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Should I Quit My Job? Chuck Blechman on Bridging Tech, Coaching, and Radical Honesty, Ep. 561
This week, Take It from the Iron Woman sits down with Chuck Blechman — part-time CTO, ACC coach, and proud New Yorker — who's spent his career scratching two itches at once: technology 💻 and human connection 🤝. Chuck shares how decades of delivering over 1,000 software projects taught him to build models, challenge assumptions, and — most importantly — name the truth 🗣️, a skill that translates directly into his coaching work.
The conversation turns tender when Chuck traces his signature warmth back to his 98-year-old grandmother, Grandma Lilly, whose answering machine message simply said "I love you" 💛. Her joy, food, and hosting spirit shaped a five-year-old Chuck who declared he'd "wanted to perspire" his whole life — and never stopped running since 🏃♂️.
Speaking of running — Chuck gets real about injury, rest, and rebuilding: Achilles and calf setbacks that taught him sustainability over stubbornness 🦵⏳. He weaves this into a "postmortem" mindset borrowed straight from software development — when something breaks, ask what you can learn, not just how to push through 🔧📉.
The episode closes on Chuck's provocative new project, a "Should I quit my job?" decision-support tool 🤔💼 — designed not to hand out a yes-or-no, but to help people uncover the deeper question underneath their restlessness. A rich mix of tech, tenderness, and truth-telling 🌟.
28 Sept 2026
The Making of Dr. Molly: Purpose, Culture, and Authentic Leadership, Dr. Molly Stillwell, Ep. 560
🌍 Dr. Molly Stillwell's leadership work across eight countries, with a focus on Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, and the UAE
👩🔬 Her PhD research on how humans find purpose through life transition, and founding The Uprising Collective
🚇 Cultural observations on gender and safety abroad from women-only train cars in Dubai
🤝 Building trust across cultures through curiosity, humility, and small gestures like learning a few local words
🇲🇦 Her deep personal connection to Morocco through her fiancé, and its blend of tradition and modern ambition
💻 Where women in tech and leadership stand in Morocco today, and the opportunity to bring more women to the table
🩹 Her own journey with burnout, and fully claiming the title "Dr. Molly" as an act of authenticity
🛑 Boundaries and self-care as recharge practices for protected time, self-care Sundays, and staying aligned
21 Sept 2026
The Emotional Triathlon: Christine Nobles on Turning Illness Into Impact, Ep. 559
🏆 Christine Nobles' is the winner for "Entrepreneur of the Year" for Women in Cloud and her amazing story
🩺 Her personal health journey: breast implant illness (BII), 2,200+ hospital days, two lymphoma diagnoses, and a recent breast cancer diagnosis
💥 Founding Sick Titties / SickKitties.org and turning a personal crisis into a movement and brand
🤖 Building "Karen," an AI initiative with City of Hope to advance the science behind BII
🚐 The Stand Up For Sick Titties Tour — a multi-city (and international) fundraising and awareness campaign with a $10M goal
⚠️ The care-coordination gap: misdiagnosis, lack of research, and doctors who don't yet recognize the disease
🤝 Relationship capital — the mentors, investors, and partners who opened doors along the way
🎨 How she sustains herself through treatment: yoga, swimming, family, art therapy, and community
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Ian Saville
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Shoe Shoemaker
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