What If... What if the reason your income feels like a rollercoaster has nothing to do with your marketing strategy, your content calendar, or your next launch? What if the money you need is already sitting inside your business, and you just do not know where to look? Natalie Bernacchi spent 15 years scaling companies to $50 million in annual recurring revenue, and what she found will change the way you think about growth forever. The Summary & Guest Intro Natalie Bernacchi is a retenti...
May 13
41 min
What If... What if the very drive that made you successful is the exact thing that's quietly destroying your health? What if burnout doesn't announce itself with a dramatic breakdown, but instead shows up as bloating, fatigue, and a rash from eating eggs — and you, a physician, still miss it? Dr. Susan LaValle didn't just study burnout. She lived it, ignored it, and almost didn't survive it — three times. The Summary & Guest Intro Dr. Susan LaValle is a former professional ballet dancer ...
May 6
34 min
What if the moment that looked like the end of everything was actually the moment your real life finally began? Not the life you planned, not the one that looked good on paper — but the one you were always meant to be living. That's not inspiration. That's Liz Prochaska's actual story. Liz spent 15 years climbing the corporate ladder in recruiting and HR leadership, quietly burning out while checking every box the world told her to check. Then on a snow day in January 2025, one accident chang...
Apr 29
37 min
What if burnout isn't a mindset problem — it's a design flaw? And what if the systems you've been performing inside were literally built without your biology in mind? That's not a theory. It's neuroscience. And it changes everything. Kathryn Spears is a neuro somatic practitioner, applied neurology specialist, and international speaker working at the intersection of neuroscience, women's leadership, and organizational performance. In this episode, she joins Erica to break down why the female ...
Apr 15
35 min
What if the system you've been navigating was never designed to include you — and now the technology being built on top of it is about to make that permanent? That's not a hypothetical. It's happening right now. And Erica Rooney isn't just naming it — she's doing something about it. This is a solo episode and a bit of a manifesto. Erica pulls back the curtain on why Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors is evolving — not abandoning its roots, but expanding them. From surviving corporate to influen...
Apr 8
12 min
What if the "niceness" you were taught as a child is the very thing holding you back from a billion-dollar seat at the table? In this episode of Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors, Erica Rooney talks with Tracy Nolan, a Fortune 100 executive and Senior Vice President at Humana. Tracy’s journey is a masterclass in breaking barriers—from being one of the few women at an elite engineering school to leading 12,000 people through the historic Sprint/T-Mobile merger. She reveals the subtle "sticky fl...
Apr 1
31 min
What happens when the "pinnacle" of your career suddenly disappears? In this powerhouse episode of Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors, Erica Rooney connects with Dr. Cynthia Bentzen-Mercer, a former Chief People Officer and author of the groundbreaking book Now Near Next. Cynthia reveals the "quiet but costly" mistake high-achieving women make: doing excellent work today without a clear plan for tomorrow. They discuss the "restlessness" that plagues mid-career women and how Cynthia’s own "encor...
Mar 25
43 min
What if the glass ceiling you just broke through leads to a room where you aren't even allowed to speak? In this episode of Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors, Erica Rooney sits down with Elizabeth Webb, author of Made for Magic. Elizabeth shares her raw experience as the first female employee at an all-male company, where she realized that "staying on principle" was actually costing her soul. They dive into the "Pragmatic Goddess" approach to leaving toxic workplaces and how to reclaim a life ...
Mar 18
34 min
What if the very traits you’ve been told make you "too emotional" for the C-suite are actually the high-level brain functions required for elite leadership? In this episode of Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors, Erica Rooney sits down with Melody Wilding, executive coach and author of Trust Yourself and Managing Up. Melody introduces the concept of the "Sensitive Striver"—high achievers who possess a more finely tuned nervous system. She argues that empathy and deep processing aren't weaknesses...
Mar 11
39 min
What if being "canceled" in the office isn't a career death sentence, but a credential that proves you’re finally playing at a higher level? In this solo episode, host Erica Rooney takes a deep dive into the cultural phenomenon of "girlbossing too close to the sun." Using Taylor Swift’s track Cassandra (and the viral discourse around it) as a backdrop, Erica breaks down the systemic way corporate America punishes assertive women. From the "Horn Effect" to microaggressions, this episode is a g...
Mar 4
13 min
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