325: Scaling Your Impact Without Burning Out

325: Scaling Your Impact Without Burning Out

325: Scaling Your Impact Without Burning Out

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by your workload, unsure how to delegate effectively, or hesitant about bringing new people onto your team? Erin Bradley shares her powerful journey from burnout and anxiety to finding true freedom and fulfillment in her work. She opens up about the common leadership fears around hiring, delegating, and trusting others, and how shifting her mindset changed everything.

Whether you’re leading a team or stepping into a new role at your company, you’ll find practical insights in Erin’s approach to leadership. She reveals three essential questions every leader should ask their team members and explains how genuine curiosity, service-oriented leadership, and thoughtful delegation can transform your workplace culture. If you’re ready to scale your impact without sacrificing your well-being (or sanity!), this episode is a must-listen.

As a mortgage lender, Erin learned the hard way just how difficult entrepreneurship and sales success can be. From flat broke to six figures and burnout, Erin has been through it all. She quickly discovered that the stress of being overwhelmed is no less painful than financial stress.

After redesigning her business to support her dream life, Erin has been on a mission to teach others to do the same. She is a dynamic speaker and trainer, host of the real estate podcast Pursuing Freedom, and author of an outstanding book Pursuing Freedom. She’s created a community for realtors and lenders called the Pursuing Freedom Collective.

You’ll discover:

  • How curiosity transforms leadership conversations
  • 3 key questions to ask your team
  • How to overcome fear and take action
  • Ways to scale impact without burnout
  • Why service-oriented leadership boosts team performance

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Erin’s Resources

Website

Pursuing Freedom

Book

Pursuing Freedom

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215: A Model of Servant Leadership at Slack

215: A Model of Servant Leadership at Slack

215: A Model of Servant Leadership at Slack

In a challenging sales environment, it can be tough for leaders to stay positive—and to keep their team members seeing possibilities, too. Reggie Marable has learned how to do both in his role at Slack, where he heads a national sales organization. You’ll love Reggie’s enthusiasm for his work as well as his commitment to his ongoing growth. He’s a walking encyclopedia of inspiring quotes, and you’ll want to capture them for future reference!

Reggie is the Head of Sales, Communications, Media and Technology for Slack, which is now owned by Salesforce. Reggie has responsibility for generating growth in Salesforce’s largest accounts in North America. He’s also the author of The Blue Print: The Keys to making BIG Money in Professional Sales to help salespeople shorten their learning curve and save them from struggling like he did in his early years.

You’ll discover:

  • How Reggie chooses to view past rejections and failures
  • What Reggie does to maintain a positive attitude every day
  • The skills he practices to continue his own growth
  • Why diversity of backgrounds is essential for achieving the best results as a team
  • Favorite quotes that inspire and guide Reggie daily

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Reggie’s Resources

Website

Reggie’s employer, Slack

Book

The Blue Print: The Keys to Making BIG Money in Professional Sales

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044: How to Be a Hope-Driven Leader

044: How to Be a Hope-Driven Leader

What does it mean to create hope in yourself and others? My guest Libby Gill wrote an entire book about this fascinating topic. In this excellent interview, Libby brings to life the concepts in her book, The Hope-Driven Leader: Harness the Power of Positivity at Work, with examples of leaders who are the shapers of hope-driven cultures. Libby is an executive coach, leadership expert and award-winning author. She’s also been in the trenches as the former head of communications at media giants Sony, Universal, and Turner Broadcasting.

You’ll discover:

  • Why hope and hopefulness are critical components of a healthy corporate culture
  • How a servant leadership attitude helps shape a culture of hope
  • The essential factors needed for team communication to be effective
  • The 4 attributes that employees cite most often about leaders who contributed significantly to their lives

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