Becoming Your Best Version

Maria Leonard Olsen

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led personal-development show focused on women's voices, midlife reinvention, wellness, resilience, and life transitions, featuring external authors, therapists, coaches, advocates, and subject-matter experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch accomplished professionals with relevant expertise, books, organizations, speaking platforms, or meaningful lived experience; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 288

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 92 subscribers

Instagram: 2.8k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

maria@marialeonardolsen.com

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Host

Maria Leonard Olsen - Lawyer, journalist, author, two-time TEDx speaker, and former U.S. Justice Department official who practices law in Washington, D.C. She is the author of 50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Established expertise in women's personal development, wellness, mental health, life transitions, aging, advocacy, or related fields; typically supported by professional practice, a book, organization leadership, speaking experience, or substantial lived experience.

Required Achievements:

Authored a relevant book, Founded or led an organization, Built a professional practice or coaching platform, Delivered TEDx, keynote, or other public talks, Received professional or community recognition, Earned meaningful media or podcast exposure

Recent Guest Discussions

Sandy Rosenthal - Community Activism, Catastrophic Flooding, Levee Safety, Government Accountability, Public Education, And Advocacy.

Sarah Dawkins - Natural Self-healing, Burnout, Chronic Health Conditions, Mindset, Holistic Coaching, And Wellness For Midlife Professional Women.

Victoria Lee Starr - Midlife Reinvention, Self-trust, Nervous-system Healing, Breathwork, Somatic Practices, Emotional Healing, And Personal Transformation.

Oona Metz - Divorce, Grief, Self-reclamation, Emotional Labor, Identity, Resilience, And Rebuilding Life After Major Change.

Helen Hirsh Spence - Age Inclusion, Longevity, Ageism, Later-life Reinvention, Age-diverse Workplaces, And Multigenerational Workforce Development.

Recent Topics

Midlife, Reinvention, Women's Health, Longevity, Divorce

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Becoming Your Best Version

A Conversation with Sarah Jakle, Founder of DemocraShe, Training Girls in Resiliency, Leadership and Civic Engagement

September 18, 2026

After a devastating health diagnosis, and being told she'd never work again, Sarah Jakle, MSW, MPP picked herself up and changed her life, turning her focus to helping others. She uses her skills and experience to empower young women.Sarah founded DemocraShe to equip high school girls from historically underserved communities with not only civic skills, but also brain-based techniques for overcoming self-doubt and leading boldly. When she shows these young women how to take practical, sci...

A Conversation with Marie Crews, Certified Grief Guide and Empowerment Life Coach

September 11, 2026

In 2017, Marie lost her son suddenly, less than two years after her mother’s unexpected passing. Even in her darkest hours, she refused to let grief define her. For more than 15 years, Marie Crews has guided and empowered women through growth and transformation. Along her 25-year journey of self-discovery, she realized her journal-writing practice was what anchored her healing the most. This led her to create "The Nautilus Way: Write Your Way Free," a proven process that accelerates...

A Conversation with Mary Smith, Parenting Coach, Speaker and Bestselling Author of The MicroStep Method® for the Overwhelmed Parent

September 04, 2026

Do you find yourself repeating things your parents did to you or around you that you vowed never to do? Do you seek more joy in the parenting journey? Listen to this episode.Mary Willcox Smith helps families build strong, emotionally healthy relationships through her keynotes, coaching and courses—one MicroStep at a time. Mary is a speaker, author and creator of the MicroStep Method® — a research-backed framework that helps parents understand why they keep doing the thing they swore they'...

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