Melissa Anderson, President of Search.com, shares how choosing the unconventional path shaped her career and led to building and scaling companies across industries. In this episode, she dives into decision-making, risk, AI innovation, and why staying grounded is the key to better leadership and long-term success.

Kirsten Liston, Founder and CEO of Rethink Compliance, shares how she left a secure leadership role to build a company that challenged an entire industry. In this episode, she talks about the mindset required to become a founder, recognizing market opportunities others ignore, and why more is possible than most people believe when building a business.

Season 5 of the Badass Women in Business podcast opens with a grounded, honest conversation about what it really takes to build a business that lasts. Maria Onesto Moran, founder and CEO of Green Home Experts, shares her journey from launching a green retail concept just before the Great Recession to leading a WBE-certified energy efficiency logistics company serving utilities across the Midwest. This episode is about mindfulness, trusting your gut, learning through failure, and building a values-driven company that supports real life, not just growth on paper.

Philanthropy is generous, but the systems behind it are outdated. In this episode, Sarah Angello, cofounder of Daffodil, explains how she is rebuilding trust in giving by creating real-time transparency between donors and nonprofits. She shares her journey from the arts to tech, the mindset shifts she had to make, and why she believes almost everything is fixable when you lead with clarity and action. This is a story about solving a problem most people never see and choosing to build a company that changes how charitable dollars flow.