage Each Other at Work And How To Make It Stop
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One day soon, you may find yourself on the other end of woman to woman aggression, and the biological and social research this conversation highlights...
How To Be Influential, Even If You Are a Woman
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
n this episode we're talking about charisma and influence. No matter what your job title, chances are, you’ve got to sell your ideas to others. An...
What Women Can Learn About Confidence From Drag Queens
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is Jackie Huba, the author of Fiercely You: Be Fabulous and Confident by Thinking Like a Drag Queen. Jackie is going to tell us: • ...
Introducing Diana Kander: Professional AF
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Coming March 18th, Diana Kander interviews authors and thought leaders who have something to teach women about how to be more awesome at work. Diana...