šļø From Aerospace Engineer to Women-in-STEM Coach: Why Cassie Leonard Left Her Prestigious Role at Boeing
After a high-paying corporate role at Boeing, Cassie Leonard walked away to build ELMM Coachingāhelping women and working parents lead with clarity, courage, and boundaries
š What Youāll Learn:
- When quitting can be your path to sucess: Why itās okay to leave a prestigious, high-paying job if it no longer aligns
- There is no such thing as a "too steep career transition": What a career pivot looks like after 16 years in aerospace engineering
- How to draw inspiration from within: How to build a coaching business from a deep well of lived experience
- Overcome outdated leadership practices: What working parents in STEMM need that no performance review will give them
- Set yourself for sucess: Why boundaries, self-awareness, and reimagining success are key in mid-career reinvention
š§ About the Guest:
Cassie Leonard is a former aerospace engineer who spent 16 years rising through the ranks at Boeingāleading large, complex technical teams and delivering high-impact results. But despite the title and salary, she knew something was missing. Cassie left her āgolden cageā and launched ELMM Coaching, a business helping women in STEMMāespecially working parentsādesign careers that support the lives they actually want. She's also the author of the #1 Amazon bestseller, STEM Moms.
š Episode Highlights:
- 00:00 From childhood dreams to UCLA aerospace engineering
- 03:45 Being the only woman in a room of 35 engineers
- 06:22 16 years at Boeing: growth, leadership, and insight
- 10:41 The moment she knew it was time to leave
- 16:09 Starting ELMM Coaching and writing STEM Moms
- 23:15 Challenges and fears in leaving corporate
- 27:40 What women in STEM really need to hear in mid-career
- 32:10 How coaching creates space for reinvention
- 38:22 Cassieās reflections on purpose, parenting, and success
š Resources Mentioned:
š¤ Reflection Time:
- Are you in a āgolden cageā? Does your title or paycheck mask a deeper misalignment?
- What would it look like to choose clarity and autonomy over convention?
- Who could you become if you stopped optimizing for someone elseās version of success?
Want to craft a career story that opens doors?
I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders āso the right opportunities find you.
š¬ Letās connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn
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