Iconic Leadership with Karissa Adkins

Iconic Leadership with Karissa Adkins

Iconic Leadership with Karissa Adkins is a leadership podcast for women who are done chasing success, and ready to become the woman who can hold wealth, visibility, power, and legacy without self-betrayal.This show is the embodiment of a new standard of feminine leadership. One rooted in identity. Power. Discipline. And energetic sovereignty.Hosted by Karissa Adkins, Identity Engineer, Embodied Leadership Coach and creator of the Alpha Queen Activation System, this podcast is built on the Ten Universal Laws of Iconic Leadership, the foundational principles that govern how iconic women rise, lead, and create legacy-level impact.This is not motivation. This is not hustle culture. This is not surface-level strategy.Inside each episode, Karissa explores what it actually takes to lead at the highest level, internally and externally, including: Identity reconstruction and sovereign decision-making Power dynamics, money neutrality, and wealth embodiment Discipline as freedom, not punishment Nervous system regulation for leaders holding big visions The energetic standards required to sustain influence, visibility, and success Through unapologetic solo transmissions and soul-deep conversations with visionary founders, thought leaders, and movement-makers, this show activates the next evolution of feminine leadership.At the core of every episode are the Ten Universal Laws of Iconic Leadership, the fundamental principles that shape how iconic women think, decide, lead, and expand. These laws form the backbone of the Alpha Queen mindset, translating universal truth into embodied leadership, strategic power, and sustainable success.This is where: Alpha strategy meets Queen embodiment Leadership becomes identity Wealth becomes neutral Power becomes safe And expansion becomes inevitable Iconic women don’t rise by accident. They rise by law. By embodiment. By choice.This is leadership for women who are ready to have it all... and hold it without apology.

Episodes

March 9, 2026 26 mins

Most women who are built for more don’t struggle because they lack talent or strategy. They struggle because they’re leading from an identity that no longer fits.


In this episode, Karissa shares the identity shift that took her from self-doubt and playing small to leading a global movement — and why women who feel called to more often hesitate right before they’re meant to rise.


This conversation explores:

● Why knowing you’re...

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In this episode of Iconic Leadership with Karissa, I’m joined by Tiff Lukasiewicz — the founder of Lioness Alchemy Collective and the woman who helps you remember your roar.


Once a people-pleasing perfectionist who lost herself in love, Tiff rebuilt her life from the inside out — one breath, one boundary, one brave decision at a time. Today, she helps women who’ve lost themselves in toxic or emotionally draining relationships re...

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Meet Kay Spears,  a functional nutritionist with over 30 years of clinical wisdom and an intuition sharp enough to call you out and call you forward.
Kay is the expert physicians turn to when cases don’t make sense, symptoms don’t match labs, and burnout hides behind achievement. She specializes in decoding hormone chaos, chronic stress patterns, gut dysfunction, and the kind of exhaustion that success doesn’t protect you from.
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In this episode of Iconic Leadership with Karissa, I’m joined by Jenn Jorgensen — a mother and volunteer who embodies a truth we don’t talk about enough: leadership doesn’t begin in the boardroom, it begins at home.
Jenn’s advocacy for children’s mental health grew out of motherhood — from the responsibility, intuition, and courage required to lead a family through emotional challenges with care and awareness. Her story reminds u...
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In this episode of Iconic Leadership, Karissa sits down with Traci Coven, the coach athletes, parents, and leaders turn to when they’re done playing small and ready for real change.
From multi-sport athlete to corporate change strategist to founder of ADAPT Sports Lab and creator of the ADAPT System, Traci shares how resilience, adaptability, and inner-game mastery separate those who break under pressure from those who rise.
This con...
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What happens when everything you built burns down—and you rise anyway?
In this deeply powerful episode of Iconic Leadership, Karissa Adkins sits down with transformational leader, embodiment coach, and multi–best-selling author Angel Cottrell for a raw, expansive conversation about divine collapse, embodied leadership, and why heart-led business is not a weakness—but the ultimate strategic advantage.
This episode is a permission slip...
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What happens when one number changes everything? In this deeply moving episode of Iconic Leadership, Karissa sits down with Leanne Harrell—award-winning multi-unit fitness franchisee, visionary leader, empowerment advocate, Alpha Queens Rising co-author, and RISE keynote speaker—for a conversation that goes far beyond business.
Leanne opens up about the emotional weight of generational breast cancer risk—and the moment she learned s...
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In this deeply moving episode of Iconic Leadership, Karissa sits down with Sarah Bouse—Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, creator of the ASCEND Method™, and a woman who embodies what it truly means to rise without apology.
Sarah’s leadership wasn’t born in boardrooms—it was forged in moments where her body was dismissed, her voice minimized, and her future questioned. From a terrifying health crisis in her early twenties, ...
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Most women don’t plateau in business because they lack strategy.
They plateau because their identity hasn’t caught up to their ambition.
In this episode of The Iconic Leadership Show, I break down why million-dollar growth is not a marketing or mindset problem,  it’s an identity decision.
Inside this conversation, you’ll learn:
• The hidden cost of declaring big goals
• Why leadership pressure increases as success grows
• The identity ga...
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In this powerful episode of Iconic Leadership with Karissa Adkins, Karissa sits down with Larissa Reid, wealth strategist, accountant, and the unapologetic force behind In The Black Business Services.
Larissa is a walking comeback story.
A single mother of five who built her firm from scratch during one of the most challenging seasons of her life, Larissa didn’t inherit wealth, stability, or financial literacy—she built it. What bega...
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In this powerful episode of Iconic Leadership with Karissa Adkins, Karissa sits down with Samantha Rambo, a featured author in Alpha Queen Rising: Legacy Book Project – Volume I and a keynote speaker for RISE 2026: Where Purpose Meets Power.Samantha’s story is not one of overnight success, it’s a story of identity, resilience, and choosing yourself when life gives you no safety net.

A single mother who entered healthcare out of nece...
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In this electrifying episode of Iconic Leadership with Karissa Adkins, Karissa pulls back the curtain on one of the most powerful projects she has ever created, The Alpha Queens Rising Legacy Book Project, and the larger leadership movement it represents.
This isn’t just another anthology.
This isn’t a compilation of motivational stories.
This is a codex of courage, a collection of women who refused to break, refused to shrink, and ch...
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As we step into 2026, most women entrepreneurs and CEOs are setting goals, but very few are setting them from identity, self-leadership, and alignment.
In this episode of Big Money Sales Moves, Karissa Adkins breaks down the A/B/C Goal System, an identity-based goal setting framework designed to help women in business create sustainable growth, consistent income, and personal expansion, without burnout or hustle culture.
You’ll learn...
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In this episode of Big Money Sales Moves, Karissa unveils the exact lead generation pathways she’s committing to in 2026, and why simplifying to fewer, more potent channels is the smartest move for women scaling to their next level.
You’ll hear the four core lead-gen pathways that will anchor all growth inside the Alpha Queen Collective next year, and how each one supports deeper authority, cleaner leads, and more aligned clients:
Th...
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In this episode of Big Money Sales Moves, Karissa breaks down the mindset shifts, strategic decisions, and energetic upgrades that created her biggest business breakthroughs of 2025. From deep identity work to simplifying systems to elevating team energetics, these lessons are the blueprint for any woman ready to step into her own million-dollar era.
Karissa also shares behind-the-scenes insights into two major moves that transforme...
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In this final Quantum Energetics episode, Karissa gets raw about the one skill that changes everything — confidence.
Without it, your sales will stall. Your marketing will fall flat. Your brand won’t grow.
But with it? Everything expands — fast.
Confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build.
In ths episode, Karissa breaks down the mindset and micro-habits that create unshakable self-belief — and shares her perso...
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In today’s episode of the Quantum Energetics Pillar, Karissa reveals the secret code that fueled her rapid business expansion — from $10K days to $176K weeks — in just over a year.
What made it possible? An All-In Mindset.
When you decide to go all in on yourself — no plan B, no backup, no half-effort — the universe meets you with speed.

Inside this episode, you’ll learn:
The difference between dabbling energy and all-in energy.
The 4 p...
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In this episode of Big Money Sales Moves, Karissa shares the powerful story behind her own quantum leap — how she went from solo coach to 6-figure CEO to global movement leader in under six months.
The secret?... Identity.
When you shift who you are, you collapse time.
Inside this episode, Karissa walks you through the evolution every entrepreneur must go through,  from coach, to CEO, to investor, to movement maker,  and introduces th...
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In this week’s episode of Big Money Sales Moves, Karissa pulls back the curtain on the real reason high-performing women get more done — they protect their energy like it’s money in the bank.
Energy is your greatest currency. It’s what people feel when you walk into a room, hop on a sales call, or step on a stage. When your energy is clean, strong, and aligned, success becomes inevitable.
In this episode, Karissa shares the 10 ener...
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In this episode of Big Money Sales Moves, Karissa pulls back the curtain on how your brain actually works,  and why mastering your mind is the ultimate cheat code to success in business and life.
Inside this foundational episode of the Quantum Energetics Pillar, you’ll learn:
✨ The three parts of the brain, emotional, logical, and fear-based — and how each one drives your decisions.
✨ The real difference between your conscious and unc...
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