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Shameless Leadership

Welcome to Shameless Leadership! This show is for women, transgender people, non-binary folks, and allies who are committed to advancing their leadership and the leadership of those around them. In this space, we believe everyone deserves to feel seen, heard, valued, and supported. Our mission is to help you foster these feelings within your own circles of influence to build trust, psychological safety, and a culture of belonging.
In each episode, we dive into essential topics impacting women in leadership – everything from shutting down your inner critic and imposter syndrome to overcoming perfectionism to using your voice in new ways to advocate for yourself, your ideas, and other folks carrying marginalized identities. You’ll hear practical tips, effective strategies, and inspiring stories that will not only enhance your leadership skills but also broaden your perspective to become a more confident, thoughtful, and empathetic leader.
Our stories come from people carrying identities who are often underrepresented, underestimated, and excluded. By sharing their experiences, we aim to provide you with invaluable lessons that will transform your leadership journey. We are thrilled to have you join this community of Shameless Leaders who are actively creating a world where everyone, regardless of gender, can intentionally lead through a more curious, compassionate, and inclusive lens.

Latest Episodes:

772: Monica Plath: Creating Care Transparency for Our Children and Aging Parents Jun 21, 2023

Show notes

As a working mom of two active toddlers, Monica Plath intimately knows the anxieties parents and caregivers face when they are apart from their children. That’s how she came up with her idea for Littlebird, a wearable tracking device that offers parents and caregivers peace of mind and real-time data about their children. In the middle of the pandemic, Monica found herself on ZOOM while nursing a newborn and meeting with software developers to meet milestones for deployment. During this time, she also wrote a children's book for charity and created a wine for moms from unused grapes from an award-winning vineyard --- all from rural Yakima Washington. The pandemic enabled her to go digital, file 4 patents, raise 2 million in pre-seed money, and resource the best minds in the business to create Littlebird while raising 2 small children as her marriage was falling apart.

Listen in to hear Monica share:

Her reluctance around being a tech founder, but then shifting to embrace it
What inspired her to create Little Bird when she was pregnant with a toddler under toe and knew she needed a way to support and monitor her toddler to keep him safe
How Little Bird answers these questions in real-time:
Is my child safe?
What is my child doing?
How is my child feeling?
The power and importance of “care transparency”
How our current care economy is underserving parents
Her advice to other moms out there with an idea and how to take initiative to get started

Links mentioned:

Get a Littlebird: www.littlebird.care use promo code SHAMELESS to save $50 on your Littlebird
Monica on Instagram & Twitter: @monicamplath
Littlebird on Instagram & Twitter @littlebirdcares
Monica on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicaplath
Littlebird on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@littlebirdcares

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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771: How to Improve Adaptability in Motherhood and Life Jun 19, 2023

Show notes

A couple of years ago, I was listening to Brene Brown’s podcast and she shared this quote from Jim Collins that made me so mad I had to stop the episode: “Uncertainty is chronic. Instability is permanent. Disruption is common.”

Brene shared this quote in the middle of the pandemic when things were at an all-time low for so many.

The reason I was so mad was because she and Jim were so right. It wasn’t just the pandemic that made uncertainty, instability, and disruption chronic, permanent, and common. This is how the world always has been and always will be. I wasn’t prepared for that last part. It will always be this way. It was as if I had been living in this dreamland in which I had convinced myself that at some point I would arrive at this beautiful destination where everything would finally be certain, stable, and free of disruption.

Thanks for wrecking my dream Brene and Jim!

But when I continued to think about this, I realized that I had already proven over and over and over again how adaptable I was. Life, career, relationships, and - most certainly - motherhood had trained me to adapt, pivot, change gears, and take share right turns on a very regular basis.

The same is true for you. Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but you too are adaptable AF. But if you aren’t owning and honoring you may be missing out on really juicy opportunities and invitations to make decisions that allow for great expansion and possibility in your life.

In this episode, we will talk about how to improve your adaptability in motherhood and life by:

Honoring your scrappiness
Owning your creative problem-solving skills
Checking your ego
Embracing change as a constant
Becoming comfortable being uncomfortable
Committing to long-term growth mindset

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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770: One Shameless Thing: Ask For Help Jun 15, 2023

Show notes

Woohoooo! Thank you for tuning into these shorty Thursday episodes. I love to hear that you’re loving this content.

ONE SHAMELESS THING is created with one thing in mind - to give you ONE thing - just ONE thing - to make today a better day. My purpose is to give you the hope, optimism, and POWER you need to make today whatever you want to make it - even if life is throwing you one curveball after another.

This week I am giving you ONE SHAMELESS THING to Ask For Help. Enjoy. And know that I am in this with you. Always.

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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769: Meg Zucker: Born Extraordinary: Empowering Children with Differences and Disabilities Jun 14, 2023

Show notes

Meg is an attorney and leader in anti-money laundering and financial crimes on Wall Street. She is also the founder and president of Don’t Hide It Flaunt It® (DHIFI), which is a non-profit whose mission is to advance understanding, tolerance, and mutual respect for people's differences. It provides “flaunt it” Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and anti-bullying programming to public and private schools, universities, community service organizations, and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at Fortune 500 companies.

Meg is a high-demand speaker and activist who has been featured on the TODAY show. Meg’s writing has appeared in Parents Magazine, USA Today, Scholastic Storyworks, The Jewish Forward, The Mighty, Motherwell, and Scary Mommy. The Zucker family was also the subject of a TLC special, “My Extraordinary Family.” Meg recently released her first book, Born Extraordinary: Empowering Children with Differences and Disabilities.

Listen in to hear Meg share:

Her experience being born with ectrodactyly - the absence of one or more central digits of the hand or foot
The difference between the labels of “difference” and “disabilities” and how to use them appropriately
How she has taken on the attitude Let Go and Let Live in order to let her kids with ectrodactyly figure out their capabilities
The gift of her husband accepting her unconditionally before she accepted herself unconditionally
How her son being bullied led her to start her non-profit, Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It.
The fine line between cruelty and curiosity when it comes to interacting with people who are different than yourself
Why kindness is a great goal, but not sufficient on its own when it comes to teaching your kids about being inclusive

Links mentioned:

Connect with Meg: www.megzucker.com
Meg on IG: @MegZucker and @justflauntit_
Meg on FB and Twitter

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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768: How Your Lack of Transparency Is Harmful to Others Jun 12, 2023

Show notes

For years I tried to attain what my mentors had. I assumed that once you got to a certain place in life, you would be all set - forever. You would finally know how to manage all the things and feel confident in all the things. I kept desperately hoping I could find the level of mastery my coaches had because then life would be full of ease.

For a number of years in a row, I chose ease as one of my “words of the year”. I chose this word because when I looked around it seemed others had actually found this elusive ease. My coaches, random people I followed on Instagram, other school moms - all seemed to have it. I figured if they could find it so could I - DAMMIT.

But over time - one by one - I started to see cracks. People who seemed to “have it all together” offered glimpses into their real lives. There was definitely much less ease than I expected. Sometimes, there was no ease at all. Instead, there was uncertainty, struggle, raw pain, and sometimes straight-up trauma.

When we only show the world our pretty, shiny parts, we are doing a disservice to all women. It is in showing up with transparency (as long as it is safe to do so), that we allow other women to do the same.

We have been socialized to give 110%, to actively desire and desperately pursue perfectionism, to quietly keep our struggles behind closed doors. This greatly harms women while upholding and benefitting the Patriarchy.

By only showing the shiny parts of our lives and withholding the more authentic pieces of ourselves, we harm other women by:

Creating unreal and unreasonable expectations for other women
Upholding the social construct of perfectionism (that only exists for women)
Perpetuating loneliness and isolation for women (and moms especially)
Undermining authentic connection and the collective growth of women on a societal level
Eroding the collective mental health of women & moms
Impairing and inhibiting your relationships

In this episode, I talk through how we have been socialized to hide certain parts of ourselves, why this works out great for men, and how you can start to practice transparency in safe ways in order to show up more authentically and create space for other women to do the same.

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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767: One Shameless Thing: Practice Courage Jun 08, 2023

Show notes

Woohoooo! Thank you for tuning into these shorty Thursday episodes. I love to see that you’re loving this content.

ONE SHAMELESS THING is created with one thing in mind - to give you ONE thing - just ONE thing - to make today a better day. My purpose is to give you the hope, optimism, and POWER you need to make today whatever you want to make it - even if life is throwing you one curveball after another.

This week I am giving you ONE SHAMELESS THING to Practice Courage. Enjoy. And know that I am in this with you. Always.

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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766: Angela Kim: Inner Work, Play, and Radical Radiance Jun 07, 2023

Show notes

Angela Jia Kim founded Savor Beauty, a natural skincare and facial spa brand inspired by Korean beauty and self-love rituals. She is also a former international, classical concert pianist. Called “the unexpected beauty virtuoso” by MindBodyGreen, she created the award-winning skincare in her kitchen, became an accidental entrepreneur, and built a multimillion-dollar enterprise around the philosophy of manifesting beauty, brilliance, and balance.

She has led hundreds of women empowerment workshops and her Savor Beauty Self-Care Planner has sold over 100,000 copies. A highly recognized skin and self-care expert, her skincare and spas in New York City have been chosen as “Best of New York” and featured in top publications such as The New York Times, Vogue, Elle, People, Allure, Well+Good, and more.

Listen in to hear Angela share:

Her commitment to staying inspired by inspiring others
The importance of inner work and how to make it delicious and desirable
Her drastic reinvention of self from concert pianist to building a multimillion-dollar skincare line
The gift of play and making mistakes in creating her own skincare line after having to work with high perfectionism as a pianist
How she let creativity fuel her as she built her business selling skincare products while nursing her 1-month-old daughter at outdoor NYC markets in the middle of winter
How to create self-care routines that are playful and creative
How she defines self-care as an action for which your future self will thank you
Her philosophy of GIVE GIVE GET and how to use this philosophy to inspire your life in new ways

Links mentioned:

Get Angela’s Beauty Tips: savorbeauty.com
Get Angela’s Planner: savorbeautyplanner.com
Join Angela’s Weekly Email: radicalradiance.com/
Get Angela’s book: angelajiakim.com/
Savor Beauty’s newest product: Radiance Sun Milk SPF 50+
Angela on IG

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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765: Guest Panel: Prepping Your Family for Pride Jun 05, 2023

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Happy Pride, my friends! A couple of weeks ago, I had the absolute honor to moderate a panel of LGBTQIA+ leaders who were collaborating in support of The Pride and Joy Foundation as they had an incredible conversation about how to support our LGBTQIA+ youth during Pride month (and all year long!) When the conversation was over, I asked Executive Director of the Pride and Joy Foundation founder (and past SMA guest), Elena Joy Thurston, if we could share the recording of this conversation as a podcast episode. I just knew our community would love to learn from these leaders. I’m so grateful Elena said “YES!” And shout out to her producer Jessica Whipple who brilliantly edited our conversation so it could be used as podcast content.

On the panel, we have:

Junior Mintt (she/her), a “Black Transwoman, Drag Preacher, and Businesswoman”

Kalyela Josephs (they/she), a “Queer Spiritual coach” whose work has focused on helping families of color understand how to integrate LGBTQ+ culture into their family culture.

Rae McDaniel (they/them) recently released their groundbreaking book, “Gender Magic”. They are also a licensed therapist supporting individuals and families with gender transition.

Elena Joy (she/her), an ExMormon mom of four kids who has also been featured in the award-winning documentary “CONVERSION”, has a viral TEDx talk, and is now the volunteer Executive Director of Pride and Joy Foundation.

C Rizleris (they/them), a contributing writer for the Pride and Joy Foundation, as well as a member of the Transgender Task Force Committee for the city of Greensboro, NC.

Listen in to hear this panel discuss:

What drag is and what it is not
How we can engage in healthy and supportive conversation around gender identity with our youth
How to talk about non-supportive friends & family about gender identity
How you can use Pride Month to increase your allyship with the LGBTQIA+ Community
How to create safety & well-being for our youth all year long - beyond Pride month
The best ways to engage rural conservative communities in Pride Month activities
How can you support your youth with various intersectionalities (IE: ethnic background, neurodivergence, etc) during Pride month

Links mentioned:

Podcast: Out of Queeriosity
Book: Gender Magic by Rae McDaniels
Connect with Kalyela: kalyelaj.com
Connect with Rae McDaniel: rae-mcdaniel.com
Connect with Elena and/or Support the Pride and Joy Foundation: https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/
Connect with C Rizleris: crizleris.com/
Pride and Joy Foundation on IG
Elena Joy Thurston on IG
Junior Mintt on IG
Rae McDaniel on IG
C Rizleris on IG
Jessica Whipple on IG

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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764: One Shameless Thing: Shut Down Negative Self-Talk Jun 01, 2023

Show notes

Woohoooo! Thank you for tuning into these shorty Thursday episodes. I love to see that you’re loving this content.

ONE SHAMELESS THING is created with one thing in mind - to give you ONE thing - just ONE thing - to make today a better day. My purpose is to give you the hope, optimism, and POWER you need to make today whatever you want to make it - even if life is throwing you one curveball after another.

This week I am giving you ONE SHAMELESS THING to Shut Down Negative Self-Talk. Enjoy. And know that I am in this with you. Always.

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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763: Emily Paulson: On Sales, Sisterhood and Supremacy in MLMs May 31, 2023

Show notes

Emily Lynn Paulson is a Shameless Mom of 5 and the author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty and Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life, and the forthcoming Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing (May 2023). She has given two powerful TEDx talks, both challenging the status quo of parenting, alcohol use, and feminism as we know it. Paulson has also been featured in major publications such as the Today Show, New York Times, Washington Post, The Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, Next Question with Katie Couric, and the Tamron Hall Show.

I found Emily and her work by way of Instagram and was instantly obsessed with the conversations she was having around the cult-like behavior of MLMs. As she was sharing about the overlap between MLMs, cults, and Supremacy culture, I knew

I had to reach out to ask her to come on the show.

I know so many moms have participated in MLMs at one time or another. This conversation is in no way intended to shame, but to shed light. Whenever I talk about MLMs in a negative light, I get messages from women who say, “But the MLM I’m in is different.” Maybe it is, but I want to make sure you have as many tools as possible to be a critical thinker and observer of what happens inside the organizations that benefit and profit from your participation.

Listen in to hear Emily share:

What inspired her first book, Highlight Reel, on her journey to sobriety
What an MLM (multilevel marketing) company is, why they are so seductive, and how they are problematic, if not harmful
The commonalities between the seductiveness of mommy wine culture and MLM culture
The exploitative nature of targeting moms in MLMs
The connection between MLM culture and White Supremacy
How those working in “women’s empowerment” can be part of systematic brainwashing and indoctrination

Links mentioned:

Connect with Emily: emilylynnpaulson.com
Emily’s Sober Mom Squad: sobermomsquad.com
Emily on IG: instagram.com/emilylynnpaulson
Emily on TikTok: tiktok.com/emilylynnpaulson

We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor

Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com

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