EPISODE SUMMARY

Reclaim Your Voice and Rise: Confidence, Clarity, and Career Growth for Women in Leadership

When you’re doing the work and still getting overlooked, the problem isn’t your performance—it’s your visibility. In this episode, Coach Mo sits down with Rosie Zilinskas, founder of No Woman Left Behind, to explore why high-achieving women stay stuck in corporate roles and how to shift that trajectory. Rosie shares how her Promotion Readiness Roadmap helps women become confident advocates for themselves, land promotions, and thrive in leadership—without burning out. From overlooked to in-demand, this episode is a blueprint for women who are ready to speak up, step in, and level up.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• “Really? You never said anything.”
  Rosie’s career pivot started with this one sentence. Learn why visibility—not performance—is often the key to promotion.
• Confidence comes from preparation, not just personality.
  Discover how Rosie helps women build leadership readiness by mastering feedback, self-assessment, and strategic communication.
• The post-promotion void is real.
  Getting the job is just the start—Rosie explains how her membership program supports women as they navigate real-time leadership challenges.
• Resilience is built in the fire.
  Rosie’s backstory—moving countries, surviving divorce, raising kids solo—reveals how adversity shaped her career clarity and coaching mission.
• Middle managers are burning out in silence.
  Coach Mo and Rosie spotlight the leadership blind spot: unsupported new leaders stuck between executive pressure and team delivery.

Episode Summary

When was the last time you felt off your game—not burned out, but just off? In this solo episode, Coach Mo breaks down how high-achieving leaders drift into autopilot, self-doubt, and overthinking…and how to reclaim what he calls your SWAG: Self-awareness, Why-power, Aligned actions, and Grit. Through the story of one anxious executive prepping for a high-stakes presentation, you’ll hear how mindset, energy, and intention create real confidence. If you're leading from fear instead of fire, this episode gives you a practical, repeatable path to get back in alignment.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• SWAG Is Your Inner Armor: True leadership starts with energy, intention, and alignment—not titles or tactics.
• Fear vs. Fire: Your inner critic thrives when you lead on autopilot. Shifting to “fire” means leading with values, purpose, and conviction.
• Confidence Comes From Clarity: When your why is clear, your actions align—and your grit returns.
• No Applause Needed: One of the strongest forms of grit? Doing the hard thing even when no one notices.
• A 4-Question Reset: Reclaim your SWAG daily with these:
  • What’s my energy like today?
  • What’s my why for this work?
  • What’s one aligned action I can take?
  • Where have I shown grit this week, even without applause?

🎙️ Episode Summary

What if happiness wasn’t a byproduct of success—but the foundation for it? In this episode, Coach Mo sits down with Edwin Edebiri, Global Chief Happiness Officer and founder of the I Am Happy Project, to explore why energy protection starts with mastering your inner joy. Edwin breaks down the science and soul of happiness as a learnable skill, not a fleeting emotion. From preventing burnout to building purpose-aligned businesses, this conversation unpacks how to train your mind to be happy—even when life gets heavy. If you’ve ever said, “I’ll be happy when...”, this episode flips the script. Success without joy isn’t success. It’s burnout in disguise.

💡 Key Takeaways

• Flip the Formula: Happiness Fuels Success
  Most people chase success to become happy—but Edwin explains why happiness is the starting line, not the reward.
• Happiness is a Skill, Not a Mood
  Emotional energy can be trained. Through small practices like the 24-Hour Happiness Promise and gratitude, happiness becomes a muscle.
• The Cost of Ignoring Joy
  High achievers often delay happiness in pursuit of more—but burnout, emptiness, and mistrust await if joy is left behind.
• Business Can Be Built on Happiness
  The Happpreneur movement shows how integrating wellbeing into professional life boosts performance, resilience, and relationships.
• Energy Protection Starts with Alignment
  When your actions align with your core values, happiness becomes natural. Scarcity, competition, and stress lose their grip.