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Women’s History Month starts next week, and we wanted to start the conversation early. March often focuses on celebrating women in the past, but we also want to spotlight women making an impact today and help you build a steady stream of female influence all year long.

In this episode of No Filter, No Apologies, Katy and Rebecca share the women who shaped how they think and lead, personally and professionally. They talk about mentorship in real life, learning from women through books and examples, and how to build a “learning network” that helps you grow as a leader without performative framing.

In this episode, we cover:

• Early influences that shaped our confidence and leadership style
• The difference between celebrating women and learning from women
• Books and authors that shaped our career decisions and ambition
• How to find mentors and role models (even when your schedule is packed)
• A practical way to build your network through intentional outreach

If you’re a woman in corporate America or building your own path and you want more inspiration, more strategy, and more support, this episode is for you.

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Many professional women experience burnout in corporate America because they are capable, reliable, and willing to step up.

In this episode of No Filter, No Apologies, Katy and Rebecca explore how being “good at your job” often becomes a career trap for women in leadership. From invisible labor to emotional exhaustion, they unpack why competence doesn’t always lead to promotion.

They share personal stories about:

• Workplace burnout
• Taking on unpaid emotional and operational labor
• Becoming indispensable instead of promotable
• Losing career momentum
• Rebuilding identity after layoffs

You’ll learn how to protect your time, advocate for your growth, and build a sustainable career without sacrificing yourself in the process.

If you’re a woman feeling stuck, exhausted, or overlooked at work, this episode is for you.

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You asked, so we delivered.

In this episode, Katy and Rebecca flip the script and interview each other so you can finally get the full backstory: how their careers crossed four times over nearly 14 years, what built the trust between them, and why they intentionally came together to create No Filter, No Apologies.

They get real about what shaped their leadership styles, how directness gets misunderstood (especially for women), and the moments that pushed both of them from corporate success into entrepreneurship. From navigating motherhood and ambition to building confidence, boundaries, and purpose, Katy and Rebecca share the experiences that led them here.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re juggling too much, shrinking to fit the room, or second guessing your own ambition, this episode is for you.

In this episode, we cover:

• How they met, separated, and reconnected across 14 years
• Why blunt honesty builds psychological safety
• Balancing personal life, ambition, and leadership
• What corporate life taught them about politics, boundaries, and time
• Why women need real mentorship, not corporate polish

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Women shrink at work long before they realize they’re doing it. It shows up in the automatic apology, the softened email, the over-explaining, the meeting where you take up less space than you were assigned.

In this episode, we talk about the hidden costs of shrinking and why it quietly slows careers, drains confidence, and reinforces the very dynamics women are trying to outgrow. We break down how shrinking shows up in meetings, presentations, hiring and promotion moments, and even salary negotiation. We also share real stories from inside corporate leadership and talent acquisition, including what happens when women hand their ideas to male counterparts just to get traction.

This is not about blame. It’s about awareness and choice. If you’ve ever edited yourself to be “easier,” “more likable,” or “less direct,” this episode will give you language for what’s happening and a starting point for changing it.

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Corporate language has evolved. The outcomes for women often have not.

In this episode, we unpack the gap between what organizations say and how power actually functions inside them. From “seat at the table” promises to performative empowerment, cultural fit, loyalty, and feedback that focuses on personality over performance, we name the patterns women are still expected to navigate quietly.

We share real experiences from inside leadership, recruiting, and executive rooms to help women recognize when language is being used to stall, soften, or deflect accountability. More importantly, we talk about what awareness gives you back: agency, discernment, and the ability to make strategic moves without internalizing dysfunction.

If you have ever felt praised but blocked, empowered but constrained, or included without influence, this conversation is for you.

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Episode 3: The Identity Trap (and the “Work Mask” We Slide Into)

People love to talk about imposter syndrome, but women are dealing with something else too: the identity trap.

In this episode, we break down the difference between:

• Imposter syndrome: doubting your competence even when you are capable
• The identity trap: slowly becoming a version of yourself that “fits” the workplace, even when it costs you

We talk about the masks we learn early, like customer service voice, polite professionalism, and the corporate “tone it down” filter. Then we get real about what happens when those layers stack over time: new environments, higher stakes, more politics, more pressure to manage other people’s comfort. Eventually the mask gets heavy enough that you look up and think, who is this person and when did I start performing my job instead of doing it?

We also go deeper than the workplace. We unpack how childhood conditioning shapes the way women show up, how quickly we learn to be adaptable, and why that adaptability can quietly turn into self erasure. And we talk about the wake up moment most women have at some point: realizing you have become smaller, quieter, more careful, and more exhausted than you have ever been.

Most importantly, we close with what to do when you recognize the identity trap in real time:

• how to tell the difference between professionalism and performance
• how to rebuild your real voice without blowing up your career
• how to make an intentional exit strategy if the environment requires you to be less of yourself to survive

This episode is for the woman who is high performing on paper but feels disconnected from herself in practice.

Listen now and ask yourself one question: Is this mask helping me do the job, or is it costing me my identity?

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Women are given a completely different set of career rules, and a lot of them are designed to keep us quiet, grateful, and replaceable.

In Episode 2, we call out three of the biggest workplace lies women are taught to follow and what to do instead.

Lie #1: Work hard and you will be rewarded

Lie #2: Be likable

Lie #3: Wait your turn

We also get into what it really takes to build a business case for yourself, why most companies will not compensate you unless you force the conversation, and how to lead in a way that actually develops people instead of just handing out titles.

If you have ever been told to work harder, stay patient, smile more, or just trust the process, this episode is for you.

Listen now and share this with the woman who needs to hear it.

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In this episode, we talk about one of the most uncomfortable and important truths in women’s careers.

Why women are often positioned as competition instead of collaborators.

We unpack the scarcity mindset that corporate systems quietly create, how it shows up between women, and why it keeps so many of us stuck playing small or alone.

We talk candidly about:

• Why “there’s only room for one woman at the top” is a myth
• How scarcity thinking impacts promotions, confidence, and relationships
• What it actually looks like to bring women along without burning yourself out
• How to lead differently even when the rules were not built for you

If you have ever felt torn between protecting your own progress and supporting other women, this conversation is for you.

This podcast is about telling the truth, building power together, and moving forward with intention.