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.
164: Leaders with Heart Embrace Your Crazy - Janine Williams
163: Leaders with Heart Lead with Compassion
162: Leaders With Heart Need to Have a Loyal and Dependable Team
161: Leaders with Heart Surrender
160: Leaders with Heart Lead from Behind
159: Leaders with Heart Put Their Hearts into Their Work and Find Joy
158: Leaders with Heart are Committed to Doing Better
157: Leaders with Heart Lead with Curiosity
156: Leaders with Heart Care All Year Round
155: Leaders with Heart Exhibit Ownership
154: Leaders with Heart Know When to Step Back Description:
153: Leaders with Heart Go First
152: Leaders with Heart Focus on Relationships
151: Leaders with Heart Know When to Let Go
150: Leaders with Heart Are Accountable and Humble
149: Leadership with Heart 2020 Wrap-up!
148: Leaders with Heart Bring out Other’s Strengths
147: Leaders with Heart are Part of the Team
146: Leadership with Heart Barbara Medina
145: Leaders with Heart Show Others How to Be Grateful
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