Flipping the Script Leadership Beyond the Title: Recent Episodes

Cha'Lea Stafford

For purpose-driven leaders and organizations seeking to consciously challenge, evolve, and lead their success beyond the title. There is no sugar coating or filler motivation here. When it comes to leadership, we're bringing you the organic experience on what it means to lead the complexities of your success throughout work and life. Cha'Lea Stafford is a successful ex-corporate executive, entrepreneur, speaker, and a diverse sales leader who has lead high performing teams throughout the nation. Before the official title, pay, and accolades, she was leading through some of the most challenging moments of her life as she overcame the boundaries of adversity, climbed the corporate ladder, and flipped the script on her story. She is now on a mission to break the mold of leadership development to meet the needs of the 21st-century leaders. Join us as we bring you the best guest experts in the industry ranging from fortune 500 executives, authors, consultants, and entrepreneurs who share their unique perspectives to fuel your growth and transform the way you execute on your success beyond the title.

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Join us on a captivating journey in this week's episode of The Adventure to Evolve, where we step beyond the ordinary and venture into the mystical world of chakras. 🌈

Are you ready to discover how these ancient energy centers can help you challenge your comfort zones and unlock new chapters in your life?

We're thrilled to have Raj, a renowned expert in the field, who will guide us through the enigmatic yet profoundly impactful concept of chakras.

✨ Highlights of this Episode:

Unveil the true essence of chakras and their role in our well-being.
Learn how understanding and balancing your chakras can reveal untapped aspects of yourself.
Hear personal stories and practical advice from [Guest's Name] on navigating life's challenges with chakra wisdom.
Discover how to integrate chakra work into your daily life to create alignment with your highest self.

🎙️ Whether you're a seasoned spiritual seeker or a curious newbie, this episode offers deep insights and relatable wisdom that can help you elevate your energy and embrace the adventure of evolving.

Grab your favorite happy drink, find your cozy spot, and tune in to explore how the power of chakras can transform your journey to self-discovery and growth.

Connect with Raj: http://Withraj.com

In this riveting episode, we're joined by Chris, a certified leadership coach, two-time entrepreneur, and the author of "Overcoming the Imposter." We dive deep into the labyrinth of self-doubt known as imposter syndrome—a struggle all too familiar yet seldom discussed. But what if we told you that this psychological hurdle might actually be the secret sauce to your authenticity?
Chris brings his years of expertise to shed light on how imposter syndrome is not just a cliche term but an intricate psychological barrier that hits 70-80% of us at some point in our lives. Especially high-achievers. From understanding the deceptive tricks your mind plays to keep you in 'productive procrastination,' to the more nuanced ways it manifests, we go beyond the surface to explore how it feels to be human in this arena.
In a candid exchange, Chris and I share personal anecdotes, offering parallels between the structured corporate world and the free-wheeling life of entrepreneurship, examining how these contrasting ecosystems impact our relationship with imposter syndrome. This is not just an episode but an invitation to dig deeper into the layers of your self-doubt, daring you to look your inner critic in the eye and say, "Not today."
If you've ever second-guessed your abilities or chalked up your accomplishments to mere 'luck,' this episode is a must-listen. By the end of it, you'll have a fresh perspective on how to tackle the internal barriers that have been holding you back.
Tune in and be ready to flip the script on imposter syndrome.

In this episode, Cha'Lea is joined by returning guest expert Andre W. Thornton, Founder & CEO of Whitman Consulting, a leadership development firm. In this insightful episode recorded in the first quarter of this year, Andre shares his incredible journey from engineering to becoming a people engineer, emphasizing the intricate simplicity of understanding human systems. Andre sheds light on the evolving roles of employees, managers, and CEOs in a post-pandemic landscape and the critical need to support middle management. He also delves into the challenges and opportunities in integrating business success with employee well-being and societal impact. Tune in for a captivating conversation that remains relevant as we move forward from this unprecedented global event. Join the conversation as we explore:

Peeling Back the Onion: Why understanding the human system is both complicated and fundamental.
Embracing Challenges: How to stay optimistic in the face of global challenges and media negativity.
The Journey of Leadership: Different experiences as an employee, manager, and CEO in a post-pandemic world.
Nurturing Managers: Providing support and inspiration to purpose-driven leaders in adversity.
Balancing Goals and Experience: Managing tangible goals and intangible team experiences.
The Importance of Values: How values are shared in organizations.
Facing the Worst-Case Scenarios: Coping with threats like layoffs and supporting the workforce.
The Power of Reflection: Creating space for pause and reflection to combat burnout.

So, grab your coffee and click to listen. Don't miss this engaging and informative discussion with Andre Thornton, a leader with a passion for helping others reach their full potential.! ☕🌟

Welcome back!

In this episode, meet Remmy Stourac—an inspiring force against mediocrity and regret, armed with the transformative power of gratitude. Remmy's journey is a testament to his unwavering spirit as a cancer survivor who has conquered life's most formidable challenges. He's not just a survivor; he's a river-crosser, a mountain climber, a horseback rider, and a master storyteller dedicated to magnifying gratitude and wholeheartedness in humanity.

Remmy's philosophy is simple yet profound: Life is too precious to settle for mediocrity and regret. He believes that every act of gratitude is a declaration against a life unlived. In his book, 'Compass of Connection: 100 Questions for Deeper Relationships,' Remmy presents a profound collection of questions that nudge you to explore your beliefs, values, fears, and dreams—the very essence of your being.

What's truly magical is that every uncertain or unsatisfying answer becomes an opportunity—an opportunity to dive deeper into your lifestyle and psyche, all in the pursuit of discovering your true self, your inherent value, and your unique place in the world.

This episode isn't just about Remmy's book; it's a journey into the heart and soul of a man dedicated to magnifying gratitude and wholeheartedness in humanity. Learn how each act of gratitude becomes a powerful step towards breaking free from the chains of mediocrity.

Discover the incredible truth that empowered individuals have the extraordinary ability to empower others. Remmy's story is a testament to the boundless potential within us all.

Join us for an inspirational conversation with Remmy, a reminder that life is a precious gift meant to be lived to the fullest. It's time to wage war against mediocrity and regret, one act of gratitude at a time, and empower ourselves to empower the world.

This episode is a poignant remembrance and dedication to Davis Wisener, Remmy's dear friend from childhood who valiantly faced the battle against cancer. Their friendship, filled with shared dreams and cherished memories, continues to inspire Remmy's mission.

Ready to take control of your career and reach new heights of professional success?

Join us as we sit down with an MIT professor, successful entrepreneur, and author of the groundbreaking book, "The Career Toolkit." Discover the secrets to investing in your soft skills and developing a career plan that will set you apart in today's competitive job market.

With insights from his experience leading the MIT Career Success Accelerator, this episode will empower you to increase your professional efficacy and become the best version of yourself.

So, grab your happy drink and get ready to join the conversation with one of the brightest minds in the industry.

Connect with Mark:

https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com
https://brainbumpapp.com

In this episode of "Leadership Beyond the Title," we hear from a Financial Planner who shares his personal journey with financial literacy.

Ohan is a former Wells Fargo private banker in LA with 15+ years in the financial industry. Born in Armenia and raised in a family of hard-working parents, he grew up with limited resources and believed that earning, handling, and growing money was a difficult task.

After moving to the United States in 2009, he discovered the financial industry and began educating himself about money. Through his own experiences, he found that managing money is simpler than we are led to believe and that anyone can achieve financial freedom. In this episode, he shares his knowledge and experience in the simplest way possible to help listeners start their own journey toward financial independence.

Join us as we hear his story and learn how to overcome limiting beliefs and achieve financial freedom.

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What shapes our leadership adventure in life?

How do we experience this journey, and who is it for?

The journey of leadership goes beyond the titles, pay, and promotions of the workforce and into the depths of the stories that fuel who we are in the pursuit of experiencing life in alignment with our authentic story.

Leadership is happening right now because you're in the seat to create your story.

Sounds easier said than done, right?

Ahhh, if life was simply than simple.

Consciously creating our stories is one of the most daring adventures of our life.

It's complex and comes with unique challenges, opportunities, luck, privilege, destruction, injustice, and everything raw, vulnerable, and imperfect.

Addressing the human experience of this journey is our core focus.

Here's the thing we're all creating, but we don't have access to the same strategies.

The strategies I'm referring to aren't the ones that simply help you land a promotion or meet corporate agendas.

It's the strategies that help us create a healthy foundation to navigate the complexities of our success.

When was the last time you explore your story?

Our story didn't stop 5, 10, or 15,20 years ago when we graduated college, got the big promotion, and checked off all the boxes.

It evolved, and it's time to re-engage those stories to align the strategies that will help you create the experience you seek throughout the evolving chapters.

People evolve, environments change, awareness grows and challenges continue.

What drives conscious professionals isn't the KPIs at work; it's the awareness of their stories and the courage to pursue a life in a way that engages what they value most.

When we're in alignment, we create sustainability. If we're not, we burn out and revert to old ways that don't serve our growth.

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What are the guarantees in life when it comes to creating a life of experiences, wisdom, and health?

Throughout the evolving seasons of life, we will experience new chapters, with twist and turns as we embark on new horizons that require us to lead the complexities of success in life.

While there aren't many things in life that we can guarantee the fact that you will experience challenges is one of them.

Whether we're leading in our careers, our business, or within our families, we're tasked with creating a solid foundation to withstand the challenges that will come our way.

To build a solid foundation for our life requires a toolbox of strategies and tools to refine and evolve our capacity to lead what matters the most to us.

How do we optimize the creation of our work and the management of our finances to secure options and resources to navigate the road ahead?

Joining us today to explore Leadership thru entrepreneurship, leadership facilitated by financial independence is Larry Towner

Larry is a serial entrepreneur with years of business and sales experience. His goal is to share his lifetime's worth of experience with individuals looking to create businesses and achieve financial independence. He currently works as a handyman, real estate investor, podcaster, blogger, and business and marketing consultant.

Building a career, a family, and a business grounded in values and rooted in strategy is a craft our guest expert, Bill Dwight, is no stranger to.

Bill discovered a way to creatively build a toolbox of ideas and strategies that would fuel his children (and thousands more) to learn financial concepts at a very early age.

Today, we're going to explore a tool helping families raise financially savvy children and what it means to run a mission-driven business and life.

I'm thrilled to introduce our guest expert, Bill Dwight, the CEO of FamZoo.com, a husband and father of five. Fam Zoo is an online family banking service that teaches kids good money habits. FamZoo won a Finovate Best In Show award in 2013 for its unique integration with prepaid cards. As a Princeton graduate and former Oracle Executive- Bill has built software in diverse areas ranging from artificial intelligence to personal finance.

Today he is leading in the most important role, as Chief Dad- with a mission to bring financial literacy to 40 million American kids through thoughtful parent-moderated payment technology.

Hello everyone, it's Cha'Lea here!

We took a bit of a hiatus as we explored how season 2 would evolve for Flipping the Script Podcast (and it's back!) and launching on October 21!

The journey continues, and we can't wait to explore season 2, but before we do, we have a few episodes that have been in the queue to be shared around the topic of financial independence and the art of listening.

We're incredibly thankful for our audience worldwide and our guest experts who shared a piece of their authentic journey to help shape yours.

In season 2, we're diving deeper into the stories that shape us, the journies that await us, and the strategies that will propel us centered around hard truths.

We create a (non-biased) space for conscious professionals to explore their leadership stories beyond the title to create generational wealth + health using leadership strategies.

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What are you listening to?No, I'm not talking about Chris Stapleton's song; I'm talking about the noise that comes with change.

As Jim Hendrix's a famous musician, said, "knowledge speaks, and wisdom listens."

Globally, we share a common theme of change, and naturally, this can make us feel out of tune with our usual beat as we get extra noise from every direction.

Just like in music, we have to find the tune of our beat, but first, we must understand what are we listening for among the noise?

Leadership and music have many similarities, including the ability to tune into ourselves and others- through listening.

Something so simple yet often misunderstood and underutilized.

How can we become better listeners and refresh our understanding of this skill in life and work?

Our guest expert, Stephen Kolher, is here today as our conductor to help us dive deeper into the art of listening by sharing his leadership journey beyond the title.

Stephen, Audira's Founder & CEO, brings a passion for people along with 25 years of extensive corporate experience within organizations ranging from startup to Fortune 100 across multiple industries.

His credentials include an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, a BA in Philosophy from Northwestern University, and a Certified Professional Coach (PCC. CPCC) and Balanced Scorecard Professional (BSP).

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are- these are the words of Theodore Roosevelt.

Today we're applying it to the evolving journey of becoming financially literate to create experiences, wisdom, and strategies for the next generation to DIY their generational wealth and become financially independent.

We've all heard the advice- go to school, get good grades, go to college, get a degree and hold a job to retire at 65.

Our guest expert Kofi began this journey with the intention of having his piece of the American dream. Little did he know this dream came with a cost that would leave him ignoring the reality of the hefty bill and piling on interest and stress over several years.

Once he faced his reality, he optimized his finances and began to see a clear path forward.

Is there another way, and are we missing strategies that could help us optimize our work, investments and reduce our cost of living to retire (financially) early?

I'm excited to explore this topic with our guest expert, Kofi!

Kofi Gyebi is the founder of 400LB Elephant, a personal finance company that helps young professionals achieve financial independence. His coaching empowers people to get out of debt, save money, and build generational wealth. Kofi's debt-free journey is a testament to what is possible with a bit of focus and discipline: he paid off $34,000 of student loans in one year. In addition, he is a community leader, recognized as a Champion of Justice and Equality by the Urban League of Greater Atlanta, and a graduate of LEAD Atlanta.

How would a leader worth following (who happens to be an engineer!) engineer a way forward during these shifting times to lead our purpose in work and life?
The uncertainty with today's environment has left many of us wondering what the future holds and what more will continue to change.
What hasn't changed and will never change is our need for connection and purpose that is engaged, challenged, and evolved through a shared value system integrated within our work and life.

The present moment provides us an opportunity as purpose-driven organizations and conscious professionals to partner together and explores our leadership, our impact, and our career story moving forward.

To better understand the realities and possibilities of this imperfect and organic journey, we've invited our guest expert, Andre Thornton, who is no stranger to what it takes to lead beyond the title.

Andre has lived his life as an example of how someone can pursue their purpose in work and life.

As a young professional, he strategically moved up in his field, ultimately earning the position of Engineering Director at Lockheed Martin. His practical business experiences provide invaluable insights for his clients, having performed on some of the most advanced aircraft programs and technologies in the world.

While an Innovator at Lockheed Martin, he delivered results ranging from implementing a new Computer-Aided Design technology that saved $2.7M to capturing over $1B of new business. These results are rooted in the competencies that advanced his career and are now transferred to others through Whitman Consulting's leadership development services.

Today, Andre will help us explore strategies he's used as an engineer to tackle life when a shift happens, and we're called to lead.

When this challenging time is over, what do you want to be proudest of?
Our world is fighting a pandemic that has vastly changed the reality of our everyday lives.

As we face uncertainty, fear rises, and our realities become distorted. Naturally, we begin to ponder our story and our ability to lead through a crisis but, more importantly, if and how we evolve through it.

In difficult times like this, we turn to wise leaders who have been battle-tested throughout life to shed their perspective on challenging times and fuel our journey to see the light in the darkness.

Today’s guest expert is a powerful shining light to everyone she encounters and a beautiful soul who has uncovered what it means to Flip the Script on your life while authentically leading the imperfect, raw, and hilarious part of the journey.

She has been battle-tested serving our nation and has led through many challenges, and she wants you to know that you are more resilient and braver than you know…

Alani Bankhead is a pint-sized justice seeker who loves helping people understand that they are capable of so much more than they could ever imagine!

Throughout her time on active duty, she arrested pedophiles in Japan, ran human intelligence operations against Al Qaeda in Iraq, commanded a unit in Kuwait, and was selected to be the senior bodyguard responsible for all bodyguards ops to one of the most senior Pentagon officials.

When she left active duty, she worked for the world’s largest anti-slavery organization overseeing their Latin American investigations, operations, and law enforcement training focused on child sexual abuse and child sex trafficking.

And all of this as a 5’3” female who looks much younger than she actually is for her title.

Get ready to experience authentic leadership on a whole new level!

We’ll explore:

The perceived rules of the world that distract us from creating our path.
How to enjoy the wild ride of life rather than fighting it.
How to prepare for the bumps along the way when creating your own path without sugar-coating the hard stuff.

Interview Links:

Connect with Alani at Mighty Sparrow Coaching!

What is your personality?

Are you an introvert, INTJ, or DI in your disc profile? If you're not sure - someone who maybe is your employer.

Throughout your career, your personality is constantly being measured to understand who you are - but get this your personality doesn't matter.

Your personality is not the most fundamental aspect of who you are.

Instead, your personality is surface level, transitory, and a by-product of something much deeper.

Joining us today to explore this topic is Dr. Benjamin Hardy.

Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author of Willpower Doesn't Work. On June 16th he released his newest book, Personality Isn't Permanent.

From 2015-2018, he was the #1 writer in the world on Medium.com. Ben and his wife Lauren adopted three children from the foster system in February 2018 and one month later, Lauren got pregnant with twins who were born in December of 2018.

We’ll explore:

What is personality?
Why you should consistently put yourself in new situations that can initially be emotionally uncomfortable.
What are transformational learning experiences?
Why are type-based tests like Myers-Briggs unscientific?

You’ll discover:

How can we enhance our subconscious to overcome addiction and limiting patterns?
How does your subconscious impact your personality?
How does personal narrative impact personality?
How do you systematically design and become your desired future self?

Interview Links:

Listen to Benjamin's Ted Talk
Connect with Benjamin on Linkedin
Purchase Personality Isn't Permanent
Follow Benjamin on Instagram

Amazing leaders have many exceptional habits - one of them is surprisingly simple, reading.

Warren Buffet estimates he spends 80% of his time reading, and Mark Cuban is known for reading up to 3 hours a day.

A study performed in US News & World Reports included 1,200 of the world's wealthiest people and found one surprising commonality they were all avid readers.

The most successful people learn how to produce a result.

We've all heard the term leaders are readers, but is there more we're missing to the puzzle of continuous learning?

Before we rush to add more books to our list this year, let's explore a bigger question.

How do we turn what we read into actions that produce results?
Joining us to explore The Action Path is the Founder and CEO of Read It For Me, Steve Cunningham.

Steve has read over 2000+ books and has learned critical lessons that open the mind and compel you to take action.

As an avid reader myself, I'm thrilled to connect you with the founder of a company that has made it possible for high performing leaders to hone their craft and take action on the way you execute on your professional and personal development.

We’ll explore:

Why reading is critical to the success of top performers.
Reading is only one part of the equation. What is the other?
How to help your team(s) read more books based on their skills and gaps.

You’ll discover:

Why information doesn’t equal transformation.
How to translate what you’re learning into new behaviors.
Why you shouldn’t adopt someone else’s reading list.

Interview Links:

Follow Steve on Twitter
Follow Steve on Instagram
Visit Read It For Me

This episode is being recorded during an unprecedented time for our world as we find ourselves in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic.

People all over the world are coming together to do their part by staying home to flatten the curve.

In times, like these, we can find ourselves pondering the bigger questions in life, such as:

What's my purpose?
Should I start a family- fight for a cause?
How can we improve humanity?
What's the truth about marriage?
Why do people keep getting married when fifty percent break up?
What makes them think they will beat the odds?
And if they do, what exactly are the secrets to making it work?

Joining us today is someone who has traveled around the globe to the source of the world's different belief systems and asked theologians, scientists, skeptics, and everyday people why we exist, what's the truth about marriage, and many more deep questions to bring light to these questions.

I'm excited to introduce the award-winning Filmmaker and Producer, Roger Nygaard!

You'll discover:

The multitude of perspectives from different cultures, classes, belief systems, and experiences.
The truth about marriage and what Roger learned from interviewing the Gottmans from the Gottman Institute.
Practical strategies to use in your life as you explore these profound questions to evolve your journey.

Interview links:

Roger's Website
Learn more about The Truth About Marriage
Connect with Roger on Instagram
Connect with Roger on Twitter
Facebook The Truth About Marriage
Watch the Documentary The Nature of Existence

Communicating effectively is a skill that we learn over time through trial and error. In the beginning stages of our lives, we're guided through the examples of our parents, peers, and educators.

As we transition into the workforce, our communication skills get challenged by the array of personalities, techniques, and strategies being used to convey a message.

We know the cost of poor communication in organizations is very high.

But it doesn't stop there.

What about our communication strategies in our relationship and throughout parenting?

Communication affects us in every area of our lives, and it's a fundamental leadership skill to practice and hone.

Most of us are under the impression that if we communicate clearly and respectfully, our teams and the people in our lives will act accordingly.

Today we're exploring the message behind the message of effective communication with the founder of The Good life Manifesto, Ludovic Vuillier.

He's a full-time traveler with a little flock of birds. Sometimes on the sailboat and sometimes in a camper-van.

Join us as we explore his journey and insight regarding life, travel, and communication!

We'll explore:

How our experiences shape our communication.
What is The Good Life Manifesto?

You'll discover:

How different communication methods affect results.
How to help people through the challenges you experience.
How to build resilience through challenges

Interview Links:

Check out Ludovic's Communication Course
The Good Life Manifesto Website
Check out Ludovic's Blog
Follow Ludovic on Instagram
Follow Ludovic on Twitter
Follow Ludovic on Facebook
Follow Ludovic on Linkedin

You've heard me say it before one of the most significant investments of time that we will make is in our life is our career. The average person spends 47 years of their life from the age of 18-65 working to secure their living.

And we want to help you make that time count.

Most people reach retirement at 65 (if we're lucky), but what if we flipped the script on the traditional approach to retirement because retirement isn't about age- it's a financial number.

More and more people are leaving the workforce early as they reach financial independence early by saving and aggressively investing between 50-75 percent of their income.

We are the authors who narrate the ups and downs of our stories to achieve our dreams, and our guest today is the prime example of being the author of her story and flipping the script on her life.

MK Williams is an author and independent publisher who recently left her corporate day job to pursue her dream full time. After finding the Financial Independence community, she was able to save enough to be able to take this leap into her new career. Now she is focused on helping her clients publish their books and learning to let go of her workaholic ways.

We’ll explore:

The Financial Independence community that propelled MK into financial independence
What it's like to leave your career after 10 years to begin the journey of entrepreneurship.
Why work-a-holic habits don't die when you leave your 9-5.

You’ll discover:

Why recalibrating your self worth is a constant journey.
How to let go of the ego around "being important at work (it's easier said than done).
The strategies MK learned, executed, and evolved to lead a successful career, obtain financial independence, and launch into entrepreneurship.

Interview Links:

Independent Publisher and Book Coaching with MK
Purchase MK's Books on Amazon!
Follow MK on Youtube
Follow MK on Twitter
Follow MK on Instagram

How you ever wondered how to excel at what you do?

What does it take to lead the complexities of your success through the evolving seasons of your life and your career?

I recently read an article by someone named Dr. Richard Blackaby, who put this in the perspective of farming.

For those of us who live in North America, we' are generally familiar with the four primary seasons. Spring, summer, fall, and winter

If you ask a farmer, they would love to be in a harvest season continuously. Where crops are produced in abundance, but that's impossible.

Each season serves its purpose, and without one, the other would not be successful.

Patience, tending and weathering the storms eventually will bring growth, but then winter comes, and it's time for a period of rest and reflection.

Farmers know that to be successful, they must utilize all four seasons.

As leaders, do we ever get stuck when we feel we're not in a season of harvest with our accomplishments when change is coming, or life becomes quiet?

How can we, as leaders, utilize the evolving seasons of our leadership to lead the complexities of our success and learn to excel at what we do?

Get ready; it's time to hear some words of wisdom on self-leadership and the journey of many seasons from today's guest expert Dr. David Lee.

Dr. David Lee is the Professor of Educational Leadership at The University of Southern Mississippi. His experience includes being a teacher, principal, superintendent of schools, and deputy state superintendent of education for the State of Louisiana. He speaks to school systems and businesses all over the world on leadership and motivation. Dr. Lee has over 35 years of experience driving change in organizations and providing the motivation that enables people to be better at what they do. He is the author of three books and his latest is, Run From The Nuts.

As we evolve, so must our leadership strategies and tools.

When it comes to our leadership, we're bringing you the organic experience of what it means to lead the complexities of your success throughout work and life.

We dig into the message behind the message of what it means to lead your challenges authentically while connecting your world to your work throughout the evolving seasons of your life.

Today, we're exploring Melissa's Journey of leaving the Corporate world and beginning her journey as an entrepreneur. She discusses how her career began, progressed, and evolved into this new chapter in her life.

After a 12 year career in healthcare as a corporate leader, Melissa left her full-time job to re-invent her life on her terms. She believed there were more fulfilling and creative ways of living — and she found it.

Join the conversation as we discuss the tools and strategies that evolved with her and how she is living her leadership today.

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Can you imagine growing up in a family of psychologists and experiencing anxiety and depression as a teenager?

Ayelet, saw a therapist, read books, and talked to people. She did all of the things she was supposed to do. But in between those therapy sessions, she used to feel so alone and so anxious.

She had the ideal environment and support, but it wasn’t enough. She discovered she wasn’t having a breakdown during her sessions with her therapist, it was the in-between moments in life.

After experiencing both anxiety and depression for a decade, Ayelet is passionate about tackling these issues that can often control someone’s life. Just as she has learned to combat anxiety and still continues to daily, she has dedicated her mission to help those suffering from anxiety and depression just like her (while pursuing her Master’s in Clinical Social Work Program).

We’ll explore:

What it’s like to grow up in a family of psychologists while experiencing anxiety and depression.
Why certain techniques were only temporary in her battle.
How our thoughts, actions, and feeling impact us our journey.

You’ll discover:

How she stopped spiraling and now has more good days than bad days.
Her sliding glass door moment when she jumped into the arena of vulnerability.
What most people get wrong about anxiety and how to help others who have anxiety and depression.

Interview Links:

Ayelet Shipley on Facebook
Ayelet Shipley Instagram
Anxiety Hacker Toolbox Workbook
Ayelet Shipley Podcast

Flipping the Script Leadership Behind the Scenes Podcast

Is it possible to perform at our best without sacrificing ourselves?

Can we slow down to help us accelerate further while juggling the increasing and shifting demands of life and work?

How do we break through people's opinions and make a difference by going against the norm?

To answer these questions, we sought the unique expertise of a leader who has been tested in the most rugged and high-stress environments- meet Dr. Jannell MacAulay.

Passionate and credible in the field of human performance and leadership, Dr. Jannell MacAulay is a combat veteran who served 20 years in the US Air Force as a pilot, commander, special operations consultant, and professional instructor. With her innovative leadership style, she was the first leader to introduce mindfulness as a proactive performance strategy within the US military.

She continues to consult within the DoD, DoJ, and corporate America delivering keynotes and a high-performance warrior mindset training program, called Warrior's Edge, which she developed with Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks and Dr. Michael Gervais.

She is a TEDx speaker and mother of two, who is on a mission to help individuals excel in high-stress and rugged environments, by showing them how to lean into each moment to find their best selves.

We'll Explore:

How mindfulness is transforming our military.
How leadership impacts every critical part of your life.
How to be an innovative leader.

You'll Discover:

How to slow down to accelerate your performance.
How to mindfully perform under pressure.
Why you need pressure and stress to discover your potential self.

Interview Links:

Dr. Jannell MacAulay Website
Connect with Dr. MacAulay on Linkedin
Watch Dr. Jannell MacAulay's Tedx Talk
Warriors Edge Program
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We're curious about mindfulness and exploring it through the lens of a highly respected Corporate Pysoclogist.

Join the conversation with our guest expert, Dr. Patricia Thompson, a successful author, keynote speaker, and founder of Silver Lining Psychology.

Her work has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Inc., and many others.

We’ll explore how mindfulness shaped her:

Career
Parenting
Her management consulting firm that is devoted to helping organizations achieve better results by applying psychological principles.

You'll Discover:

How to enhance emotional intelligence through mindfulness.
What comes before mindfulness?
The defining moment that infused mindfulness into every part of her life.

Interview Links:

Silverlining Psychology
Connect with Dr. Patricia Thompson on Linkedin
Mindfulness Courses by Dr. Patricia Thompson
Order her book- The Consummate Leader!

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The Consummate Leader: A Holistic Guide to Inspiring Growth in Others . . . and in Yourself

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Do you ever question your level of impact, expertise, or ability to measure up to a new challenge?

Like you, many leaders wrestle with this in their journey. Regardless of their title, expertise, or how much mediation or journaling you see others doing, these are simply strategies.

They aren't a solution that will eliminate the doubt from your journey.

We wouldn't want to eliminate it either because it serves as a way to gauge our experiences towards the actions that serve our growth.

It's part of every journey!

How do you embrace the doubt and fear of new challenges to harness it for growth?

Like you, most leaders are out there, climbing mountains and being busy every day. We can find ourselves continually focused on an ever-expanding list of things to do, which creates stress and a lack of clarity.

These moments can question your beliefs in yourself as a leader and make you feel like you aren’t growing, using the wrong strategies, or even perhaps, climbing the wrong mountain.

How can we begin to take steps to audit our leadership?

Meet Tony Brooks, psychologist and leadership specialist with over 20 years’ experience as a leader; highlights include managing a 7m+ direct marketing account and growing his own successful company since 2007.

Throughout Tony’s continued work on himself, his Psychological studies, and his work with 1000s of leaders, he has come to one critical conclusion: Your mindset is the key to your future growth, success, and fulfillment. Not only as a leader but in your life as a whole!

We’ll Explore:

How the way we process life impacts our leadership style.
The power of understanding your leadership strategy and the impact it creates.
Why saying “I will try” is a lack of assertive language and the simple tweak to practicing certain communication.

You’ll Discover:

How to integrate your leadership development plan from work to life.
How to audit your leadership using the wheel of life and psychometric testing.
How to harness your leadership assessment results for growth

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Your mindset is the key to your future growth, success, and fulfillment. Not only as a leader but in your life as a whole! - Tony Brooks

Interview Links:

Connect with Tony Brooks on Linkedin
Visit Tony's Website
Listen to Tony's Leadership Mindset Podcast
Take Tony's Leadership Diagnostic Test
Order Tony's Book: PI Leadership

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Sarah traveled the traditional path to success hoping that it would lead to the promised land of joy, purpose, and success. In college, she studied law and quickly jumped into the corporate world to climb the corporate ladder.

Her drive and ambition were rewarded as she became the Chief Compliance Officer for an international leading fortune 500 pharmaceutical company.

Sarah had the Instagram lifestyle of a c-suite executive in her full potential basking in the glory of her hard work and drive, but there is more than meets the eye to this story.

Sarah is not holding back as she shares the raw experiences that led to her darkest moments and eventually her brightest spark of innovation and her reason to breathe.

We'll Explore:

How burnout and depression affect executives more than we think and the impact it can have on an organization.
What are the signs of burnout?
Why is burnout challenging to talk about?

You'll Learn:

How to avoid this dark place in your career.
How severe burnout and depression became for Sarah and what she had to do to overcome it and find her reason to breathe again.
How did ten pairs of socks teach Sarah to fail in the most humbling of ways?

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"There's a dream for me, and that's to eradicate burnout." Sarah Ross

Interview Links:

Sarah Ross on Linkedin
Sarah Ross on Facebook
Sarah Ross Website
Order Sarah's Book: Activate Your Life

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Activate Your Life: 50 Transformational Exercises From Coaches Around The World (Volume I)

Start a business at 36? Lead a start-up to build a new category in an industry with a big problem but little awareness?

At the height of his career, Sangram Vajre had the calling to pursue a vision that would challenge that status quo and flip the script on his life, career, and for an entire industry.

He was on a mission to solve a problem that sales and marketing teams were facing for years. Only 1% of leads were turning into sales.

Solution: Account-Based Marketing + Courageous Leadership

Account-Based Marketing Definition (2019): An end-to-end go-to-market strategy designed to focus a majority of marketing, sales, and success effort on the pre- and post-sales accounts with the highest likelihood of closing, through data-driven targeting and personalization programs at scale.

Sangram Vajre is the Co-Founder and CMO of Terminus and one of the leading minds in B2B marketing. Before co-founding Terminus, a SaaS platform for account-based marketing, Sangram led the marketing team at Pardot through its acquisition by ExactTarget and then Salesforce. He created the FlipMyFunnel Community in 2014 to provide a place for B2B marketing and sales innovators to foster the account-based mindset and to learn from each other.

Sangram is an international keynote speaker, big hugger, and host of the top 50 business podcast called FlipMyFunnel with over 100,000 subscribers.

Terminus was named No. 61 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., posting a 4,730% growth rate over a three-year period.

We’ll explore:

How Sangram's leadership has evolved and the life lessons he's learned about being intentional, self-aware, and strategic about his leadership to connect his work to his world.
Why Sangram is on a mission to help positively impact the lives of a billion people.
How to help people think big without crushing their ideas.

You’ll discover:

Why defining your definition of success and impact is critical as a purpose-driven leader.
How to process failure to evolve your leadership and lead your impact throughout your work and life.
Why only 1% of leads turn into sales.

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Failing is perfectly fine, but failing with excuses is not fine. Sangram Vajre
Define your success or someone else will. Sangram Vajre

Interview Links:

Order Sangram's Book ABM is B2B
Order Sangram's Book Account Based Marketing for Dummies
Subscribe to Sangram's Podcast Flip My Funnel
Account Based Marketing with Terminus

Account-Based Marketing For Dummies

ABM is B2B.: Why B2B Marketing and Sales is Broken and How to Fix it

Are you ready to do more, be your best, and live as big as you can?

Get ready to embrace challenges, get uncomfortable, and enter into the unknown. We’re exploring how a single mother with a vision, ambition, and strategy fueled her career, investments, and education to quit her job and travel the world fulltime (with her daughter!). She has now traveled to more than 70 cities in 15 countries across 4 continents.

Latisha Springer is an authentic leader worth following who has flipped the script on her story. She has been on her own since she was 16 and had to flee an unhealthy home as a teenager to begin challenging and unlearning the limiting beliefs that shaped her early life experiences.

After giving birth to her beautiful daughter at a young age, she was determined to live beyond the confinements of our own boundaries, literally.

We’ll Explore:

How Latisha leveraged her career challenges and successes to align her moves with her vision to one day leave the corporate world and travel the world fulltime.
How she saved approximately $55,000 cash, and bought a foreclosed house and earned an MBA with honors debt-free from a top-ranked program.
How overcoming a difficult background made her strive not to be a statistic and obtain the "American Dream," but after climbing the ladder, she realized it wasn't what fulfilled her, and she was now part of another statistic.
Within two weeks she quit her job, graduated from grad school, and landed in Santiago, Chile with her daughter. What happened next?

You’ll Discover:

How frugal and intentional living can fuel your dreams if you're patient.
Her experiences across foreign lands that changed her perspectives
How to gain new experiences to stretch yourself beyond what you know to be your normal (no passport required).
How to embrace the excitement of the unknown, unpredictability of the foreign, and the challenges required to challenge it.

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"You owe to yourselves to do more than merely survive. None of us know how much time we have to make our dreams happen, but we can be sure that we're running out of time." - Latisha Springer
"Force yourself to have new experiences to stretch yourself beyond what you know to be your normal." - Latisha Springer
“The hardest part is getting free of the fearful assumptions of our conventional thinking, but courage is created through action.” - Latisha Springer

Interview Links:

Business website: www.DesignedByL.com
Email: HelloDesignedByL@gmail.com
Instagram: @DesignedByL

Gustavo Salazar is a GA Tech Graduate, Mechanical Engineer, and dedicated mentor who is invested in seeing the next generation succeed.

Gustavo came to the US from Columbia when he was only 8 years old as his family sought a better future.

Years later, Gustavo not only graduated from one of the top schools in the nation but he is on a mission to help the next generation of high school students succeed through mentorship, education, and leadership.

We’ll Explore:

How to challenge your setbacks by harnessing your leadership abilities
The networking phases
The impact of mentoring the next generation of leaders

You’ll Discover:

Why your story matters to your leadership and how sharing it evolves your authenticity
How networking and taking a calculated risk can propel your career
The importance of being intentional about work and life
How to create your leadership role through strategic moves that refine your leadership skills

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What you know will get you to who you know and who you know will get you to the next career step. - Gustavo Salazar

Links from Interview:

Connect with Gustavo Salazar on Linkedin
Gustavo's Recommended Colombian Restaurant in Atlanta
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership By John Maxwell

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You (10th Anniversary Edition)

When it comes to helping women and men succeed we've all heard that we need to have diversity in the workplace, however, are we missing the bigger picture on how to create inclusive workplaces that can promote the strengths of both men and women?

Facilitator, author, subject matter expert, and CEO of The Heim group is here to give us insight into the playbook that will help change how women (and men) win at the game of business. We’ll explore:The fact is that business has been run overwhelmingly by men until only recently. Is there gamesmanship that causes conflict between genders and creates a less engaged workforce for organizations?

How do we help more women and organizations win in the game of business?
Do men and women approach business differently?
What is the playing field for women, and what are the strategies to win?
We're promoting women to the top but now what? How can we equip them to thrive with both men and women?

Interview with Tammy Hughes:

You’ll discover:

Based on global research, you'll learn more about the invisible gender playbook in business that hinders most women and organizations from reaching their full success.
Men operate on a hierarchy structure vs. the flat structure that women use.
Each gender is a culture unto itself, raised with basic rules of conduct "instinctively" known to all adult members of that gender. Consequently, what seems natural to one gender culture can seem mysterious and baffling to the other.
Learn how to improve workplace communication between men and women instead of placing the blame on either gender.
Why women typically are the least supportive of other women in a position of power?
And so much more!

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You cannot manage what you do not see, and you cannot manage what you do not understand. Tammy Hughes
When you create awareness opportunities like we do its critical that it be balanced and that it's about helping men understand the female culture and women understand the male culture without trying to promote or change a culture at the expense of another one. Tammy Hughes
It has to start at the top, the only way to shift an organization the only way to move a needle is for leaders to embrace gender differences and unconscious biases that then models it for the entire organization.
Companies are great at hiring diversity mixes but mixes don't organically work well together you have to help them mix. Tammy Hughes

Interview Links:

Hardball for Women in Business with the CEO of The Heim Group, Tammy Hughes
Contact The Heim Group
Take the Gender IQ Test
Purchase Hardball for Women In Business for you and your team
Follow The Heim Group on Linkedin
Follow The Heim Group on Twitter
Follow The Heim Group on Facebook

We’re exploring the transformational story behind Jerry Acuff, who is rated as the top 10 sales experts in the world and founder of an award-winning international pharmaceutical sales consulting firm and devoted mentor.

Jerry's journey looked a little something like this - his parents were married 9x, his mother was an alcoholic for 30 years, his stepfather pulled a gun on him 2x, his father went bankrupt 3x, and he was fired 2x in 18 months from his sales job.

How did he flip the script on his story and lead not only his success but the success of everyone around him as a leading expert on sales and human potential?

We’ll Explore:

What and who shaped the leadership of the top 10 rated sales gurus in the world?
The relationships that give us an edge not just in business but in our personal lives and how it’s ripple effects impact future generations.

You’ll Discover:

Why we need people that believe in us and want to see us succeed.
Why the leading sales expert in the world was fired from his job because he was so shy and how this setback help him discover his business that would go on to produce millions of dollars but even more results for his clients.

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Life is a plural experience; the only time its singular is when you're born and when you die. - Jerry Acuff
Chances are you'll be the same person five years from today that you are today with the expectation of two things the books you read and the people you meet.

Connect with Jerry Acuff:

FREE Goal Setting Course: https://jerryacuff.com/jerry-acuff-online-training/#bonus
Website: https: //www.jerryacuff.com
Jerry’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Acting-Seller-Start-Thinking-Buyer/dp/0470068345

Stop Acting Like a Seller and Start Thinking Like a Buyer: Improve Sales Effectiveness by Helping Customers Buy

Welcome to the launch of Flipping the Script - Leadership Behind the Scenes!
This podcast is for purpose-driven leaders and organizations who are seeking to challenge and evolve their leadership to create an impact in the lives of people all around them.

In this episode, you will learn:

My leadership journey overcoming some of the most challenging moments of my life.
Why leadership is personal to me.
What you can expect from this podcast and why we’re ready to challenge your leadership beyond your career and into every critical part of your life.

Let’s continue the conversation on Facebook @goflipthescript.

I can’t wait to hear from you soon!

Cha'Lea Stafford