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Power Lunch Podcast

Power Lunch Podcast

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Welcome to the Power Lunch Podcast where bold conversations meet your midday break. Hosted by Tracie Munce, Lisa Carmichael, and Amy Sousa of the Glass Ceiling Foundation, this show features candid chats with changemakers, disruptors, and doers. Each episode fuels ambition, connection, and real talk for women in business. Pull up a seat. Bring your vision. And get ready to break through.Glass Ceiling Foundation Economics Management Management & Leadership
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  • 038: Breaking the Glass Ceiling: The Story Behind the Mission

    038: Breaking the Glass Ceiling: The Story Behind the Mission
    Jun 30 2026
    In this special live episode recorded on KFAI's Wave Project, hosts Lisa Carmichael and Tracie Munce share the story behind Glass Ceiling Foundation and the mission that drives its work. They explore how education, mentorship, and community empower women to grow personally and professionally.It's a behind-the-scenes look at the values that shape both the Foundation and the Power Lunch Podcast, and why women supporting one another has the power to change lives.KEY TAKEAWAYS:Community over competition is at the heart of everything they doEducation, mentorship, and community are their three pillarsHealth, wealth, leadership, and personal growth are all connected and deserve open, honest conversations.Money is a tool for creating opportunity, serving others, and building a lasting legacy.Growth doesn't stop with age. Every season of life offers an opportunity to learn, evolve, and step into what's next.FAVORITE QUOTES:Leaders are readers.Our community is not about collecting business cards. It's about creating belonging.If our business is not lining our pocket, it is lining our ego.Women don't stop growing because they reach a certain age. We keep growing because we want to keep growing.Life is better when we support one another.LINKS & REFERENCES:Glass Ceiling Foundation ⁠https://glassceilingfoundation.org⁠The Power Lunch Podcast ⁠(https://glassceilingfoundation.org/podcast)⁠ Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, and other major podcast platforms.KFAI Wave Project ⁠https://kfai.org⁠ ⁠https://kfai.org/waveproject⁠Books MentionedAwake by Jen HatmakerThe 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John MaxwellJessica's New Beginning & Liz's Forever After by Ann SchreiberMORE ABOUT TRACIE MUNCE: Tracie is the co-founder and President of the Glass Ceiling Foundation and co-host of the Power Lunch Podcast. An entrepreneur, speaker, storyteller, and manifestation generator, Tracie is passionate about leadership, hospitality, and building communities where women feel welcomed, connected, and inspired to grow.She is the co-owner of Merlin's Rest Pub in Minneapolis, creating experiences that bring people together through hospitality, conversation, and meaningful connection. Whether she's speaking, hosting, or building community, Tracie encourages women to dream bigger and believe in themselves and each other. CONNECT WITH TRACIE:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traciemunce/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracie-munce-2b203622/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tracie.munceWebsite: ⁠tracie.dreamtripslaunch.com/en/funnelWebsite: merlinsmarket.usWebsite: merlinsrest.comMORE ABOUT LISA CARMICHAEL: Lisa is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Glass Ceiling Foundation and co-host of the Power Lunch Podcast. An entrepreneur and Fractional CMO, Lisa business owners build trusted brands, strengthen reputations, leaving lasting legacies. She creates conversations and experiences that encourage women to think differently. Her mission is to help women build confidence, strengthen connections, and create legacies that extend far beyond business.CONNECT WITH LISA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisarcarmichaelLinked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisarcar/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisarcarYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lisarcar/?sub_confirmation=1Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lisa-r-carmichaelTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8G6Yj66/ Website: lisarcarmichael.comABOUT THE GLASS CEILING FOUNDATIONA nonprofit empowering women through education, mentorship, and community. Through the Power Lunch Podcast, Power Luncheons, networking events, leadership development, and scholarships, we help women learn, grow, and break through barriers to build businesses, strengthen communities, and create lasting legacies.CONNECT WITH GLASS CEILING FOUNDATION⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link Tree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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    58 mins
  • 037: Stretch Beyond Comfort: Building a Legacy of Contribution with Loren Lahov

    037: Stretch Beyond Comfort: Building a Legacy of Contribution with Loren Lahov
    Jun 23 2026

    In this episode of The Power Lunch Podcast, hosts Tracie Munce, Amy Sousa, and Lisa Carmichael sit down with legacy-builder and contribution leader Loren Lahov. From growing up in a service-driven family to launching high-stakes events and the True Legacy Collective Mastermind, Loren shares how servant leadership, vision, and community have shaped her life. This conversation dives into investing in yourself, stretching beyond comfort, and refusing to dim your light as you build a legacy that outlives you.

    KEY TAKEAWAYS:

    • Contribution can be a lifestyle, not a line item; Loren weaves giving back into travel, business, and daily choices
    • True leadership is servant leadership, grounded in doing the right thing and being highly intentional about who is in your circle
    • Next-level growth happens in the stretch zone, not the comfort zone; courage must accompany confidence
    • Vision and gratitude are practical tools; seeing who you help and celebrating every win fuels bold action
    • Community and sisterhood are catalysts; women cannot get where they are going alone and must be willing to “get in the room”

    FAVORITE QUOTES:

    • To be a person you are not is to waste the person you are.
    • When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
    • Say yes, tell the world, you will figure it out.
    • The difficult takes time, the impossible just takes a little longer.
    • We do not do next level in comfort zone, we do next level in stretch zone.

    LINKS & REFERENCES:

    • Life Tune Ups by Loren Lahov
    • True Legacy Collective Mastermind and Own It events by Loren Lahov
    • The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson
    • Teachings and books by Wayne Dyer
    • Work of Art Berg on resilience and possibility

    MORE ABOUT LOREN:

    Loren Lahav doesn't take your excuse-and she doesn't need to. With over 3 decades igniting stages worldwide, she is an international speaker, bestselling author and transformational powerhouse who has coached fortune 500 companies, spoken to over 1 million people, build teams in 25 countries, she has worked along side Tony Robbins for 36 years. Has shared the stage with Barbara Walters, Gary C and the world's elite and then turned around and assisted 50,000 people in Vietnam with hearing aids. Six books, three kids, zero apologies,. She is living proof that you can own your brilliance, lead with heart and live one Serious. Badass. and Beautiful Life.

    CONNECT WITH LOREN LAHOV:

    • Instagram: https://instagram.com/lorenlahavofficial

    • Linked In: https://.linkedin.com/loren lahav

    • Facebook : https://facebook.com/lorenlahav

    • Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: lorenlahav.com

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    Call to Action:

    If this episode gave you a new perspective or made you feel seen, share it with a woman who needs to hear it. Subscribe to the Power Lunch Podcast so you never miss a conversation. And remember, there is no ceiling you can’t break.
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    54 mins
  • 036: Living to 120: Reinventing Midlife with Chef & Cancer Thriver Kristen Thibeault

    036: Living to 120: Reinventing Midlife with Chef & Cancer Thriver Kristen Thibeault
    Jun 16 2026
    In this episode of The Power Lunch Podcast, our hosts sit down with chef, author, and longevity mentor ⁠Kristen Thibeault⁠ to explore how our hardest chapters can become our greatest calling. Kristen shares her journey from small town Minnesota and the beauty industry to executive chef at the Four Seasons, cancer thriver, social entrepreneur and founder of ⁠The 120 Life⁠ movement.The SELF framework for The 120 Life:S – Savor your sleep and silenceE – Eat and exercise as if your life depends on it L – Love, laugh, and leave more than you takeF – Focus on your future frequency and financial wellbeingKEY TAKEAWAYS:Midlife is not a decline; it’s a version upgrade. Travel, exposure to different cultures, and staying curious at every age expand what we see as possible. and keep us moving forward instead of staying stuck.Mentors are essential for growth: the right people will not only support you but lovingly push and pull you into your next chapter.Longevity starts with mindset.Community and contribution are currently the strongest predictors of a long, healthy life.Daily intake of uplifting, educational content acts as “soul nutrition” and sets the tone for the day.Our inner narrative and unresolved emotional pain can show up in our bodiesThe 120 Life vision includes global, multi-generational intentional living communities FAVORITE QUOTES:Midlife is not an ending; it’s the beginning of your next, more powerful chapterYou’re either stagnant or moving forward. There is no going backwards, only choosing not to move If I have it in my mind, I’m going to hold it in my handEat and exercise as if your life depends on it, because it doesLINKS & REFERENCES:The 120 Life – Kristen’s communityUpcoming 120 Life longevity retreat in partnership with DreamTrips (Italy, starting in Rome, November 5) at DreamTrips: ⁠https://dreamtrips.comThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill Wayne Dyer – foundational mindset and spiritual growth teachings Earl Nightingale’s classic recordings (including his 1954 talk on Napoleon Hill) suggested for morning “soul nutrition”Blue Zones research on longevity – Dan Buettner and team’s work on long-lived communitiesThe Patra Project – Kristen’s nonprofit providing meals to families in needNIBLL– Kristen’s plant-forward food company serving both high-profile clients and families in food desertsMORE ABOUT KRISTEN THIBEAULT:Kristen Thibeault is the founder of The 120 Life, a movement built on a radical idea: that we can live to 120 and beyond, with vitality, purpose, and joy in every chapter. Through The 120 Life, Kristen teaches the daily habits, mindset shifts, and food-as-medicine principles that help women add not just years to their life, but life to their years.Her authority on longevity is hard-earned. A stage-three, double-cancer survivor, Kristen credits clean, plant-forward eating with saving her life and turned that second chance into a mission to help others do the same. Classically trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and grounded in nutritional science from Stanford, she went on to found NIbll, a multi-million-dollar company feeding world-champion athletes and Hollywood A-listers, and The Patra Project, which has donated over 100,000 meals to families in food deserts.CONNECT WITH KRISTEN THIBEAULT:⁠⁠Instagram⁠: instagram.com/iamkristenthibeault⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Linked In⁠: linkedin.com/in/kristennelsonthibeault⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠ : facebook.com/kristen.thibeault/⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠https://kristenthibeault.me⁠⁠Website: ⁠https://the120life.com⁠ ⁠The Patra Project: http://thepatraproject.org⁠NIBLL: https://.nibll.comCONNECT WITH US:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Link Tree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CALL TO ACTION:If this episode gave you a new perspective or made you feel seen, share it with a woman who needs to hear it. Subscribe to the Power Lunch Podcast so you never miss a conversation. And remember, there is no ceiling you can’t break.
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