FOCUS on Leadership
At FOCUS St. Louis, we believe that everyone possesses the power to be a leader, and for the past 25 years, we‘ve been inspiring leaders to think differently, to seek out new perspectives, and to take action. Now we‘re sitting down with some of those leaders to explore their unique journeys. We‘ll talk to leaders who are driving change and making a difference, both inside and outside of their organizations.
Episodes
Oct 9, 2023
Oct 9, 2023
17 min
Sometimes the first step to leadership is seeing yourself as one. In this episode of the FOCUS on Leadership podcast, we talk with FOCUS Leadership St. Louis and Women In Leadership alum Jennifer Bardot, bestselling publisher, author, and founder of the G.R.I.T. Community. She shares how her FOCUS program experience helped her chart a new leadership path for herself, and how she's using her role as an entrepreneur to amplify the voices of other women and reach the next generation of female leaders. Learn more at https://www.gritcollection.com/.
Jan 20, 2022
Jan 20, 2022
27 min
How do we as leaders continue to learn, grow and evolve? In this episode, we talk with Women In Leadership alum Marcy Bursac about her unique leadership journey from nonprofit professional to software developer to author, podcaster and pageant queen. She shares how her experience as an adoptive mom shaped her path - and how she's using what she learned along the way to help others in her new book, "The Forgotten Adoption Option."
Dec 17, 2021
Dec 17, 2021
34 min
When the problems of the world seem too big and overwhelming, where is a leader to start? In our first episode, we talk with Rebeccah Bennett, Founder & Principal of Emerging Wisdom LLC and InPower Institute, about her unique leadership journey from public policy to community healing. Along the way, Rebeccah shares what drew her to St. Louis, why we're uniquely positioned as a region to drive change, and how a 500-year perspective shapes her decisions.