Episode 14 - Interview with Carol Schulte
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A published author and founder of The BRĀV Institute, Carol Schulte has been educating, empowering, and entertaining audiences internationally for almost a decade. She is committed to getting you out of your comfort zone and into your “brave zone,” where you show up more powerfully, and get into action long before you feel ready.
Carol holds a BFA in Theatre Performance, an MA in Communication, two postgraduate certificates in coaching and mentoring, and has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies, international associations, and thousands of individuals “to get their brave on.” Whether it be asking for a raise or promotion, nailing a presentation, or climbing Africa’s highest peak, her clients attribute her insights and inspiration to achieving what they never thought possible.
As an authority in brave leadership, Carol has been featured in numerous magazines and podcasts and is a returning guest expert on Rogers TV in Canada. Having lived and worked in 16 countries, including Ashrams in India and vans in New Zealand, rocked dreadlocks in Thailand, and shaved her head for breast cancer, she certainly walks her talk and brings a global perspective to all that she does. When she’s not traveling or speaking on stage, you can find her volunteering as a bereavement facilitator, training for her next triathlon, or practicing her serious carpool karaoke game.
In this episode, we discuss how being vulnerable can be an essential skill for a leader in uncertain times while staying strong and authentic by reaching out to our people and supporting them. Carol talks about the importance of our willingness to go with the flow and to try new things before knowing they would work.
She emphasizes how “experiential leadership” makes much sense in our current situation because it is new to everybody, but we have to take action and figure out as we go. She shares creative ways that work for her company, such as having “brave happy hours” where people connect on a more personal level and share resources.
If you’re interested to know how to build and maintain your people’s trust and loyalty during these times of crisis and be the leader that they want to go through this journey with, then this episode is for you!
Find out more about Carol on her website: www.thebraveinstitute.com