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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:

150: Renee Metty: On Mindfulness Aug 02, 2017

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Renee Metty, M.Ed is a Shameless Mom to 3 kids, ages 7, 9, 11 and is the Founder and CEO of With Pause™. She believes that one’s greatest asset is the quality of attention you bring to every aspect of your experience. Through speaking, workshops and training, With Pause™ boosts your ability to develop richer connections, manage stress, collaborate effectively and renew your mental clarity.

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149: Stop Saying Sorry Jul 31, 2017

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We apologize so much it’s actually offensive. Your empty apology for being late means nothing. Your apology for taking up space in an elevator minimizes all women. Your apology for taking 24 entire hours to reply to an email minimizes the value of you and your time.

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148: Julie Fry: Living with Cancer Jul 26, 2017

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4 years ago, Julie Fry was fed up with too much travel and not enough control of her schedule or her family life. She left her corporate sales job and decided to buy a blog, BusinessAmongMoms.com to have more control over her life and spend more time with her kids. She quickly learned she was way too extroverted for a purely online company and pivoted to serve women entrepreneurs with community, education, and support for their businesses through networking and educational events.

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147: IVF: Due Date Update Jul 24, 2017

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I recently received an email from Shameless Mom Marie. It was the exact email I needed at exactly the time I needed it – because if you are always on the lookout for well timed events, you’ll find they tend to happen all the time ☺.

Marie shared with me her journey of infertility and the crossroads she is currently at. All of her thoughts mirrored thoughts I’ve had over the last year. It was pretty amazing to read her words and feel like we have been sharing a brain!

If IVF had worked for us last summer, we would likely be due to have a baby right about now. I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. But I’m not thinking about it more than normal – because I have thought about our IVF experience and our infertility situation on one level or another everyday for the last year.

Actually, I’ve thought about my fertility every day for the last 7 years – when we first started trying to get pregnant the first time.

WOW.

7 years is a long time to thing about something every single day. That’s 2,555 days. Perhaps I need a new hobby….

I wanted to take this episode to reply to the email Marie sent me and share with you where I’m at today – a year after failed IVF – at the time of my once potential due date.

Thank you for listening. It means a lot to me to be able to share here. And I am sending ALL THE LOVE to the mamas out there who can relate first hand to my story on any level. You are not alone.

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Photo Credit: Kelsey Moll Photography (thank you Kelsey for our fabulous family photo session!)

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146: Shawna Kaminski: The Myth of Menopause and Metabolism Jul 19, 2017

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Shawna Kaminski has been a fitness professional in the industry for over 30 years. She has a Bachelor of Kinesiology and Bachelor of Education and too many certifications to count. She is a teacher at heart, having taught school for 20 years.

She’s a #1 best selling author of Lose Your Menopause Belly available on Amazon.

She’s owned a small group training studio, multiple fitness boot camps, and she helps thousands of online fitness clients worldwide with her fitness and coaching programs. She’s appeared on national TV as a fitness expert, authored articles in numerous publications and created curriculum for international fitness businesses.

Shawna is in her early 50’s, has two children and a one-eyed rescue dog.

Shawna is back on the show today to talk about her book and give us the lowdown on the truths and myths about aging, menopause, metabolism and how you can love yourself at every stage.

Listen in to learn:

Can you cure menopause?
Lifestyle hacks to manage menopause symptoms
Why you need to know about your cortisol, HGH, and insulin
The truth about menopause and belly fat
Why you want to incorporate metabolic resistance training into your fitness routine
Why sleep and stress management are just as important as nutrition and exercise as you age
Why small steps to change your lifestyle are better than giant leaps

Links Mentioned:

Book: Lose Your Menopause Belly

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145: The Power of Doing Something 5,500 Times Jul 17, 2017

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Last Thursday morning I tortured myself with a Tempo run (which involved hard running for 1-4 minutes, with rest intervals in between). To distract myself from the pain, I started mentally calculating how many workouts I've probably done since I started working out (in secret) 22 years ago (after never breaking a sweat in my youth).

I figure I've logged at least 5,500 workouts in at this point.

That means:

* 5,500 times I SHOWED UP even if I didn't want to (which is often).

* 5,500 times I did something I didn't know I could do (I doubt myself at the beginning of almost every workout)

* 5,500 times I did my best, regardless of how ugly or imperfect it was

* 5,500 times I proved I can do hard things

These 5,500 workouts have translated into:

* Setting higher goals in all areas of my life

* Trying new things, even if they are scary or I'm not sure I can do them

* Remembering that I am strong, powerful and capable - even when life tries to show me otherwise

* Knowing that I am in control, no matter how crazy things get

* A sense of pride in everything I do - even if it's imperfect

You don't have to do something 5,500 times to understand this or live this. But you do need to:

1. Start

2. Show up even when you don't want to

3. Allow for imperfections

4. Stay humble

5. Own your wins

6. Keep going

It's really simple, actually. Just START.

Here are some things you might have done 1,000-5,500 times without realizing the positive impact on your life:

Change your kids’ diapers first thing in the am

Eat dinner with your family

Walk your kid to school

Drive your kid to soccer practice

Pack school lunches

I know… I KNOW. These do not seem like life altering tasks. But they are. Truly. Listen in to learn why.

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144: Julia Freeland: Your Value and REvolve YOU Jul 12, 2017

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Julia Freeland is an entrepreneur and a catalyst for change. She is dedicated to helping professionals, who have stepped away from their career to raise their children, understand their true value and launch the next phase of their lives. Julia coaches her clients through an innovative reinvention process to help them RE-Discover themselves, RE-Invent their identities, and RE-Launch their careers and passions. She is working to break the 1950’s homemaker stereotype and open people’s eyes the value of time spent as a parent.

Julia is an accomplished speaker, leader, facilitator and people development strategist. She helps experienced individuals identify and achieve their goals by inspiring them to consider new perspectives, challenge old beliefs, break through stasis and open up to learning again.

Julia was a stay at home mom for years – and found herself in a situation of many, many stay at home moms, where she vastly underestimated her worth in her role and felt lost and alone as she navigated life after leaving the corporate world. Her perspective on her role as a stay at home mom greatly damaged her self worth and her marriage.

I know you will learn a lot from Julia’s story and you will find yourself cheering as she shares what she has learned over the years. You’ll probably get especially excited when she compares stay at home moms to CEOs. I know I did!

Listen in to hear Julia share:

Why motherhood doesn’t have to stop you from dreaming about what you truly want out of life
Why your dreams are just as important as your partner’s
How SAHM moms are just as worthy and as powerful and skilled as CEOs
How laundry makes you more resilient (seriously)
Why you need to constantly evolve your belief system
The difference between perception of what we do and the reality of what we do
How to evaluate your self worth (and how does it compare to the worth you place in your kids and partner)

Links Mentioned:

Website: REvolveYOU.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReadytoREvolve/

Instagram: @revolve_you

Twitter: @REvolveYOU

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-freeland-revolveyou/

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143: 11 Ways to Harness More Energy Jul 10, 2017

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If I offered you a magical elixir that would give you endless energy would you take it? I WOULD!

Today I’m going to give you 11 elixirs of sorts. Trying any one of these things will likely dramatically improve your daily energy – trying a few other them together might just be better than coffee. Seriously.

Oh, and we’ll talk about coffee too! Your coffee might actually be sucking your energy. I say this as someone who loves my coffee, but is also acutely aware of its limits.

Cozy up and take some notes on this one – cause there are some golden tips in here that will get fired up and totally energized!

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142: Mike Vardy: They Productivityist Jul 05, 2017

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Mike Vardy is a writer, productivity strategist, and the founder of Productivityist. He's served as the Managing Editor at Lifehack, and written for 99u, Lifehacker, SUCCESS Magazine, and more. Mike has also spoken at all over North America at events like TEDx Victoria, South by Southwest Interactive, NAPO, and CreativeLIVE.

I met Mike earlier this year when he was speaking at Tropical Think Tank in the Philippines. We bonded over time management and Legos. Seriously.

Mike is going to get you ridiculously excited about organizing your time and make simple life hacks that will create space in your days and weeks.

Listen in to hear Mike share:

Why structure = freedom
The true definition of productivity
The power of time management for kids
What is time crafting and how to do it
Why you should THEME your days (vertically and horizontally)
The power and joy of a daily journal

Links Mentioned:

Find Mike and all his resources for Shameless Moms: Productivityist.com/shamelessmom

Journaling App: Day One

Journaling App: Journey

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141: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Every Morning Jul 03, 2017

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I have a challenge for you. You ready?

I want you to start asking yourself these 5 questions every morning.

What will I do for ME today?
What am I grateful for?
How do I want to serve today?
What is one uncomfortable think I need to today to move closer to a goal?
How will I create joy today?

One of the best gifts you can give yourself everyday is a few moments just for YOU first thing in the morning. This reflective time can happen as you workout, as you journal, as you meditate, or as you shower (seriously, I have the most brilliant thoughts in the shower!)

Starting your day with some intentional focus about how you want to embrace the day not only gives you a strong sense of empowerment and control – it allows you to actually CREATE your day to be whatever you desire.

You will be amazed by how asking yourself just 5 questions every morning will change the course of your day and, in turn, change the course of your life. It is really that powerful and magical. Try me!

Links Mentioned:

SMA Ep 59: How to Create Your Own Miracle Morning

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