Ignite Your Confidence with Karen Laos

Lead with Service with Terri Leckas

Episode Summary

When it comes to leading, Terri advises you to wear your own pants. It can be easy to lead with the same style you’ve observed, but when it doesn’t quite fit, you quickly realize you’re wearing someone else’s pants! From mopping floors and wrapping donuts to an award-winning cake decorator and business owner, Terri found that leading with service has always worked well for her.

Episode Notes

In today’s episode, Terri shares how she gave herself the freedom to be the boss in her own way. Listen and learn how Terri’s self-taught entrepreneurial spirit led her to build her own business and overcome obstacles  - one baby step at a time.

Tangible Takeaways:

• When you feel overwhelmed, focus on the baby steps. After each small step, the next one becomes easier.
• Focus on serving people. This extends beyond your customers and includes those who work with you.
• Remember: mistakes will happen. What people need most from their leaders is grace.
• When it comes to grieving a loss, embrace the truth that God is closer than your breath. If even you can’t feel God, He’s there. 
• When it comes to being a boss, wear your own pants. Wear the pants that fit you, not the ones that are prescribed to you. Learn how you lead best, and embrace it.
• If you want to build up your confidence, find ways to push the boundaries and do something outside of your comfort zone. Transformation begins with action.
• Terri’s advice: get your high school diploma before cataract surgery, because it is hard to learn when you can't see!

About Terri:

Terri Leckas owns and operates Queen of Cakes in Edina, MN. It's a place where cakes spread joy and love. As a self-taught cake decorator and business owner, Terri only learned to lead once she learned to serve with an entrepreneur's spirit and servant's Heart.

Connect with Terri:

Website: www.queen-of-cakes.com

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenofcakesmn

Twitter: https://twitter.com/QueenofCakesMN

About me:
Karen Laos is a keynote speaker and leadership coach equipping women to stand out with unshakable confidence. She specializes in communication: executive presence and compelling messages. Karen champions female business leaders to own their value and find their voice so they can be seen and heard. She also works with teams to create cultures of trust and function at their best.

Karen has coached leaders at Facebook, Google, Netflix, Uber, Sephora, Sony, Microsoft, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, Trip Advisor, Bacardi, Levi, and more. Karen’s style is fun, encouraging and results-oriented. She immediately moves past the “fluff” and gets straight to the issue (just ask her clients).

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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