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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:

352: Kim Strobel: Surviving and Thriving After Living With Panic Disorder Jul 10, 2019

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Kim Strobel is a teacher, a consultant, a speaker, a happiness coach, and an aspiring author. But her personal life is just as full. When she’s not firing up educators with her signature mix of excitement and experience, she’s a die-hard runner, an advocate for her community’s abandoned animals, and a family-oriented gal who loves spending time with her husband Scott, their four children, two grandkids, and three pups.

It’s tempting to believe that the Chief Happiness Officer herself has never known a down day. But the truth is, sometimes you have to live through darkness before you can thrive in the light.

Kim spent her childhood and teen and young adult years dealing with panic attacks and crippling fear. Diagnosis of a seizure disorder and full panic disorder followed and with them a burgeoning fear that she would never be able to achieve her dreams.

Listen in to hear how Kim overcame her crippling panic disorder and what her life looks like today - as a Happiness Coach, who is not immune to panic attack relapses.

Listen in to hear Kim share:

How she endured 8 years living with panic disorder, having 25 panic attacks a day at times
How medical intervention and CBD therapy saved her life
How to retrain your brain toward happiness
50% of your long term happiness is genetic, 10% is external circumstances, 40% is self-controlled/self-managed
Top 5 happiness habits
What your kids are really see when you show up imperfectly

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351: Dreaming, Doing & Decisiveness Jul 08, 2019

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There is a huge difference between dreaming and doing. Yet, sometimes we confuse the two.

Dreaming lives in your head and your heart.

Dreaming doesn’t have a plan.

Dreaming is passive.

Dreaming doesn’t have a start date.

Dreaming doesn’t keep you accountable.

Dreaming is not an accomplishment.

Dreaming is picture perfect and linear, a series of perfect steps that take you to a perfect destination.

Dreaming is future-oriented. It’s about later… when you have time when the kids are older when the circumstances are juuuuust so.

Dreaming is outcome focused.

Dreaming feels indulgent and delightful, like something you might not even be worthy of.

In contrast…

Doing is your dream in action.

Doing is a plan.

Doing has a start date, as well as an end date.

Doing keeps you accountable.

Doing is an accomplishment.

Doing is not linear, its a series of highs and lows and lefts and rights and a few wrong turns that take you to a beautifully imperfect place that you’re ridiculously proud of.

Doing is action oriented.

Doing is present-oriented, not future-oriented.

Doing is step focused - not outcome focused - where you’re always considering, “what is my next right step?”

Doing feels scary, exciting, nerve-wracking, determined, and disciplined.

Dreaming definitely serves a purpose. It provides:

Hope
Vision
Clarity
Joy
Escape

Doing serves a transformative experience:

Sense of pride
Sense of momentum
Sense of accomplishment
Increased self-worth
New/evolved sense of identity

At the crux of dreaming vs doing is a lot of decision making. I would argue that decisiveness is the biggest struggle of doing. Making decisions toward your dreams (the doing) can be crippling. But for the doing to take place, the decisions must be made. You must become a DECISION MAKER AND AN ACTION TAKER. It is the only path to your dreams. Listen in to hear how to learn how to become a better decision maker and action taker - in order to be a DOER who realizes all her dreams.

Links mentioned:

Shameless Mom Con WaitList

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350: Katie Goodman: The Improvised Life Jul 03, 2019

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Katie Goodman is an award-winning musical comedian, author, speaker, and life-coach. She is a nationally touring keynote speaker on the topic of using the tools of improv comedy in everyday life.

Her musical comedy show, “Broad Comedy,” runs Off-Broadway and tours across the country. She has been seen on Showtime, on Current TV, and on TruTV. Her comedy videos, having amassed 3 million views, can be viewed online. She received a Time Out New York Critic’s Pick for Best Cabaret and is signed with Comedy Dynamics, North America’s largest independent record label. Her album “Halfway Closer To Dead” is available on iTunes. As a keynote speaker, workshop leader and trainer, Katie has taught over 10,000 people the art of improvisational comedy. She writes for O Magazine and is the author of Improvisation For The Spirit: Living A More Creative, Spontaneous and Courageous Life Using The Tools of Improv Comedy. And you’ll definitely want to check out her podcast, The Improvised Life with Katie Goodman.

Listen in to hear Katie share:

How you’re already using improvisation in your life - and how to use it more to your advantage
Why learning improvisation is a valuable life skill
How to practice getting lost and living in unpredictability - especially if you’re a control freak
How to live more authentically by refusing to compete
How to use improv to change your parenting game
The magic of creating space in moments where you feel you have no control

Links mentioned:

Connect with Katie
Tune into Katie’s podcast: The Improvised Life
YouTube video: Half Way Closer To Dead
Free Resource: Gag Your Inner Critic Worksheet
Katie’s Website
Katie’s Facebook
Katie’s Instagram
Katie’s Twitter

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349: 9 Ways To Improve Your Self Worth Jul 01, 2019

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I have recently had multiple mamas reach out to me to ask me to do an episode on self-worth.

AND I’ve been repeatedly noticing that questioning one’s worthiness is a common stumbling block for a number of my coaching clients. In fact, perhaps the most common stumbling block.

When it comes to self-worth, we need to look at a few things:

Why do you feel a lack of worth?
What is at the root of your struggles with self-worth?
How is lack of worth showing up in your life?
How is lack of worth holding you back in life?
What are the dangerous risk factors of not cultivating a strong sense of self-worth?
What simple action steps can you take to improve your self-worth?

Cultivating a strong sense of self-worth can take time - as many of us have been sitting in self-doubt and grappling with negative self-talk for years, maybe decades. But when you start to identify the root of your struggles and see some of the patterns around poor self-worth in your life, it can quickly become clear how you can change course.

Changing course doesn’t have to be big and overwhelming. It can be small, simple steps you take to integrate a more positive and powerful sense of self into your identity. And this can be SO FREEING. In this episode, I walk you through 9 such steps.

So, let’s get to it, shall we?

Let’s all step up and step into our badassery.

Links mentioned:

SMA Episode 341: How to Create Authentic Affirmations That Become Tangible Truths

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348: Priyanka Raha: Kids & Technology: Mentoring Over Monitoring Jun 26, 2019

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After a successful fifteen-year career in the tech industry and noticing the amount of exposure her two young boys were giving to their tech devices Priyanka Raha took her passion for technology and her children’s future and launched her startup, PopSmartKids in February 2018. With PopSmartKids, she is driving the Mentoring-Over-Monitoring revolution and is committed to promoting digital citizenship and responsible online behavior. In June 2019, the company will officially launch PopSmartWrite, an interactive learning tool for children to create stories through writing.

Priyanka holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electronics and Telecommunication) and an MBA in Strategy and Systems from Purdue University. She has worked and lived in nine cities across India, US, and Europe, before settling in Seattle, which she calls home now. A core member of the Female Founders Alliance and other female founder communities, she is a zealous supporter of women founders and women in tech. This year she spoke about mindful and meaningful tech at the Women in Tech Regatta Seattle.

Listen in to Priyanka share:

How to shift our mindset around technology to be about mindful integration instead of a sense of constant invasion
How to use technology as a magic wand to support your child’s emotional development and create good global citizens
How to use technology to open up communication rather than shut it down
Playing the role of a mentor of technology use vs constant monitor and manager of technology use

Links Mentioned:

Join us at Shameless Mom Con 2020 on March 27th & March 28th! Get on the WaitList for tickets here: Mom Con 2020
Connect with Priyanka and Pop Smart Kids
Pop Smart Kids on Facebook
Priyanka on Facebook
Priyanka on Instagram

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347: Are You Stuck In Distraction From Action? Jun 24, 2019

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I’m going to challenge you on something today. Are you ready?

I want to know how you get caught up in distraction from action?

Do you get stuck in vicious loops of email → social media → checking work data and never actually dig into the projects that will take your business or career to the next level?

Or maybe your vicious loop looks more like pick up toys → clean up kitchen → change laundry → check phone, over and over all day long?

Or what about the constant loop of researching → planning → list making?

Or maybe you make rules for yourself that distract you from the action - like, “I must wash all our baseboards and organize my closet before I start my [book/blog/podcast/apply for a job/write the email asking for a raise].”

Sound familiar???

All of this is a distraction from the action - busyness that serves as a facade for productivity. We mistake tasks and to do’s for goals and action steps. There is a huge difference though.

Tasks and to do’s don’t take a closer to realizing our dreams. In fact, they are often hiding places and safe spaces that hold us back from our dreams.

Conversely, goals and action steps are critical steps toward accomplishments that reap great benefits - much greater than clean baseboards.

Listen in to learn 5 steps to engage in MORE ACTION and LESS DISTRACTION.

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346: Leanne Kabat: The 5 Seasons Of Connection Jun 19, 2019

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Leanne Kabat is the CEO of MamaCon, an award-winning conference for moms, and host of The 5 Seasons of Connection™ podcast.

She is also an author, speaker, parent coach, and former teacher who helps women live more intentionally, more confidently and more deeply connected to those they love using the transformational power of The 5 Seasons Strategy. Leanne developed this framework because in 2006 she received a medical diagnosis that gave her five years to live and every second with her three children mattered. Over a decade later, she is healthy, happy, and only two countries from reaching her life goal of visiting 50 countries before she turns 50.

This is Leanne’s second time on the show and she always brings all the goosebumps and truthbombs, so I couldn’t be more excited to have her back to share her brilliance once again!

Listen in to hear Leanne share:

How a massive brain crash and being told she had 5 years to live uprooted and improved her life
How to live like it matters
The unexpected magic she discovered in her mission to help 50 mamas in 50 days
The 5 seasons of parenting and how to navigate them
How to weather parenting storms and know when it’s time to plant new seeds

Links mentioned:

Connect with Leanne
Join Leanne’s free Facebook group
SMA Episode 108 Leanne Kabat: When You Only Have 5 Years To Live
Join us at Shameless Mom Con 2020 on March 27th & March 28th! Get on the WaitList for tickets here: Mom Con 2020

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345: How To Be The Leader Of Your Life Jun 17, 2019

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Someone is going to be the leader of your life.

Will it be you?

Being the leader of your life is a tremendous responsibility and a huge opportunity for all great things. How much are you capitalizing on that opportunity?

As we enter a new season - a season where many moms find comfort in commiserating over lack of childcare and the countdown to the first day of school, I invite you to consider how you can be the leader of your life to make this summer full of adventure, full of magic, full of fire - all on your own damn terms. Yes, that is all truly in your power.

Tune into this SMA episode for 4 powerful ways to be the leader of your life this summer - and #everydamnday.

Links mentioned:

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344: Nicole DeBoom: Mother, Runner, Visionary, Feminist Jun 12, 2019

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Born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Nicole DeBoom was a standout swimmer, qualifying for the 1988 Olympic Trials and later graduating from Yale University. She decided to pursue the sport of triathlon, and a lucky seat assignment introduced her to her future husband, Tim DeBoom (who would later become a 2-time Hawaii Ironman World Champion), on a flight to the 1995 Triathlon World Championships. Nicole started racing professionally in 1999, racking up countless podium finishes. During the final stage of her racing career in 2004, Nicole created and introduced something that had never been done before – the very first running skirt.

Shortly afterward, Nicole went on to launch Skirt Sports with the mission of helping women find inspiration, confidence, and courage through the transformative power of running and fitness. Today, Skirt Sports is a national women’s apparel brand offering a full line of products that fit real women’s bodies and support their busy running lives. Currently, you can find Nicole chatting with customers at the Skirt Sports Boulder flagship store, helping women change their lives through her non-profit organization Running Start, interviewing visionaries for her popular podcast Run This World and chasing around her 7-year-old girl, Wilder.

Nicole’s energy is as big and dynamic as her racing career. I think you’re going to love this conversation as much as I did!

Listen in to hear Nicole share:

How she went from being a professional athlete who didn’t want kids to have a daughter that completely changed her sense of identity
How she adapted to NOT doing it all
Her evolution from a professional athlete into a working mom with a mission (and the shift in identity when you no longer workout 3 times a day)
Her mission in building a company that makes athletics and working out more feminine and more accessible to women of all abilities and body types
What inspired her to start a nonprofit and the impact it’s had on other women

Links mentioned:

Connect with Nicole
Shop Skirt SportsUse the code SHAMELESS20 for a discount
Check out Running Start
Nicole’s Podcast: Run This World
Facebook: @nicoledeboom
Instagram: @nicoledeboom

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343: 6 Ways to Stop Staying Stuck & Lost Jun 10, 2019

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Wanna know the very best way to stay stuck and lost in your life?

Keep telling yourself, “I’m stuck, I’m lost, I’m confused, I don’t know my passion…

Your words matter and your thoughts matter.

Your words create your thoughts. Your thoughts create your beliefs. Your beliefs create your actions. Your actions create your dreams – or your disasters.

If you’re telling yourself you’re stuck, you will stay stuck. If you’re telling yourself you’re lost, you’ll stay lost.

Soooo…

What if you started telling yourself, “ I’m curious, I’m looking, I’m learning, I’m exploring, I’m gaining clarity”???

If you tell yourself you’re learning and exploring and gaining clarity, you’ll start noticing new things around you. You’ll start seeing things in a new light. You’ll feel your perspective shift – because you’ve given yourself permission to be open to the process of growth, rather than staying shut off and unable to bring in a new energy.

You must stop blocking the very energy you need to get unstuck, the very energy you need to start finding yourself.

Here are 6 action steps you can take today to stop staying stuck in your stories and lost in your life:

Listen to SMA Ep 247 How to Pursue Your Passions
Upgrade your language
Get curious
Create space and grace for exploration, learning, dreaming
Write down your dreams and desires – the dreams you write down are the dreams that will most likely to happen
Don’t need all the answers now - recognize you’re in a phase and embrace the phase for what it is

Listen in for a deep dive into these 6 action steps!

Links mentioned:

SMA Episode 247: 7 Steps To Find Your Passion

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