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Project Management Masterclass

Project Management Masterclass

By: Brittany Wilkins
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Project Management Masterclass is the podcast for project professionals who want to move beyond managing tasks and start leading projects with clarity, influence, and strategic thinking.


Hosted by Brittany Wilkins, founder of Makoway Consulting, author of Letters to My Sisters in Engineering, and creator of the emerging philosophy known as Execution Intelligence, this show explores what truly drives project success in today's increasingly complex environment.


Brittany built her career inside the gap between strategy and execution—the place where capable teams often struggle to turn plans into results. Through years of leading projects, advising organizations, and studying the leadership behaviors that separate successful initiatives from failed ones, she developed a simple belief:

Project success is rarely limited by effort. More often, it is limited by execution.

Each episode explores the principles, frameworks, power skills, and mindset required to navigate complexity, align teams, improve decision-making, and deliver meaningful outcomes. From leadership development and industry trends to lessons learned from real-world projects, Project Management Masterclass equips professionals with the tools needed to elevate their careers and lead with confidence.


Listeners come for the insight and stay for the practical perspective.

One listener shared:

"I listened during a road trip from Arkansas to Texas and was completely hooked. The content is relevant, inspiring, and genuinely memorable."

Another reflection from the same review:

"Your calm, articulate cadence makes the content accessible even for listeners who speak English as a second language."





Resources & Next Steps

Execution Intelligence Diagnostic
Identify where execution may be breaking down across leadership, decision-making, visibility, and team alignment.
https://executionintelligence.scoreapp.com/



Execution Intelligence Book Waitlist
Join the waitlist and receive updates on Brittany's upcoming book.
https://makowayconsulting.scoreapp.com


Makoway Consulting
Learn how organizations eliminate execution friction and turn strategy into measurable results.
www.makowayconsulting.com


Whether you're leading projects, programs, portfolios, or organizational change, Project Management Masterclass is designed to help you strengthen the skills that separate project managers from project leaders.

Tap into the insights. Strengthen your leadership. Execute with intention.

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Episodes
  • 33.Business Transformation in an Age of Complexity: Insights from the CLM Summit
    Jun 9 2026

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    Business transformation is often discussed through the lens of technology, AI, automation, and digital initiatives. But after attending the CLM Summit, one theme surfaced repeatedly beneath the technology conversations: maintaining visibility and coordination is becoming increasingly difficult as complexity grows.

    In this episode, host Brittany Wilkins shares key observations from the summit and explore why connected systems, trusted data, lifecycle alignment, and cross-functional coordination matter more than ever. We discuss the role AI plays as an amplifier, the risks of disconnected systems and tribal knowledge, and why organizations must think beyond technology implementation when navigating transformation.

    Topics include:

    • AI and operational foundations

    • Product complexity and customization

    • Connected systems and data visibility

    • Lifecycle alignment across business functions

    • Human barriers to transformation

    • Why coordination is becoming a competitive advantage

    Whether you work in project management, operations, manufacturing, digital transformation, or organizational leadership, this episode offers practical insights into what it takes to maintain clarity and control in an increasingly interconnected business environment.

    The promise does not come without the process.

    If you are ready to strengthen the skills that separate project managers from project leaders, explore the Power Skills Accelerator, a course designed to help professionals master the leadership capabilities needed to thrive in complex project environments.

    Enroll in the Power Skills Accelerator
    https://www.developpowerskills.com/sales-page

    If you want to assess where execution may be breaking down in your current projects, take the Execution Intelligence Diagnostic to identify gaps across leadership, decision making, and team alignment.

    Start the diagnostic
    https://executionintelligence.scoreapp.com/

    Join the waitlist for Brittany Wilkins’ upcoming book, Execution Intelligence, focused on the mindset, systems, and discipline required to turn strategy into measurable results.

    Join the book waitlist
    https://makowayconsulting.scoreapp.com

    To learn more about how organizations eliminate execution friction and turn strategy into measurable results, visit Makoway Consulting.

    https://www.makowayconsulting.com


    Leadership Lessons From The Great Books
    Understanding great literature is better than trying to read and understand (yet)...

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

    Support the show

    Every Organization Pays An Execution Tax. Discover Yours:

    https://executionintelligence.scoreapp.com

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    26 mins
  • 32.Mental Health Isn’t the Problem- Pressure Is.
    May 12 2026

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    May is Mental Health Awareness Month. But awareness alone won’t fix what’s breaking project leaders.

    In this episode, Brittany Wilkins challenges the conversation around mental health in high-pressure environments and reveals the real issue: unmanaged pressure.

    If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, delayed decisions, avoided difficult conversations, or questioned your ability to lead under pressure—this episode is for you.

    Because the truth is simple:

    Your projects don’t break first.

    You do.

    And until you learn how to manage pressure in real time, you will continue to hit the same wall—no matter how skilled or experienced you are.

    If you are ready to strengthen the skills that separate project managers from project leaders, explore the Power Skills Accelerator, a course designed to help professionals master the leadership capabilities needed to thrive in complex project environments.

    Enroll in the Power Skills Accelerator
    https://www.developpowerskills.com/sales-page

    If you want to assess where execution may be breaking down in your current projects, take the Execution Intelligence Diagnostic to identify gaps across leadership, decision making, and team alignment.

    Start the diagnostic
    https://executionintelligence.scoreapp.com/

    Join the waitlist for Brittany Wilkins’ upcoming book, Execution Intelligence, focused on the mindset, systems, and discipline required to turn strategy into measurable results.

    Join the book waitlist
    https://makowayconsulting.scoreapp.com

    To learn more about how organizations eliminate execution friction and turn strategy into measurable results, visit Makoway Consulting.

    https://www.makowayconsulting.com

    Leadership Lessons From The Great Books
    Understanding great literature is better than trying to read and understand (yet)...

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

    Support the show

    Every Organization Pays An Execution Tax. Discover Yours:

    https://executionintelligence.scoreapp.com

    Show More Show Less
    27 mins
  • 31.How to Identify Execution Collapse Before It Happens (Spirit Airlines Case Study)
    May 7 2026

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    Every business is measured by its financial performance.

    Revenue. Profit. The bottom line.

    That’s what people look at when something collapses.

    But by the time the numbers reflect the problem, it’s already been there.

    There are other indicators that get overlooked.

    Decision speed starts to slow.
    Pressure builds in places no one is tracking.
    Options begin to narrow long before anyone calls it a risk.

    I didn’t look at Spirit Airlines and think this was sudden.

    I thought about how long it had probably been building.

    In this episode, I walk through what most people miss when they look at business failure.

    Not the outcome. The pattern behind it.

    Because collapse doesn’t start with financial results.

    It starts inside the system.

    And if you’re not paying attention to those signals early, you don’t get time to react. You get forced to respond.

    If you are ready to strengthen the skills that separate project managers from project leaders, explore the Power Skills Accelerator, a course designed to help professionals master the leadership capabilities needed to thrive in complex project environments.

    Enroll in the Power Skills Accelerator
    https://www.developpowerskills.com/sales-page

    If you want to assess where execution may be breaking down in your current projects, take the Execution Intelligence Diagnostic to identify gaps across leadership, decision making, and team alignment.

    Start the diagnostic
    https://executionintelligence.scoreapp.com/

    Join the waitlist for Brittany Wilkins’ upcoming book, Execution Intelligence, focused on the mindset, systems, and discipline required to turn strategy into measurable results.

    Join the book waitlist
    https://makowayconsulting.scoreapp.com

    To learn more about how organizations eliminate execution friction and turn strategy into measurable results, visit Makoway Consulting.

    https://www.makowayconsulting.com

    Leadership Lessons From The Great Books
    Understanding great literature is better than trying to read and understand (yet)...

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

    Support the show

    Every Organization Pays An Execution Tax. Discover Yours:

    https://executionintelligence.scoreapp.com

    Show More Show Less
    25 mins
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