Steel Toe Pumps

Steel Toe Pumps is a podcast, hosted by Alexis Shaffer sharing adventures and lessons learned living the Steel Toe Pumps Life. Through the storytelling, it is that hope that women can come together to hopefully form an 'Ole Girls Club.

Mean Girls 06/04/2025

Mean Girls Join me as I discuss the topic of mean girls and how we can work to stop being those mean girls in other people's lives. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/36838765

Who Cares what Other People are Saying 05/05/2025

Who Cares what Other People are Saying Join me as I discuss an incident I had back in highschool and how that led me to work on my people pleasing tendencies /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/36415755

Meet Kirbee Miller 04/14/2025

Meet Kirbee Miller Join me as I talk to Kirbee Miller. She is a nourisher who is an author, speaker, realtor who inspires holistic homecoming. The Nourish Journal that we discuss Follow her on Instagram: @kirbeeandco Link in her bio to all of her offerings Her website: Follow her and see how you can attend a workshop or set up one for your group or book her to speak at your next event Kirbee and I talk about how she came from the world of working in healthcare to now becoming an author, speaker and realtor. What she was doing when she decided to work on and publish her Nourish Journal. You will instantly fall in love with her and want to find out how you can connect with her more /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/35975940

The Very First Guests 03/31/2025

The Very First Guests Join me as we talk to my daughters Zoe and Fiona and learn from them on how to navigate friendships and learn to be open and honest. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/35855685

When your brain tries to be in charge 03/24/2025

When your brain tries to be in charge Join me as I talk about what to do when we spiral and allow our thoughts to take over and how we can change the situation by listening to our inner knowing and not always listening to outside information to shape how we really feel. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/35747690

The show must go on 02/24/2025

The show must go on Join me as I talk about what I did when I felt paralyzed when I couldn't get the guest recordings to work out and how I had to move on. I also talk about enjoying the most simple things in the everyday as we often get caught up in making a big splash and making things so spectacular that we then don't do anything at all. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/35365940

Did you order enough lunch? 01/22/2025

Did you order enough lunch? Join me as I talk about how to treat employees and what to do when you need to ensure that your work family feels that they are supported when a customer may be taking advantage. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/34941790

The wrong directions 12/12/2024

The wrong directions Join me as I talk about how I balance all of the things that I want to accomplish each day and what I did when I gave someone the wrong directions and how that shaped the way that I deal with helping others after that. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/34418240

Losing Friends 11/26/2024

Losing Friends Join me as I talk about remembering who we used to be and how we can use that to drive us in our decisions and living out our dreams in the present. We also touch on the topic of what it's like to lose a friend and not know what to do next. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/34157100

Pitocin Pete 11/13/2024

Pitocin Pete Join me as I talk about not listening to outside influences when making decisions and how doing the right thing can be hard and we may not see the benefits of it right away. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/33916894

The sky is falling 10/28/2024

The sky is falling Join me as I touch on some topics that made me realize it will all be ok even if the sky is falling. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/33613702

Did I make it to Penn Station? 10/14/2024

Did I make it to Penn Station? Join me as I talk about a lesson I learned in telling the truth and trusting other people. I also talk about speaking the truth unapologetically. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/33419617

Don't try to do it all yourself 09/30/2024

Don't try to do it all yourself Join me on the twists and turns as I finally get to the main story about not being able to do everything myself. I also touch on how to agree to disagree and still be friends. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/33225737

The Tennis Team 09/16/2024

The Tennis Team Join me as I talk about why just going for it isn't as scary as we think it is and how to stop the Mean Girls of the world. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/33046897

For Sale by Owner 09/02/2024

For Sale by Owner Join me as I talk about a lesson I learned in selling a condo and how that shaped me in future decision making. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/32811602

Sister Clarice and Having Fun 08/19/2024

Sister Clarice and Having Fun Join me as I explore some topics of abundance and having more fun. Of course Jerzy Alexis makes an appearance and tells it like it is. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/32596402

10 percent positive 08/05/2024

10 percent positive Join me as I explore how people telling me to be positive didn't work and how I had to explore what would actually make me happy and feel positive in my career and life. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/32416097

The revolving door 07/22/2024

The revolving door Join me as I tell a story about how I learned to set boundaries in both business and my personal life. This story has a funny twist that involves a revolving door. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/32201572

4pm on a Friday 07/08/2024

4pm on a Friday Join me as I learn a very valuable lesson about doing what is right. It was a hard lesson to learn and live through but through the support of my manager, I was able to stay strong in the face of some very strong coercion to not go in the right direction. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/32001667

The Safety Quizzes 06/24/2024

The Safety Quizzes Join me as I talk about what I learned from something as simple as a monthly safety quiz. I took this lesson and have since applied to many aspects of my leadership journey. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/31825107

Saturdays 06/10/2024

Saturdays Join me in this episode as I learn about how to bring a team together. My leadership skills were tested and not sure if I failed or passed but I came out on the other side better for it. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/31634582

The Secretary 05/27/2024

The Secretary Join me as I navigate a topic of working with all men in a meeting and how I handled it. I learned a lot of lessons and hopefully have used them to better support other women. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/31434552

The Mole 05/13/2024

The Mole This episode explores some difficult conversations I had to have between two employees and how I navigated this as a 27 year old. It may not be suitable for children. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/31221592

The Un-Retirement Party 04/29/2024

The Un-Retirement Party Join me in this episode as we talk about Victor and his journey with retirement and how this story led me to better handle the unexpected. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/30985178

The Case of the Missing Knee 04/15/2024

The Case of the Missing Knee Join me as I tell a story about a missing knee and how that shaped my leadership skills. Through experiences such as this, I learned to be a better and more present leader. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/30784173

Take out a Clean Sheet of Paper 04/01/2024

Take out a Clean Sheet of Paper Join me as I explore the topic of what it means to start over and how that can look at various points in our lives. From something very life changing to simple steps, starting over can happen over and over again. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/30549263

When to Let Go 03/18/2024

When to Let Go Join me in this episode where I explore how letting go can sometimes be the most kind thing to do. I talk about how women being nice isn't always the answer. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/30376268

Like a Priest 03/04/2024

Like a Priest Join me as I tell you the story of how being told that I was like a priest led me to learn some valuable lessons about my leadership style. I share stories of how gaining people's trust can lead to better overall relationships. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/30188303

Voodoo 02/19/2024

Voodoo Join me as I tell you a story that taught me and my team a valuable lesson about life. I have used this not just in my work but personal life. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/29990058

The death of an animal and the birth of a new kind of man 02/05/2024

The death of an animal and the birth of a new kind of man Join me as I explore two stories that helped to make me a better leader. I explore a topic about men that would actually help me to become a better leader as a woman. /episode/index/show/59c79735-23f3-417a-9b3d-34a2a43aab6d/id/29772208

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