Roar with Lakecia Gunter Unleash Your Superpowers to Empower Others
Time after time, opportunity is born out of great adversity and all of your experiences help you not only develop your Roar but also tap into it and use it as one of your superpowers. When you step into the unknown, take risks, and embrace new adventures, you can create successful outcomes that otherwise wouldn’t be possible if you just stood in your bubble.
My guest today has an unbelievable grit and a champion mindset fueled by kindness and a fun-loving soul that makes a genuine impact in the world. All it takes is five minutes spent with her to walk away believing in yourself and in what you can achieve – and I’m giving you almost an hour with Rose, so imagine how close to your Roar you’ll be after listening to her!
In this episode, Rose and I are going to talk about tapping into your Roar to unleash your boldness, your fierceness, and your fearlessness in a way that empowers you and others around you to believe and achieve more.
Rose Schooler is a Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Global Data Center Sales at Intel. She leads a worldwide organization responsible for revenue and strategy across the various sales, tech support and channel capabilities to deliver data center solutions to Intel’s customers and partners.
Rose is a woman who looks at the impossible and sees the possible. If you tell her it can’t be done, she will show you how to get it done with style and grace. She’s a fearless leader who has a track record for stepping into the unknown, embracing it, and delivering results. She’s an inspirational and empowering leader with a heart for people, and she stands up for what is right.
So, listen to Episode 02 of Roar to learn how you can release your greatest talents, grits, strengths, and creativity in challenging moments and situations so that you can create a better future for yourself and the ones around you.
Some questions I ask:
- Tell us your origin story. How did you develop your superpowers? (07:07)
- What do you think we should have in our toolkit, as leaders, especially in this changing environment that we’re facing every day? (14:28)
- What actions are you planning to take to expand your value impact and significance, both personally and professionally? (22:21)
- How have you developed and drawn on your resilience? (26:40)
- How can we ensure that we don’t see fear in this time of COVID-19, but we see opportunity instead? (28:49)
- When you think back on your experiences growing up, what stands out as a defining moment that really helped you find your Roar? (30:51)
- What are you teaching your daughter about how to find and release her Roar? (35:18)
In this episode, you will learn:
- How having a glass-half-full mentality can help you find opportunities and make better decisions. (01:28)
- How life begins outside of our comfort zone. (02:17)
- The importance of having mentors in your life that can show you the path forward. (09:30)
- Every good leader is humble enough to understand their weaknesses and take action to fortify them. (10:57)
- Being accountable is one of the qualities that everyone is looking for in a leader. (15:24)
- How setting big, impactful goals stretches your thinking outside of your comfort zone. (16:34)
- The importance of having the right people alongside. (17:04)
- The power of constant, never-ending learning and teaching others. (17:50)
- The importance of work-life harmony. (18:41)
- A perfect example of growing through stepping outside of your comfort zone. (19:31)
- How to seize every opportunity to pivot when the industry is asking you to do so. (22:51)
- The importance of taking care of your personal physical and emotional health. (27:02)
- The phrase that helped Rose to overcome her imposter syndrome. (32:30)
- How to stay motivated and inspired. (41:13)
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