Angela Gill Nelms
Angela Gill Nelms is a founder, board leader, podcaster, and award-winning entrepreneur with a career spanning SaaS, medical devices, biotech, and clinical research. She builds high-impact teams and organizations rooted in culture, resilience, and strategic execution—helping innovators move ideas from lab to market and leaders grow with intention. She hosts three podcasts that reflect her mission to elevate leadership and accelerate biomedical innovation: Badass Leaders Podcast, Holy Shift! Biomedical Breakthroughs Shaping Tomorrow, and Recovery Advocate Network: Coffee & Conversation. Across each show, Angela creates space for honest conversations that drive impact, reduce stigma, and shape the future of leadership and health. A Georgia Tech Academy of Distinguished Alumni honoree and INC 500 award recipient, Angela serves on multiple boards across innovation and mental health ecosystems. Outside of work, she’s beekeeping, blacksmithing, turning wood, or training—6× IRONMAN and lifelong advocate for humans being human.
Appears in 74 Episodes
Why Most Cancer Deaths Don’t Have to Happen: White House Cancer Research | Dr. Catharine Young
In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, host Angela Gill Nelms sits down with Catharine Young, a scientist, immigrant, and global health leader who has worked a...
The Real Reason Sales Pipelines Fail | Nicholas Loise
In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with Nicholas Loise, founder of Sales Performance Team, to unpack what truly drives sustaina...
What Sustainability Really Means—and Why Most Companies Get It Wrong | Charlie Cichetti
In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, Charlie Cichetti shares an honest look at leadership, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and legacy. From being laid off ...
What Breaks Founders + How Great Leaders Recover | Phil Neil
What happens when growth stops shouting and intuition finally gets a voice?In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, host Angela Gill Nelms sits down with serial ...
What No One Tells You About Being a Leader | Angela Gill Nelms Q&A
Episode 50 of the Badass Leaders Podcast marks a major milestone and the kickoff of Season Two. In this unscripted Q&A episode, host Angela Gill Nelms answers real que...
Season 1 Wrap-Up + Sneak Peek of Season 2: Be Brave, Be Badass
About This Episode Season 1 of the Badass Leaders Podcast comes to a close with a heartfelt wrap-up episode from host Angela Gill Nelms. After nearly 50 episodes explo...
What Leaders Get Wrong About Creativity — And How to Fix It | Corean Canty
This episode dives into the real, often unspoken emotional terrain of caregiving, leadership burnout, and reclaiming joy at work through the power of play. Angela sits...
Raising Strong Girls in a Messy World: Mental Health, Boundaries & Body Image | Kate Rope
In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, journalist and author Kate Rope shares the untold story behind her career, her mission to help us all feel strong as hum...
Georgia Tech’s Innovation Engine: AI, Biomedical Engineering, & What Universities Get Wrong
Real Stories, Real Leadership: Georgia Tech AlumniThis episode features a deep, surprisingly personal conversation with two Georgia Tech powerhouses whose careers span...
Leaving the 80-Hour Grind for a Life You Actually Want | Ed Morgan
Edward "Bean" Morgan joins the Badass Leaders Podcast for a candid conversation about leadership, burnout, and what it takes to walk away from a career that no longer ...
From the Yankees to Flea Markets—The Leadership Lessons No One Expects | Dr. John Tuders
In this episode, Dr. John Tuders breaks down what it truly means to lead with courage, clarity, and integrity in a world that often rewards shortcuts. He shares the le...
AI in Higher Education: Lessons from Georgia Tech | Raheem Beyah
In this episode of Badass Leaders, Raheem Beyah, Georgia Tech's Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs joins Angela to talk about innovation, mentor...
What the Most Impactful Leaders Say About Leaving a Legacy
What does it really mean to leave a legacy? In this Badass Leaders Podcast "Best Of" episode, we bring together powerful insights from leaders who are redefining what ...
From Veteran to CEO: Reinventing Yourself After PTSD | Suzy Wraines
How Trauma, Mindset, and Leadership Intersect: A Powerful Conversation with Suzy Wraines and Angela Gill NelmsWhat happens when a military veteran, healthcare professi...
Prison to Purpose: How 30-Years of Incarceration Turned Into an AWS Career | Brian Rowe
In 2010, Brian Rowe was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for a nonviolent drug conspiracy. Most people would have seen that as the end. Brian saw it as a turnin...
Brain Cancer Breakthrough to $100M Medical Device | Dr. Nassir Mokarram
In this thought-provoking conversation, Angela Gill Nelms sits down with Dr. Nasir Mokarram to explore what it takes to translate groundbreaking science into real-worl...
The #1 Mistake Leaders Make in Reputation Management (and How to Avoid It)| Aimee Christian
What happens when a high-achieving biopharma executive steps off the corporate ladder to build a life driven by freedom, impact, and authenticity? In this episode, Ang...
The Brutal Truth You Need to Hear - Manager vs Leader
In this episode of the Badass Leaders Podcast, we dive deep into the critical differences between managers and leaders. Our guests explore how authentic leadership is ...
How to Crush Imposter Syndrome & Lead With Confidence | Samuel Osborne and David Graf
Why do so many high performers still feel like frauds even when they’re crushing it?In this powerful episode of The Badass Leaders Podcast, Angela Gill Nelms sits down...
How to Handle Power and Ego in the Boardroom | Jonathan Bennett
If you’ve ever wished leaders would stop acting like robots and start acting like humans, this episode is your new masterclass.Leadership advisor, entrepreneur, and bo...
