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April 15, 2026

๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’“ ๐’‡๐’†๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’•๐’ ๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’‡๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’ #shorts

๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’“ ๐’‡๐’†๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’•๐’ ๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’‡๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’ #shorts

๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’“ ๐’‡๐’†๐’˜๐’†๐’“ ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’•๐’ ๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’‡๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’. Todayโ€™s episode isnโ€™t just โ€œa new episode.โ€ Itโ€™s a new set of lessons for anyone leading under pressure, especially when life gets uncomfortable and the instinct is to avoid it, rush past it, or pretend it didnโ€™t mean anything. Host #SteveMellor sitsโ€ฆ

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April 15, 2026

Episode 315: Failure Is the Benchmark w/ Leanda Cave

Episode 315: Failure Is the Benchmark w/ Leanda Cave

A lot of high-performers know how to win, but far fewer know how to use failure well. And when life gets uncomfortable, the instinct is often to avoid it, rush past it, or pretend it didnโ€™t mean anything. My guest today, Leanda Cave, is a four-time world champion triathlete whoโ€™sโ€ฆ

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April 8, 2026

Episode 314: Who Are You When No Oneโ€™s Watching? w/ Joe Smarro

Episode 314: Who Are You When No Oneโ€™s Watching? w/ Joe Smarro

What does it really mean to be GrowthReady? In this episode, Steve Mellor sits down with Joe Smarro for a deeply honest conversation about identity, self-awareness, and the cost of living for everyone else. Joe shares why growth starts with curiosity, why so much of our identity is inherited ratherโ€ฆ

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April 8, 2026

New episode now live! #shorts

New episode now live! #shorts

New episode now live! Steve Mellor sits down with Joe Smarro for a powerful conversation on self-awareness, suffering, leadership, and the courage to choose yourself. Listen on all podcast platforms. Watch the full episode here on the GrowthReady YouTube channel. #growthready #podcast #leadership #selfawareness #mindset #personalgrowth

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April 8, 2026

Episode 314: Who Are You When No Oneโ€™s Watching? with Joe Smarro

Episode 314: Who Are You When No Oneโ€™s Watching? with Joe Smarro

What does it really mean to be Growth Ready? In this episode, Steve Mellor sits down with Joe Smarro for a deeply honest conversation about identity, self-awareness, and the cost of living for everyone else. Joe shares why growth starts with curiosity, why so much of our identity is inheritedโ€ฆ

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April 7, 2026

Episode 314: Who Are You When No Oneโ€™s Watching? w/ Joe Smarro

Episode 314: Who Are You When No Oneโ€™s Watching? w/ Joe Smarro

What does it really mean to be GrowthReady? In this episode, Steve Mellor sits down with Joe Smarro for a deeply honest conversation about identity, self-awareness, and the cost of living for everyone else. Joe shares why growth starts with curiosity, why so much of our identity is inherited ratherโ€ฆ

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April 1, 2026

Episode 313: Own the Room in Your Next High-Stakes Moment even If You Donโ€™t Feel Ready w/ Samara Bay

Episode 313: Own the Room in Your Next High-Stakes Moment even If You Donโ€™t Feel Ready w/ Samara Bay

In this episode, Steve sits down with Samara Bay to unpack what it really means to be โ€œreadyโ€ when the stakes are high. Together, they explore the connection between body, mind, and communicationโ€”and why so many high-performers flatten their presence by trying to hide fear instead of working with it.โ€ฆ

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April 1, 2026

The latest Growth๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ Podcast episode is now live. ๐Ÿ”ฅ #shorts

The latest Growth๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ Podcast episode is now live. ๐Ÿ”ฅ #shorts

The latest Growth๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ Podcast episode is now live. ๐Ÿ”ฅ Steve Mellor sits down with Samara Bay for a powerful conversation on communication, leadership, and how to show up with real presence. If youโ€™re a leader, coach, founder, or professional looking to communicate with more clarity, confidence, and impact, this episodeโ€ฆ

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April 1, 2026

Episode 313: Own the Room in Your Next High-Stakes Moment even If You Donโ€™t Feel Ready w/ Samara Bay

Episode 313: Own the Room in Your Next High-Stakes Moment even If You Donโ€™t Feel Ready w/ Samara Bay

In this episode, Steve sits down with Samara Bay to unpack what it really means to be โ€œreadyโ€ when the stakes are high. Together, they explore the connection between body, mind, and communicationโ€”and why so many high-performers flatten their presence by trying to hide fear instead of working with it.โ€ฆ

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March 25, 2026

Episode 312: Growth Is What You Learn From the Leap w/ Megan Torrance - Readiness, AI, and Leader...

Episode 312: Growth Is What You Learn From the Leap w/ Megan Torrance - Readiness, AI, and Leader...

About the guest: Megan Torrance is a workplace learning and development leader who helps organizations create better systems for growth, performance, and skill development. In this conversation, she brings together practical insight from her work in learning design, her perspective on AI as an augmentation tool, and her own livedโ€ฆ

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March 25, 2026

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ #shorts

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜  #shorts

New episode of the GrowthReady Podcast is live. Steve Mellor and Megan Torrance dive into growth, learning, and readiness. A powerful takeaway from this conversation: ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜. This episode is all about reflection, awareness, and why realโ€ฆ

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March 25, 2026

Episode 312: Growth Is What You Learn From the Leap w/ Megan Torrance - Readiness, AI, and Leaders..

Episode 312: Growth Is What You Learn From the Leap w/ Megan Torrance - Readiness, AI, and Leaders..

About the guest Megan Torrance is a workplace learning and development leader who helps organizations create better systems for growth, performance, and skill development. In this conversation, she brings together practical insight from her work in learning design, her perspective on AI as an augmentation tool, and her own livedโ€ฆ

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March 18, 2026

Episode 311: Build a High-Trust Team - Even If Growth Is Testing Your Culture w/ Meghan Popoleo

Episode 311: Build a High-Trust Team - Even If Growth Is Testing Your Culture w/ Meghan Popoleo

About the guest: Meghan Popoleo is the President of The Oโ€™Connor Group, where she has spent the last decade helping organizations grow through strong people strategy, culture, and leadership. She came into the business from the nonprofit world, openly admits she did not start out loving HR, and has grownโ€ฆ

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March 18, 2026

Episode 311: Build a High-Trust Team - Even If Growth Is Testing Your Culture w/ Meghan Popoleo

Episode 311: Build a High-Trust Team - Even If Growth Is Testing Your Culture w/ Meghan Popoleo

About the guest: Meghan Popoleo is the President of The Oโ€™Connor Group, where she has spent the last decade helping organizations grow through strong people strategy, culture, and leadership. She came into the business from the nonprofit world, openly admits she did not start out loving HR, and has grownโ€ฆ

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March 11, 2026

Fear Or Fulfillment? Choose Now. #shorts

Fear Or Fulfillment? Choose Now. #shorts

Most people donโ€™t need another sign. They need the courage to stop settling. Steve Mellor and Raymond Lee shares a powerful truth about change, authenticity, and what happens when the pain of staying the same becomes too heavy to ignore. #GrowthReady #Authenticity #PersonalGrowth #Leadership

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March 11, 2026

Episode 310: Lead With Yes - Authenticity, Reinvention, and Doing Work That Actually Fits

Episode 310: Lead With Yes - Authenticity, Reinvention, and Doing Work That Actually Fits

What happens when success no longer feels aligned? In this episode, Steve Mellor sits down with Raymond Lee to explore authenticity, leadership, career reinvention, and the courage to pursue work that truly fits. From building and selling CareerMinds to launching the Clocking Out podcast, Raymond shares how curiosity, self-awareness, andโ€ฆ

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March 11, 2026

Episode 310: Lead With Yes - Authenticity, Reinvention, and Doing Work That Actually Fits w/ Raym...

Episode 310: Lead With Yes - Authenticity, Reinvention, and Doing Work That Actually Fits w/ Raym...

About the Guest: Raymond Lee is the founder of CareerMinds, a virtual outplacement and leadership development company he started in 2008. After years of building the business, Raymond went through a deep season of self-reflection in late 2021 that reshaped how he saw leadership, identity, and growth. He later soldโ€ฆ

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March 6, 2026

Episode 309: Live With More Clarity Even When Life Gets Hard w/ Alison Hadden

Episode 309: Live With More Clarity Even When Life Gets Hard w/ Alison Hadden

This special archive episode takes us back to summer 2020, when Steve Mellor interviewed Alison Hadden for his Women Changing the World series. What he only learned afterward was that Alison had found out just one day earlier that her cancer had returned and was terminal. She never mentioned itโ€ฆ

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March 6, 2026

Episode 309: Live With More Clarity Even When Life Gets Hard w/ Alison Hadden

Episode 309: Live With More Clarity Even When Life Gets Hard w/ Alison Hadden

This special archive episode takes us back to summer 2020, when Steve Mellor interviewed Alison Hadden for his Women Changing the World series. What he only learned afterward was that Alison had found out just one day earlier that her cancer had returned and was terminal. She never mentioned itโ€ฆ

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Feb. 25, 2026

Episode 308: COACHES CORNER: Raise Your Floor, Not Just Your Goals w/ Steve Mellor

Episode 308: COACHES CORNER: Raise Your Floor, Not Just Your Goals w/ Steve Mellor

Most high performers chase ceilings: bigger goals, more revenue, bigger stages. Steve argues that what actually determines whether you feel steady in the moments that matter is your floor, your daily standards, mindset, and behaviors when no one is watching. He breaks down how โ€œgrowth resistanceโ€ shows up subtly (protectingโ€ฆ

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Feb. 25, 2026

Episode 308: COACHES CORNER: Raise Your Floor, Not Just Your Goals w/ Steve Mellor

Episode 308: COACHES CORNER: Raise Your Floor, Not Just Your Goals w/ Steve Mellor

Most high performers chase ceilings: bigger goals, more revenue, bigger stages. Steve argues that what actually determines whether you feel steady in the moments that matter is your floor, your daily standards, mindset, and behaviors when no one is watching. He breaks down how โ€œgrowth resistanceโ€ shows up subtly (protectingโ€ฆ

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Feb. 18, 2026

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New GrowthReady episode out now with Steve Mellor + Clint Rahe. They break down why curiosity + recovery + energy management are the real keys to sustainable high performance. #GrowthReady #Podcast #Leadership #HighPerformance #Burnout #EnergyManagement #Productivity #DeepWork #ExecutiveCoach

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Feb. 18, 2026

Episode 307: Stop Managing Time. Start Managing Energy with Clint Rahe

Episode 307: Stop Managing Time. Start Managing Energy with Clint Rahe

If youโ€™re a high performer, leader, or founderโ€ฆ chances are your calendar is stacked, your brain is overloaded, and youโ€™re trying to โ€˜push throughโ€™ like thatโ€™s the job. Todayโ€™s guest, Clint Rahe, former Royal Air Force PTI turned executive coach and author of The Cognitive Athleteworks with C-suite leaders whoโ€ฆ

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Feb. 18, 2026

Episode 307: Stop Managing Time. Start Managing Energy with Clint Rahe

Episode 307: Stop Managing Time. Start Managing Energy with Clint Rahe

If youโ€™re a high performer, leader, or founderโ€ฆ chances are your calendar is stacked, your brain is overloaded, and youโ€™re trying to โ€˜push throughโ€™ like thatโ€™s the job. Todayโ€™s guest, Clint Rahe, former Royal Air Force PTI turned executive coach and author of The Cognitive Athleteworks with C-suite leaders whoโ€ฆ

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