Shameless Leadership

Larissa Maloney is a former professional beach volleyball player and owns an online fitness and wellness company that serves both home school and brick and mortar school families! Active Kids 2.0 specializes in kids classes(boxing, karate, yoga, cheer, gymnastics, ballet, jazz, hip-hop dance, toddler time, strength, cardio, and many more!) She’s a kid fitness equality advocate as well as a mental health and human rights advocate!Listen in to hear Larissa share: How she is stepping up to #sharethemic during this cultural revolution The specific steps she’s taking to take care of herself as a black female leader, advocate, and mom during this time How she has experienced racism throughout her life, often as the only black child and young woman in white spaces What microaggressions are and the ones she has experienced repeatedly The deeply painful experience she had as a college freshman, experiencing loud and blatant racism, without any allies supporting her Specific steps you can take to be a better ally The debates she has been having with other moms about anxiety in parenting white kids vs black kids The super successful company she built in the pandemic to keep kids active in the most fun and engaging ways Links mentioned:  Enroll in my Construct Your Core Values Workshop: shamelessmom.com/values Save on your Active Kids 2.0 membership: activekids2.com | code: SHAMELESSMOM10 Larissa on IG: https://www.instagram.com/larissa.maloney/ Active Kids 2.0 on IG: https://www.instagram.com/activekids2.0/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ActiveKids2.0/, https://www.facebook.com/larissawitherspoon Thank you to our sponsor: BetterHelp: Special offer for listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/shameless    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When you know your core values, you can make decisions with ease, peace, clarity, and power. This is so freeing if you’re someone who has long struggled with analysis paralysis or decision fatigue. How would it feel if you had a ton of clarity around what you want to say YES to and what you want to say NO to? How would it feel if you could confidently express yourself without worrying about what others might think?How would it feel to clearly understand and own who you are becoming as a woman, leader, mom, partner?This would all feel so freeing and liberating right?The key to creating and defining your core values is in asking yourself 3 simple questions. If you can think through these 3 questions, all the sudden so many answers will become clear, if not obvious for you.I have been working on these 3 questions for about 5 years now and I have way less analysis paralysis when I’m making decisions. I worry so much less about other peoples’ opinions. And I can truly see exactly how I show up as a leader in all the different roles in my life.  THIS IS POWER.Listen in to learn these 3 questions and how to use them in your life to create and define your core values. Links mentioned: Enroll in my Construct Your Core Values Workshop Ep 455: 3 Steps To Create Core Values You Can Confidently Commit To Thank you to our sponsors: Margaret M: Margaret M’s offer to SHAMELESS listeners: 25% off by using the promo code: SHAMELESS25. Just go to margaretm.ca.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Makayla Ervin is a Brand Activation Strategist specializing in personal brand development and authentic relationship marketing strategies. As a visionary leader with a knack for bringing ideas to life, her calling is helping you create the business of your dreams without sacrificing your life to the hustle.As a retired photographer turned business coach, workshop leader, community builder, and entrepreneur extraordinaire - Makayla’s best days are spent in the sunshine with her 2 blonde headed boys and handsome husband before getting down to business and guiding women like YOU into greatness.Listen in to hear Makayla share: What your brand really is - yes, you have one even if you don’t know it and even if you don’t have your own business How you are constantly building your brand, for better or worse - especially right now The misinterpretation of mom owned businesses - and how we paint ourselves into our own corners The unlearning she went through to shift her identity from mompreneur to strategist When and why you should listen inward (vs googling) for answers The one question to ask yourself when you’re shifting your identity and brand Links mentioned: Register for our Construct Your Core Values Workshop  My website - Makayla Ervin My Instagram - Mrs. Makayla Ervin My Brand Authority Quiz   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you know your AQ? AQ is a new(ish) way to measure how adaptable you are. You are probably familiar with IQ (Intelligence Quotient) and EQ (Emotional Quotient). AQ rounds out this trio, measuring your ability to adapt to and thrive in an environment of change.So, here’s the cool thing…Moms ROCK when it comes to AQ. Because motherhood makes even the most Type A, perfectionistic control freak (like me!) more adaptable. Annnnd, COVID if boosting your AQ #everydamnday - because have you ever had to be more adaptable???I just started learning about AQ, but I’m so intrigued by this measure and how moms can use it to gain power in our communities. Tune in to learn why your AQ matters, your personal AQ score, and specific steps to boost your AQ. Links mentioned: Register for our Construct Your Core Values Workshop Nancy Kane article: How Adaptable Are You?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joyce Shulman is a serial entrepreneur, idea junkie, addicted skier, and recovering attorney. As the founder and CEO of Macaroni Kid, she helped build a multi-million dollar media company that delivers hyper-local, community-focused content geared for moms in more than 570 communities across the US and Canada. Her decade of work with moms revealed two of the most pervasive challenges facing moms today: moms are lonely and are confronting a health and wellness crisis. Through extensive research and her own personal experiences, Joyce discovered that walking is magic for moms, and recently founded 99 Walks, a company on a mission to get a million moms moving.Listen in to hear Joyce share: The data that shows us the significance of the current loneliness epidemic and how it deeply impacts our physical health The impact of motherhood on high achieving women The health and wellness crisis facing moms specifically The beauty and benefits of walking on your physical and emotional health Her book, 99 Walks, that will inspire you through taking 99 walks to reconnect with yourself Using walking as a gateway to rediscover your truest identity Creative ways to use walking as COVID therapy - alone or with others Links mentioned: Get the Book: Walk Your Way to Better: 99 Walks That Will Change Your Life Connect with Joyce: 99walks.fit Joyce on IG: @joyce.r.shulman   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I know I’m not the only one who has experienced a massive regression into reactive tendencies during this wild season of life...Look, I pride myself on being proactive instead of reactive. I coach on this. I thought I had it LOCKED DOWN.But, throw me into a pandemic and a cultural revolution and, well, I’m often finding myself more reactive than I’d like AND feeling like my reactions are more emotionally charged than ever. Just me?Something I’ve been testing lately - with much constraint, because it is not coming easily or naturally, is using a proactive pause before allowing myself to react in a situation where I might be tempted to be less than my best self. I can tell you these proactive pauses have given me so much more power and perspective each day - in the way I parent, the way I frame my day, the way I show up for conversations - all of it. Listen in to learn 4 ways you can integrate proactive pauses into your daily life to gain power, manage emotion, and get what you want & need out each day.Links mentioned: Get on the Tenacious Mamas Wait List: info@shamelessmom.com Get my free 15 Minute Manifest: shamelessmom.com/15mm   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jasmine Bradshaw is a researcher, educator, and podcaster who truly believes that creating a more loving, inclusive, and just society starts within the sacred walls of our homes. Her podcast, First Name Basis, exists to give parents the tools they need to teach their children about race, religion, and culture. Her community makes parents feel empowered and gives them the confidence they need to create lasting change in their sphere of influence.I have been binging Jasmine’s show since we first met online a few months ago. She is a truly talented and generous educator. I am so grateful for her work and really delighted to share this conversation with my community. I think you’ll learn a lot and I really hope you’ll invest in Jasmine’s work by subscribing to her show and joining her Patreon membership.Listen in to hear Jasmine share: Why and how race exists as a social construct How to have early conversations about race and skin tone with your kids How to lay the groundwork for conversations about race in order to have deeper, more difficult conversations with kids as they get older How to talk to your child’s school about their efforts toward diversity and inclusion How to talk to your child’s school about the versions of American history they teach How to be a better anti racist in order to teach your children to be anti racists How you can move from good intentions to confident action in your anti racism work Links mentioned:  Connect with Jasmine: Firstnamebasis.org Jasmine on IG: @firstname.basis Join Jasmine’s Patreon: patreon.com/firstnamebasis Teaching Tolerance Resources: https://www.tolerance.org/ Thank you to our sponsors: Magic Spoon: Go to magicspoon.com/SMA to grab a variety pack and try it today! And be sure to use our promo code SMA at checkout to get free shipping. Best Fiends: Download FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two weeks ago, Glennon Doyle Zoom bombed a Momentum Mamas meeting while we were talking about her book, Untamed. To say we were surprised and delighted would be a huge understatement. I was almost speechless. And sweating profusely. She was everything I hoped she would be: funny, humble, raw, brutally honest, and wise as hell. She spoke about why the pain must come before the rising and how revelations make necessary space for revolutions. While I have never shared our membership conversations on the show before, I decided to share this conversation because I know we all need a little more Glennon in our lives right now. Listen to this conversation. Get Untamed. BE THE CHEETAH.Thank you to our sponsors: Blinkist: Go to Blinkist.com/SHAMELESS try it FREE for 7 days AND save 25% off your new subscription. BetterHelp: Special offer for listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/shameless    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elizabeth is a Shameless Mom and a Business Scaling Strategist who mentors impact-driven entrepreneurs in scaling their influence, income, and time freedom without having to trade time for money or values for the vision. She's fiercely passionate about helping go-getters build the business that aligns with their purpose and their dreams. After building two 7 figure businesses and having the privilege of working with hundreds and hundreds of entrepreneurs, she now runs her businesses and hosts her podcast, Scaling Up, from the rolling hills of her hobby farm with her three little kids and husband as she practices what she preaches - working hard to have the freedom to truly live! Through her online courses, podcast, full immersion workshops, mastermind, mentorships, and speaking engagements, Elizabeth lives to show her students, clients, and the people she encounters what's truly possible.Listen in to hear Elizabeth share: Her lifestyle raising 3 little ones on her hobby farm How the workforce has changed over the last 3 generations and what we can learn from this massive evolution The difference between flowing in the wind and setting your sails to make time work in your favor How her health journey woke her up in all areas of her life The mistakes women are making in crafting their visions (and maybe their vision board too!) Why you must get granular with your goal Why you need to stop asking “What do I want to do?” and start asking, “Who do I want to become?” The inaccurate and unsustainable expectation of work/life balance in motherhood What the unsexy day to day chipping away at your dreams truly looks like Links mentioned:  [TIME SENSITIVE] Join Momentum Mamas: shamelessmom.com/momentum Connect with Elizabeth: elizabethhartke.com Elizabeth’s Guide to Becoming: elizabeth-hartke.mykajabi.com/become Get on Elizabeth’s Course Wait List: elizabeth-hartke.mykajabi.com/su-course-waitlist Podcast: Scaling Up: https://elizabethhartke.com/podcast Elizabeth on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elizhartke/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you lost your mojo? The world is so uncertain right now and there is no end in sight. Around us we see people losing steam and losing hope. People are sitting down.I want to lovingly challenge you to STAY STANDING. Keep moving forward. Even if your steps are barely measurable. Any step forward is a step forward, no matter the size. And a step forward keeps you in momentum, which is key when things are hard.The world can't afford for you to sit down. We can't afford for you to quit dreaming. We need you to keep going. Our country needs you to keep going. Your community needs you to keep going. Your family needs you to keep going.Keep dreaming even if the dream has shifted.Keep dreaming even if the timeline toward your dreams is totally unknown.Keep dreaming even if your dreams feel a little silly or trivial or insignificant. It is our dreaming that keeps our spirits up, our heads and hearts engaged, and our souls on fire.You need your dreams now more than ever before. If you're struggling right now, here are a few steps you can take to keep showing up for your dreams: Own what is working and what you do have control over Set some dreamy 3 year goals Make space to be quiet and creative #everydamnday Connect with other women who are still standing and in staying in momentum I’m not going to watch you let your dreams die. STAND UP. If you need someone to hold your hand, I got you.Links mentioned: [TIME SENSITIVE] Enroll in Momentum Mamas: shamelessmom.com/momentumThank you to our sponsor: BetterHelp: Special offer for listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/shameless   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices