Elevate
Elevate
Podcast Description
Discover the real stories behind workplace transformation. Elevate features inspiring conversations with women who are reshaping employee experience through empathy, courage, and impact. From navigating challenges to leading meaningful change, each episode offers honest insights, practical advice, and powerful moments of leadership. Whether you're new to leadership or a seasoned pro, tune in for motivation to lead with heart and make your workplace better.
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The podcast focuses on workplace transformation, employee experience, leadership, and personal growth, with episodes addressing topics such as navigating change during COVID, mindful leadership in a remote world, and purpose-driven leadership in franchising. Specific episodes feature discussions on listening in internal communications, building inclusive cultures, and balancing career with personal life.

Discover the real stories behind workplace transformation. Elevate features inspiring conversations with women who are reshaping employee experience through empathy, courage, and impact. From navigating challenges to leading meaningful change, each episode offers honest insights, practical advice, and powerful moments of leadership. Whether you’re new to leadership or a seasoned pro, tune in for motivation to lead with heart and make your workplace better.
How do you lead and grow a 10,000+ person organization while keeping people at the center?
In this episode of Elevate, Mihae Ahn and Amanda Downey dive into leadership, growth, and the human side of talent.
Amanda shares lessons learned from leading OSL Retail Services through rapid expansion and change. She also discusses empowering teams, fostering communication, navigating COVID-19, and embracing AI to enhance, not replace, the human connection in recruiting.
A thoughtful conversation on how curiosity, innovation, and empathy can help leaders build thriving, people-first organizations.
Music: ”Ramaramaray” by Aiyo (via Epidemic Sound)

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