ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The Courage Effect is a show about what becomes possible when you stop waiting to feel ready. Hosted by Suzanne Weller, it's honest conversation about the fear, risk, and uncertainty behind every meaningful step — and how courage gets lived, not just talked about.
Because it isn't reserved for the dramatic moments. It's a reinvention and it's speaking up. It's challenging inequality and it's saying hello to a stranger. The big leaps and the small, daily acts both count — and both are where change happens.
These are the stories that move us forward. Let's go.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 18 days
Average audio length:
31 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
107 episodes
since March 31, 2023
episodic
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#92: In this episode of The Courage Effect, Suzanne Weller talks with Dr. Nwando Anyaoku — a board-certified pediatrician, physician executive, and advocate for women in leadership — about finding the courage to use your voice, own your story, and imagine a bigger future.
Dr. Anyaoku shares her jo…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
#91: Suzanne Weller speaks with Siamak Namazi about the eight years he spent detained in Iran, and how he turned an extreme loss of freedom into a set of practical decision-making tools. This conversation is equal parts survival story, systems thinking, and unexpectedly funny reflection on how to c…
#90: Suzanne Weller sits down with Jessie Swisher Spiers (Executive Director of Seattle Humane) to talk about leading lived inside a high-stakes, mission-driven organization. Jessie traces her leadership back to a service-oriented upbringing in West Virginia and a career in nonprofit fundraising, a…
#89: Suzanne sits down with Julie Averill (author of Chief Impact Officer and founder of Gold Thread LLC), who spent nearly three decades in retail technology, most recently as Global CIO at lululemon, where she helped scale the company from $2 billion to over $10 billion. Julie started out as the …
#88: Discover how slowing down can revolutionize your leadership approach and help your team excel amidst constant distractions. Shawn Vanderhoven shares his journey, insights from research, and practical tools to implement deliberate pauses for improved focus, impact, and well-being. He talks with…
#87: Suzanne Weller talks with Sharon Gillenwater; a four-time founder navigating one of entrepreneurship's hardest moments: rebuilding from scratch after her previous company (Boardroom Insiders) was unexpectedly shut down following its sale. In this episode, she shares how she turned that setback…
#86: In this episode, Emily Parkhurst talks with Suzanne Weller about her inspiring journey from classical musician to Founder and CEO of Formidable Media, an organization dedicated to amplifying women's voices in media, leadership, and healthcare. Discover how she challenges industry norms and adv…
#85: Suzanne Weller sits down with Brent Robertson, founder of Be Generative and TEDx speaker, for a conversation about courageous leadership, storytelling, and challenging the status quo.
Brent shares why “blasphemy” is his word for what happens when someone questions the prevailing truth — and w…
#84: Discover how intentionality in creating your personal and professional environments can cultivate courage and lived leadership. In this episode, Kat Kibben talks with Suzanne Weller about their transformative journey into van life, insights on leading through uncertainty, and practical ways to…
Think about the last environment you walked into — a meeting, a family dinner, a conversation with someone you manage or someone who manages you. Did you create that environment? Or did it just happen to you?
Most of us spend a lot of time thinking about what we're in. What we don't always do — an…
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