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

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]

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

Cheria sits down with her aunt, Mary Brown, President and CEO of the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation, for a conversation about legacy, advocacy, and what it truly means to serve a community over time. For Mary, the journey began decades earlier at just six years old when the death of a neighborhood child with a blood disorder left a lasting impression. Years later, a simple encyclopedia search led Mary to what was meant to be a short-term role at a sickle cell camp. That “temporary” position evolved into a 40+ year commitment to building programming, advocating for families, and expanding access to equitable care across California. Follow us on socials! Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/growthere/?__d=1%2F] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@growtherewithcheria]