Podcast appearances and mentions of Dawn F Landry

Send us a textIn this engaging conversation, Chris Comeaux and Dawn F. Landry explore the intricacies of leadership, emphasizing the importance of curiosity, self-awareness, and empathy.  Dawn shares her journey in business development and her unique approach to understanding personality traits through her book, Winning with Whiskers.Their discussion highlights the significance of building strong relationships and navigating friction in professional settings, ultimately advocating for a more authentic and empathetic leadership style.  Dawn discusses the importance of self-awareness, understanding personal strengths, and the dynamics of building effective relationships in both personal and professional settings.She also emphasizes the need for individuals to recognize their needs, the value of assessments like Clifton Strengths, and the significance of fostering strong business relationships. We invite you to listen to this insightful discussion.Show Highlights:Curiosity serves as Dawn's superpower in building 32 years of successful business relationshipsThe animal characters in "Winning with Whiskers" represent different personality types: workhorse, sea lion, wise dog, robot, and giraffeSelf-awareness about your strengths is only valuable when combined with empathy for othersUnderstanding friction in relationships helps identify where personalities may clashBusiness development happens at your level—you don't need to connect with everyoneTechnical professionals can succeed at business development by embracing their authentic stylesClient retention is as necessary as client acquisition in building a sustainable businessUnderstanding your "whiskers" helps you find your people rather than trying to connect with everyoneThe "kitchen test" reveals servant leadership qualities during the hiring processWithout business relationships, we have no business—invest in relationships before asking for anythingGuest:Dawn F. Landry, CEO & Founder of AuthentizityHost:Chris Comeaux, President / CEO of Teleioshttps://www.teleioscn.org/anatomy-of-leadership/winning-with-whiskers-a-new-approach-to-sales

In this podcast Chris interviews Dawn F. Landry who recently wrote about her “care coaching” (her self-defined term about caregiving) journey in her first book ARMORED.  Dawn and Chris graduated high school together 33 years ago in rural, south Louisiana.  In this interview Dawn shares her unique wisdom and experience having been a Corporate Executive Coach and having gone through several health battles and caregiving experiences with her husband Daran.  Due to these unique circumstances of events and life experiences, Dawn weaves her gift of storytelling, her coaching tools, and her experience as a caregiver into an incredible working guide and memoir that benefits caregivers everywhere, including in the hospice and palliative care world.  Join us.Dawn F. Landry is an award-winning and respected business professional. She has spent over half of her 28-year career in Houston's corporate real estate industry, excelling in business development and marketing leadership positions within the region's largest economic development organization, as well as international commercial construction companies. In February 2017, Dawn founded Authentizity, LLC, as an independent B2B growth strategist and a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths® Coach to provide consulting, training, and coaching services that optimize technical teams' engagement and productivity. In 2020, she authored, self-published, and released her bestselling book, ARMORED.  ARMORED is a memoir, a love story, and ultimately a practical leadership guide to managing crisis on your own terms. Equipped with her leadership and technical services career, and with strategic thinking and communication abilities, Landry successfully supported her husband, Daran, through three major life-threatening illnesses. Unconventional, imperfect, determined, yet humorously self-aware, Landry proves that by leaning into our individual backgrounds and capabilities, we all have the power within us to courageously motivate and be an advocate for those under our charge.ARMORED is available on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/author/dawnflandry, as well as at www.dawnflandry.com.  URL:  www.authentizity.com and www.dawnflandry.com 

Dawn F. Landry is an award-winning and respected business professional. She has spent over half of her 27-year career in Houston's corporate real estate industry, excelling in business development and marketing leadership positions within the region's largest economic development organization, as well as international commercial construction companies. In February 2017, Dawn founded Authentizity, LLC, as an independent B2B growth strategist and a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths® Coach to provide consulting, training, and coaching services that optimize technical teams' engagement and productivity. www.dawnflandry.com If you're enjoying the podcast series, consider supporting us on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/amyzellmer episode brought to you by Integrated Brain Centers

Dawn F. Landry, author of ARMORED, joins the podcast to talk about how she was stretched and pressed into becoming a "care coach" for her husband through three major, life-threatening illnesses. Click here to see the links and resources for this episode!