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Crossroads + Catalysts Leadership Podcast
Crossroads + Catalysts Leadership Podcast
Leadership gets more complicated the higher you go—and too often, you're expected to figure it out as you go. Crossroads & Catalysts is a leadership podcast for managers, directors, emerging leaders, and experienced professionals who want practical strategies for becoming more effective and thoughtful leaders. Hosted by Shenita Brown, financial executive, leadership strategist, and speaker, each episode tackles the challenges that come with actually leading people: difficult conversations, accountability, team performance, communication, decision-making, executive presence, managing up, leading through change, and the transition from individual contributor to leader. But great leadership isn't only about how you manage others. It's also about how you manage yourself. That's why we explore the judgment, self-awareness, discipline, courage, and strategic thinking required to lead well—especially when the answer isn't obvious. You'll hear practical leadership advice, real-world experiences, and perspectives designed to help you think more critically about how you lead and what you can do differently. Whether you're a new manager learning how to lead a team, a director preparing for executive leadership, or an experienced leader sharpening your skills, you'll find conversations here that meet you where you are—and challenge you to keep growing. Because becoming a better leader isn't a destination. It's a practice. New episodes every week.
April 27, 2026

Leading Yourself: Understanding Your Power & Choice

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 between being stuck and avoiding a choice.

Using the lens of relationships, careers, and money, Shenita explores how reclaiming your sense of power and choice is at the heart of leading yourself well — especially when the options in front of you feel uncomfortable, costly, or inconvenient.

You'll walk away with a new way of looking at the moments you feel trapped, and a challenge to ask yourself: What would change if I started preparing to actually choose differently?

In this episode:

  • Why feeling stuck is often about rejecting the choices you do have
  • How your finances quietly shrink or expand the options available to you
  • The mindset shift that moves you from victim of your circumstances to participant in them
  • What it really means to take your power back

Perfect for: Women in leadership, aspiring leaders, and anyone who has ever felt stuck in their career, their finances, or their life — and is ready to start making choices from a place of power.

Mark your calendar for my live, virtual workshop She Leads Her Money — a space for women ready to use their finances as a tool for freedom, choice, and stronger leadership. Reserve your spot.

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