Kind of a Big Deal

About Kind of a Big Deal

Ever brushed off a compliment? Downplayed a win? Made yourself smaller so you wouldn’t sound like “too much”? Yeah, me too. Kind of a Big Deal is my love letter to women building careers and lives they’re proud of. This isn’t your typical Fortune 500 CEO interview. Instead, it’s real, relatable conversations with everyday women - corporate baddies, scrappy entrepreneurs, and everyone in between - who are leading lives we can all aspire to. Through honest stories and hard-earned wisdom, we shine a light on the victories, the lessons, and the messy middle that rarely make the highlight reel. It’s about celebrating the impact women make (even when we’re tempted to shrug it off). Because the truth is: you are kind of a big deal.

Publisher

Kristin Belden

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Oct 2025

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

54 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   From the Philippines to the Executive Director’s Chair — One Yes at a Time

   What does it look like to build a life of service when you never had a master plan — just a thread you kept following? Rejie grew up on a farm in the Philippines, raised by grandparents who modeled community stewardship before she had a word for it. She came to the US in her early 20s with plans to teach, found her way into domestic violence advocacy instead, and eventually became the executive director of Asian Resources Inc — a Sacramento nonprofit that has been serving refugee, immigrant,...

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   What Work-Life Integration Actually Looks Like When You're Building Something Big

   What does it look like to build an eight-figure company, raise six kids, and still feel like you're actually living? Cherie Hoeger is the co-founder and CEO of Saalt, a women's period care company on a mission to end global period poverty that hit eight figures in its second year and landed in every Target store. Since launching in 2018, they've donated over 160,000 products in 60 countries. The whole thing started with a phone call to a family member in Venezuela who had no access to perio...

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   People First Isn't Just a Value. For This CEO, It's the Whole Strategy

   Patty Barahona has spent over 15 years at Youth Leadership Institute — starting as a part-time program coordinator and now serving as CEO of one of California's most respected youth advocacy organizations. Through all of it, the through line has been the same: people first. Not as a value on a wall. As the actual way they show up every single day. We talk about what it's like to grow up inside one organization for 15 years, what happened in the first week as interim CEO that changed everyth...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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