Today we’d like to introduce you to Taryn Williams Clark and Andréa Richardson.
Hi Taryn and Andréa, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
Taryn: My career has always centered around one thing: helping people navigate change. Throughout my career, I developed a reputation for helping leaders communicate during high-stakes moments. On paper, the trajectory looked successful. But like many professionals, especially women navigating leadership roles, there were periods when I found myself questioning what success actually meant and whether I was building a life that reflected my values. That period of reflection ultimately became the catalyst for something new.
My former client (who became my wonderful friend) Andréa and I would constantly reflect on our values. Were the spaces we found ourselves in truly feeding our soul? Driving creativity. For me, at least, they weren’t. The podcast was born from our own experiences navigating change. We realized that while everyone talks about success, far fewer people talk openly about the disruption that often precedes it. We wanted to create a space where people could have those conversations without judgment.
Andréa: I’ve always been fascinated by people—what drives them, what influences them, and how they navigate change. That curiosity led me into media and marketing and eventually into a 25-year career spanning communications, culture, public affairs, sustainability, social impact, and organizational strategy. Along the way, I’ve worked with everyone from startups and celebrities to leaders of global nonprofits and Fortune 500 companies, helping them navigate some of their most important moments.
What I didn’t realize at the beginning was that my career wasn’t really about communications—it was about understanding people. Whether I’m advising executives, building businesses, or hosting a podcast, I’m constantly exploring the intersection of leadership, relationships, culture, and human behavior.
Today, that curiosity fuels everything I do, including Disrupt. Delete. Reset., where we explore the conversations people are often having privately but rarely publicly. If there’s a common thread throughout my journey, it’s that I’ve never been afraid to reinvent myself—and some of the best opportunities came from the pivots I never planned.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Taryn: Ha! I’d say launching Disrupt. Delete. Reset. was more so a leap of faith. Starting something new always comes with questions: Will people connect with it? How can we launch without a business plan? Are we saying something that matters? Do I really want to be this vulnerable and open with complete strangers? The easiest thing would have been to keep talking about the idea. The harder thing was actually launching it. And one day, Andrea and I just decided to trust each other, and more so ourselves, and said lets get this thing out because we know it is going to be powerful. And, it is.
Andréa: It has not been easy. There were times in my life and career when I felt like I had to be three times better to receive half the acknowledgment, opportunity, or reward. I have more than a few examples of that, and those experiences shaped how I see leadership, ambition, resilience, and success. In fact, we discuss some of these realities on the podcast.
What I’ve learned is that challenges don’t just test you—they reveal you. Some of the hardest moments in my career forced me to trust myself more deeply, advocate for myself more boldly, and redefine success on my own terms. Looking back, I wouldn’t describe my journey as smooth. I would describe it as transformative. Every setback, disappointment, and unexpected pivot helped shape the leader, entrepreneur, creative, and woman I am today.
I spent years proving I belonged. Eventually, I realized I was building something bigger than belonging. One of the greatest gifts of this chapter has been finding partnership with Taryn through the development of this platform. Together, we’ve created a space for honest conversations about growth, reinvention, and the realities that often go unspoken.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
At our core, both of us help people navigate transformation.
Professionally, we’ve spent our careers advising leaders, organizations, brands, and communities through moments of change. Between us, we have more than four decades of experience spanning communications, marketing, culture, public affairs, social impact, sustainability, executive leadership, and organizational strategy. We’ve worked with Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, entrepreneurs, public figures, and mission-driven organizations, helping them navigate everything from growth and innovation to crisis, reinvention, and cultural change.
What we specialize in is helping people make sense of complex transitions. Whether those transitions are happening inside an organization, within a community, or within an individual, we’re fascinated by what happens when people are forced to reconsider who they are, what they value, and where they’re headed next.
That perspective is what ultimately led us to create *Disrupt. Delete. Reset.* While many podcasts focus on achievement and success, we’re interested in the often-unspoken moments that come before them: the setbacks, pivots, identity shifts, difficult decisions, and personal awakenings that shape who we become. We believe some of the most meaningful growth happens in the moments people rarely discuss publicly.
What we’re most proud of is creating a platform where people feel safe enough to tell the truth. We’ve heard from listeners who see themselves in our conversations and feel less alone in their own journeys. For us, that’s the greatest measure of impact.
What sets us apart is the combination of our professional expertise and our willingness to be vulnerable. We aren’t speaking about transformation from the sidelines, we’ve both lived it. We’ve navigated career pivots, leadership challenges, personal reinventions, and moments that required us to question long-held definitions of success. As a result, our conversations blend strategic insight with lived experience.
Together, we bring different perspectives but share a common belief: transformation is not something to fear. It’s often the very thing that prepares us for what’s next.
What would you say have been one of the most important lessons you’ve learned?
Taryn: For much of my life, both personally and professionally, I believed I needed more information, more experience, or more validation before making a move. What I’ve come to realize is that growth often requires action before certainty arrives. The opportunities that have shaped my life the most, launching a podcast or heck, even raising a kid, didn’t come with guarantees. I really had to start trusting myself and those around me. I needed to accept things are never perfect, and recognize that stalling is costing me dearly. The most expensive decisions I’ve made weren’t wrong. They were just delayed.
I’ve learned that disruption isn’t necessarily a setback. Sometimes it’s an invitation. The moments that felt most uncertain at the time often became the catalysts for our greatest growth. That’s a philosophy that guides the conversations we have on Disrupt. Delete. Reset.
Andréa: The most important lesson I’ve learned is that your value cannot be determined by someone else’s ability—or willingness—to see it.
For a long time, like many people, I tied achievement to recognition. I believed that if I worked hard enough, performed well enough, or proved myself enough, the right opportunities would naturally follow. Sometimes they did. Sometimes they didn’t.
Over time, I realized that confidence isn’t built from external validation; it’s built from knowing who you are regardless of the outcome. Some of the most important decisions I’ve made came when I stopped waiting for permission, trusted my instincts, and chose to bet on myself.
That lesson shows up in many of the conversations we have on Disrupt. Delete. Reset. We often talk about the difference between being accepted and being aligned. I’ve learned that alignment will take you much further than acceptance ever could.
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