Fortune 100 executive launches At The Brink, a podcast about moments that change everything

When Erica Brinker’s son Luca died suddenly at four months old, the people closest to her struggled to find the words. What broke through the silence was not advice or condolence. It was strangers willing to speak honestly about loss, people she had never met, who had lived through something similar and described it without performance. That experience is the origin of At the Brink, the flagship podcast of At the Brink Media, a premium video interview podcast launched on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Each episode centers on a single question: What was your brink moment, the moment when everything changed?

The show debuts with a guest roster designed to challenge the cultural performance of composure or the expectation of a highlight reel. Confirmed Season One guests include:

• Hilary Simon, the central voice in Vanity Fair’s investigation into Miss Hall’s School and an advocate for Massachusetts H.4538, a bill that would criminalize educator sexual misconduct with students regardless of age of consent.
• Rick Kuehner, the Arizona father featured in The New York Times Magazine whose son was attacked by the Gilbert Goons. His advocacy helped pass Preston’s Law in May 2025, creating a new state felony for “swarming” violence.
• Ashlie Molstad, the body-positivity creator featured in People magazine for her viral campaign challenging fitness industry standards. She walked away from a seven-figure health business at the height of her platform.

“When I lost Luca, the people who loved me most did not know what to say,” said Brinker. “What helped me was finding people I had never met who had lived through something similar and were willing to talk about it honestly. There are millions of people who need that same connection. A real conversation. A story that feels true. Someone who has been at the brink and come back to talk about it.”

At the Brink launches at a moment when American women are leaving the workforce at record rates, with caregiving driving more than 1.9 million women aged 55 and older out of their jobs in 2023 alone. Brinker’s transition from public company officer to media founder reflects a wider cultural shift: women in leadership are increasingly building platforms that prioritize human connection over corporate scale.

“At the Brink is not a grief podcast and it is not a business podcast. It sits in the middle where we all live,” Brinker said. “It is a podcast about founders, survivors, leaders and reinventers. The people who reached the brink and chose to talk about what actually happened. The show exists because those stories deserve a stage.”