Ignite Your S.H.I.N.E.®

With 40+ years of experience leading teams and organizations to meaningful change, we want to share what we’ve learned with you! Join me and Willow Sweeney on June 9th, 11-3 ET. Details below. If you’ve ever left one of my sessions with a new perspective on how you show up as a leader, repost this so someone else can have that moment too. https://lnkd.in/guPtEz_n

Meet Paula R. Bratcher Ratliff, our newest S.H.I.N.E. Effect Award recipient. As Chief Revenue Officer at Ingenium Talent , Founder of Women Impact Business, and Co Founder of Women Impact Tech, she has built spaces where women can easily connect, they’re inspired to grow, and can step into bigger opportunities. She leads with clarity and heart in all that she does by creating the very support she often speaks on. She truly leads by example.✨ The S.H.I.N.E. Effect Award honors women whose light creates meaningful impact, often without even realizing it. Paula embodies that in every way. Join me in celebrating her below, and if you know a woman who leads with presence and purpose, nominate her below.

So excited to share I’ll be keynoting at MESPA Institute 2026! 💫 Minnesota principals, I cannot wait to join you for this powerful gathering of school leaders during the MESPA Institute this year. I’m honored to step on that stage and pour into a room full of change-makers who show up relentlessly every single day to lead with purpose. What am I bringing? The heart of the S.H.I.N.E.® Framework, a strengths-based, human-centered approach to leadership that helps you lead with clarity, connection, and confidence. Let’s talk self-belief, limiting the "I shoulds", and how your specific leadership light sparks light in others. Let’s S.H.I.N.E. together in 2026. ✨ #MESPA2026

What would it look like to gift your team a reset? A refocus? A realignment? As we close out the year, we’re offering five complimentary 90-minute leadership presentations to U.S.-based organizations that are ready to invest in their people in 2026. This is our way of giving back to the leaders and teams who inspire us every day. Each experience is based in the S.H.I.N.E.® Framework and designed to spark confidence, connection, and culture shifts that last. Keynotes can be delivered virtually or in person, and are high-energy, deeply human, and fully interactive. If your team is navigating growth, change, or simply needs space to reconnect, we would love to hear from you. How to Apply: ✔️ Complete a short application (link in comments or type SHINE below and I’ll send it) 📍 Open to U.S.-based organizations 🗓️ Deadline: January 22 at 11:59 PM PST 🌎 Virtual or in person If in person, travel costs are covered by your organization. The speaking fee is waived either way. 📬 Selected organizations will be notified in early February #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamCulture #HumanFocusedLeadership

Planning a leadership summit, team retreat, or professional development experience for 2026? If your organization is filled with brilliant minds, but too many hold back when it’s time to speak up, then this is the kind of session that can create the lasting change your organization is seeking. Speaking Skills is a workshop designed to help your people: ✔️ Uncover their voice ✔️ Speak with confidence ✔️ Connect with purpose This experience builds communication from the inside out you your teams, not with surface-level tips, but with tools that align confidence, clarity, and impact both internally and externally. This session has sparked powerful shifts for women leaders, entrepreneurs, and teams across industries. ✨ Ready to bring this experience to your organization? Let’s connect. #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamGrowth #SpeakWithConfidence #ProfessionalDevelopment #IgniteYourSHINE

We’re thrilled to recognize Lauren McQueen Gstalder as the most recent recipient of the S.H.I.N.E. Effect Award. As Executive Director of Women in Leadership & Philanthropy at the University of South Florida, Lauren has led with both heart and strategy. Under her guidance, millions have been invested in scholarships, mentorship has grown across generations, and women have felt seen, supported, and empowered to lead with confidence. Lauren’s leadership is intentional and deeply human. It's thy type of leadership that creates space for others to rise. That is exactly why this award exists. The S.H.I.N.E. Effect honors women whose light inspires something greater in others, often without them realizing just how far their impact reaches. Please join us in celebrating Lauren’s work and the way she shows up for others. And if a woman in leadership comes to mind as you read this - one whose presence lifts people up - nominations are open. You can find the link in the comments. Because when one person shines, others do too. That’s the S.H.I.N.E. Effect. #womeninleadership #leadershipaward

At its core, leadership is about building trust strong enough that others are willing to journey with you, even into the unknown. When that trust is present, something truly illuminating happens. People will walk beside you because they believe in you, and because you’ve helped them believe in themselves. That kind of loyalty isn’t built overnight. It grows through presence, steadiness, and the courage to lift others as you lead. ✨ Leadership check-in: What are you doing today to earn that kind of trust? #Leadership #TrustInLeadership #LeadWithPresence #PeopleFirstLeadership #LeadWithHeart #LeadershipImpact

Leadership isn’t just about what you say. It’s about what your voice unlocks in others. When you speak up, especially in rooms where silence is easier, you send a clear message: This space is safe for truth. This space values voices. You may never know who needed that moment. But someone was watching. Listening. Learning. And maybe, just maybe, your courage became their turning point. 💡 S.H.I.N.E.® Tip for Leaders: Normalize brave conversations. Show your team what it looks like to speak with clarity, even when it’s uncomfortable. The more you lead with your voice, the more others will trust their own. #LeadershipWithPresence #VoiceMatters #CreateBraveSpaces #WomenInLeadership #igniteyourSHINE

When someone leads with purpose, passion, and presence...you feel it. That’s Liesl Sisson She's been a S.H.I.N.E. Presenter & Integrator for the past 5 years - helping people uncover their strengths (S), reconnecting to what lights them up (H), and lead in ways that inspire others (I). She knows the twists and turns of leadership (N) and helps others rise to their exceptional (E) potential. She helps teams S.H.I.N.E., and we’re thrilled to have her light on this journey with us. Help us give Liesl a warm (re)welcome in the comments! 💬👇 #womenwholead #leadershipstrengths #professionaldevelopment #leadershipworkshop