Have you ever needed to turn a change from an idea into reality, while bringing people with you?
Dance in Change brings you honest conversations with senior corporate leaders and other trailblazers who chose a daunting or less obvious route, crossed boundaries, and made change happen where there was no clear roadmap.
You will hear what happened behind the visible achievement: the doubts, relationships, resistance, wrong turns, and defining choices that shaped the journey, along with the approaches they discovered through experience.
The show is for people carrying change between vision and reality, especially corporate middle managers who need to gain support across functions, cultures, generations, and organizational levels without having full authority.
It also speaks to those creating a path that people around them have not taken before.
Come for the stories of people who went first. Leave with new ways to understand what is really happening, bridge different worlds, bring others with you, and move change forward.
Leading Across Cultures in Southeast Asia When Certainty Isn’t an Option w/Laura Cho
What does it mean to lead when the rules keep changing—and every country does things differently? In this episode, Miranda speaks with Laura Cho, an experienced senior leader who has held both country and regional HR roles across Southeast Asia. Together, they unpack what leadership looks like in the real world of cultural complexity and organizational uncertainty. You’ll hear: What surprises leaders when taking on a new foreign marketWhy “listening” isn’t enough—and how to build trust when t...
28 Mar 2025
Leading Younger Generations: Align, Grow Together, and Deliver Results w/Shirley Han
How do you lead people who think, work, and expect things differently from you? Many leaders struggle with cross-generational collaboration, especially when it comes to managing Gen Z. Do they really need constant feedback? Are they resistant to structure? Or is there a different way to align expectations without frustration? In this episode, I sit down with Shirley Han, a senior banking executive in APAC with nearly 30 years of leadership experience, to discuss the real challenges and opport...
26 Feb 2025
Assumptions That Make or Break Your Leadership Influence w/Steven Parker
What assumptions have shaped your leadership experience? And have you ever felt like the “outsider” in the team you lead—like a new son-in-law or daughter-in-law in a close-knit family? Assumptions shape how we lead, but what happens when they don’t match reality? Whether it’s cultural norms, workplace expectations, or team dynamics, leaders often face hidden gaps in alignment that can make or break their success. Steven Parker, a business advisor, former CEO of the British Chamber of Commerc...
12 Feb 2025
Beyond Confrontation: How to Lead and Influence Without a Fight w/ Nancy Baldwin
Many leaders believe that making an impact means fighting their way to the top. But what if influence could be built through strategy rather than struggle? Nancy Chen Baldwin shares her journey as an immigrant, Asian American woman, breaking barriers in the corporate world—facing bias, cultural challenges, and leadership hurdles. Nancy is a retired senior executive from one of the largest aerospace companies in the U.S., where she led multi-level engineering organizations in a male-dominated ...
27 Jan 2024
Lead Your Way and Rally the World to Support You: Become the First-Generation College Grad Latina Executive with Self-care w/Yesenia Castro
Ever felt the weight of being the first? Today's guest, Yesi, chose to not be alone and not be overwhelmed. She goes through challenges with others' help and encouragements. She walks through the lows and remembers to take care of herself. In this podcast episode, we delve into the life of a trailblazing first-generation college Latina and nonprofit executive director. Her narrative is one of determination and hope, as she recounts the trials of navigating systems that were foreign to her. In...
Being Different can be a Nightmare, but I Choose to be Kind and Authentic. A Journey for a Daughter of Immigrants and the First One Coming out w/Annabella Da Encarnacao
Pride month is here. Would you create a “pride life”? Honoring LGBTQ, honoring love, honoring mutual understanding and being true to oneself is not limited in one month. Would you choose to stay true to yourself even when it means you would be different from many people?Annabella is a CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) who started her coaching business to support people to be authentic. Looking back, she finds being different to be very helpful for her work and her life now. However, when little A...
19 Jun 2023
【feat. 職感】職籃團隊不斷超越自己 就算走到需要硬轉彎的職涯瓶頸，我也準備好了, Part 2 of 2
From a 9-5 Job to a Career You Dare Not to Think about in an Asian Culture Family w/ Suzie
Are you doing a 9-5 job that turns your life into grayscale? Yes, you earn the money you want. Yes, you learn something. Yes, you have a stable life. However, you don’t feel the energy. Would you like to make some changes?Suzie said yes. Suzie is the first one in her family choosing a career in entertainment industry. She made the move during the pandemic. She moved to different places and finally ended up in Los Angeles. In addition, she became a voice actor, a job her family could not under...
Make Our Thoughts a Reality Even When there is Fear w/Hoa Nguyen, Part 2 of 2
After you reach a point where everyone thinks you have everything, would you stop and enjoy it? I can sense that Hoa enjoys every moment to create another milestone and create more values to different people. It does not pressure her or activate the never ending competition. It is just her curiosity about "what’s else?" and the love she has for her community.We are happy to hear about your 30-day project and delighted to form a support group. Let’s make our thoughts come true together. Feel f...
29 Apr 2023
From the one Who Carries Wounds to the one Who Heals Wounds; Enjoy Every Bit of Life w/Tanya Bashor
Have you ever felt guilty or not being deserved for what you have and where you are? Sometimes it is a mixed feeling to move on or focus on creating what you want. When your loved ones could not experience the same quality of life, we may feel we are the exiles. A sense of belonging is reduced and a sense of betrayal is increased. I am so amazed hearing Tanya said “It’s all worth it.” “I am willing to experience it again so I can support those women.” I could not imagine the darkness she...
24 Apr 2023
How to Create New Environments Paving You to the Place You Want to Be? w/Hoa Nguyen, Part 1 of 2
If I grew up in an environment where language barrier was high, finance pressure was rough, women tend not to be exposed to higher education, and yet my mother gave me unconditional love and trust, who would I be? Hoa Nguyen is an Optometrist, a Real Estate Syndicator, a mom, and a support to help other women to walk into the possibilities they have not imagine yet. Since Hoa was very little, she makes decisions to create a life she wants and more abilities to support her loved ones. She...
24 Apr 2023
Intro: About Innovate Me and the Podcast Host
Welcome to Innovate Me! Please be invited to listen to the unique, brave, and humorous stories around the world that are full of love, laughter, and sometimes tears. Recommend this show by sharing this link: https://innovatemeftmicareer.buzzsprout.com/
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