Episodes

Episode 338: When Purpose Finds You: Using What You Have, Where You Are Guest: Yael Goodman, founder Run JLM THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: This week, we’re exploring what it truly means to take what you have -- your skills, your heart, your story, your energy and passion -- and use it to make a difference, even in the most challenging circumstances. Host Laura Cox Kaplan is joined by Yael Goodman, an Israeli-based tour guide, storyteller, and founder of Run JLM running tours, who has inspired countless ...

SHOW NOTES Episode 339: How to Create “Reader-First” Thought Leadership That Connects A short-form, Toolkit Episode! THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Are you pouring time and energy into sharing your thought leadership on social media, only to feel like your posts are falling flat or not gaining traction? You’re not alone — and there’s a smart, simple way to change that. In this week’s shorter ToolKit Episode, host Laura Cox Kaplan digs into the critical shift from “me first” to “reader first” and provide...

340. How to Influence Without Authority: What Nina Frost's Fight for Her Daughter Teaches Us About Leading Change Guest: Nina Frost, Founder of Rare Hope THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: How far would you go to save your child’s life — or to change the future for countless others facing rare disease? When confronted with her daughter Annabel’s rare neurological diagnosis, this week’s guest, Nina Frost, decided to rewrite the playbook. In a conversation rich with hope, resilience, and ground-breaking scienc...

SHOW NOTES Title: Four Tools To Help You Influence The Most Important Person In The Room: YOU Episode 341 Solo Episode: Laura Cox Kaplan THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: We often talk about “influence” as something that shapes a room, a community, or a boardroom—but the most essential influence starts with ourselves. In this special solo episode, Laura Cox Kaplan, host of She Said/She Said Podcast, shares four essential tools every leader and aspiring leader needs to develop authentic influence—from the ...

SHOW NOTES Episode 342: The Ghosts That Haunt Your Confidence, and how to let them go! Guest: (Solo episode with host Laura Cox Kaplan) THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Happy Halloween! This special edition of She Said/She Said Podcast takes a seasonal spin as host Laura Cox Kaplan explores the “ghosts” that haunt our confidence and our influence — not the spooky supernatural kind, but the psychological saboteurs that keep us stuck and silent. If you’ve ever wrestled with perfectionism, comparison, or the...

SHOW NOTES Episode 343: Your Pre-Holiday Survival Guide: How to generate more joy and balance amidst the chaos Host: Laura Cox Kaplan THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: The holiday season can feel like a marathon of obligations, decisions, and to-do lists that leave us feeling stretched, overwhelmed, and sometimes even a bit resentful. But what if there were a better way? This week, Laura Cox Kaplan explores how you can approach the holidays with greater intention, joy, and, most importantly, equipoise. Dra...

SHOW NOTES Episode 344: How Two Women Built a Wellness Business that Fuels the Energy, Focus, and Confidence of their clients Guests: Katelin Dial, Anne Alfano, co-founders, Clean Life Collective THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Confused by what to eat, how much protein is right, or how to feed a busy family in a healthy way? This week, Laura Cox Kaplan is joined by the co-founders of Clean Life Collective, Katelin Dial and Anne Alfano for a deep dive into building a purpose-driven wellness business from ...

SHOW NOTES Episode 346: Why Your Brain Loves Gratitude (Especially During Stressful Seasons) Host: Laura Cox Kaplan THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Why is your brain so wired to respond to gratitude—especially when life gets messy? In this episode, Laura Cox Kaplan digs into the science, strategies, and everyday magic of gratitude, revealing how tiny moments of appreciation can lift your mood, deepen relationships, sharpen your focus, and build real resilience. Whether you’re navigating holiday chaos or ...

SHOW NOTES Episode 347: When the Holidays Amplify Loss: How to Support (and Be Supported) Through Grief Guest: Samina Bari, Author of "Don't Call Me Widow" and Host of "The Afterlife" Podcast WHY THIS CONVERSATION MATTERS NOW The holidays are coming. For many of us, that means gratitude lists and celebration. But for someone navigating loss, it means an empty chair at the table, traditions that feel incomplete, and well-meaning friends who don't know what to say. This week, I'm talking with...

SHOW NOTES 348. What 2025 taught us about flourishing, and how it can help you ring in a happier 2026! Host: Laura Cox Kaplan THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: As 2025 comes to a close, Laura invites listeners to pause, reflect, and celebrate another year of great conversation and insight on She Said/She Said Podcast. This special solo episode weaves together favorite moments, insights, and some top lessons from a remarkable lineup of guests, connecting these experiences to the science of human flourishing...

SHOW NOTES Episode 349: New Year Reset: Building Scaffolding for Your Goals Host: Laura Cox Kaplan THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: It’s a fresh start—welcome to 2026! Like so many of us, Laura Cox Kaplan is armed with a brand new planner, a stack of favorite notebooks, and big ambitions for the New Year. But after years of goal setting, she’s learned that dreaming big isn’t enough. To reach the finish line, we need more than good intentions; we need the right scaffolding around our goals to make them ach...

SHOW NOTES Stop Making Your Setbacks Your Identity Episode 350 Host: Laura Cox Kaplan THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: It’s the second week of January, and while you may still be motivated by those fresh New Year goals, life is starting to get busy, and maybe a little messy. Have you ever missed a workout, deviated from your plan, or slipped up at work and immediately thought, “This is who I am. I always fall off”? You’re not alone. In this episode, Laura Cox Kaplan dives into the links between our setba...

Show Notes Episode 351. A Better Way To Measure Success: Setting Goals That Help You Thrive Guest: Solo episode with host Laura Cox Kaplan THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Ever find yourself wondering if your accomplishments should be more impressive, profitable, or visible, even when you love the work you’re doing? This week, Laura Cox Kaplan tackles the often quiet, persistent pressure to prove the worth of our efforts and makes the case for redefining success on our own terms. Drawing on personal experi...

SHOW NOTES Episode 352: Science-backed ways to navigate the hardest part of goals with motivation expert Ayelet Fishbach Guest: Ayelet Fishbach, PhD, award-winning Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and author of "Get It Done." THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Are you feeling your motivation start to wane as January rolls along? You’re not alone! This week we dig into strategies for closing the gap between the goals you set…and actually reaching them—espe...

SHOW NOTES Episode 353: How to turn your side hustle into the next multi-million dollar brand? Guest: Bianca Gates, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Birdies Host: Laura Cox Kaplan THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Have you ever had a side hustle or an idea that you just can’t get out of your head? Maybe you aren’t sure whether it could be “the real thing”? Or is it worth quitting your job to pursue it full-time? This week’s episode dives deep into that pivotal question through the journey of Birdies ...

SHOW NOTES Episode 354: Hospitality is a Power Move Guest: Rebecca Gardner, Founder and Creative Director, Houses and Parties and author of "A Screaming Blast" Part of our She Said/She Said Podcast + The Southern C Collaboration Series for 2026 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: What does it mean to truly gather? How can parties, beautiful tablescapes, and shared experiences become so much more than surface-level socializing? This week’s episode features a conversation that sits at the heart of creativity,...

SHOW NOTES Episode 355: How to Listen So Your Brand Actually Grows with guest Emily Dunn, Head of Influencer, Social PR & Brand Partnerships, McKenzie-Childs) THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Storytelling, brand building, and the power of human connection take center stage in this vibrant episode, which continues our She Said/She Said Podcast x The Southern C collaboration series. Whether you’re growing a business, communicating your value, or simply looking to ground your confidence, this conversation wil...

356_SHOW NOTES Title 356: The Hardest Part of Growing A Business: From Maker to Founder Guest: Abbey Glass Host: Laura Cox Kaplan THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: When your creative passion becomes a business, the journey is anything but straightforward! This week, Laura Cox Kaplan welcomes Abbey Glass, founder of Abbey Glass, an attainable luxury womenswear brand with a mission to help women feel confident and special for life’s most important moments. From her first stitches on her grandmother’s sewing...

SHOW NOTES Episode 357: “HOW TO DEFINE YOURSELF BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DOES” Guest: Emily Lampkin, author "White Lies and Duct Tape" THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: What does it really mean to thrive (not just survive) as a woman leader? In this week’s episode, Laura Cox Kaplan welcomes her longtime friend and public affairs expert Emily Lampkin, author of “Duct Tape and White Lies.” Emily shares the powerful insights she’s gathered over years of observing women in leadership, not just those with impressive...

SHOW NOTES 358: How Selectivity and Intention Build Standout Brands Guest: Caroline Turnipseed, Founder of CWT Consulting THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: It’s easy to confuse activity with intention, especially when you’re building a brand. Whether you’re running a company, managing a team, or developing your personal brand, we’re all constantly told to “do more”, and goodness knows there are more than enough platforms to keep us busy! But where you focus and what you choose to do makes all the differenc...

SHOW NOTES Episode 359 “Girl's Gotta Eat": Practical Career Moves That Built a $100M Exit and launched an AI startup Guest: Mariah Chase, co-founder / CEO, Ekyam.ai THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: So many of us approach our careers with the hope that each job or decision leads us closer to some “right” path. But what if your most powerful asset is a blend of every experience: good, bad, logical, or unexpected? This week’s guest, Mariah Chase, exemplifies the idea of “experience equity” and offers a candi...

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 360: Lean In and Sheryl Sandberg 13 Years Later A Special Women's History Month Episode THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: It’s been 13 years since Sheryl Sandberg published “Lean In,” sparking a global conversation about women, leadership, and ambition. The world, and Sheryl herself, has evolved in profound ways since then. In this special Women’s History Month episode, Laura Cox Kaplan sits down with Sheryl Sandberg, her close friend and the pioneer of the Lean In movement, for an intim...

SHOW NOTES Episode 361 Is Your Ambition Pointed in the Wrong Direction? THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: What does ambition look like after you’ve already reached a summit in your career? Or when you’ve outgrown the role you worked so hard to earn? This week, Laura Cox Kaplan explores how our definitions of ambition evolve over time. Inspired by last week’s powerful conversation with Sheryl Sandberg, Laura unpacks why restlessness, burnout, or nagging dissatisfaction may actually be signs that your ambiti...

SHOW NOTES Episode 362: Career Reinvention: The Off-Resume Experience That Sets You Apart Solo Host episode with Laura Cox Kaplan THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: It’s tax season in the U.S. While you’ve probably been cataloging expenses, investments, and contributions, Host Laura Cox Kaplan urges you to take inventory of another kind of asset: your experience equity. This week’s solo episode is about understanding, owning, and leveraging the value of your lived experiences at work and at home, through di...