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Hey Sue is where leaders get real. Candid, unfiltered conversations about leadership, growth, sales, and the messy truth of life. Each episode, host Sue Heilbronner talks with founders, executives, and change-makers about the challenges they’re facing right now.
Sue is a top conscious leadership executive coach who has worked with hundreds of leaders and teams. She draws on 15+ years as a tech executive, her early career as a U.S. Department of Justice attorney, and her experience as co-founder of the MergeLane VC fund. She’s also a Techstars mentor, TEDx speaker, and catalyst for authentic, transformative conversations.
Whether you’re leading a team, building a company, or curious about the human side of leadership, Hey Sue offers a rare inside look at what it takes to grow—with candor, courage, a dash of irreverence, and plenty of heart.
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Building Legacy: EJ Meade on Creating a Company that Fosters Genius
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Oct 08, 2025 |
Passion for People: Amit Shah’s Mission to Reverse Diabetes Through Personalized Nutrition
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Sep 24, 2025 |
A Book Dedicatee and an Author Walk into a Podcast and Talk About WHY
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Sep 04, 2025 |
Fueling Growth by Staying True to Your ICP: Ian MacGregor on Building a Brand for Athletes
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Aug 19, 2025 |
The Heart-Connected Craft of Selling: Todd Reed's Artful Approach to Business
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Jul 17, 2025 |
Passionate Ambivalence in Action: Ellen Kindelsperger on Building a Business Rooted in Care and Confidence
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Jul 03, 2025 |
Hands-on Selling with Kevin Brown of Friction Labs
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Jun 17, 2025 |
Ep 54: No One Cares What I Think. Live Coaching with Sarah Climenhaga
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Jan 20, 2025 |
Judging My Judgmental Self: Live Coaching with Fernanda Bertrand
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Sep 24, 2024 |
You’ve Got Life on Backwards. Live Coaching with Nick Smith
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Jul 26, 2024 |
Doing All the Things to Find More Ease: Live Coaching with Dominique Aubry-Morgan
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Jun 13, 2024 |
Unlocking Growth Through Love: Live Coaching with Rachel Pickett
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May 15, 2024 |
What’s to Love About Being in a Funk? Live Coaching with “Ryan" (Anonymous)
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Apr 13, 2024 |
Is This Successful Serial CEO “Too Much?” Find out. Live Coaching with David Secunda
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Feb 08, 2024 |
Imposter Syndrome is not Punk Rock -- Live Coaching with Robin Izsak-Tseng
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Jan 17, 2024 |
Selling Yourself by Showing Up as Yourself, Live Coaching with Shawna Barnhart
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Jan 03, 2024 |
Gaining Clarity on the Next Phase of Growth, One Way or Another with Rachel Beisel
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Dec 04, 2023 |
How Close Should a Leader Be to Colleagues, Live Executive Coaching with Ajay Manglani
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Nov 16, 2023 |
The Vulnerability of a Miss: Executive Coaching with Yong Kim, CEO of Wonolo
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Oct 24, 2023 |
Flexibility and Alignment in the Age of Covid: Yoga pod's Founders on Their Quick Pivot
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May 10, 2020 |
#41-Scaling a Conscious Leadership Company through Conscious Leadership–Jim Dethmer & Diana Chapman
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Oct 20, 2019 |
#40 -- Conscious Leadership AMA (Ask me Anything) with Sue Heilbronner, Chapter 2
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Jul 15, 2019 |
#39 -- Conscious Leadership AMA (Ask me Anything) with Sue Heilbronner, Chapter 1
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Apr 29, 2019 |
#38 -- Mat Vogels, CEO of Employee Perks Upstart Zestful, on YC, VC, Troughs, Pivots, and Peaks
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Mar 08, 2019 |
#37 -- How to Be a Living Kidney Donor and Save a Life - or 10 - with Neshiyqah Nash
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Jan 02, 2019 |
#36 -- Living Kidney Donation Part 2: Non-directed Kidney Donation with Patty Graham
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Oct 31, 2018 |
#35 -- Living Kidney Donation Part 1: Focus on the Recipient with Mike Heilbronner
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Oct 21, 2018 |
#34 -- Robyn Knowlan, CEO of Wonder Press, Building a Brand and Bustling Juice Biz From Love
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Jul 24, 2018 |
# 33 Dennis Adsit -- How to Optimize the First 100 Days of a New Role, for You or Your Next Key Hire
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Jun 11, 2018 |
#32 -- Alex Canter, CEO of Ordermark, A Deli Birthright Leads to Online Ordering Innovation
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Apr 23, 2018 |
#31 -- Lisa Weinstein, CEO of Curiosity on the move from Corp Ad Exec to Startup CEO
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Mar 26, 2018 |
#30 -- Vlada Bortnik, Founder of Marco Polo, An Immigrant Story, An App To Help People Feel Close
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Feb 08, 2018 |
#29 -- Luke Saunders, CEO of Farmer's Fridge, the Next Wave of Healthy Food Distribution
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Jan 14, 2018 |
28: Seth Levine of Foundry Group: One "Middle-aged Guy's" Reaction to Sexual Harassment in Venture
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Sep 10, 2017 |
#27 -- Inside Listen: Mentor Deep Dive with Co-founders of Techstars Company Monday
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Mar 15, 2017 |
26 -- Vikas Reddy, Co-founder of Spatial Computing Company Occipital
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Mar 05, 2017 |
#25 -- Eric Friedenwald-Fishman, Founder Metropolitan Group, Good Work as Great Business
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Feb 24, 2017 |
#24 -- Jason Eckenroth, Founder of ShipCompliant on Prevailing through Perseverance
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Jan 30, 2017 |
#23 -- Devin Hibbard, CEO of BeadforLife, Where no challenge is too big
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Jan 12, 2017 |
#22 -- Margaret Miner, Double Founder-CEO, A Pure-Play Organic Entrepreneur
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Dec 13, 2016 |
#21 -- Nicole Glaros, Chief Innovation Officer of Techstars -- On Independence and Purpose
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Dec 05, 2016 |
#20 -- Wendy Lea, CEO of Cintrifuse, A Manifester, Bridge Builder, and Wildly Introspective Leader
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Nov 16, 2016 |
#19 -- Nicole DeBoom, CEO of Skirt Sports
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Oct 24, 2016 |
#18 -- Turning the Tables: Elizabeth Kraus Interviews Sue Heilbronner, Co-Founders of MergeLane
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Sep 29, 2016 |
#17 -- Bill Flagg, an Intentional Startup Owner Focused on Company Sovereignty
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Sep 22, 2016 |
#16 -- Erin Carson, A Gym GM and Owner Who is Building Careers and Community
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Sep 11, 2016 |
#15 -- Lee Mayer, CEO of Havenly, Determined to Deliver Design that Delights
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Aug 25, 2016 |
#14 -- Johnny Hanna, Building Homie as a Company to Last and to Own
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Aug 10, 2016 |
#13 -- Fran Dunaway, CEO of TomboyX, A fast-growing startup catering to difference and LGBTQ
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Aug 02, 2016 |
#12 -- Kevin Brown, From Corp Exec to Chalk, Getting a Grip on Purpose
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Jul 25, 2016 |
#11 -- Devon Tivona, Collegiate Co-founder to Venture-backed CEO, Making Travel Fun Again at Pana
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Jul 15, 2016 |
#10 -- Mark Berey, From the C Suite to the Police Academy, Charting the Life you Want
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Jul 06, 2016 |
#9 -- Lisa Stone, Co-founder and Former CEO of Blogher. She Knew Women Would Influence the Web
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Jun 28, 2016 |
#8 -- D. Scott Phoenix, Co-founder of Vicarious on human-level AI, "humanity's last invention"
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Jun 17, 2016 |
#7 - Phil Weiser, Dean of Univ of Colorado Law School. Teaching entrepreneurial mindset to everyone.
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Jun 09, 2016 |
#6 - Promise Phelon, CEO of TapInfluence. A maverick who is building a new archetype for leadership.
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Jun 01, 2016 |
#5 - Scott Meyer, CEO of Ghostery. From ghost avatar and free plugin to global Saas.
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May 25, 2016 |
#4 -- Susan Lyne, Managing Partner at AOL's BBG Ventures, a career of cutting-edge media
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May 10, 2016 |
#3 --John Katzman, CEO Noodle Companies on Education, Entrepreneurship, Confidence and Leadership
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Apr 27, 2016 |
#2 -- Dave Balter of Mylestoned, Bzz Agent, Boston Seed -- Walking the walk of authentic leadership
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Apr 17, 2016 |
#1 -- Chris White, CEO of Shinesty on Building an Outrageous Brand and a Team that is a Family
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Apr 11, 2016 |