The Badass Leader: Helping High-Achieving Women Lead with Calm, Clarity, and Deep Self-Trust
Hosted by executive coach and former Fortune 500 leader Coco Duan, this podcast explores what it truly takes to become a badass leader—someone who leads with calm, clarity, courage, and deep self-trust.
Many high-achieving women are already badass.
They just don’t feel like one.
Because the Good Girl conditioning that helped them succeed is still running the show—driving overwork, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and constant pressure to prove.
Through this podcast, Coco helps you unlearn those patterns so you can stop performing and start leading from your real power.
Each episode offers practical tools and insights on topics such as:
• Regulate your nervous system to create internal safety and expand your capacity to handle pressure
• Unlearn Good Girl conditioning (play safe, please, and prove)
• Reclaim your voice, boundaries, and sense of self
• Realign how you lead—so you can show up calm, clear, and deeply self-trusting
With 20+ years of corporate leadership experience and deep personal transformation, Coco has helped women around the world step into the leaders they already are.
A Badass Leader.
Learn more about her 1:1 Badass Leader Program:
https://www.cocoduancoaching.com/vip-coaching
The Badass Leader: Helping High-Achieving Women Lead with Calm, Clarity, and Deep Self-Trust
44: From Fortune 500 to Freedom: My Interview on Lead with Dr. Ralph Hughes
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This week, I’m sharing a powerful conversation I had on Lead with Dr. Ralph Hughes—and we went deep.
Dr. Ralph invited me to share my journey from being a senior executive to coaching, and the pivotal mindset shifts that changed everything—from burnout and people-pleasing to boundaries, purpose, and unshakable confidence.
In this episode, we unpack:
✅ My exit from 20+ years at Nike, Walmart, Chewy, and Coupang—and what finally pushed me to walk away
✅ Why emotional intelligence is the key to real leadership (not squeezing more out of people)
✅ The two practices that saved me from burnout—and still anchor my life today
✅ The real confidence killers: self-criticism, people-pleasing, and tying your worth to your job title
✅ The “Achievement Board” technique I use with clients to rewire their internal thermostat for success
✅ Why I stopped living on autopilot—and started designing a life I actually want
✅ And some very real stories… including road rage and a stolen scooter (yes, really)
At the heart of it all is this: When you shift your thoughts, you shift your reality.
The moment you move from reactive to intentional… everything begins to change.
Tune in to hear the full story—and walk away with inspiration and practical tools to lead powerfully and live authentically.
Want to go from Good Girl to Badass Leader—calm, clear, and deeply self-trusting?
I offer a free 60-minute consultation to help you get clear on where you are, where you want to go, and what’s holding you back.
From there, we’ll explore what working together could look like.
Book your call:
https://calendly.com/cocoduancoaching/1-hr-consultation