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Female Founder Unplugged
Welcome to Female Founder Unplugged, the podcast for ambitious female entrepreneurs who are scaling businesses, leading teams, and navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship—all while trying to keep their sanity intact.
Hosted by Lindsay White, a people & culture strategist, leadership coach, speaker and best-selling author, this show dives deep into the unfiltered realities of growing and leading a successful business. We’re talking about the messy middle—hiring struggles, leadership challenges, burnout, and the moments no one posts about on Instagram.
Each episode features honest, no-BS conversations with powerhouse female founders who share their wins, their failures, and the hard-earned lessons they’ve learned along the way. If you’ve ever wondered how to scale without losing yourself in the process, how to build a high-performing team without the hiring headaches, or how to stay connected to your vision when the pressure is on—this is the show for you.
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Female Founder Unplugged
[S5, Ep20] Empathy Is Not a Dirty Word: Why It’s the Most Underrated Leadership Superpower
You’ve been told empathy makes you soft. That if you lead with compassion, someone will take advantage of you. But empathy is one of the sharpest tools in your leadership toolkit.
In this episode, I’m breaking down what real empathy looks like. I’ll walk you through my simple, five-step practice to start leading with empathy from the inside out.
✨ Episode Highlights
- 🔥 Why empathy isn’t soft—it’s strategic.
- 🧠 How to spot the “controller” saboteur that kills collaboration.
- 💬 What self-empathy really looks like (and why it has to come first).
- 💡 The 5-step empathy practice to start TODAY.
- ❤️ How empathy fuels performance, connection, and culture.
Because the truth is—you can’t lead others until you can lead yourself. And empathy is where that leadership starts.
If you’re ready to quiet the head trash, strengthen your self-awareness, and build the confidence to lead with calm and clarity, come join me in the Positive Intelligence Bootcamp — it’s where we do this work together in real time.
👉 Claim your spot here: https://www.highvoltageleadership.ca/positive-intelligence
And if you’re just getting started, grab my free Empathy Superpower Starter Kit inside the Resource Vault — your first step to practicing empathy from the inside out: https://go.highvoltageleadership.ca/resource-library
Our mission for Female Founder Unplugged is to impact 1000 female entrepreneurs every season, and we need your help to do that.
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