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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:

452: Jocelyn Kopac: 4 Crucial Steps To Becoming A Better Ally Jun 24, 2020

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Jocelyn Kopac is a DEI educator, a speaker, a podcaster, and an entrepreneur. At age 7, Jocelyn Kopac started her first business. From then on she knew that running and growing businesses would be a huge part of her future. Her ingenuity and positive attitude represent true leadership, although she attributes a lot of her success to the power of abundance, paying it forward and a great cup of coffee. Those that have a chance to meet her, learn from her, and hear her story say she is nothing but real, unfettered advice and encouragement.

A teacher at heart, Jocelyn loves helping businesses grow by facilitating the hard talks about diversity, equity, race, and inclusion. Her approach to diversity and inclusion work is one of love and education. We all have biases that we need to work on to be sure we are providing safe and productive anti-racist spaces. Jocelyn is here to educate and support you on this journey.

Listen in to hear Jocelyn share:

● How she’s navigating being a DEI educator and living as a Black woman during this culturally revolution

● The definition and role of a DEI educator

● The important distinction between diversity and inclusion

● The important distinction between equality and equity

● 4 steps to becoming a better ally

● The definition of racism as it relates to your unchecked bias

● How white progressive women are doing harm while thinking they are being great allies

● How you can support BIPOC co workers and community members right now

● The danger in trying to race through a checklist of anti racism resources right now

● What the long term (necessarily uncomfortable) process of commitment, stamina, growth & change around anti racism work actually looks like

● The importance of acknowledging each person’s world perspective as individual and unique

Links mentioned:

● Connect with Jocelyn, hire her to speak, join her mastermind: Stand In Your Bias

● Jocelyn’s glossary

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451: Persistence, Permission & Power Jun 22, 2020

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If there has ever been a time to persist, it is now.

Persistence leads to change and growth and evolution and POWER.

And...there is no denying that persistence is hard. It can be overwhelming, exhausting, and feel so relentless. It is all those things, but that doesn’t make it impossible. In our fatigue, it’s easy to lose track of the importance of what we are working toward.

To stay persistent we must give ourselves permission.

Permission to:

Do better

Commit

Take imperfect action

Be an action taker and decision maker

Mess up and keep going

Use your voice

Take a chance

Learn something new

Take sides

Rest and recover in order to keep going

Step back from unhealthy relationships/unhealthy people

Say yes

Say no

Become a different person

Listen to your gut (ex: Patty)

Let go of other peoples’ expectations

Be bold

Shine

In giving yourself permission to persist, you will find the power to use your voice in new ways, to affect change, to build a better legacy, and to have more massive impact. This is how we can, together, build a better world for all.

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450: Liz Nead: The 1440 Principle & The Cost Of Our Time Jun 17, 2020

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Liz Nead is an adventure speaker, coach, and author, most recently climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and flipping 300-pound tires in the Iowa Strongman Games. She is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and has authored several best selling books—most recently "The 1440 Principle." Her work has been ranked in BuzzFeed and reviewed by the Huffington Post. She is a skilled story-teller and teacher, creating powerful personal development and team building strategies.

Listen in to hear Liz share:

How she using time in COVID to go into creation and introspection mode
How COVID took her 2020 family from a 3 person family to a 6 person family
The heavy burdens she sees moms carrying during this pandemic
The burden of comparison in daily life and habits
Her 1440 Principle and how to use it to have massive positive impact in your life
The cost of time and how costly some our relationships are
How to use the 1440 Principle as an accountability tool
How she’s kicking off her fifties with intention and a deep desire to learn from other women

Links mentioned:

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449: The Breakdown and Rebuilding of Self Trust in 2020 Jun 15, 2020

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I think it’s safe to say that 2020 has broken many (all?) of us over and over.

A friend recently introduced me to the idea of being antifragile, based on the work and book Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. She shared with me that in our breaking we have this beautiful opportunity to pick up the pieces and rebuild into something more dynamic and flexible and strong and powerful and thoughtful and conscientious.

We will break and we can rebuild and in our rebuilding we can become better than before. We can embrace that we will break over and over in our lifetime and each time something beautiful can come of the way we put the pieces back together.

There has been a lot of breaking in 2020. In our breaking, our self trust has been ROCKED. Repeatedly.

It is time to rebuild. Listen in to learn 6 ways that you can start to rebuild into a woman who is more dynamic, flexible, strong, powerful, thoughtful, and conscientious.

Links mentioned:

Podcast: Unlocking Us Brene Brown and Austin Channing Brown
Book: I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

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448: Tejal V Patel: How to Help Your Kids (and Yourself) Start Meditating Jun 10, 2020

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Tejal V Patel is a stressed out mama's secret weapon. She’s a former divorce attorney turned mindfulness and meditation expert for moms and kids, host of The Time-In Talks podcast and author of Meditation for Kids: 40 Activities to Stay Present, Improve Concentration and Manage Difficult Emotions.

It’s Tejal’s mission to support moms in their journey to become mindful parents and raise the first generation of mindful children too.

Named a “Well-being Warrior” in The Huffington Post, Tejal’s soulful wisdom reaches moms globally through her signature online courses (The Mindful Kids Masterclass, Mindful Mama Experience, and 7 Day Stress Detox), inspiring podcast, booming Instagram community, motivating Tejal.TV episodes, powerful live events, and laser-sharp coaching.

Her fun and practical ways to infuse Ayurveda, mindfulness, and meditation everyday makes her a go-to resource for modern moms seeking to raise calm, confident, and compassionate children who want to feel like present, patient and peaceful parents too.

Listen in to hear Tejul share:

How she went from divorce attorney to children’s meditation expert
How her own childhood anxiety inspired and informed her work
Her strong belief/bold claim that KIDS CAN MEDITATE, even as young as age 3
How to help kids start meditating in a way that’s appropriate for them - broken into 3 phases
Simple ideas and practices for helping kids meditate to cope with a range of emotions
How to teach kids to meditate in just 1-3 minutes a day
Why it’s critical for our kids to experience and feel unhappiness
How to engage and prompt children who are resistant to mediation
How to use her book, Meditation for Kids: 40 Activities to Stay Present, Improve Concentration and Manage Difficult Emotions, to integrate meditation in fun and simple ways into your child’s day

Links mentioned:

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447: Black Lives Matter and SMA Core Values Jun 08, 2020

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This episode is different. A break from our routines and comfort zones are necessary right now.

If you follow me on social media or have listened to my show for any length of time, this probably goes without saying. But, to be unequivocally clear, I want you to know that personally and professionally I believe Black Lives Matter.

The Shameless Mom Academy is built on the following core values:

Show up

Lead with compassion and integrity

Seek out and celebrate diversity

Stay curious and humble

Stretch yourself | Embrace discomfort | Invite growth

These core values are considered in all decisions around building this community, providing services to clients, and creating impact on a global level.

I am very open about my beliefs, but if you ever want to know more about the company or core values you’re supporting when you listen to my show or invest in any of my programs, events, memberships or masterminds, please feel free to reach out to me.

In this same vein of transparency, you should also know that when you invest in the Shameless Mom Academy a portion of our revenue each month goes to the following organizations: The Loveland Foundation, Under The Same Tree, the ACLU, the Trevor Project and Planned Parenthood.

I believe all companies should be leading with pure transparency around where they stand when it comes to protecting black lives and human rights.

This episode is intentionally brief, with an invitation for you to prioritize learning from black educators today.

Go download one of these audiobooks or podcasts and listen & learn:

Me & White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, Become a Good Ancestor by Layla Saad

I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made For Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

This Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

Good Ancestor Podcast with Layla Saad

First Name Basis Podcast with Jasmine Bradshaw (how to talk to your kids about race):

Seeing White Podcast

Watch Rachel Cargle’s Public Address on Revolution on Youtube

Sign up for Mirna Valerio’s upcoming course: Introduction to Identity, Social Justice, and Antiracism for the White Community

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446: Abbi Wood: Finding Your Voice Outside of Your Family and Culture Jun 03, 2020

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As a woman and person of color, Abbi Wood has heard more than her fair share of what to say and do in the world. At times a whisper, and at times a yell, she's used her voice to create what she calls a full and fulfilling life. Primarily, she works with biz owners to help them find their voice (or, as she calls it, uncover their biznality) so that marketing and talking about their business feels like a natural extension of themselves vs an out-of-body experience.

I reached out to Abbi after hearing her speak at an event. She was there to speak about helping women find their voices in their businesses and brands. But what was so compelling about her talk was her own story about finding her own voice after being silenced by her family, pushed into an arranged marriage, and moving across the world to build a completely new and independent life.

Listen in to hear Abbi share:

Her experience being raised in Pakistani family in England
Her experience feeling like she didn’t fit in anywhere - in her brown family or in her white world
How her voice was quieted by her family and culture
Her path into an arranged marriage
How she ended up secretly on birth control while also in fertility treatment
How she got out of her arranged marriage and found her voice
How she helps women find their voices, embrace their stories and create their biznality

Links mentioned:

Connect with Abbi: Abbi Wood

Abbi and Biznality on FB

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445: Mastering Pandemic Decisions: Postpone, Pivot or Repurpose? Jun 01, 2020

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In the last 3 months, we have had the opportunity to postpone, pivot, and repurpose nearly every aspect of our lives - over and over again. It has been hard, heavy, confusing, and disorienting to say the least.

But 12 weeks in, I’d say we have begun to master these shifts. We are able to take a critical look at the opportunities in front of us each day and assess: “Is this a time to postpone, pivot, or repurpose.”

I know these decisions are becoming more clear for me, as I make them over and over. I’m able to make them with increased ease and confidence.

Today, I’ll share how I’m discerning when to postpone vs pivot vs repurpose. I’ll use a few recent family and business examples, the biggest and most scary (and most successful) being the massive shift to repurpose Shameless Mom Con 2020 to the Shameless Mom Con Collective.

Links mentioned:

Grab my free 15 Minute Manifest Morning Routine

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444: Nancy Jane Smith: The Happier Approach To Living With High Functioning Anxiety May 27, 2020

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Nancy Jane Smith, MSEd., LPC is a licensed professional counselor and trainer. She graduated with her BA in Psychology from Miami University and earned Masters of Science degrees in both Counseling and Higher Education from the University of Dayton.

With 13 years in private practice and more than 20 years working as a counselor and coach, Nancy has established herself as an expert in High Functioning Anxiety. Combining her years of research, countless hours working with clients, and first-hand experience in her own life, Nancy developed the Happier Approach, a three-step system to help you motivate yourself, accomplish your goals, and be kind to yourself. Really, it is possible!

Nancy is the creator and host of The Happier Approach podcast and has written three books on living happier, most notably The Happier Approach: Be Kind to Yourself, Feel Happier and Still Accomplish Your Goals.

Listen in to hear Nancy Jane share:

What high functioning anxiety is and why is it harmful and insidious
Signs of chronic anxiety and high functioning anxiety
Why positivity thinking and gratitude can be be harmful to people with high functioning anxiety
Why people with HFA need different rules around checking social media, email, news, etc
How you can treat and manage high functioning anxiety
How to identify your Monger, your BFF and your Biggest Fan in order to manage your anxiety

Links mentioned:

Connect and work with Nancy: Live-Happier.com
Podcast: The Happier Approach
Facebook: @NancyJaneSmith
Instagram: @nancyjane_livehappier
The Happier Approach Book

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443: How To Reboot Your Body In A Pandemic May 25, 2020

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I’m wondering how many of you, like me, saw the beginning of this pandemic as similar to a series of snow days or a long weekend? Perhaps you let typical habits and routines go in order to hunker down with late-night TV binging, extra treats, lotsa wine, little movement, and a bit of disregard for what really fuels your body.

Perhaps as you got deeper into this weird and unsettling season of life, you had less and less time to yourself. You stopped doing restorative activities that allowed you to have moments to yourself to think and breath - probably because there was no way to actually be alone.

We are now months into this season of life and many of us are suffering because we have let go of the habits that truly serve us: fueling our bodies well, moving our bodies to process stress, and resting/restoring when we need time and space to ourselves.

Listen in to hear how you can get your body back into a groove that supports the energy you want to carry each day - and gifts you the space you need to keep your head above water.

Links mentioned:

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