How To Thrive More and Suffer Less In a Leadership Role ft. C-Suite Coach Muriel Wilkins [WASHDAY WOOSAH]

Brown Ambition

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Careers, Education, Self-improvement, Investing, Business

4.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Washday Woosah episode, Mandi Money sits down with executive coach and author Muriel Wilkins for a powerful conversation about leadership, self-efficacy, and the internal work required to truly step into your power.

Muriel host of Harvard Business Review’s Coaching Real Leaders podcast and author of Leadership Unblocked, pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to grow as a leader. Together, she and Mandi unpack the parallels between leadership and parenting, the challenges high achievers face when they transition into leadership roles, and why a true sense of belonging starts from within.

This conversation isn’t about titles or promotions. It’s about doing the inner work to unlock your confidence, confront your limiting beliefs, and embrace the magic that’s already in you.

💡 What You’ll Hear In This Episode:

Why leadership starts with self-awareness and internal work
How high achievers often struggle when they move into leadership roles
The power of self-efficacy and how it builds confidence
Why creating a sense of belonging begins with you
How to handle feedback without losing confidence
The importance of self-compassion through challenges and setbacks
What great coaches and mentors really do (hint: it’s not giving all the answers)
Why recognizing your own “magic” is key to personal empowerment

🎧 Tune in to hear Muriel’s refreshing take on leadership, belonging, and how to move through self-doubt with grace and don’t forget to grab her new book, Leadership Unblocked, for even more wisdom on stepping into your purpose with confidence.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:04.1	Hey, BA fam, let's be real for a second.
0:06.9	And y'all know I keep it a book.
0:08.3	The job market has been brutal.
0:10.0	No, not brutal, trash.
0:11.8	Especially for women of color.
0:13.7	Over 300,000 of us have disappeared from the workforce this year alone.
0:18.2	And not by choice, but because of layoffs, disappearing DEI programs,
0:23.5	and stagnant wages that keep cutting us out of opportunity. Our unemployment rate has jumped to
0:29.1	over 7% while our pay gap continues to widen. I know all of that sounds dire, but here's what I want
0:35.5	you all to know. You do not have to wait for the
0:37.9	system to save you. That's exactly why I created the Mandy Moneymakers group coaching community.
0:44.3	It is a coaching community that is built for us by us. Inside the community, we're not just talking
0:50.0	about how to negotiate or how to get the job that you want. It's about finding purpose in your
0:55.7	career. It's about finding communities and others, feeling seen, feeling heard, and also having a
1:02.9	sounding board and a mirror to reflect your own magic, your own sparkle right back to yourself.
1:09.1	In this community, you'll get group coaching led by me,
1:12.3	but you'll also get peer-to-peer accountability with proven tools and resources that can help
1:17.4	you do what we have always done, sis, rise, even when the odds are stacked against us,
1:23.5	despite all the challenges, we will rise. If you're interested in joining the Mandy Moneymakers
1:29.6	community and having that support to bolster you and help you tap back into your magic
1:35.4	so that you can lead your career with intention and heart and your own intuition, trusting that
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