Episode Details

Emotional intelligence shapes far more than we realize, from how we lead in business to how we relate to the people closest to us.

In this episode, Samantha sits down with speaker, executive coach, and CoLab founder Genoveva La Placa to explore the deeper role emotions play in leadership, relationships, and self-awareness. Genoveva shares her journey from CFO of a half-billion-dollar hedge fund to becoming a speaker who helps women understand emotions as messengers instead of problems to fix.

Their conversation explores the connection between emotions and the body, why many women are conditioned to suppress what they feel, and how becoming more aware of our emotional landscape can change the way we make decisions in business and life.

They also touch on feminine leadership, intuition, and the powerful influence of mother-daughter patterns that can quietly shape how we show up in the world.

This episode invites you to rethink emotions... not as something to control or fix, but as something that may have something important to say.

In this episode:

1. Why emotional intelligence is one of the strongest predictors of leadership success
2. The connection between emotions, the body, and decision-making
3. How many women are conditioned to suppress emotions, and what that costs us
4. What feminine leadership actually looks like in business and life
5. How mother-daughter patterns can shape self-worth, relationships, and leadership
6. Why learning to process emotions can change how we lead and communicate

Connect with Geno:

Website: https://genolaplaca.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bekindandpresent/

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