What if working from home wasn't a trend but a calling you answered decades before the rest of the world caught up? In this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, host Anjel B. Hartwell welcomes Lesley Pyle, a true pioneer in the remote work and entrepreneurship space. Lesley is the founder and CEO of Hire My Mom, a platform that connects small businesses with highly skilled virtual professionals.

This episode is a must-listen for women who feel the inner nudge to do work differently, redefine success on their own terms, and create a business that aligns with their life.

What You Will Learn:

How personal necessity and motherhood can spark powerful entrepreneurial ideas.

What it really looks like to leave a stable job and start a business with limited resources.

Why early sacrifices can create long-term freedom and flexibility.

How to navigate the emotional and practical tension between ambition and family priorities.

What it takes to stay grounded when others question or misunderstand your choices.

Why passion and determination matter more than chasing massive growth or external validation.

How remote work has evolved and why small businesses are perfectly positioned to benefit from it.

What types of roles and industries thrive in remote, flexible work environments.

How supportive partnerships can make or break the entrepreneurial journey.

Why building a business that serves your life is a form of leadership.

How Lesley has sustained motivation and purpose across multiple life seasons.

What it means to play the long game in entrepreneurship without burning out.

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What if the reason you're exhausted, overworked, and questioning your worth at work has nothing to do with your talent and everything to do with a game no one ever taught you how to play? In this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, host Anjel B. Hartwell welcomes Robin Goad, a senior technology executive at Amazon Web Services, speaker, and author, to unpack how childhood trauma, perfectionism, and unspoken corporate rules shape the careers of high-achieving women. With more than 30 years of leadership experience at Fortune 100 companies like Dell and Gartner, Robin shares how she built a wildly successful career while unknowingly operating from survival patterns formed in childhood.

If you're a high-achieving woman navigating corporate life, considering a transition, or simply tired of sacrificing yourself for success, this episode will shift how you see leadership, power, and your place in the room.

What You Will Learn:

How childhood trauma and early survival patterns often drive high-achieving women in corporate environments.

Why corporate success can feel empty or exhausting even when you are "winning."

How performance and people-pleasing become coping mechanisms rather than conscious choices.

What a true breaking point looks like and how it can become the doorway to transformation.

Why separating your identity from your job title is essential for long-term fulfillment.

How corporate America operates as a game with unspoken rules that most women are never taught.

Why knowing the rules of the game makes leadership more strategic and less draining.

What it means to recognize your personal superpower and why it often goes unnoticed for decades.

How to establish a leadership strategy that benefits both you and the organization.

Why authenticity is not a liability in leadership but a powerful advantage.

How women can lead without losing their soul, voice, or values.

Who the REAL Framework is designed to support and why earlier awareness changes everything.

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What if the way you speak is the most powerful leadership tool you're underutilizing? In this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, host Anjel B. Hartwell welcomes Julie Holunga, to explore how trust, communication, and intentional leadership language shape influence at every level of an organization. Julie shares her journey from nonprofit and corporate leadership into building a consulting practice rooted in integrity, trust, and meaningful impact.

If you're a heart-centered leader, consultant, or professional considering a transition into more purpose-driven work, this episode offers both insight and grounded, real-world wisdom.

What You Will Learn:

How early life experiences can shape curiosity, empathy, and a lifelong desire to help others lead more effectively.

Why being a natural helper can sometimes create tension in leadership and consulting roles.

How to recognize when people want support versus when they are resistant to being helped.

What inspired the transition from corporate and nonprofit work into building a consulting practice.

The unexpected challenges and joys of starting a values-aligned business.

Why managing every part of a business alone eventually limits growth and impact.

How strategic delegation and hiring the right expertise can dramatically elevate a consulting practice.

What the Trusted Voice Paradigm is and how it reframes leadership through trust and communication.

The four core pillars of trust and how each one shows up in leadership behavior.

Why aptitude and honesty about capability are essential to sustaining trust.

How leaders unintentionally break trust when they promote technical experts without leadership support.

What it looks like to lead with integrity while still honoring business results.

How deep cultural change happens when leaders commit to doing the hard work together.

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