EDG Podcast ✦ Lany Sullivan

Guest Lany Sullivan - Self Trust and Starting Over

Lany Sullivan, guest interview episodes on Every Day Genius: The Podcast with Michele Jennae

Thirteen inspiring and informative episodes with Lany Sullivan, operations management expert.

Apr 13, 2026 3 min read

Meet Lany Sullivan

I met Lany some fifteen or so years ago through a mutual friend. We've kept in touch off and on over the years, and it's always a pleasure to catch up and see just how far she's come.

She, like all of us, has hit a few bumps in the road, and she has a thing or two to tell us about the power of what she calls 100% Ownership and Radical Responsibility.

I hope you enjoy her series, publishing every Monday through Thursday, April 6 through April 27, 2026.

Lany Sullivan is a seasoned operations management expert with over 13 years of experience in high-end executive retreats and events. She specializes in event marketing and has worked with top clients such as 20th Century Fox, Disney, and HBO. Lany Sullivan is also a Fractional COO and Strategic Consultant, bringing her expertise to help 6, 7, and 8 figure business owners improve operations and increase profit. Her work focuses on producing, executing, and managing nationwide event marketing promotions, with a proven track record of success in this field.

She provides operational strategies for businesses that have outgrown their chaos, by helping established companies fix operational bottlenecks, build scalable systems, and turn growth into something that stops creating more chaos.

Find Lany Online

website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LanySullivan, LLC

Facebook Page: facebook.com/lanysullivan ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Facebook Profile: facebook.com/lanyasullivan ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lanysullivan

[172] The Power Struggle is Real

Episode 172 with Lany Sullivan

Today my guest Lany Sullivan of LanySullivan, LLC joins me for a series of episodes. Today we are deep in conversation about power struggles in the workplace. One side of that struggle is emotional intelligence; the other might be called practical intelligence. Is there resolution?

[173] Repeatedly Starting Over

Episode 173 with Lany Sullivan

My guest Lany Sullivan is back, and we talk about starting over, something both of us know intimately. We discuss how starting over often isn't just being at zero, but sometimes more like negative five or negative twenty. Interesting dynamics and tensions in today's episode.

[174] Pivot Points and Corner Moments

Episode 174 with Lany Sullivan

Lany shares a pivot moment when she realized how much Yang energy she was giving without the proper balance of Yin. She didn't use those words, but the paradoxical tension was there. She then mentions corners, this idea that we can't see around them; we don't know what's next - and the need to keep moving anyway.

[175] From On My Game to Worthless

Episode 175 with Lany Sullivan

My guest Lany Sullivan revisits the tension explored in episode [173] Repeatedly Starting Over, but today there's a shift in energy when she begins to describe how she bounces back from worthless to on her game once again.

[179] The Tyranny of the Selfish Label

Episode 179 with Lany Sullivan

My guest Lany Sullivan returns. In this episode, she has realized the need for self-care but mentions how societal labels rear their ugly heads when something other than the status quo is honored. This time it's the tyrannical label of selfish.

[180] The Art & Necessity of Receiving

Episode 180 with Lany Sullivan

Lany and I revisit the tensions present in the paradoxical giving vs receiving and confidence vs humility. Lany gives the perfect response to societal pressures on women to reject compliments. "Just NO!"

[181] On Hiring a Coach

Episode 181 with Lany Sullivan

Lany Sullivan continues the conversation with her decision to hire a coach. It wasn't an automatic decision but one she had considered for years. The timing was right when it seemed all wrong, financially speaking. Sometimes, you just have to go all in.

[182] Coaches Do Not Save People

Episode 182 with Lany Sullivan

My guest Lany Sullivan talks about how her coach helped her, held her hand, gave her clarity, but did not save her. Coaches don't save people. Lany expands on this by explaining how her choices brought their own consequences and that owning the responsibility for those choices actually empowered her.

Publishing 4/16/2026

[186] 100% Ownership

Episode 186 with Lany Sullivan

One thing Lany Sullivan learned in coaching and in life has been taking 100% ownership for the choices she makes. That's not to say she is always in control of what happens to her, but she can take responsibility for how she responds.

Publishing 4/20/2026