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