“Like if your funniest friend, your therapist, and a researcher who's interviewed 1,000+ leaders about making business better for all walked into a bar… and started a podcast.”
Unbehaved is where overachievers go to feel less alone. Real conversations with trailblazing leaders who decided to call bullshit on everything we've been taught about work, success, and life — revealing what it looks like to flourish, not just function.
Hosted by Meghan French Dunbar — author of This Isn't Working and narrative strategist who refuses to let you settle for fine — Unbehaved throws the old playbook out the window and helps you write a new one in its place.
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“A persuasive call for reform.”
“A must-read.”
“A timely and necessary book.”
“This book is a rallying cry.”
You don’t need fixing.
The workplace does.
For years I assumed I was the one who couldn’t hack it. Then I spent a decade asking leaders like Eileen Fisher, Deepa Purushothaman, and Jane Wurwand how they actually did it — and the answer was never “try harder.”
In the wild
I wrote the book I needed.
For years I thought I was the problem. Turns out the playbook was. This is everything I wish someone had handed me — minus the hustle-bro nonsense, plus the receipts.
Grab your copyCompany book clubs
Whole teams are reading it together. Here's what comes with that.
“The consummate business woman of our time.”
Four ways to work together
Narrative strategy
Leadership teamsKeynotes
Conferences & companiesWomen’s ERGs
ERGs & networksTeam offsites
Whole teamsLooking for a retreat to attend rather than book? Those live over here.
The opportunity company
A 50-page white paper and an external-facing deck articulating their own philosophy: that creating opportunity for people drives stronger long-term performance. Stakeholder interviews, a full-day executive session, and language the whole company could actually use.
“Truly, this has been an invaluable process.”
“Meghan connects deeply to her audience when on stage. She brings a calm, vulnerable confidence and mixes humor with her powerful business acumen.”
“A rare leader who is able to inspire and provide practical tools on stage to hundreds, compelling you to become the best of who you are.”
“Meghan’s honest and data-driven presentation was truly educational and eye opening.”
Unbehaved events
Italy
April 26–30, 2027We're planning an unforgettable leadership retreat for 15 women ready to get into some good trouble. Think incredible food, deep conversations, and rich learning about how to truly flourish as a leader, all set in the picturesque Italian countryside.
Let me know when tickets are on saleNothing’s on sale yet. The list hears first.
Save me a seat
Retreats, dinners, and the occasional excuse to get into good trouble together.
- You’re ambitious — but done sacrificing yourself to prove it
- You want real connection, not transactional networking
- You care about building better workplaces, and better lives
- You’re hungry for truth, depth, and a little play
- You’re looking for a room to pitch your services
- You want business-as-usual talk about 10xing revenue
- You’re committed to defending the status quo
no shame — just the wrong room.
The long way here
29, an MBA, five months of publishing experience, and a lot of nerve. Our flagship magazine landed in every Whole Foods in the country with its first issue — and suddenly we were on the map.
A crash course in bootstrapping and leadership — interviews, keynotes, a name being made. And, behind the scenes, the slow grind of burnout. We sold the company in 2017.
The largest US event series for impact-focused women leaders, reaching thousands of people. Loved the work; the overwhelm finally caught up. I stepped down as CEO in 2020.
I stepped down as CEO in 2020 and started chasing one question: why does work feel so brutal, especially for women? What began as curiosity turned into years of research and interviews.
Turning a decade of conversations with leaders into a manuscript — and finding out how much of my own story was in it.
The book came out with Basic Venture/Hachette Book Group, and I kept conversations going by launching the Unbehaved podcast — honest conversations with people rewriting the rules of work and life.
Helping organizations uncover, articulate, and connect with their secret sauce — plus keynotes, ERG sessions, and the first Unbehaved retreats — all while trying to practice what I preach by building my work around my life instead of the other way around.
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