The Art of Sustaining Leadership: Women of Color on Leading Without Losing Yourself | Ascend Ep. 4
Download MP3How do Filipina American leaders and women of color sustain themselves — mentally, spiritually, and professionally — while leading in systems not designed for them?
In this conversation, Dr. Claire Oliveros sits down with Paloma Concordia, Founder and CEO of the PapaLodown Agency, to explore the complexities of leadership for Women of Color. Together they unpack what it truly means to sustain your leadership without sacrificing your identity, your community, or your wellbeing.
This episode explores the Sustain pillar of the RISE UP Method™ — and why rest, boundaries, and community care are not luxuries but leadership necessities.
Topics covered:
• Sustaining leadership as a Woman of Color and Filipina American
• The intersection of identity, community, and executive leadership
• How Paloma Concordia built PapaLodown Agency on her own terms
• The Sustain pillar of the RISE UP Method™
• Collective care, bayanihan, and the art of leading from wholeness
Guest: Paloma Concordia, Founder/CEO of PapaLodown Agency
In this conversation, Dr. Claire Oliveros sits down with Paloma Concordia, Founder and CEO of the PapaLodown Agency, to explore the complexities of leadership for Women of Color. Together they unpack what it truly means to sustain your leadership without sacrificing your identity, your community, or your wellbeing.
This episode explores the Sustain pillar of the RISE UP Method™ — and why rest, boundaries, and community care are not luxuries but leadership necessities.
Topics covered:
• Sustaining leadership as a Woman of Color and Filipina American
• The intersection of identity, community, and executive leadership
• How Paloma Concordia built PapaLodown Agency on her own terms
• The Sustain pillar of the RISE UP Method™
• Collective care, bayanihan, and the art of leading from wholeness
Guest: Paloma Concordia, Founder/CEO of PapaLodown Agency
