Tales From The Lane

By Kate Kayaian

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Episodes: 118

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Welcome to Tales from The Lane—the podcast for high performers who are ready to build a life that's not just impressive on paper, but deeply fulfilling. I'm your host, Kate Kayaian—former professional cellist turned writer, coach, and strategist for people who've already achieved a lot… and are now asking, What's next? Each week, we dive into the mindset, habits, and strategies of high-achieving creatives, entrepreneurs, athletes, and leaders who are committed to playing at the top of their game without burning out, selling out, or slowing down their growth. You'll hear solo episodes packed with insights and tools, candid conversations with industry trailblazers, and the kind of honest talk most successful people don't get to have anywhere else. If you're here to pursue excellence on your terms—to lead, to grow, and to thrive—this is your show. Subscribe to Tales from The Lane and join a global community of high performers building meaningful, sustainable success.

Episode Date
Episode 117: How to Design a Summer That Expands Your Life
May 26, 2026
Episode 116: Emotional Time vs. Physical Time
May 18, 2026
Episode 15: How to Take the "Ick" Out of Self-Promotion with Steph Crowder
May 11, 2026
Episode 114: If You're Already Enough, Why Grow?
May 04, 2026
Episode 113: How to Connect With Your Audience in the Moments That Matter: With Speech Coach, Mike Pacchione
Apr 27, 2026
Episode 112: Become a Planning Ninja: How to Prioritize Your Week When Everything is Important
Apr 13, 2026
Episode 111: The Real Secret to a Morning Routine That Sticks, with Amy Landino
Apr 06, 2026
Ep. 110: Gaining Traction: How to Rebuild Momentum When Your Goals Start to Drift
Mar 30, 2026
109: Lonely at the Top? Friendship, Leadership, and Adult Connection with Dr. Kimberly Horn
Mar 23, 2026
Episode 108: Small Systems That Create Big Momentum in Your Work and Life
Mar 16, 2026
Episode 107: Why the Fastest Way to Build Your Career Is to Slow Down
Mar 09, 2026
Episode 106: Have You Outgrown Your Own Success?
Feb 23, 2026
Episode 105: How to Design a Career That Supports Your Life (Not the Other Way Around)
Feb 16, 2026
Episode 104: Why So Many Friendships Struggle During Seasons of Growth (and How to Handle It)
Feb 09, 2026
Episode 103: Quiet Courage: The Decisions That Shape Your Next Chapter
Feb 02, 2026
Episode 102: How Becoming Your Best Self Strengthens Your Community
Jan 26, 2026
Episode 101: Chiseling Marble: How to Remove What's in Your Way
Jan 12, 2026
Episode 100: Looking Forward–My 2026 Goals and How I Plan to Get There
Jan 05, 2026
Episode 99: An Honest Look Back on 2025–the Good, the Bad, & the Ugly
Jan 04, 2026
Episode 98: Retreat Day 4– How to Optimize Your Systems for a Smoother Quarter
Jan 02, 2026
Episode 97: Retreat Day 3 — From Overwhelmed to Ordered
Dec 31, 2025
Episode 96: Quarterly Retreat Day 2: CREATE–– Build What Future-You Needs
Dec 30, 2025
Episode 95: Quarterly Planning Retreat Day 1: Planning Your Next 90-Days
Dec 29, 2025
Episode 94: How to Be the Change You Want to See with Mari Manoogian
Dec 23, 2025
Episode 93: Identity Shifts: Becoming the Person Your Goals Require
Dec 15, 2025
Episode 92: How to Pitch Podcasts, Build Community, & Play the Long Game with Michelle Glogovac
Dec 08, 2025
Episode 91: The Pursuit of Excellence: How to Up Your Game Without Burning Out
Dec 01, 2025
Episode 90: Burnout, Wake-Up Calls, and What Happens When You Finally Prioritize Yourself with Dr. Kristen Strom
Nov 24, 2025
Episode 89: Stop the Overwhelm: Five Tools to Reduce Mental Noise
Nov 16, 2025
Episode 88: Authenticity, Confidence, & the Courage to Be Seen with Dayna Del Val
Nov 10, 2025
Episode 87: How to Think Like the Panel, Lead Like the Boss, and Grow Like the Elite
Nov 03, 2025
Episode 86: From Stuck to Unstoppable: Building Momentum After Change
Oct 20, 2025
Episode 85: My Secret Weapon for Doing Your Most Focused Work
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 84: How Small Habits Build (or Break) Great Teams, with Charlie Gilkey
Oct 06, 2025
Episode 83: Leveling-Up These Last 90-Days (Without the Exhaustion)
Sep 29, 2025
Episode 82: Art, Impact, and Responsibility in a Polarized World with Conductor Alyssa Wang
Sep 22, 2025
Episode 81: The Challenge Effect: Unlocking the Limits You Didn't Know You Had
Sep 15, 2025
Episode 80: That One Thing You've Been Avoiding (and what to do about it))
Sep 08, 2025
Episode 79: Why You Should Rethink Time Management This Year
Sep 02, 2025
Episode 78: Why a Single-Minded Purpose Will Ultimately Fail You
Aug 25, 2025
Episode 77: The 365-Day Week: How to Shape Your Year, One Week at a Time
Aug 18, 2025
Episode 76: When Saying No Becomes a Lifestyle—Rethinking Self-Care, Boundaries, and Belonging
Aug 11, 2025
Episode 75: Longer Days, Deeper Questions—Summer as a Portal for Change
Jul 28, 2025
Episode 74: Creative Courage: Emily Byrne on Pivoting, Performing, and Finding Community Support
Jul 14, 2025
Episode 73: What You Bring to the Room—The Power of Owning Your Energy and Emotional Lens
Jul 08, 2025
Episode 72: How to Design a Summer That Fuels You (Not Just Your To-Do List)
Jun 30, 2025
Episode 71: From Stage to Strategy: Macy Robison on Leading with Strengths
Jun 23, 2025
Episode 70: The Productivity Trap: How to Stop Being Efficient and Start Being Effective
Jun 16, 2025
Episode 69: How to Map Out a Year of Excellence (Without Losing Your Mind)
Jun 09, 2025
Episode 68: Growing Pains: Navigating the Stretch Between Where You Were and Where You're Going
Jun 02, 2025
Episode 67: How to Make Time Work for You, Not Against You
May 19, 2025
Episode 66: Redefining the "Off" Switch: How Elite Performers Truly Rest
May 12, 2025
Episode 65: The Cost of Excellence: What We Trade for Success
May 05, 2025
Episode 64: Reputation Management: How to Be Known for the Right Things
Apr 28, 2025
Episode 63: The Life-Changing Magic of Summer Arts Camps: With Cara Bergantino
Apr 21, 2025
Episode 62: From Celebration to Strategy: My Wins, Lessons, and Goals for What's Next
Apr 14, 2025
Episode 61: It's Launch Day, Baby! What it's REALLY Like to Reach Your Goals
Mar 25, 2025
Episode 60: The 1 -10 Scale: How 2 Simple Questions Can Transform Your Progress
Mar 17, 2025
Episode 59: A Better Way to Network for Creatives, With Naomi Vladeck
Mar 10, 2025
Episode 58: Marketing for Creatives: What You're Getting Wrong
Mar 03, 2025
Episode 57: You Asked...I'm Answering: Tackling Your Most Asked Questions
Feb 24, 2025
Episode 56: Creativity Over Consumption with Stylist Alyssa Beltempo
Feb 17, 2025
Episode 55: The Myth of Creative Freedom: Why Structure Sets You Free
Feb 10, 2025
Episode 54: How to Follow Through on Your Creative Goals
Feb 03, 2025
Episode 53: The 3 Essentials to Let Into Your Life This Year
Jan 20, 2025
Episode 52: Letting Go For a Fresh Start
Jan 13, 2025
Episode 51: My 2025 Plans and How I'm Setting Myself Up for Success
Jan 06, 2025
Episode 50: The Great Hibernation: Finding Stillness and Creativity During the Holidays
Dec 23, 2024
Episode 49: 10 Life Lessons from 2024: Reflections on Growth, Gratitude, and Creativity
Dec 16, 2024
Episode 48: Finish Strong: Ending the Year With Intention and Joy
Dec 09, 2024
Episode 47: Choosing Joy Over Misery: A Creative's Guide to Thriving in Hard Seasons
Dec 02, 2024
Episode 46: Sprinters vs, Marathoners: Finding Your Creative Flow
Nov 25, 2024
Episode 45: Why We ALL Need a Content Deprivation Week
Nov 04, 2024
Episode 44: What To Do When Your Schedule is In Overflow
Oct 28, 2024
Episode 43: How a Devastating Injury Opened Up New Worlds Of Possibility for Christine Smith
Oct 21, 2024
Episode 42: How to Stop the Cyle of Overwhelm
Oct 14, 2024
Episode 41: Using Your Artistry to Create Global Change with Dr. Mila Thigpen
Oct 07, 2024
Episode 40: The Art of the Pivot with Ayana Major Bey
Oct 02, 2024
Episode 39: Designing a More Intentional Career: How Heather Miller Lardin Made Space for What Was Most Important
Sep 26, 2024
Episode 38: How to Find the Mentor of Your Dreams
Sep 23, 2024
Episode 37: 5 Ways You Can Generate $5000 Quickly as an Artist or Musician
Sep 16, 2024
Episode 36: This Time Will Be Different: How to Make Changes That Stick
Sep 09, 2024
Episode 35: The One Thing Keeping You From Thriving (and how to fix it!)
Sep 02, 2024
Ep 34 The 8 Questions You Should Be Asking About Your Career
Aug 26, 2024
Episode 33 Out of Office: The Importance of Taking Time Off
Aug 12, 2024
Episode 32: 5 Levels of Internal Growth
Jul 22, 2024
Episode 31: Choosing Your Sidekicks for Success
Jul 15, 2024
Episode 30 The Mid-Year Check-in
Jul 08, 2024
Episode 29: How Long Will it Take?
Jul 01, 2024
Episode 28 How to Pursue Excellence Without Burning Out
Jun 24, 2024
The Perfection Paradox
Jun 17, 2024
Episode 26 Finding Joy as an Artist with Merideth Hite Estevez
Jun 10, 2024
How to Plan Your Most Successful Summer Ever
Jun 03, 2024
Course Correcting Part 2: How to Navigate Changes
May 27, 2024
Ep 23 Course Correcting: When Your Career Has Taken a Wrong Turn
May 20, 2024
Episode 22: Stop Leaving Money on the Table
May 13, 2024
21 Making Space for What Matters
May 06, 2024
20 Balancing Performance, Business, and Parenthood with Renée-Paule Gauthier
Apr 29, 2024
Episode 19 Meeting Your Potential Self
Apr 22, 2024
18 Courage Before Confidence
Apr 15, 2024
Episode 17: Artists and ADHD: Using it as Your Superpower
Apr 08, 2024
Episode 16 Do What You Want: How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think
Mar 25, 2024
Ep 15 What if it Was Easy?
Mar 18, 2024
14 Doing Less to Get More Done
Mar 11, 2024
Ep 13 How to Turn Your "Funk" into Your Next Breakthrough
Mar 04, 2024
12 How to Ask for Help (and how NOT to)
Feb 26, 2024
Ep 11 Taking the Reins: How Jessica Stinson Finally Created Her Dream Chamber Ensemble
Feb 19, 2024
10 How to Keep Yourself From Bailing On Your Goals
Feb 14, 2024
09 Crafting a Career: How Laura Sinclair revamped her life and career with a signature program
Feb 08, 2024
08 4 Crucial Truths that Changed Everything for Me
Feb 05, 2024
07 Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: How Michal Shein Built Her Legacy Program
Feb 01, 2024
06 How Will You be Remembered as an Artist?
Jan 29, 2024
05 The Perfect Time to Start a New Project
Jan 22, 2024
04 How to Start Making Real Progress: Growth Tasks vs. Maintenance Tasks
Jan 15, 2024
03 How to Turn Journaling Dreams into Successful Reality
Jan 08, 2024
02 The 3 Myths Holding You Back From Your Dream Career
Jan 08, 2024
01 Why You Need to do a Quarterly Planning Retreat
Jan 08, 2024
Trailer-Welcome to Tales From The Lane!
Jan 03, 2024