Mary Stutts on Foster Care, Roots in TV and Public Affairs, a Pivot to Healthcare, and Building a Legacy in Healthcare at Genentech, Kaiser, Stanford, and UnitedHealth Group, and Now CEO of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association

This special edition of No Boxes, Just Verses is part of a series featuring leaders from the Iconic Women Awards. These awards are powered by the Recharge Group, a community founded by Dr. Mark Spencer to bring together accomplished professionals from diverse backgrounds to connect, grow, and truly flourish. In this episode, Shannon Nash sits down with her personal shero, Mary Stutts, to discuss a journey defined by ordered steps, radical resilience, and the power of influence. Mary Stutts is a CEO, board member, author of 5 books and a spiritual innovator with a 25-year track record of achieving business and executive transformations through influence, acumen and expertise. She has been called one of the most powerful and engaging leaders and speakers who "gives love from the stage". Her style of humor and masterful storytelling keeps men, women and youth inspired and longing for more as she shares practical and scriptural examples of overcoming life's obstacles to achieve your personal and career goals. Stutts has provided global leadership to Fortune 500 companies including Genentech, BMS, Bayer, UnitedHealth Group and Comcast NBC Universal as well as Kaiser Permanente and Stanford Health Care. She has led the HBA's strategic and global expansion across the health ecosystem to include closing the women’s health gap, preparing the global future workforce pipeline, funding women innovators and accelerating HBA’s programs beyond the US and Europe to the Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Stutts has earned a Master of Health Administration from USC and completed the Executive Program on Strategy and Organization from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Key Takeaways: The Resilience of a Foster Child The Power of the Voice Pivoting in the Face of Racism A Healthcare Awakening The Role of a Sponsor Becoming a Corporate "Fixer" The Calling to HBA Faith as a Mantra Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please follow, rate, and review the podcast! CONNECT WITH MARY STUTTS: LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Website HBA Website The Missing Mentor (Amazon) Recurring Themes of Exclusion in the Workplace (Amazon) Power Connections (Amazon) Power to Transform: Radical Decrees (Amazon) 10 Keys to Overcoming Disappointment (Amazon) CONNECT WITH SHANNON: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Shannon | LinkedIn NBJV Theme Song: No Boxes Just Verses by Thane Kreiner (Suno)