Listen and Follow on Your Favorite Platform: Main Points Self-care is more than just getting a massage, mani/pedi, it’s listening to those whispers of what you need to change in your life. This is a replay of my talk from the Women Leading Travel Forum in New Orleans...
Blog Posts from Elaine Lou Cartas
136: Should You Blowup Your Career in Midlife? And Other Questions Women Ask Themselves with Meredith Herrera
Listen and Follow on Your Favorite Platform: Main Points It seems like every millennial I’m talking to is going through a mid-life crisis. My former client turned friend and fellow coach, Meredith Herrera, and I talka bout: Why your 20% might already be everyone...
135: Workplace Trauma: What To Do When You’re Stuck with Maya Borgueta, Psy.D
High Stakes Communication
When the Room Gets Quiet, Use That Moment. I love being underestimated. Being quiet is a strategy: I listen, observe, and wait for the right moment to speak with the right tone. It’s what I learn as a martial artist: studying my opponent, reading the room and trusting...
134: Executive Influence at the Queen Mary: Using Conscious Conversations® to Lead, Communicate & Get What You Want
Listen and Follow on Your Favorite Platform: I did a talk on emotional influence and how to get raises and start a business at the Queen Mary in Long Beach. It was for a women’s retreat with Humansave, a nonprofit that helps survivors of human trafficking. In this...
133: Balancing It All As a Woman: Leadership, Anxiety & Self-Advocacy with Amazon
Listen and Follow on Your Favorite Platform: As a female leader, unfortunately, you aren’t alone when it comes to leadership, anxiety and self-advocacy. This is part 2 of my keynote recording from SoCal Amazon Women’s Conference. But this time, I’m joined by 3 other...
132: My Amazon Keynote: Why Conscious Conversations® Is Your Emotional Intelligence Supply Chain
Listen and Follow on Your Favorite Platform: Main Points My SoCal Amazon Women’s Conference Keynote is live, we cover: How your trauma responses are showing up at work; and what to do about it Why communication works exactly like a supply chain (yes, really)...
131: You’re not behind, you’re human. What to do & the science behind it
Listen and Follow on Your Favorite Platform: Every single time I listened to my body instead of pushing through, it worked out. The reality is, we are humans. We have a full life outside of work. I share more on this week’s episode: my personal stories, struggles and...
130: Strengthening Communication in High-Stakes and Contentious Discussions
Listen and Follow on Your Favorite Platform: Main Points When conversations get tense at work, how do you make sure you don’t over-explain, shut down or things escalate? In this episode, I break down how to communicate with confidence, clarity and composure when...
129: How to grow & scale your business with executive presence
Listen and Follow on Your Favorite Platform: Main Points It’s the second month of 2026 & despite the uncertainty, my business is growing not by hustling, but with more calmness and focus: In this episode, I share the practical, how-to techniques I taught in a...



