Let's Get Real

About Let's Get Real

Hi, I'm Nina Simonds, a leadership and relationship coach, and Let's Get Real is about having REAL (relevant, engaging and authentic leadership) conversations with people who inspire me. My guests are business leaders, learning professionals, and social impact entrepreneurs who are creating positive change in individuals and organizations. We explore personal experiences that have been catalysts for their growth and share some of the key concepts and tools that support effective leading and relating.

Publisher

Nina Simonds, PCC

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Oct 2020

Latest episode

31 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 81 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   31 Aug 2026

   Mid-Career Momentum with Sharmin Banu

   Sharmin Banu is an executive leadership coach, speaker, and author of Mid-Career Momentum: Design Your Next Phase with Purpose and Joy. A former Microsoft engineering manager, she has spent the past 17 years helping leaders navigate career transitions, build resilience, and lead with greater purpose, confidence, and joy. Sharmin has coached leaders across Fortune 500 companies, startups, government, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations. She has served as the President of the ICF Washington...

2. 

   10 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   A Thriving Ecosystem for Leaders

   Executive Coach Jeaneen guides leaders to unlock their deepest potential and foster thriving teams through transformative growth.

3. 

   12 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Feminine Rising with Tina Meyers

   Host Nina interviews former attorney and coach Tina Meyers about the meaning of feminism and a world where women are fully empowered.

Inside a recent episode

A Thriving Ecosystem for Leaders

Published 10 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah. Yeah. Well, usually the deeper dives, and that's a really good point, the deeper dives are usually at the beginning. Um, but what I'm encouraging, just as if we, we often encourage mindfulness practices, right? Breathing for those moments when we need to get regrounded. And so now there's also, I'm adding in like this imagery of nature. And, you know, I mean, you know, what would a thriving ecosystem version of you look like? Right. And where does, you know, it's integrated into the coaching questions. You know, what is, what is needing to, you know, end right now? And when you look outside, you know, when you are in nature, how, how do you, what do you notice it's, that's ending and what are, what are your thoughts about that? […]

Who has been a guest on Let's Get Real

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

• Jeaneen
• Tina Meyers
• Anna
• Mark Rovner
• Rebecca Scott

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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