CEO School with Suneera Madhani

Lock in your spot for the Unicorn CEO Summit today at https://theceoschool.com/ceo-school-summit If you’re the CEO of a creative business, how do you stop being the bottleneck? What mindset shifts are required? Stepping into the world of luxury design requires more than just a good eye; it demands a strategic business mindset. In this episode, Suneera Madhani and Sabah Mansoor discuss the journey of building a high-end interior design firm from the ground up. Sabah Mansoor is the founder of Sabah Mansoor Design, where she helps brands translate vision into thoughtful, strategic design while building a business rooted in clarity and sustainability. What you’ll learn in this episode: (03:12) How Sabah transitioned from hands-on designer to business owner with a long-term vision. (07:45) Why creative founders often struggle to step into true CEO leadership. (12:30) How setting boundaries improves both client relationships and profitability. (18:05) The role perfectionism plays in keeping businesses stuck at a certain size. (23:40) How to price your work confidently without tying it to self-worth. (29:10) What systems and structures unlock sustainable growth for creatives. (34:55) How to recognize when it’s time to step out of execution and into strategy. (40:20) Why building a business that supports your life is the ultimate success metric. Thank you to Sabah Mansoor for being on our show! Learn more about Sabah: https://www.sabahmansoordesign.com/ Join the CEO School’s Millionaire Founders Club: https://theceoschool.com/join. We're building a table where every female founder has a seat. Subscribe to the CEO School podcast because only 2% of female founders ever break $1 million in revenue, and we’re changing that: * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast//id1525261018 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06KIvFFJP0yJv67N9ugigU * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CEOSchoolPodcast/?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about CEO School because nothing bad ever happens when women make more money: * Website: https://theceoschool.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceoschool/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ Learn more about how Suneera Madhani is paving the way for badass female CEOs like you to take center stage not just in your industries but in your whole life. * Website: https://suneeramadhani.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suneeramadhani/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/

Lock in your spot for the Unicorn CEO Summit today at https://theceoschool.com/ceo-school-summit Who is in your inner circle, and are they helping you grow? This episode is a deeply personal reflection on growth, boundaries, and alignment through different seasons of leadership. Suneera Madhani shares eight powerful lessons learned from her 38th year, offering insights into saying “no” without guilt, protecting energy, and finding joy along the way. If you’re building, leading, and balancing ambition with life, this episode invites you to pause, reflect, and realign with what truly matters to you. What you’ll learn in this episode: (02:25) Why saying “no” without guilt protects your peace and focus. (06:48) How shrinking your circle can strengthen your growth and confidence. (10:53) Why boundaries are an act of love rather than a way to push people away. (12:42) How embracing the courage to be disliked creates true alignment. (15:41) Why prioritizing family builds a foundation for meaningful success. (17:38) How movement supports mental clarity, energy, and leadership stamina. (19:10) Why clear communication prevents resentment in business and life. (20:40) How finding joy in the journey makes long-term success sustainable. Join the CEO School’s Millionaire Founders Club: https://theceoschool.com/join. We're building a table where every female founder has a seat. Subscribe to the CEO School podcast because only 2% of female founders ever break $1 million in revenue, and we’re changing that: * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast//id1525261018 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06KIvFFJP0yJv67N9ugigU * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CEOSchoolPodcast/?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about CEO School because nothing bad ever happens when women make more money: * Website: https://theceoschool.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceoschool/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ Learn more about how Suneera Madhani is paving the way for badass female CEOs like you to take center stage not just in your industries but in your whole life. * Website: https://suneeramadhani.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suneeramadhani/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/

Deepika Sandhu, a former Silicon Valley executive and six-time award-winning author, discusses the transformative power of storytelling. She emphasizes that every lived experience can spark a meaningful narrative and addresses the challenges of traditional publishing. Deepika demonstrates how impact surpasses follower counts and explains different publishing models, advocating for authenticity over metrics. She reassures first-time authors that writing is a skill anyone can develop and highlights the importance of sharing diverse stories for building legacy.

Lock in your spot for the Unicorn CEO Summit today at https://theceoschool.com/ceo-school-summit How can you stop being in a codependent relationship with your business and start creating a company that supports your life instead of consuming it? In this episode, you’ll hear a powerful conversation about releasing hustle, untangling identity from success, and building a business that supports freedom, calm, and clarity. Suneera’s guest, Melanie Coddington, shares hard-earned insights on ego-free leadership, mindset work, and the systems that allowed her to step away while her company continued to thrive. Melanie Coddington is the founder of Coddington Design, where she designs world-class homes for inspiring leaders while building a multimillion-dollar service business that runs without her day-to-day involvement. What you’ll learn in this episode: (01:58) How Melanie transitioned from human resources into luxury interior design and built her business from the ground up. (06:52) The surprising traits self-made millionaires share and what they reveal about time, help, and priorities. (08:43) What ego-free design really means. (14:14) The life-changing question that helped Melanie stop caretaking her business and start letting it support her. (16:07) How emotional codependency shows up in business and why it keeps founders stuck in overwork. (18:00) Practical mindset tools to uncover subconscious blocks to growth. (22:02) Why clear client experience, simple processes, and trust in your team are essential to stepping away as CEO. (25:25) How redefining success around peace and freedom can change the way you lead. Lock in your spot for the Unicorn CEO Summit today at https://mntr.ai/unicorn-ceo-summit-early-invite Thank you to Melanie Coddington for being on our show! Learn more about Melanie: https://www.melaniecoddington.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/melaniecoddington/ Learn more about Coddington Design: https://coddingtondesign.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/melaniecoddington/ Melanie on LinkedIn: Join the CEO School’s Millionaire Founders Club: https://theceoschool.com/join. We're building a table where every female founder has a seat. Subscribe to the CEO School podcast because only 2% of female founders ever break $1 million in revenue, and we’re changing that: * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast//id1525261018 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06KIvFFJP0yJv67N9ugigU * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CEOSchoolPodcast/?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about CEO School because nothing bad ever happens when women make more money: * Website: https://theceoschool.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceoschool/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ Learn more about how Suneera Madhani is paving the way for badass female CEOs like you to take center stage not just in your industries but in your whole life. * Website: https://suneeramadhani.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suneeramadhani/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/

Lock in your spot for the Unicorn CEO Summit today at https://theceoschool.com/ceo-school-summit What does “owning your body” really look like for a woman who leads all day? In this episode, you’re invited into an honest, empowering conversation about sexual wellness, pelvic health, and hormones, and why they matter far beyond the bedroom. Suneera Madhani and her guest Allison Germundson explore why your body is a leadership skill, how stress and hormones quietly shape your energy and decisions, and why pleasure is not something to feel ashamed of. Allison Germundson is a pelvic floor occupational therapist, embodiment coach, and host of the Vaginally Speaking Podcast. Through The Turned On Society, private intensives, and transformational retreats, Allison helps women reconnect to their bodies, release shame, and rediscover pleasure and presence. What you’ll learn in this episode: (01:30) Why many women are told symptoms are “normal” when they are actually fixable. (03:46) How pelvic floor dysfunction shows up beyond childbirth. (10:16) Why many women are responders, not initiators, and how that affects desire. (12:15) How understanding your anatomy changes pleasure, communication, and confidence. (14:21) Why relaxation—not control—is essential for orgasm and multiple orgasms. (21:10) How perimenopause, hormones, and brain fog impact performance and decision-making. Lock in your spot for the Unicorn CEO Summit today at https://mntr.ai/unicorn-ceo-summit-early-invite Thank you to Allison Germundson for being on our show! Take Allison’s quiz: https://form.typeform.com/to/F1fISYhv. Answer Allison’s questions to learn about reclaiming your pleasure, reconnecting to your power, and reawakening your body. Learn more about Allison: https://allisongermundson.com/ Join Allison’s membership program, Turned On Again: https://www.onestrongwoman.com/turnedon Follow Allison on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allisongermundson/ Join the CEO School Founders Club: https://theceoschool.com/membership. We're building a table where every female founder has a seat. Subscribe to the CEO School podcast because only 2% of female founders ever break $1 million in revenue, and we’re changing that: * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast//id1525261018 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06KIvFFJP0yJv67N9ugigU * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CEOSchoolPodcast/?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about CEO School because nothing bad ever happens when women make more money: * Website: https://theceoschool.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceoschool/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ Learn more about how Suneera Madhani is paving the way for badass female CEOs like you to take center stage not just in your industries but in your whole life. * Website: https://suneeramadhani.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suneeramadhani/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/

Nathalie Jorge, CEO of Companion Health and a pioneer in preventative medicine, discusses the importance of treating health like wealth—built through daily decisions. She reveals how chronic stress can lead to long-term health issues and contrasts conventional medicine with functional care focused on root causes. Nathalie outlines five pillars for lasting health and explains how gut health impacts mood and decision-making. Her insights on the crucial role of fiber and the value of health coaching provide practical steps for reclaiming health.

Lock in your spot for the Unicorn CEO Summit today at https://theceoschool.com/ceo-school-summit How would your business change if you stopped operating from old subconscious stories and finally believed you were worthy? In this episode, you’ll explore how your subconscious beliefs, emotional patterns, and energetic blocks directly affect your success, confidence, and leadership. Suneera and her guest, Tiffany Cohen, will help you understand how worthiness, alignment, and the quantum field shape every action you take. Tiffany Cohen uses energy work, mindset healing, and quantum principles to elevate CEOs into clarity, confidence, and limitless potential. Through her Billion Dollar Healer sessions, she helps high achievers release what holds them back and expand into the highest timeline available to them. What you’ll learn in this episode: (05:48) Why the subconscious mind tries to keep you safe, and how that safety mechanism leads to self-sabotage. (07:01) What the quantum field is. (09:12) Why every vision you see for yourself already exists on another timeline, and what it means to surrender to it. (11:21) How aligned action creates momentum and pulls your dreams into reality. (14:17) The most common block Tiffany sees in high-achieving women, and why worthiness sits at the root of it. (19:59) How your business mirrors your energetic state and why personal blocks become business blocks. (28:21) Practical tools that will help you show up grounded and powerful every day. Lock in your spot for the Unicorn CEO Summit today at https://mntr.ai/unicorn-ceo-summit-early-invite Thank you to Tiffany Cohen for being on our show! Learn more about Tiffany and her her Billion Dollar Healer sessions: https://www.imtiffanymarie.com/ Follow Tiffany on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/imtiffanycohen and DM her the word “reset” to receive her Mindset Reset Guide. Join the CEO School Founders Club: https://theceoschool.com/membership. We're building a table where every female founder has a seat. Subscribe to the CEO School podcast because only 2% of female founders ever break $1 million in revenue, and we’re changing that: * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast//id1525261018 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06KIvFFJP0yJv67N9ugigU * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CEOSchoolPodcast/?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about CEO School because nothing bad ever happens when women make more money: * Website: https://theceoschool.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceoschool/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ Learn more about how Suneera Madhani is paving the way for badass female CEOs like you to take center stage not just in your industries but in your whole life. * Website: https://suneeramadhani.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suneeramadhani/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/

Lock in your spot for the Unicorn CEO Summit today at https://theceoschool.com/ceo-school-summit What would change in your leadership if you honored your inner child instead of suppressing it? In this episode, you’ll hear Jess King open up about her unconventional career path, her inner-healing journey, and the spiritual principles that guide her life. You’ll learn how to reconnect with yourself, find stillness in chaos, and build confidence rooted in authenticity—not perfection. This conversation invites you to step into your own light, trust your gifts, and embrace the version of yourself you’re becoming. Jess King is a Peloton superstar, spiritual athlete, DJ, and creative force who empowers people to step into their light. From dance and Cirque du Soleil to digital fame and mindful coaching, Jess uses movement, storytelling, and honesty to help others rise into their most expansive lives. What you’ll learn in this episode: (02:46) How Jess’s dance career, early rejections, and determination set the foundation for her Peloton journey. (05:14) Why healing her inner patterns and reconnecting with her inner child transformed every area of her life. (08:23) How saying “yes” to possibility helped Jess step into bold new opportunities. (14:49) Why Jess confidently told Peloton to “just hire me” and how self-belief shifts outcomes. (19:06) What authentic leadership means to Jess. (26:09) How to create calm and self-connection even in the busiest seasons of life. (33:43) Why surrender—not control—is the true path to ease, trust, and aligned action. (48:47) How Jess is building Mindfull3, her coaching and wellness company, to help others transform from the inside out. Lock in your spot for the Unicorn CEO Summit today at https://mntr.ai/unicorn-ceo-summit-early-invite Thank you to Jess King for being on our show! Learn more about Jess and Mindful3: https://mindfull3.com/ Check out Jess Kind On The Record: https://getontherecord.com/ Join the CEO School Founders Club: https://theceoschool.com/membership. We're building a table where every female founder has a seat. Subscribe to the CEO School podcast because only 2% of female founders ever break $1 million in revenue, and we’re changing that: * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast//id1525261018 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06KIvFFJP0yJv67N9ugigU * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CEOSchoolPodcast/?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about CEO School because nothing bad ever happens when women make more money: * Website: https://theceoschool.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceoschool/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ Learn more about how Suneera Madhani is paving the way for badass female CEOs like you to take center stage not just in your industries but in your whole life. * Website: https://suneeramadhani.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suneeramadhani/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/

Lisa Jauregui, beauty entrepreneur and CEO of BK Beauty, shares her inspiring journey from a $30,000 startup to a $30M beauty brand. She emphasizes the power of organic creator collaborations that fueled her brand's initial growth. Lisa reveals how the name 'BK Beauty' reflects her mission of teaching kindness through beauty, inspired by her daughters. She discusses the challenges of scaling, maintaining customer connections through personal outreach, and her experience navigating TikTok Shop's explosive impact. Lisa also touches on balancing work and family dynamics as co-founders.

Founders, what steps can you take to understand your retail category better than anyone else in your space? In this episode, you’ll learn how Michelle Razavi built a capital-efficient consumer packaged goods (CPG) brand that broke into major retailers through resilience, community building, and strategic iteration. You’ll hear the real story behind pivots, failed first products, fundraising hurdles, and the discipline required to scale a product into big-box stores. Michelle Razavi is the founder and CEO of Elavi, the protein-rich snack taking over Costco and major retailers. Michelle is on a mission to reinvent nostalgic treats with clean, functional ingredients, and to empower women to fuel their bodies with strength, confidence, and protein. What you’ll learn in this episode: (01:26) How Michelle scaled Elavi from a homemade concept into nationwide retail distribution. (05:56) Why protein matters deeply for women and how to rethink your relationship with nutritional products. (08:05) How Michelle navigated early failures and high-pressure pivots in year one. (12:55) Why building a digital community is now table stakes for every founder. (15:11) What it takes to commercialize a kitchen prototype into large-scale manufacturing. (19:38) Why founders must embrace social media. (26:46) The biggest mistakes founders make when pitching retail buyers. (31:30) Why getting onto retail shelves is only the beginning and what sell-through really requires operationally. Thank you to Michelle Razavi for being on the show! Michelle’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellerazavi/ Michelle’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellerazavi/ Elavi: http://www.elavi.co Join the CEO School Founders Club: https://theceoschool.com/membership. We're building a table where every female founder has a seat. Subscribe to the CEO School podcast because only 2% of female founders ever break $1 million in revenue, and we’re changing that: * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast//id1525261018 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06KIvFFJP0yJv67N9ugigU * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CEOSchoolPodcast/?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about CEO School because nothing bad ever happens when women make more money: * Website: https://theceoschool.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceoschool/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ Learn more about how Suneera Madhani is paving the way for badass female CEOs like you to take center stage not just in your industries but in your whole life. * Website: https://suneeramadhani.com/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suneeramadhani/ * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suneeramadhani/ This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/