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Episode 99: Sonja Mathews (Nonprofit Exec, formerly VP roles at USAA, PepsiCo)
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In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Sonja talk about:
- The fact that this podcast is not sponsored by USAA
- A journey that started with childhood on a "poser farm" in North Carolina
- Driving the tractor as a path to an enjoyment of adventure and power
- Discovering that being a defense lawyer meant you would represent a lot of guilty people
- How Kendall ruins everything
- Being the data pusher and getting hooked on her own supply
- The Stephen Covey 7 Habits seminar, aka a sausagefest
- Early interpretations of leadership as a command and control process, feedback from other managers, being curious, being willing to apologize and grow
- Kendall gets his due, FINALLY
- Learning more from mistakes than successes
- That there's a difference between listening and "waiting to speak"
- The fun of building and running her own "retail lab" aka fake grocery store theater for research
- Advocating for the strategic pre-meeting when decisions are being made
- Reasons to switch to the nonprofit world, including a cancer diagnosis
- What strong 501c3 nonprofit board leadership looks like
- That all workers deserve joy in their work
- The tragedy of over-volunteering, trying to extricate herself
- Recommendations for exploring the Olympic Peninsula
- Friends: you should make some and spend time with them :)
You can find Sonja at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonja-mathews-63a6a02/
Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3
100 episodes
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Content provided by Rachel Perkins and Kendall Miller, Rachel Perkins, and Kendall Miller. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Rachel Perkins and Kendall Miller, Rachel Perkins, and Kendall Miller or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Sonja talk about:
- The fact that this podcast is not sponsored by USAA
- A journey that started with childhood on a "poser farm" in North Carolina
- Driving the tractor as a path to an enjoyment of adventure and power
- Discovering that being a defense lawyer meant you would represent a lot of guilty people
- How Kendall ruins everything
- Being the data pusher and getting hooked on her own supply
- The Stephen Covey 7 Habits seminar, aka a sausagefest
- Early interpretations of leadership as a command and control process, feedback from other managers, being curious, being willing to apologize and grow
- Kendall gets his due, FINALLY
- Learning more from mistakes than successes
- That there's a difference between listening and "waiting to speak"
- The fun of building and running her own "retail lab" aka fake grocery store theater for research
- Advocating for the strategic pre-meeting when decisions are being made
- Reasons to switch to the nonprofit world, including a cancer diagnosis
- What strong 501c3 nonprofit board leadership looks like
- That all workers deserve joy in their work
- The tragedy of over-volunteering, trying to extricate herself
- Recommendations for exploring the Olympic Peninsula
- Friends: you should make some and spend time with them :)
You can find Sonja at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonja-mathews-63a6a02/
Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3
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