The Elevate Podcast

About The Podcast

Everyone has a story. In each episode of our podcast, we sit down with women who are transforming employee experience inside their organizations and shaping the way people feel at work.

These conversations go beyond wins and milestones. They explore resilience, courage, and the everyday moments where meaningful change actually happens.

Our guests share what it’s been like to lead real change, navigate uncertainty, and build workplaces grounded in empathy and care. Along the way, they open up about the initiatives that mattered most, the environments they’ve worked to create, and the lessons they carry with them.

Whether you’re just beginning your leadership journey or have years of experience behind you, this podcast is for anyone who believes leadership is about showing up for others and making work more human.

Tune in for thoughtful conversations, practical insights, and honest reflections from women who are reshaping Internal Communications & HR.

You’ll walk away inspired, grounded, and ready to lead with empathy, purpose, and heart.

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Meet Our Hosts

Behind each episode are hosts who are deeply curious about how people work and how technology can make that work better. As part of the LineZero team, they’ve seen firsthand what transformation looks like when it’s done well.

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Joy Fajardo

Joy Fajardo is passionate about creating meaningful connections and nurturing thriving workplace cultures. With a robust background in marketing, brand strategy, and customer experience, she brings a distinctive blend of expertise to every endeavor.

As a Brand Experience Manager, Joy understands that a company’s brand isn’t just external, it’s deeply rooted in its internal culture. She specializes in helping organizations align their internal brand with their values, ensuring that employees experience the same authenticity, engagement, and purpose as external audiences. By implementing people-first strategies, she enhances internal communication, fosters engagement, and transforms workplace culture.

Outside of her professional pursuits, Joy is dedicated to making a positive difference in her community. A proud advocate for child nutrition in her native Philippines, she combines empathy, creativity, and determination to build better workplaces and uplift communities.

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Mihae Ahn

Mihae Ahn is an accomplished author and the Vice President of Marketing at LineZero. She has written two impactful books, The Stories We Tell and Perfectly Incomplete, where she shares her authentic and vulnerable journey, challenging the norms of personal development literature.

Mihae’s storytelling approach fosters genuine connections, encouraging readers to reflect on their own lives and narratives.

In her role as VP of Marketing at LineZero, Mihae utilizes the 6PM (6-Pillar Marketing) Framework to create systematic and effective marketing strategies. Her approach helps businesses achieve measurable ROI by lowering customer acquisition costs and increasing customer lifetime value.

Mihae is dedicated to optimizing and elevating employee experiences and internal communications, living by the values of People First, Be Like Gumby, and Do It Right.