#WomensHealth #WomenInLeadership #Burnout

In this episode of Blush and Bloom, Gigi Kenneth speaks with Karen Orton, founder of Scoutess Consultancy and co-founder of Steer24, about women’s health, burnout, leadership, and the workplace systems that were never designed with women’s bodies in mind.

They talk about why women’s health should be treated as a leadership and organisational issue rather than a soft wellbeing topic, how burnout is showing up for women at work, and why Karen believes leadership needs to be redesigned around rhythm, energy, and sustainable performance.

They also discuss the idea behind the Leading While Bleeding Summit, the fear many women have around speaking openly about health at work, and what more supportive workplaces could look like in the years ahead.

This episode is for women navigating demanding careers, founders building healthier workplaces, HR and people leaders, allies who want to do better, and anyone interested in the future of women’s health at work.

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:21 Meet Karen Orton
02:17 Women’s health at work
06:30 Why burnout is getting worse
09:13 Cycle awareness and performance
13:33 Leading While Bleeding Summit
17:52 Creating change inside organisations
21:07 Talking about health at work
25:54 What better workplaces could look like
30:01 Women in tech and AI
32:32 Books that shaped Karen’s thinking
36:05 What Karen would tell her younger self
37:52 Where to find Karen

📌 Links mentioned in the episode
Karen Orton on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-orton-5993a720/

Scoutess Consultancy
https://www.scoutess.co.uk/

Steer24 on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/steer24/

Books mentioned:
Shared Sisterhood by Tina Opie and Beth A. Livingston
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60484057-shared-sisterhood

From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58100575-from-strength-to-strength

Leader as Healer by Nicholas Janni:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60682573-leader-as-healer

🌸 Connect with Asele
Website: https://asele.tech
App: https://asele.health
Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asele.app
Instagram: https://instagram.com/asele.tech
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/asele

🌸 Connect with Gigi Kenneth
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gigikenneth

🎧 Listen
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NEsMfkG3dvl0pYXU40Efi
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blush-and-bloom/id1832044848

💬 Question
What is one way workplaces could better support women’s health without treating it like an afterthought?