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Leadership Variations: Unfiltered

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by Amy Bladen Shatto, PhD, PCC

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<p><b>Season 1: Cracking the Code – From Underestimated to Undeniable</b> spotlights senior women in STEM who’ve broken barriers and redefined success. If you’re a woman in science, tech, engineering, or math—or you lead teams in these fields—this series offers real stories, bold leadership, and hard-won insight you won’t hear anywhere else. These candid conversations go beyond inspiration—they offer career insight, leadership lessons, and visibility strategies for STEM women leaders navigating executive paths.<br><br></p><p>Each episode features unfiltered stories from women who’ve risen to executive roles in industries that weren’t built for them. We unpack how they navigated bias, burnout, reinvention, and visibility—without apology and without a playbook.<br><br></p><p><b>Leadership Variations: Unfiltered</b> is a limited-series podcast exposing the messier side of leadership—the parts no one talks about, but every leader lives. Each series explores a different high-stakes topic: rising without apology as a woman in STEM, redefining success after burnout or reinvention, busting leadership myths that don’t hold up in the real world, making bold talent decisions without a clear playbook, and leading when the politics are real—but the guidance is vague.</p><p>If you’re leading through complexity, developing leaders others overlook, or navigating visibility at the top—this podcast is for you.<br><br></p><p>Hosted by Dr. Amy Bladen Shatto—a leadership strategist and executive coach with 25+ years of experience advising senior leaders and developing talent in high-growth and Fortune 100 companies</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more at www.leadershipvariations.com</p><p><br></p>

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July 7, 2026

S1 E11: Cracking the Code: From Underestimated to Undeniable with Dawn Armstrong, Human Good

In this episode of Leadership Variations: Unfiltered, Amy Bladen Shatto sits down with Dawn Armstrong, Vice President of Information Technology at Human Good, for a candid conversation about moving from underestimated to undeniable as a woman in STEM. Dawn shares how she built credibility across male-dominated technical environments, transformed dysfunctional IT teams, and learned that trust—not control—is what creates real performance. She also discusses the leadership skill that matters mor...

Episode thumbnail for Cracking the Code: From Underestimated to Undeniable with Lisa Imondi, The Mosaic Company

June 9, 2026

Cracking the Code: From Underestimated to Undeniable with Lisa Imondi, The Mosaic Company

In this episode of Leadership Variations: Unfiltered, Amy Bladen Shatto sits down with Lisa Imondi, Senior Vice President of Consulting Operations at The Mosaic Company, for a powerful conversation on what it really takes for women in STEM and technical spaces to move from underestimated to undeniable. Lisa shares how some of the most meaningful leadership moments in her career came from stepping into work she had never done before — building programs, leading transformation, and proving that...

Episode thumbnail for Cracking the Code: From Underestimated to Undeniable with Dr. Andrea Garfinkel, Research & Extension Center, Univ of Wyoming

May 12, 2026

Cracking the Code: From Underestimated to Undeniable with Dr. Andrea Garfinkel, Research & Extension Center, Univ of Wyoming

In this episode of Leadership Variations Unfiltered, Amy Shatto interviews Dr. Andrea Garfinkel, a plant pathologist and agricultural leader whose career spans academia, agtech, and global farming systems. Andrea shares her unconventional leadership journey—from post-PhD fieldwork and career breaks to leading research in high-tech indoor farming environments. The conversation explores what it really takes to transition from technical expert to leader, particularly in male-dominated industries...

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What is Leadership Variations: Unfiltered?
<p><b>Season 1: Cracking the Code – From Underestimated to Undeniable</b> spotlights senior women in STEM who’ve broken barriers and redefined success. If you’re a woman in science, tech, engineering, or math—or you lead teams in these fields—this series offers real stories, bold leadership, and hard-won insight you won’t hear anywhere else. These candid conversations go beyond inspiration—they offer career insight, leadership lessons, and visibility strategies for STEM women leaders navigating executive paths.<br><br></p><p>Each episode features unfiltered stories from women who’ve risen to executive roles in industries that weren’t built for them. We unpack how they navigated bias, burnout, reinvention, and visibility—without apology and without a playbook.<br><br></p><p><b>Leadership Variations: Unfiltered</b> is a limited-series podcast exposing the messier side of leadership—the parts no one talks about, but every leader lives. Each series explores a different high-stakes topic: rising without apology as a woman in STEM, redefining success after burnout or reinvention, busting leadership myths that don’t hold up in the real world, making bold talent decisions without a clear playbook, and leading when the politics are real—but the guidance is vague.</p><p>If you’re leading through complexity, developing leaders others overlook, or navigating visibility at the top—this podcast is for you.<br><br></p><p>Hosted by Dr. Amy Bladen Shatto—a leadership strategist and executive coach with 25+ years of experience advising senior leaders and developing talent in high-growth and Fortune 100 companies</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more at www.leadershipvariations.com</p><p><br></p>
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