Welcome to the Shameless Leadership Podcast!
This show is for women who are committed to advancing their leadership and advancing 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. You’ll hear practical tips, effective strategies, and inspiring stories that will not only enhance your leadership skills but also broaden your perspective to help you become a more confident, thoughtful, and empathetic leader.
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.
You can listen to Shameless Leadership wherever you listen to podcasts, including but not limited to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Castbox.
Thank you!
Sara
923: LEADERSHIP TIPS: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
“Sara, should I stay or should I go?” This is a very common conversation I have had with coaching clients over the years. Because I have the great honor of helping women deeply (re)connect to their sense of self, my clients frequently find themselves in a position...
922: LEADERSHIP STORIES: Use My GAP Strategy to Communicate in Difficult Conversations
Have you ever gone to someone you trusted to seek help and they became defensive instead of holding space for you? Have you ever been in a conversation and felt yourself getting defensive as someone shared information with you? You’ve likely been in both of these...
921: LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES: Essential Questions for Planning Your New Year
Every year I host an Annual Planning Workshop for my business coaching clients. This is a time for folks to look back at their wins from the past year, do some visioning for the upcoming year, and get crystal clear on the specific strategies and action steps they...
920: LEADERSHIP STORIES: How to Use Storytelling as a Form of Authentic Leadership
I have used stories in leadership for some time now and have found them to be such a powerful way to engage people as well as a means to appeal to people’s heads and hearts. Years ago, I started studying how other speakers I followed used stories and I took notes. ...
919: LEADERSHIP MINDSET: 5 Competitive Advantages of Women Leaders in 2025
In the last episode of Shameless Leadership, I spoke about 5 Challenges Facing Women Leaders in 2025. While that episode had plenty of reasons to get us motivated and fired up, I am excited to kick off a conversation that leads with a positive edge this week. When we...
918: LEADERSHIP TIPS: The Biggest Challenges Facing Women Leaders in 2025
To be honest, I was hesitant to spend thirty minutes pointing out the challenges facing women leaders, as I’m not sure we need to be reminded of what’s not working in our favor. However, as I started putting my notes together, I quickly decided that if I provide this...
917: LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES: Great Leaders Model Being Messy
This might sound counterintuitive, but great leaders aren’t afraid to be a little messy. Being messy is not a hall pass to be careless or cause harm. Being messy is about being your most authentic, imperfect, high-integrity self who isn’t afraid to make mistakes and...
916: LEADERSHIP MINDSET: A New Leadership Paradigm Where Winning Doesn’t Equate Worth
Through my own evolution as a business owner in recent years and then through watching my son evolve as an athlete recently, I’ve had the opportunity to personally and professionally consider how our culture's obsession with performance and winning consistently...
915: INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP: The Importance of Establishing a Sense of ‘Place’ to Create Safe Spaces
As you spend time within your team and organization ideating, creating, and growing, are you conscientiously co-creating a place where each person can participate fully with their best gifts? Is there enough safety and trust for people to take creative risks and ask...
914: LEADERSHIP MINDSET: How to Reframe Shame
Shame can be a pervasive and isolating experience, but by examining your relationship with shame more closely, you can gain the tools to understand better and transform it. When you’re experiencing shame, it’s important to ask yourself a series of thoughtful questions...