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Well Lived Society | Legacy Building & Women in Leadership
Hosted by Ashley "Lemon" Price | Community Impact & Women Leadership Coach · EN
Well Lived Society is for the woman who leads everywhere, not just at work.
Hosted by Lemon Price, this podcast is for women who want a board seat and know how to set a Martha-worthy table. Those who are crushing it when they volunteer and are intentional about how they spend their money. Women who are done with AI-generated advice, perfectionism spirals, and the idea that leadership only counts when someone's watching.
Every week, we talk about the real stuff: civic engagement, hosting well, finances, executive presence, navigating AI without losing your voice, and what it actually looks like to lead with intention in every single area of your life.
This is whole life leadership. And you're in the right place.
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Gender, Race & Authentic Leadership | The Hidden Cost of Code Switching with Maya Rupert
May 2500:43:37Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWhat hidden ways are gender and race shaping your credibility at work?In this episode, we explore code switching with Maya Rupert, author of The Real Ones—why authentic leadership identity matters more than fitting the traditional narrative, and how ethical decision-making begins when you reclaim your actual voice.Discover what real influence looks like when the room wasn't designed for you, and why women leaders who lead from their genuine authority build the trust and judgment that drive lasting impact.Connect with Maya: LinkedInBuy The Real Ones on Amazon: https://amzn.to/43ryXDSEnjoy the episode, everyone! How can you be part of the movement to equip women?1. Share the podcast!2. Leave a 5-star review!Thanks for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to share this in your stories and tag me! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.CONNECT WITH LEMON:LinkedInVisit the WebsiteJoin the Well Lived SocietyHosting AssistantNonprofit Analysis
Transcribe →AI Can Make You Faster. It Cannot Make You Irreplaceable.
May 1800:24:58Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailEveryone asks how to keep up with AI but women leaders should ask: what can I build in myself that AI cannot replace?Explore the human skills that matter most as AI reshapes work and leadership. Lemon Price digs into ethical responsibility, relational intelligence, and trustworthiness as the irreplaceable edges of intentional leadership.A Book on Data: https://amzn.to/4ucWMehAn Episode on Self-Trust: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2106156/episodes/19113390Descript: https://get.descript.com/zximu1iffxy5Guided Journal: https://www.lemonprice.co/product/future-you-journal/Enjoy the episode, everyone! How can you be part of the movement to equip women?1. Share the podcast!2. Leave a 5-star review!Thanks for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to share this in your stories and tag me! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.CONNECT WITH LEMON:LinkedInVisit the WebsiteJoin the Well Lived SocietyHosting AssistantNonprofit Analysis
Transcribe →Philanthropic Giving & Decision-Making | Building Wealth With Purpose with Financial Advisor Nicole Meihofer
May 1100:51:18Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIf you've ever walked out of a meeting with a financial advisor feeling more behind than when you walked in, this episode is for you.Nicole Meihofer spent years doing high-level financial planning for families with nine-figure exits — the kind of wealth strategy most women never get access to. She left Merrill Lynch in 2018 to change that. Today, she runs PearlVest Capital, a woman- and minority-owned firm, and every client engagement starts with the same question: What does enough actually look like for you?It sounds simple. It will rearrange everything.In this conversation, Nicole walks through the two numbers every woman needs to know — your monthly thrive number and your investment number — and why your decision-making around money changes completely once you know both. We also get into the investment vs. expense mindset shift (yes, your cleaning person counts), why she retired the word "budget" entirely, and what the Wolf of Main Street gets right that Wall Street never will.This is the financial planning conversation most women never get invited into. You're invited.In this episode:The two-number framework that grounds every financial decisionWhy your decision-making around spending looks different when you're the breadwinnerInvestment vs. expense, and why the distinction changes your bank statementThe Wolf of Main Street framework (and why it's the one worth following)What "enough" looks like when it's actually yoursConnect with NicoleLinkedInWebsiteEnjoy the episode, everyone! How can you be part of the movement to equip women?1. Share the podcast!2. Leave a 5-star review!Thanks for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to share this in your stories and tag me! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.CONNECT WITH LEMON:LinkedInVisit the WebsiteJoin the Well Lived SocietyHosting AssistantNonprofit Analysis
Transcribe →External Credibility Means Nothing Without Self-Trust
May 400:22:59Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailExternal credibility means nothing without self-trust. You can have the bio, the board seat, the reputation, and still second-guess yourself in every room that matters.Most leadership development programs will teach you how to build credibility with others. Nobody teaches you how to trust the voice that you already know.In this episode, Lemon Price breaks down exactly why women stop trusting their own judgment, from the language used about little girls to code-switching to outsourcing our thinking to AI, and gives you three concrete practices to rebuild it.In this episode:Why you don't have a confidence problem; you have a self-trust erosion problemHow every time you override your instinct, you're banking a data point against yourselfThe small decision practice that builds the muscle without the stakesThe evidence journal that gives your brain proof that your gut can be trustedThe pre-mortem question that cuts through every major decision faster than anything elseThe women who end up in the rooms where decisions get made aren't more certain than you. They're just more practiced at trusting their own read.🔗 Download the Board Readiness Self-Assessment Enjoy the episode, everyone! How can you be part of the movement to equip women?1. Share the podcast!2. Leave a 5-star review!Thanks for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to share this in your stories and tag me! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.CONNECT WITH LEMON:LinkedInVisit the WebsiteJoin the Well Lived SocietyHosting AssistantNonprofit Analysis
Transcribe →Women in Leadership: How to Get Noticed for What You Do
Apr 2700:25:35Tap to summarizeSend us Fan Mail Two milestones in one week: 50,000 downloads and two unexpected awards walked me out of the MPA ceremony.This episode answers the question every woman leader asks: how do you actually get noticed—for boards, civic appointments, and the rooms where decisions happen?We'll break down the visibility strategies that separate women leaders from invisible experts, and why building credibility is the real shortcut to influence.Download the journal I mentioned in the episodes here. Enjoy the episode, everyone! How can you be part of the movement to equip women?1. Share the podcast!2. Leave a 5-star review!Thanks for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to share this in your stories and tag me! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.CONNECT WITH LEMON:LinkedInVisit the WebsiteJoin the Well Lived SocietyHosting AssistantNonprofit Analysis
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Someone Less Qualified Than You Just Got the Opportunity You Wanted. Here's Why
Apr 2000:18:41Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailSomeone less qualified than you just got the opportunity you wanted. It happens more than anyone admits, and it's not about competence. It's about credibility.In this episode, Lemon Price breaks down the difference between being capable and being believed, and why the gap between the two is costing women opportunities they've already earned.You'll learn how to quantify and qualify your impact so people can actually see your value, how to tell your story in a way that sticks, and why hiding your wins is one of the most expensive things you can do for your career.In this episode:Why trust and belief are two different things, and you need bothHow proximity accelerates credibility faster than anything elseThe exact framework for turning your achievements into stories people rememberWhy "I just got lucky" is quietly killing your reputationHow credibility compounds over time, and what that looks like in practiceStop waiting for someone to notice. Start making it impossible to overlook you.Enjoy the episode, everyone! How can you be part of the movement to equip women?1. Share the podcast!2. Leave a 5-star review!Thanks for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to share this in your stories and tag me! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.CONNECT WITH LEMON:LinkedInVisit the WebsiteJoin the Well Lived SocietyHosting AssistantNonprofit Analysis
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Visibility Is the Floor, Not the Goal
Apr 1300:19:53Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailThere's a man in my community who shows up to every single public meeting. Loud, consistent, impossible to ignore. And he has accomplished absolutely nothing. Because visibility without credibility is just noise.In this episode, Lemon Price breaks down why being seen is the floor — not the goal — and how credibility actually compounds like interest over time. Every follow-through, every hard conversation, every time you show up for someone instead of just in front of them — that's a deposit. And eventually, the account pays dividends you never asked for.In this episode:Why showing up is the minimum, not the achievementHow credibility compounds and what the dividends actually look likeWhy your reputation enters the room before you doThe goal isn't for everyone to know you — it's for the right people to believe in youEnjoy the episode, everyone! How can you be part of the movement to equip women?1. Share the podcast!2. Leave a 5-star review!Thanks for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to share this in your stories and tag me! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.CONNECT WITH LEMON:LinkedInVisit the WebsiteJoin the Well Lived SocietyHosting AssistantNonprofit Analysis
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Here's How I Ended Up Contributing to Federal Legislation.
Apr 600:21:11Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailAt 25, with no lobbying background, no connections, and no impressive title, Lemon walked into a meeting with a sitting congressman. That conversation contributed to the Global Food Security Act — legislation that's been on the books for ten years. Here's exactly how that happened, and how you can get into those rooms too.In this episode:Why the rooms where influential women are more accessible than you thinkThe three-layer entry strategy: observe, prepare, connectWhat multidimensional preparation actually looks like before you walk inWho really holds power in local government (hint: it's probably not who you think)How to follow up in a way that sets you apart from everyone elseThe mistakes that will get you dismissed — even if your ideas are goodHow to signal you're ready for a seat at the table before anyone asksThis episode ends with one simple action step that costs nothing but could change everything about how you show up in your community.Next week: The art of hosting as a leadership skill and why the standards you set at your table are the same ones that make people want to follow you outside of it.Enjoy the episode, everyone! How can you be part of the movement to equip women?1. Share the podcast!2. Leave a 5-star review!Thanks for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to share this in your stories and tag me! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.CONNECT WITH LEMON:LinkedInVisit the WebsiteJoin the Well Lived SocietyHosting AssistantNonprofit Analysis
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Reputation Building (And Why Most Women Are Building the Wrong One)
Mar 3000:17:34Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWhat do people say about you when you're not in the room? Not what your bio says or your latest post, what do they actually say? Because that is your reputation, and it is either working for you right now or it isn't.In this episode, host Lemon Price breaks down why most women are accidentally building the wrong reputation — and what it actually takes to become someone worth nominating, promoting, and putting in the room.This conversation was sparked by a real moment: Lemon was nominated for a board seat that didn't even exist yet. No application. No campaign. No posting about it. Just a consistent reputation that did the work while she wasn't watching.In this episode:Why being visible and being credible are not the same thingThe three reputations women build without realizing it — busyness, visibility without credibility, and being liked over being respectedWhy you don't actually get to decide what your reputation isWhat "defining moments" reveal about who you really areThe question that matters more than any personal branding strategyReputation isn't a strategy. It's something you become — through how you show up in your home, your work, your community, and every moment when something difficult asks you who you're going to be.Resources Mentioned: Defining Moments Book: https://amzn.to/4v36u43Substack Essay: Read It HereNext week: How to actually get into the rooms where influence lives: city councils, nonprofit boards, and civic spaces most women don't know they can access.Topics: reputation building for women, women's leadership development, personal credibility, executive presence, intentional living, women's empowerment, civic leadership, personal development podcast Enjoy the episode, everyone! How can you be part of the movement to equip women?1. Share the podcast!2. Leave a 5-star review!Thanks for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to share this in your stories and tag me! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.CONNECT WITH LEMON:LinkedInVisit the WebsiteJoin the Well Lived SocietyHosting AssistantNonprofit Analysis
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Reclaiming Your Leadership Identity | Authentic Authority Without Permission
Mar 2300:14:27Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWhat happens when the people around you define your leadership before you do? In this vulnerable episode, Lemon Price reveals why her authentic leadership identity wasn't built on someone else's support, and shares the framework for how women leaders can reclaim their narrative, rebuild credibility on their own terms, and refuse to let others write the story of their impact.If you've ever caught yourself leading from someone else's script, this episode is for you.In this episode:Why the podcast went silent and the outside narrative that caused itThe shift from thinking in content to thinking in systemsWhy personal standards are a leadership skillWhat Well Lived Society is here to doEnjoy the episode, everyone! How can you be part of the movement to equip women?1. Share the podcast!2. Leave a 5-star review!Thanks for listening!If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to share this in your stories and tag me! And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.CONNECT WITH LEMON:LinkedInVisit the WebsiteJoin the Well Lived SocietyHosting AssistantNonprofit Analysis
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