Hey Sue

About Hey Sue

Hey Sue is where leaders get real. Candid, unfiltered conversations about leadership, growth, sales, and the messy truth of life. Each episode, host Sue Heilbronner talks with founders, executives, and change-makers about the challenges they’re facing right now. Sue is a top conscious leadership executive coach who has worked with hundreds of leaders and teams. She draws on 15+ years as a tech executive, her early career as a U.S. Department of Justice attorney, and her experience as co-founder of the MergeLane VC fund. She’s also a Techstars mentor, TEDx speaker, and catalyst for authentic, transformative conversations. Whether you’re leading a team, building a company, or curious about the human side of leadership, Hey Sue offers a rare inside look at what it takes to grow—with candor, courage, a dash of irreverence, and plenty of heart.

Publisher

Sue Heilbronner

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Apr 2016

Latest episode

6 May 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 103 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 May 2026

   What Nobody Tells You About Following Your Heart: Heartful Wonders with Vlada Bortnik

   My friend Vlada Bortnik — CEO of Marco Polo and host of the Heartful Wonders podcast — recently had me on her show, and she asked me a question I wasn't fully prepared for: What if the emotion you think is your heart is actually fear? It's a good one. Decisions rooted in shame or self-doubt can feel exactly like intuition. The difference, I've come to believe, is direction: whether you're moving toward something or away from discomfort. In this conversation, I get honest about what it ac...

2. 

   8 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Building Legacy: EJ Meade on Creating a Company that Fosters Genius

   Architect EJ Meade discusses building a legacy through fostering genius and cultivating authentic client relationships in architecture, sharing insights with host Sue, in this interview episode.

3. 

   24 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Passion for People: Amit Shah’s Mission to Reverse Diabetes Through Personalized Nutrition

   Amit Shah, COO of Virta Health, discusses Virta's mission to reverse diabetes and obesity through personalized nutrition and a people-first approach in an interview with Sue, revealing the transformative power of passionate leadership.

Inside a recent episode

Building Legacy: EJ Meade on Creating a Company that Fosters Genius

Published 8 Oct 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And maybe it's because I've gotten older and you realize time is super valuable. And you don't want to spend that really valuable commodity in an unpleasant situation or doing work that we're not suited for or doing work with someone who's going to really push against it not in a good way. So yeah, I've become a little bit more selective in my years in experience. I'm glad to hear that. I personally think it's a great selling mechanism to have that selectivity. And yeah. Well, you are what you do. That's the other part of it. So, you know, when I was 22 people, it was a big nut to crack. I was taking on a lot of things in a lot of homes. […]

Who has been a guest on Hey Sue

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• EJ Meade
• Amit Shah
• Leah Pearlman
• Ian MacGregor
• Todd Reed

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

39 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

47

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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