women taking risks for success Archives

Gutsy vs. Ballsy Leaders (a podcast)

Gutsy leaders draw people to their missions because of their inclusive nature removing the "people pleasing" gene and leading without permission to speak in any business situation. - Marisa Santoro,

by Marisa Santoro

Meet Faith, COO who changed how she and her team show up…

From Faith Meyer Young, Chief Operations Officer, Med School Tutors "Marisa, Thank you! I've spent a lot of time since your talk "Speaking without Apology, thinking about what we really are trying

by Marisa Santoro

Ask for the YES! Meet Cassandra, who asked and then received…

Today I would like to share with you a gutsy move that came from Cassandra, a client and member of the In Our Shoes community. If you are not doing

by Marisa Santoro

How to Find your Voice and Grow your Network Quickly

Watch Video: Meet Kia from our village who throws a challenge on how to get your voice out there to advance your Gutsy Breakthrough Goals. Learn how she found her

by Marisa Santoro

Finding your Devil’s Advocate, who will it be?

(8 minutes) Behind closed doors in many executive manager circles today, the devil's advocate is a very real position hired for an essential role - to find managment's blind spots. They're the naysayer officially meant to second guess their

by Marisa Santoro

Are you Passionate enough?

This isn't a hypothetical question. Having passion is a very real soft skill which successful leaders have and truly influences people. Even if you are not yet in the leadership role you

by Marisa Santoro

Risky Business

. I never said I was normal. The things women take on these days are only viewed as sane because we pull it off so well. We have to, it's our survival gene. I'm often

by Marisa Santoro