In this episode, Heather interviews Kizzy Parks, Ph.D., CEO of KPC, GovCon Winners, AmPar, AdultFluent, and Host of the AdultFluent℠ podcast. Her newest company GovCon Winners works to help small businesses win profitable government contracts.
She is charismatic, honest, and compassionate in this episode, where she shared the times in her career when she wasn’t the best leader. She states that at times she was leading from a space of scarcity and less than - which was not productive for her or her company. Now she leads from a place of compassion and has implemented new strategies to ensure that her employees get treated the most fairly.
Kizzy shares that her entrepreneur journey began when she was just a kid when she would resell golf balls she found to fund her love for FUNYUNs and Nutty Bars. She knew from a young age that she would be an entrepreneur. Today, her companies have over $50 million in government contract rewards.
82: Leaders With Heart Live True Servant Leadership
81: Leaders With Heart Embrace the Mess of Humanness in the Workplace
80: Leaders With Heart Understand They Are the Caretakers of Their Employees’ Futures
79: Leaders With Heart Love The People They Lead
78: Leaders with Heart Intentionally Drive a Sense of Purpose In Those They Lead
77: Leaders With Heart Understand That There Is An Emotional Investment to Being a Leader
76: Leaders With Heart Seek to Fill Emotional Bank Accounts
75: Leaders with Heart Work to Create Shared Trust
74: Leaders with Heart Know That They Are Responsible For Their Mindset
73: Leaders With Heart Help Their People Step Into The Best Versions of Themselves
72: Leaders with Heart Understand That It Takes a Team to Achieve
71: Leaders with Heart Understand What Drives Their People
70: Leaders with Heart Empower Their People To Do Their Best Work
69: Leaders with Heart Invest In The Potential of Their People
68: Leaders With Heart Create a Culture of Autonomy
67: Leaders with Heart Naturally Think of Their People First
66: Leaders With Heart Show Up and Speak Up
65: Leaders With Heart Know They Must Give to Get and Grow
64: Leaders With Heart Help Their People Focus on a Common Mission
63: Leaders With Heart Know That They Need Followers Before They Can Lead
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