Melanie Parsons, the owner of Parsons’ Insurance Agency, joins host Meg McKeen to share more about her journey in the insurance industry. Melanie and Meg discuss navigating negativity - and the impact creating a positive corporate culture can have - and they also delve into the topic of financial awareness for women. Through Melanie’s stories, tune in to be inspired by this story of determination and perseverance.

Misha Bleymaier-Farrish opens up to host Meg McKeen about her unique career path - and pivots - and finding fulfillment in the ebbs and flows of life. We honor the importance of celebrating achievements, the concept of "shiny objects" in entrepreneurship, and the outdated notion that work *must* make you miserable. Misha is an inspiring entrepreneur and author and you'll be glad you slowed to listen to this conversation!

This Mental Health Awareness Month, listen in for a heartfelt conversation between host Meg McKeen and guest Marissa Rutkowski as they talk about creating space for mental health discussions in the workplace, how it feels - literally - to consciously blur the line between “work” and “life,” and boundaries. Can we even have a conversation on this podcast without talking talk about ‘em?

Lemons and lemonade. Messes and missions. Blah, blah, blah. Alas, when will there be enough lessons for this life? In this episode, Saya Hillman joins host Meg McKeen to discuss the power of curiosity - and list making - in times of uncertainty, how to make doing different, seemingly disparate things make sense in your life and career, and so many of those a-ha moments that happen when we're living our Life of Yes℠.

Does a trailblazer even know she's a trailblazer? In this episode, Dr. Michelle Morkert joins host Meg McKeen for a candid chat about what makes a trailblazer, the realities we face as we navigate the systems we are part of, and what taking courageous action feels like. We also dig deep and share more about our inner critics - and what it feels like to hang out for longer than we might like in the messy middle of life.

On the brink of burnout, Renee Bruns made the thoughtful decision to leave her corporate role and embark on a year-long travel adventure. In this episode, Renee joins host Meg McKeen to share the “why” that fueled her decision and the way she’s navigated her own relationship with risk in her travels - and life. Renee also shares two key lessons she’s learned this past year and what’s up next for her.

If you've ever felt like the *only* woman who has ever doubted herself, her capabilities, or her authority, let this conversation between commercial lines underwriting leader Danielle Morales and host Meg McKeen be the reminder that indeed, you are not. In this episode, hear more about Danielle's experience with imposter syndrome, finding and leveraging her own leadership voice, and the changes, like the seasons, that we experience in our relationships, too.

Whether it's advocating for more pay or making a complete pivot, career coach Andrea Yacub Macek joins host Meg McKeen for the most candid conversation yet about the transition so many women in insurance are in as we evaluate our relationship with work and what might be next. We talk about why it's so hard to talk about money and where we place flexibility on our priority list - not surprising, it's at the top! We acknowledge that the insurance industry, like many systems women navigate,...

Ashley Fitzsimmons joins host Meg McKeen to share more about her life navigating a chronic, invisible autoimmune condition. We unpack the topic of rest - you’re not being lazy if you take it - and the ongoing challenge it can be to say no. Ashley leaves us with advice for supporting a colleague or loved one with a chronic illness - let’s just say that less is more when it comes to talking.

Jody LaVoie, the founder of Widows in the Workplace, joins host Meg McKeen on this episode of Bound & Determined. Through the learning and healing experienced following the tragic loss of her spouse and partner, Jody now supports women navigating their own relationship with work, family, grief - and themselves. As many continue to evaluate the place "work" fits in our "life," Jody highlights the need to think creatively about the meaningful ways we can support - and show up for - the...

Precious Norman Walton is a champion for education - and change - in the insurance industry. In this episode, Precious shares her wisdom about the skills we accumulate in our lives and careers - they're transferable, even if you can't see how - and what a less conventional career path might look like when we align those skills with our talents and beliefs. An expert storyteller with the absolute best laugh, Precious and Meg chat through our relationship with failure and perfectionism - it's...

Together with host Meg McKeen, Jenn Walsh shares strategies for finding and using your voice in the workplace - a coach can help! - and what it looks like to take the lead with your clients, too. We chat through the agent/producer and service personnel dynamic and wrap up with a reflection on the unique opportunity service professionals have to succeed in a sales role. One of the smartest conversations to date!

Licensed therapist Lauren Martin joins host Meg McKeen for a candid conversation about burnout. If you’re feeling it, know you’re not alone. Since burnout can be sneaky - that you’re headed for it might not be so obvious to you or those you love. Lauren reminds us that navigating life with and after burnout can be tricky, and requires us to inventory our energy - and in some cases, redraw our boundaries - but it’s possible.

Host Meg McKeen shares more about her digital nomad lifestyle, answering the questions she's asked most frequently. Have a listen to learn more about the logistics and the lessons she's learned in her nomad life.

The infamous Dustyne Bryant and Cat Ferris join host Meg McKeen to share their thoughts on the emotions we feel - good and bad - when we tell our stories in public ways, and the boundaries we must set to keep our most sacred stories - and relationships - safe. We talk about the challenges - and opportunities - we face in building relationships in this virtual world, proving that so much is possible.

Our bodies are in a constant state of change - and never is this more true than in the time leading up to and during menopause. Carrie Mapes and Patty Pappas, co-founders of Hello Again, join host Meg McKeen to shed light on this not-often-enough talked about topic, and share the wisdom they've gleaned through aging, and how they're changing the experience other women have as they age, too.

Jaimie Selwa joins host Meg McKeen for a real conversation about the challenges many women face as they navigate their journey to motherhood. Jaimie shares more about her own career path, which led her away from insurance - and the path she's created today to support other women on their infertility journey.

Abi Potter Clough joins host Meg McKeen for a candid conversation on the topic of change. Abi has made lots of changes in her life and career and helps Meg to sort through her own mixed emotions as she navigates change, too. Together they redefine success and the expectations of others, and those they have of themselves.

Nikki Brandt joins host Meg McKeen to share more about the hunch that grew to become her thriving business - one that is challenging the way we recruit and nurture professionals in the insurance industry.

Erin Bahadur joins host Meg McKeen to explore perhaps the most complex relationship we have - the one with ourselves. Erin shares more about her journey through addiction - and recovery - and how that experience has influenced the way she's navigating motherhood today.

You've met Elisa Stampf before - and she's joining host Meg McKeen again, but this time to shine a light on the harassment she experienced as a woman working within the insurance industry, and how it's fueling the work she's doing to change to that experience for others.

Michelle Valiukenas, the founder of The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation, joins host Meg McKeen to share more about her mission to change the experience of loss parents - and so bravely shares her experience with loss, too.

Meg McKeen reflects on her decision to embrace her silver hair, including the learning she did about the process itself - and herself. Just like her decision to sell her home and things and take her business on the road, it’s been a journey!

Ania Caruso joins Meg McKeen on Bound & Determined℠ for a rich conversation about the importance of our building our support systems - and our resilience - and navigating rejection and taking risks before we feel ready.

What if we could change the experience women have when they sell insurance - and when they buy it? Kim Beach joins Meg McKeen to share more about InsureWomen - and the mission she is on to do just that.