Hi, I'm Amanda Healy Collins and I'm delighted to welcome you to my podcast. This is where I interview interesting and successful women in business to learn from their experiences. Each session is only 30 minutes long, which is plenty of time to gain some really valuable career insights! These women are true bad-asses so there's a ton to learn. I hope you can join me!
Amanda Interviews Annie Baymiller, CIO of Owens Corning
This was a fascinating interview with Annie, who has had a stellar career that began with a detour from her childhood dream to design roller coasters! Lots to glean from this one including the power of having a leader who believes in you, the importance of paying it forward and the ability to recognize when your company culture is a perfect fit. Enjoy!
14 Jul 2025
Amanda Interviews Skyler Mattson, CEO of WongDoody!
What a fun interview! Skyler is the CEO of WongDoody, and has spent over 20 years transforming WongDoody from a boutique North American ad agency to the global creative and digital innovation powerhouse that they are today. Skyler had a ton of insights to share, especially around taking risks, putting in the hard work early in your career and being curious and interested in the people around you and their success. Enjoy!
18 Jun 2025
Amanda Interviews the CIO of Sammons Financial, Kelly Coomer
Host Amanda interviews Kelly Coomer, CIO of Sammons Financial, about her career journey and the importance of building a strong reputation to create future opportunities.
13 Apr 2025
Amanda Interviews Amanda Crocker, CEO of Swivel
In this episode, I chat with Amanda Crocker about her career journey from the non profit world all the way up to CEO at Swivel, a fin-tech company, with impressive stints at Meta, Dropbox and Microsoft along the way! Great insights on creating your own opportunities and growing by doing the work well. Enjoy!
13 Jan 2025
Amanda Interviews Ellen Reilly, CEO of Sware
Amanda interviews Ellen Reilly, CEO of Sware, about her inspiring career journey and the value of being authentic in business, gaining valuable insights on navigating industry transitions and leadership.
25 Nov 2024
Amanda Interviews Li Jacobsen, CIO at Embold Credit Union
Amanda interviews Li Jacobsen, CIO at Embold Credit Union, about her career journey, lessons learned on mentorship, calculated risk-taking, and work-life balance as a female leader in technology.
11 Sept 2024
Amanda Interviews Alice Kennon, Head of Operations at Invidia Capital Management
I was delighted to interview Alice - the first fully Finance-focused leader I've had on the podcast. She talked about her career journey from University in England to her current role in at Invidia Capital Management, via Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. As always, there were some fascinating insights around self-belief and willingness to put the hard work in to be successful. Enjoy!
8 Jul 2024
Amanda Interviews Sarah Healy, CEO and Founder of Tools For Better
This was such a fun interview! Sarah has a very impressive background and has recently made the leap to entrepreneurship, founding her own company focused on DEI consulting and training. Key themes - the value of a manager that will 'carry you up the ladder', believing in yourself and identifying what you are good at and approaching your career with that in mind.
4 Jun 2024
Amanda Interviews Jamf CIO, Linh Lam
This was a really fun interview with an extremely successful woman in Tech, Linh Lam. She found her way into technology via a stint at Accenture during a 'gap' year, and has been on the rise ever since. Lots of insights here, including being open to different perspectives and putting in the work so that your leader(s) will champion you. As always, the value of someone believing in your potential is critical, but Linh also stressed the importance of paying it forward. Definitely give this a listen!
23 Apr 2024
Amanda Interviews Crowdstrike CMO, Jennifer Johnson
This was a wonderful conversation with Jennifer Johnson, AKA JJ. She has had a very successful career and shared some fantastic stories about her journey. One key take-away: be ready to pivot! Switching career paths is always an option and your previous experience will be valuable in your new role!
7 Feb 2024
Amanda Interviews Wendy Wu, Chief Marketing Officer at Sailpoint Technologies
Wendy shares her career journey from Shanghai to the US, via two Master's Degrees and an amazing entry level opportunity at Microsoft. Her success is due to hard work and effort, but also being open to being mentored and seizing opportunities for advancement.
19 Dec 2023
Amanda Interviews Sue Barasamian, Board Member of Multiple Tech Companies
This was such a fascinating conversation! Sue outlined all the responsibilities of board members and shared many insights from her 35 years in business. Key observations: be curious, be confident and be ready to step up when you are given the opportunity!
5 Nov 2023
Amanda Interviews Tiffany Stevenson, Chief People Officer at Weight-Watchers!
We talked about authenticity and the importance of having mentors - and being open to new experiences. Tiffany is such a warm and engaging person - I think you will enjoy hearing her story!
22 Oct 2023
Amanda Interviews Lucia Annunzio, CEO of the Center for High Performance
In this episode, I interview Lucia Annunzio, who is a Leadership Coach, Author, and is the President and CEO of the Center for High Performance. She is the author of Contagious Success, a best-selling management book that was voted Fast Company's Readers' Choice the year it was released. She is also part of the Executive Education faculty at University of Chicago’s Booth Graduate School of Business and teaches their most popular program, High Performance Leadership. Some fantastic insights from a long and storied career - especially around the theme of believing in yourself and having confidence that you can inspire others, as well as taking the help you are offered!
19 Jul 2023
Amanda Interviews Box's COO, Stephanie Carullo
This is a fascinating conversation with Stephanie Carullo, Chief Operating Officer at Box. She shared her career journey from an Honors degree in Economics and History to IBM, Apple, Cisco and Box. Key lessons: Be curious, be humble and be appropriately impatient!
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