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97: White Lies & Duct Tape: The Strategy Women Need to Stop Delaying Their Dreams with Emily Lampkin
Business Origin Stories for Entrepreneurs, Coaches, and Leaders
What if the biggest thing holding women back isn’t a lack of opportunity—but the quiet agreements we make with ourselves to wait?
In this episode of Business Origin Stories, I’m joined by Emily Lampkin, longtime Washington, D.C. power broker, global speaker, and author of the upcoming book White Lies and Duct Tape. Emily has spent decades working inside politics, government, corporations, and global organizations—and studying one question closely:
Why do some women thrive, while others slowly abandon their dreams?
Emily breaks down the three fundamentals she’s seen in women who build fulfilled, powerful lives—whether they’re CEOs, elected officials, entrepreneurs, or managing hotels, households, or communities:
- Selling You: How women must learn to articulate their value, advocate for themselves, and communicate differently in male- and female-dominated environments
- Widening the Circle: Why access—to people, information, and relationships—is everything, and how to build a dynamic, useful network without performative networking
- Going Now: The cost of waiting for the “right time,” and how women unknowingly become their own dream-slashers
We also talk about the real story behind White Lies and Duct Tape—a phrase that perfectly captures how women hold everything together while postponing what matters most to them. Emily makes a powerful case for why every woman deserves her own strategic plan, not someday—but now.
This conversation is honest, sharp, and deeply liberating. It’s for women who are done waiting for permission, perfect timing, or imaginary milestones—and ready to build lives and careers that actually fit.
Connect with Emily: https://www.emilylampkin.com/
Instagram:
@amyschutte_
Work with us: www.hudsonandco.co
