Business is changing faster than most leaders are willing to admit.Strategies are sound. Roadmaps are clear. Yet something essential keeps breaking down. Connection.

Brave Proximity is what happens when leaders stop avoiding the human side of business and start building genuine connection with themselves, their people, and the truth sitting right in front of them. Because here’s what’s real: being more human is no longer optional. It’s the way forward.

Every episode begins with the elephant in the room - the tension too uncomfortable for a town hall, too emotional for a slide deck, and too costly to keep ignoring. We don’t rush past it. We move toward it.

This podcast sits with uncertainty, emotion, and complexity long enough to understand what they’re actually teaching. Growth doesn’t come from control, perfection, or polished messaging. It comes from proximity - the courage to stay close when it would be easier to look away.

And when leaders do that, something shifts.

That’s The Shift: the moment connection replaces avoidance, courage replaces chaos, and transformation becomes possible - not as a program, but as a lived experience inside the organization.

Hosted by Marissa Green and Susan Page, the show blends decades of experience across strategy execution, leadership development, learning, culture, and large-scale transformation. Together, they explore how real human connection becomes the missing link between ambitious goals and sustainable performance.

You’ll hear conversations that explore questions leaders are already carrying, including:

What happens when strategy looks right on paper but feels wrong on the ground?Why do so many change initiatives fail even when everyone “buys in”?How do leaders hold tension without defaulting to control?What does high performance look like when people are exhausted, not disengaged?How do we lead through uncertainty without losing ourselves or our teams?

This show is for leaders who are ready to step into what’s next, navigate rapid change with curiosity, and lead in ways that bring them closer to themselves and the people they’re responsible for.

The future of leadership isn’t louder direction.It’s braver proximity.

About the Hosts

Marissa Green has spent over 20 years helping organizations bring strategies, transformations, acquisitions, and large-scale change to life. Her work centers on helping employees connect everyday actions to organizational purpose and goals through human-centered communication and experiences. After studying what works and what quietly wastes time, money, and trust, her insight is clear: without real human connection, even the best strategies fail.

Susan Page is a seasoned leader known for building distinctive cultures and high-performance environments. With more than two decades in Life Sciences, her expertise spans sales leadership, corporate learning, leadership development, performance management, and talent strategy. Her ability to coach through authentic connection and transparent conversation has earned industry recognition, including a Brandon Hall Award for learning programs supporting organizational transformation.

Together, they don’t offer another leadership framework.They offer a different way of being with the work.