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No One Tells You This: A Real Work Ready™ Podcast

Laura Massetti, Founder of Real Work Ready™
Leadership
Personal Brand
Stephen Solademi
Customer Experience
Real Work Ready
Sales Leadership
Artificial Intelligence
Trust In Teams
Travel Industry
Board Directorship
Manchester, United Kingdom
Design Thinking
Boston, United States
Cloud Computing
Engineering Leadership
Career
No One Tells You This
Intel
Multicultural Teams
Psychological Safety

Most professionals are navigating an operating system nobody ever taught them. No One Tells You This is the podcast that finally changes that.

Hosted by Laura Massetti, former Fortune 100 executive, 3x business owner, and founder of Real Work Ready™ - this is the show for honest, unfiltered conversations about how work actually operates. The invisible rules. The unspoken standards. The cultural d... more

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Most professionals are never taught how to manage the relationship with their manager. Nobody tells you what they actually need from you. Nobody tells you that most early-career friction is not about the work. It is about a relationship nobody prepar... more

Real Work Ready

The professional readiness program built for years 0 to 5 of a career. Six learnable behaviors that determine how your work gets received, planned, communicated, and delivered. Nobody teaches them. Now someone does.

Learn more: www.... more

Real Work Ready

The professional readiness program built for years 0 to 5 of a career. Six learnable behaviors that determine how your work gets received, planned, communicated, and delivered. Nobody teaches them. Now someone does.

Learn more: www.... more

Most professionals take one path or the other. You either build something from scratch in the startup world, or you learn to operate at scale inside a large organization. Very few people have done both — and almost nobody teaches what you learn from ... more

Most people who look successful on paper are running on something they can’t quite name. Not ambition. Not drive. Fear. And the problem is, fear is an excellent motivator — right up until it isn’t.

Chris Woods grew up without a father in a blue-coll... more

Every day inside your organization, small decisions are being made — a new step added, a rule tightened, a process introduced. Each one seems logical. Together, they slowly make the company harder to deal with. And nobody notices, because from the in... more

If your business feels busy but fragile — if the growth stops the moment you ease off the gas — you don’t have a marketing problem. You have a leverage problem.

Stephen Solademi has spent his career diagnosing exactly that gap. As founder of SOS Cre... more

Most leaders will tell you that change is hard. Very few can tell you what it actually feels like to lead it, from the inside, at the top, across two companies and two countries at the same time.

In this episode, I sit down with Alessandro Caprara, ... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Lindsey Plewa
Career coach, speaker, founder of Dr. Lindsey Plewa Coaching
Dr. Lindsey Plewa Coaching
Episode: You Do Not Have to Figure This Out Alone | with Dr. Lindsey Plewa
Jennifer Viens
Senior enterprise leader at the intersection of AI, data, and cloud
Episode: The Builder Mentality Nobody Teaches You Before You Start | with Jennifer Viens
Chris Woods
Coach, author of Balls and Brains
Coach, author of Balls and Brains
Episode: How to Build a Career on Your Strengths Before Fear Builds One for You | with Chris Woods
Sonia Etxebarria
Founder and CEO of Akuyari, CX strategist and designer
Akuyari
Episode: Most Companies Don’t Have a CX Problem. They Have a Decision Problem. | with Sonia Etxebarria
Stephen Solademi
Founder of SOS Creativity Group
SOS Creativity Group
Episode: You Don’t Have a Growth Problem. You Have a Leverage Problem. with Stephen “Mr SOS” Solademi
Alessandro Caprara
CEO of SteelcoBelimed Infection Control
SteelcoBelimed Infection Control
Episode: How to Lead Through Change When You Don't Have All the Answers | Episode 5 ft. Alessandro Caprara
Chawan Mehra
Technology executive with 30 years leading engineering teams in AI, semiconductors, and data center infrastructure
Intel
Episode: The Unwritten Rules of Engineering Leadership | Episode 4 ft. Chawan Mehra
Luca Lozzi
Commercial leader and sales leadership consultant who has led international teams across Europe, Africa, Latin America; a fractional CRO for several Swiss companies
Independent consultant / Advisor to startups and corporates in sales leadership
Episode: What It Really Takes to Go from Doer to Leader | Episode 3 ft. Luca Lozzi
Kelly Kuhn
Global executive in travel and hospitality; former Chief Customer Officer; board director and executive coach
Independent / Advisory roles; boards including ISS
Episode: How Great Leaders Build a Brand That Outlasts the Role | Episode 2 ft. Kelly L. Kuhn

Host

Laura Massetti
Host of No One Tells You This Podcast; Real Work Ready founder. Brings experience as a Fortune 100 executive and multi-time business owner.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 3 ratings
  • Great for early professionals

    Must listen for early professionals looking for perspective from experts on workplace excellence and career options.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Bizlife45
    United Statesa month ago
  • Inspiring for early professionals

    I love the guidance and support provided here from the speakers! Great discussions and valuable speakers.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ChloeF2978
    United States2 months ago

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Guests offer authentic, no-fluff insights into navigating complex organizational dynamics.
The show blends cross-cultural perspectives with real-world governance and team-building tips.
Listeners are likely to gain actionable frameworks for mentoring and personal branding.
Well-structured conversations with practical leadership takeaways for early- to mid-career professionals.

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#249
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Apple Podcasts
#17
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Apple Podcasts
#196
Switzerland/Business

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The Builder Mentality Nobody Teaches You Before You Start | with Jennifer Viens
Q: Could you walk us through your professional journey?
Jennifer describes growing up in a sales-influenced environment, pivoting from technology and business to leading enterprise-scale efforts by combining sales DNA with strong tech leadership, and embracing a builder mindset that scales from small teams to large, complex organizations.
How to Build a Career on Your Strengths Before Fear Builds One for You | with Chris Woods
Q: What does fear look like for someone early in their career, and how can they start shifting toward their strengths?
Fear often centers on fear of failure and external judgments. Start with self-awareness, quiet time, and then map strengths to current work, aiming to operate in top strengths and build data-backed confidence.
How to Build a Career on Your Strengths Before Fear Builds One for You | with Chris Woods
Q: Can you walk us through your professional journey, not the LinkedIn version, but the real one, including what it took from you to get from where you are to where you ended up today?
Chris describes growing up in a tough blue-collar area, putting himself through school, and using fear as a motivator to push toward authentic strengths, which ultimately led to executive leadership and a coaching framework.
How Great Leaders Build a Brand That Outlasts the Role | Episode 2 ft. Kelly L. Kuhn
Q: How do you define personal brand, beyond a LinkedIn profile?
Personal brand is centered on trust, reliability, and the ability to drive outcomes while elevating others; it evolves through leadership decisions, how you lead teams, and the way you bring people along the journey.
How Great Leaders Build a Brand That Outlasts the Role | Episode 2 ft. Kelly L. Kuhn
Q: What are you doing now, and what's your background?
She outlines a 35+ year global career in travel, government and corporate sectors, culminating in non-executive roles, board memberships, and executive coaching, with a strong emphasis on listening, cultural nuance, and leadership development.

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This show frames leadership and career navigation through candid conversations with senior executives and practitioners across industries. Episodes emphasize practical strategies for guiding large organizations through change, building scalable teams, and turning personal experiences into actionable leadership advice. Notable angles include cross-border collaboration, cultural integration, and the shift from individual contributor to leader, all grounded in real-world examples rather than abstract theory. Listeners can expect concrete tips on communication, risk-taking, coaching, and creating environments where teams solve problems together, making it valuable for aspiring managers, HR leaders, and executives seeking coachable insights for ... more

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1. Dr. Lindsey Plewa
2. Jennifer Viens
3. Chris Woods
4. Sonia Etxebarria
5. Stephen Solademi
6. Alessandro Caprara
7. Chawan Mehra
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