Ignite Your Confidence with Karen Laos

BOLD Leadership with Laura Barnard

Episode Summary

From the basketball court in Harvard to running her own branding business, Laura Barnard understands the unique styles of leadership. It became clear to Laura at a young age that the playing field was not equal for all players in the workforce, and Laura shares her mission to empower women and her LGBTQIA+ community to close the gender gap in leadership. Listen and be inspired to not only speak up, but also shortcut your journey and begin to dream big now, and build big with more.

Episode Notes

Tangible Takeaways:

• Part of becoming a great leader requires understanding your unique skills and experiences to help relate to others and create the most impact.
• To close the gaps that exist in representation across all industries we need to collaborate  and fight together to make it more equitable.
• Women face a lot of external and internal barriers in the workplace, and one way to push back is to learn how to speak up.
• Being BOLD is an acronym for being brave, outspoken, lucid, and distinct. 
• Being outspoken is not about being the loudest, it’s knowing your line in the sand, and what you are willing to speak up for. 
• Embrace who you are, especially in your interviews. It’s important that you find a work environment that embraces and reflects YOUR values.
• You don’t have to do this alone: dream big, and find ways to build bigger together.
• Remember Laura’s dad’s advice: you'll get what you want, but be careful what you wish for.

About Laura:
Laura Barnard founded BREAKTHRU Brands to empower women and her LGBTQIA+ community to break barriers and close gender gaps in leadership. As a former Division I athlete, she has experienced the power of teamwork and she brings energy, openness, and perseverance to collaborative environments while motivating others to self-actualize into clear and confident leaders. While previously leading strategy for iconic, global brands such as HARIBO, Werther’s, and Skittles, Barnard understands the role BOLD brands play in creating external impact. Her background in Psychology from Harvard University and an MBA in Marketing & Strategic Management from the University of Chicago have informed her belief that great brands start with great leadership. Barnard is securing a more equitable world for those around her – one where her wife, Lindsay Gaskins, their three daughters, and powerful women like them are empowered to lead the way.

Connect with Laura:

Website: https://breakthrubrands.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brkthrubrands/  

About me:
Karen Laos, Communication Expert and Confidence Cultivator, leverages 25 years in the boardroom and speaking on the world’s most coveted stages such as Google and NASA to transform missed opportunities into wins. She is fiercely committed to her mission of eradicating self-doubt in 10 million women by giving them practical strategies to ask for what they want in the boardroom and beyond. She guides corporations and individuals with her tested communication model to generate consistent results through her Leadership Presence Keynote: How to Be an Influential Communicator.

Connect with me:
Website: https://www.karenlaos.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenlaosofficial 

Facebook: Ignite Your Confidence with Karen Laos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/karenlaosconsulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenlaos/

Clubhouse: @karenlaos

My book “Trust Your Own Voice”: https://karenlaos.com/book/

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