Leadership, Simply Smarter Episode 3: The Professional Path Through Grief with Cassie Springer Ayeni

Leadership, Simply Smarter · Aug 18, 2026 · 51m · transcript

In this episode of Leadership, Simply Smarter, host Vanessa Kelly sits down with Cassie Springer Ayeni, founder of Springer Ayeni Law Firm, for an impactful conversation on navigating your professional career while walking through grief.

There’s rarely room for grief in the professional world. And that’s something Cassie knows firsthand, having endured profound loss just as she was launching her own firm. Having also suffered an unexpected death, Vanessa invites Cassie to discuss and share how tragedy influenced her work, what employers can do better for employees experiencing bereavement…