Enough Already: Donna Murray-Brown on Leadership, Boundaries & Knowing You’re Enough
Donna Murray-Brown has the kind of résumé that makes you sit up a little straighter. She has led across financial services, nonprofits, and philanthropy, often as the first woman or first Black woman in the room. Yet even with all that experience, she is refreshingly honest about questioning whether she is enough.
In this episode, the President & CEO of Inforum joins Shelley for a candid conversation about service, self-doubt, and the pressure to constantly prove you belong. Donna shares why she stopped treating leadership like a never-ending performance, how she learned to give from her overflow instead of draining the whole cup, and why women need more from one another than a cheerful "I've got you, girl."
They also talk about authentic support, setting boundaries without apology, and knowing when to navigate a system versus challenge it. Spoiler alert: charging in before you understand the culture is rarely the power move we think it is.
Donna's story reminds us that leadership isn't about saying yes to everything, working every weekend, or carrying the entire organization on your back. Sometimes the most powerful thing a woman can do is decide she is already enough—and lead like she believes it.