Leadership & LipGloss™

Tamara Montgomery | Leadership & LipGloss™
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A résumé tells us what you've done. The story tells us who you've become. Blending leadership and storytelling to illuminate the real lives behind remarkable leaders. Leadership & LipGloss™ is a storytelling-driven podcast hosted by Tamara, featuring authentic conversations with leaders, changemakers, and everyday trailblazers. Each episode explores the defining moments, hard-earned lessons, and lived experiences that shape who we are and how we lead. More than a leadership podcast, Leadership & LipGloss™ reveals how ordinary people use their seat to create extraordinary impact.  

Episodes

  1. 3h ago ·  Video

    S1E4: Leading with Heart: What Leah Blackwell Reveals About Leading with Humanity in Every Space You Influence

    Leading with Heart: What Leah Blackwell Reveals About Leading with Humanity in Every Space You Influence    What makes a leader unforgettable? In this episode of Leadership & LipGloss™, Tamara sits down with Leah Blackwell, a seasoned nurse executive whose leadership journey reflects the power of presence, purpose, and people-centered leadership. Leah shares what it means to lead at scale without losing sight of the individual, how trust is built across complex healthcare environments, and why the way people experience your leadership matters just as much as the results you achieve. From developing people and navigating high-level responsibility to building cultures where others feel seen, valued, and supported, this conversation goes beyond titles and organizational charts to explore the influence each of us carries and the kind of leadership that leaves a lasting imprint. Because leadership is not confined to a position. It shows up in every room, every relationship, and every space you influence. Titles shift. Systems evolve. What matters is how you led people.

  2. Sep 14 ·  Video

    S1E3: Break the Blueprint. Build Your Joy. Jamila Hazel on Designing the Joy‑Filled Life You Deserve

    Break the Blueprint. Build Your Joy. Jamila Hazel on Designing the Joy‑Filled Life You Deserve In this episode of Leadership & LipGloss™, architect and creative visionary Jamila Hazel joins Tamara to explore what happens when the blueprint you were handed no longer matches the life you’re meant to live. With honesty, humor, and a whole lot of joy, Jamila shares how she released old expectations, reclaimed her voice, and began designing a life that feels aligned, intentional, and authentically hers. From creativity and courage to identity and reinvention, Jamila opens up about the inner work that helped her rebuild from the inside out and invites you to consider what you may need to break, redesign, or rebuild in your own story. This conversation is a reminder that joy is not accidental. It’s crafted. Protected. Chosen. If you’re ready to rewrite the plan, trust your gifts, and build a life that finally feels like your own, this episode will meet you right where you are. What part of your blueprint are you ready to redesign?

  3. Sep 8 ·  Video

    S1E2: Who Are You Weaving into the Fabric of Your Leadership? Ken Shelton on Sponsorship, Influence & Pulling People Forward

    Who Are You Weaving into the Fabric of Your Leadership? Ken Shelton on Sponsorship, Influence & Pulling People Forward What happens when an engineer’s eye for quality becomes a philosophy for leadership? In this episode of Leadership & LipGloss™, Tamara sits down with Ken Shelton, a textile engineer and senior executive whose career has taken him from rural North Georgia to leadership roles across some of the most recognizable brands in retail and apparel. Grounded in curiosity and shaped by systems thinking, Ken built a career defined by precision, discipline, and a deep respect for the craft of quality. But the real story is how those same principles shaped the way he leads people. Ken reflects on navigating executive spaces where he was often the only person who looked like him, the responsibility of creating environments where others feel they belong, and why influence (not a title) is the true measure of leadership. He shares how engineering trained him to see patterns, how global exposure expanded his worldview, and how quality became a lens for evaluating not just products, but people, culture, and opportunity. The conversation also explores a different dimension of quality: quality of life. After decades of achievement, global travel, and professional ambition, Ken is thinking more deeply about family, presence, and what matters when success is no longer defined by the next accomplishment. From textile engineering to executive leadership, Ken’s story is a study in precision, perspective, and people. Because whether you are evaluating a product, building a team, or examining your own life, eventually every leader has to answer the same question: What does quality really mean?

  4. Sep 8 ·  Video

    S1E1: Could Your Yes Change a Generation? Mrs. Louise B. Adams on Lasting Leadership

    Could Your Yes Change a Generation? Louise B. Adams on Lasting Leadership What can one life of preparation, service, faith, and a willingness to say yes set in motion? In this deeply personal episode of Leadership & LipGloss™, Tamara sits down with Mrs. Louise B. Adams, retired educator, administrator, community leader, and inaugural inductee into the Newton County School System Educator Hall of Fame. Mrs. Adams reflects on a career that began teaching during segregation and grew into a legacy defined by high expectations, discipline, preparation, and an unwavering belief in every child’s potential. But her legacy extends far beyond the classroom. Louise and her husband, T.K. Adams Sr., arrived in Newton County, Georgia, in 1959; Louise as a teacher and T.K. as a band director. Together, they wove education, music, faith, and service into the fabric of their family and community. Louise helped establish an after‑school tutoring program at Washington Street Community Center, while T.K. provided music instruction to local children, opening doors for students who might otherwise have been overlooked. Their son, Timothy K. Adams Jr., carried that legacy even further. After T.K. was denied admission to the University of Georgia because of segregation, Louise later earned two graduate degrees there, and Tim went on to become the Mildred Goodrum Heyward Professor in Music and Chair of the Percussion Department at UGA’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music. A distinguished orchestral percussionist and educator, Tim has performed worldwide and served as principal timpanist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for 15 years, with performance credits that include Carnegie Hall. Throughout the conversation, Mrs. Adams shares the leadership principles that guided her life: prepare well, follow through, care about people, keep your word, and use what you have to bless someone else. Through education, music, family, faith, and community service, the Adams story reveals a powerful truth: one generation’s yes can create possibilities for the next. Sometimes your yes does more than change your life. It changes what becomes possible for everyone who comes after you. Help Continue the Legacy Washington Street Community Center continues the work Mrs. Adams helped build by creating opportunities, support, and educational resources for children and families in the community. If this story moves you, consider making your own “yes” one of support. Your donation helps carry this legacy forward and invests in the next generation. Support Washington Street Community Center: www.washingtonstreetcommunitycenter.org/support-us www.washingtonstreetcommunitycenter.org

  5. Jun 19

    S1E0: This Is Leadership & LipGloss™ (The Prologue)

    A résumé tells us what you've done. The story tells us who you've become. Leadership & LipGloss™ is where authentic conversations bring the stories behind success to life. Host Tamara sits down with leaders, changemakers, and everyday trailblazers to reveal how ordinary people use their seat to create extraordinary impact.

    S1E0: This Is Leadership & LipGloss™ (The Prologue)
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A résumé tells us what you've done. The story tells us who you've become. Blending leadership and storytelling to illuminate the real lives behind remarkable leaders. Leadership & LipGloss™ is a storytelling-driven podcast hosted by Tamara, featuring authentic conversations with leaders, changemakers, and everyday trailblazers. Each episode explores the defining moments, hard-earned lessons, and lived experiences that shape who we are and how we lead. More than a leadership podcast, Leadership & LipGloss™ reveals how ordinary people use their seat to create extraordinary impact.  

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  • Creator
    Tamara Montgomery | Leadership & LipGloss™
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
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    Clean
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