Project Management Happy Hour

Kim Essendrup, Kate Anderson

Booking Overview

This is an interview and solo-expert project management show focused on practical delivery challenges, leadership, stakeholder management, and project failures; it periodically features external authors, consultants, founders, and implementation leaders. Credible pitches include experienced project executives, project management authors, transformation specialists, and experts in team dynamics or organizational change. Booking difficulty is medium: guests generally need substantial project-delivery experience, recognized expertise, published work, or senior leadership credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 139

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 645 subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcast@pmhappyhour.com

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Host

Kim Essendrup - Project management professional and co-host focused on practical project delivery, leadership, stakeholder communication, and lessons from real-world project failures.

Kate Anderson - Project management professional and co-host focused on project leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and practical approaches to improving project outcomes.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Experienced project management or implementation leaders, consultants, educators, speakers, authors, and transformation specialists with practical expertise in project delivery, leadership, stakeholder management, or organizational change.

Required Achievements:

Published project management or business books, Founder, managing partner, or senior executive leadership, Professional certifications such as PMP or Lean Six Sigma, Leadership of complex enterprise implementations or transformation initiatives, Teaching, speaking, or consulting experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Dawn Mahan - Stakeholder Archetypes, Stakeholder Analysis, Behavior Under Stress, Project Risk, And Preventing Project Sabotage.

Rachel Losser - Project Management Habits, Leadership Behavior, Accountability, Communication, Team Dynamics, And Managing Project Failure.

Noel Nicole Ransom - Project Leadership, Organizational Change, Enterprise Implementation, Stakeholder Trust, Career Advancement, And Turning Project Managers Into Progress Makers.

Recent Topics

Business, Project Management, Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Project Management Happy Hour

133: The Introvert's guide to Communication for Project Managers

September 15, 2026

Why "over-communicating" isn't about saying more — it's about knowing exactly what your stakeholders need to hear, and when. What happens when a project manager goes silent? According to this episode of Project Management Happy Hour, nothing good. Left in an information vacuum, stakeholders don't assume the best — they assume the worst. That single insight sits at the center of a conversation about project leadership, stakeholder communication, and the quiet skill that separates good project...

132: Why Your Most Supportive Stakeholder is Ruining your Project, with Dawn Mahan

August 25, 2026

Projects rarely fail from a lack of templates — they fail because of people. Author Dawn Mahan reveals the animal avatars that help you spot the cheerleader, the finicky fan, and the saboteur before one of them bites you in the ankle. Why do projects really fail? Not, as guest Dawn Mahan argues, from a shortage of templates or Gantt charts — but from the people around them. In this episode, Kim and Kate dig into the human side of project delivery: the stakeholders who love your project, the...

131: Don't be the PM everyone hates, with Rachel Losser

August 12, 2026

Your worst project management habit might also be your superpower — the trick is knowing which one you're wielding, and when. What actually separates a great project manager from the one everyone dreads seeing on their calendar? It's rarely a certification or a prettier Gantt chart — it's behavior. This episode of Project Management Happy Hour digs into project leadership, accountability, team dynamics, and the everyday habits that quietly undermine project delivery. The uncomfortable truth r...

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