Client Management For Nice People: Jaw-dropping client experiences (and how they changed us.)

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A trusted mentor. A toxic workplace. A betrayal that changed everything. Sira Laurel shares how one devastating experience led her to spend the next decade protecting others from abusive leadership.
Sira Laurel graduated into a broken economy in 2008, fought her way into management, and gave everything she had to a career that slowly burned her out—before it put her in a situation no professional should ever have to face. In this episode, she opens up about burnout, workplace sexual harassment, and why protecting yourself starts with knowing your worth long before a crisis forces you to prove it.
A fast-growing agency seemed to have found the perfect acquisition partner. Instead, its founder found herself navigating culture clashes, leadership turmoil, and a high-stakes battle to buy back her own company.