Unleashed with Leah Pitzenberger
Unleashed Podcast explores the journey of female leadership, delving into topics like overcoming self-doubt, embracing radical candor, and navigating the complexities of the modern workplace. Host Leah Pitzenberger, CEO of A People Revolution, offers insightful conversations and actionable advice in under 10 minutes per episode, empowering listeners to lead with courage and authenticity.
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Ask the Women
“I don’t know” is, more often than not, a complete lie. A kind one. A polite one. But a lie.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger owns up to a habit she suspects you share — reaching for “I’m not sure” when she is, in fact, comple...
The Way Forward Isn't Empowering Each Other
Loyalty to other women is one of the best things about us. It is also, occasionally, the most comfortable place to hide.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger admits to something she was genuinely good at — the panels, the women’s ...
If Your Dream Sounds Reasonable, You're Doing It Wrong
There is a number in your head right now that you would never say out loud. Leah would like you to know she has one too, and that she spent about twenty years pretending she didn’t.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger tells the s...
The Woman You Were Before You Got Good
There is a version of you, somewhere a long time ago, who was somehow more her than the version you walk around as today. Who said what she thought, wanted what she wanted, took up the space she needed, and didn't apologize for any of it.
The Strongest Woman in the Room is Often the Loneliest
The most capable woman in your life is, statistically, the loneliest. Not because she is unsupported. Not because the people around her have abandoned her. But because she has, over years and accomplishments and quiet adjustments, removed th...
Why Women Are So Tired All the Time
If you are exhausted in a way that no amount of sleep seems to fix, no vacation seems to touch, and no morning routine seems to solve — there is a reason. And it has very little to do with how late you stayed up last night.In t...
The Difference Between Being Fine and Being Alive
There is a difference between a life that is technically working and a life you are actually living. And it is much easier to miss than you think.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger tells the story of leaving a job everyone tho...
When Loyalty Becomes a Leash
Loyalty is one of the most beautiful things a woman can have. It is also one of the most effective ways to keep her stuck.In this episode, Leah Pitzenberger talks about the moment loyalty stops being a value and starts being a ...
The Women Who Changed You
There are women in your life who changed the trajectory of who you became. Some of them know it. Most of them don't. Some are still in your life. Some aren't. Some shaped you through love, and some shaped you through the very specific educat...
You Don't Owe Anyone Your Story
Somewhere along the way, women got the message that being open means being available. That vulnerability means unlimited access. That if you've ever shared a struggle publicly, you're now required to share all of them — to anyone who asks, i...
The Comparison Trap
There's a woman on your phone right now who is doing more, looking better, and building something bigger than you. Or at least — that's what your brain tells you at 9 PM when you're scrolling instead of sleeping.In this episode, Leah Pit...
The Invisible Load You Need to Stop Carrying
You finished the work day. Made dinner. Got the kids sorted. And now it's 10 PM and you're in bed — and your brain is absolutely not done for the day. The dentist appointment. The permission slip due Thursday. The birthday gift you've been mean...
The Boring Middle: Why Persistence Is the Least Glamorous and Most Important Thing You’ll Ever Do
In this episode of Unleashed, Leah talks about the part of persistence nobody wants to talk about — the boring middle. The long stretch between the exciting leap and the breakthrough where nothing is visibly happening, the results aren’t matchi...
Perfect is a Cage
In this episode of Unleashed, Leah takes on the obsession with being perfect — and why it’s the very thing keeping women stuck. Through her own story of panic attacks, relentless self-pressure, and a career that looked like success but felt lik...
Mean Girls Clubs
In this episode of Unleashed, Leah tackles the uncomfortable truth about adult mean girls clubs — the cliques, the exclusion, and the women who perform sisterhood publicly while tearing other women down in private. Drawing from her own experien...
You Are Not the Problem
In this episode, Leah decodes what "not enough" actually means and why it has nothing to do with the woman being evaluated and everything to do with the mold she was never meant to fit. She gets honest about the years she spent collecting feedb...
The Audacity of Rest
In this episode, Leah unpacks why so many women cannot stop. Even when they're sick. Even when their body is literally begging them to. We think it's dedication. We call it resilience. But Leah calls it what it actually is: conditioning so deep...
Stop Building Your Confidence
Every book, every coach, every workshop says the same thing: build your confidence and then take the leap. I'm calling BS. Confidence isn't the thing standing between you and the life you want — it's a fake prerequisite that keeps women stuck i...
Burned Out Or Done
You took the PTO. You did the spa weekend. You downloaded the meditation app. You set the boundaries. And you're still sitting in your car before work wondering why none of it worked. That's because you're not burned out — you're done. And thos...
Burned Out or Done? How to Know It's Time to Leave Your 9-5
Are you burned out or actually done with corporate? There's a difference — and getting it wrong can cost you.I left my corporate job over two years ago after 15 years of climbing the ladder. I thought I was just burned out. Turns out I w...
Displaced and Perfectly Placed
That job you hate? That hard relationship? That place you never planned to live? What if none of it is a mistake? This week, I'm sharing why your most uncomfortable circumstances might be your most perfect placement—and how my son's devastating...
Stop Waiting, Start Blooming
Inspired by Josiah Queen's song "Garden in Manhattan," this episode challenges the mindset of waiting for perfect circumstances before truly living. Using the powerful image of a flower pushing through concrete, the host explores why we postpon...
It's Okay to Be Not Okay
Leah gets brutally honest about drowning—not in the dramatic way, but in the slow, exhausting way where you're just trying to keep your head above water. This isn't an episode with solutions or silver linings. It's permission to stop performing...
Staying Rooted When the World Tells You to Bend
Leah opens up about how her Christian faith serves as the foundation for every business decision she makes, and challenges listeners to identify what keeps them grounded when the world pressures them to compromise. She explores why being rooted...