Shameless Leadership

This is the week!! On Christmas day, the SMA will celebrate 400 episodes. DAMN. That’s not a small milestone. I have learned so much on this journey and I thought it would be fun to share some of the vulnerable behind the scenes moments with you.  Listen in to hear: The top 4 gifts I’ve gleaned over 400 episodes The guests that I’ve been most nervous for A few of my most vulnerable moments on the...

Ariel Garten is a fearless neuroscientist, psychotherapist, mom, former fashion designer, and the female founder and visionary of an amazing and highly successful tech start-up Muse - a device that reads brains. She shows how through meditation and technology you can improve mental, physical, and emotional state to become our best possible self. If you’re anything like me and have struggled to fin...

Time is possibly your most valuable and finite asset. Especially after becoming a mom, it can constantly feel like there is never enough time.  Managing timing and having confidence around time management makes goes a long way in feeling confident you can achieve your goals. If you feel there is never enough time, you’ll feel like you never get to work toward your dreams. If you feel like you have...

Dr. Cortney Baker is CEO of KidsCare Home Health, an 8-figure healthcare business serving children with special needs from Texas to Colorado. She was named the 2017 Texas Businesswoman of the Year, is a TEDx speaker and hosts the Women in Business podcast, where she shares inspirational stories of female entrepreneurs. As a leading authority on women’s leadership and a mother of three, Cortney is...

Before you get too excited about kicking off a new year and a new decade, I’m going to invite you to release a few things from this year and this decade that are no longer serving you.  While I don’t want to speak for you, I think many (maybe most) mamas could benefit from releasing these three things in particular: Procrastination & Perfectionism (they are sisters, btw) Other People’s Expectation...

Mridu Parikh is a Shameless Mom of two teen boys, a Productivity Speaker, Trainer, and Coach who helps high achieving women skyrocket their time and energy while squashing overwhelm. She excites, educates, and entertains audiences all over the country on simple strategies to stop feeling scattered, overcome procrastination, and exceed goals, professionally and personally. Her strategies on streaml...

The media has been lying to you.  They have been telling you to take bubble baths and drink copious amounts of wine and get manis & pedis all under the guise of self-care.  While indulgent self-care is awesome and important, self-care is about much more than the infrequent pedicure. And sometimes the habits we label self-care are more of an escape that fills a void than a tool that serves us (read...

Stephanie Dalfonzo is a speaker, coach, hypnotist, and author of “Goodbye Anxiety, Hello Freedom!” She’s been researching holistic, natural and scientifically proven strategies to calm stress and anxiety for over 20 years. She is hired by people who are determined to create the life of their dreams but don’t know where to start. She helps them resolve past traumas to clear the way to truly living...

From the time you were a little girl you were likely told to quiet or completely shut down your own instincts in order to make other people happy.  “Give Uncle Bob a big hug!” “Wear the pink dress. That one looks the prettiest on you. And then you watched your mom seek your dad’s approval and permission over and over as if it were required. Maybe it was. And then you had your own baby and you got...

Hitha Palepu is a Shameless Mom, a multi-hyphenate - an entrepreneur, investor, and author. She is the CEO of Rhoshan Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharma company that develops injectable presentations of common oral drugs. Hitha is also an active angel investor, having invested in or advised 10+ women-led companies. How To Pack: Travel Smart for Any Trip is her first book and an extension of her p...

Every year since launching The Shameless Mom Academy podcast, moms have asked me about how to manage families and boundaries around the holidays. So, every year I talk about it. Because I don’t believe you should compromise your joy to meet someone else’s needs.  I want you to own your holidays. Own your peace. Own your joy. Own the magic. Own the boundaries. Own your disregard for others' expecta...

Farnoosh Torabi a Shameless Mom of 2 littles, a celebrated financial expert, host of the award-winning podcast So Money, and bestselling author of multiple books, including her latest: When She Makes More. She appears frequently on the NBC Today Show and is the resident financial contributor for O, The Oprah Magazine. She is also part of the founding team of Stacks House, the first-ever pop-up mus...

You are a BIG DEAL. No, really. You are a BIG DEAL. And the sooner you embrace this, the sooner you can amplify your identity and impact in this world. The world needs more of you. Seriously. We need you to SHOW UP and SHINE. We need you to be LOUD and PROUD. We need you to believe in yourself the way we believe in you. If every mom knew she was the BIG DEAL that she already is, women would have e...

Alexia Vernon is the author of Step into Your Moxie: Amplify Your Voice, Visibility, and Influence in the World. Branded a “Moxie Maven” by President Obama’s White House Office of Public Engagement for her unique and effective approach to female empowerment, Alexia’s equal parts practical, poetic and playful delivery style makes her a sought-after speaking and leadership coach, consultant and trai...

Do you struggle with seasonal depression, the winter blues or full-fledged Seasonal Affective Disorder?  I recently asked members of our private Facebook group their biggest current struggle and I was overwhelmed with responses about the winter blues and seasonal depression.  I am not a doctor and I don’t want to minimize the importance of seeing a doctor and exploring medication if you’re struggl...

Tavona Givens is a Shameless Mom to two sons, a coach, writer, speaker, and a widow. She has always been in the business of healing, as a massage therapist and reiki master for over 13 years. She has developed an exceptional way of building trust and connection with every person she works with. With the sudden passing of her husband in 2014, it has been her mission to create space for widowed mama...

You are a leader. There is no way around it. #sorrynotsorry You lead in your household. You lead in your community. You lead in your profession. You lead in your relationships. You are a leader. So, how are you stepping into that role? How do you lead with integrity? How do you lead with compassion? How do you lead with just the right amount of power and purpose to inspire others to follow? There...

Jessica Sinarski is a Shameless Mom of 3, a clinical supervisor, consultant, writer, and educator. She is the author of RILEY THE BRAVE (available in English and Spanish) and the founder of BraveBrains, an organization committed to helping adults living and working with children who have experienced abuse, neglect, or significant losses. Jessica is a thought leader in connecting neuroscience with...

It is no secret that the people you spend the most time with will rub off on you. This begs the question - are you spending time with the right people?  Are you investing in relationships with people who inspire you, push you, hold you accountable, cheer for you? Are you investing in relationships with people who have similar core values, who want to do good for the greater good, who want to eleva...

Dana V. Adams is a Shameless Mom of 4 boys, the founder of the Life Mapping Institute, author of Live Your Gift and the Live Your Gift Companion Guide, and considered one of the country’s top thought leaders on the life mapping process. For decades, first as a student and now as a teacher and mentor, Dana has inspired, empowered, and led thousands to embrace their life’s gifts to live happy, abund...

Do you suck at time management?  I get it. I’ve been there. Like, this week. I have to laugh at the timing of this episode. I recorded it a few weeks ago, but at the time of writing this show description, my time couldn’t feel more tight. It has been one of those weeks where I’m constantly having to follow my own advice.  In a week when all the things are exploding and imploding, I’m having to be...

Torie Henderson is a Shameless Mom of two teens, a master certified life coach, public school teacher, and creator of LifeCoachingforParents.com. She has helped hundreds of overworked and exhausted Supermoms transform their parenting, their careers, and their lives. Torie is host of the Supermom is Getting Tired Podcast and is devoted to helping moms release the burdens and the guilt so they can t...

I’ve known for the last few years that motherhood is a massive qualifier for any CEO role. For quite some time I’ve been compiling lists in my head of different ways motherhood prepares a woman to lead and negotiate and teach and advocate at the highest level.  But when I sat down to create a master list of the TOP ways motherhood qualifies a woman to be a CEO, I could barely contain my excitement...

Arianna Taboada is a Shameless Mom, maternal health researcher, author, and owner of a consulting firm that helps female founders intelligently design maternity leave plans that meet their business model and personal needs. She draws from her expertise as a maternal health professional, combined with her experience as a business owner and mother, to provide highly personalized services for service...

You can’t afford to be indifferent. You can’t afford to not care or have an opinion.  When you let others have all the opinions and all the loud voices, you also let them have all the power.  When you let others play big while you stay small, you risk losing or never even acquiring what is rightfully yours.  When you don’t create space to own and honor your truths you miss opportunities to share y...