Welcome to our weekly podcast: THIS. with Shauna Griffiths. REAL TALK. REAL LEADERS.™ 
Our mission is simple. We are elevating diverse voices and stories of industry leaders who share our commitment to impact, evolution and authentic leadership.  ​

Tune-in to the most recent episodes below featuring candid, straightforward conversations AND take us the go with you through Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast fix!

Deep gratitude for the support of our Founding Partner, Felicia Hall Allen & Associates, whose focus is Making Dreams Come True. 

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Elisa, award-winning marketer and founder of Kick It by EP 
Elisa is an award-winning marketer, brand builder and content creator. She’s also the founder of @kickitbyep, a live lunchtime conversation series designed to educate, inspire and pay it forward. She talks about the inspiration behind creating Kick it by EP, her views on leadership, what brands and properties should be doing more of, and much more! 

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Michael Tennant, founder of Curiosity Lab & Creator of Actually Curious™ 
Michael is the founder of Curiosity Lab as well as the creator of Actually Curious™, a card game that brings people together while teaching active listening and empathy. He and Shauna talk about meeting people where they are with empathy, figuring out what matters to you, hustle culture, and much more! 

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featuring Laura Rodriguez | Southeast Area Sales Manager, Lemon Perfect 
Laura and Shauna chat about her journey so far....and what a journey it’s been! She talks about moving to America from Bolivia as a child, then moving to New York as a young adult to follow her dreams, starting her career at The Lemon Perfect Company and moving back to Miami. They also chat about seeking out change, social media vs. reality, generational differences, and much more!   

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Lea Endres, CEO & Co-Founder and Dae Levine , VP of Marketing and Communications | NationBuilder  
Dae and Lea talk about the individual journeys that led them both to NationBuilder, making the choice every day to be a leader, the complex feelings of doing extremely meaningful work every day, and what next year looks like for NationBuilder.

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Julian Valentin | Head of Brand Marketing at Opendorse 
Julian is a former professional soccer player and worked with the Colorado Rockies for over 10 years before joining opendorse. Julian and Shauna talk about diving into your work before you know how to swim, how skills translate from the sports to business world, his leadership style + what he looks for in other leaders, and much more! 

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Felisa Israel | Principal Owner, 10 Fold Entertainment 
In addition to her position at 10 Fold, Felisa is the lead instructor of Impact Internship at IMPACT Learning Institute and previously served nearly a decade as the director of live programming and entertainment at the NBA. Felisa and Shauna talk about giving back during COVID, connecting through authenticity, leadership, honesty, and so much more. 

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featuring Annika Florio | Associate Manager of Partnerships at the Drone Racing League 
Annika is a Front Office Sports Rising 25 award recipient, part of the Sports Business Journal Mentorship Program and an Associate Manager of Partnerships at the Drone Racing League – this woman is DRIVEN! Listen to what fuels her and how she got to where she is today and what she’s looking forward to next. 

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featuring Sabrina Carrozza | CEO, strategic advisor and adjunct professor 
Sabrina is a strategic advisor, adjunct professor, and CEO & Founder of Sabrina LCP Communications. She shares a few of her secrets and the lessons she’s learned from working with some of the biggest and fastest-growing brands including FC Barcelona, LaLiga, Drive by DraftKings, FC Bayern Munich, Facebook, Google/YouTube, The Mom Project, and many more. 

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featuring Jacob Brown, Executive VP at Element5 Digital | TEDx Speaker
Jacob is a former professional athlete turned businessman, entrepreneur, inspirational speaker and the Executive Vice President of Element5 Digital, a branding and web design + development agency in Metro Detroit. Jacob lives by the motto #FailForward and he shares with us how that’s affected the ups and downs of his career and his life in general. 

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featuring Lydia Knoll, Communities & Impact at adidas
Lydia joins us for our first Next Gen Episode – a once once-a-month series that will highlight a young professional. She chats about her career evolution so far and how her passions changed along the way, finding her core values and aligning her career to them, her advocacy for social and climate justice and the intersectionality between the two, and the types of leaders that have had the biggest impact on her so far. 

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featuring Alicia Jeffreys, Senior Vice President of Marketing at the Detroit Pistons 
Alicia talks about all things rebrand and evolution this week as REAL TALK becomes 𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘚. 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘴, Alicia shares how her Pistons are relaunching their brand this season and really being a team of the people in the heart of Detroit. They also chat career evolution, coming from an immigrant family, balancing work and personal life, and the importance of diversity in the work place. 

REAL TALK | REAL LEADERS Episode 7
Nick Knezevich 
Project Management Supervisor, at Ulteig 
Shauna, sits down with her mountain bike trail buddy Nick to talk about how his love of playing outside fueled his initial interest in the renewable energy industry. He knew he didn’t want to be an engineer or scientist, so he went the management route. It just goes to show, there’s always a way to do what you love! 

REAL TALK | REAL LEADERS Episode 6
Chris Todd
VP of New Business, North America at YouGov
Shauna and Chris talk about his career journey from pro baseball player to business development professional and why loving not just what you’re doing, but the way the business is conducted is so important. They also chat about where his love of research stems from, some current trends in the data and tracking world, and what’s changing in the industry. 

REAL TALK | REAL LEADERS Episode 5
Lisa Hyman
Co-Founder at goodDog and Broadsheet
Lisa talks about her journey to founding Gooddog and what it means to her. Lisa also talks about figuring out what you like to do, what you’re good at, and finding your voice. They also discuss understanding that your business (and you) might not be for everyone – and why that’s good! 

REAL TALK | REAL LEADERS Episode 4
Felicia Sullivan
Marketing Executive and Author
Shauna and Felicia chat about what drives her creativity, constant curiosity, and always being "on". They also dive deep on aligning your actions with your values, how to price your services like a pro, and giving yourself grace.

REAL TALK | REAL LEADERS Episode 3
Scott Hauman
Chief Innovation Officer at The Integer Group
Scott talks about his personal journey, as well as the transformation he saw at The Integer Group and in shopper marketing agencies as whole. They also chat about his 100% human centered leadership style and Scott gives us some retail, consumer, and agency trends that he sees coming! (And he's in the business of innovation so you don't want to miss this.) 

REAL TALK | REAL LEADERS Episode 2
Rachelle Patel
Director of Marketing and Partnerships at Laureus Sport for Good USA
 Rachelle talks about the founding of Laureus as well as how it operates, and how she came to work there. Also, what makes a good brand partner, not just at Laureus, but anywhere. Perhaps most importantly, they talk about how everyone can use #SportForGood, including you!  

REAL TALK | REAL LEADERS Episode 1
Perry Maughmer 
Founder, Relentless Leadership
Perry talks about Relentless Leadership and what being relentless means to him. They also chat about the importance of leadership as well as some of the misgivings. And of course, we had to mention his t-shirt game!