Join Kelly & Jenna this week as they welcome their VERY FIRST GUEST, Dr. Cortha Pringle, for an inspiring conversation about making bold career pivots, embracing failure as a learning tool, and finding the courage to redefine success on your own terms. Dr. Cortha Pringle is the owner and center director of the Kumon Math and Reading Center of Virginia Beach Red Mill. Armed with a doctorate in strategic leadership from Regent University and a background that spans government contracting to educational leadership, Dr. Cortha has built a mission-driven business focused on empowering young learners while learning to navigate her new role as a mom of adult children. Dr. Cortha shares her journey to opening a Kumon learning center, earning a doctorate, and pivoting into work that aligns with her purpose. They discuss themes of saying no, eldest-daughter pressure, reframing failure as growth, building community support, and giving yourself permission to prioritize joy and rest.   WELCOME TO THE AUDACITY EFFECT Welcome to The Audacity Effect — the unapologetic podcast for women & people who are done waiting for permission and ready to build audacious careers, businesses, and lives. We talk female ambition, confidence, reinvention, modern womanhood, leadership, and building something bigger — even if you’re still in your 9-5, still figuring it out, or still convincing your inner critic to calm down.We’re Jenna & Kelly — corporate escape artists in progress, accidentally-serious life strategists, and founders rewriting the rules one bold decision at a time. Think: Self-development minus the cringe. Ambition without apology. Humor + healing + high standards. Here’s what you’ll hear: How to stop shrinking and start showing up Confidence, comparison, jealousy & the real dynamics of female friendship Surviving corporate culture without letting it suck out your soul Second-act careers & identity pivots Overcoming imposter syndrome Entrepreneurship while working a full-time job Building confidence, resilience & brand direction Saying yes before you're "ready" Real conversations about ambition, burnout, and balancing it all There will be real tools. Real pep talks. Real chaos. And zero performative perfection. A space for high-achieving women & others to come and stop playing it small. You don’t need more qualifications — you need more audacity. New episodes weekly. Welcome to your bolder era. Want more?  Let’s chat: info@theaudacityeffect.com Visit our website www.theaudacityeffect.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theaudacityeffect/ Want to advertise on our podcast? Email us at info@theaudacityeffect.com Chloe Youtsey: Find the creator & genius behind our pod music on socials or at www.chloeyoutsey.com Show socials: @the_audacity_effect @bodybyprosecco @jenna_kaitbenski @chloeyoutsey @little_monster_book