The best leadership podcasts for women
Love the Powrup podcast? Here’s a curated list of our other favourite podcast episodes for women leaders (new ep added weekly!):
Business and Strategy
The Great Fail
Kodak: A missed moment
How a series of mistakes, including the culture at Kodak, forever damaged an iconic pioneer.
Planet Money
Wake up and smell the fraud
An unexpected arrival of coffee pods prompts an investigation into a rising trend in ecommerce fraud.
Maintenance Phase
Workplace wellness
Charging disabled people more for health care is illegal. But what about … charging non-disabled people less
Freakonomics
What can blockchain do for you?
Whether you’re bullish, bearish, or just confused, we’re here to explain what the blockchain can do for you.
Revisionist History
The Magic Wand experiment
What if you could design any experiment you wanted? Without worrying about money or ethics?
Girls that Invest
Coming up with a 7 figure business name
How to create a seven-figure side hustle – because no one saves their way to wealth.
Unlocking Moves
Secrets of success from VC-backed founders
Advice and experience from the male-dominated, venture-backed tech space.
HBR on Strategy
Strategy doesn’t have to be complicated
Harvard professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee says strategy should focus on value.
The Diary of a CEO
Trinny Woodall: From drug addict to millionaire
Age is bulls**t! says the ‘What Not To Wear’ and skincare and make-up mogul.
You’re Wrong About
Influencers with Taylor Lorenz
Taylor Lorenz, author of Extremely Online, takes Sarah on a horror- and nostalgia-filled ride through the last twenty years of internet history.
BBC World Service
13 Minutes to the Moon
This gripping series tells the story of one of the greatest achievements in human history—a masterclass in delegation, trust, accountability, and collaboration.
The Diary of a CEO
The Truth About Quiet Quitting With Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek discusses quiet quitting and the importance of expectation management when it comes to work.
Workplace Relationships
The Financial Times
From Gen X to Gen Z
Bridging the gap from Gen Z to Boomers. What and how can both learn from each other?
Hidden Brain
How others see you
It’s not easy to know how we come across to others, especially when meeting people for the first time.
Rethinking with Adam Grant
Finding and becoming great mentors
Carla Harris shares strategies for building relationships with mentors and sponsors.
We Can Do Hard Things
The secret to making and keeping friends
Practical ways to make friends and become a “Super-friend.”
We Can Do Hard Things
How to set and hold boundaries
The top (surprising) signs that tell you it’s time to set a boundary.
We Can Do Hard Things
Are you being gaslighted?
What is gaslighting REALLY, and what isn’t?
Invisibilia
Power Tools
Bad bosses. Unfair compensation. There are many reasons people feel disempowered in the workplace.
The Diary of a CEO
How I taught millions of women to code
Reshma founded Girls Who Code, introducing millions of women to coding and the tech industry.
BBC World Service
The Lazarus Heist
Investigators claim an elite North Korean hacking ring, nicknamed the Lazarus Group, is responsible for the theft of billions of dollars.
Gender Equality
Remarkable women
What women need right now
Melinda Gates discusses the best ways to empower women economically.
Armchair Expert
The crisis facing men and boys
What’s with the addiction to affirmations from strangers, and what’s with young men?
You’re Wrong About
Sinead O’Connor with Allyson McCabe
This week, we fight the real enemy with Sinead O’Connor.
NPR: All Things Considered
The huge resurgence of women in the workforce
The pandemic was hard on working women, but they’ve roared back into the labour force.
Future Women Leadership Series
Navigating micro-exclusions at work
Do you ever feel left out of crucial work conversations?
Dear Sugars
Powerful women and the men who love them
The Sugars tackle two questions on the dynamics of gender, power, and love.
99% Invisible
Where do we go from here?
The debate about trans bathroom access is heating up.
Freakanomics Radio
A new Nobel Laureate explains the gender pay gap
A discussion with Claudia Goldin, the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics.
History’s Secret Heroes
Virginia Halls Great Escape
American spy Virginia Hall masterminds an astonishing prison break, becoming the Gestapo’s most wanted target.
The Female Career
Career & Parenthood
Five New Zealand women share their experiences and insights into how they make it all work.
Visible Women
Emma McLean – Works for Everyone
Emma shares valuable tips for women (and everyone) as they
navigate their journey back to work alongside parenting.
You’re Wrong About
The Tradwife Rises
What’s the real history of the American housewife? Where did the tradwife come from, and why?
UnF*ck Your Brain
Why It Doesn’t Matter If Your Thoughts Are True
Have you ever paused and asked yourself if everything you think is… even actually true?
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New Episode Coming Soon!
Health and Wellbeing
Thich Nhat Hanh
Live happily in the moment
We need to stop and reestablish ourselves in the here and now.
Itchy and Bitchy
Perimenopause chat
Dr. Angela DeRosa about her experience treating perimenopausal women.
Lead with Less
Burnout and in pain to thriving and successful
Lotty Roberts discovered the power of mindfulness to help navigate her own challenges.
GATHR
Weathering tough life seasons
Anna Kingston talks about what it means to be in a season of change.
HBR Ideacast
Weathering tough life seasons
Stresses that cause the most harm are the tiny, everyday ones that build up over time.
No Filter
The life stage you finally have a name for
Camel mode is a time in your life when you power down to focus on something other than career.
No Filter
What Emma Gannon wants you To know about burnout
This convo will make you question everything you think you know about what success actually means.
The Daily
Menopause is having a moment
Menopause has an established treatment. Why aren’t more women offered it?
We Can Do Hard Things
Why are we never satisfied?
Are you capable of being satisfied?
A podcast of one’s own with Julia Gillard
Turia Pitt on determination, defying expectations and taking up space
Surviving against all odds, she’s rebuilt her life and is now a business owner, writer, motivational speaker and Mum.
No Filter
Stolen Focus – why you can’t pay attention
It’s SO HARD to focus. It’s hard to hold our attention for longer than a goldfish can. Is it COVID? Is it tech? And….is it our fault?
Invisibilia
Outside In
There’s a popular idea out there that you can change from the outside in. Power posing. Fake it ’til you make it. Is this true, or is it all a lie?
Feel Better, Live More
Fasting, Hormones and Menopause
Dr Mindy Pelz is a nutrition expert, author, and pioneer in women’s health, hormones, and fasting.
Invisibilia
The End of Empathy
Who deserves our empathy? And is there a wrong way to empathize?
Revisionist History
The Lady Vanishes
In the late 19th century, the painting The Roll Call took England by storm. But after that brilliant first effort, the artist all but disappeared.
The Brand Called You
Overcome Adversity and Find Joy
Christopher Miller, an author and strengths coach, discusses lessons on finding fulfilment, happiness, and overcoming adversity.
The Daily
Your Car May Be Spying On You
Cars are now tech and have begun sharing information about their drivers, sometimes with unnerving consequences.
Unexplainable
The Bleeding Edge
Scientists have long overlooked periods and menstrual fluid. Now, researchers are starting to suspect they might be sources of medical treasure.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Rebel Wilson
Rebel explains why she decided to freeze her eggs, the juxtaposition of her character’s sexuality and her own, and her experience dealing with body shaming.
The Diary of a CEO
The Happiness Expert That Made 51 Million People Happier
When Mo’s son died, he looked within himself and found the ‘happiness equation’, a simple technique that can help us all appreciate life and ourselves more.
New Episode Coming Soon!
Professional Development
HBR Ideacast
What we misunderstand about mentorship and sponsorship
Often, organisations’ efforts to support women misfire.
The School of Greatness
Building wealth, overcoming failure and rethinking risk-taking
Meet Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO of Xero, a leading tech entrepreneur.
Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls
Liz Dekker – Sailing around the world
Laura became the youngest person to sail the world – all by herself.
Founder’s Journal
I suck at delegating: Two ways to get better at it
Alex Lieberman admits he sucks at delegating, but that doesn’t mean you should too.
The Job Doctor – Tessa White
Cubicle guy made it to VP, and so can you
The unspoken truths for career success, navigating pay and promotions.
GATHR
Weathering challenging life seasons using your intuition and embracing ambiguity
The “grey” is a space you let yourself sit with – even when it feels uncomfortable.
Hidden Brain
What relationships need to survive
There’s another ingredient to successful relationships that’s every bit as important as love.
Imposters
Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty turns adversity Into advantage
One of the ’50 most powerful women in business’ gets vulnerable.
Armchair Expert
Valerie Fridland on linguistics
Valerie joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why people dislike the word “moist” so much.
No Stupid Questions
How do you deal with big life changes?
What’s more stressful, divorce or jail? Are you in the middle of a “lifequake”?
She’s on the Money
Nailing a job interview
They can be nerve-wracking, but with the right approach and a dash of confidence, you can nail it.
Wellbeings
Dame Valerie Adams
Olympian Valerie Adams, on the truth, says that where you come from does not define you.
Armchair Expert
An interview with Trevor Noah
Hyper-vigilance is a form of safety, life doesn’t happen in snippets, and community and connectedness are important.
The Atlantic
How to waste time
Becca Rashid and the Atlantic contributing writer Ian Bogost examine our relationship with time and how we can reclaim it.
No Filter
What Life Is Like After You Decide Not To Have Kids
If you’re a girl or a woman who doesn’t think she wants to have kids – where are your role models for what your life could look like?
Featuring Powrsuit!
Queenstown Life
Natalie Ferguson on Powrsuit
We chat about coaching, leadership, money, and what you can do today to change how you live.
We F@*kin Love Startups
Kristen Lunman Says Yes to the Unknown
Kristen is a force of nature and talks about her superpower of “just saying yes!”
The Big Mistake
Kristen and Nat: from doers to leaders
The serial entrepreneurs discuss the challenges of growing a business and a movement.
OneUp Project
Unpacking Limiting Beliefs
Nat and Kristen chat with Sarah about imposter syndrome, those negative thoughts, and what leadership should look like.
Business is Boring
Changing the Face of Leadership
Powrsuit co-founders believe women represent the largest potential to improve NZ business.
The Curve
The Power of Investing with Kristen & Nat
We chat about the challenges women face at work and the 80/20 rule regarding productivity.
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