{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6311fe9bae5d13001250521f/65d8771aefcf5f0016e943d4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Aerospace Engineer to Women-in-STEM Coach: How Cassie Leonard Left Her Prestigious Role at Boeing, embraced entrepreneurship, published a book and launched her own coaching business","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6311fe9bae5d13001250521f/1708685807610-3bb642668109a8fd645843998f36fc78.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h2>🎙️ <strong>From Aerospace Engineer to Women-in-STEM Coach: Why Cassie Leonard Left Her Prestigious Role at Boeing</strong></h2><h3><strong>After a high-paying corporate role at Boeing, Cassie Leonard walked away to build ELMM Coaching—helping women and working parents lead with clarity, courage, and boundaries</strong></h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>🔍 What You’ll Learn:</h2><ul><li><strong>When quitting can be your path to sucess: </strong>Why it’s <em>okay to leave</em> a prestigious, high-paying job if it no longer aligns</li><li><strong>There is no such thing as a \"too steep career transition\": </strong>What a career pivot looks like after 16 years in aerospace engineering</li><li><strong>How to draw inspiration from within:</strong> How to build a coaching business from a deep well of lived experience</li><li><strong>Overcome outdated leadership practices: </strong>What working parents in STEMM need that no performance review will give them</li><li><strong>Set yourself for sucess: </strong>Why boundaries, self-awareness, and reimagining success are key in mid-career reinvention</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>🧠 About the Guest:</h2><p><strong>Cassie Leonard</strong> is a former aerospace engineer who spent 16 years rising through the ranks at Boeing—leading large, complex technical teams and delivering high-impact results. But despite the title and salary, she knew something was missing. Cassie left her “golden cage” and launched <strong>ELMM Coaching</strong>, a business helping women in STEMM—especially working parents—design careers that support the lives they actually want. She's also the author of the <strong>#1 Amazon bestseller, STEM Moms</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>📌 Episode Highlights:</h2><ul><li><strong>00:00</strong> From childhood dreams to UCLA aerospace engineering</li><li><strong>03:45</strong> Being the only woman in a room of 35 engineers</li><li><strong>06:22</strong> 16 years at Boeing: growth, leadership, and insight</li><li><strong>10:41</strong> The moment she knew it was time to leave</li><li><strong>16:09</strong> Starting ELMM Coaching and writing <em>STEM Moms</em></li><li><strong>23:15</strong> Challenges and fears in leaving corporate</li><li><strong>27:40</strong> What women in STEM really need to hear in mid-career</li><li><strong>32:10</strong> How coaching creates space for reinvention</li><li><strong>38:22</strong> Cassie’s reflections on purpose, parenting, and success</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>🔗 Resources Mentioned:</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.elmmcoaching.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ELMM Coaching – Cassie’s business</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/STEM-Moms-Women-Science-Leadership/dp/B0C9S7THTW\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>STEM Moms</em> on Amazon</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>🤔 Reflection Time:</h2><ul><li>Are you in a “golden cage”? Does your title or paycheck mask a deeper misalignment?</li><li>What would it look like to choose clarity and autonomy over convention?</li><li>Who could you become if you stopped optimizing for someone else’s version of success?</li></ul>","author_name":"Angelique Greco | Biotech & Health-Tech Expert | STEM Thought Leadership Coach"}