Breakthrough Innovation

Stop Playing Small: The Leadership Advice That’ll Rock Your Risk Culture with Melissa Boggs


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In this high-energy episode of Breakthrough Innovation, we roll into leadership and audacity with Melissa Boggs — the only roller skating keynote speaker on the planet. A former Scrum Alliance executive, Melissa blends movement and mindset to teach leaders how to shift from fear to bold action.

🛼 Why roller skating became a metaphor for innovation and risk-taking

🚫 How fear and “operational memory” quietly shut down progress inside companies

📉 Why reducing risk to zero is a myth — and a leadership trap

📢 The 4-step model to move from caution to curiosity to courage to audacity

🔁 The hidden damage of gaslighting in innovation culture — and how to fix it


Whether you're a leader trying to empower others or someone sitting on a big idea, this episode is your push toward the edge.

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Breakthrough InnovationBy JL Heather