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Podcasts have surged in popularity in recent years, covering a wide range of topics and interests. Podcasts now reach over 100 million Americans every month, according to Edison research, and the format is more popular than ever! It can be challenging to discover which series you may want to listen to next, so for some inspiration, I've rounded up some influencers and thought leaders who host professionally-focused podcasts. Their insights can help you grow your leadership skills, discover interesting business trends, and strengthen your career.

Passion. Purpose. Power. The Future of Purposeful, Diverse Leadership | Powered by Lisa Carmen Wang, Founder of The GLOW ⚢

This weekly newsletter from CEO and founder of The GLOW Lisa Carmen Wang highlights episodes of her "Leadership with Lisa" podcast featuring interviews with cultural and business leaders. Along with highlights from each podcast episode, Lisa also shares exciting examples of leaders in action as well as food for thought you can use to fuel your day-to-day life.

"What does it take to win? As a competitive gymnast for ten years, this is a question I asked myself every single day. Like other champions, I soon discovered that the first and most important part of winning is actually believing you can. This simple sentiment is surprisingly difficult for people to master. How can you believe you’re going to win when there are so many other people that won’t hesitate to point out the difficulty or impossibility of winning? Here’s the thing… There will always been critics, naysayers, and doubters. But If you want it badly enough, you learn how to take these voices and turn them into even greater sources of motivation to win."

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FORTUNE Leadership Next: Exploring the changing rules of business leadership

CEO of FORTUNE media and LinkedIn Influencer Alan Murray publishes this weekly newsletter showcasing the notable guests and future-leaning topics discussed on the "Leadership Next" podcast. Whether the podcast guest is Mary Barra of General Motors, Erin L. Thomas, PhD of Upwork, or Emmanuel Faber of Danone, each newsletter installment includes some key learnings and insights from the conversation.

"Business leadership is changing. As a four-decade observer of business, I can confidently say it is changing faster than ever before during my career. The change is most obvious at the top of large corporations, which is why Fortune's podcast Leadership Next focuses on interviews with people running the world's largest companies -- Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Delta's Ed Bastian, IBM's Ginni Rometty, Mastercard's Ajay Banga, GM's Mary Barra, Starbucks Kevin Johnson, Salesforce's Marc Benioff, Novartis' Vas Narasimhan. But the new spirit of leadership -- with its focus on providing motivation over giving orders, and improving society as well as making money -- is evident in smaller companies as well, including the one we focus on in this week's podcast, Nextdoor.com and its CEO Sarah Friar. I wasn't familiar with Nextdoor before the pandemic. But now that I'm stuck at home, it's become an important link to my neighborhood."

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LEAVE YOUR MARK: Freshly brewed career advice.

Author Aliza Licht translated her best-selling career advice book LEAVE YOUR MARK into an accompanying podcast series and weekly LinkedIn newsletter. With a wide variety of interesting guests in fields ranging from social media and branding to HR and technology, there's something for everyone - plus bonus elements of interactivity and advice.

"In this episode, you'll learn how to define your purpose, why you need to tune other people out, and the merits of doing the work to get to the next level."

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