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Crossroads + Catalysts Leadership Podcast
Crossroads + Catalysts Leadership Podcast
Feeling stuck in your career? Passed over for promotion? Struggling with leadership challenges for which no one prepared you? You’re not alone—and you don’t have to navigate these crossroads by yourself.Crossroads & Catalysts is the executive leadership podcast for directors, senior managers, and ambitious professionals ready to advance their careers with strategic clarity and confidence. Hosted by Shenita Brown, executive and leadership strategist, this show is built on one core principle: how you lead your life shapes how you lead at work.Because leadership doesn’t start in the boardroom—it shows up in your decisions, your standards, your discipline, and how you respond when things don’t go your way.You’ll learn how to strengthen your self-leadership, apply wisdom with skill, and take ownership of the patterns—both professional and personal—that are shaping your results.We’ll tackle the real-world demands of leadership: giving feedback that lands, holding people accountable without damaging relationships, navigating difficult conversations, and building genuine engagement. But we’ll also go deeper—into judgment, emotional discipline, decision-making under pressure, and the everyday choices that quietly define your leadership capacity.And yes—this show will tell you the hard truths. Because sometimes the biggest barrier to your growth isn’t your team or your organization—it’s how you’re showing up across the board. Real leadership requires self-awareness, personal responsibility, and the willingness to adjust—at work and in life.Perfect for women leaders, directors seeking executive roles, and professionals ready to turn career uncertainty into their next breakthrough moment.This is the leadership advice you’ve been missing—where insight meets execution so you can think strategically, act intentionally, and move forward with clarity, confidence, and consistency.New episodes every week.
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Crossroads + Catalysts Leadership Podcast

This is a podcast for professionals at a career crossroads - whether you're looking at entering entrepreneurship, feeling stuck in a job that no longer serves you, or navigating leadership changes that leave you questioning your next move. Each episode explores the real challenges behind these momen...

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Recent Episodes

From Peer to Leader: The Mistake Most New Leaders Make & What To Do
May 25, 2026

From Peer to Leader: The Mistake Most New Leaders Make & What To Do

Transitioning from peer to leader is one of the most overlooked — and emotionally complex — shifts in leadership. In this episode of Crossroads and Catalysts , a leadership podcast for new leaders, Shenita B. discusses straig...
Managing Up Part 2: Self Advocacy Skills and Strategies for New Leaders
May 18, 2026

Managing Up Part 2: Self Advocacy Skills and Strategies for New Leaders

Managing up is one of the most underrated new leader strategies — and a core self-advocacy skill. If you're a new leader looking for strategic thinking frameworks that in the real world, this episode is for you. I pick up whe...
Managing Up Part 1: The New Leader Strategy That Gets You Noticed
May 11, 2026

Managing Up Part 1: The New Leader Strategy That Gets You Noticed

Managing up is one of the most underrated new leader strategies — and a core self-advocacy skill that most people learn too late. Yet it's one of the highest-leverage moves you can make for your career and your team. In this ...
Why High-Performing Women Struggle With Connection—And What To Do Differently
May 4, 2026

Why High-Performing Women Struggle With Connection—And What To Do Differently

What happens when the traits that make you successful at work… start working against you at home? In this episode of Crossroads and Catalysts , we’re unpacking a tension many high-achieving women experience but rarely name—th...
Leading Yourself: Understanding Your Power & Choice
April 27, 2026

Leading Yourself: Understanding Your Power & Choice

Have you ever told yourself "I don't have a choice" — and actually believed it? In this episode of Crossroads and Catalysts , I unpack one of the most powerful mindset shifts women in leadership can make: the difference betwe...
The Subtle Ways Leaders Destroy Confidence (And How to Build It Instead)
April 20, 2026

The Subtle Ways Leaders Destroy Confidence (And How to Build It Instead)

Confidence doesn’t disappear overnight—it’s often shaped by everyday leadership behaviors that go unnoticed. In this episode of Crossroads and Catalysts, we take a closer look at how leaders—especially those developing new ma...

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Excellent

"Shenita shares heartfelt advice on great topics. I especially loved the Right View of Work episode. It truly hit home for me and moved me to tears realizing I had a poor attitude about work. Her C…"

So Cal girl in OKC | May 9, 2025

Great Podcast!

"I truly enjoyed listening to your podcast. It was very insightful and I was intrigued by so much that you spoke on that it is too much to write lol. When you said, “The better you know yourself you c…"

Lashun Whitehead | Sept. 7, 2025