Empowered To Lead

Hosted by Jeannette Cochran, pastor, leadership coach, and self-proclaimed Jesus feminist, the Empowered Christian Woman is all about helping women rise to their full potential. Women are created with massive reservoirs of vision, strength, and creativity, but societal messages, gender roles indoctrination, and invisible barriers often disconnect us from our natural gifts, keeping us quiet, confused, and small. Jeannette is on a mission to change all that by helping women fast-track their learning, optimize their gifts and lean into the full expression of the leader God created them to be. Because when women rise, everyone wins.

Empowered To Lead is a religion podcast hosted by Jeannette Cochran, with 73 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Jeannette Cochran hosts Empowered To Lead, a religion show with 73 episodes published.

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  73. More Than Words: Embodied Communication with Kristi Bramlett

  Sep 18, 202644 min

  What if becoming a more powerful communicator isn’t just about finding better words? Your posture, movement, breath, gestures—even the amount of space you allow yourself to take up—are communicating something too. And sometimes, without realizing it, your body may be sending a very different message than your words. In this episode, I’m talking with communications coach and Certified Movement Analyst Kristi Bramlett about what it means to communicate with your whole self—mind, body, and soul. We talk about why women sometimes unconsciously make themselves smaller, how to develop confidence without becoming performative, why great communicators practice their message on their feet, and how understanding your natural communication style can help you connect more deeply with the people you lead. If you preach, teach, lead meetings, speak from a stage—or simply want your presence to match the message you’re carrying—this conversation will change the way you think about communication. Learn More About Kristi Bramlett Check out Women Speakers Collective Connect with Jeannette Cochran

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  72. The Double Standard Women See But Men Don't

  Sep 3, 202639 min

  Have you ever felt like leadership sometimes seems to require something different from women than it does from men? A recent Harvard Business Review article looking back over 60 years of research reveals something striking: men and women are increasingly experiencing the same leadership cultures very differently. And that matters for women who lead in churches and Christian organizations too. In this episode of Empowered to Lead, Jeannette explores the leadership double standards women often feel but the men around them may genuinely not see. This isn’t about blaming men or assuming every obstacle is sexism. It’s about learning to see your leadership context clearly without becoming cynical, staying teachable without internalizing every setback, and recognizing the agency God has given you to advocate, ask better questions, and keep developing your gifts. If you’ve ever wondered, Am I imagining this? Am I being too sensitive? Or is something else going on here? this episode will give you language, perspective, and a way forward. Check out the Difficult Conversation Prep Tool mentioned in the episode. Find the HBR article referenced in the episode here. Connect with Jeannette on Instagram Connect with Jeannette on LinkedIn

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  70. How to Lead When the Outcome is Out of Your Hands

  Jul 24, 202634 min

  As leaders we are often the ones holding everything together, carrying pressure, uncertainty, and the quiet fear that if we don’t fix it, everything could fall apart. In this episode, Jeannette talks honestly about the exhausting weight of trying to control outcomes, why so many faithful leaders get stuck in anxiety and over-responsibility, and how to release what was never yours to carry in the first place. If you’ve been lying awake replaying conversations, managing other’s reactions, or wondering whether one hard outcome says something about your worth, this conversation is for you. Schedule a Leadership Clarity Session with Jeannette Connect with Jeannette on Instagram Connect with Jeannette on LinkedIn

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  69. When God Gives You a Dream, You Still Need a System with Hermela Felten

  Jul 2, 202647 min

  What if the dream God gave you does not need more striving, it needs better support? In this episode, Jeannette talks with Hermela Felten, Founder and CEO of Feltech Digital Solutions, about what becomes possible when women stop carrying everything in their heads and start building systems that support their life, leadership, creativity, and calling. They talk about productivity, motherhood, entrepreneurship, money, generosity, and why stewarding your time and finances well is not separate from your faith, it is part of faithful leadership. Hermela reminds us: you can do anything you dream, but you cannot do everything at once. If you are a busy Christian woman leader with big vision and a full life, this conversation will help you breathe, rethink what support looks like, and take one practical step toward building a life that can hold your calling. Ease Into Earnings on YouTube https://www.linkedin.com/company/feltechdigital/ Connect With Jeannette

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  67. Did God Really Put Men in Charge?

  May 7, 202633 minS0

  <p>What if the Bible never actually said what you were taught about women?</p> <p>Many Christian women have been told that Genesis establishes male authority, that Adam was created first, Eve was made to support him, and God’s design is for women to live under male leadership. </p> <p>But what if those ideas were not drawn out of the text… but read into it?</p> <p>In this episode, Jeannette goes back to the beginning, Genesis 1–3 to examine what Scripture actually says about women, men, authority, calling, and God’s original design. With warmth, clarity, and theologi...

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