In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership, Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with Maika Leibbrandt — leadership coach, speaker, and former Gallup executive — about what it really takes to step away from a high-profile corporate role and carve out your own path. Maika shares her personal journey of rediscovery — how leaving a successful career wasn’t an ending but an invitation to realign with purpose, redefine impact, and reconnect with her authentic voice as a leader. Together, Gary and Maika explore what happens when you let go of external validation, embrace uncertainty, and choose to lead on your own terms. This is a conversation about courage, clarity and growth — and a powerful reminder that the hardest leadership journey is often the one back to yourself. Originally recorded for The Unlock Moment podcast.
In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership, Dr Gary Crotaz speaks with Maika Leibbrandt — leadership coach, speaker, and former Gallup executive — about what it really takes to step away from a high-profile corporate role and carve out your own path.
Maika shares her personal journey of rediscovery — how leaving a successful career wasn’t an ending but an invitation to realign with purpose, redefine impact, and reconnect with her authentic voice as a leader. Together, Gary and Maika explore what happens when you let go of external validation, embrace uncertainty, and choose to lead on your own terms.
This is a conversation about courage, clarity and growth — and a powerful reminder that the hardest leadership journey is often the one back to yourself.
Originally recorded for The Unlock Moment podcast.