What 40 Years of Serving One Community Taught Mary About Leadership | Grow There With Cheria Podcast

What Happens When You Finally Stop Believing You're "Not Good Enough" ft. Dana Gaydon | Grow There With Cheria Podcast

Dana Gaydon—brand and lifestyle photographer and founder of Modern Joy Studio—takes a seat with Cheria for a conversation about confidence, identity, and the stories we carry about ourselves. Dana shares how dealing with a lifelong struggle of “not good enough” quietly shaped both her personal life and her 20-year photography career. She looks back on an experience that forever helped her challenge those beliefs, reduce anxiety, and show up more fully in her work, relationships, and everyday life. Together, Cheria and Dana explore the connection between self-perception, creativity, personal style, and growth, reminding us that some of our biggest periods of growth happen when we learn to see ourselves differently. ----- Dana Gaydon is a brand and lifestyle photographer, creative director, and visual strategist who helps entrepreneurs and thought leaders translate who they are into imagery that attracts aligned opportunities. Known for her colorful, personality-driven approach, Dana blends photography with tools like archetypes, color psychology, and personality frameworks to create visuals that feel both strategic and deeply authentic. Her work explores the intersection of identity, visibility, and self-trust and how showing up as your fullest self can transform the way you lead, create, and connect. Follow us on socials! Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/growthere/?__d=1%2F] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@growtherewithcheria]

Why He Quit the Life He Worked So Hard to Build ft. Taylor Hughes | Grow There With Cheria Podcast

Special guest and friend of Cheria's, Taylor Hughes, shares his story of walking away from an organization and identity he had so deeply tied himself to after realizing its values no longer aligned with him. The loss of stability and certainty forced him to ask a difficult question: What do I actually want? With his creativity and a restart, Taylor rebuilt his relationship with storytelling, leadership, and purpose allowing him to find a more authentic way to create and connect. ----- Taylor Hughes has spent more than 25 years making a living on stage, becoming a highly sought-after keynote speaker known for helping leaders become voices people actually listen to. Blending powerful storytelling with real-world experience, his talks have impacted audiences around the world. When he’s not delivering keynotes, Taylor can be found performing his signature style of comedy and magic across the globe. ----- Follow us on socials! Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/growthere/?__d=1%2F] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@growtherewithcheria]

Why High Performers Often Struggle With Empathy ft. Jesus Chavez | Grow There With Cheria Podcast

Jesus Chavez spent years building a career focused on performance, discipline, and ambition which was shaped by an immigrant-family work ethic and a deep drive to succeed. But as his leadership responsibilities grew, so did his awareness that achievement alone doesn’t really teach you how to lead people. Jesus reflects on how feedback from trusted teammates, parenting his daughter, and leading younger teams challenged him to grow past productivity and into empathy, communication, and trust. It’s a thoughtful exploration of what happens when leadership stops being about proving yourself—and starts becoming about really understanding others. ----- Follow us on socials! Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/growthere/?__d=1%2F] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@growtherewithcheria]

Why Play Might Be the Missing Piece in Your Leadership ft. Piera Gelardi | Grow There With Cheria

Cheria and amazing guest, Piera Gelardi, delve into a perspective we don’t often prioritize in the workplace: play. While many of us associate growth with pressure, performance, and constant output, Piera challenges that assumption by inviting us to consider what becomes possible when we reintroduce curiosity, creativity, and lightness into how we lead and live. ----- Piera Gelardi is a creative entrepreneur and author that discusses how early experiences with play can shape how we show up as adults and how, over time, those instincts are often times suppressed in pursuit of professionalism. To learn more about Piera's philosophy on play, her book "The Playful Way" is out now. ----- Follow us on socials! Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/growthere/?__d=1%2F] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@growtherewithcheria]

How Curiosity Can Transform Your Leadership w/ Kim Nicol | Grow There With Cheria Podcast

What began as a personal interest in functional movement unexpectedly led Kim Nicol into teaching, facilitation, and eventually leadership coaching. Through experiences studying anatomy, massage therapy, and Reiki, she discovered her real gift. That gift is helping people shift how they relate to themselves with greater compassion and awareness.Cheria and Kim have a conversation discussing the value of “low-risk” exploration, why learning outside traditional business environments strengthens leadership, and how one person believing in you can change the trajectory of your growth. Follow us on socials!Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/growthere/?__d=1%2F]TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@growtherewithcheria]