Where Real Leaders Talk About the Hard Stuff Welcome to Leadership Uncensored—the podcast that cuts through the polished scripts and curated personas to bring you raw, real, and unfiltered conversations about what it truly means to lead in today’s world. Hosted by Dr. Dawn Emerick, a national voice in trauma-informed leadership and systems change, this podcast goes beyond buzzwords to explore the messy, meaningful, and transformative moments of leadership. Whether you're a seasoned executive, a changemaker in the making, or someone navigating the tension between personal healing and professional growth, Leadership Uncensored is your space. Each episode features courageous conversations with leaders across sectors—corporate, nonprofit, government, and education—who are willing to pull back the curtain. We talk burnout, breakthrough, betrayal, bias, boundaries, and becoming. No fluff. No filters. Just truth.
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Leadership Uncensored with host Dawn Emerick, EdD is a business podcast hosted by Dr. Dawn Emerick, with 27 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.
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Dr. Dawn Emerick hosts Leadership Uncensored with host Dawn Emerick, EdD, a business show with 27 episodes published.
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Season 5, Episode 22: LEADERS WHO READ: A Roundtable on the Books Shaping Us
Jan 21, 202648 minS5
<p>Episode 22 of Leadership Uncensored, “Leaders Who Read: A Roundtable on the Books Shaping Us,” is a candid conversation about the ideas, stories, and pages that have shaped how we lead, think, and show up in the world. I’m joined by two powerhouse leaders, <b>Bridget Ball, SHRM-CP</b> and <b>Kara Pettinger, LCSW, CPC</b> for a real, unscripted roundtable on reading as a leadership practice for growth, reflection, and impact.</p>
Season 4 Episode 21: Best Practices in Trauma-Informed Leadership- Trauma’s Impact on the Labor Movement: Union Leadership, Collective Organizing & Working Class Solidarity with Ron Ruggiero
Jun 8, 202358 minS4
<p>I speak with former union president, Ron Ruggiero, who shares his insight about his new found freedom, the power of the "pause", and the seduction of the achievement hamster wheel. Ron also explains his theory on the individual trauma within both the working class and the labor union movement as well as the link between trauma and economic / racial justice. <br/><br/><b>"Growing up working class, there is also a stigma about this stuff. There's a little bit about the working class we gotta be tough,.. we're tougher than them.. there's a whole design and system to send t...
Season 4 Episode 20: Best Practices in Trauma-Informed Leadership- Building Trauma-Informed Teams with Matthew Cooke
Jan 19, 202351 minS4
<p>I speak with Matthew Cooke to discuss his story of burnout at the age of 24 and the importance of building trauma-informed teams. <br/><br/><b>"All the money I was making in this start up, I was pouring it into </b><b>I'm sorry. </b><b>I was unsustainable at 24</b><b>"</b> <br/><br/>Matthew Cooke, partner at Evolution, a coaching, consulting and investment firm, has dedicated his life to ending burnout in tech culture. He is certified in Nervous System Regulation Therapy through Organic Intelligence, and has completed over 1000+ hours in yoga training. Utilizing Evolution's <b>"I...
Season 3 Episode 19 Best Practices in Trauma-Informed Leadership: The Chicago Resiliency Network
Dec 12, 202255 minS3
<p>I speak with Denean Pillar-Jackson, Executive Director of the Chicago Resiliency Network, an initiative of the Corporate Coalition of Chicago, to discuss their ground-breaking trauma-informed culture work with employers like AT&T, JP Morgan Chase & many other businesses across Chicagoland.<br/><br/>The Chicago Resiliency Network is working with employers across Chicagoland to create workplaces that are better for employees and better for business. Through their cohort-based program, employers are creating trauma-informed cultures that promote resilience and sustain high performance. Together, cohort members explore the root causes of trauma and toxic stress and learn the fundamentals of resiliency. Armed...
Season 3 Episode 18 Best Practices in Trauma-Informed Leadership: Leading Through Our Head, Heart, and Gut
Nov 10, 202249 minS3
<p>Carolyn Swora is an Ontario-based trauma-informed leadership coach, consultant and Human Spirit Ignitor who supports impact-driven leaders within purpose-led organizations to truly understand themselves so that they can show up and lead from their most empowered and greatest version to drive real change. </p><p>Carolyn leverages both her “Dare to Lead” facilitation skills and her deep understanding of how our three centers of intelligence, the Head, the Heart and Gut, provide us with the basic skills we need to create better balance within ourselves and for others at home, in our community and at work. </p><p>Please welcom...
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