Restless Excellence
Restless Excellence is a reflective leadership podcast for people who care deeply about impact but refuse to lose themselves in the process.
Hosted by Tonya Richards, this podcast is part leadership journal, part thinking-out-loud space. Episodes are intentionally unpolished; rooted in real-time reflection, lived experience, and the questions leaders rarely get to say out loud.
Each episode explores the unseen work of leadership:
- Emotional labor and decision fatigue
- Values that are tested
- Boundaries, burnout, and sustainable excellence
- Power, integrity, and what it means to lead while still becoming
This isn’t a podcast about having all the answers. It’s about slowing down long enough to think clearly, lead responsibly, and choose alignment over optics.
If you’re navigating leadership, change, or a season of growth, and you’re willing to reflect honestly, Restless Excellence is for you.
Podcasting since 2026 • 10 episodes
Restless Excellence
Latest Episodes
When Growth Requires Letting Go
In this episode of Restless Excellence, Tonya Richards explores something we don’t talk about enough in leadership and in life: endings.Not dramatic exits nor impulsive decisions, the quiet realization that something no longer fit...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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14:34
The Myth of Balance and What Actually Works
Hosted by Tonya Richards, this episode challenges the tidy equation we’ve all been sold: 8 hours of work, 8 hours of life, 8 hours of sleep; as if life is a ledger that only works when perfectly divided.But life doesn’t move in ne...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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9:57
Stay, Leave, or Redefine
Hosted by Tonya Richards, Restless Excellence continues its journey...but this phase hits a little different.In the first phase of the podcast, Tonya invited listeners into deep self-awareness. Where you recognize how high perform...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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20:07
Leadership Is Not a Title - It’s a Practice!
In this episode of Restless Excellence, Tonya Richards reframes leadership as a daily practice rather than a position you’re granted. Building on earlier conversations about ambition, exhaustion, and the hidden costs of excellence, thi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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18:08
Ambitious and Exhausted - When Drive Turns into Drain
In this episode of Restless Excellence, Tonya Richards explores the subtle shift from healthy, purpose-aligned ambition to chronic overextension. Through personal reflection and real-life examples, she unpacks how high performers often...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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22:51