OTS 229: Get Out of Your Way - Julie Kratz

Today’s guest is passionate about promoting gender equality within the workplace, empowering women to express confidence, and helping them build a winning career game plan. After experiencing many career pivot points of her own, she now is focused on promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace as a keynote speaker and executive coach. She holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, is a Certified Master Coach, and is a certified unconscious bias trainer. She is a TEDx speaker, host of the Next Pivot Point podcast, and author of three books  “Pivot Point: How to Build a Winning Career Game Plan,” “ONE: How Male Allies Support Women for Gender Equality,” and “Lead Like an Ally: A Journey Through Corporate America with Strategies to Facilitate Inclusion.” Please join me in welcoming Julie Kratz. In this episode we discuss: her thoughts on leadership: “Leadership is not a positional authority. It’s the influence you gain in getting people to buy into your vision by asking about the things that they care about.” how a riddle she heard at 8 years old created feelings that propelled her into her mission of helping women. how her time in DECA was her first taste into business in 5th grade. the importance of listening to others and how that can help provide safe spaces for others at work. the importance of allyship. the impact of taking chances and making connections with people. her recommendation to others to find the thing that lights their soul on fire suggesting going back to your childhood for clues. her folder of strategic contacts and how reviewing that often has helped her be intentional in contacting them. Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com - episode 229. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices