What happens when you finally reach the top of your career ladder and realize the view isn’t what you hoped? In this episode of Empowered by AI, I sit down with Carolina Migliaccio, founder of Soulful Moxie, to talk about the hidden costs of chasing external success, the courage it takes to reclaim your agency, and how women can step into authentic leadership, especially in AI-heavy, male-dominated spaces. Carolina shares her journey from corporate C-suite offers to creating a business that embodies both strength and soul.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Welcome and introduction

[01:00] Carolina’s story: shapeshifting in corporate and the hollow moment of “arrival”

[03:00] The disillusionment of success and reclaiming identity through art

[05:00] Recognizing the signs of a “quiet, corrosive price” in our lives

[07:00] Soulful Moxie: blending intuition with unapologetic boldness

[09:00] Why most women don’t have a branding problem—they have a permission problem

[12:00] From proving yourself to leading with authenticity

[14:00] The danger of chasing “higher” vs. the power of creating “deeper”

[16:00] Finding alignment in work, relationships, and AI collaboration

[19:00] Why trusting your gut matters—and what happens when you silence it

[21:00] Entering your “second life” and showing up with confidence and curiosity

[23:00] Carolina’s message to women standing on the edge of change

[24:00] Where to connect with Carolina and Soulful Moxie

Carolina reminds us that no one is coming to save us—it’s up to us to take our agency back and build a second life that feels like our own. Alignment, not algorithms, is what truly sets us apart.

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