Episode 62

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4th Nov 2025

From Hustling to Holding: The Mindset of a Masterful CEO

If you’ve ever found yourself exhausted by the chase, performing instead of leading, or stuck in the cycle of doing more just to prove your worth, this conversation is for you. 

Ashley shares the mindset shifts that moved her from hustling to holding, from proving to embodying, and from performance to presence.

Inside this episode:

  • Why chasing the “next thing” keeps you disconnected from who you already are
  • How to shift from insecure to integrated so your energy matches your message
  • The difference between performance and presence, and why presence creates sustainability
  • What it really means to “hold” success without burning out or disappearing in the process

Because it isn’t about doing more. It’s about becoming more of yourself; anchored, integrated, present, and powerful.

Remember, stay confident, stay focused, and keep wearing those pants with pride.

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She Wears the Pants
She Wears the Pants is the podcast for the women building more than businesses—they’re building identities, empires, and legacies.

Hosted by globally recognized business advisor, multi-business founder, and start-up investor Ashley Deland, this show lives at the intersection of strategy, structure, and self. Each week, Ashley pulls back the curtain on what it truly takes for women to scale companies that are financially sound, spiritually aligned, energetically sustainable, and structurally unshakeable.

This is where high-growth women founders come for boardroom-level strategy, identity evolution, feminine leadership, and the inner work required to hold the success they’re building.

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