For women who think, lead & work differently, and the people changing how we think about work, leadership and success. The ChangeMaker Leader Podcast with Leigh Mitchell explores what it means to build a meaningful career, lead authentically, and create impact without trying to fit yourself into someone else’s definition of success. Hosted by Leigh Mitchell , Trauma-Informed Career & Leadership Brand Strategist, University Educator, and Founder of Women in Biz Network and Women in Biz Job Board…
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What happens when you stop performing the life other people planned for you and start trusting your own voice? For most women, that shift is the real leadership work. It is quiet, it is uncomfortable, and it changes everything. In this episode of the ChangeMaker Leader Podcast, I sit down with Karoline Bourdeau, founder of KRB Consulting and one of the most compelling voices in accessibility and…
What does it actually take to go from a side hustle to a full time business? In this episode of the ChangeMaker Leader Podcast, Leigh Mitchell sits down with David Kwok of YSpace, York University's pan-university entrepreneurship and innovation hub, to talk about what real support for founders looks like at every stage of the journey. David has spent over a decade building the programs and…
Welcome back to the ChangeMaker Leader Podcast. Today is for The Art of the Possib i lity: Leading a Non-Linear Life with Christine Brooks-Cappadocia Your career was never supposed to look like a straight line. Women Changemakers are often rebuilding, pivoting, or finally giving themselves permission to lead differently. Here at Women in Biz Network, we support women in being themselves…
The Brave Move That Changes Everything: Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone to Unlock Your Purpose What if the thing you have been searching for is not ahead of you, but already inside you, waiting to be seen? In this episode of the ChangeMaker Leader Podcast, host Leigh Mitchell sits down with Jill Valentine, founder of Ugo Impact and creator of the Ugo Triple Change Effect Model, for a…
Fifteen years ago, Leigh Mitchell was building a business that required her to stand in front of rooms full of people, and she could barely get through a sentence without wanting to disappear. She studied the speakers she admired. She tried to become them. It was a disaster. In this episode, Leigh gets personal about her journey from stage fright to keynote stages, university classrooms, and…
Searches for "feel overwhelmed," "stress relief," and "burnout from life" are all at all-time highs in 2026 — and if you're feeling it too, you're not alone. This video gives you a science-backed, 20-minute nervous system reset routine you can do twice a day to regulate stress, reduce cortisol, and reclaim your calm. This routine integrates vestibular (balance/inner ear), visual (gaze/tracking),…
What actually happens when ambitious women stop scrolling and start showing up? In this episode, Leigh Mitchell sits down with Kim and Linda of My Creative Break for a conversation about the magic that unfolds when driven women gather in person — the spark, the stories, and the sisterhood that no DM can replicate. "The most powerful thing we ever did was create a space where women felt safe enough…
Dr. Jim is a Generation-0 immigrant and lifelong revenue leader who now runs a GTM consultancy for stage-zero founders. He integrates sales, marketing, and partnerships into a single buyer-aligned motion to create frictionless, loyalty-building experiences. We dig into why the old “more activity = more revenue” playbook falls flat in the attention economy — and how AI can actually help you become…
On the ChangeMaker Leader Podcast, we are speaking live with the author of Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, a book named one of the year's top 10 by the Washington Post. Part memoir, part journalistic exploration, the book exposes the “pinking” of the alcohol industry. Together, we will explore: How writing memoirs, personal essays, or even short reflections can help you…
Discover how Kaliyha De Sousa went from volunteering at Regeneration Toronto, a thrift store supporting homeless individuals and newcomers to Canada, to leading major iPhone campaigns at OMD. In this impactful episode, our ChangeMaker Kaliyha, who is an OMD Supervisor, shares her unconventional path into media planning, including how she grew the nonprofit's TikTok account to 30K followers,…
