Welcome to the Leverage Ladies. This is a podcast where we have inside conversations with top experts and business owners about their journey to finding leverage, growing their organization, and achieving work life balance. These are perspectives and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. We are your hosts, Linda McKissack and Shannon Dager.
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Kara & Jack Dennison are obsessed with transformation. Whether it's about careers, the job search, entrepreneurship, self-improvement, or running a business while married, they've had to transform many times over. As executive career coaches who have coached high-achievers and leaders from Fortune 100 companies all the way to exciting start-ups, Jack and Kara share with you the ups and downs of what it's like to grow into different versions of themselves while helping others transform. Liste ...
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Conflict Conversations - Best Practices
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In this episode we’re getting together to discuss a topic that is challenging for most business owners, and that is how to manage conflict and have difficult conversations. Many leaders are afraid to even hire people and grow their business for fear of dealing with conflict down the road. Fortunately, you can take intentional steps to make this pro…
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Talent Vs Non-Talent , Knowing the Difference with Linda and Shannon
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In today's episode Linda and Shannon discuss talent vs. non-talent, and how to distinguish between the two. There are several ways to identify non talent team members. As leaders, they can be harder to notice since you are in the thick of it. Ask yourself: Is the workload constantly coming back to you? Do they help find solutions, or bring new prob…
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The Purpose of a Leader with Jeff Kuhn
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Today we’re welcoming Jeff Kuhn. From a young age, Jeff has had a desire to work closely with people and help them in their lives. He leaned into this desire over the years, and has many years of experience working as a recruiter. All of this has led him to being an executive leadership coach, public speaker, and business owner. Jeff focuses primar…
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Living a Meaningful Life with Dana Gentry
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We’re with our friend and special guest Dana Gentry in today’s episode. Dana has been in real estate for 18 years, and currently she is enjoying her leadership role with a team in the central Kentucky and Lexington area. Dana is the owner of multiple market centers, and is proud to say her success is driven by her desire to be outrageously generous…
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The Perfect Assistant with Course Creator Monica Reynolds
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Monica Reynolds joins the conversation on today’s episode of Leverage Ladies. Monica is a real estate coach, author, and group trainer of the Perfect Real Estate Assistant Program. She considers herself a confidence builder and is passionate when it comes to helping other agents continually improve their businesses. Two of the most important aspect…
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Leverage Lessons and Strategies with Best Selling Author Shannon Waller
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Shannon Waller is with us for today’s episode of Leverage Ladies. Shannon is an expert on entrepreneurial teams, and creator of the The Entrepreneurial Team Program. She is also an author of The Team Success Handbook: 12 Strategies For Highly Productive Entrepreneurial Teams. Integrating entrepreneurs with their teams is what Shannon is truly passi…
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The Long Distance Teammate with Co-Author Wayne Turmel
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This time around, the Leverage Ladies, are joined by Wayne Turmel. Wayne is the author of The Long Distance Teammate, as well as several other novels and stories. He’s a former stand-up comedian and is now an entrepreneur and expert in remote leadership. Over the past 18 years he’s spent working in virtual communication, he’s come to become an auth…
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Operations Best Practices with Ryan Allen
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In this episode we’re joined by Ryan Allen. In 2012, Ryan got into real estate on a whim. She was a new mom and her job at the time required her to travel, which wasn’t feasible while having a newborn. She took a job as an assistant for a single agent in a Keller Williams office, and that’s where her journey began. Once she started diving into busi…
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Busting $105 Million in Gross Commission with Leverage
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Award winning real estate broker Emily Marchese is the guest on today’s episode of Leverage Ladies. Emily started her career in real estate in 2003 and is transparent about how she struggled in her business until she began to use leverage. Her first hire was an administrative assistant. Fast forward to just last year, her team of eight achieved 240…
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Learning Resilience & Overcoming Challenges in Leadership
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In this episode we’re joined by Brindley Tucker, owner of Your Realty Leverage. At a young age she discovered drugs and alcohol, which took her down a negative path. She eventually began working with Keller Williams, an international real estate firm, but hit her personal rock bottom in 2012. Luckily, her company helped her get out of this difficul…
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How To Get Different Results & Set Appointments
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Rich Rector, who has been in real estate for 32 years, is our guest today. He’s been a coach for about 20 years and has been with Keller Williams and MAPS for 15 years. In total, he has 13 businesses thanks to being able to leverage along with knowing how to recruit the right people. Learning to leverage has allowed Rich to recruit over 3,000 agent…
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Leverage Ladies Podcast with Tom Dager
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This time we’re joined by Tom Dager. He is the Chief Information Security Officer at Archer Daniels Midland, and oversees all things cybersecurity across the organization. Archer Daniels Midland is a Fortune 50 company with offices all over the world. Tom's team includes over 100+ members in office and virtual. It can be challenging to move from a …
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Coaching Leaders Through The Fear of Their First Hire
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On this episode of Leverage Ladies, Linda and Shannon are joined by guest Pam Bornhorst. Pam is a realtor, but decided to open a Mega Agent Office as it has always been a dream of hers to be a part owner. She knew very little about getting into the business, but saw a growing demand for agents who needed direction. However, she found she needed dir…
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Conquering Burnout Through Leveraage
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On this episode of Leverage Ladies, Linda and Shannon are joined by guest Kara Dennison. Kara is the CEO of Optimized Career Solutions and an Executive Career and Leadership Coach. Through her executive coaching program, she has helped thousands of professionals land their dream job. One of Kara’s sayings is “dreams can change,” and looking back on…
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Building a Mega Business with a Hybrid Team
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Are you curious about the best way to build and support a remote team? We’re exploring this topic on today’s episode with guest Kelly Anne Harris. She is a Real Estate Leader, Entrepreneur, Investor, and Trailblazer who is on a mission to provide amazing opportunities for her partners. At the present time, Kelly is running three different companies…
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Finding Your Center with Stacia Aashna
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Discover your calm, courageous center. This week, we are sitting down with clinical hypnotherapist and trauma-informed life coach Stacia, who helps other entrepreneurs find their calmness among the chaos of running a business and the everyday stress. In this episode, you can expect Kara, Jack, & Stacia to talk about: What transformation means to St…
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Strength & Skills Assessments - Find Talent with Unique Gifts
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Linda and Shannon are discussing personality assessments, also called job assessments, in today’s show. They explain types of assessments they use, what their benefits are, and how to utilize them in your business. These assessments have changed over the years from looking only at job-based skills, to including personality aspects, to now drilling …
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Finding your leverage with Shannon Dager
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Ever feel like you just keep running in circles in your business? This week we’re talking with Shannon Dager, successful entrepreneur, business coach, real estate agency owner, and podcast co-host. Shannon is passionate about establishing systems that will keep you from burning out in your career and business. Shannon has an extensive background in…
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Sitting Crooked with Leanne Jamison & Katie Myers
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Are you allowing yourself to feel joy? This week, we’re sitting down with licensed therapists and coaches Leanne Jamison and Katie Myers, whose passion is helping women overcome self-limiting beliefs and transform their lives. Leanne helps women overcome limiting beliefs through roadmaps, healing personal and generational patterns. Katie is helping…
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Hiring Leverage - The Step By Step Process
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This episode sees Linda and Shannon discuss the overall hiring process, how both of them learned the best hiring process for their business, and offer some tips for those looking to bring on new people. When she started hiring people, Shannon would often just bring on friends or family that seemed like a good fit without doing any interview process…
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Building 12 Businesses Through Leverage with Alicia Shepherd
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In today’s episode, Linda and Shannon are joined by Alicia Shepherd, an entrepreneur running a huge platform of multiple companies designed to help transform Commercial Real Estate. Listen in as Alicia discusses her career journey, and how she manages her hectic family life, and multiple different businesses. A native of Austin, Texas, Alicia and h…
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Welcome to the Leverage Ladies Podcast!
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Welcome to the first episode of Leverage Ladies. Today, Linda and Shannon lay out a roadmap for the future of the show and how it will help you utilize the resources at your disposal. Listen in as Linda and Shannon tell their stories of running their businesses and how they learned to use leverage. At Linda’s first real job when she was 18, the inf…
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Everything Matters with Thomas Johnson
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Are you overworked, overstressed, overweight, or just plain over it? This week, we’re talking to Thomas Johnson, C-Suite Advisor, Founder, and CEO of GetUpNGetFit Wellness Concierge, a company that specializes in helping high performers improve their lifestyle and feel amazing long-term so they have the drive to perform at a higher level and still …
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From Surviving to Thriving with Deanna McKellip
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Have you ever heard the phrase, you can’t change anyone but yourself? Different upbringings and life experiences give us each our own identity, but they also highlight the fact that we each learn different skills based on how our parents raised us. This can include survival skills. Deanna shares how the transformation of asking “why is this happeni…
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Are you setting a New Years’ Resolution this year, or are you worried about breaking it come February? If New Years’ Resolutions aren’t your thing, but self-improvement is, this episode is for you! With 2022 coming to a close, it's a good time to take stock of your successes and those lessons learned and how you grew this year. Along with the start…
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How often are you truly celebrating your successes? When you’re a high-achiever, you often are dealing with imposter syndrome. Being on top of your game typically comes with constantly evaluating your success, setting goals, and going after the next accomplishment. Usually you’re working hard towards a goal while simultaneously doubting your own ab…
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Do you punish yourself for every mistake, or do you use them as learning opportunities? All of us make mistakes in our personal and professional lives. It’s part of being human. Although all mistakes are not created equal, they do all have the same essential quality: they provide a window of opportunity to grow. However, we didn’t always have this …
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Are you dreading the holidays? For some, the holidays bring back happy memories of baking cookies and sipping hot cocoa on cold afternoons with loved ones. However, for others, the holidays bring back stress, arguments with family, as well as feelings of isolation. The holidays can be exciting, but they can also be stressful for those who are alrea…
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Do you feel like your life is a constant cycle of change? Transformation and change are constants in our lives and since our careers consume so much of our lives, it's no surprise that they have the potential to become our downfall, keeping us in a revolving cycle of potential burnout. Change can be inevitable and uncertainty about the future is co…
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Today’s thanksgiving and between the turkey, family, and football… how grateful are you feeling? Did you know that gratitude has some serious scientific benefits? Scientific studies have proven that there are several positive outcomes from cultivating an attitude of gratitude, including benefits that can transform your physical and emotional health…
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Have you worn the label “workaholic” like a badge of honor? Have you subscribed to the hustle culture and are now starting to feel the wear and tear it’s taking on you both physically and mentally? If you’ve been waking up wondering how you are going to get through another day of the grind, feeling anxious or stressed, this podcast is for you. In t…
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People pleasers, raise your hand! This episode is for you! Do you feel like you can never say no to anyone around you, whether it’s your boss, friends, or family? Have you been yearning to be more aligned with your authentic self and desire the ability to say no to people and things that do not serve you? If so, as two recovering people-pleasers, l…
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What exactly is transformation? You might be ready for a change but can you honestly say you're ready to face the new you when you look in the mirror? In this episode, Kara and Jack discuss transformation, how valuable and fun changes can be, but also how scary. One day you wake up and you’re a completely different person, are you ready for that? K…
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Are you the same person you were 5 years ago? What about 5 days ago? If you’ve been feeling stagnant, yearning for change, or obsessed with self-improvement, this podcast is for you. In this sneak peek episode, Kara and Jack Dennison, discuss personal and professional transformations they've seen firsthand within themselves and their clients. Kara …
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