Project Management Masterclass
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.
Episodes
40 episodes
33.Business Transformation in an Age of Complexity: Insights from the CLM Summit
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 a...
Project Success Playbook | How High Performers Stay C.L.E.A.R. Under Pressure
Pressure does not automatically destroy project leaders.What destroys them is carrying pressure without a system to process it.In this premium episode of Project Success Playbook, Brittany Wilkins expands on the conversation from ...
32.Mental Health Isn’t the Problem- Pressure Is.
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 iss...
31.How to Identify Execution Collapse Before It Happens (Spirit Airlines Case Study)
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.Th...
30. Why Hard Work Isn’t Moving You Forward | 4 Power Skills Every Project Leader Needs
You’re working hard. Delivering results. Doing everything right.So why are you still not moving forward?In this episode, host Brittany Wilkins break down the real reason so many professionals and project leaders feel stuck d...
29. Mastering Project Management-Why Change Fails: How the ADKAR Model Explains What Leaders Miss
In this episode of Project Management Masterclass, we break down one of the most widely used change management frameworks, the ADKAR model.More importantly, we look at how change actually happens in real-world environments and why it oft...
Project Success Playbook| The Human Gap Framework: Diagnosing Change Readiness
In Episode 28 we explored five reasons why change management is necessary.But understanding why change matters is not the same as knowing whether you are ready to lead it.Before launching a new system, strategy, or structural shif...
28. 5 Reasons Change Management Is Necessary for Successful Projects
Change is inevitable in organizations — but successful change is intentional.In this episode of Project Management Masterclass, we explore five reasons change management is necessary for successful projects. Too often organ...
Project Success Playbook | 3 Frameworks to Prioritize Like a Pro
subscriber-only episode of Project Management Masterclass, Brittany Wilkins uncovers the secret to unlocking project success: prioritization.Join Brittany as she breaks down:The top 5 prioritization ...
Project Success Playbook | 4 Power Skills to Transform Your Career
Want to fast-track your career and stand out as a high-impact project leader? In this exclusive bonus episode of Project Management Masterclass, I break down the 4 essential power skills that drive project success—skills ...
27.Mastering Project Management-5 Execution Gaps Blocking Project Success
Most organizations don’t struggle because they lack ambition.They struggle because their execution systems cannot support the ambition they’ve declared.In this episode, I unpack a pattern I’ve observed across industries: vi...
26.Key Practices for Project Success in 2026: What High-Performing Organizations Do Differently
Every year, organizations increase effort—more meetings, more tools, more urgency—yet project execution continues to break down.This episode examines what actually separates high-performing organizations in 2026 when it comes to p...
Project Success Playbook| How to Win the Game of Business: Clarity, Systems, and Influence
Business doesn’t reward motion.It rewards clarity, systems, and influence.In this premium bonus episode, I break down why project leaders consistently outperform hard workers—and how you can apply the same advantage immediatel...
25. Mastering Project Management: Year-End Moves Every Project Manager Should Make
Before you check out for the holidays, hit play.In this episode of Project Management Masterclass, Brittany Wilkins walks you through five strategic moves every project manager should make before the year ends. Whether 2025 was ...
24.Inside the Journey: Becoming a Project Leader Through Power Skills
Ever felt like you're doing everything right in your role, but still getting overlooked?In this special episode, host Brittany Wilkins shares the raw, behind-the-scenes journey of how she went from feeling invisible in the workplace ...
23. International Project Management Day-Innovation is Not Conformity
In this special International Project Management Day 2025 episode, host Brittany Wilkins dives into the theme “The Power Trio: Project, Leadership, and Agile” — revealing why innovation is never born from conformity.<...
22.Mastering Project Management: Why Mental Health is a Project Deliverable
On this World Mental Health Day, we’re talking about something project managers don’t hear enough: your well-being isn’t optional—it’s essential. In this episode, the host Brittany Wilkins explores why mental health should be treated as ...
21. Project Success Decoded: How to Achieve M.O.R.E
What does project success really mean in today’s world? It’s not just about hitting deadlines or budgets—it’s about delivering outcomes that matter. In this episode of Project Management Masterclass, Brittany Wilkins breaks down the M....
20. Mastering Project Management-It Starts with a Charter: Laying the Foundation for Project Success
Great ideas don’t fail because they lack potential—they fail because they lack structure.In this episode of Project Management Masterclass, host Brittany Wilkins breaks down the project charter—the critical first s...
19. Mastering Project Management: What Project Managers Must Know About Product Sustainability
Have you ever stopped to consider the true cost of a product—not just the dollars spent, but the environmental footprint left behind?In this powerful episode of Project Management Masterclass, host Brittany pulls back the...
18.The Global Talent Gap in Project Management — Why the Future Depends on Us
This is Project Management Masterclass, hosted by Brittany Wilkins. In today’s episode, we unpack the 2025 PMI Global Talent Report—a sobering look at the critical project management talent shortage threatening global progress...
17. Mastering Project Management- Chill Can Collapse: A Case Study in Project Failure
In this powerful episode of Project Management Masterclass, host Brittany Wilkins unpacks the rise and fall of the Chill-Can Project in Youngstown, Ohio—a $20 million initiative that promised over 200 jobs, economic revival, and innova...
16. Mastering Project Management-Customer Centricity: The Mindset That Transforms Projects
Is the customer always right? Only if you measure success through their eyes.In this episode of Project Management Masterclass, Brittany Wilkins shares the lightbulb moment from a company town hall that redefined how she ...
15. Mastering Project Management: Waterfall or Agile for Project Success
Being stranded at Universal Studios taught podcast host Brittany Wilkins a valuable lesson—traditional methods still work. In this episode, she shares how that unexpected moment sparked a deeper realization about project management: the ...