Leadership by Purpose is a podcast for leaders navigating change with confidence. Host Monisha Kapila—executive coach, consultant, and former nonprofit CEO—brings over 20 years of leadership experience to honest conversations about the real challenges leaders face during times of transition.
Each season explores a different dimension of values-centered leadership through interviews with nonprofit CEOs, social entrepreneurs, and business leaders across sectors. From organizational restructuring and AI adoption to succession planning and advancing equity, we tackle the topics that keep leaders up at night.
Whether you're managing a merger, leading through layoffs, building culture during challenging times, or simply trying to stay grounded in your values while navigating complexity, this podcast offers practical wisdom and authentic perspectives from leaders who've been there.
Leadership by Purpose explores the what (results you're driving), why (values that guide you), how (strategies you're using), and who (people you're impacting)—because effective leadership requires all four.
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Leading Business Model Transformation with Sudha Nandagopal: Why Theory of Change Comes Before Structure
How do you transform a global organization's business model while keeping your mission and values intact? In this episode, I sit down with Sudha Nandagopal, founder of Bend the Horizon, to explore her experience leading business model transformation as CEO of Social Venture Partners International, a global philanthropic network with 44 affiliates around the world. Sudha came into the role knowing that restructuring would be a priority. What she discovered was that before you can shift a busin...
10 Dec 2025
When Merging Means Winning: Redefining Organizational Success with Bethany Robertson
What if the ultimate success of your organization isn't staying independent forever, but creating a cultural shift that outlasts the institution itself? Bethany Robertson, co-founder of the I Do Foundation and Parents Together Foundation, shares her journey through organizational mergers and the lessons learned about redefining success. The I Do Foundation pioneered charitable giving at weddings in 2000, creating a cultural norm and generating over $1 million before merging with a larger orga...
3 Dec 2025
When Mergers Don't Go As Planned: One Degree's Story of Organizational Transformation
What happens when a nonprofit merger doesn't unfold the way you expected? Rey Faustino, Founder and CEO of One Degree, shares the story of merging his tech-driven nonprofit with another organization—and the lessons learned along the way. One Degree uses technology to connect low-income families with critical community resources. When Rey decided to pursue a merger to accelerate growth, he discovered that cultural integration, financial realities, and change management were far more complex th...
3 Dec 2025
When Sunsetting Is Strategic: The AchieveMission Story
What does it look like when a nonprofit board chooses to sunset an organization with intention, transparency, and care? In this episode, I sit down with Angela Romans and Kristina Gawrgy, former staff and board members of AchieveMission, to explore their thoughtful approach to organizational transition. AchieveMission was a capacity-building organization serving the nonprofit sector with a focus on talent management and equity-centered organizational practices. When the executive director dec...
1 Dec 2025
Welcome to Leadership by Purpose: Navigating Change with Confidence
Welcome to the Leadership by Purpose podcast, where leaders navigate change with confidence. I'm your host, Monisha Kapila—executive coach, consultant, and former nonprofit CEO with over 20 years of leadership experience across sectors including social impact, finance, and entrepreneurship. In this introductory episode, I share my journey from my first experience on a local TV show as a teenager to building and leading organizations, and why I'm launching this podcast now. After two decades o...
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