Fractional Leadership, Full Impact: Shanta Eaden on Driving Change

Smart CEO™ Smart Talk Podcast | Season 5, Episode 6🎙️ Host: Alena Conley, Senior Division Leader of Coaching and People Development at The Kyra Company🎧 Guest: Shanta Eaden, CEO & Founder of Leaders Edge Consulting | www.leadersedgeconsult.com/In this powerful episode of the Smart CEO™ Smart Talk Podcast, we’re joined by Shanta Eaden, a dynamic leader and visionary entrepreneur who left the corporate world to build a more human, inclusive, and agile approach to organizational change. As the CEO of Leaders Edge Consulting, Shanta has pioneered a fractional leadership model that provides part-time executive support to companies undergoing transformation—particularly in the areas of HR, technology, and DEI. Shanta shares the pivotal career moments that led her to entrepreneurship, including the corporate experiences that shaped her leadership philosophy and fueled her desire to “do more” for communities and companies alike. She opens up about the need for workplaces where people feel seen, valued, and empowered—and how she’s using her expertise to help organizations achieve just that.The conversation also dives into timely topics like the evolving future of work, the importance of leadership alignment in DEI efforts, and what it means to scale a service-based consulting firm through collaboration, culture, and readiness for supplier opportunities.Connect With Us:🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts💻 Stay updated at:⁠ tkcsmartceos.com⁠📱 Follow us on Instagram & Facebook: @tkcSmartCEOsJoin the Smart CEO™ Community:⁠⁠ smart-ceos.mn.co⁠⁠