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You know how I always encourage you to send in a voice note for the podcast?It’s because I truly believe in the power each of you holds with your unique voices.







A gift















Our voices – whether they are quiet, uncertain, reflective, or bold and loud – it doesn’t matter. I believe we all have important stories to tell, and valuable lessons to share, not just for others, but for ourselves as well.







I often revisit an episode I recorded for #impact years ago, where my younger self shares her perspective on the world. I love reflecting on that version of me. It’s like a precious gift.







And that has always been the intention of the podcast: to be a gift.







Not only for listeners who become engaged in it or feel inspired by the stories we share, as they learn about the big and small ways they can start making their own impact in their communities too – no matter where in the world they listen to it, no matter if they listen to it minutes after the episode goes live or several years later.







But I also understand this podcast as a gift to the guests and voices that have been featured on the podcast over the years.by now it must be several hundred, I have lost count!







Each voice, each person, and this precious moment in time, their thoughts, their wisdom – captured forever on the podcast. And making an impact for years (decades even!) to come.







People are still listening to episodes I recorded years ago. There isn’t a single month were each episode on #impact even the ones that aired 8 years ago doesn’t hit at least another listen, even the ones that aired 8 years ago.







It tells me this podcast’s impact is timeless—past, present, and future.







Just as I discussed in our recent #impact episode with Diana Wu David, which sparked such incredible feedback (thank you if you were one of the people reaching out to share how the episode made you rethink how you look at community building! My heart is so full!)







The episode you are about to hear is no different.







I know it will continue to inspire for years, decades even.







I’ll never forget walking through the majestic halls of Vienna City Hall, surrounded by the voices of a new kind of leadership at the Global Leaders Summit, initiated by the female factor (Huge shout out to co-founders Tanja Sternbauer and Mahdis Gharaei) — women who showed up and spoke up in this episode when I asked them:







How do YOU lead with your voice?















Without my podcast, I wouldn’t have had the courage to approach each of them. In that way,