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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.

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602: How To Walk Through The World As The Woman You Are Becoming Nov 29, 2021

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About 10 years ago I went on a bit of a shopping spree at Banana Republic. I was on a mission to buy “speaker clothes” - some slacks, blouses, and a cardigan or two. I considered a blazer, but that seemed too presumptuous of a speaking career I did not yet have. The blazer would come a few years later. I delighted in making space in my closet for my crisp new speaker clothes.

At the time, I was a gym owner. I wore workout clothes (often sweaty ones) all day #everydamnday. But I knew I wanted to be a speaker. On stages. Any stage would do.

So, I started walking through life as if I were a speaker. I bought the clothes, planned some talks, applied to speak at some events, added “Speaker” to my email signature and website.

It would be awhile before I actually got to speak in front of anyone outside of the gym I owned, where I was definitely already a speaker (as well as coach, motivator, and maybe even part preacher), but not the Banana Republic slacks wearing kind.

Trying to get on stages would eventually get under my skin - as I saw so many men land the speaking gigs I was applying for.

Ultimately, I launched my podcast, this podcast, in order to step into my role as a Speaker. I stopped waiting for others to invite me to their Banana Republic stages and I built my own damn stage. I had been walking through the world as a speaker for years waiting for invitations when I realized that I didn’t need anyone’s invitation. I only needed my own permission.

In this episode, I share 4 ways you can practice walking through the world as the woman you are becoming. Perhaps you are becoming a Banana Republic wear speaker. Perhaps something totally different. No matter what, you deserve to walk through the world clear and confident about who you are and where you are going - without expecting or waiting for anyone else’s invitation.

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601: Dr. Julia Colangelo: How To Find Your Flow #everydamnday Nov 24, 2021

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Dr. Julia Colangelo is an award-winning mindfulness educator, flow expert, and founder of Hello Flow a consulting and educational company based out of Maui where she teaches on Flow, Purpose, Creativity, Zone of Genius, Alchemy, and Alignment. Dr. Julia teaches and presents worldwide how the science of flow decreases stress allowing us to align our values and actions.

Dr. Julia provides high-level executive consulting to public figures, celebrities, and thought leaders. She also teaches Mindfulness at Columbia University and speaks and trains at companies including LinkedIn, Convene, and Harvard in Tech. Her work has been featured in Glamour Magazine, The Washington Post, Huffington Post and more. A proud toddler mom and surfer raised in New Jersey, Julia’s equal parts hippie + hype.

I met Dr. Julia at an event a couple months ago where she was speaking on flow. I immediately knew I want her to be a guest on the show. She is going to teach you how to break all the rules in order to find your flow. Get ready for some serious inspiration.

Listen in to hear Julia share:

Why she doesn’t “follow the rules” when it comes to time management, productivity, and mom life
What is flow, how it looks different for every person and how it helps you in all aspects of your life
How to access your flow state and intentionally trigger it
How to prioritize humanness and self compassion in order to access your flow
How shame shows up when moms are trying to access flow
Why you might want to reconsider your YESes… When you say YES to everything you’re constantly saying NO to yourself
Symptoms of burnout and intentional steps you can make to prevent chronic burnout
How to take small steps to activating your flow state more routinely

Links Mentioned:

Apply for my Tenacious Mamas Business & Leadership Mastermind: info@shamelessmom.com
Julia on IG
Julia’s Podcast: Hello Flow Podcast
Connect: Dr. Julia Colangelo
Dr Julia’s Free Quiz: Flow Quiz
Julia’s Free Best 100 Days Workshop

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600: 6 Life Lessons Learned Over 600 Episodes Nov 22, 2021

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600 EPISODES!

Unreal.

600 times I have hit record. 300 incredible guest interviews. 300 solo shows.

WOW.

Having a podcast is like having a child. It’s like the podcast just started yesterday and it also feels like she’s been a part of my life forever.

I have learned a lot over the course of 600 episodes. So many deeply impactful life lessons that I didn't see coming - and could have never anticipated when I started out.

In this episode, I share 6 life lessons I’ve learned over the course of 600 episodes. I am sharing these lessons because I know many of you are learning right alongside me.

With each lesson, I share a tip and the “secret sauce” behind making the tip work in a simple and consistent way in your everyday life.

I want to take a minute to make a few Thank You’s, as I’ve only made it to 600 episodes because I walk through every episode with so many special people by my side.

Thank you to my teammates over the last almost 6 years: Christy, Allison, Christie, Katie and Nikita. Your constant and unflinching support means so much to me.

Thank you to every single guest who has shown up so openly and generously to be in conversation with me. You have touched and expanded my heart in more ways than I can count.

Thank you to my loudest cheerleaders, Vince and Sheila (hi Mom!) You believe in me and build me up even when I’m tired and cranky. And you are the first ones who want to celebrate with me.

Thank you to Vinnie, who makes me more of a Shameless Mom #everydamnday. Without you, there would be no Shameless Mom Academy. I can’t say more about you because the tears will most certainly damage my keyboard.

Lastly, most importantly, thank you to every single listener - whether you have listened to 6 episodes or all 600. Thank you for trusting me. I know many of you have invited me into your ear for every single episode. It means so much to me that we have had the chance to spend time together 600 times. I’m beyond humbled and honored.

People always ask if I’m worried I’ll run out of things to talk about.

Never.

Here’s to 600 more.

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599: Monica Froese: Moms, Money and the Magic of Microeconomies Nov 17, 2021

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Monica Froese is a digital product coach for women business owners and host of the popular podcast, Empowered Business. She has an MBA degree in finance and marketing and runs two brands Redefining Mom, a site for helping women thrive in both motherhood and business, and Empowered Business, where she’s committed to empowering 1000 women to earn $100,000 through digital products. She spent 11 years working for a Fortune 100 company running multi-million dollar marketing campaigns with large brands like Microsoft and HP. Now she provides online marketing education to small businesses that are looking to build a profitable revenue stream through digital products through her online courses and podcast.

I invited Monica on the show because I think it is so important that we have these conversations about women and money. They are hot button conversations for sure. And you know I never shy away from a hot button convo! Every single one of us was raised with a money story and we must constantly look at how we look at money and its role in our lives.

Listen in to hear Monica share:

How she landed at the White House seated in a round table conversation with President Barack Obama
The truth about the working mom tax - the price moms pay to play in corporate America
Why it’s critical for women to be financially independent
The double standard of men being automatically autonomous with their finances and women having to jump through hoops to have financial autonomy
How women can have more impact across multiple women’s lives through building microeconomies
What happens across our communities when more women have financial independence
Why mom guilt is a not real, but a social construct

Links mentioned:

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598: See Inside My Business: Pulling Back The Curtain (Part 2) Nov 15, 2021

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I might have had too much fun with this…

The truth is I can geek out talking about business all day long. Why, you ask? Because stepping into my identity as a business owner and entrepreneur has allowed me to step into my role as a leader.

Before I had a business, I did not see myself as a leader.

A loudmouth? Maybe.

Outspoken? For sure.

But a leader? Nope.

When I started owning that I was, in fact, a business owner so many things shifted for me. I took my work more seriously. I valued my contributions to my clients at a higher level. I became so much more thoughtful and intentional about what I was building.

So, when you hear me geek out about this, I hope you understand it is in stepping up as a business woman that I’ve been able to step up as me: Sara Dean, the leader, and the legacy builder.

It is my hope that you find this for yourself - that magical place where you see yourself as a leader and legacy builder. Maybe it’s in your role in a traditional job, maybe it’s in the work you do to take care of your family, maybe it’s in the positions you hold in your community, and maybe, just maybe, it’s in your work as a business owner - like me.

Last week I had so much fun talking about some of the nuts and bolts of my business. This week I’m back for more - but this time I’m coming from a different angle. I’ll be talking about how I manage my mindset when things get tough, how I stay out of the comparison trap, how I manage haters, and some nitty gritty podcast details (because some of you are dying for the nitty gritty!)

I hope you enjoy this second week of me pulling back the curtain on my business. If you’re nosy like me, it’s really fun and fascinating to learn all the behind the scenes goodies of the people you know online.

Lastly, if you want specific business advice, join me on Thursday, November 18th at 5pm PT/8pm ET for a free business training: 3 Building Blocks You Need To Grow Your Business. You can sign up here: Shameless Mom

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597: Christine Michel Carter: MOM AF and Building Bridges That Support Black Maternal Health Nov 10, 2021

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Featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post, Christine Michel Carter is the #1 global voice for working moms⁣. She is also the bestselling author of children’s book Can Mommy Go To Work? and adult novel MOM AF. In 2015, Christine created the first national mommy and me professional development networking event called Mompreneur and Me, which was featured in Adweek and Entrepreneur⁣. She's worked with the Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on maternal and child care related issues. She's also worked on the maternal initiatives of Vice President Kamala Harris and received a Congressional Citation from the U.S. Senate for going “above and beyond in ensuring that Black Moms and Moms of Color have access to important health information for their children and families.”

When an inquiry about connecting with Christine landed in my inbox it was an immediate and easy and loud YES from me. I knew she was someone I wanted to learn more from. I’m so grateful for her voice and tenacity.

Listen in to hear Christine share:

How she is showing up in all the facets of her identity right now - as a single mom of 2, a mom raising black son, a woman with multiple professional tracks in her career, and a daughter caretaking a parent
Her book, MOM AF, what makes it relatable to in ways that RH and Sheryl Sandberg, “I’m not going to tell you to wash your face or lean in”
The truth about healthcare for Black women vs white women and her own personal experience of discrimination after giving birth to her son
How systemic racism contributes to higher COVID rates among Black people and Black families
What we can do on societal, employment, government levels to support Black maternal health and mental health
Why she’s calling BS on traditional self care and the real truth about the notion of self care
Why “work life balance” isn’t real - and what is real about how moms manage time
How to relate to people in underrepresented groups - and find things in common in order to build relationships and bridges

Links mentioned:

Join my free business training on November 18th
Connect with Christine
Christine on Twitter and IG: @cmichelcarter
Christine on Facebook and LinkedIn: @Christine Michel Carter
Book: Can Mommy Go To Work
Book: MOM AF

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596: See Inside My Business: Pulling Back The Curtain (Part 1) Nov 08, 2021

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“Sara, how do you run your business??”

Well, let me tell you….

I get asked business questions pretty much every single day. Everything from the nitty gritty on how to produce a podcast to how to support clients with varying needs to how to stay inspired and pumped up year after year to what kinds of software to use. SO MANY QUESTIONS!

While members of Tenacious Mamas, my business and leadership mastermind, can ask me these questions on our weekly calls, the rest of you don’t have a place to “pick my brain.” So I thought it would be fun to pull back the curtain a bit for you to see how I do things and WHY I do things the way I do.

In this episode, I’ll talk about some of the first steps you should take in building a business, as well as how to delegate, and when to know it’s the right time to scale. This is going to be so fun!

If you enjoy this episode, I hope you’ll join me for my upcoming free business training on November 18th. I’ll dig even further into these same topics and more. You can sign up for free here: shamelessmom.com/business.

Also, ANNOUNCEMENT… After my free business training, I’ll be opening up applications to Tenacious Mamas, my business and leadership mastermind. If you think you could benefit from business coaching with me, I highly recommend you come to the training and apply to Tenacious Mamas. I would love to see if we are a good fit for each other.

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595: Elena Joy Thurston: Living Out Loud After Enduring Life Threatening Conversion Therapy Nov 03, 2021

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Elena Joy Thurston is an inspirational LGBTQ+ speaker, trainer, and founder of the nonprofit Pride and Joy Foundation. A Mormon mom of four who lost her marriage, her church, and her community when she came out as a lesbian, Elena’s viral TEDx talk on surviving conversion therapy has been viewed 40,000+ times and landed her media and speaking opportunities with ABC, CBS, Logitech, Penn State, and Michael’s. Elena Joy recently launched Pride and Joy Publishing, the only publisher of solely LGBTQ+ empowerment and business books.

I recently met Elena through a coaching program we are both in and I immediately knew I wanted to ask her to come on the show. She has an incredible story that she shares so generously. And her message is of the utmost importance.

Listen in to hear Elena Joy share:

Her journey through marriage in the Mormon church, to growing a family of 4 children, to realizing she had a built a life that was not true to who she was
Her experience of coming out as a lesbian as a Mormon mom of 4
How Mormonism encouraged her to disconnect from her body
How she was able to give up control over her body and actually step into her body
How finding opportunities to be embodied led her to realizing her sexuality
The fear of losing her children for eternity when coming out
Her experience of going to conversion therapy to “fix” her attraction to women
The intense gaslighting and traumatization of conversion therapy that her to suicidal thoughts
How she was able to finally own her sexuality and move out of her home and marriage and into a new life as a gay woman
Her advice and guidance to women who might be stuck in the closet

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594: Say Yes To What Others Won't Nov 01, 2021

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I’ve been watching the ones who say yes over the past couple years. The ones who say yes when others won’t. The ones who say yes even when they aren’t certain they’ll be successful. The ones who say yes because they see possibility and potential.

Sometimes the ones who say yes are my mentors. Sometimes they are my clients. Sometimes they are my friends.

I’m always in awe. When you say yes, it inspires me to say yes. And I know you inspire many others to say yes too.

I recently got to go to my first in person conference since the pandemic - because two women I admire tremendously, Jess Kupferman and Elsie Esocobar, said yes. They said yes to hosting hundreds of women for the first time in 2 years and it was 3 days of magic that will stick with me for a very long time.

This episode is dedicated to the ones who say yes. Are you walking among them? If you are, KEEP GOING. If you’re not, it’s ok. Listen in and you might find yourself totally inspired in new ways.

Warning: you might become one of the ones who say yes.

Link mentioned:

Join my free business training on November 18th: shamelessmom.com/business

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593: Hitha Palepu: We’re Speaking - The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris Oct 27, 2021

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Hitha Palepu is a woman of multitudes, which is what I loved most about her the first time she came on the show. She is a feminist, a lifelong politics enthusiast, a daughter of immigrants, and a mother raising feminist sons. These multitudes spill into her multi-hyphenated career as an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and speaker.

Hitha’s passion for the news and politics is captured in #5SmartReads, a Webby-honored social series that shares 5 must-read articles every day to keep her community informed without being overwhelmed. I follow Hitha’s #5SmartReads on Instagram as one of my primary sources for diverse, culturally significant, and reliable news resources. Hitha's also has a highly visible longtime blog, Hitha On The Go, which established her as an authority on lifestyle topics and gave way to her book, How To Pack, and collaborations with leading brands such as Headspace, Google, and Northwestern Mutual.

In her “day job”, Hitha is the CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, where she oversees financing, partnerships, and strategy for the company. She is also an investor in innovative companies primarily founded by women and focused on women. She is a sought-after speaker on politics & the news, investing, entrepreneurship, work-life juggle, and motherhood.

Listen in to hear Hitha share:

The challenges of of balancing an amazing year of professional opportunities while struggling with showing up as a mom, wife, friend, daughter
Why she decided to write an entire book, We’re Speaking, about Kamala Harris
Why she wrote We’re Speaking as a play book on how to own your story, be a leader and tell your truth to the world
The most surprising thing she learned about Kamala - that had absolutely nothing to do with her political journey
The importance of Kamala’s own mother’s advice about being underestimated: “Don’t let anyone tell you who you are - YOU tell them who you are.”
The significance of showing up with your own unique sense of style in spite of other people’s opinions - in order to feel powerful and exude confidence
The truth about being at the top of her career - and owning that it’s not what she thought it would be
Her advice for moms who want to start to use their voice more often and/or more loudly but don’t know where to start

Links mentioned:

Join my free business training in November
Get the book: We’re Speaking by Hitha Palepu
Hitha on Instagram
Hitha on Twitter

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