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The She Leads Podcast, with Adrienne Garland
The She Leads Podcast, with Adrienne Garland
The She Leads Podcast, hosted by Adrienne Garland, is the podcast for women leaders and women entrepreneurs who are sick of sugar coating what they say and how they say it. Each week, Adrienne explores entrepreneurial stories, businesses, and challenges that women entrepreneurs face with a wide range of guests who are open to sharing their authentic stories in a refreshing and real way. For far too long, women have been sugar coating our voices, thoughts, and opinions, but that stops here and now! The She Leads Podcast, formerly Sugar Coated, is the place where women leaders can express their brilliance without sugar-coating anything. This podcast offers a platform for super-practical, actionable advice for women to overcome challenges and to make a significant impact on our families, our communities, and our world. Adrienne Garland, CEO of She Leads Media - entrepreneur, media producer, and adjunct professor rejects the notion that women must be deferential to those currently in power and pull back our opinions. Join Adrienne as she dives into raw conversations with brilliant women leaders and entrepreneurs - sans Sugar Coating!
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Gender Stereotypes Start in the Toy Aisle: Jodi Bondi Norgaard on Building a Business to Fight Back

Stop fixing women — fix the system. That's the message at the heart of Jodi Bondi Norgaard's work as an entrepreneur, author, and advocate. In this episode, Jodi shares how a frustrating trip to a toy store with her daughter ...

About the Host

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Adrienne Garland

Adrienne, the CEO of She Leads Media, is a women’s leadership and entrepreneurship expert that’s dedicated to promoting women’s voices, thoughts and opinions via podcasts, conferences and other media platforms.

Live in Sea Cliff, NY (Long Island), work mainly in NY Metro Area, but now virtually, like the rest of us! :-)

Social handles:
IG: @SheLeadsMedia
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adriennegarland
Twitter: @SheLeadsMedia_

Recent Episodes

Gender Stereotypes Start in the Toy Aisle: Jodi Bondi Norgaard on Building a Business to Fight Back
April 3, 2026

Gender Stereotypes Start in the Toy Aisle: Jodi Bondi Norgaard on Building a Business to Fight Back

Stop fixing women — fix the system. That's the message at the heart of Jodi Bondi Norgaard's work as an entrepreneur, author, and advocate. In this episode, Jodi shares how a frustrating trip to a toy store with her daughter ...
What I've Learned About Women Entrepreneurs and the $1 Million Journey
March 27, 2026

What I've Learned About Women Entrepreneurs and the $1 Million Journey

After 200 conversations with women entrepreneurs building toward $1 million and beyond, I'm recording live from Santiago, Chile, where I'm leading a global field experience for Rice University MBA students. One pattern has em...
Founders Must Protect Their Ideas Earlier Than They Think — with Laurie Selkowitz
March 20, 2026

Founders Must Protect Their Ideas Earlier Than They Think — with Laurie Selkowitz

Intellectual property attorney Laurie Selkowitz joins Adrienne Garland to unpack one of the most overlooked parts of building a business: protecting what you create before it’s too late. As a partner at Greenberg Glusker, Lau...
AI in Business: From Tool to Personal Assistant for Entrepreneurs with Michelle Hamilton
March 13, 2026

AI in Business: From Tool to Personal Assistant for Entrepreneurs with Michelle Hamilton

From glassblowing studios to AI boardrooms, Michelle Hamilton shares how she turned decades of commercial real estate experience into actionable AI strategies for businesses of all sizes. This episode explores how entrepreneu...
How to Get Specialist-Level Menopause Care (Even When You’re Told You’re “Too Young”) with Madge Rumman
March 6, 2026

How to Get Specialist-Level Menopause Care (Even When You’re Told You’re “Too Young”) with Madge Rumman

If you have ever walked into a doctor’s office with real perimenopause symptoms and been told you are too young, this conversation will feel validating. In this episode, Madge Rumman, co-founder of Blair Health, shares how wo...
How to Turn a Real Customer Pain Point into a High-Value Company with Kelly Parker
Feb. 27, 2026

How to Turn a Real Customer Pain Point into a High-Value Company with Kelly Parker

Solve a real buyer problem. Build enterprise value. Exit on your terms. In this episode of the She Leads Podcast, Kelly Parker shares how she built Send Ribbon, a bootstrapped corporate gifting company acquired by UrbanStems,...

Recent Blog Posts

We are a #2 Indie Podcast on the Goodpods Charts!!
Aug. 20, 2025

We are a #2 Indie Podcast on the Goodpods Charts!!

Goodpods Top 100 Leader Indie Podcasts Listen now to The She Leads Podcast | Rewriting the Rules of EntrepreneurshipWe are thrilled to holdthe #2 Indie Podcast Positionon Goodpods!

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The Power of Engagement and Connection: Unlocking Success in Business and Life
March 29, 2024

The Power of Engagement and Connection: Unlocking Success in Business…

In the bustling world of entrepreneurship and personal development, one fundamental truth stands: success is often not achieved in isolation but through meaningful engagement and connection with others.Our conversation with Hayley Foster on the Sh…

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Motivated Woman Create the Best Products, with Joyce Dales - founder and CEO of Buzzagogo
April 20, 2022

Motivated Woman Create the Best Products, with Joyce Dales - founder …

Adrienne: Welcome to Sugarcoated.Adrienne: I'm your host, Adrienne Garland, the CEO and founder of She Leads Media.Adrienne: For far too long, women have been conditioned to sugarcoat their words, their actions, and the way they show up in the…

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Reviews

Vulnerability At It's Finest

"This show was recommended to me by Eva Jannotta and it didn't disappoint. Adrienne speaks with full transparency and in a highly relatable way as a female business owner and woman. As an executive co…"

Teresa | April 3, 2023

Powerful women speaking the truth!

"Have you ever starting taking to someone new and instantly felt a deep connection? Adrienne has this ability to seemingly ask the perfect questions that open up your mind to a sense of confidence and…"

Live the Change | May 19, 2023

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