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Susan A. Miele hit the C-suite before she turned 40. That was the goal she'd written for herself as a teenager in a blue collar town outside Boston: get out, get the big job, wear the nice clothes, buy the beautiful house. She reached her goal early at 38. And it all worked exactly the way she'd planned. Then her performance started slipping and she couldn't explain why. The doctors pointed at everything except what was really going on - early onset menopause. It all came to

You already know that I’m here in support of you unearthing the patterns that are keeping you from being the best possible leader you can be. The intent is for you to truly know who you are so you can show up honoring this. How you show up can also be known as executive presence. As a keynote speaker, I’ve had to learn what this means from a whole new angle, and Julie Fogh, co-founder of Vital Voice Training has been an important support for me in this work. I want to say thi

For decades, I held really high expectations for everyone in my life. Expectations about how they would treat me, how they would show me love and how they would show up for me. And every single time those expectations weren't met, I fell into despair and disappointment. This went across personal and professional lines.

Over a year ago, our dishwasher started leaking. Not every time, but maybe once in ten runs. Sometimes it led to a big puddle on our hard wood floors and sometimes it was a smaller drip. It was annoying, but it wasn't a crisis. I hoped it would just go away, and my husband I think was in the same mindset, and so we let it ride. But of course it didn't go away. One day our neighbors knocked on our door because they had a waterfall coming through their ceiling. We looked at th

For a couple of years, I stayed in a role that I always knew was temporary. I had plans to move to a different city, my boyfriend (now husband) and I were doing long distance, and I kept telling myself I was just waiting for the right m It was a new era for me because day one I knew I was not there to prove anything. I was not there to prove I was worthy of the opportunity. I was committed to not overdoing either. I wanted to end the cycle of giving so much of myself that my

I was starting a new job almost a year after I left my last one. It was a new industry, new role, new language even. For the first time in a long time, I was going towards something, versus running from something that wasn’t working. It was a new era for me because day one I knew I was not there to prove anything. I was not there to prove I was worthy of the opportunity. I was committed to not overdoing either. I wanted to end the cycle of giving so much of myself that my

I spend a lot of time on my roof. I love planting and tending to my rooftop garden, hosting friends with views of the sky, and on those perfect weather days it becomes my second office. On June 2nd, 2022 (and omg I am writing this on June 2nd 2026!) I took a picture of my garden and noticed that there was a tree growing in one of my pots. A literal oak tree that I never planted – but clearly a seed had found a home.

This episode is for YOU! For your dreams and for your hopes that you may not yet be aware of. It’s for you to know that what’s in your heart is worth fighting for. It’s a reminder for you to know that success isn’t sexy in the bump and grind of the day to day. And that’s why we have to go deeper in understanding ourselves and our desires. Sometimes we have to shut out the noise and remember who we really are.

Discover how managing up and setting clear expectations can transform your leadership style, protect your boundaries, and empower your entire team.

Today I want to talk to you about the pitfalls of title seeking. It’s a huge mistake that a lot of people make hunting for the next title, that next rung of the upward ladder.