Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin

Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin

Being a high-achieving woman leader brings great opportunities for success . . . and it also comes with its share of personal and professional issues, struggles, and challenges. Join Robin L. Owens, Ph.D., college professor, speaker, author, and leadership purpose coach each week, as she interviews experts who give helpful advice to address issues facing high achieving women leaders today. She also shares her expertise to inspire you to find and use your leadership purpose. If you’re a high achieving woman who leads others and are looking for a place where you can be encouraged, inspired, motivated, and supported, then this is the show for you.

Episodes

August 6, 2025 28 mins

This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Tania Khazaal. She says —

“Wh...

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This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Lisa Levy. She says —

“Being an entrepreneur, starting a business, being a business owner, is not glamorous and it's not easy. It's long, long days, hard work, questioning yourself and your sanity along the way. But when you find the groove, it's also freedom and it's independence.”

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Naaima Khan. She says –

    “Take care of your spiritual self first. Really ground yourself in what anchors you from your principles, whether it's tied to a specific spiritual practice or not, whether it's informed by a community or not. But I think wherever you're able to find and kind of...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Dr. Debbie Goldman. She says –
    “If it's only about yourself going to the next rung, getting a higher pay, getting a higher title—that's not ultimately what gives you purpose. But if you're joining with others to make things better, that’s what gives you a sense of purpose.”

    Here are ...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Neri Karra Sillaman. She says –

    “It is never about you. All the entrepreneurs I talk to, that's the most surprising element. When they were building the businesses, it was never about them. They never thought of themselves as the sun in the middle, and they are this leader that is sh...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Uma Subramanian. She says –

    “...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Dr. Lynise Green. She says –

    “Figure out a way to just take a beat, take a pause, and really just see yourself. Where are you in your life? How do you fit into your life? And I think, again, that comes back to that being aligned with your values and your purpose. Because I ...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Phyllis Dealy. She says -

    “If you're always thinking about, oh, I could have made that decision or I should have done that, you're gonna miss the moment. So how can you be present for what's possible in this moment? And by holding on to that, number one, you can really tap into joy. Because in this moment, we can al...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Jenn Cohen. She says –
    “Our intuition isn’t here to keep us small. It’s here to guide us into something greater, even if it means stepping into the unknown.”

    Jenn Cohen is an intuitive consultant who spent 27 years in the entertainment industry working with major studios like DreamWo...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Jessica Werner. She says –

    "Follow the things that you're curious about, even if they don't seem connected. You never know when they're going to become a building block of something."

    Jessica Werner is the founder and CEO of NorthShore Learning, where...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Tamara Jackson. She says –

    "You don't have to have it all figured out. What you want to do is have trusted advisers around you, be confident in who you are and the strengths you have, but also lean on others because it is together that we are often able to make an impact."

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Karen Bartholomew. She says -

    "It's just small little time-outs for ourself just to check-in and go, what do I need right now? And then literally give yourself permission to take it."

    Karen Bartholomew is the founder of the PAUSE Method, a coaching ph...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Jenny Mitchell. She says -

    "I believe that we are almost always so much stronger, braver, more creative, more curious, more inspiring, and more capable than we give ourselves credit for."

    Jenny Mitchell is the author of t...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from my own journey -

    “Sometimes i...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Tara Landes. She says –

    “I think once you've reached that pinnacle or if you're feeling like it's, it's empty or it's not enough, or even if you haven't reached the pinnacle but you're feeling somewhat unfulfilled, I really think that we're social creatures, and we have to find others to share that journey and pass...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Laura Zavelson. She says –

    “My advice or my thought would be if you have any interest in entrepreneurship or any seed of an idea, honor that and explore it because there are a lot of different paths your life can take, and there are ways to derisk entrepreneurship and make it more of a calculated risk rather than so...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Sheila Buswell. She says –
    “I spent all my time and talent working toward a goal that I know is helping people, and that gives me purpose every single day.”

    Sheila Buswell is the CEO and co-founder of Buswell Biomedical. She’s a U.S. Army veteran and author of the book

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Susie Schaefer. She says –
    “Our self-worth isn’t tied to what we own—it’s in how we take care of ourselves.”

    Susie’s path to purposeful work didn’t follow a straight line, but it did follow her intuition. After a major life change, she took a chance on something new and unfamiliar - ...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Valerie Sandjivy. She says –

    That's something else I want to say is that, each time I was told to do something, I did it one step. And then the second step that I didn't know what it was. Showed up. But of course my mind wanted to know the 12 steps, you know, to go, to go all the wa...

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    This week’s “How She Finds Purpose” insight comes from Sabine Schoepke. She says:

    “My biggest advice is don't try to get all of the answers. Like, do one tiny little step at a time. Take inventory of, okay, what's feeling good? What's feeling good for me physically and what's not? Change that. Because I really do believe that our feelings...

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