High Heels Higher Standards
High Heels, Higher Standards is a bold, unfiltered podcast where two executive women get real about power, purpose, and the pressure to play small in careers, relationships and life. Ashley & Heidi blend ambition with authenticity and humor with hard-hitting advice to help high-achieving women own their voice, set the bar higher, live unapologetically, and level up.
Episodes
53 episodes
Negotiating When You're the Only Woman at the Table
You're not bad at negotiating. You're negotiating a harder game. Heidi breaks down the visibility tax, the double bind, and the five moves that actually work.You did the research. You know the market rate. You walked in prepared.A...
The First Money Memory That's Still Running Your Life
Your money habits aren't a discipline problem. They're a memory problem. Heidi and Ashley trace your financial behavior back to the moment it actually started.You can know your worth on a spreadsheet and still flinch every time you talk ...
Hard-Wired or Conditioned? What We Were Taught About Being Enough
You weren't too much. Somebody just needed you smaller. Ashley and Heidi get personal about the conditioning that's still running your career — and how to finally update it.You've been following a rulebook you didn't write. This week, we...
Why Women Are Promoted for Performance But Men Are Promoted for Potential
Why Women Are Promoted for Performance While Men Are Promoted for Potential | High Heels, Higher StandardsHave you ever been the person who keeps the team running, solves every problem, exceeds expectations, and still gets passed over ...
The Nervous System Is Your Leadership Tool | Leadership, Burnout Recovery, Boundaries & Emotional Intelligence for Women
The Nervous System Is Your Leadership Tool | Leadership, Burnout Recovery, Boundaries & Emotional Intelligence for WomenWhat if the biggest thing holding you back at work isn't a lack of skills, confidence, or ambition—but a d...
Career Advice: What Corporate doesn’t teach you about Power & Leadership
In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, we’re pulling back the curtain on the leadership lessons corporate America rarely teaches women.If you’ve ever wondered why the hardest-working person isn’t always the one getting promoted...
Adult Friendships, Boundaries, Brunch Disasters and the Return of Social Season
Patio season is back. Group chats are suddenly active. Brunch reservations are impossible to get. And somehow everyone has plans again after disappearing all winter.In this funny episode of *High Heels, Higher Standards*, Ashley and Hei...
Closet Crisis: Who Told You That Looked Good?
Closet Crisis: Who Told You That Looked Good? | Spring Fashion Identity, Personal Style & Closet ResetThe coats come off, the panic sets in… and suddenly you’re standing in front of a full closet convinced you have absolutely ...
Spring Delulu Season & Feral Girl Summer: Why Women Revisit Men They Should’ve Left in Winter
Why does everyone suddenly think they’ve healed the second the sun comes out and the weather gets nice?In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley and Heidi unpack the phenomenon we’re officially calling *Spring Delul...
Hot Girl Hobbies: Who Are You Becoming?
What do Pilates girls, pickleball women, running influencers, golf girls, farmer’s market aesthetics, and 'boat girl summer' all have in common?They’re not just hobbies anymore. They’re identity shifts.In this episode of High He...
Financial Red Flags, In Relationships & In Business
Financial Red Flags (In Relationships & In Business) | Hot Girl Finances SeriesMoney talks, and sometimes, it whispers warnings you don’t want to hear.In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, we’re divi...
Soft Life vs. Smart Money: Can You Have Both?
The “soft life” is everywhere right now—slow mornings, ease, rest, and living beautifully. But so is the pressure to be financially disciplined, invest wisely, and build real wealth.So what happens when those two worlds collide?In...
Get Paid What You're Worth: Salary, Negotiation, & Self Worth
Are you being underpaid—and quietly accepting it? In this episode, we break down how to negotiate your salary, advocate for your value, and finally get paid what you’re worth.In this empowering and strategic conversation, Heidi and Ashle...
Love Is Not a Financial Strategy: The Marriage That Cost Me Everything | Financial Literacy for Women
What happens when you financially support a relationship… but give up control of your own money?In this candid and surprisingly funny episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley interviews Heidi about the financial reality o...
Leading People, Not Just Teams: The Real Lessons of Leadership
What does it actually mean to lead people—not just manage them?In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley sits down with Heidi to unpack the real, unfiltered lessons of people leadership—beyond titles, beyond...
Stop Playing Small: How Women Reclaim Their Voice, Power & Visibility
At some point, many high-achieving women have the same quiet realization:Why do I feel invisible at work… even when I know I’m capable?In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley and Heidi unpack what it...
Modern Feminine Leadership: What we are building
In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley and Heidi are redefining what leadership looks like for the modern woman—and why the old corporate playbook is officially outdated.If you’ve ever thought, “I want to le...
The Cost of Ambition for Career Women (Then vs. Today)
What does ambition really cost women—and has anything actually changed?In this powerful episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley and Heidi unpack The Cost of Ambition for Women (Then vs. Today)—from the overt barri...
Women in STEM Who Changed the World | Marie Curie, Katherine Johnson & More
This Women’s History Month, High Heels, Higher Standards honors the brilliant women whose discoveries helped build the modern world — even when history didn’t give them the credit they deserved.In Part Two of our Women...
Women Who Changed the Rules (and Didn’t Ask Permission)
March is Women’s History Month — and this week on High Heels, Higher Standards, we’re moving beyond surface-level celebration and into strategy.In this powerful conversation, Heidi interviews Ashley about the women who didn’t ju...
Main Character Energy Is a Wellness Practice
What if burnout isn’t a personal failure—but a sign you’ve been living as a supporting character in your own life?In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley and Heidi explore why main character energy isn’t a trend ...
The Lifestyle Audit: Designing a Life That Supports The Woman You're Becoming
Are you actually tired… or is your lifestyle optimized for a version of you that no longer exists?In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Heidi and Ashley introduce the concept of a Lifestyle Audit — a powerful personal...
Wellness Isn’t Weak: The Discipline Behind Feeling Good
Is your “self-care” actually helping… or just helping you survive burnout?In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Heidi and Ashley break down the real difference between aesthetic self-care and disciplined self-respect ...
Wellness as Strategy: Designing a Life That Supports Your Ambition
Wellness isn’t self-care. It’s strategy.In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley interviews Heidi to reframe wellness as a deliberate system that supports ambitious women, not a reaction to burnout. ...
Choosing Focus Over Frenzy: How We’re Thinking About Priorities This Year
January is loud.Declarations. Reinventions. “New year, new me” energy everywhere.In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, we’re doing something different. Instead of chasing more goals, we’re talking about choosin...