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Lead & Belong: Showing Up Fully at Work w/ Mary Ellen Murrah (Vista Consulting)

This week on Empowered & Out, Jonathan sits down with Mary Ellen Murrah—former legal tech executive turned Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at Vista Consulting—to talk about leading with authenticity, coming out later in life, and finding belonging in spaces that aren’t always built with us in mind. We dig into queer community (chorus!), setting family boundaries (the Christmas Eve story), and how empathy can change workplace culture.

In this episode:
0:00 Welcome & why this conversation matters
1:00 Mary Ellen’s journey: late-in-life coming out in senior leadership
10:30 “Blend in or speak up?”—finding your moment
18:30 Belonging in queer spaces (and the “not queer enough” hangup)
27:30 Chorus, community, and leadership courage
36:00 Setting boundaries with family (holiday edition)
48:00 Networking in stiff industries—micro-acts of authenticity
58:00 Action step for listeners

Key takeaways:
• You don’t have to trade authenticity for ambition.
• Micro-drops of truth (e.g., “my wife”) can normalize belonging.
• Community spaces build brave leaders.
• Boundaries protect your peace—and model self-respect.

Connect:
Mary Ellen on LinkedIn:   / maryellenmurrah  
Jonathan: LinkedIn   / jonathanmbarbe  
IG/TikTok/FB @JMBCoachingLLC

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