What if the thing that makes you the most effective leader is also the thing you've completely stopped feeding?In this episode of Full Strength Leader, Kabrina Ashley sits down with her college friend Danya Granado — storyteller, filmmaker, creative producer, and the woman currently producing a commercial project for NBC's 100th anniversary — for an unfiltered conversation about what happens when leaders stop feeding their creative side. And how to get it back.This one is personal. Kabrina and Danya met in college, lost touch for a decade, and reconnected over a shared conviction: the corporate world is draining the creativity out of its best leaders, and nobody's talking about it.IN THIS EPISODE:0:00 — Intro: Who Danya Granado is (filmmaker, creative producer, NBC project)5:00 — Reconnecting after 10 years — and what the decade apart taught them both8:00 — The 1000 Rejections Challenge: why reframing failure changes everything18:00 — New room energy: the people dynamics nobody prepares you for28:00 — "You can manipulate luck": putting yourself in position to be found38:00 — Vision boards, visualization, and being delusional enough to win48:00 — The back of the needlework: how secret effort compounds into visible success58:00 — Unexpected teachers and the lessons that hit hardestKEY QUESTIONS THIS EPISODE ANSWERS:• How do creative professionals sustain their creativity alongside demanding careers?• What is the 1000 rejections challenge and how does it reframe failure?• How do you navigate the people dynamics when you're new to a room or organization?• How do leaders put themselves in position to get lucky?• What does visualization and vision boards have to do with executive leadership?ABOUT DANYA GRANADO:Danya Granado is a storyteller, performer, filmmaker, and creative producer based in Los Angeles. She develops original solo work for the stage, performs in comedy ensembles across LA, and is currently producing a documentary about her family and a commercial project for NBC's 100th anniversary. By day, she leads alumni engagement and career strategy for a top visual effects and animation school.TAKE THE FREE CLEAR AUDIT:→ Get a science-backed review of your leadership, team, and culture: fullstrengthleader.comCONNECT WITH KABRINA:Website: https://fullstrengthleader.comLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kabrina-ashley#CreativeLeadership #LeadershipPodcast #DanyaGranado #BrainBasedLeadership #FullStrengthLeader #CreativityAtWork #LeadershipBurnout #WomenInLeadership

Your leadership identity made you successful. Now it might be the thing quietly holding you back.In this episode of Full Strength Leader, Kabrina Ashley tackles one of the most uncomfortable truths in high-performance leadership: sometimes the next level requires letting go of a version of yourself that used to work.If you've ever hit a wall despite doing everything "right," this episode is for you.

IN THIS EPISODE:

0:00 — Hook: The behavior that made you great might be what's limiting you now

3:30 — Why leadership growth sometimes means subtraction, not addition

8:00 — Marshall Goldsmith's 4 identity traps leaders fall into (and can't see)

14:00 — The sunk cost identity: when past investment keeps you stuck

20:00 — Kabrina's personal story: the marketing agency that worked and made her miserable

26:00 — The Unfiltered Take: killing the version of yourself that used to work

32:00 — Action step: the identity audit you can do this week

KEY QUESTIONS THIS EPISODE ANSWERS:

• What is a leadership identity crisis?• Why do successful leaders plateau?

• How do you reinvent yourself as a leader without losing what made you great?

• What are Marshall Goldsmith's identity traps?

• How do you know when your leadership style has stopped working?

TAKE THE FREE CLEAR AUDIT:→ Get a science-backed review of your leadership, team, and culture: fullstrengthleader.com/clear

ABOUT KABRINA ASHLEY:Kabrina Ashley is an applied neuroscience practitioner, executive coach, and former Disney trainer. She has coached leaders at Fortune 100 companies and fast-growth startups.

CONNECT:

Website: https://fullstrengthleader.com

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kabrina-ashley

#LeadershipIdentity #LeadershipPodcast #ExecutiveCoaching #BrainBasedLeadership #FullStrengthLeader #MarshallGoldsmith #HighPerformanceLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment

This episode introduces the Full Strength Leader podcast, hosted by Kabrina Ashley, an applied neuroscience practitioner and leadership trainer. It explores leadership challenges, mindset, burnout, and adapting to modern leadership demands, featuring insights for high performers and executives.

Key Topics:

• Leadership challenges in modern workplaces
• The role of neuroscience in leadership development
• Addressing burnout and emotional fatigue among leaders

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