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Badass Leaders Podcast: Leadership, Career Growth, and Company Culture

Angela Gill Nelms

Welcome to The Badass Leaders Podcast: Leadership Without the Corporate BS. This is where real leadership meets real life. Hosted by Angela Gill Nelms, founder, speaker, and executive coach, this show dives deep into the mindset, emotional intelligence, and bold decision-making today’s leaders need. Each episode delivers raw, actionable strategies on leadership development, team culture, conflict resolution, personal branding, resilience, and navigating high-stakes moments. You’ll hear unfiltered

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All Episodes

33:00

The High Performer Burnout Trap

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2026/10/07

In this special compilation episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms brings together powerful conversations with past guests Chris Salem, Jessica Tracy, Kristi Straw, Russell Harvey, Dr. Alicia Newsome, and Suzy Wraines to examine why burnout can be so difficult for high-performing leaders to recognize and what can happen when chronic stress becomes normalized.Chris Salem explains how burnout can develop gradually while someone is still performing at a high level, especially

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77:19

The Military Leadership Principles That Actually Work...

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2026/09/30

In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with Tim Madden, a 22-year U.S. Army veteran, entrepreneur, executive recruiting expert, and founder of Executive Career Upgrades, to examine why leadership development cannot stop with a promotion. Drawing from more than two decades in the military and his experience building and developing high-performing teams, Tim argues that great leadership requires continuous training, practice, coaching, and what he calls

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87:34

A Doctor's Approach to Breaking the Burnout Cycle |...

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2026/09/23

In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Dr. Alicia Newsome, physician, bestselling author, executive coach, and functional medicine practitioner, challenges one of the most deeply ingrained beliefs about success: that high performance requires constant sacrifice.Drawing from her own experience with chronic exhaustion, health challenges, divorce, pregnancy loss, entrepreneurship, and eventually rebuilding her health and career, Dr. Newsome explains why leaders need to stop treating

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77:45

How to Lead When You Don’t Know the Answer | Marc A....

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2026/09/16

In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with executive coach, leadership expert, professional speaker, and author Marc A. Pitman for a candid conversation about authentic leadership, self-doubt, failure, fundraising, and learning to trust your own leadership instincts.Marc shares why many successful leaders secretly feel as though they are making things up as they go, and why leadership is not about having all the answers. Instead, effective leaders learn

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130:08

How to Raise Funding for a Biotech Startup | Samir Patel

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2026/09/09

In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, host Angela Gill Nelms sits down with Dr. Samir Patel, biotech entrepreneur, co-founder of Clearside Biomedical, and President and CEO of Moonlight Therapeutics, for a candid conversation about entrepreneurship, healthcare innovation, leadership, and the realities of building companies in life sciences.Samir's path to entrepreneurship was anything but planned. Born in India and raised by his grandparents during his early childhood, he later

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65:30

Lessons in Entrepreneurship from Top Biomedical...

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2026/09/02

In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with Dr. Alyssa Panitch, Professor and Chair of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. A renowned researcher, inventor, and serial entrepreneur, Dr. Panitch shares the leadership lessons she's learned from building groundbreaking technologies, launching startups, mentoring future innovators, and leading one of the nation's top biomedical engineering

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92:16

3 Out of 4 Managers Struggle to Lead Gen Z. Here's...

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2026/08/26

What if the biggest challenge with Gen Z isn't the generation itself, but the way we've been taught to lead?In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with leadership expert and bestselling author Dr. Tim Elmore to unpack one of today's biggest workplace challenges: leading across generations. After spending more than four decades developing emerging leaders and working alongside leadership icon John Maxwell, Tim believes the future of leadership depends less

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83:11

Being the "Go-To Person" Nearly Burned Me Out |...

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2026/08/19

After taking time away to recharge in the North Georgia Mountains, Angela Gill Nelms steps out from behind the interviewer's chair for a special Q&A episode recorded at Victoria Bryant State Park.Angela answers questions about what leadership really looks like when the stakes are high, information is incomplete, teams are under pressure, and there is no perfect answer. Drawing from her experience leading healthcare and startup organizations, as well as some of the most difficult moments

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89:21

If Your Emotional Intelligence Is Weak, Your...

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2026/07/01

In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with business acceleration strategist, keynote speaker, and emotional intelligence expert Chris Salem to explore why communication is the foundation of sustainable leadership and long-term business success.Chris shares his deeply personal journey from burnout, anxiety, and seeking external validation to becoming a leading voice on emotional intelligence, effective communication, and sustainable success. Together,

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95:26

The Truth About Narcissistic Leaders | Brandon Smith

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2026/06/24

In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with Brandon Smith, leadership coach, TEDx speaker, professor at Emory University, and author known as "The Workplace Therapist." Together, they explore the human side of leadership and why so many workplace challenges are rooted in psychology rather than process.Brandon shares the deeply personal story of growing up with a debilitating stutter, how that experience shaped his understanding of communication and

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128:08

The Leadership Secrets Behind The 4 Disciplines of...

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2026/06/17

In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela sits down with leadership expert, executive coach, and bestselling author Jim Huling, co-author of The 4 Disciplines of Execution, to explore what it really takes to build high-performing teams, execute what matters most, and create a legacy that outlasts your title.Together, they challenge outdated leadership models built on compliance and control, and make the case for a more powerful approach rooted in curiosity, commitment,

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72:04

How Alternative Healing Changed My Life and...

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2026/06/10

In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela sits down with Jessica Tracy, Certified Jungian Coach, consultant, speaker, and former corporate executive, to explore the hidden cost of high performance and why so many successful leaders find themselves battling anxiety, burnout, and a lingering sense that something is missing.Jessica shares her personal journey from thriving in high-pressure corporate leadership roles to confronting the trauma, perfectionism, and need for external

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57:57

How to Build Success Without Burning Out | Angela...

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2026/06/03

In this special re-release of one of the most personal episodes in Badass Leaders Podcast history, Gia Ganesh takes over the host chair and turns the tables on Angela Gill Nelms.Angela opens up about the experiences that shaped her leadership philosophy, from surviving an abusive childhood and becoming a single mother, to earning an engineering degree while raising a daughter with special needs, leading high-growth companies, and building a career centered on helping others reach their full

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98:48

The Startup Founder Rebuilding Menopause Care | Sam...

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2026/05/27

In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with Sam Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of Amissa Health, to unpack the massive gaps in women’s healthcare, the business opportunity behind menopause care, and the reality of building a startup in an industry most people still feel uncomfortable talking about.Angela and Sam dive deep into the emotional reality of entrepreneurship, startup failure, fundraising as a female founder, healthcare innovation, AI in medicine, the

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89:41

How One Nonprofit Is Changing Lives & Rebuilding...

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2026/05/20

What if the biggest thing holding people back from success isn’t lack of skill — but the belief that they’re not worthy of a second chance?In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with Bonni Pomush, CEO of Working Wardrobes, for a powerful conversation about leadership, human dignity, confidence, and the systems that help people rebuild their lives.Bonni shares her journey from a shy Arizona kid who often felt like an outsider to becoming the second CEO in

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88:21

Blue Angels, Combat, and Leadership Under Pressure |...

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2026/05/13

What can fighter pilots teach us about leadership, trust, accountability, and high-performance teams?In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with former Blue Angels pilot, Navy fighter pilot, combat commander, and Top Gun: Maverick stunt pilot Scott “Intake” Kartvedt for a conversation about elite performance under pressure and the leadership lessons that apply far beyond aviation.Scott shares stories from combat deployments, the Blue Angels, Hollywood

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22:06

Why Smart Leaders Say “No” to Paying Clients | S2 E17

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2026/05/06

Not every client is worth keeping—and the best leaders know when to walk away.In this powerful compilation episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms brings together real stories from founders, executives, and operators who made one of the hardest decisions in business: firing a client.From walking away from $30K/month in recurring revenue to cutting ties with million-dollar accounts, these leaders share what happens when values, respect, and alignment break down—and why

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84:30

Why High Performers Stay Stuck (And How to Break...

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2026/04/29

What if the real reason you feel stuck isn’t your strategy, your team, or your execution—but your identity?In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with Hilary Porta, identity and performance expert, to unpack what actually drives leadership behavior, decision-making, and long-term success. This conversation goes beyond mindset and into the subconscious patterns, nervous system responses, and internal beliefs that quietly shape how leaders show up.Hilary

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56:51

Why Successful Leaders Still Feel Unfulfilled |...

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2026/04/22

In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Susanne Biro, executive coach to CEOs and senior leaders, shares what she’s learned after decades of working behind the scenes with some of the most successful people in the world. From navigating her own experience with depression in her twenties to advising leaders of billion-dollar organizations, Susanne reveals the hidden fears, internal pressure, and mental patterns that quietly shape performance, decision-making, and fulfillment.This

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77:38

AI Won’t Replace You… But This Will (Lessons from...

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2026/04/15

What if the biggest threat to your career isn’t AI… but your comfort zone?In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with Allister Frost, former Digital Marketing Strategy Leader at Microsoft, to unpack what it really takes to stay relevant in a world where change is accelerating faster than ever.After starting his career in traditional manufacturing with a mindset of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” Allister experienced a complete shift at Microsoft, where

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