{"podcast":{"title":"The Leadership Dance","slug":"the-leadership-dance-7102140","podcast_index_feed_id":7102140,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/553457/rss","website_url":"https://www.podpage.com/the-leadership-dance/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/2/3/0/a2301740c4acba27e55e3c100dce7605/TLD_Podcasst_cover_pink1400.jpg","author":"Alissa Hsu Lynch","episode_count":46,"summary":"Welcome to The Leadership Dance, where Alissa Hsu Lynch—former world-class dancer turned global business executive—shares insights and inspiration from visionary leaders who are breaking barriers in the arts and business worlds. Tune in to discover how to step into your star power and confidently choreograph your own leadership dance.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T08:18:37.480291+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leadership-dance-7102140"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 38: Rising through rejections, with Samantha Hope Galler","slug":"ep-38-rising-through-rejections-with-samantha-hope-galler","published_at":"2026-03-30T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leadership-dance-7102140/ep-38-rising-through-rejections-with-samantha-hope-galler","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leadership-dance-7102140","url":"https://b41db787-e5e6-4a3e-9e61-ff750a24b66c.libsyn.com/ep-38-rising-through-rejections-with-samantha-hope-galler","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b41db787-e5e6-4a3e-9e61-ff750a24b66c/Copy_of_TLD_-_Samantha_Hope_Galler_-_Highlight_-_Transferable_Skills_-_AUDIO_ONLY_-_022526_v1.mp3?dest-id=4801357","summary":"What does it take to rise to the top at one of America's leading ballet companies, after dozens of rejections, a serious injury, and a recession? Samantha Hope Galler, Principal Dancer at Miami City Ballet, joins host Alissa Hsu Lynch to share the resilience and self-belief that carried her through 30+ auditions and years of setbacks, including a near career-ending injury. She also reflects on founding Fifth Position Path, a mentorship platform for dancers, earning her Master of Science from Northeastern University while performing professionally, and navigating pregnancy as a dancer. Don't miss this honest conversation about processing rejection, betting on yourself when no one else will, and building a career on your own terms. 💡 Key Takeaways: Why rejection is often the best teacher and how to process it without losing momentum How discipline, visual learning, and problem-solving skills from dance translate to any career Why mentorship matters and how Fifth Position Path is filling a critical gap for dancers and their families Photo credits: A Iziliaev, Daniel Azoulay, Danny Cardoza, Jonathan Taylor, Juliet Hay, Melissa Dooley, Philip Galler Connect with Samantha: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-hope-kunstadt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeisadebut/ and https://www.instagram.com/fifthpositionpath/ Website: www.fifthpositionpath.com ✅ Sign up for the newsletter: https://theleadershipdance.substack.com/s/the-leadership-dance 👉 Listen and follow: https://linktr.ee/theleadershipdance Music from InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ \"Catwalk Queen\"","meta_description":"What does it take to rise to the top at one of America's leading ballet companies, after dozens of rejections, a serious injury, and a recession? Samantha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2335,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-leadership-dance-7102140/episodes/ep-38-rising-through-rejections-with-samantha-hope-galler/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-leadership-dance-7102140/ep-38-rising-through-rejections-with-samantha-hope-galler.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}