541: Alison Tedford: The Intersection Of Identities As An Indigenous, Single Mom With A Disability

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Education, Management, How To, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Alison Tedford is an author, marketing consultant, and mom from Abbotsford, BC, Canada. Her work has been published on AlJazeera, CBC, Upworthy, and Today's Parent, and her debut book, Chronic Profit, is being released by Self Counsel Press in April 2021. I have been following Alison online for a couple years now. She has always stood out to me as a leader and a truth teller. She speaks up to share her perspective even when it’s not comfortable. She is sassy and smart as a whip as she shares her experiences living as an entrepreneurial, Indigenious single mom with a disability. I deeply appreciate Alison’s work and her voice and I’m so honored to have her here with us for this conversation. Listen in to hear Alison share: All the layers of her identity as an entrepreneurial, Indigenous mom with a disability and why she has chosen to share her stories The assumptions people have made about her identities The importance of inclusivity from the top down in organizations How her disability has shaped her parenting How she models asking for help to preserve her energy for the places she can have most impact How she shares her Indigenous culture with her son How pain management can be a full time job Links mentioned: Join my free business training:, 3 Essential Building Blocks To Growing A Successful Business Connect with Alison Get Alison’s book: Chronic Profit Alison on Instagram Alison on Twitter Alison on Facebook Thank you to our sponsors: Cubo Ai: Go to getcubo.com and use my code “SHAMELESS “for "$10 off your purchase. Songfinch: Visit songfinch.com and use promo code SHAMELESS this week for $20 off the perfect gift! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Shameless Mom Academy episode 541 with Allison Tedford.
0:05.4	Show notes for this episode, including any links mentioned in the episode, can be found by going to
0:09.5	shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 541.
0:17.5	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy.
0:19.7	I'm your host, Sarah Dean. I'm here to give you and other
0:23.0	passionate, driven, unapologetic moms, tools, resources, and a little bit of humor to help you lead
0:29.2	more positive, powerful, and purposeful lives every damn day. One of the best things about the
0:34.6	Shameless Mom Academy is our community. So be sure to join us in our free
0:38.1	private Facebook group to connect with other shameless moms just like you. You can find us over
0:43.1	at shamelessom.com forward slash Facebook. All right, let's dive into today's episode.
0:53.3	This episode is brought to you by Song Finch. Song Finch has a special offer for our listeners just
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