358: Who's in Charge, You or Your Team?
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
Release Date: 03/25/2025
Pop-Up Episode: Buffalo, Free Bras & Your Next Business Breakthrough
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
In this short special bonus episode of the Stacking Your Team Podcast, I’m sharing all the unforgettable moments from a recent trip to Buffalo, New York, a free bra, a reminder of why women must celebrate their wins, and some personal reflections from our latest Leadership Lab retreat. From toasting a client’s 20th business anniversary in style to witnessing the magic that unfolds when women come together in person, I’ll reveal why these live events truly are game changers for business leaders like us. You’ll hear behind-the-scenes stories, the powerful connections made at our...
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370: Lead Without Hovering: How to Avoid the Micromanager Trap
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
Today, we’re tackling a topic that just about every leader, including me, has struggled with: micromanaging. If you’ve ever thought, “It’s faster if I just do it myself,” or caught yourself hovering a little too close over your team’s work, you’re not alone. Sometimes, micromanaging isn’t as obvious as we think, but it always slows us down and keeps us stuck in the weeds. In this episode, I’ll help you recognize the subtle signs that you might be micromanaging, even if you don’t realize you’re doing it. I’ll dig into what’s really behind those habits, like the fear of...
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369: Tough Industry, Strong Leadership: Showing Up When It’s Hard with Courtney Bullard
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
If you want a real look into what it takes to lead a team in an emotionally charged, high-stakes industry, you’ll love this episode. I had the pleasure of chatting with Courtney Bullard, CEO of ICS Institutional Compliance Solutions and one of my longtime clients. Courtney opens up about leading her team through the complex world of Title IX compliance, not just the challenges, but the heart and empathy it demands every single day. We dig into the biggest misconceptions about her work, the realities of supporting a team in tough situations, and what it means to evolve as a leader as your...
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368: What To Know BEFORE You Hire An Over-Qualified Person
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
Have you ever found yourself hesitating to hire someone who seems overqualified for a role on your team? I know it can feel risky, but it can also be a huge win for your business. In this episode of the Stacking Your Team Podcast, I’m diving into the realities of hiring overqualified candidates. With more talented professionals seeking roles in small businesses, it’s more important than ever to weigh both the benefits, like faster onboarding, immediate results, and built-in mentorship, and the risks, such as potential boredom, disruption, or high turnover. I’ll walk you through my...
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367: How This Private Practice Owner Elevated Team Performance with Jessica Cowling
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
This episode features a powerful conversation with Jessica Cowling, a remarkable member of our Leadership Lab and the founder and CEO of InnerWorks Counseling in London, Ontario. In this episode, Jessica opens up about the bold, intentional moves she’s made to set her team and her business up for long-term success. We dig into how she transitioned her rapidly growing team to salary-based compensation for more stability, why she’s introducing micro roles to bring more ownership and clarity to her staff, and how she’s leveraging our signature 5R work plan to boost accountability and...
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366: Beyond the Desk, How Workspace Design Attracts A Players: Insights with Jenni Egger & Lindsay Martin
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
Your workplace is so much more than just four walls. It can be a true magnet for top talent. In this episode, I sit down with JennI Egger, the visionary CEO and founder of JennI Egger Designs, along with her Director of Brand Marketing, Lindsay Martin. Together, we pull back the curtain on their inspiring office space at 23 East in Indianapolis. Their space is not only beautiful and distinctive, but also intentionally designed to fuel creativity, collaboration, and joy. Jenni shares how her unique approach to crafting “not your typical 9-to-5” office vibes has helped her scale the...
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365: Listen To Your Body, It Knows When Something Is Up! with Dr. Rebecca Dekker
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
On this week’s episode of the Stacking Your Team Podcast, you’ll meet one of my longtime clients, Dr. Rebecca Dekker, founder of Evidence Based Birth®. We jump into the tough leadership lessons learned from over a decade of running a purpose-driven remote business. We talked about trusting your instincts, navigating boundary setting, mastering conflict resolution, and how to handle when team members project their own trauma onto you. If you’re looking to build a resilient, empowered team while staying true to your values, you won’t want to miss these actionable insights from a...
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364: From Solo to CEO: How She Built a Thriving Private Practice with 3 Locations with Rebecca Rowe
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
Today, I’m excited to introduce you to one of my incredible clients, Rebecca Rowe. She’s the CEO of Act Therapy Services, who has gone from running a solo practice to overseeing three thriving locations and a team of 22 in North Carolina, without sacrificing her own well-being in the process. In our conversation, Rebecca pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to scale a service-based business while staying true to your values. She shares candid stories about her transition from burnout in the corporate hospital world to creating a team culture where personal boundaries,...
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363: How to Identify Leaders on Your Team
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
This episode is all about helping you confidently identify emerging leaders within your team using clear, observable evidence instead of just gut instinct or memory. I’ll walk you through the exact questions and criteria I use to spot who’s ready to take on more responsibility, so you can stop guessing and start building a sustainable leadership structure in your business. Whether you run a brick-and-mortar or an online business, you’ll learn why a few key leadership roles can completely change your business’s trajectory. I’ll also share strategies for approaching leadership...
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362: Overcoming 3 Big Challenges of Leading a Growing Team
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
If you’ve ever wrestled with limited growth options, felt overwhelmed by the idea of truly leading your team, or found yourself wishing you just had more people ready to step up, you’re not alone. In this episode, I’m sharing three big challenges that keep so many business owners, especially those of us in smaller towns or cities, feeling stuck as they grow their teams and businesses. You’ll hear real stories, practical strategies, and a few tough truths about what it actually takes to break out of these loops. From tackling decision fatigue to building a team that’s proactive...
info_outlineAre you feeling like your team has taken the wheel and is steering your business in a direction you never intended? Today, we're tackling the tricky topic of team dynamics, especially when your team seems to be putting their needs above those of the business and your clients.
In this episode, I'll walk you through how your leadership style might be influencing team behavior, the importance of running effective and engaging meetings, and how ignoring underperformance can actually shape your team culture in a negative way.
If you’re struggling with team schedules being all over the place, disengagement in meetings, or unmet deadlines, I'll help you reflect on your leadership approach and identify interventions that can bring your team together and boost productivity.
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