As an entrepreneur or driven leader, it’s hard to take stock of your progress. Especially if you’re already looking forward to the next step.

But, brain science shows it’s healthy to recognize where you’ve come from and what you’ve accomplished.

The key? Having a community of peers to support you.

In this episode of Made for Impact, Leslie Bailey joins us to reveal her advice for building a network of awesome people. She’s the co-founder and CEO of Indy Maven and coworking space Maven Space in downtown Indianapolis.

Leslie also confesses her difficulty with celebrating the small wins – but more importantly, how she’s overcome that challenge. Get in touch with Gretchen, and let her know which impactful leaders you’d like to hear from: Connect on LinkedIn Support Leslie:Indy Maven Maven Space

Leadership isn’t free. In fact, it costs a lot.

You can’t be a great leader without sacrificing your energy, time and will for the greater good of your team. But that’s what makes the end result so sweet.

Jon Gordon is President of the Jon Gordon Companies and author of the bestselling Energy Bus and The Power of Positive Leadership. He joins Gretchen in the Made for Impact booth to reveal how to be a positive leader and unite a positive team.

You’ll also learn why a hybrid work model and an optimistic competitive advantage are a dynamic duo for your team.

Not only does California Closets design homes. They design better lives. From their employees to their customers, they have taken it upon themselves to lead intentionally.

And President Marcus Hall leads by example. He preaches (and practices) what he calls “productive paranoia.” While there may be a lot going on in the economy and world, what you can control is your reaction to it and your resulting emotions.

In this episode, you’ll learn how you can prioritize your own self-care, say “yes” to more great opportunities, and evaluate people as your most important asset in life.

Listen in for these key takeaways:

• Self-care is critical for leaders. Not only must you take care of your company and your employees. But your first priority is yourself.
• Say “yes” more often. Marcus has benefitted from opportunities and relationships as a result of trying to say yes to every favor and question.
• People evaluation is your most important step in the job search. More important than your compensation, benefits and even company outlook is the people you’re locking arms with.

John D. Rockefeller was one of the most successful businessmen in human history. His work fueled the industrialist revolution that changed the world forever.

Cultures That Work founder Dr. Craig Overmyer is a Scaling Up-certified coach and helps leaders adopt the same habits that allowed Rockefeller to rise to the top of the business world. He takes notoriously complex topics and simplifies them.

In this episode you’ll learn what challenges executives face in scaling their teams, how to overcome conflict productively, and how to liberate yourself from the drama inside your organization.

Get in touch with Gretchen, and let her know which impactful leaders you’d like to hear from: Connect on LinkedIn

Dr. Craig Overmyer mentions Verne Harnish’s Scaling Up, his own Accelerate thru Conflict and Primal Leadership by Daniel Goldman.

”Every job is a different expression of connecting to human beings.”

In this masterclass episode, Gretchen sits down with Lindsay Boccardo, renowned speaker, coach, and career strategist, to dive into how connection—in any career—is what drives true fulfillment and success. In today’s world, it’s hard to find both of those things in one career, and Lindsay is here to help you understand how to start right where you are.

Lindsay shares her expertise in psychology and public communications to break down today’s trends in people ops, generational differences, and culture building.

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“The necessity of you comes from the idea that there is someone who needs you to meet them at your peak of success and performance.”

Creating change in the world is difficult to do without first understanding your purpose and role.

Don Golden is the founder of business impact consulting firm Just Capital Quotient and Chief Impact Officer at Threefold Private Equity. He sits down with Gretchen to share how he’s helped business leaders step into and take responsibility for their power, wealth and privilege.

In this episode, you’ll learn why you’re responsible for making change in the world and how you can define your fundamental purpose.

Get in touch with Gretchen, and let her know which impactful leaders you’d like to hear from: Connect on LinkedIn

Key Takeaways

• Why business leaders are responsible for making great change in the world
• How you can step into your power, wealth, and privilege and use it to help others
• Why you must define your fundamental purpose before attempting to make an impact

Where is your time going? Is it aligned with your goals?

In this Masterclass episode, Gretchen sits down with Tiffany Sauder – wife, mom, podcaster, investor, and CEO of Element Three – to discuss how to overcome fear, navigate work and home responsibilities, and ultimately build a life you love.

Tiffany shares how she uses lightweight structure to make time for what matters most in the season she’s in, how she embraces intentionality as a working mom, and answers questions from you, our listeners!

Get in touch with Gretchen, and let her know which impactful leaders you’d like to hear from: Connect on LinkedIn

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Your effort determines your impact, so why not give your all?

Stephanie Bothun is Vice President and Co-Founder of Ascend Indiana, the talent initiative of CICP that connects people to careers. A personal career path impasse led Stephanie to find her purpose and passion for people through education. Through her journey, she’s developed three mantras for creating impact.

To create impact, you don’t have to be headed down one particular path. You don’t even have to fit perfectly onto the path you’re currently walking.

Tanorria Askew is a multi-hyphenate—chef, author, speaker, DEI consultant, and entrepreneur. Her journey from corporate America to living into her multiple passions and callings is nothing less than inspirational, but not entirely aspirational. She’s got loads of tactical tips to live into what you love and make an impact doing so—you just might have to get a little uncomfortable first.

Get in touch with Gretchen, and let her know which impactful leaders you’d like to hear from: Connect on LinkedIn

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Joel Bell makes bringing your whole self to work a staple of his company’s culture.

Joel is the President of White Hat Industrial. He would say that when your employees bring their full selves to work, you see the magic happen. From raising 3 kids to empowering his employees to serve others, Joel is full of insights on how to lead with impacting others as the main goal. Listen in for how he has empowered those around him to give back, impact others for good, and encourage growth.

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Learn more about White Hat: https://whitehatindustrial.com/