The COMPOSURE Podcast
You’re a gifted, natural leader. You’ve accomplished great things, and, as a member of an underrepresented group, you’ve overcome incredible obstacles to get there. By all measures, you’ve built a successful career and you’re a rising star in your field. But there’s a catch (and a big one): Despite all your success, you still feel like an impostor. You may doubt your own abilities, be sensitive to rejection, be prone to perfectionism, or experience a host of other feelings that hold you back, preventing you from reaching your fullest potential.Kate Purmal and Lee Epting host The COMPOSURE Podcast. Kate and Lee co-authored the eponymous book, and now they’re bringing the core concepts of their work to the airwaves. Join us for exciting, groundbreaking, and — most of all — necessary conversations that will help you transition from manager to leader, deal with conflict, craft a leading vision, and much, much more.
Episodes
11 episodes
A Risk-Taker’s View on Why Having a Career Path May Be Holding You Back
“I can’t think of anything more terrifying than knowing what I’ll be doing in ten years’ time.”In this episode, Clare Salmon, a career senior leader, takes Drew Tweedy and COMPOSURE co-author Lee Epting down a path through her life, expl...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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52:26
VC Moneyball: Why Funding Women and Underrepresented Entrepreneurs can Change the Game and Get Better Returns
"We need to communicate the magnitude of the issue to communicate the magnitude of what we need to do."In this episode, Kate Brodock, General Partner of W Fund and CEO of Switch, is blunt when she tells us what she really thinks: We have...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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50:18
What’s the Secret to Finding Flow?
In this episode, Gretchen Yanover, Cellist/Composer, dives into her creative process, explaining how she uses personal boundaries and dedicated focus to enable flow. She provides guidance for creators ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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49:04
The "Board Ready" Myth: How Jocelyn Mangan is Changing the World, One Boardroom at a Time
“How do I become board-ready?”We’ve heard that for too long — mostly from women. And, more often than not, it’s simply not true.In this episode, Jocelyn Mangan, CEO and founder of Him f...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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47:12
Brain Hack: Yes, that was a Microaggression. Now what?
"Did he really just say that?”You're the only one like you in the room, and an executive colleague says something that you find biased, offensive, or dismissive. However, it’s not egregious. If it were just a one-off you migh...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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51:31
Brain Hack: Parenting under Pressure with Presence and Composure
What does parenting with composure look like when you have a 9-second commute from your office to your kids?This is the question at the heart of this episode. Kate Purmal is joined by special guest Laurie McGinley in the latest installm...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:01
How My Black Daughter Changed My World by Showing Me Hers
This week, COMPOSURE author Kate Purmal is joined by her daughter, Mariah Driver! This mother-daughter conversation is a special one, full of insights on identity, race, privilege, and the many ways the intersection of those pieces of who we ar...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:03:17
The "Brain Hack" Series: Making Time for Your Creative Self
COMPOSURE author Kate Purmal takes host Drew Tweedy through a special conversation this week. This is the first in a series of “brain hacks” we’ll be releasing in the coming weeks. As an executive coach, Kate regularly uses this exe...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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34:57
The Origins of Boundaries
COMPOSURE co-author and trauma therapist Joshua Isaac Smith joins host Drew Tweedy in a conversation about the origins of boundaries. Joshua tackles challenging questions about our boundaries: Where do our boundaries come from?...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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28:49
Badass Boundaries
A lot of the ways we’re used to thinking about boundaries is in our personal lives. We're all familiar with the need (or desire) to establish a boundary with a family member, a friend, or a partner.But what about in other areas of...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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36:28
Naomi Osaka: The Icon and the Impostor
Naomi Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion, was named the Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 2020, and is the very first Asian woman to be ranked Number One in the world. She’s one of the most decorated athletes of her generation, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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35:12