Next week on Media Rebel Unplugged, Janice interviews Amy Summer, author of "10 Mentorship Touch Points to Empower Your Team and Accelerate Your Career" (releasing February 25, 2026). In this episode, Amy dives into the power of leading with curiosity, a mindset shift that can transform leadership approaches. This insightful conversation explores how women entrepreneurs and leaders can replace defensiveness with curiosity to foster stronger teams and accelerate career growth. Tune in to discover practical strategies that empower women entrepreneurs to cultivate a growth-oriented business mindset and leadership style that truly changes everything.

Guest info
Amy Summers
Host, The Pitch with Amy Summers and Pitch Live with Amy Summers
Founder, Pitch Publicity
Author, 10 Mentorship Touch Points to Empower Your Team and Accelerate Your Career (release date: February 25, 2026)

Links
Book and updates: https://lifttolead.com

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Janice Becker – Founder & CEO of Media Rebel
https://beacons.ai/janicebeckerofficial

In this episode of Media Rebel Unplugged, Janice Becker dives deeply into themes of women entrepreneurs, leadership, business mindset, and healing. She shares the powerful story behind Rebel Rising, a personal movement crafted for women navigating leadership, entrepreneurship, mental health, and life after challenging seasons.

As a CEO, speaker, author, and survivor, Janice reveals her near departure from podcasting, the incredible success of the show ranking in the top 10% worldwide, and the transformative direction of Season Four. She highlights her forthcoming book, Rebel Rising Within (releasing March 2026), designed to help women rebuild self-trust, find clarity, and rise with renewed purpose without shrinking or restarting.

This episode explores critical topics like women’s leadership, resilience, business mindset, entrepreneurship, and healing after trauma. Janice also discusses the vision behind the Rebel Rising keynote talks, women’s retreat, and an empowering community supporting strong women ready to rebuild and rise.

If you are a woman entrepreneur, leader, or in a season of personal or professional rebuilding, this episode is a must-listen. Tune in, reflect, and share with a woman who needs to hear she is not broken but becoming.

Learn more:
janicebeckerofficial.com
rebelrisingwithin.com
rebelrisingretreat.com

For all of her social links and contact info: If you want to connect with me, all my links are here: https://beacons.ai/janicebeckerofficial

Chapters:

00:00 – Welcome to Season Four
01:10 – Almost walking away from the podcast
02:10 – Top 10% worldwide, why this matters
03:15 – What Rebel Rising really is
04:20 – Introducing the book Rebel Rising Within
05:40 – Writing for women rebuilding after hard seasons
07:10 – Surviving trauma and choosing to rise
08:40 – Leadership, purpose, and self-trust
09:55 – Rebel Rising keynote speaking for women
11:05 – The Rebel Rising Retreat vision
12:45 – Mental health, healing, and community
14:05 – Why women need space to exhale
15:20 – Launching the Rebel Rising community
16:40 – The Rebel Rising continuum explained
18:10 – Invitation to join the movement
19:00 – Final thoughts and gratitude

Season 4 of Media Rebel Unplugged begins with Amy Summers talking about the benefits of daily mentorship in leadership and how employee coaching, can foster career development. She emphasizes that while individuals may not always explicitly seek mentorship programs, they greatly benefit from the guidance and support offered. Integrating performance development and training and coaching employees into daily routines is crucial for fostering growth and maximizing potential.

Full episode airs January 13, 2026.

Guest info
Amy Summers
Host, The Pitch with Amy Summers and Pitch Live with Amy Summers
Founder, Pitch Publicity
Author, 10 Mentorship Touch Points to Empower Your Team and Accelerate Your Career (release date: February 25, 2026)

Links
Book and updates: https://lifttolead.com

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Janice Becker – Founder & CEO of Media Rebel
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