🎙 Choosing the Pivot: How to Level Up Without Losing Yourself

✨ Episode Summary

I’m excited to welcome Leandra McLaurin MPH, CHES, CLES to Voices of Impact for a conversation rooted in something we both deeply believe: that pivots are an opportunity to elevate, not erase, yourself.

Leandra is a consultant and strategic coach who helps ambitious professionals and emerging entrepreneurs get unstuck and gain clarity in the “what’s next?” phase of their lives. Through focused 90-minute strategy sessions, she serves as a thought partner, helping clients define success on their own terms and transform uncertainty into clear, aligned direction. Clients leave not only with clarity, but with a personalized guide to recalibrate whenever needed.

A public health professional and Certified Health Education Specialist turned entrepreneur, Leandra designs thoughtful programs and systems that support both organizations and whole lives.

This episode is for you if:

• You’re at a crossroads and unsure of your next step
• You’re ready to level up while staying aligned

🔥 Key Takeaways

1. Pivots elevate, they don’t erase.
   Moving forward doesn’t mean leaving your identity behind.
2. Clarity comes from intentional decisions.
   Strategic pauses and reflection guide purposeful action.
3. Success is self-defined.
   Leading your next chapter starts by defining what success actually means for you.

🌍 About Leandra McLaurin MPH, CHES, CLES

Leandra is a consultant and strategic coach helping high-achieving professionals and emerging entrepreneurs gain clarity, navigate transitions, and pivot intentionally.

Connect with Leandra:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leandramclaurin/

🎙️ About Your Host Veena

I empower purpose-driven Founders & CEOs to align identity, presence, and strategy to build sustainable businesses without burnout.

Through my SOVEREIGN ALIGN™ Blueprint, I help leaders:
✔ Step into grounded CEO identity
✔ Increase authority, visibility, and influence
✔ Build systems that support sustainable growth
✔ Amplify thought leadership and voice
✔ Lead with intuition & a regulated nervous system
✔ Design long-term success, legacy, and freedom

My Sovereign ALIGN CEO™ Program transforms identity and strategy at depth.

My Sovereign RISE CEO™ Intensive delivers fast external elevation positioning, visibility, and offers without burnout.

If you’re on the edge of expansion or reinvention, I help you rise into the version your next chapter requires.

Book a private Sovereign Vision & Strategy Session to explore your next chapter:

👑 If This Resonated

If this episode spoke to you, here’s how to go deeper:

Schedule a call to explore becoming a Sovereign Rise ambassador, community builder, or member: https://cal.com/beyoutifullyempowercoaching/coffee-chat-with-veena

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What if clarity and courage didn’t come from pushing harder but from pausing intentionally and playing curiously?

In this episode of Voices of Impact, I’m honored to welcome Naseem Kapdi, MA — an introverted writer, facilitator, and founder of Kimiya Coaching — for a grounded and reflective conversation on slowing down as strategy.

Naseem supports professionals and creatives of color navigating burnout, career transitions, and seasons of recalibration. Her work invites high-achievers to pause long enough to hear themselves clearly — and experiment long enough to imagine new possibilities.

As a first-generation college graduate, eldest daughter, and child of immigrants living within a double diaspora, Naseem brings a culturally grounded lens to ambition, exhaustion, and identity. She challenges urgency culture and reminds us that sustainable growth honors healing as much as achievement.

If you’ve been moving quickly but feeling disconnected, this episode will feel like a reset.

This conversation is for you if:

• You’re navigating burnout or transition
• You feel pressure to constantly produce
• You’re questioning what success actually means for you now
• You want clarity without sacrificing your well-being

1. Burnout is not who you are.
   It’s often a signal — not a personality trait.
2. Pause creates power.
   Intentional slowing allows clarity to surface.
3. Play builds courage.
   Small, curious experiments rebuild confidence more effectively than perfect plans.

Naseem Kapdi is a writer, facilitator, and founder of Kimiya Coaching. She supports professionals and creatives of color in navigating burnout, recalibration, and career transitions through culturally grounded reflection and intentional experimentation.

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

I empower purpose-driven Founders & CEOs to align identity, presence, and strategy to build sustainable businesses without burnout.

Through my SOVEREIGN ALIGN™ Blueprint, I help leaders:

✔ Step into grounded CEO identity
✔ Increase authority, visibility, and influence
✔ Build systems that support sustainable growth
✔ Amplify thought leadership and voice
✔ Lead with intuition & regulated nervous system
✔ Design long-term success, legacy, and freedom

The 4-Month Sovereign ALIGN CEO™ Program transforms identity and strategy at depth.

The 1-Month Sovereign RISE CEO™ Intensive delivers fast external elevation positioning, visibility, and offers without burnout.

If you’re on the edge of expansion or reinvention, I help you rise into the version your next chapter requires.

If this episode spoke to you, here’s how to go deeper:
• Book a collab / coffee chat if you want to be part of the Sovereign Rise Community: https://cal.com/beyoutifullyempowercoaching/coffee-chat-with-veena

If you loved this episode:

• Follow the show
• Leave a 5-star review
• Share it with someone navigating burnout or transition
  

Your support helps amplify conversations redefining sustainable leadership and meaningful success.

What if confidence and clarity were about regaining your power, not burning out in the process?

In this episode of Voices of Impact, I sit down with Rose White, a faith-driven systems architect, executive leadership strategist, and micro-agency business consultant who empowers women leaders to reset confidence, realign identity, and build sustainable, referral-rich businesses — without sacrificing purpose or personal well-being.

With a multidisciplinary background spanning coaching, ministry leadership, higher education, and entrepreneurial consulting, Rose helps women turn calling into structured offers, scalable services, and aligned revenue systems.

Identity and conviction are the foundation of sustainable leadership.

This conversation is for you if:

• You’ve felt your confidence erode under pressure
• You’re building while battling burnout
• You want systems that protect your energy instead of draining it
• You desire sustainable growth rooted in identity and purpose

1. Confidence is reclaimed — not performed.
   Sustainable conviction comes from identity alignment, not external validation.
2. Burnout is often a systems problem.
   When structure doesn’t support purpose, exhaustion becomes inevitable.
3. Calling requires infrastructure.
   Purpose alone isn’t enough, it needs intentional systems to scale sustainably.

Rose White is a faith-driven systems architect, executive leadership strategist, and consultant who equips women leaders to turn conviction into sustainable strategy.

She is also the author of I Took Back My Crown in the Dark: Without Applause, Validation or Permission, a powerful reflection on reclaiming identity and authority without waiting for external affirmation. The book is available on Amazon.

Connect with Rose:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drrosewhite/
• Book: https://read.amazon.com/sample/B0F5WPJ73P?clientId=share

I’m an Identity-Led Coach & Strategic Consultant, helping visionary CEOs and executives align identity, strategy, and presence to attract aligned opportunities and create real freedom.

Through my SOVEREIGN ALIGN™ framework, I support leaders in moving beyond performance-driven leadership into grounded, integrated impact.

If this episode spoke to you, here’s how to go deeper:

• Join the Sovereign Rise Collective
• Book a collab/coffee chat: https://cal.com/beyoutifullyempowercoaching/coffee-chat-with-veena
  

If you loved this episode:

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• Share with a woman leader who needs this message
  

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In this episode of Voices of Impact, I sit down with Hassan Pardawalla, a culture-curious, framework-loving, Murphy’s-Law-surviving operational leader who blends business strategy with real-world humour and clarity.

Known for turning complex processes into clear “aha” moments, Hassan brings a fresh and witty lens to how culture shapes organizations, how structure protects them, and how chaos inevitably tests them.

With lived experience across multiple countries, industries, and roles, Hassan works with business owners as an operational leader, teaches MBA candidates how to implement business fundamentals, mentors entrepreneurs, and serves his community as a volunteer and board member. His work is anchored in curiosity, multiculturalism, diverse perspectives, community, grit, adaptability, and fun.

What makes this conversation especially aligned is what we both stand for:

Culture is not accidental — it’s designed.

Hassan challenges leaders to move beyond “we’ll figure it out” and into intentional design, where culture and systems work together instead of against each other.

This conversation is for you if:

• You’re scaling a company and feeling operational friction
• You’ve experienced culture breakdown as growth accelerates
• You want to build something that doesn’t just grow — but endures

1. Culture breaks where clarity is missing.
   When systems are undefined, culture defaults to confusion, inconsistency, and burnout.
2. Structure is an act of leadership.
   Clear systems are not bureaucracy — they are protection, alignment, and scalability.
3. Chaos reveals the gaps.
   Growth exposes weak foundations. The solution isn’t hustle — it’s intentional design.

Connect with Hassan:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hassanpardawalla/

I am an Identity-Led Coach & Strategic Consultant, helping Visionary CEOs align identity, strategy, and presence to attract aligned opportunities and create real freedom.

Through my SOVEREIGN ALIGN™ framework, I support leaders in moving beyond performance-driven leadership into grounded, integrated impact.

If this episode spoke to you, here’s how to go deeper:

• Join the Sovereign Rise Collective
• Book a collab/coffee chat: https://cal.com/beyoutifullyempowercoaching/coffee-chat-with-veena

If you loved this episode:

• Follow the show
• Leave a 5-star review

Share with a CEO who needs this message. Your support helps amplify voices building aligned, resilient leadership 💜

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?

I’m genuinely excited to welcome Sarah Keffer to Voices of Impact for a conversation rooted in a belief we deeply share.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗿𝗲:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁ity-𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

Sarah Keffer is an award-winning Leadership Development Expert and Certified Executive Coach who helps leaders and teams move beyond performative leadership into more powerful, purposeful, and deeply human ways of working.

A former Division I All-American athlete, Sarah Keffer brings lived leadership under pressure paired with executive insight into every room she enters. Her work spans corporate, nonprofit, government, and tech sectors, where she partners with leaders to lead from the inside out.

What makes this conversation especially aligned is what we both stand for.

𝗪𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲:
Leadership starts with identity, not titles and that sustainable impact comes from leading with presence, integrity, and humanity rather than performance alone.

Sarah’s work challenges outdated leadership models and equips people to lead with intention, humanity, and real influence without sacrificing themselves in the process.

In this episode, we’ll explore what it truly looks like to embody leadership, not perform it.

𝗪𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:

➡️ Identity-first leadership in real-world environments
➡️ Letting go of performative leadership habits
➡️ Building trust and clarity from the inside out
➡️ Sustaining momentum without burnout
➡️ Leading in ways that feel aligned, grounded, and impactful

🎙️ About Your Host

I’m an Identity-Led Coach & Strategic Consultant, helping visionary CEOs and executives align identity, strategy, and presence to attract aligned opportunities and create real freedom.

Through my SOVEREIGN ALIGN™ framework, I support leaders in moving beyond performance-driven leadership into grounded, integrated impact.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿?

I’m honored to welcome Helen to Voices of Impact for a timely and necessary conversation about confidence, purpose, and visibility for women in midlife.

𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲:
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝟰𝟬+

Helen Sanchez brings over 30 years of experience in recruiting and career guidance — a journey that led her to found Tanagui, LLC, a career consultancy rooted in both insight and advocacy.

Her work is deeply informed by lived experience and rigorous research, particularly around ageism in the workplace. Helen stands firmly in a truth many women know but few systems acknowledge:

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟰𝟬 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Yet too often, their value is minimized just as their wisdom, clarity, and leadership deepen.

Helen’s mission is to help women over 40 reclaim meaningful, well-aligned work, while also challenging organizations to recognize the immense value of intergenerational, symbiotic teams especially in a world where longevity is increasing and careers are no longer linear.

Through speaking engagements, podcasts, articles, and coaching, Helen advocates for systemic change while equipping women to navigate today’s realities with confidence and agency.

Her academic foundation reflects this lifelong commitment to justice and advocacy. She holds dual Bachelor’s degrees in Women & Gender Studies and African American Studies from the College of New Jersey, is a proud member of Phi Beta Kappa, and was awarded the Alice Paul Award for Activism in recognition of her impact.

She is also a graduate of the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching \(iPEC\) and a certified coach, blending scholarship, strategy, and compassionate leadership in her work.

In this conversation, we’ll explore what it really means to rewrite midlife not as an ending, but as a powerful reorientation.

𝗪𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:

➡️ Reclaiming confidence and professional identity after 40
➡️ Navigating ageism without internalizing it
➡️ Why midlife is a strategic advantage, not a liability
➡️ Creating purpose-driven work in the second \(or third\) act
➡️ What organizations must unlearn about age and value

🎙️ About Your Host

I’m an Identity-Led Coach & Strategic Consultant, supporting visionary CEOs and executives in aligning identity, strategy, and presence so they can attract aligned opportunities and experience true freedom.

Through my SOVEREIGN ALIGN™ framework, I guide leaders beyond outdated narratives whether about age, success, or worth into grounded, authentic leadership.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀?

I’m excited to welcome Lisa Large, CDBC, CPDT-KA, SDC to Voices of Impact for a deeply grounding and eye-opening conversation on behavior, leadership, and what it truly means to create change:

𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 & 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

Lisa Large, CDBC, CPDT-KA, SDC is an internationally certified Canine Behaviour Consultant (IAABC), Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), and Service Dog Coach (SDC) with over 15 years of experience helping dogs and their people thrive.

What sets Lisa apart is her ability to see beyond the surface of behavior. Rather than focusing on “fixing” symptoms, she looks at the whole system — a dog’s history, environment, emotional state, and physical health to understand the why behind behavior.

Her work is trauma-informed, science-based, and deeply ethical, prioritizing emotional well-being while building real, lasting skills, confidence, and resilience for both dogs and humans.

Lisa and I share a powerful belief:
𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲.
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹.

This conversation invites us to rethink not only how we work with dogs but how we lead, support, and relate in moments of challenge, fear, and uncertainty.

We’ll explore:

➡️ Why discomfort is often the doorway to growth
➡️ Understanding behavior through a trauma-informed lens
➡️ The role of safety, trust, and environment in learning
➡️ What dogs teach us about leadership, patience, and presence
➡️ Moving from control-based approaches to compassionate clarity

🎙️ About Your Host (Me):

I’m an Identity-Led Business Coach and Strategic Consultant, working with founders and executives navigating growth, reinvention, and meaningful impact.

Through my SOVEREIGN ALIGN™ framework, I support leaders in leading from identity, alignment, and presence — shifting away from force and hustle, and toward clarity-driven, human-centered leadership.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲?

I’m honored to welcome Shaswati Chattopadhyay to Voices of Impact for a powerful conversation on leadership, courage, and large-scale transformation:

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁

Shaswati Chattopadhyay is a global transformation leader, program director, and executive coach with nearly two decades of experience delivering high-stakes business and technology transformations across the US, UK, Japan, the Netherlands, and Germany.

She operates at the transformation level where strategy, systems, and human leadership must work together. Known for her WIN–WIN–WIN philosophy, Shaswati creates value not just for organizations, but for customers and teams navigating change.

But what truly differentiates her is how she leads with empathy, transparency, and deep respect for the people carrying the change.

Shaswati and I share a strong belief:
𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁.
𝗜𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.

This conversation is an invitation to rethink what effective leadership looks like in moments of complexity, scale, and uncertainty.

We’ll explore:

➡️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
➡️ 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆
➡️ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱
➡️ 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀
➡️ 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱?

I’m genuinely excited to welcome Justin Strickland to Voices of Impact, a conversation that feels especially aligned with the heart of this space and the kind of leadership we need more of right now.

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆:
𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Justin Strickland is a Founder and Leadership Development Specialist whose relationship with leadership began long before titles, roles, or formal authority.

From captaining his basketball team at the YMCA, to founding clubs in high school and college, to working under leaders who modeled both excellence and disappointment — his experiences shaped a deep respect for the weight leadership carries.

What stands out most about Justin is his belief that leadership is not confined to the workplace.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

Those early lessons are what led him to dedicate his work to developing leaders who understand the long-term impact of their choices — leaders who carry awareness, courage, and responsibility into every room they enter.

In this episode, we slow the conversation down and explore what it really means to lead — not perform leadership.

𝗪𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:

➡️ Why self-leadership shapes every other form of leadership
➡️ How influence shows up far beyond job titles
➡️ The ripple effect of leadership decisions across generations
➡️ Leading with consistency instead of perfection
➡️ When leadership becomes a responsibility, not something to prove

🎙️ About Your Host (Me):

I’m an Identity-Led Coach & Strategic Consultant, helping visionary CEOs and executives align identity, strategy, and presence so they can attract aligned opportunities and create true freedom.

Through my SOVEREIGN ALIGN™ framework, I support leaders in evolving beyond hustle and outdated identities into grounded, human-centered leadership.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝟮𝗕 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻?

I’m excited to welcome Jaclyn Sergeant, Founder of Sergeant Digital, for a refreshing conversation on Voices of Impact:

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝟮𝗕 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿

Jaclyn Sergeant blends vision with execution, drawing from nearly 20 years of corporate marketing experience to help B2B companies stand out in increasingly crowded digital spaces.

As the founder of Sergeant Digital, she partners with B2B teams to design social media strategies that actually connect programs that are creative, grounded in buyer behavior, and built to drive real business outcomes (not vanity metrics).

A lifelong student of emerging platforms and evolving tactics, Jaclyn stays ahead of what’s changing in social media so founders, marketers, and leadership teams don’t have to chase every trend.

Jaclyn and I share a strong belief:
𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻, 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

This conversation is an invitation to rethink how we approach growth especially in B2B and to ask what becomes possible when we lead with story, presence, and clarity.

🎙️ About Your Host (Me):

I’m an Executive Coach, Consultant, and Advisor working with leaders navigating growth, reinvention, and visibility.

Through my SOVEREIGN ALIGN™ framework, I support founders and executives in moving beyond hustle-driven tactics into clarity-led, human-centered impact where identity, alignment, and trust become sustainable growth drivers.