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What is the impact of implementing transparent business practices in your organization? In this week's podcast episode, Laura Juarez welcomes David Billstrom. David is one of the leaders of Kitsbow Cycling Apparel in Old Fort, North Carolina. He is an entrepreneur, executive coach, and recovering venture capitalist. Along a 41 year career that includes both Intel and smaller companies, he founded a tech company acquired by Walt Disney, co-founded a venture capital fund, helped build the Clover coffee company acquired by Starbucks, and worked with more than 40 startups and entrepreneurs to meet their goals. After relocating Kitsbow to North Carolina in 2019, he helped the team restart from a single employee to make apparel in the U.S. sustainably, pivot to PPE temporarily in the Pandemic, and helped the team purchase the brand from the original investors and founder in 2022. Kitsbow is now a public benefit corporation. Today, we discuss insights from David's journey as an entrepreneur and CEO, discover how disruptive business models can make a huge impact on all stakeholders in an organization, and share applicable examples on how to integrate transparent business practices into your own organization. In this episode: 9:15- David's take on the role of CEO. 14:30- How to create transparency and inclusivity in decision making within an organization. 22:45- How to keep your values front and center 28:30- Moving towards radical transparency Get 25% Off at Kitsbow! The team at Kitsbow is offering 10X Impact Conversations listeners 25% off their first order of Sewn-in-the-USA quality apparel. Visit https://www.kitsbow.com/discount/10XLeaders or use code "10XLeaders" at checkout. This offer is valid until July 11,2022. Cannot be combined with other discounts, restrictions apply.

Are you creating real opportunity for authentic workplace connections in your organization? In this week's 10X Impact Conversations podcast episode, Laura is joined by Jeremy Fojut. Jeremy is a serial entrepreneur, outdoor enthusiast, community builder and passionate urbanist. He has 20+ years of experience applying unique approaches to complex problems to increase engagement, economic development, and awareness for his clients. Jeremy’s strength has been building communities that galvanize change. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Like|Minded, a tech startup that sparks new connections that strengthen workplace cultures. Specifically, Like|Minded is a membership experience platform that helps you build and grow your community using AI that increases the probability of forming valued friendships. Their vision is prioritizing a world where everyone belongs. In this episode, we discuss the current state of workplace connection and friendships, how to build authentic connections that sparks productivity, and what leaders can do to ensure they are cultivating these relationships within their organizations. In today's episode: 6:30- Why workplace connections and relationships are so important 8:30- How authentic workplace relationships contribute to a thriving culture 23:00- Actionable steps leaders can take to foster better connections within their organizations 27:30- Aligning with the future of workplace connections and friendships About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com

What impact can we make when we commit to creating and repairing trust at work? In this week’s podcast episode we are joined by Dr. Amber Banks. Amber is the Founder and CEO of the Center for Trust and Transformation - a collective dedicated to advancing trust as a foundational building block for racial equity and social justice.  The Center for Trust and Transformation supports people to build and repair trust across differences in ways that honor identities, contexts, values, and power dynamics in service of healing, justice, and collective liberation. Their purpose is to evolve our understanding of trust and repair to allow for transformative possibilities like relationship restoration, power sharing, and a future where liberation from oppression is possible.   Amber has her doctorate in Education Leadership, Organizations, and Policy from the University of Washington with a focus on cross-cultural trust, critical race theory, and social network analysis. Amber was a NextGen Fellow with the Pahara Institute and is a founding member of Womxn of Color in Education (WoCE). She is an advisor to a range of nonprofit and for-profit organizations around research, relationships, and repair. Amber is driven by a commitment to connection, racial equity, and radical imagination of what’s possible when we work together from a place of trust and healing. In today’s episode, we discuss the evolving concept of trust to include our cultural and contextual experiences, how leaders can recognize trust or a lack thereof within their organization, and what leaders can do differently when they are committed to building trusting relationships. In today's episode: 4:45- How most of us define trust today, and how this definition should evolve. 11:30- Understanding where there is trust and where there are trust gaps within organizations. 18:30- What leaders can do differently when they commit to repairing trust. 27:00- Using courage to build trust in your relationships About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

Many companies strive to build a strong culture of happy, fulfilled employees. But how often are those culture-building efforts put into genuine practices that elevate the whole system? In today's episode we are joined by David Reed who shares his leadership journey on how to really consider each individual employee's needs and path to joy, in order to build a win-win culture. David is the President of Equilibar, a privately held, people focused company that provides innovative fluid control technology. Equilibar places high priority on building a cohesive team that recognizes and mentors talent. David makes it a priority to not just talk a good game around culture and mentorship but actually operationalize that vision into daily life.  Laura and David discuss how to create joy at work among your employees, building a transparent, autonomous, and supportive culture, and how putting employees first ultimately contributes to profit and success. In today's episode: 3:30- How to lead through trust 12:25- Leadership skills that put relationships and win-win first 21:00- The relationship between investing in a trusting culture while also providing autonomy 26:45- Designing roles around joy 36:00- David's biggest takeaways on leading a people focused company About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

Conscious leadership is core to our work at 10X Leadership Lab. But what exactly is conscious leadership and how can you embody it through your work and life? Conscious leadership is about self-awareness, self-evolution, and being more present to our potential and what we offer the world. In today's podcast episode, Laura breaks down the meaning of conscious leadership, how to use self-awareness as a lens to approach leadership, and five conscious leadership skills you can use to awaken your potential and impact in the world. In this episode we uncover five skills of conscious leadership: 5:20—Learning Agility- Cultivating a growth mindset 12:00—Outcomes and impact, vs. tasks and checklists- Realigning with what matters most. 15:30— Resourcefulness- Breaking through barriers to mobilize the big dream. 17:20—Taking personal responsibility- Owning your well-being, your mistakes, and your impact with vulnerability and authenticity. 21:50—Curiosity and willingness to experiment with a better way- Experimentation is the root of expertise. If you want to learn more about conscious leadership and how it can mobilize your impact and self-evolution, we would love to hear from you! Reach out here. About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

How do you navigate difficult conversations at work? Do you lean into them with curiosity or do you try to avoid any discomfort? This week, we are welcoming Dr. Susan Clark Muntean back to the show. If you didn't catch last week's insightful podcast episode with Susan, Championing Gender Inclusivity in Business, we highly recommend adding it to your list! In today's episode, we discuss how to approach and practice difficult conversations with your team, actionable tips to make them easier, and the positive outcomes and growth you can experience as a result. In today's episode: 3:30- Difficult conversations and our external environment 7:00- Starting with curiosity and vulnerability 10:30- Tips and tools to make approaching difficult conversations easier 24:30- Creating win-win outcomes About Dr. Susan Clark Muntean Dr. Susan Clark Muntean teaches courses in Management, Organizational Behavior and Theory, Entrepreneurship, and Consulting. She holds a certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship ("USASBE") and is active in the Asheville entrepreneurial community as a mentor, public speaker, author and advisory board member.  Her new book, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems:  A Gender Perspective, is co-authored with Cambridge University Press. Dr. Clark Muntean has held both academic and professional positions in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including with the London School of Economics, IBM Consulting Group, Ernst & Young LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP. About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

What can we do to create more gender inclusivity in the workplace? Especially in entrepreneurship, the gender gap for funding and support is staggering. Only 3% of all venture capital funding goes to female entrepreneurs. This means that 97% of all the dollars that go to startups that become high impact, highly successful companies are founded by men. What can we do to change that gap? In this week's podcast episode, we are joined by Dr. Susan Clark Muntean. Susan teaches courses in Management, Organizational Behavior and Theory, Entrepreneurship, and Consulting. She holds a certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship ("USASBE") and is active in the Asheville entrepreneurial community as a mentor, public speaker, author and advisory board member.  Her new book, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems:  A Gender Perspective, is co-authored with Cambridge University Press. Dr. Clark Muntean has held both academic and professional positions in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including with the London School of Economics, IBM Consulting Group, Ernst & Young LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP. Today, we discuss gender inclusivity in the workplace, the gender gap in entrepreneurship, and how leaders and gatekeepers can communicate and advocate for change within organizations.   In this episode: 8:30- What does research tell us about gender inclusivity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem? 15:00- How can men flip the narrative to help close the gender gap?  21:00- What can we do to help others become aware of their implicit biases? 25:45- How can women support other women in business and entrepreneurship? - - - We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

How can we create conditions at work that support happiness in our lives? In this week's podcast episode, we welcome Dr. Tracy Brower to the show. Tracy is a PhD sociologist who is dedicating her career to empowering people to discover and claim fulfillment and happiness in all aspects of their lives. She is the author of The Secrets to Happiness at Work and Bring Work to Life. Tracy is a contributor to Forbes.com and Fast Company and her work has been featured in TEDx, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune.com, and Inc. Magazine.  We discuss the role of work in our lives, how to choose and create joy in our work as part of a healthy life, and some ways in which leaders can build cultures where happiness thrives. In Today's Episode: 7:00- The foundations of purpose and happiness 11:00- Discovering your best boundary to correlate with happiness  15:30- What are some of the misunderstandings we have as leaders around happiness at work?  29:30- The connection between happiness and business outcomes 34:00- How leaders can support conditions for happiness in their organization   About 10X Leadership Lab We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, contact us here.

Studies have found that the happiest and most successful people are those who wake up every day to clear-cut, meaningful goals that provide purpose, and who use grit to accomplish those goals. So, what is the connection between goal setting and finding your purpose? In this week’s episode, we are thrilled to welcome author and executive coach, Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP. We share a candid conversation about the importance of women being authentic leaders and mentors through uplifting other women in their ideas, goals, and accomplishments. Plus, we discuss how to realize your purpose and happiness through accomplishing hard goals with good grit.  In this episode:  2:45- Get to know Caroline--how sharing personal stories inspire and educate others 9:00- The evidence behind women supporting women 22:30- How can leaders consciously amplify women's successes? 31:15- The link between happiness and goal setting 40:45- How good grit can be cultivated in our lives About Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP For three decades, Caroline has been a pioneer with her groundbreaking work in the areas of goal setting, grit, happiness and success. She is recognized as one of the world’s leading positive psychology experts on this research and how it can be applied to one’s life for maximum transformation, flourishing and growth. Caroline helps people identify, come up with a plan for, and persist in pursuing their toughest goals — leading to their success, happiness and flourishing, while inspiring those around them. Achieving hard, meaningful goals is one of the most rewarding things we can do in both our personal and professional lives. Although she didn’t have a word for it at the time, Caroline used "grit" and a resilient mindset to help overcome her personal battle with bulimia, which propelled her into the spotlight when her autobiography, My Name is Caroline (Doubleday 1988), became the first recovery memoir to offer hope to eating disorder sufferers who didn’t know recovery was possible. Today, she helps others develop the traits they need to get to the finish line. Angela Duckworth, winner of the 2013 MacArthur Genius grant for her research on grit, said of Caroline: “I don't know anybody who has thought more than [Caroline] about how to apply the scientific research on grit and achievement to our own lives! Angela Duckworth Caroline is the author of seven books, including the bestselling My Name is Caroline (Doubleday 1988), which was an Alternate Selection of the Literary Guild, and Positively Caroline (Cogent 2013), its sequel. Creating Your Best Life (Sterling 2009/2021), is the first mass market self-help book on the science of happiness and how it intersects with the science of accomplishing goals. It is popular in the mass market and is also used as a textbook in numerous coaching and Positive Psychology classes around the world. The “father of Positive Psychology,” Martin Seligman, lauded Caroline’s scholarship in his book Flourish, noting that she had “added a major missing piece to the world of coaching” because of her ground-breaking and evidence-based connection between Positive Psychology and success. Her workbook, Your Happiest Life, is a four-week guide to help users learn how to set and accomplish goals in a step-by-step way through science-based activities and proven techniques. Getting Grit (Sounds True 2017) discusses why the character strength grit is so important to a flourishing life, who has it, and how to cultivate, amplify, and teach it. Her newest book, #I have your Back Success Groups (2021) is a how-to guide for women on how to create and benefit from a mastermind group. Live Happy Magazine named Creating Your Best Life one of the top 10 goal setting books ever published and Getting Grit one of the 10 books that would change your life in 2017. Caroline’s books have been translated into German, Korean, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese

Humans are healthier and happier when they have a sense of purpose. Shouldn't that purpose be an integral part of your work? On this week’s podcast, we are delighted to welcome Bea Boccalandro, author of Do Good at Work: How Simple Acts of Social Purpose Drive Success and Wellbeing. As founder and president of the global purpose advisory firm, VeraWorks, Bea has two decades of experience helping businesses make customer interactions more human, products more inclusive, operations more environmentally sustainable, and marketing more charitable  In other words, making work more meaningful. In today’s conversation, we talk about why everyone should be empowered to discover their own individual purpose and integrate it into their work. We discuss how small acts of meaning create a ripple effect through the whole culture. Plus, we share practical ways leaders can encourage job-purposing throughout all levels and teams. In this episode: 2:00- Creating purpose within your job 8:30- Building a purposeful culture from the bottom up  14:00- How small acts of meaning lead to sustainable shift 20:00- Making space for individual purpose and authenticity at work 35:00- Practical things leaders can do to encourage job purposing   Resources from today's episode: "Why Your Values Belong at Work” by Bea Boccolandro Learn more about Bea Boccalandro at www.beaboccalandro.com We discuss the limbic brain in the beginning of today's episode. To discover more, be sure to listen to episode #114: The Leadership Skill of Storytelling About 10X Leadership Lab We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

There is a new paradigm of business is emerging. Businesses are increasingly focusing on total impact, not just financial profit. They are working to add value not just to shareholders, but to all stakeholders. Many leaders recognize this shift and want to take action, but are unsure how to implement change within their organization. So, where can they start? In todays episode, we are joined by organizational culture transformation expert and leadership coach, Tom Rausch. A passionate teacher and avid learner, Tom brings the ability to scale culture transformation across any size organization, from global multi-nationals to family run businesses and everything in-between. As Director of Consulting for Barrett Values Centre, he works towards his vision of a world where everyone thrives, doing work that matters. The Barrett Values Centre helps companies build authentic, resilient cultures based on deeply-felt values that are shared across the entire team. At 10X Leadership Lab, we use the Barrett Values Assessment as our tool to measure and roadmap culture work with our clients. Tom has been an integral educator for our team on all things Barrett, and we are thrilled to have him on the show.   In today's conversation, we discuss the shift in focus to employee wellbeing, how to spot areas to improve within your culture, and the incredible opportunity leaders have to impact not only their company, but their entire value chain. In this episode: 4:00- What is the new paradigm of business? 13:30- Why does Barrett use values as the metric for culture health? 18:00- How does the Barrett values system relate to employee engagement? 22:00- Using the Barrett Assessment to uncover blind spots in your culture. 28:30- The 4 areas of alignment that lead to Whole System Transformation   Find out more about Tom and the Barrett Values Centre at www.valuescentre.com. If you want to be a part of the thriving culture movement, or need guidance completing the Barrett Values Assessment, we would love to speak with you! Reach out here. About 10X Leadership Lab We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

Do you know the impact you have on those you lead? Conscious leadership is all about self-awareness, intentionality, and showing up with curiosity. Conscious leaders have the ability to understand their environment and realize what is possible based on their whole team to create a culture of "we" rather than a culture of "me." In today's podcast episode, we talk about leading from a place of consciousness to create a rippling effect that allows your entire system to live and lead consciously. Plus, we discuss the characteristics and practices of conscious leaders, and the importance of managing stress in order to lead effectively. Through leading consciously, your entire system improves on innovation, relationships, and profit. That is 10X Impact! - - - In this episode:   7:00- The correlation between conscious leadership and measuring business outcomes 12:30- Defining conscious leadership 19:00- Building a culture of “we” over a culture of “me” 22:30- Characteristics of conscious leadership  30:00-  Managing stress so you can lead well. - - - We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.