About Natasha Skolny:

Natasha Skolny is the founder of The Leadership Cabin, a coaching and development practice dedicated to empowering women leaders to lead with authenticity, clarity, and purpose. Drawing from her diverse background as a competitive figure skater, NCCP-certified skating coach, corporate leadership trainer, and certified wellness coach, Natasha combines emotional intelligence, performance psychology, and strategic leadership to help clients navigate high-pressure environments with confidence.

Through The Leadership Cabin, Natasha offers private coaching, workshops, and team development programs designed to help leaders connect with their inner strengths, overcome limiting beliefs, and cultivate resilient, high-performing teams. Her approach emphasizes self-awareness, effective communication, and intentional action, enabling leaders to define success on their own terms.

With experience across various industries, including financial services, insurance, construction, and IT, Natasha understands the unique challenges faced by women in leadership roles.

In this episode, Kevin and Natasha Skolny discuss:

• Curiosity as a foundational leadership skill
• Helping women lead with authenticity and clarity
• The connection between self-awareness and sustainable leadership growth
• Redefining success beyond external expectations
• Creating space to pause, reflect, and lead with intention

Key Takeaways:

• Curiosity creates the pause leaders often avoid. In a fast-paced world that rewards constant motion, asking deeper questions slows things down but ultimately leads to better decisions, stronger relationships, and more meaningful leadership growth.
• Leadership development doesn’t start with skills alone. Real change happens when leaders first explore who they want to become, what they value, and why their work matters—then build skills that align with that deeper clarity.
• Self-awareness is an ongoing practice, not a one-time reflection. Tracking emotional responses, noticing patterns of frustration or excitement, and asking what unmet needs are present help leaders respond intentionally instead of reacting on autopilot.
• Redefining success can feel uncomfortable—but it’s essential. When leaders replace inherited definitions of success with values-based ones, energy increases, resentment fades, and work becomes a source of fulfillment rather than exhaustion.

“If you want to have a bigger impact and leave the legacy that you want to leave, then it requires you to step up and be more present.” – Natasha Skolny

Connect with Natasha Skolny:

Website: https://www.theleadershipcabin.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theleadershipcabin/ 

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/natashaskolny 

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@TheLeadershipCabin 

Connect with Kevin Neal:

Website: https://drkdneal.com 

Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0C47RZDSS 

https://www.amazon.com/Guided-Greatness-Mentorship-Developing-professionals-ebook/dp/B0FGBH1VNS

Email: [email protected] 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachkd63