Built Well Podcast

Shannon Wallis grew up in the bottom 10% of the economic ladder in South Dakota. Then she walked 500 miles across Spain in the wrong boots, and it changed how she leads.

Shannon is the founder of Cascade Leadership, an executive coach for 15 years, and the author of WE the Change: Launching Big Ideas and Creating New Realities. Before starting her firm, she led change and leadership development work at PwC, Coca-Cola and Microsoft. Her biggest lesson from the Camino de Santiago still shapes her coaching today: ask for help.

In this episode you will:

• Learn what one CEO pictures before letting someone go, and why it changes the whole conversation

• Hear what AI-driven budget cuts are doing to new managers, and why human connection matters more than ever

• Get a 30-second reset you can use before your next meeting

Connect with Shannon

• Cascade Leadership

• Shannon's website

• LinkedIn

• WE the Change on Amazon (Kindle, Audible, paperback)

• WE the Change at Barnes & Noble

• Prodigal Leadership and the Camino retreat

• Future Generation Leadership Institute

• Can't afford the book? Email Shannon for a free copy: [email protected]

Connect with Built Well

• Jose Lopez on LinkedIn

• Built Well on Instagram (@builtwellpodcast)

• Polaris Pioneer Group

Built Well is sponsored by Polaris Pioneer Group, which builds and optimizes custom AI systems for businesses that are serious about growth.

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One driveway. Two hard questions. A 16-year career on the line. Built Well brings you honest conversations with founders about how their businesses really got built. Follow now. Episode 1 drops Monday November 2.