The Best Motivational Podcasts for High Achieving, Professional Women Who Want Inspiration: Covering all topics across productivity, ambition, life transitions, work/life balance, finances, and the pursuit of happiness.
The internet, the media, and the news are all overwhelming sources of information. Anything and everything you ever wanted to know, or never knew you needed to know, right there at your fingertips. But sometimes, tuning out of this and into some inspirational advice, or a thought-provoking discussion, can be just what you need to motivate a change in your life, or understand a certain way that you’ve been feeling.
Podcasts can offer this, and there are so many incredible listens out there: From changing your career path, to investigating mindfulness, to money tips and tricks… I’ve put together a list of some of my current favorite podcasts to inspire you when you’re next stuck for something to listen to!
But seriously, don’t you think that podcasts literally have the ability to turn those everyday tasks such as commuting to work, cooking dinner, working out, or cleaning the house, into prime opportunities for self-development?
These podcasts are a real mix of incredible stories, easy-to-use advice, invaluable insights and just plain entertaining! I hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I do.
Second Life: A Woman’s Career Podcast
Hosted by Who What Wear co-founder Hillary Kerr, Second Life: A Woman’s Career Podcast spotlights successful women who’ve made major career changes—and fearlessly mastered the pivot. The podcast focuses on career changes, at any age. Featuring interviews with guests such as actress Shay Mitchell and Instagram’s Director of Fashion Partnerships Eva Chen, this podcast is for those looking for that sign to make a change.
Hosted by Glamour editor-in-chief Samantha Barry, She Makes Money Moves shares intimate, unscripted stories from women, along with advice from financial experts to help guide these women – and women everywhere forward. There’s power for women in talking about their finances, She Makes Money Moves is your invitation to join the conversation.
The Lively Show , hosted by Jess Lively, is a weekly podcast designed to uplift, inspire and help you move from “hustle” to alignment and flow in life and career. Episodes discuss how to apply consciousness, the law of attraction, & the science behind the subconscious in everyday life. With interviews from thought-leaders such as Elizabeth Gilbert, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Brené Brown, learn the principles of the Law of Attraction and Quantum Mechanics, keep up with Jess and her “Flow Diaries,” or dive into inner voice work and consciousness.
Women & Money podcast – Suze Orman
Through the Women and Money podcast, financial advisor and author Suze Orman will entertain, educate and empower – unlocking 35 years of experience in helping create wealth for millions and millions of people all over the world. Think of her as your personal finance teacher. Take a priceless journey into your life and the life of your money with the most recognized personal finance expert in the world today.
#1 New York Times bestselling author, Gabby Bernstein, brings you Dear Gabby – a podcast of real-time coaching, straight talk and BIG LOVE. The weekly show includes unscripted Q&A sessions where she coaches listeners through life-changing transformations, plus free-flowing conversations about personal growth and spirituality with unique and inspiring guests.
Redefining Ambition is a podcast produced by The Women’s Network that highlights the personal journeys and unconventional career paths of extraordinary women leaders. In each episode, speakers describe how they have ascended in their careers, the twists and turns their career paths have taken, the sacrifices they have made to achieve their success, and how they have confronted both professional and personal challenges
Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, thought-provoking insights into happiness and good habits to this lively podcast. Each week, listen to episodes packed with helpful ideas, suggestions, interviews, and research-based strategies.
Let It Be Easy with Susie Moore
Susie Moore has used her jaw-dropping life story to provide a moving, practical, sensational guide to letting everything be easier. After years of coaching celebrities, CEOs, Olympians, and other high performers, Susie knows how to break down barriers to success and personal happiness. Through an engaging mix of short and long episodes, exclusive interviews with deep thinkers, and a focus on examining and upgrading personal beliefs, Susie will share how you can confidently take control, shift your perspectives and live a wildly fun, expansive, and joyful life. This podcast is the encouraging, warm and wise friend we all wish we had.
Dear Seekers is a podcast focused on motherhood, style, spiritual growth, and home, hosted by journalist Sasha Xiao. The podcast is a conversations series exploring the divide of creative endeavours and spiritual growth. The goal is to accompany other seekers and encourage them to pause, reflect, learn and unlearn, and ultimately, to get closer to the highest version of themselves.
THGP unites the voices of phenomenal women near and far. Created with sisterhood and storytelling in mind, author Alex Elle sits down with people who inspire her. From friends to family members and strangers, the hey, girl. guests give us a peek into their stories through candid and intimate conversations.
Join money expert Tori Dunlap as she guides you on how to make more, spend less, and feel financially confident in a world run by rich white men. Through solo episodes and special guest interviews, you’ll walk away with resources to get, save, and grow money to gain financial freedom and kick some patriarchal ass at the same time.
A practical podcast with Ahyiana Angel, offering an intimate look at navigating career transitions on your own terms for the woman seeking encouragement, inspiration and change in a life filled with demands on who she should be.
In this podcast series, entrepreneur and best-selling author Grace Beverley moves away from the traditionally macho, business-podcast rhetoric, to get a better understanding of what ACTUALLY goes on behind the scenes of the brightest success stories. How did they get to where they are? What are the biggest mistakes they’ve made? What is the side to their work that no one else sees? Each week Grace and her guest open an honest dialogue about these topics, and share practical tips to help make your work and home lives more balanced, successful and fulfilling.
Social media influencer Jenna Kutcher shares her stories, tips and tricks on how to transform your passion into a profitable business on this podcast all about productivity and career development. Whether you’re running your own business already or looking to go self-employed, the Goal Digger podcast covers everything from SEO to social media marketing, with some interviews scattered in between.
What podcasts are you currently listening to? I’d love to hear your recommendations!
Pop them in the comment section below, or drop me a line at tammy@tammyvigue.com