Episode 166

Episode 166: Developing Executive Presence with Dr. Laura Camacho

Published on: 6th October, 2024

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to prioritize your time as a school leader? In this episode, I share some exciting news about my upcoming digital course, Take Control of Your Leadership: A Road to Awesome Map for Early Career Leaders. This course is designed to help you overcome overwhelm, focus on what truly matters, and lead with clarity.

Sign up for our mailing list at roadtoawesome.net to get early access, special pricing, and exclusive bonuses! And stay tuned for information on this exciting new course.

And now...about our guest on this week's episode:

Laura Mixon Camacho, PhD, is an executive communication strategist and culture fixer. From her deep dive research into luxury brand messaging, winning political campaigns, and neuroscience, she takes a bespoke approach to teaching highly intelligent high-performers how to connect, engage and inspire people to improve business outcomes and build culture.

Her articles on influence and culture have been regularly featured in several publications, including Forbes, The Southern C, Lionesses of Africa and Training Industry.

She is also author of the Cultured Communication Workbook and The Practical Guide to Effective Communication. Her podcast, Speak Up with Laura Camacho, is ranked #2 in the world for communication skills podcasts and lists in the top 2.5% of all podcasts in the world.

Laura’s recent clients include ABI, Bosch, Charleston County, Charleston Water Systems, Comcast, Catch Talent, Google, King Bean Coffee, Mayne Pharma, Medtronic, Nestlé, SCRA, Society of Women Engineers, among others.

She lives in Mt. Pleasant with husband, Ruben. When not working she can be found daydreaming at the beach on Sullivan’s Island.

Connect with Laura:

Contact: hello@speakupwithlaura.com

Instagram: Speak Up With Laura

X/Twitter: Speak Up With Laura 

Linkedin: Laura Mixon Camacho, PhD

Website: www.speakupwithlaura.com

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Leaning into Leadership
A Road to Awesome Podcast
We all want to see successes in both our personal and professional lives. Often, that requires strong leadership. In a time when leadership can be more challenging than ever, this podcast is dedicated to cultivating leaders by elevating the voices of leaders and promoting positivity. Join Dr. Darrin Peppard, lifelong educator and best-selling author, for this mixed platform podcast (some solo, some guest interview) for inspiration and insight, and some great leadership stories from those are living it, excelling at it, and celebrating it. Together, let's lean into leadership.

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Darrin Peppard

Darrin Peppard is an author, publisher, speaker, and consultant focused on what matters most in leadership and education. Darrin is an expert in school culture and climate, as well as coaching and growing emerging leaders, and is the author of the best selling book Road to Awesome: Empower, Lead, Change the Game.

Darrin was named the 2016 Wyoming Secondary School Principal of the Year by WASSP/NASSP and was the 2015 Jostens Renaissance Educator of the Year. In 2017, Darrin earned his Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Wyoming. Darrin was inducted into the Jostens Renaissance Hall of Fame in 2019.

Darrin now shares his experiences from over 25 years in education, specifically those learned as an education leader during the past 13 years. As a ‘recovering’ high school principal, Darrin shares lessons learned and effective strategies from over 25 years in public education to help leaders (both adults and students) to become more effective and positively impact the world around them. Connect with Darrin at roadtoawesome.net