Leadership with Heart. Change with Intention. Impact Without Burnout.

Dec 16, 2025
4 min read

By She Rises Studios Editorial Team

The Leader Behind the Mic

Michele Kline is not just launching another leadership podcast. She is redefining what leadership conversations sound like.

Michele is a transformational leadership expert, hospitality executive, and founder of Kline Hospitality Consulting. She has spent more than twenty years guiding leaders, teams, and organizations to transform chaos into clarity. Her work blends neuroscience, emotional intelligence, operational excellence, and the missing ingredient that drives true impact: human connection.

Her new show, the 360 IMPACT Podcast, is dedicated to leaders who want to do more than collect titles. It is for those who want to lead with purpose, elevate cultures, and create meaningful change without sacrificing their own wellbeing.

"I built this podcast because too many leaders are exhausted, lonely, and carrying the emotional weight of an entire organization," Michele said during our interview. "We talk about results, but we rarely talk about the human behind the results. I want to change that."

From Hotel Floors to Boardrooms

Before she was coaching executives and speaking on global stages, Michele started her career literally walking the hotel floors. She learned every aspect of the hospitality industry from the bottom up, often being the only woman and the only immigrant at the table.

"It taught me two things," she says. "One, you cannot lead people from above. You have to lead from alongside them. Two, when you understand what people actually do, you make better decisions."

Her upbringing as an Argentine immigrant influences her leadership philosophy. She understands what it feels like to not have a voice. She also understands what it means to earn every opportunity.

That humility and grit cannot be taught in a business school.

Today, Michele coaches leaders in hospitality, healthcare, corporate, and nonprofit sectors. She speaks on major stages and delivers leadership workshops through her 360 IMPACT Experience, a signature coaching and training framework anchored in connection.

Her bestselling book, 360 IMPACT: A Guide to Live, Lead, and Serve in a More Colorful World, expands on that philosophy.

The book and podcast share the same heartbeat:

Connection creates impact. Connection fuels humans. Connection is a choice.

Why This Podcast is Different

Most leadership podcasts talk about scaling, productivity, revenue, and strategy.

The 360 IMPACT Podcast talks about:

Emotional well being.
Leadership burnout and how to prevent it.
Creating cultures where people feel seen, heard, and valued.
How to influence without force and lead without losing yourself.

Leaders today are exhausted. Michele knows it, because she lived it.

Several years ago, she hit personal burnout after years of high performance, nonstop deliverables, and emotional labor. On the outside she looked successful. On the inside she was depleted. She knew something had to change, not only for her but for the leaders she served.

The 360 IMPACT Podcast was born from that moment.

"Leaders need a safe place to talk about the pressures they carry," Michele explains. "This show gives them permission to be human. When leaders heal, cultures heal. When cultures heal, organizations thrive."

Her guests include C suite leaders, emerging leaders, authors, psychologists, and those who have navigated burnout and come out stronger on the other side.

Each episode invites listeners to answer one critical question:

How can I create impact without losing myself?

A Podcast Built on Humanity, Not Hustle

Michele refuses to glorify the grind culture.

"We do not need more leaders who hustle themselves into the hospital," she laughs, "but we do need more leaders who know how to rest, regulate, and reconnect with their purpose."

Her episodes weave research with real life experience.

Topics include:

How emotional intelligence transforms profit
Leading through change and uncertainty
The truth behind burnout and how to reverse it
Women and leadership advancement
The neuroscience of connection

And something more rare in leadership media:

Honesty. Vulnerability. Real conversations.

What Listeners Can Expect

Each episode of the 360 IMPACT Podcast delivers:

Human centered leadership insights
Practical and actionable strategies
Tools leaders can apply immediately
Courageous conversations about burnout, culture, and growth
Stories that validate the emotional realities of leadership

This podcast is built for leaders at every level:

The CEO responsible for hundreds of employees
The manager who feels pulled in every direction
The emerging leader stepping into their voice
The burned out high achiever quietly asking, "Is this what success is supposed to feel like?"

Michele says, "Leadership is not about title. Leadership is about impact."

The Future of 360 IMPACT

The podcast is just one part of Michele’s expanding ecosystem:

Her coaching programs are being implemented inside organizations across the United States.
Her book continues to gain national media attention.
Her workshops are transforming team dynamics and increasing retention.

Still, she remains grounded in what matters most.

"I do not want to build louder leaders. I want to build deeper leaders."