Kourtney Thomas

We often think of leadership skills as a set of fixed, hard, quantifiable competencies. But what we know to be true in practice is that it’s actually the soft skills that get the most results, build the best cultures and teams, and ultimately achieve the most holistic, fulfilling, meaningful success for companies and individuals. Join Kourtney as she showcases one of the most effective leadership skills and how you can cultivate it to become a more effective and impactful leader: compassion.

Physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion resulting from stressful work as a helping professional is common – but it doesn’t have to be the norm. Kourtney will discuss some of the most common causes for burnout in health & fitness professionals. She’ll then share action steps and frameworks for how to bring more balance, integration, and sustainability to your daily work and your long-term career, and how you can support the same outcomes for your clients.

What’s in your toolkit? As women in business, we find ourselves faced with both new and amplified challenges on the daily. Overwhelm and obligations for work, home, and self don’t go away, but our sense of how to deal with them in the face of change, uncertainty, and isolation can falter. Set up for success with 4 unexpected (but wildly effective) ways to get grounded, stand strong, and respond quickly, confidently, and authentically – no matter the situation.