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Episode Synopsis
IN THIS EPISODE: As a founder, you can probably present your company pitch in your sleep by now, but did you know that if you want to connect with your audience, it is essential to lead with your values? In this episode, leadership coach, speaker and writer, Beth Fukumoto, joins our host, Denise Silber, to peel back the curtain on why and how to lead with your core values. She shares the best ways to determine what your core values are, and how business leaders can make the jump to integrate personal values into a company. Beth pulls from her experiences in the Hawaiian House of Representatives, the Kennedy School, and her current career to provide advice for founders at any stage, interested in leading with values and mobilizing social change. So tune in, and learn why the best way to achieve new successes is by ensuring that you express your values regularly and set goals that align with them. This increased personal and professional satisfaction you and your team will experience will create a virtuous circle. GUEST BIO An experienced political leader and leadership coach, Beth Fukumoto, a Harvard Kennedy School alumna and teaching fellow, works with civic-minded organizations and businesses to mobilize for social change. She is completing a book entitled Red Lines: Postcards from Partisan Purgatory that draws leadership lessons from her own political experiences. In 2017, Beth was the youngest woman in the U.S. to lead a major party in a U.S. legislature and the first elected Republican to switch parties after Trump's election. She served 3 terms in the Hawaii House of Representatives where she was recognized as one of Washington Post's "40 under 40″ rising stars and Apolitical's "Most Influential Young People in Government".
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