Find Your Powerhouse
What if the next season of your life is the one where everything comes together - your experience, your confidence, and your legacy?
I had such a heartfelt conversation with Wendi Brown about her chapter You Are a Profit Powerhouse in Power of What’s NEXT: Bold Moves By Design. Wendi’s words have stayed with me, especially when she said, “Your legacy is your leverage. Use it.” She also shared a reminder that made me pause
“Confidence without experience is a liability.”
What I love about Wendi is how she sees women over 50 as having an incredible advantage. Instead of slowing down, this is the moment to lean into everything you’ve learned and step forward with boldness.
🌟 Key Insights:
Wendi Brown reminds us that legacy isn’t something far off in the distance — it’s built every day. Her story in Power of What’s NEXT: Bold Moves By Design shows how pairing confidence with experience creates unstoppable momentum. For women over 50, this is a season of advantage, where wisdom becomes the true profit powerhouse formula.
3 Ways to Step Into Your Profit Powerhouse
1. Leverage Your Legacy – Everything you’ve done so far is preparing you for what’s next. Your past achievements are the foundation of your future impact.
2. Pair Confidence with Experience – Confidence alone isn’t enough. When it’s matched with your lived experience, it becomes the key to influence and growth.
3. Embrace the Advantage of Wisdom – Women in the second half of their careers carry insight, resilience, and perspective that create unique opportunities for leadership.
"Your legacy is your leverage. Use it.” – Wendi Brown
This interview includes wisdom and insights from a leader who shares her lived experience. The lessons shared can be found in her chapter in Power of What's NEXT: Bold Moves By Design.
ACTION STEP
When life feels uncertain, follow Wendi’s advice—give yourself one more day. That one day may be all you need to keep moving toward what’s next.
📖 Read Wendi’s chapter in the new hardcover of Power of What’s NEXT: Bold Moves By Design, releasing October 14th.
Special thanks Wendi O. Brown for being on the podcast, a featured author in Power of What's NEXT: Bold Moves By Design
Keep Shining Your Light Bright. The World Needs You!
About Wendi O. Brown
With over 15 years in the life sciences industry starting as an engineer and transitioning to business leadership, Stephanie has built a career she's deeply proud of. As a committed advocate for women in STEM, she volunteers actively providing situational coaching for college students, early-career professionals, grad school applicants, and career shifters. Now, she's applying that same mentorship approach to her own journey as she transitions from traditional corporate leadership to solopreneurship, creating space for both professional excellence and personal fulfillment.
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Natalie Benamou is the visionary behind Women Leaders on the Move, a Top 10 Women’s Leadership podcast by Feedspot. As the Founder of HerCsuite®, she leads a powerful leadership network for women navigating board service, portfolio careers, and entrepreneurship—especially in the second half of their professional lives. Work 1:1 with Natalie as a strategic advisor or fractional Chief Growth Officer.
Natalie also serves as President of HER HEALTHX, a nonprofit revolutionizing the way women experience healthcare.
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