Shift Out Loud with Tracy Spears
Hosted by Tracy Spears, speaker, co-author of two best selling leadership books, founder of The Leader Lab, coach, and head cheerleader for anyone trying to play bigger. Shift Out Loud is a podcast designed to inspire you to play bigger. You'll hear from real live people sharing what their shift was, when it happened, and why it was out loud. What you think is true, and when you move from the external locus of control to the internal locus of control, your shift can happen and anything becomes possible. This podcast is your invitation to listen to others who have made the shift, and also serve as a catalyst for you to play bigger.
Shift Out Loud with Tracy Spears
Effective Global Advocacy with Carlisha Bradley
When you begin to think and play bigger, it can transform not only your own life, but the lives of those around you — your family, your team, your community, and even beyond.
As the founder of the transformative global nonprofit Women Empowering Nations (WEN), Carlisha Bradley is playing bigger and making a difference on a global stage. She’s served as a trusted advisor to aid organizations, nonprofits, schools, leaders, foreign governments, and diplomats around the world, and has learned how to effect powerful change for the women and girls that she serves.
In this conversation, we talk about the incredible impact of Carlisha’s international work, her inspiring background in public education, and why I would love for her to run for office someday!
Listen now to discover:
- How struggling with her identity suppressed Carlisha’s voice — and the influential events that helped her find her identity and purpose
- How to advocate effectively so that you can achieve your desired results
- How to best support WEN as they empower girls around the world
Guest bio: Carlisha Williams Bradley is an acclaimed nonprofit leader, education advocate, and social enterprise consultant. Carlisha lends her spirit, expertise, and voice as an advocate for women and girls worldwide as the founder of Women Empowering Nations, a nonprofit devoted to the educational and leadership development of girls. With her consultancy, Amplify for Women, she calls other destiny-driven women to follow in her footsteps and be the change. She is the bestselling author of Choosing Faith Over Fear: 14 Days of Life-Changing Lessons.
Timestamps:
01:39 Intro
04:28 Meet Carlisha Bradley
07:50 Hallmark movies & twin motherhood
15:11 Journey of self-discovery
19:08 Igniting her passion
22:28 Surprising stories
25:10 How to support WEN
26:28 Why Carlisha does this work
29:22 Working for the Board of Education
36:06 Emotion, passion & presence
39:50 Politicians & regaining our progress
44:43 What’s next
Links:
Carlisha Bradley
https://www.amplifyforwomen.com
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