Evolving & Growing with Accidental Leaders with Kerry Grace
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- November 22nd 2021
Today on The Change Maker: Kerry Grace. Kerry is a self-described "accidental leader." She talks about coming into her own and overcoming what she dubs as "tall poppy syndrome" where she had t overcome the noise to find herself and her confidence to lead.
Kerry is working as the Director of Regional Development for Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast and Norfolk Island and the founder and CEO of Evolve Group Network (est 2004). Kerry’s work focuses on empowering the accidental leaders who (as Kerry believes) are the glue that truly keep our communities together.She has worked with all levels of government, not for profits and Aboriginal corporations in Australia. She is often called upon for her facilitation skills to moderate pathways forward for contentious and complex issues.
Find her Online: KerryGrace.com.au & Listen her her podcast: Leadership Conversations
To Watch This Show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NLTdwa8UZlg
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The Change Maker
The Change Maker is hosted by Deke Copenhaver. When Deke took over as mayor of his hometown of Augusta, Georgia, the city’s politics were broken and riven along racial lines. No group trusted any other group, so nothing got done.
From 2005 through 2014 Deke was a catalyst in helping to transform Augusta, attracting businesses to spur economic development, implementing social programs that impacted the lives of Augustans on a daily basis. He focused effort on communities that had been neglected for years.
No serving as the Principal of Copenhaver Consulting, Deke remains committed to being a Change Maker while helping others realize their potential to impact their communities for the better. For his work, he’s been recognized on multiple occasions by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians.
Deke currently authors a monthly column on leadership published by the Georgia Municipal Association. Deke earned a BA in Political Science from Augusta College and is a graduate of Leadership Georgia and the Mayors’ Institute on City Design.
A passionate athlete, Deke has completed five Ironman 70.3s and several half marathons. He and his wife, Malisa, reside in Augusta with their dogs Sarah Bet, Buddy, and Johnny.