About Leah Goldman 

A recognized expert in global strategy execution, Leah enables organizations and individuals to realize new opportunities for growth, complexity reduction, and excellence. She believes that by identifying where we want to be — personally, professionally, and organizationally — we can identify the specific and actionable steps to take to achieve our goals. 

Leah partners with executive leadership and business teams to establish priorities and realize results. Her holistic approach to align people, processes and technology and knack for connecting humans and ideas with each other ensures success of complex large-scale programs and achievement of strategic goals. 

Leah has transformed customer experiences and global businesses across communications, high tech, aerospace, and consumer goods industries. She most recently led Strategy and Operations for the Global Services organization at Akamai Technologies. There, she evolved the 2,400-person global, customer-facing organization by defining long-term strategies, delivering high priority programs, enabling employees and customers, and aligning and energizing the organization. 

Previously, she led global transformational programs at Accenture Strategy, focusing on operating model transformation, cost reduction, revenue acceleration, and product portfolio optimization. 

Leah grew up in New York and Florida and holds a BSc in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Florida. She lives in Boston with her husband and daughter. 

Hello Badass Moms! In today’s episode, we bring you Leah Goldman. We talk about the decision that changed her career trajectory, how she reinvented herself, and being her own advocate. Leah also talks about the fear that people have of asking for what they want, how to maintain an abundance mindset in the face of uncertainty, and countering fears with facts. 

Let’s delve in! 

In this Episode You’ll Learn: 

• [03:38] Leah’s big career shift and self-identity. 

• [06:13] The first LinkedIn post. 

• [11:22] The recent flavor of anger. 

• [16:33] The journey of reinvention. 

• [24:25] Finding safety in your best self. 

• [31:46] Encouraging and rewarding women. 

• [34:30] What’s keeping people from asking what they want? 

• [40:40] The abundance mindset. 

• [46:01] Leah’s fears. 

• [49:26] Facts vs fears. 

Quotes: 

• “If the goal is to get to a certain level, that means a completely different job.” – Leah Goldman [18:42] 

• “Be your own advocate.” – Leah Goldman [28:34] 

• “We can always make more and different choices in the future.” – Leah Goldman [37:58] 

• “If you think of the limitation, the limitation will exist.” – Leah Goldman [40:47] 

Connect with Leah Goldman: 

• LinkedIn: Leah Goldman. 

• Instagram: @leahmgoldman. 

• Substack: leahgoldman.substack.com. 

Connect with Kelly Donahue: 

• Website: badassmoms.com. 

• LinkedIn: Badass Moms. 

• Instagram: @kelbel_badassmoms. 

@kellydonahue_badassmoms. 

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