Ep 22: From Personal Success to Empowering Others with Michelle Cirocco
06/26/24 • 48 min
Michelle Cirocco, CEO of the Televerde Foundation and Chief Impact Officer at Televerde, shares her powerful journey from incarceration to executive leadership.
In this conversation with Lee, she reveals her philosophy of empowering teams to lead like business owners and discusses how Televerde supports women in prison with job training and career opportunities. Michelle highlights the impact of these initiatives—low recidivism, high employment rates—and explores key themes like imposter syndrome, trust, and purpose-driven leadership.
Her story is a compelling example of using personal experience to drive meaningful societal change.
Additional Resources:
Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn
Learn more about the Televerde Foundation
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Key Takeaways:
- Empowering team members to run their own "business"
- Supporting women in prison through job and training opportunities
- Overcoming personal adversity and imposter syndrome
- The power of meaningful professional connections and leadership evolution
- Balancing delegation and control in leadership roles
Michelle Cirocco, CEO of the Televerde Foundation and Chief Impact Officer at Televerde, shares her powerful journey from incarceration to executive leadership.
In this conversation with Lee, she reveals her philosophy of empowering teams to lead like business owners and discusses how Televerde supports women in prison with job training and career opportunities. Michelle highlights the impact of these initiatives—low recidivism, high employment rates—and explores key themes like imposter syndrome, trust, and purpose-driven leadership.
Her story is a compelling example of using personal experience to drive meaningful societal change.
Additional Resources:
Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn
Learn more about the Televerde Foundation
Attend Unleashing Leaders University!
Learn more about Unleashing Leaders
Follow Unleashing Leaders on LinkedIn
Follow Unleashing Leaders on Facebook
Follow Unleashing Leaders on Instagram
Key Takeaways:
- Empowering team members to run their own "business"
- Supporting women in prison through job and training opportunities
- Overcoming personal adversity and imposter syndrome
- The power of meaningful professional connections and leadership evolution
- Balancing delegation and control in leadership roles
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