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CHARGING UP LEADERSHIP

Energizing YOU from the inside out!

Welcome to the Charging Up Leadership Podcast, where the main focus is, you guessed it, LEADERSHIP.  Ultimately, you are first and foremost a leader of yourself. Leadership starts with you, knowing yourself, stepping into your power, and while standing in that power—with full awareness—BE-ing the best version of YOU at your core. Personally and professionally. 

With a variety of guests spanning from leaders with experience on various issues, topics, and aha’s, to experts in the field of leadership, development, motivation, health, and well-being. I promise, fun and insightful conversations to spark new thoughts, perspectives, and suggestions to help you to plug into your core.

Topics include transformation, change, accountability, people problems, emotional intelligence, action, strategy, and bottom-line results, as well as a few personal favorites like inspiration, energy, and intuition. 

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Ep. 24 - Mariah Walton: “HER CEILING IS NOW HER FLOOR”
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Ep. 24 - Mariah Walton: “HER CEILING IS NOW HER FLOOR”

Join me for an insightful conversation with the very authentic Mariah Walton, City Manager of East Pointe, as we discuss leadership, internal bias, the glass ceiling, personal power, and the journey of navigating local government. Mariah shares her personal and professional transformation, from participating in the MML 16/50 program to stepping into leadership roles with confidence and clarity.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Power of Validation: How seeking external validation shaped Mariah’s leadership journey and how she learned to own her value.

  • Breaking Internal Biases: The realization that self-imposed limitations can act as an internal glass ceiling.

  • Navigating Leadership as a Young Woman of Color: Insights into the challenges and triumphs of leading in local government.

  • The Role of Mentorship: How mentorship from key figures shaped her career and gave her the push she needed to take on leadership roles.

  • Embracing Change and Growth: Lessons from stepping into the unknown and trusting the journey.

  • Balancing Operations and Emotion: The importance of making fact-based decisions while managing emotions.

  • Taking Ownership of Your Career Path: Understanding that personal and professional growth starts from within.

  • Leadership Beyond the Workplace: How personal development plays a role in becoming a strong leader.

  • Looking Ahead: Mariah’s new role as Deputy City Administrator in Ann Arbor and what she hopes to bring to the position.

  • How the Michigan Municipal League's 16/50 Project program has impacted growth & development, leadership, new opportunities, and municipalities.

    Listen & Learn: 🎧 Tune in to hear how Mariah Walton navigated leadership challenges, overcame internal biases, and embraced opportunities that led her to where she is today. #Leadership #WomenInLeadership

    #LocalGovernment #PersonalGrowth #CareerDevelopment #EmpoweredLeadership #ChargingUpLeadership

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