Sharpening HER Edge

About Sharpening HER Edge

Sharpening Her Edge is a podcast for high-achieving women ready to challenge the limits of conventional success. Hosted by executive and leadership coach, educator, and non-practicing physician Dr. Susan Hughes, each episode explores leadership, reinvention, resilience, and the mindset shifts required to move from overwhelm to aligned momentum. This is a space for bold conversations, courageous reinvention, and learning how to lead your life and work with intention—so you don’t just bounce back, you Bounce Highest.

Publisher

Bounce Highest with Dr. Susan Hughes

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Mar 2026

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Season 3 Episode 2 Amplifying Your Leadership with Dr Susan Hughes

   Season 3, Episode 2: Amplifying Your Leadership — The Power of Collaboration What if amplifying your leadership isn’t about stepping up, but reaching out? When we think about leadership, we often think about titles, promotions, or being the person in charge. But some of the most powerful leaders I’ve encountered aren’t the loudest voices in the room. They’re the ones connecting people, opening doors, and creating opportunities for others. In this solo episode of Sharpening Her Edge, we’re exploring how to expand your influence without adding more to your already overflowing plate. We’ll talk about the power of collaboration over competition, why another woman’s success doesn’t diminish your own, and how becoming a connector can create a ripple effect far beyond anything you could accomplish alone. Because here’s the thing: Amplifying your leadership shouldn’t mean amplifying your workload. Whether you’re leading a business, a team, your family, or making a difference in your community, you have more influence than you may realize. So here’s my question: Whose leadership could you help amplify today? Let’s rethink what leadership really looks like—and how much more we can accomplish when we work together. Sharpening Her Edge with Dr. Susan Hughes You don’t have to do it all, and you certainly don’t have to do it alone. As always, please like, comment, and share. New small group cohort starting SOON! Please email me for details DrSusan@BounceHighest.com .

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Sharpening HER Edge Season 3 Episode 1 Applied Leadership with Julie Gable and Susan Hughes MD

   Leadership paths meander, and more so when we apply it to public service. In this episode of Sharpening Her Edge, Dr. Susan Hughes sits down with Julie Gable to explore the many paths leadership can take — from business and entrepreneurship to community service, nonprofit boards, behavioral healthcare, and ultimately public office. After graduating from Arizona State University, Julie began her career at Accenture before becoming an owner and leader of a local technology consulting company. She later launched a boutique consulting firm focused on behavioral healthcare and, in 2024, became CEO of one of Arizona’s leading behavioral health organizations. In 2022, the Phoenix Business Journal recognized her as one of Arizona’s Outstanding Women in Business. Julie’s leadership has also extended deeply into her community through service on the boards of the Arizona Humane Society and the Phoenix Zoo. Now, that path has led her into a new arena as she runs for the Arizona State House of Representatives. Susan and Julie talk about how leadership evolves, what draws someone toward public service, and how the skills built across business, family, community involvement, and service can shape the next chapter. It’s a conversation about following the unexpected turns, stepping into new rooms, and recognizing that leadership can take many different forms. Thank you, Julie, for joining us today. She can be found on LinkedIn. As always, please like, share, and subscribe to Sharpening HER Edge. Please reach out to me on LinkedIn. Or contact@bouncehighest.com

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   1 Oct 2026

   Season 2 Episode 14 The Path of Leadership is Rarely Straight

   Olapeju Olasokan MD, MBA joins Susan Hughes MD as host Sharpening HER Edge to share her inspiring journey of leadership and creating multiple visions of how she can impact health. The path of leadership is rarely straight but with lots of curves, bends, and detours. A mom of four with deep ties to her homeland of Nigeria, Dr. Olapeju began her career practicing medicine in the intense world of a hospitalist. Over time, her curiosity about the bigger picture of healthcare led her to work with insurance companies, giving her a broader view of how decisions are made, how systems operate, and ultimately how patient care is delivered. She went on to earn her MBA so she could better understand—and communicate with—the “other side” of healthcare leadership and business, while continuing to balance her roles as physician, wife, mother, and daughter. In this conversation, we explore what it looks like to build a meaningful career without following a straight line, how leadership evolves through different seasons of life, and why sometimes the most interesting paths are the ones we never planned. Dr. Olapeju can be found on LinkedIn, and her email olapeju.olasokan@gmail.com As always, please like, subscribe, and share Sharpening HER Edge and find me Dr Susan Hughes on LinkedIn.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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