This episode starts with leadership… and somehow ends up in online dating.
So yes - it’s another Brains Gone Bold ride.

On this episode, Maria and Jeanine talk about expectations and how they sneak into everything: work, relationships, leadership, even what we think people “should” do or say.

Maria shares a moment from a leadership talk that hit her hard: we’re always teaching managers how to support their teams, but we rarely ask the obvious question: who’s supporting the managers? She opens up about how heavy leadership can feel, especially when you’re carrying everyone else and still expected to look “fine.”

Jeanine jumps in with the truth: leadership can be lonely, draining, and unrealistic, especially when people get promoted with no training and are told to manage a team on top of doing their old job.

And then… the detour.

Jeanine shares some very real online dating stories, including a guy who went from “promise you won’t stalk me” to “do you want to measure me?” real fast. It turns into a surprisingly deep moment about perception, self-blame, and the pressure women feel to manage other people’s behavior.

By the end, the big takeaway lands clearly: expectations can set us up, but curiosity helps us stay human in leadership, in life, and yes… in dating.

Come join us for another fun ride. Tune in.