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Search every verified Rebecca Edwards interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Rebecca Edwards, founder of Salt Rock Strategies, discussed her career and perspectives on a podcast episode of Impact After Hours released in August 2025. Edwards, who previously led communications for organizations including the International Olympic Committee, stated that she recently launched her own consulting firm, Salt Rock Strategies, and expressed openness to providing strategic communications advice, issues management, and coaching. She described empathy as "a great asset" in strategic communications and leadership, and noted that she had to overcome feedback about being "too sensitive" before embracing feelings as a "superpower." During the interview, Edwards also shared a personal anecdote about a negative experience on a ride at Disney in her 20s, which she said left her with a lasting sense memory, though she noted she has since ridden roller coasters such as Space Mountain. She mentioned that she was reading Deborah Archer's book *Dividing Lines*, which she described as a story about systemic racism in U.S. transportation infrastructure.
“Empathy is a great asset in all of that work like in developing strategic communications and helping people feel connected to the organization that I'm representing and certainly empathy has been recognized as a great attribute of good leadership.”
“When you think about many of the spaces where power is concentrated and decisions are being made, these spaces have been constructed to leave feelings at the door.”
“I would like to say that I got over that kind of feedback about being too sensitive, but it took me a lot longer than I wish to embrace feelings as my superpower.”
“I have recently after a long career at the vaulted institutions that you mentioned launched my own consulting firm Salt Rock Strategies. So I'm excited to invest in myself and start a business and I'm open to help.”
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