Risky Conversations with Jamie Lee
Everything that's rewarding is on the other side of a Risky Conversation.
In this podcast for professional women, we have honest talks about topics often considered taboo or "too risky" at work -- salary negotiation, mental and reproductive health, office politics, social injustices, and unconventional ways smart women navigate their path forward despite a flawed and sexist society.
Join me as we dive deeper into these risky yet rewarding conversations, embracing the growth they bring.
Episodes
107 episodes
Neuroscience-based Trance: Three Brain Alignment for Leaders
In this episode of Risky Conversations with Jamie Lee, we go beyond strategy and into the subconscious with a guided trance experience designed for executives and leaders. Neuroscience shows us that we don’t just think with...
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Episode 104
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16:05
Defying Death and Rewriting the Script: Menopause, Power, and Publishing with Rachael Eckles
In this episode of Risky Conversations, I sit down with my friend, neighbor-turned-guest, and multi-hyphenate powerhouse Rachael Eckles—lawyer, author, coach, and founder of the Aphrodite Author Program.We dive into what ...
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Season 1
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Episode 103
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1:03:11
How to Use AI in Your Job Search Without Losing the Human Touch with Rosey Singh
How can you use AI to stand out in your job search—without sounding like a robot?In this episode of Risky Conversations, I sit down with executive coach and Eunioa founder Rosey Singh to explore practical, proven w...
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48:50
Sisterhood Sorcery and Business Barbie in Korea: Beth Nichols and SJ Crawford of Podcast Miss Informed
🎙️ What happens when one coaching client gets so much clarity, she sends her sister your way—not for coaching, but just for some good, honest truth-telling?Turns out, you get a new podcast episode, an unexpected career comeback…...
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Episode 101
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48:56
How La Creme de la STEM is Empowering Female Founders with Marion Siboni
Join us for a riveting conversation with Marion Siboni, the founder and CEO of La Creme de la STEM - a global private network supporting early-stage female founders in science, technology, engineering, and math. In this episode, we ...
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Episode 101
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40:55
Reproducible Research, Irreproducible Lives: A Conversation with OILS Researchers Harini Lakshminarayanan and Madita Determann
In this episode, I sit down with two early-career researchers and open science advocates: Harini Lakshmi Narayanan, a postdoctoral researcher in cancer diagnostics at University Hospital Zurich, and Madita Determann, a postdoc stu...
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Episode 100
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34:39
Negotiate Like a Dutchie with Melanie Imming (aka "Be a Little Punk")
In this episode, we’re diving into one of my favorite topics: the art of negotiation. And I couldn’t have asked for a better guest than Melanie Imming—a Dutch consultant known for turning complex ideas into compelling stories and challenging th...
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Episode 99
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47:43
AfterShock to 2030: A CEO's Guide to Reinvention in the AI, Climate, and Societal Collapse with Caroline Stokes
In a world teetering on the edge of massive systemic disruption, how do leaders navigate forward with clarity, courage, and impact? In this episode, I'm speaking with Caroline Stokes, a global leadership strategist offering a timely...
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Episode 98
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1:07:09
From Losing and Gaining 700 Pounds to Freedom from Emotional Eating with Michelle Petties
In this episode, I'm joined by Michelle Petties, a TEDx speaker and food story coach who has transformed her own life by understanding the deep emotional roots of eating. Michelle shares her remarkable journey of losing and gaining ...
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Episode 97
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56:03
Bridging the Rational and Emotional: Coaching STEM Professionals for Effective Communication
In this episode of Risky Conversations, we dive into the unique challenges faced by STEM professionals when it comes to navigating difficult conversations and developing essential social skills. Dr. Corinna Freitag, an executive coa...
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Episode 96
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28:03
Allyship and Leadership with Rashida Bonds
What Does It Really Mean to Be an Ally?Allyship can be a thorny topic—stirring discomfort, shame, or confusion about how to show up without overstepping or saying the wrong things. In a time of growing division and dis...
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Episode 95
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50:52
Beyond Promotions and Paychecks: A Blueprint for Deeper Happiness for Ambitious Women Leaders
Today, I want to share something I originally wrote as an email to one of my coaching clients. It touches on something that shapes nearly everything we do: the pursuit of happiness.Here’s the context. One of my clients is an executive at...
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Episode 94
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13:37
Balancing Ambition and Inner Peace: A Conversation with Buddhist Teacher Billy Seol
This year, I'm turning Buddhist, meditating with a sangha (a community of Buddhist practitioners), bowing in the morning, and taking lessons from Buddhist teachers. This happened because I started reading Billy Seol's Substack (
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Episode 93
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1:09:07
Zen and the Art of Dealing with Office Politics (An Excerpt)
I recently led a group session called Zen and the Art of Dealing with Office Politics, where I helped professionals—especially women and underrepresented folks—navigate the messiness of workplace dynamics with more calm and clarity.
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Episode 92
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40:32
The Wild Unicorn with Emily Maggiotto: A Journey of Embracing Curiosity and Creativity
In this captivating episode, Emily Maggiotto shares her inspiring story of navigating pivotal career and life decisions guided by her insatiable curiosity. From leaving a stable finance job to pursue a musical adventure, to leading ...
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Episode 91
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1:01:54
Harmonizing Fitness and the Female Cycle: A Conversation with Lizzy Palmer
Did you know that a survey of over 4,100 young men from Brazil, Indonesia, the Netherlands, and Uganda revealed that menstruation is still considered taboo around the world? In fact, many associate periods with words like ‘dirty,’ ‘embarrassing...
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Episode 90
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45:01
Sovereign: A Candid Conversation about Relationships, Sex, and God with Michaelann Gardner
I work with a sex coach, not because I have sex problems, but because the coach and I are on a similar wavelength. My coach, Michaelann Gardner, is a deeply compassionate and fascinating person who has studied hypnosis under Melissa Tiers, just...
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Episode 89
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48:22
Overcoming Guilt and Imposter Syndrome in Salary Negotiations
I'm a coach who helps smart folks who don't like office politics get promoted and better paid. Part of that work is helping professionals negotiate their salary. 98% of my clients ar...
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Episode 88
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16:22
Replay: 7 Winning Steps for Salary Negotiation
Since 2011, I've hosted negotiation trainings that can be best described as scrappy, pragmatic, and useful. It started with humble Meetups where I got a bunch of the smartest women I know into a room and had them practice ask...
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Episode 87
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1:35:33
5 Truths About Salary Negotiation Your Employer Doesn't Want You to Know
🔥This might get me fired, I say to my clients to preface this truth bomb — The game is rigged against employees. Learning to negotiate for yourself is an essential part of playing to win the game. The syste...
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Episode 86
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18:12
No-Nonsense Guidance for Facing Workplace Discrimination for Women and Immigrants with Anne Donnelly Bush
In this interview, employment lawyer Anne Donne Lee Bush shares practical advice for navigating workplace discrimination. Anne draws from her own experience as an immigrant lawyer who reinvented her career in New York to provide no...
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Episode 85
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46:57
On The Burnout Club: Chasing Feelings vs. Working Hard: Insights on Avoiding Burnout
This is a replay of my interview on The Burnout Club podcast, hosted by Patrice Bonfiglio—a hedge fund industry veteran and all-around powerhouse.Key Takeaways:Burnout isn’t caused by work...
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Episode 84
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30:36
A 6-Minute Hypnotic Experience: Holiday Celebration Trance
This holiday treat is a guided hypnotic relaxation designed to help you unwind, celebrate your wins, and step into the new year with lightness, joy, and renewed energy.If you enjoy this, please share this episode with your favorite peop...
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Episode 83
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6:38
Doing the Work of Byron Katie about the Summer I was Homeless
As the year comes to a close, many of us find ourselves being unusually hard on ourselves. The “itty-bitty-shitty committee” in our minds grows louder, fueled by the pressure of the year-end. We take stock of the past twelve months and too ofte...
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Episode 82
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18:31
Betting on Yourself, Your Brain Child, and on Open Science with Dr. Joyce Kao and Dr. Heidi Seibold of Digital Research Academy
I'm joined by Joyce Kao and Heidi Seibold, the co-founders of the Digital Research Academy.Joyce and Heidi have an inspiring entrepreneurial journey. As former researchers, they decided to take the leap and co-found the Dig...
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Episode 81
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