Business Blasphemy
Business Blasphemy with Sarah Khan The leadership podcast for ambitious women done playing by the rules. Hosted by Sarah Khan — Leadership Strategist, TEDx Speaker, and corporate escapee — Business Blasphemy challenges the hustle culture and toxic norms dominating women’s leadership, ambition, and success — whether in the online, entrepreneurial, or traditional workplace. Each episode delivers bold truths, strategic insight, and no-fluff advice on what it really takes to grow a business or career without burning out, selling out, or losing yourself in the process. If you're ready to build sustainable success rooted in identity, integrity, and real power — not performance — this podcast is your permission slip to lead differently. Expect sharp perspective shifts, practical strategy, and the (more than) occasional curse word.
Episodes
In this episode, I break down a truth that ambitious women were never taught to name. The mainstream definition of psychological safety doesn’t work for women who think fast, carry emotional responsibility like a second skin, and lead with conviction. I talk about why our bodies tighten in so-called “supportive” spaces, how early conditioning shapes the way we show up in leadership, and why emotional safety...
It's time to dismantle the myth of leadership as a performance and drop the truth about leading from identity. No corporate polish. No institutional obedience. No permission required.
If you’ve ever been praised for your “executive presence” and still felt invisible. If you’ve ever been told to soften your tone, adjust your message, or wait to speak. This conversation cuts through that noise. Let's...
This episode dismantles the gap between generic business advice and the strategic depth established women leaders actually need. Sarah breaks down a recent experience that highlighted the disconnect between free advice, context, and advanced leadership goals. She examines why so many programs marketed as “advanced” are built for beginners, what seasoned women really want at this stage, and how to vet anyone...
This week, I sit down with executive leadership coach Sarah Gibbons, founder of Sarah Gibbons & Company, to talk about what it really means to lead with depth, connection, and courage.
We unpack the outdated definitions of leadership that still dominate corporate spaces, and how women can redefine power, purpose, and presence on their own terms.
Sarah shares her journey from Amazon and MySpace executive t...
This week, I dismantle the myths about women’s power and expose the five most common ways ambitious women leak it every day. From the language we use to the labor we absorb, the loyalty we misplace, and the likability we chase, let me show you how these patterns quietly erode authority, visibility, and influence.
Through two decades of experience working with executives, founders, and change-makers, I bring ...
This week, I’m calling out what the gender pay gap really represents: and it’s not a few cents on the dollar. It’s a power gap that has quietly stripped women of wealth, visibility, and recognition for decades. I unpack why women in both corporate and entrepreneurial spaces keep getting excluded from positions of influence, how “equal pay for equal work” misses the point entirely, and why midlife women are ...
In this powerful, leadership strategist and speaker Sarah Khan dismantles one of the most ingrained forms of conditioning ambitious women face — being the invisible backbone of other people’s success.
Sarah explores how women in midlife have spent decades holding up organizations, leaders, and legacies that rarely hold them back — becoming indispensable but invisible in the process. She unpacks how loyalty, ...
WELCOME BACK, BLASPHEMERS!
I was ready to pull the plug. After 116 episodes of calling out the smoke and mirrors of online entrepreneurship, the spark dimmed and I nearly ended the show. That's when the truth smacked me in the face: I wasn’t tired of the mic. I was tired of orbiting the same problem. The mission had outgrown the format. What started as unapologetic myth-busting now asks for something bi...
This week I dive deep into the deceptive evolution of modern marketing -- from nostalgic infomercials (my fave) to today's online schemes and shenanigans. I break down how the industry doesn't solve real problems anymore, but instead creates them in order to sell you a solution you didn't ask for.
You'll learn why business ecosystems matter more than trendy frameworks, why most "fixe...
You know the invisible scripts that shape how ambitious women are supposed to show up in business? This week I'm joined by Bri Seeley, success strategist and certified hypnotherapist to talk about how we over-identify with productivity, sacrifice joy for output, and sabotage ourselves without outdated beliefs.
From entrepreneurial midlife crisis to redefining ambition without burnout, we cover it all. B...
What if joy didn’t need justification? In this episode, I call out the sh*tty, toxic pressure to monetize every moment and be productive at all costs. From a simple Pilates practice to dancing alone in the kitchen, I shine a light on what we lose when everything becomes a performance — and why reclaiming your time, mediocrity, and autonomy is a radical act of self-leadership. If you’ve ever been made to fee...
Before you say yes to the next big opportunity, ask yourself: do I have the capacity to follow through? In this episode, I share the 5 critical capacity buckets every high-achieving woman must evaluate before committing to a decision and building success on her own TERMS — time, energy, resources, money, and support. I walk you through how skipping even one of these can turn bold moves into performative bur...
They don't want you to know this, but --- you don't need to fix your mindset to make the strategy that high ticket coach sold you work. You need a strategy that actually fits YOUR identity.
In this mini-rant of an episode, I dismantle the self-help industry's most profitable lie: that you're the problem.
I break down why most strategies fail ambitious women, and why personal growth should ...
This week I sit down with powerhouse Law prof, lawyer, and creative force, Joseline Hardrick to dismantle the myth that success always requires monetization. Together we explore why joy is its own form of wealth, how to resist the pressure to turn every skill into a hustle, and what business owners actually need to prioritize to build a life of meaning, especially in a world that monetizes everything.
We cov...
In another raw and unfiltered episode, I call bullsh*t on the struggle narrative, the illusion of balance, and the weaponized performance of “empowerment.” If you’re a high-achieving woman who’s done everything right and still feels frustrated, invisible, or exhausted — this is your wake-up call.
Let's unpack why the current definition of success doesn’t work, how empowerment has been hijacked by hustle...
This episode is your official permission slip to stop waiting until you “hit a number” to start taking your money seriously. I’m joined by licensed advisor and wealth strategist Karla Ukman — who is very much Not Your Father's Advisor™ — to break down the difference between legit financial planning and the unregulated noise online.
We dig into:
- The real difference between financial advisors, planners...
In this no-holds-barred conversation, Sarah sits down with Natalie Bullen of Unapologetic Wealth to dismantle the myths about success, entrepreneurship, and identity.
Together, they expose why most entrepreneurs are stuck chasing strategies instead of building real wealth, why belief — not tactics — determines success, and why trying to be liked is the fastest way to stay invisible.
Natalie shares her rise ...
In this episode, I finally introduce myself properly (yeah, it’s overdue) and go deep on a topic that isn’t getting the respect it deserves: self-trust—not the cute, Pinterest version, but the kind that builds empires, not burnout.
I break down how self-trust is conditioned out of ambitious women from a young age, why most of us succeed in spite of ourselves, and how that leads to overthinking, hesitation, a...
In this raw and revelatory episode, I share how getting literally robbed in Barcelona led to the most honest business clarity I've had in years. Stripped of my phone, my routines, and my digital reflexes, I was forced to sit with my own thoughts — and what came up wasn’t just discomfort, but truth.
I unpack the toxic grip of “pics or it didn’t happen” culture, the myth of clarity through consumption, a...
How many podcasts do you need to guest on before it pays off? This week, I sit down with media coach and anti-guru Beth Nydick to call out the myth that “all visibility is good visibility.”
We unpack why podcast guesting isn’t just about showing up, it’s about delivering a performance with strategy, intention, and a plan for ROI. Beth drops hard truths about how most people waste their podcast appearances, w...
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