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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:

140: Jen Lumanlan: Your Parenting Mojo Jun 28, 2017

Show notes

Jen Lumanlan is the host of the Your Parenting Mojo podcast, which distills scientific research on child development into a format that parents can actually use. She has done a TON of research on both child development and education, and also recently launched a course called Your Homeschooling Mojo, which helps parents to decide whether homeschooling is right for their family.

So all that said, a lot of Jen’s friends think it’s pretty ironic that she never thought she would be a parent because she didn’t have an inkling of a motherly instinct in her body. Jen earned a bachelor’s degrees from U.C. Berkeley and a Master’s of Environmental Management from Yale and spent several years in consulting before realizing that she was way more passionate about being a parent than she ever thought she could be, so she went back to school and got a Master’s in Psychology focused on Child Development and is now working on another in Education.

She’s still doing a less-rigorous day job while she ramps up the business that she hopes will enable her daughter’s homeschooling. We’ll talk about what she’s learned from the research she’s read that has helped her to be a better parent but also stop worrying so much about being a better parent and just enjoy life! We’ll also dig into some of the surprising things she learned about the education system while she was doing her master’s thesis research on what motivates children to learn in the absence of a curriculum.

Listen in to hear Jen share:

How and why she uses research to lead her parenting
The truth about only children and social skills and intelligence
How she knew homeschooling would be the best decision for her daughter – even though she’s not school age yet
Why our current education system is not meeting the needs of our kids
The myths (and truths) of homeschooling and homeschooling stereotypes
Why homeschooling is becoming more popular, especially among black families

Links Mentioned:

Podcast: The Your Parenting Mojo podcast - research-based ideas to help kids thrive (and make parenting a bit easier!)

Course: The Your Homeschooling Mojo course - helping people who are interested in homeschooling figure out whether (and how) they can actually do it. Use the code SHAMELESS20 to save $20 on your course purchase.

Interview/Book: How to talk so little kids will listen: Jen’s Interview with Julie King / Book

Interview/Book: It’s Not About The Broccoli: Jen’s Interview with Dina Rose / Book

Podcast Episode: Only Children – Are They As Bad As advertised?

Podcast Episode: Parenting: All Joy and No Fun?

Article: We Don’t Need No Education by Ben Hewitt

Book: Class Dismissed by Meredith Maran

Book: Child of Mine: Feeding With Love and Good Sense by Ellen Satter

Twitter: @akidisforlife

Email: jen@yourparentingmojo.com

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139: How to Stay Motivated for the Next 8 Years Jun 26, 2017

Show notes

Last week I woke to a Facebook memory from 8 years ago that totally threw me for a loop. This memory was a video of me teaching boot camp in a park in Seattle. I was immediately taken back to that time – when I was so excited and so nervous as I tried to sell spots in my little program that no one had heard of.

Fast forward 8 years and I have accomplished so many tings I never though possible - from owning an award winning gym to having a baby to launching a successful podcast.

So, here’s what really hit home for me a few hours after seeing that FB memory… If the last 8 years are any indication, SO MANY exciting, fun, terrifying, challenging, glorious unknown things are going to happen in my life in the next 8 years.

This got me really pumped up for the next 8 years.

Ok, your turn… I want you to think about a specific memory from 8 years ago.

Where were you?
Who were you with?
What were you doing?
How did you feel about it?

Then play back everything that has happened since then. Look at everything you have accomplished, earned, and learned since then. You are not the same person as you were then.

With what you know now, how will you make the next 8 years count? How will you push yourself? How will you grow and thrive?

Here are some of my suggestions to keep you motivated for the next 8 years – addressed more deeply in the episode, of course!

Take risks
Connect with those who have gone before you
Work with a coach or therapist
Ask for support at home
Be the person you want to be even if you’re not her yet

Links Mentioned:

SMA Episode 13: How To Be A Better Stalker and FanGirl with Lewis Howes

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138: Jadah Sellner: Passions & Transitions Jun 21, 2017

Show notes

Jadah Sellner is an author, international keynote speaker, poet, and the creator of the Mentorship Lab™ & Build Your Challenge™ at jadahsellner.com.

Since 2009, Jadah has started 3 businesses (including one brick and mortar) and now helps creative CEO’s, visionary entrepreneurs, and social change companies build communities with love, so that you can connect to your bigger vision, reach more people, support your family, and grow your income while NOT adding more work for you.

(You may also know her from her work as co-founder and co-author of Simple Green Smoothies, which has been featured on The Doctors TV show, Oprah's O Magazine, Target and the Wall Street Journal.)

When Jadah’s not helping world changers build their tribes with the Love Over Metrics™ movement, you can catch her reading Shel Silverstein poems at the dinner table. She lives in the San Francisco bay area with her husband, daughter, and their little “chiweenie” dog, Clementine.

Jadah is someone I have admired since hearing her on a podcast interview a couple years ago. I was immediately drawn to her story and her calm, warm energy. While soft in nature, Jadah is a strong, persistent and powerful in her work. She embraces all aspects of entrepreneurship while constantly seeking opportunities to serve women in a deeper way.

Listen in to hear Jadah share:

The specific steps you can take to discover your passions
Why you need to start dating yourself – and how to do it
How to change course without risking it all
Why you have to be ok with not-so-sexy transitions
How to unhook your self worth from the outcomes in your life

Links Mentioned:

More about Jadah: jadahsellner.com

Work with Jadah: jadahsellner.com/build-your-challenge

Jadah on Facebook: facebook.com/jadahsellner

Jadah on Instagram: instagram.com/jadahsellner

Jadah on Twitter: twitter.com/jadahsellner

Book: Simple Green Smoothies

Sponsor: Aaptiv.com (use code SMA30 for a free 30 day trial)

Sponsor: http://www.kindsnacks.com/sma (use this link to get 10 KIND Snacks for $10 + free shipping)

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137: Summertime Self-Care Jun 19, 2017

Show notes

I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that maaaaaybe you have put too much time into planning summer for your kids and family and not enough time into planning summer for YOU. Am I right?!?

I want you to love your summer. Like really LOVE it. I want you to cherish time that is only for you. I want you to OWN your space this summer. Can we do that together? I promise to make it simple and enjoyable!

I want to look at 4 areas you might consider when it comes to taking care of YOU this summer:

How will you move?
How will you fuel yourself?
How will you create down time?
How will you create fun?

Listen in to learn creative ways to stay consistent in your summer self care through some simple tricks and tactics. I’ll share ideas on how to keep exercise short & sweet, how to enjoy the best summer fuel without feeling guilty about an summer indulgences, and how to create time that is just for you to enjoy the season doing what YOU want to do (read: not chasing kids around a pool!)

Links Mentioned:

SMA interview with Jill Coleman: How to Eat Every Damn Day

Sponsor: Aaptiv.com (use code SMA30 for a free 30 day trial)

Sponsor: KINDsnacks.com/sma (use this link to get 10 KIND Snacks for $10 + free shipping)

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136: Kori & Mike: Zag Zig Parenting Jun 14, 2017

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Married for 23 years, with 4 children, Kori Reed and Mike Becker are on a mission to “Reimagine family stereotypes so that all modern families can thrive.”

They are so committed to this mission that they wrote a book about it - Zag Zig Parenting: (Mis)Adventures of a Career-Driven Mom and a Stay-at-Home Dad

ZagZig Parenting invites you to explore a married couple’s contemporary perspective on parenting through comical vignettes that share their differences, struggles and mistakes.

Written by Kori, a career-driven mom of four children, with commentary from Mike, a twenty-year, at-home dad, this book shows work-life integration from a different lens, and creates a positive environment to reimagine the family framework.

These vulnerable stories about life as a non-traditional family aim to paint a picture of everyday chaos provide comic relief and permit parents to thrive as they embrace their perceived shortcomings in the context of work-family flow. Parenting issues don’t discriminate.

Listen in to hear Kori and Mike share:

How Mike and Kori both started defying traditional gender roles at the age of 16
How parents with two very different personality types can successfully find their parenting groove
What family management looks like for a stay-at-home dad and career driven mom
The power and purpose of therapy
How a Kori learned to juggle being a present parent and career focused mom
What Mike loved about staying home with 4 kids over the course of 20 years
Mike’s biggest parenting secret when it comes to minimizing overwhelm and chaos

Links Mentioned:

Find Kori and Mike here: www.ZagZigParenting.com

But the book here: Zag Zig Parenting on Amazon

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135: How to Make Your Summer Bucket List Jun 12, 2017

Show notes

After recording last week’s episode I realized I made a mistake. I told you all about Summer Bucket Lists and then I quickly added that since Vinnie is in full time childcare this summer, we didn’t need a Bucket List.

That was dumb.

Very dumb.

We actually DO need a Bucket List this summer. Two in fact.

Listen into hear how I came to this realization moments after finishing last weeks’ episode. I’ll share exactly how we created a Family Summer Bucket List and how I created my very own Mommy Summer Bucket List.

This one little project has me so pumped up for summer. I highly recommend you do it too. I give a lot of helpful pointers in the episode, so you can make your Bucket Lists 100% relevant to all your hopes and dreams for Summer 2017.

You’ll learn:

Why you and your family need separate Bucket Lists
What areas/ideas you might want to cover on your Bucket List
How to get crafty with your Bucket List
Parameters for play vis work on your Bucket List
How creating a Bucket List is different than goal setting
How to make your Bucket List about YOU, not them!

Links Mentioned:

Sponsor: Aaptiv.com (use code SMA30 for a free 30 day trial)

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134: Barb Anderson: Life with Pediatric Cancer Jun 07, 2017

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After graduating at the top of her MBA class and landing an interesting job, Barb Anderson suddenly found herself staring directly in the face of every parent's worst nightmare when her 18-month old son, Jude, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. With this diagnosis, Barb was thrown into her new role as a "Momcologist," a position where she serves as chief advocate, medical officer and public relations expert for her family.

Jude's journey has defied all odds, surviving three relapses, two bone marrow transplants and travel across the United States for groundbreaking clinical trials. He is now approaching six months after his second bone marrow transplant (for which Barb was the donor) and recovering well.

Barb loves living in the kind, vibrant city of Tucson, Arizona with her husband, Aidan, Jude and younger son, Finn. When not serving as a Momcologist, Barb loves to cook, drink wine, brew kombucha, and connect with friends & family. She is a double graduate of the University of Arizona with an undergraduate degree in Marketing and an MBA in Entrepreneurship.

I asked Barb to come on the show to talk about her story as a momcologist. She is going to walk us through the last 3 years of her life since Jude was diagnosed with Leukemia at just 18 months old.

Listen in to hear Barb share:

How Jude was diagnosed
What life looks like with the ups and downs of pediatric cancer
What kind of emotional turmoil remains even when the cancer is gone
What it’s like to raise a sibling of a child with pediatric cancer
What NOT to say (or send) to people fighting cancer
The alarmingly low research funding that supports pediatric cancer

Links Mentioned:

Jude’s Man and Woman of the Year Leukemia and Lymphoma Donation Page

Team Jude inspirational merchandise order form

Book: The Emperor of Maladies

Sponsor: Aaptiv.com (use code SMA30 for a free 30 day trial)

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133: How to Manage Expectations Jun 05, 2017

Show notes

If you find yourself easily disappointed or frustrated by relationships and/or situations in your life, it’s time to take some #radicalresponsibility, friends.

You create your own experiences, for better or worse. You have more power than you think. Cause, let’s be honest, you’re a badass.

But even the baddest of asses hits a rough spot every now & then, right??

Here are a few tips to help you manage expectations:

Assume nothing
Create win/wins
Communicate, communicate, communicate, and then communicate some more
Be assertive (not aggressive)
Set boundaries
Expect hiccups

When you put these practices in place, you will be able to much more accurately create the exact experiences you desire. You will also open the door for the people around you to do the same. Win/Win!!!

This is especially valuable and helpful as we enter summer. What do you really want this summer? How are you going to get it? It’s up to YOU.

Links Mentioned:

SMA Ep 8 with Lori Kennedy: Is Work/Life Balance Possible?

Sponsor: Aaptiv.com (use code SMA30 for a free 30 day trial)

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132: Sage B Hobbs: Naked Communication May 31, 2017

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Sage B Hobbs is the author of Naked Communication. Sage spent more than ten years in counseling, education, and community outreach. Her work has spanned diverse communities, from public schools to a residential treatment program for teens. Her experience ranges widely, including life transitions, personal empowerment, work/life balance, education, family dynamics, youth behavior, fertility struggles, cancer recovery, and more.

When not geeking out on coaching and business development, Sage can be found playing in the mountains with her adorable children and husband, on her yoga mat, or talking at length with a girlfriend.

This was such a fun conversation. Two minutes into my conversation with Sage I felt like we had known each other for years. You’ll hear this throughout the conversation as we piggy back off each others thoughts. How interesting to have such a great connection when talking to someone about CONNECTION!

Sage is helping women show up, well, more naked. Before you panic, know that Naked Communication will mean different things to different women. But, embracing some of Sage’s philosophies and practices will really empower you to be more strong, powerful and capable in your conversations and your connections.

Listen in to hear Sage share:

What Naked Communication means and why you more of need it
Why the goal of every interaction should be connection (and how to make that happen)
The power of mental flexibility and how to make it a game
The truth about forgiveness and why it’s for YOU, not someone else
The steps to a powerful and productive apology
How to have One minute moments of courage that can transform your life and conversations
How to pushing yourself can actually alleviate anxiety
Why Ah-Ha moments are never really ah-ha moments

Links Mentioned:

* Website: SageBHobbs.com

* Book: Naked Communication by Sage B Hobbs

* The ASK Formula Cheat Sheet: How to ask for what you want... and get it. http://www.sagebhobbs.com/ask-formula-cheat-sheet/

* Learn about your own communication styles and patterns with free book chapters at http://www.sagebhobbs.com/naked-communication-book-free-chapters/

* Sage on Facebook

* Sage on Instagram

* Sponsor: Aaptiv.com (use code SMA30 for a free 30 day trial)

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131: Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset May 29, 2017

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I very unexpectedly ended up on crutches last week. Although, I guess it’s rare that anyone plans to be on crutches….

In any case, crutches were NOT in my plan as I trained for an upcoming 10K or planned a trip to the beach for the holiday weekend.

But, I fell on my way to the bathroom in the middle of the night (#41goingon86) and badly sprained my ankle. I spent the night at the ER – like the overnight – from 2:30-7:30am on a Saturday night - the best time to land one’s self at the ER, right?

I came home totally cool with my prognosis: no break (phew!!!), but a bad sprain, crutches for the foreseeable future, no weight bearing until I can get in to the orthopedist.

There is a time in my life – ok MOST of my life – that this whole turn of events would have sent me into a massive tailspin. I’m not one to live life spontaneously or embrace roadblocks. I like control. Like, all. the. time.

I have done a lot of work on myself in the last few years – work that allows me to take life in stride, even though that is not my nature. This work has pushed me to live my life in a Growth Mindset – seeing opportunity at every turn – even when I’m on my bedroom floor, screaming, in the fetal position, and about to barf because I’m sure I’ve broken my ankle in the middle of the night.

Listen in to this episode to hear how YOU can adopt a Growth Mindset and get rid of your Fixed Mindset tendencies that might be holding you back. I share 7 different practices and mindset examples that illustrate the difference between a Growth Mindset and a Fixed Mindset.

Understanding how to embrace a Growth Mindset will change everything about your life – from the way you parent (I give you some great examples) to the way you follow your professional ambitions. This is good stuff, friends.

Links Mentioned:

Book: Mindset by Carol Dweck

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