
Episode 28: Forged in the Fire with Cheryl Rhodes Alexander
Get every episode summarized
Each time Six-Figure Chicks publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
About this episode
In this episode of the Six Figure Chicks Podcast, host Mel C sits down with Cheryl Rhodes Alexander, founder and CEO of Cheryl Rhodes Alexander LLC and an executive HR strategist with more than 30 years of experience in corporate leadership. Cheryl shares how a devastating identity theft experience became a turning point that changed the way she viewed leadership, success, and her own identity.
Cheryl opens up about the moment she realized that success and alignment are not always the same thing, and why she stopped separating her personal growth from her professional expertise. She talks about leading from the intersection of leadership and identity, the wisdom she gained from some of her most painful chapters, and why women should never feel like they have to choose between who they are and what they do.
This conversation is a powerful reminder that your lived experience isn't something you have to hide behind your title. It can be the very thing that makes your leadership more authentic, relatable, and impactful.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
• Rebuilding your identity after cybercrime and identity theft
• Why alignment can matter more than achievement
• Leading as your whole self instead of compartmentalizing your personal and professional life
• How to stand out in a crowded coaching and consulting market
• Turning difficult life experiences into wisdom and leadership
• What Cheryl would tell her younger self
• Why your lived experience can become one of your greatest leadership strengths
Connect with Cheryl:
LinkedIn: Cheryl Rhodes Alexander on LinkedIn
Instagram: LyfeDsign Coaching on Instagram
Website: LyfeDsign Coaching
Want to be a featured author in the next Six Figure Chicks book? Learn more at the Six Figure Chicks website: https://sixfigurechicks.com/podcasts/
Get every episode summarized
Each time Six-Figure Chicks publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Six-Figure Chicks

Healing From the Other Side of the Exam Table with Madhuri Vasudevan
Six-Figure Chicks

Episode 30: Denette Cooke: Burnout and Boundaries, from Chemist to Vet
Six-Figure Chicks

Episode 29: Celebrity Makeup Artist Christina Flach: Grief, Gut Health and Givin...
Six-Figure Chicks

Episode 27: Behind the Six-Figure Chicks Book Series with Mel C
Six-Figure Chicks