Iconic Leadership with Karissa Adkins

Karissa Adkins
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Iconic Leadership with Karissa Adkins is a leadership podcast for women who are done chasing success, and ready to become the woman who can hold wealth, visibility, power, and legacy without self-betrayal.This show is the embodiment of a new standard of feminine leadership. One rooted in identity. Power. Discipline. And energetic sovereignty.Hosted by Karissa Adkins, Identity Engineer, Embodied Leadership Coach and creator of the Alpha Queen Activation System, this podcast is built on the Ten Universal Laws of Iconic Leadership, the foundational principles that govern how iconic women rise, lead, and create legacy-level impact.This is not motivation. This is not hustle culture. This is not surface-level strategy.Inside each episode, Karissa explores what it actually takes to lead at the highest level,  internally and externally, including: Identity reconstruction and sovereign decision-makingPower dynamics, money neutrality, and wealth embodimentDiscipline as freedom, not punishmentNervous system regulation for leaders holding big visionsThe energetic standards required to sustain influence, visibility, and successThrough unapologetic solo transmissions and soul-deep conversations with visionary founders, thought leaders, and movement-makers, this show activates the next evolution of feminine leadership.At the core of every episode are the Ten Universal Laws of Iconic Leadership, the fundamental principles that shape how iconic women think, decide, lead, and expand. These laws form the backbone of the Alpha Queen mindset, translating universal truth into embodied leadership, strategic power, and sustainable success.This is where: Alpha strategy meets Queen embodimentLeadership becomes identityWealth becomes neutralPower becomes safeAnd expansion becomes inevitableIconic women don’t rise by accident. They rise by law. By embodiment. By choice.This is leadership for women who are ready to have it all...  and hold it without apology.

  1. 6d ago

    You're Not Missing Leads You're Missing Sales Conversations

    Stop Trying to Get More Leads (Your Business Has a Different Problem) You're Not Missing Leads. You're Missing Sales Conversations. What if the reason your coaching business isn't growing has nothing to do with your audience size? Every week I hear coaches asking... "How do I get more followers?" "How do I generate more leads?" "Should I start running ads?" "Maybe I need another funnel..." But almost nobody is asking a far more important question: What am I doing with the leads I already have? In this episode of the ICONIC Leadership Podcast, we're talking about one of the biggest misconceptions in the coaching industry: Many coaches don't have a lead-generation problem. They have a sales behavior problem. We'll unpack the difference between a true business strategy issue and a Self-Mastery issue. Because sometimes... You actually do have an offer problem. Sometimes your messaging isn't converting. Sometimes you genuinely need more qualified leads. But many times... You're simply avoiding the behaviors that actually create sales. Making offers. Following up. Starting conversations. Handling objections. Asking for the sale. Re-engaging old leads. If that makes you uncomfortable... Good. Because discomfort usually points us toward our next breakthrough. Inside this episode we'll cover: ✔️ The difference between a lead problem and a conversion problem ✔️ How to identify where your sales pipeline is actually leaking ✔️ The five sales behaviors every coach should be tracking ✔️ Why fear—not strategy—is often keeping coaches stuck ✔️ How to diagnose both the external business problem and the internal leadership problem The difference between a lead problem and a conversion problem How to identify where your sales pipeline is actually leaking The five sales behaviors every coach should be tracking Why fear—not strategy—is often keeping coaches stuck How to diagnose both the external business problem and the internal leadership problem If you're ready to stop collecting followers and start signing clients... This episode is for you. Continue Your Self-Mastery Journey Join UNAPOLOGETIC, my free Substack where I share weekly coaching, business strategy, sales psychology, and Self-Mastery lessons for coaches building businesses with integrity. https://substack.com/@karissaadkins Join my October 1st LIVE Masterclass: From Second-Guessing to Selling If you've been changing your offer, rewriting your messaging, or questioning your pricing every time selling feels uncomfortable... This masterclass is for you. We'll help you stop spinning, make confident business decisions, and start selling consistently. REGISTER AND SIGN UP https://substack.com/@karissaadkins  Grab The CEO Sales Audit Resource here

  2. Sep 14

    The Guilt of Choosing Yourself

    Self-Mastery Law #1: Why disappointing someone you love doesn’t mean you made the wrong decision, and how guilt and shame can quietly keep you from creating the life and business you actually want. Have you ever made a decision you knew was right for you…and then felt guilty because someone else didn’t like it? Maybe you took time for yourself. Invested in your business. Went on the trip. Set the boundary. Left the relationship. Changed careers. Moved away. Said no. Or simply stopped being the woman everyone else could count on to sacrifice herself. In this episode of the ICONIC Leadership Podcast, I’m sharing a deeply personal story about choosing my own happiness—and the conversation years later that could have sent the old version of me spiraling into guilt and shame. We’re talking about the difference between guilt, responsibility, and self-abandonment, why women are so quick to make themselves responsible for everyone else’s happiness, and how unresolved guilt can turn into resentment, stress, distraction, burnout, and even show up in the way you lead your business. Because self-mastery isn’t about not giving a f**k about other people. It’s about learning how to love people, hear them, take responsibility for your own behavior—and still refuse to abandon yourself. Power is built the moment a woman chooses herself. Take our 2 min. Breakthrough Assessment to discover the ONE self-mastery skill that could create your biggest breakthrough. https://alphaqueencollective.com/the-breakthrough-assessment   Join me inside UNAPOLOGETIC: Self-Mastery for Ambitious Women for more coaching, conversations, tools, the UNAPOLOGETIC book, playbook, and resources designed to help you master yourself and create extraordinary success in every area of your life.  https://substack.com/@karissaadkins

  3. Sep 7

    Stop Putting Your Decisions Back on Trial

    You made the decision. So why the hell are you still questioning it? In this episode of the ICONIC Leadership Podcast, we're continuing Universal Law #1: The Law of Aligned Sovereign Decisions and talking about what happens after you finally decide. I’m sharing two deeply personal decisions from my own life—from ending a 15-year relationship and filing for divorce to making a $65,000 investment in my business—and what both taught me about self-trust, outside opinions, risk, and owning your choices. We’re talking about: Why other people's concern can make you question something you already know The difference between new information and new fear Why discomfort doesn't automatically mean you made the wrong decision Seeking information vs. seeking permission Why self-trust isn't knowing everything will work out How constantly reopening decisions destroys confidence What it actually means to stand behind yourself The question for this week: What decision have you already made that you keep putting back on trial? Maybe you don't need another answer. Maybe you need to trust the woman who already made the decision. Want to go from insight to implementation? Upgrade to UNAPOLOGETIC membership or $33/month for weekly coaching, implementation, Sovereign Tools, private audio coaching, accountability, and our monthly Masterclass + Q&A. Not sure what you need to master next? Take the 2-minute Breakthrough Assessment to discover your Breakthrough Archetype™, your existing self-mastery strength, and the ONE skill that could create your biggest breakthrough. https://alphaqueencollective.com/the-breakthrough-assessment Master yourself. Lead your life. Build your legacy. Become unstoppable.

  4. Sep 1

    Are You Making Your Decisions—or Is Fear Making Them for You?

    UNAPOLOGETIC Universal Law #1: How fear, people-pleasing, and the need for approval quietly take control of your decisions, and your life. Have you ever known exactly what you wanted to do... and then asked five other people what they thought until you completely talked yourself out of it? Maybe you're not indecisive. Maybe you're afraid of what happens after you decide. In this episode of the ICONIC Leadership Podcast, we're kicking off Universal Law of ICONIC Leadership #1: Aligned Sovereign Decisions. We're talking about how fear, guilt, people-pleasing, obligation, and the need for approval quietly start making our decisions for us, and what happens when we repeatedly hand our power over to everyone else's opinions. You'll discover why: Seeking perspective can quietly turn into seeking permission People-pleasing can disguise itself as being responsible or “doing the right thing” Feeling afraid doesn't automatically mean a decision is wrong You can make a perfectly reasonable decision and still betray yourself Learning to own your decisions is fundamental to self-mastery And I'll leave you with one powerful question to ask yourself about a decision you're facing right now: “If fear, guilt, and other people's opinions were removed from this decision... what would I choose?” Because your life is being built one decision at a time. Make sure you're actually the one making them. 🔥 Ready to implement this? Upgrade to UNAPOLOGETIC for $33/month for weekly no-BS coaching, implementation tools, private audio coaching, accountability, the RI$E App, UNAPOLOGETIC Course + Playbook, and our monthly Masterclass + Live Q&A. Coming to Substack mid September. ✨ Not sure what you need to master next? Take The Breakthrough Assessment to discover one self-mastery skill you're already strong in, the one skill that could create your biggest breakthrough, and your personal archetype. https://alphaqueencollective.com/the-breakthrough-assessment

  5. Aug 17

    The Lie Women Have Been Sold About Success (Why Achievement Still Feels Empty)

    Have you ever reached a goal you prayed for...only to find yourself asking, "Now what?" If you've built the business, earned the recognition, written the book, or achieved the milestone… but still feel like something is missing? This episode is for you. In this week's ICONIC Leadership Podcast, Karissa Adkins exposes one of the biggest lies women have been sold: That success is something you achieve. The truth? Success isn't what you accomplish... It's who you become. In this powerful conversation, you'll discover why so many high-achieving women feel exhausted despite their accomplishments, how achievement can become an unhealthy source of identity, and why Self-Mastery—not more hustle—is the key to building a life you actually enjoy. If you've been chasing the next goal hoping it will finally make you feel enough, this episode will help you redefine success from the inside out. 📖 Grab your copy of UNAPOLOGETIC: The Universal Laws of ICONIC Leadership™ 👑 Join the FREE Alpha Queen Rising Community 📱 Download the RI$E App and begin strengthening your inner game one day at a time. ☕ Join an upcoming Rise Up & Network Coffee Chat and connect with ambitious women growing together. 🎙️ New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

  6. Aug 10

    Why Self-Mastery Changes Everything | The Missing Piece No One Is Talking About

    Everyone is looking for the next strategy. The next marketing funnel. The next business coach. The next productivity hack. But what if the thing holding you back isn't your strategy at all? What if the missing piece has been you? In this powerful opening episode of our August series, The Missing Piece Is Self-Mastery, Karissa Adkins challenges one of the biggest myths in personal development and entrepreneurship. She shares why so many intelligent, hardworking women continue to feel stuck despite investing in courses, coaching, certifications, and business strategies—and why the symptoms showing up in your business are often rooted much deeper. If you're ready to stop chasing more information and start becoming the woman capable of creating extraordinary results, this conversation will change the way you think about success forever. 📖 Grab your copy of UNAPOLOGETIC: The Universal Laws of ICONIC Leadership™ 👑 Join the FREE Alpha Queen Rising Community 📱 Download the RI$E App and begin strengthening your inner game one day at a time. If this episode encouraged you, be sure to subscribe, share it with another incredible woman, and join us every Monday for a new episode of the ICONIC Leadership Podcast and every Thursday for The 8-Minute Breakthrough. Continue Your Self-Mastery Journey

  7. Jul 27

    The Most Dangerous Place a Woman Can Live Is "Someday"

    Someday I'll write the book. Someday I'll launch the business. Someday I'll leave the relationship. Someday I'll pursue the dream. Someday is where too many dreams go to die. In this bold and empowering episode, Karissa Adkins explores why waiting for perfect timing is one of the biggest obstacles standing between women and the life they truly desire. Through powerful stories, leadership lessons, and practical mindset shifts, she reveals how iconic women make decisions, take action, and create momentum before they feel fully ready. If you've been postponing the next chapter of your life, this episode will challenge you to stop waiting and start becoming. Because your future isn't built by someday. It's built by decisions. If today's episode reminded you that your life was designed for more than survival, I invite you to take your next step. The She Rises Movement™ exists to help women rise into leadership, freedom, impact, and purpose. 🌎 Join the movement. Download the RI$E App today and connect with a community of women committed to growth, leadership, and creating meaningful impact in the world: https://rise.alphaqueencollective.com/rise-app-optin 💌 Stay connected through the Alpha Queen Insider Newsletter: https://rise.alphaqueencollective.com/newsletter 👑 If you're ready to get clear on your next chapter and create a plan for the life and business you're meant to build, schedule a complimentary Clarity Call: https://alphaqueencollective.com/claritycall15m And if you've been saying "someday" to writing your book, sharing your story, or building your legacy, learn more about becoming a published author in ICONIC Women Rising Vol. 2: https://rise.alphaqueencollective.com/iconic-women-book-vol-2-info-page Remember: Your future is not built by intention. It's built by decisions.

  8. Jul 20

    Why Your Legacy Won't Build Itself

    Success is about what you accomplish. Legacy is about what remains after you're gone. In this thought-provoking episode, Karissa Adkins challenges listeners to think beyond income, titles, followers, and achievements and begin asking a bigger question: What impact am I creating? Drawing from the principles of the She Rises Movement™ and ICONIC Impact™, Karissa explores the difference between success and significance, why legacy requires intentional action, and how ordinary women can create extraordinary impact through leadership, service, mentorship, and purpose. Because your legacy isn't something that happens by accident. It's something you choose to build. If today's episode reminded you that your life was designed for more than survival, I invite you to take your next step. The She Rises Movement™ exists to help women rise into leadership, freedom, impact, and purpose. 🌎 Join the movement. Download the RI$E App today and connect with a community of women committed to growth, leadership, and creating meaningful impact in the world: https://rise.alphaqueencollective.com/rise-app-optin 💌 Stay connected through the Alpha Queen Insider Newsletter: https://rise.alphaqueencollective.com/newsletter 👑 If you're ready to get clear on your next chapter and create a plan for the life and business you're meant to build, schedule a complimentary Clarity Call: https://alphaqueencollective.com/claritycall15m And if you've been saying "someday" to writing your book, sharing your story, or building your legacy, learn more about becoming a published author in ICONIC Women Rising Vol. 2: https://rise.alphaqueencollective.com/iconic-women-book-vol-2-info-page Remember: Your future is not built by intention. It's built by decisions.

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Iconic Leadership with Karissa Adkins is a leadership podcast for women who are done chasing success, and ready to become the woman who can hold wealth, visibility, power, and legacy without self-betrayal.This show is the embodiment of a new standard of feminine leadership. One rooted in identity. Power. Discipline. And energetic sovereignty.Hosted by Karissa Adkins, Identity Engineer, Embodied Leadership Coach and creator of the Alpha Queen Activation System, this podcast is built on the Ten Universal Laws of Iconic Leadership, the foundational principles that govern how iconic women rise, lead, and create legacy-level impact.This is not motivation. This is not hustle culture. This is not surface-level strategy.Inside each episode, Karissa explores what it actually takes to lead at the highest level,  internally and externally, including: Identity reconstruction and sovereign decision-makingPower dynamics, money neutrality, and wealth embodimentDiscipline as freedom, not punishmentNervous system regulation for leaders holding big visionsThe energetic standards required to sustain influence, visibility, and successThrough unapologetic solo transmissions and soul-deep conversations with visionary founders, thought leaders, and movement-makers, this show activates the next evolution of feminine leadership.At the core of every episode are the Ten Universal Laws of Iconic Leadership, the fundamental principles that shape how iconic women think, decide, lead, and expand. These laws form the backbone of the Alpha Queen mindset, translating universal truth into embodied leadership, strategic power, and sustainable success.This is where: Alpha strategy meets Queen embodimentLeadership becomes identityWealth becomes neutralPower becomes safeAnd expansion becomes inevitableIconic women don’t rise by accident. They rise by law. By embodiment. By choice.This is leadership for women who are ready to have it all...  and hold it without apology.

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