Authentic Leadership with Marine Captain & Olympic Hopeful Riley Tejcek

Today's guest, Riley Tejcek, is an Active Duty Marine Corps Captain. When she's not commanding troops, she competes as a pilot for Team USA Bobsled, with the goal of becoming the first female Marine in the Olympics.   In addition to being the author of the new children's book If You Can Dream It, Be It!, Riley was named Ms. Military 2024 and is a game show winner.   In this episode, we'll explore: How grit, determination, and being allowed to fail build great leaders Building trust through being predictable, consistent, and genuinely yourself  The important distinction between being kind and being nice, and why this matters when leading other people The reason representation shapes what's possible and how this led to Riley writing her children's book Her current favorites: Book: The Bible, Speaker: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, and Podcast: Crime Junkie More from Riley Tejcek Her book, If You Can Dream It, Be It!  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riley.tejcek/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riley-tejcek-b264902b9/    More from Tricia  Publish your book with The Big Talk Press Join me LIVE for my Free Monthly Workshop Explore my content and follow me on YouTube Follow me on Instagram  Connect with me on Facebook  Connect with me on LinkedIn  Visit my website at TriciaBrouk.com