Topic Badass Interviews

All the Episodes About Badass Interviews

When Possibilities began, it wasn’t about hitting a number. It started as a way to share stories from my book: stories about growth, courage, and creating a life that actually feels like yours. What I couldn’t have predicted was how quickly those stories would turn into nearly 100 conversations with women navigating leadership, reinvention, ambition, […]

Monique DeMaio, podcaster, sitting at the microphone

High-achieving women don’t struggle with love because they’re “too much” I hear this all the time.“I’m too independent.”“I intimidate men.”“I’m just wired differently.” No.You are wired for achievement. Lynda nailed this. The very traits that make women successful in business, control, logic, resilience, self-sufficiency, are the same traits that quietly sabotage intimacy when left unchecked. […]

Monique DeMaio, podcaster, sitting at the microphone

Every so often, I have a conversation on this podcast that sticks to my bones.My recent episode with Michelle Coulson, founder of Remote Rebellion, was one of those conversations. It reminded me why I started this show in the first place: to talk with women who are rewriting the rules of work, life, and leadership […]

Monique DeMaio, podcaster, sitting at the microphone

If my first conversation with Jodi Scott-Lyons was about how she built her company, this one is about what happens when the foundation cracks beneath a founder’s feet. It is the continuation of a story that began with passion and purpose, and moves into the part of being a founder and CEO that most people […]

Monique DeMaio, podcaster, sitting at the microphone

You already have a culture.The real question is whether you designed it, or you’re just living with the one that built itself while you were “too busy.” Episode #95 with Brittany Drozd is a wake-up call for leaders who swear they have a business problem when, in reality, they have a people problem disguised as […]

Monique DeMaio, podcaster, sitting at the microphone

Connect With Monique

Grab award-winning book

Stay In Touch

Sign up to receive occasional emails from Monique about new podcast episodes, insights, events, and resources. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Unsubscribe anytime.
Copyright © 2026 Monique de Maio. All Rights Reserved.