Building Leadership Community
Episodes
72 episodes
World Cup Teams Prove This About Resilience
Leadership Lessons from the FIFA World Cup | Hope, Teamwork, Resilience & Human ConnectionWelcome back to the Building Leadership Community Podcast. I'm your host, Coach Dora Mendez.This is Part Two of ou...
Passing the Ball: What the World Cup Teaches Us About Teamwork
When the biggest sporting event on Earth comes to our backyard, it cracks open new perspectives on how we connect and lead. In this special episode of the Building Leadership Community Podcast, Coach Dora Mendez gathers her family to exp...
Your Growth Doesn't Require You to Become Someone Else
When we discuss leadership, corporate environments tend to direct our attention entirely toward bottom-line outcomes, execution, and performance matrices. But what happens when the standards for how a professional is "supposed" to look and comm...
Having a Voice is Not Enough: What Are You Willing to Lose?
Why Stephen Colbert's Final Episode Matters to Leaders EverywhereOn Thursday, May 21st, 2026, Stephen Colbert hosted his final episode of The Late Show, marking the end of an 11-year tenure characterized by unmist...
Communication as Strategy: Navigating Change as a Leader
What does leadership look like when it’s rooted in service, community, and lived experience? In this special encore episode honoring AAPI Heritage Month, Coa...
The Truth About Accountability That Makes Leaders Uncomfortable
Some conversations cannot fit neatly inside a traditional interview format. In this special episode of Building Leader...
Your Accent Is Your Superpower | What My Mother Taught Me About Identity
n this special encore presentation of Building Leadership Community Podcast, Coach Dora Mendez welcomes back activist, advocate, and author Zenaida Mendez for a deeply personal conversation about migrati...
My Children Took Over the Podcast | What They Taught Me About Leadership
Show Notes This episode is different in the best way. In honor of Take Your Children to Work Day, Coach Dora invites her children to ...
Podcast Launch Strategy: Build Authority Through Your Voice
Show Notes:This encore presentation of one of our most requested episodes takes you behind the scenes of how Building Leadership Community
Why Your Transferable Skills Are Worth More Than You Think
In this episode of Building Leadership Community, Coach Dora Mendez welcomes Dr. Lori Marie Huertas—an organizational leader,...
The Real Reason Leaders Are Burning Out (It's Not What You Think)
In this episode of Building Leadership Community, Coach Dora Mendez sits down with Jonathan Meagher-Zayas, founder of Equity Warrior Strategies, LLC, to explore what it truly means to lead with purpose i...
Your Personal Brand is Your Career Advantage
In this episode of Building Leadership Community, Coach Dora Mendez sits down with Nikki Groom, CEO and founder of Raised Voices, a personal brand strategy firm dedicated to helping leaders articulate th...
Imperfect Action Over Perfect Plans - Leadership Reimagined
What does it take to rebuild your life, career, and leadership identity from scratch? In this episode of the Building Leadership Community Podcast, Coach Dor...
Leaders Navigating Inclusion in Tech Need to Hear This | Jean Westrick's Framework
In this episode of Building Leadership Community, Coach Dora Mendez speaks with Jean Westrick, CEO of the Technology Associat...
Teenage Mother to Educational Revolutionary | Dr. Elaine Ruiz Lopez's Story
In this episode of Building Leadership Community Podcast, Coach Dora Mendez welcomes Dr. Elaine Ruiz Lopez, founder and CEO of the International Leadership Charter ...
The Women Who Shaped My Leadership | International Women’s Day Live
If you missed the International Women’s Day livestream, you can now listen to the full replay of this special episode of the ...
Your Relationship With Money Is Broken | Here's Why
Building Leadership Community Podcast Transforming Your Money Story with Financial Wellness Coach Erika Dox-Martinez In this episode of Building Leadership Community, financial wellne...
From Dominican Backyard School to Fortune 500 Advisor | Yulkendy Valdez
Show Notes In this episode of Building Leadership Community, Coach Dora Mendez talks with Yulkendy Valdez — social entrepreneur, consultant, and founder of Phenomenal Talent .
Arias WebsterBerry Reveals What Most Marketers Get Wrong
In Season 3, Episode 8 of Building Leadership Community, Coach Dora Mendez sits down with Arias WebsterBerry, entrepreneur, C...
The Neuroscience Nobody Tells You About Being a Leader
Overview In Season 3, Coach Dora explores leadership through the lens of neuroscience with Dr. Christopher Eaddy and Lisa Oborne. Drawing from psych...
The Real Problem With Inclusion Programs in Organizations
In this episode of Building Leadership Community, Coach Dora Mendez is joined by educator and national equity leader Dr. Danielle R. Moss Cox for a deep conversation on leadership, mentorship, and community. Dr. Cox reflects on her jou...
Tired of Corporate? Here's What Happened When He Left
What does it take to go from corporate stability to building something entirely new? In this Season 3 episode of Building Leadership Community
Lead With Excellence AND Humanity | Falguni Shah
In this episode of Building Leadership Community, Coach Dora Mendez speaks with Dr. Falguni Shah—physician, organizational psychologist, and author—about Truth Lighting, a leadership framework designed to counter gaslighting and foster...
