Hi, everyone. Welcome back to the show. Today I am joined by a very special guest, my good friend, Dr. Christine Medihanik, who is actually local to Salem, Oregon, where I live, but has an incredible company, Shattered Glass leadership that really spans all aspects of leadership from leading

across generations and different personalities to how we communicate with ourselves and other

people. She really is a powerhouse speaker and thought leader and a professor. So Dr. Kay,

welcome to the show. Thanks for having me. It's so fun to be here.

So long overdue to have you.

And one quote I want to pull out right away for people who are just being introduced to you.

You've wrote, quote, I've been fortunate to spend my career helping people become the kind of leaders others want to follow.

Not by handing out perfect answers, but by asking the right questions, building trust, and creating space for real

growth. And I think that's such a beautiful philosophy that really aptly describes how you

approach leadership training and development. But before we get into other things, I just want you to quickly

give our listeners an introduction to who you are and how you help people become better leaders.

Yeah. You know, Ellen, I think one of the things that's really important to remind people about

is at the end of the day, we're all really human beings. And humans are messy. We bring a lot of stuff to the

table. We bring our family histories. We bring work stuff. We bring other toxic bosses. I'm a mom. I'm a

dog mom. I have a wonderful husband who supports me. I've been teaching in the college arena

for about 15 years now. One of my philosophies in the classroom is how do I bridge the gap

between academics and the textbook over and over and over and what is happening in the real world?

And I'm going to be really honest. That requires a lot of

vulnerability because I have to go into class. I have to go into leadership workshops. I have to go

into all the things I do, even as a mom, all the time and go, hold on, we're going to try something.

And see what happens, right? And go, yeah, that was a hot mess. That was a swing and a miss. And I don't think

that's something that a lot of people are really comfortable doing. And it's taken a lot of time for me

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