Career Growth Strategies for Women: Glass Ceiling, Smashed

Glass Ceiling, Smashed covers variety of topics related to business, communication skills, leadership development, career growth, and more!

This podcast is geared toward (though not specific to!) women wanting to climb the corporate ladder, improve their work/life balance, and become successful and respected leaders in their field.

This podcast also talks about sales strategies, process optimization and streamlining, and topics related to small and micro business owners and entrepreneurs.

Designed to educate and elevate, Glass Ceiling, Smashed puts a blunt, yet informational and supportive spin on all topics related to professional life.

Our host, Lauren Erbicella, is the founder of Windrose Coaching and Consulting. She focuses her services on 1:1 coaching related to career and leadership skills development. The consulting side of her business focuses on small/micro businesses and the joys, challenges, and experiences of those business owners and employees. Lauren holds a B.A. in Organizational Development and Leadership from Widener University, as well as an M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. Lauren enjoyed over 20 years of professional experience in legal, tech, finance, and sales before deciding to take her expertise and channel it into helping others grow.

If you're a woman (or man, any other gender!) who wants to be respected, carry yourself with confidence, and lead yourself and others toward a more fulfilling career and life, you've found the place for you. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new college grad, I guarantee you'll learn something.

Everyone is welcome here, so let's go smash that glass ceiling together.

____________________________

This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions such as:

How do I ask for a promotion?

Why do high-performers fail to get promoted?

How do I ask for a raise?

How do I communicate better, more clearly, or more effectively?

How do I bridge the gender gap at work?

Do women make better leaders?

How can I be a better manager?

How do I get more respect at work?

What is strategy?

How do I become better at sales and establishing relationships?

What stats do I need to pay attention to to measure business growth?

What are the best leadership styles?

How can I simplify my business processes?

How do I give good feedback?

How can I change careers?

What skills do I need to become a leader?

How can I develop my employees?

How can I influence my coworkers when I'm not their boss?

What is the difference between management and leadership?

...and many more!

**If you have a request for a specific topic, please reach out at glassceilingsmashedpod@gmail.com**

____________________________

Glass Ceiling, Smashed is brought to you by Windrose Coaching and Consulting LLC. WRCC provides individual 1:1 career and leadership skills development coaching, as well as consulting services for small and micro businesses.

Visit our website (www.windrosecoachingandconsulting) to learn more about our services and pricing.

Podcasting since 2026 • 16 episodes

Career Growth Strategies for Women: Glass Ceiling, Smashed

Latest Episodes

15 - Managing Up Isn't Sucking Up: How to Lead Your Boss

Link to Scott Mautz's Leading from the Middle: https://amzn.to/4yAicErThis episode makes the case that managing up is the skill of building a working partnership with the person above you, one based ...

October 13, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 15 • 42:16

14 - Women's Health is a Workplace Issue (and it's time we treated it like one)

Picture a woman at her third appointment for the same health issue, doing math in her head about how many more half days she can take before her manager starts to wonder what's going on. This episode is about the connection between women's heal...

October 06, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 14 • 43:19

13 - Overcoming Your Inner Critic: Imposter Syndrome, Self-Doubt, and Finding Your Executive Presence

This episode covers 1978 research that coined the term “imposter phenomenon,” and the mixed evidence on whether this phenomenon is found in women more than men.Then, I'll get into a framework for recognizing which specific pattern of sel...

September 29, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 13 • 20:27

12 - Navigating Office Politics Doesn't Have to be a Scary Thing Anymore

Office politics has a bad reputation, but avoiding it entirely is practically impossible. Trying to avoid it can also be a career limiting move. This episode defines what office politics means and what happens when it goes unmanaged: more anxie...

September 22, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 12 • 21:35

11 – Is Gen Z Unprepared for Corporate America, or is Corporate America Failing Them?

Gen Z gets blamed a lot for being “unprepared” for work, with some critics going as far as calling the generation “unemployable.” This episode asks a different question: is that actually a Gen Z problem, or a corporate America problem? Using th...

September 15, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 11 • 24:22

See All Episodes