180 - How Leaders Find Their Real Identity with Kat Perkins

Episode notes

We talk with leadership strategist Kat Perkins about how people end up living identities shaped by trauma, culture, and even well-meaning family pressure. We explore her framework for identity revelation and why leaders must get clear on who they are before they can build healthy teams. • what an identity strategist does and why identity gets layered over time • identity interference and how life scripts form before age 25 • how trauma and love can both distort self-belief • Kat’s story of steering her son toward medicine before recognising his real calling in the arts • recognition, permission, and submission as practical steps toward identity revelation • why inner conflict becomes toxic leadership and damages workplace culture • Kat’s memoir Girls With Pearls Have Power and the message of resilience • courses including Empowered By Design and Seven Days To Resilience