It’s important that leaders recognize the power of intentional leadership.  As a leader do you recognize, appreciate and have a gratitude for the effort that your team is putting in to make your company successful?  Our guest expert, Kerry Wekelo, COO of Actualize Consulting, has won numerous awards including “Top Company Culture” by Entrepreneur Magazine and Fortune “Best Small and Medium Workplaces”.  Kerry is also a co-author of the Amazon Best Seller “8 Qualities for Great Leadership”.  Learn from the best!

In this podcast you will discover

  • The importance of empowering your team without micromanaging.
  • Why trusting your team is key
  • Taking a pause to express gratitude
  • Why you can’t push people to work out of their comfort zone without evaluating their competency for the task
  • Why self-reflection is something to focus on
  • Why intentional leadership has changed the dynamic between the leader and their teams
  • The importance of “WHY”

The Power of Intentonal Leadership

Podcast (audio)

The Power of Intentional Leadership

Podcast (video)


Kerry Wekelo Social Links

Actualize Consulting Website

Kerry Wekelo Linkedin


Kerry Wekelo Bio

KERRY WEKELO is the Chief Operating Officer at Actualize Consulting, a financial services firm. Her book and program, Culture Infusion: 9 Principles for Creating and Maintaining a Thriving Organizational Culture and latest book Gratitude Infusion, are the impetus behind Actualize Consulting’s award-winning culture–including Top Company Culture by Entrepreneur Magazine and FORTUNE Best Small & Medium Workplaces™. In her leadership, Kerry blends her experiences as a consultant, executive coach, award-winning author, mindfulness expert, and entrepreneur. Kerry received the 2021 Women with Vision Award and has been featured on ABC, NBC, NPR, The New York Times, Thrive Global, SHRM, Inc., and Forbes.


The Fabulous Fempreneurship podcasts are brought to you by the founder of the Fabulous Fempreneurship community, and business author,  Elaine Slatter.  Elaine is the owner of  XL Consulting Group, a small business advisory company. XL Consulting specializes in all aspects of marketing, including strategy, website design, story telling for your business and social media.

Check out the brand new Amazon Best Seller “8 Qualities For Great Leadership” to up-level your leadership skills for future proofing your business.

8 Qualities For Great Leadership8 Qualities For Great Leadership is a new collaborative leadership book with 8 co-authors from 5 countries.  This book has a series of chapters that will raise your leadership to a new level. 

Chapter topics are:

Self-Leadership: Raising Your Inner Game Maximizes Your External Results – Trevor Stockwell

Emotional Intelligence Drives Leadership Success –  Kylie Van Luyn

Intentional Leadership – Kerry Wekelo

Leadership Resilience:  Individual and Collective – Anastasia Neddersen

Leading Well Virtually and With Remote Teams – Yeukai Kajidori

Improving Communication and Engagement – Elaine Slatter

Building Trust:  The Secret Sauce to Building A Valuable and Successful Business – Rick Mayo

Designing Your B2B Growth Strategy – Dancho Dimkov

Bonus Chapter:  Mastermind Groups


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Balancing Life While Growing Your Business Sustainably

Emotional Intelligence Driving Leadership Success

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Break Through the Ceiling of the Mars Venus Fallacy

Self Leadership: Raising Your Inner Game Maximizes Your External Results