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

August 18, 2026
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, and what returning to work looks like.

This is not a grief podcast but a leadership conversation that finally makes room for the human being inside the professional — and refuses to pretend those two things are separate.

If you lead people. If you have lost someone. If you work next to someone who is grieving right now, and you do not know what to say — this episode is for you.

This podcast is intended for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or financial advice or a solicitation to provide legal services. The information in this podcast is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute, a lawyer-client relationship. Listeners should not act upon this information without seeking professional legal counsel. The views and opinions expressed in the podcast represent those of the individual speaker only and are not necessarily the views of Clark Hill PLC.

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