Taking Back Monday
by Alyssa Nolte
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About this podcast
Real stories from entrepreneurs about what they're building, why it matters, and how they're reclaiming their work on their own terms.
Episodes
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- Failure Fireside Chats and Pitch Reps: Two Ideas to Bring Back Taking Back Monday · 11 min · Season 3 Episode 3Hey friend, It's been a minute. Taking Back Monday went quiet because life got busy (the good kind of busy). Client work, my team, all the things with someone chasing me for…
- How Businesses Accidentally Train Customers to Lie · 8 min · Season 3 Episode 2You can’t build great AI on top of bad customer behavior. And sometimes… businesses are the ones creating the behavior. After a frustrating moment in a dentist waiting room…
- Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself: Inside the Messy Middle of Building in Public · 5 min · Season 3 Episode 1This is not a rebrand. It is a reset. Alyssa Nolte is changing the direction of Taking Back Monday. What started as conversations about entrepreneurship, leadership, and people…
- Why KPIs Break Teams and What Actually Motivates People feat. Tim Townsend · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 43In this episode, Alyssa Nolte talks with Tim Townsend about leadership, motivation, and what actually drives people at work. They dig into why KPIs often fail, how fear shows up…
- Rethinking How We Build: Craft, Risk, and Real Collaboration feat. Beau Dromiack · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 41This episode looks at how teams actually build things together... and why so many groups still protect their own turf. Alyssa and Beau talk about architecture, construction…
- Field Notes: The Comfort Zone That Makes You Less · 5 minI've lived by "be all in or be all out" for years. Then I realized I was the half-in person I couldn't stand. In this micro episode, I'm reflecting on my recent conversation with…
- How to Build Black-Belt Leadership Instincts feat. Aslak de Silva · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 40This episode goes deep into what it takes to grow as a leader. Alyssa talks with Aslak de Silva about how lessons from martial arts can shape the way we lead, recover, and build…
- Escaping the Wrong Path and Building the Right One feat. Rachel Burr · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 39Alyssa and Rachel Burr talk about what real transformation looks like, far beyond the feel good quotes online. Rachel shares the story behind her book Butterfly Goo and explains…
- Redefining "Having It All" feat. Mireia Mujika · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 38When Mireia became a mother, everything changed. What started as a struggle to balance work and family became the spark for an entirely new path—one built around authenticity…
- Alyssa Likes to Talk (and That’s the Whole Point) · 4 minWhen your high school coach tries to sum you up in a few words, "Alyssa likes to talk," it can feel like a punchline. But what if that label was actually the throughline? In this…
- Redefining Success: Choosing Joy Over Burnout feat. Eric Nehrlich · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 37What happens when the thing you’ve been chasing suddenly doesn’t feel worth it anymore? In this conversation, Alyssa Nolte and Eric Nehrlich unpack the pressure to achieve…
- You Can’t Be Every Tree in the Forest: The Power of Niching Down feat. Dr. Munira Zahabi · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 36When Alyssa sat down with Dr. Munira Zahabi, known as The Niche Navigator, the conversation quickly turned to one of the hardest lessons for any entrepreneur - you can’t be…
- Leading Without Triggers: The Science of Calm Communication feat. Dr. Dee Trudeau Poskas · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 35In this episode, Alyssa sits down with Dr. Dee Trudeau Poskas to talk about how understanding your triggers can change the way you lead. They explore what happens in your brain…
- Why Passion Isn’t Enough: Build a Life Around Meaning, Not Motivation feat. Alan Lazaros · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 34When Alan Lazaros says passion isn’t enough, he means it. In this conversation, Alyssa and Alan dive deep into what it really takes to live a meaningful life, not just a busy or…
- You Are Not Your Job: Redefining Success Beyond Titles feat. Angie Callen · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 33In this episode, Alyssa sits down with Angie Callen, a self-described “recovering engineer who loves people,” to talk about the pressure we all feel to define ourselves by what…
- Leadership Is a Skill, Not a Personality Trait feat. Jen Silva Boucher · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 32What if leadership isn’t something you’re born with? In this episode, Alyssa sits down with Jen Silva Boucher to explore why leadership is a skill you can learn, practice, and…
- When Following Your Passion Means Letting Go feat. Renee Murphy · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 31What happens when the dream career you built turns into the very thing that drains your joy? In this episode, Alyssa talks with Renee Murphy about leaving behind a successful…
- Belonging Starts with Language feat. Lori Baker · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 30In this episode of Taking Back Monday, Alyssa sits down with Lori Baker to talk about language, belonging, and the hidden barriers people face at work. Lori went from engineer to…
- Big Decisions Beat Habits: How to Change Your Life Trajectory feat. Apollo Emeka · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 29Alyssa sits down with Dr. Apollo Emeka for a powerful conversation about the choices that shape our lives. Apollo shares his journey from high school dropout to Green Beret, FBI…
- Booked, Not Busy: Why Strategic Rest Fuels Better Leaders feat. Dr. Erin Wilson · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 28In this episode of Taking Back Monday, Alyssa sits down with Dr. Erin Wilson, co-author of Strategic Rest in Leadership. Together they dive into why rest isn’t a luxury...it’s a…
