Episodes

Nov. 1, 2023

Linking Your Priorities with Your Vision

Prioritization is about a continuous evaluation of what you’re doing and a continuous vision of where you’re going. Prioritization is about ensuring that things that you put first on the list are actually aligned with the vi…
Oct. 26, 2023

Leadership is Hard!

Being a leader is not for the faint of heart. It’s easier to take the path of least resistance. It’s easier to tolerate bad behavior than it is to address it. However, great leaders are less concerned with their own discomfo…
Oct. 19, 2023

Why Leaders Must Be Intentional About Supporting Themselves If They’re to Adequately Support Others

For those of you who need it, I am hereby giving you permission to put you first. But…here’s the thing, you don’t need my permission. You need to know that you are important enough to you that taking those small steps that r…
Oct. 12, 2023

Are Your Actions Aligned with Who You Are and What You Want for Your Business?

If you listened to the podcast last week, you know that we talked about taking action and why sitting still and doing nothing is not an option for leaders who truly want to make an impact. Well, this week we’re going to take…
Oct. 5, 2023

It's Time to Take Action!

This week in the Rutledge Perspective Podcast, we’re going to be talking about taking action. There’s a great quote somewhere that says, “Don’t be mad at the results that you didn’t get, for the work that you didn’t do!” As …
Sept. 28, 2023

Why Entrepreneurs Need to Have a Deep Understanding of Their Mission Featuring LaGina R Harris

Today on the Rutledge Perspective, I am joined by LaGina R Harris. LaGina is a Social Impact Entrepreneur and the Founder of the US Space right here in Houston, Texas. LaGina is also the Co-Creator of the Melanin Minds Menta…
Sept. 21, 2023

How Business Owners Can Navigate the Legalities of AI featuring Adrian Villacorta

Today I’m joined by Adrian Villacorta. Adrian is an employment lawyer and the owner of The Villacorta Law Firm, P.C., located right here in Houston, TX. Adrian and I will discuss the fears and concerns that we as business ow…
Sept. 14, 2023

Why Endurance is Necessary to Elevate

Let’s talk about endurance. Endurance is defined as the fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way. I need you to understand that leadership has a serious endurance component…
Sept. 7, 2023

Reframing the Boundaries Around Personal and Professional Relationships

We often talk about networking, but we don’t really talk about the depth of friendship and connection that can move from professional to personal and how important that is. If you are in an HR space, a legal space, or a very…
Aug. 30, 2023

Why Do You Do What You Do? What Drives You?

I know that it sounds cliché and I know that you’ve probably heard a motivational speaker ask, “What’s your why,” but what if I told you that getting a good understanding of your why can actually help how you move forward in…
Aug. 9, 2023

How Sharing Your Story Can Build Connections that Will Propel Your Business to New Levels

After many years of leading corporations and running my own business, I’ve come to realize that there are leaders that don’t share their own stories and that don’t embrace the stories of others. When you’re leading people, s…
Aug. 2, 2023

Passion vs Purpose: Why Founders Transitioning to CEO Should Know The Difference

Today’s episode of The Rutledge Perspective is for all my Founders out there, specifically the seven-figure women Founders that are beginning to make that transition from Founder to CEO. This transition is tough as it is, bu…
July 26, 2023

Prioritizing Your Own Well-Being While Building a Business and Serving Others

In order for you to serve the way that you want to serve, whether that be in corporate, in your own business, or in your family, there are things that you need to do to ground yourself and feed your root system, so that you …
July 19, 2023

The Struggle is Real But So Are Your Capabilities

Have you ever heard the expression, “The struggle is real?” Well, the struggle is real but what people rarely talk about is the fact that the struggle is necessary! It’s easy to try and find the shortcut and as a leader, it’…
July 13, 2023

Building Resiliency as a Leader and Business Owner (New York Pop Up)

Hello everyone! This is a very special episode of The Rutledge Perspective as I decided to do a pop-up in New York City. Although I’m happy to be in NYC and doing my podcast here from this amazing studio, it hasn’t been all …
June 28, 2023

Why the Future of Your Business Depends on Your Ability to Evolve

Let’s talk evolution. Not evolution in the sense of science but more so in life and business. Evolution is about being willing to see something different, understand something different, and move differently because of it. W…
June 21, 2023

The Freedom of Choice: What Choices Are You Making as a Leader?

Happy Juneteenth! As we take time to celebrate the Juneteenth Holiday this week, let’s also think about the idea of freedom, what it means to have freedom, and how it relates to business and leadership. When we tie freedom t…
June 14, 2023

Having the Right Mindset in the Right Rooms with the Right People

Have you ever heard someone say, “Show me your five friends and I’ll show you how successful you’ll be?” Well, I want to go deeper than that. Today, I’m going to walk you through how to be intentional and take empowered acti…
June 7, 2023

Supporting Those That Supported Us Featuring Angela Tyler

In today’s episode of the Rutledge Perspective, you’re going to hear an amazing conversation that I had with Navy Veteran and serial entrepreneur, Angela Tyler. Angela is originally from Miami, FL. She joined the United Stat…
May 31, 2023

How to Prevent "Energy Vampires" From Sucking the Life Out of You and Your Business

How are you going to spend your energy? That’s the question for this week’s show and it’s an important one because we ultimately get a choice on what we choose to give our energy to. As a solopreneur and/or business owner, y…
May 24, 2023

Why Less Accessible Doesn't Mean Less Invested

Let’s talk about accessibility. New leaders tend to struggle with this as they are prone to have an open-door policy and invite everyone to their calendars. This is particularly difficult for business owners that are moving …
May 17, 2023

The Long-Term Consequences of Hidden Agendas Within Organizations

There are consequences for any agenda, no matter if that agenda is hidden or blatant. There will be consequences no matter what choice we make, and we are not free from the consequences of those choices. However, we can reap…
May 3, 2023

Drive Innovation and Productivity in Your Business By Setting Guardrails

In today’s episode of The Rutledge Perspective, we’re going to be talking about guidelines & guardrails vs borderlines and why this is important to you as a leader or business owner. Boundaries are impenetrable lines. Exampl…
April 26, 2023

How Leaders Can Understand and Cross Hurdles to Reach More Goals

I have a feeling that you’ve been in a rut lately. You haven’t had that same tenacity and zeal in moving toward your goals. I want you to know that it’s important that you raise your level of awareness to recognize what’s ge…