Dawn Brolin, CPA, CFE

Dawn Brolin, CPA, CFE and author of "The Elevation of Empathy," shares her raw story of surviving a toxic partnership where she endured cruel comments about her weight and appearance, and how that shaped her perspective on leading with empathy. Through personal examples including her own leadership failures at work and lessons from her time as a softball coach, Dawn reveals how empathy can be cultivated, practiced, and wielded as a strategic advantage. The conversation tackles the unique challenges women face when leading with empathy, the emotional labor often expected of female managers, and why caring for others doesn't make you weak – but does make you dangerous to systems built on indifference. Links Dawn Brolin on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnbrolin/ Dawn Brolin “The Elevation of Empathy” book - https://dawnbrolin.com/books/ Accounting Cornerstone Foundation - https://accountingcornerstone.org/ Crisis Text Line - https://www.crisistextline.org/ Randy Crabtree’s Unique CPA podcast - https://tri-merit.com/podcast/presenting-the-she-counts-podcast/ Bridging the Gap conference - https://www.btgconference.com/ Brad Smith - https://braddsmith.com/ John Garrett - What’s Your ‘And?’ - https://whatsyourand.com/ Mike Payne on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpaynejdcpa/ Kellie Parks on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellie-parks/ Catalyst 2022 Study - https://www.catalyst.org/insights/2022/emotional-tax-teams Deloitte, “Women @ Work 2023: A Global Outlook” - https://www.deloitte.com/content/dam/assets-shared/docs/collections/2023/deloitte-women-at-work-2023-a-global-outlook.pdf Katelyn Carey TEDx Talk: “The Problem with Empathy” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=987xaGgb2XQ The Audre Lorde Project - https://alp.org/ Join Our LinkedIn Page! https://www.linkedin.com/company/she-counts-podcast Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@SheCountsPodcast Follow She Counts on IG https://www.instagram.com/shecounts.show/ Connect with Nancy https://www.thedancingaccountant.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-mcclelland-cpa Connect with Questian https://www.reqoncilefinancials.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/questian-telka-ea-78383666 Earn CPE for Listening to This Podcast https://www.earmark.app/ This podcast is a production of Earmark Media