Building Leadership Community
Episodes
78 episodes
An Encore Presentation | Building Leadership Community Podcast Workplace wellness is often treated as something optional until burnout forces people and organizations to respond. In this special Encore Presentation, Coach Dora Mendez revisits one of her
An Encore Presentation | Building Leadership Community PodcastWorkplace wellness is often treated as something optional until burnout forces people and organizations to respond.In this special Encore Presentation, Coach Dor...
Your Perspective Deserves a Platform: How to Launch Your Podcast
It can be lonely at the top, but it doesn't have to be. In this behind-the-scenes episode of Building Leadership Community, Coach Dora Mendez and podcast producer Dylan Rogers break down the practical steps to taking your leadership st...
Leading Without Ego: How Great Teams Support Each Other
Leadership can sometimes feel isolating, but it doesn't have to be. In this opening episode of the season, Coach Dora Mendez welcomes author, activist, and leader Zenaida Mendez for an enriching conversation on teamwork, global perspectives, an...
The Best Leaders Don't Build Teams. They Build Trust.
How do you build a high-performing team when everyone brings different strengths, backgrounds, and lived experiences? ⚽✨In this special bonus mini-episode of the Building Leadership Community podcast, Coach Dora Mendez sits down...
History in the Making! 🚀 Our first-ever LIVE Podcast Episode
As we reach the midpoint of the year, Coach Dora Mendez and producer Dylan K. Rogers pause to reflect on the conversations, leadership lessons, and shared experiences that shaped Season 3 of the Building Leadership Community Podcast.This...
Don’t Wait for Permission: How Top Performers Stay Human and Keep Climbing
Championships are rarely won by talent alone—they require communication, trust, and shared vision. In this encore archive episode from Season 2, Coach Dora Mendez revisits an essential conversation with Angela R. Lewis, former pro basketball pl...
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...
