Former D1 athlete turned people leader and recruiter, Damesha Craig shares how quieting the noise, doing the inner work, and defining purpose led her to build Her & His Leadership Garden (HLG)—a free Discord community with weekly calls, challenges, and courses for leaders in every season of life (yes, parents and stay-at-home leaders too).

In this episode, we cover:

Taking athlete discipline into sales, recruiting, gaming, and tech startups

Lessons from scaling early/growth-stage companies and wearing “all the hats”

How introspection, faith, and forgiveness fuel authentic leadership

Why everyone can lead (student ↔ teacher) and how to define YOUR leadership

The “garden” framework: weeds, seasons, watering yourself, and blooming on time

What to expect inside HLG: weekly coaching, challenges, and new courses

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Episode Chapters

0:29 – 1:20 Introducing Damesha Craig & the Her & His Leadership Garden (HLG)

1:21 – 4:23 From athlete at UCLA → sales → recruiting → tech startups

4:24 – 6:03 Taking a pause: inner work, faith, & listening to higher purpose

6:04 – 9:01 Joining Jay Shetty’s coaching program & synchronicity in purpose

9:02 – 12:28 The “Garden” analogy for leadership: weeds, seasons, watering yourself

12:29 – 15:08 Everyone can be a leader: home, work, or community

15:09 – 17:40 Encouraging others to shine their light & starting with self-reflection

17:41 – 20:06 Forgiveness, life timelines & healing as part of leadership

21:20 – 23:40 Inside HLG: free Discord community, weekly calls, challenges & courses

23:41 – 26:17 Closing quotes (Maya Angelou & Irma Bombeck) on purpose & using your gifts

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