378. Unlocking the Impact of Proximate Leadership - Tulaine Montgomery

Meet Tulaine. She’s a social entrepreneur, educator and community organizer. She serves as Co-CEO at New Profit, a venture philanthropy org that backs social entrepreneurs who are advancing equity and opportunity. She’s sharing how leaning into proximity, though listening and valuing people's lived experience, can lead to true transformation. Don’t miss Tulaine’s heartwired counsel that had us nodding along the whole conversation.

 Learn

• The power of proximity in the social impact space
• Examples of proximate leadership + insight
• How busyness can be a cover for mediocrity

Today’s Guest
Tulaine Montgomery, Co-CEO, New Profit

Episode Highlights

• Tulaine’s story and journey to where she is today (4:00)
• Proximity as a value (11:45)
• Listening (15:00)
• How the social sector can rise up to meet this moment (19:00)
• Example of proximate insight + leadership: GirlTrek (26:00)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Tulaine’s life (41:00)
• Tulaine’s One Good Thing: The Stockdale Paradox - have unshakeable faith and an unblinking eye. (52:00)

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