#61 No Power in Being Shy, The Unflappable and Uncompromising Koleen Roach, Meetings & Conference Champion

Today's guest is Koleen Roach, a dear friend, a giving person, and an incredibly strategic and socially considerate human being!  She shares the best originating advice she received from a mentor was to remain "unflappable".  Be strong, solid, and flexible to be able to serve as a leader for others.   Recently I experienced this first hand as she planned and executed an event for over 1000 people.  Her approach was content, joyous, and present.  She not only knew her participants but also their family members.  She offered extra gestures to ensure everyone was comfortable.  Even when things didn't go as hoped, she remained UNFLAPPABLE.  We discuss: -Growing up shy and realizing that not talking to people did not provide benefit to anyone -While learning from books, she also approaches learning from life similarly... don't make the same mistake twice, learn from experiences, and then turn the page.  There is so much more to learn from future situations and future chapters. -Taking risks, lacking fear, having confidence, and course correcting -Accepting and listening to others to help them become better and grow -Learning to deal with the hard stuff, the conflict, the challenges, and THEN LEARNING HOW TO MOVE FORWARD Koleen Roach is the Director of Meetings and Conference Management at St. Paul-based Securian Financial Group. More about Koleen can be found at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/koleen-roach-4730769/ Most People Don't | Resources Learn additional key take-aways by listening to more of Bart Berkey's conversations with successful leaders on his weekly podcast. Please subscribe, like & share to help others find these words of wisdom. Find all Podcast episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for the Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Schedule Bart to Speak ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  www.mostpeopledont.com Any KEYNOTE SPEAKING OR LEADERSHIP TRAINING REQUESTS can be directed to [email protected]