<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"&gt;In this episode &lt;strong&gt;Mary Sullivan&lt;/strong&gt;, co-founder of &lt;em&gt;Sweet but Fearless&lt;/em&gt;, talks with professor and author &lt;strong&gt;Caroline Levander&lt;/strong&gt; about what it really means to build and &lt;em data-start="344" data-end= "353"&gt;nurture&lt;/em&gt; a growth mindset in a world that demands innovation. They dive into why an innovative growth mindset isn't something you're born with, it's something you build by learning through doing, experimenting, and being willing to get it wrong before you get it right.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"&gt; Caroline shares insights from her book &lt;em data-start="654" data-end="665"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"&gt; Invent Ed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, a much-needed contribution to the ecosystem of innovation, creativity, and higher education in America. This conversation is a powerful reminder that progress comes from curiosity, courage, and the willingness to try. If you're a frontline woman leader looking to stretch your thinking, expand what's possible, and lead with creativity, this episode is for you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt; ABOUT CAROLINE LEVANDER:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt; Website –&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.carolinelevander.rice.edu/"&gt;Caroline Levander&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; – &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-levander/"&gt;Caroline Levander&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt; BOOK:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798063/invent-ed-by-caroline-field-levander/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt; Invent Ed: How an American Tradition of Innovation Can Transform College Today&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt;Rice University -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://profiles.rice.edu/faculty/caroline-levander"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt; Caroline Levander&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt; ABOUT SWEET BUT FEARLESS:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt; Website -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.sweetbutfearless.com"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt; Sweet but Fearless&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; background: white;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt; LinkedIn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; -&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/successfulwomensnetwork"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; background: white;"&gt; Sweet but Fearless&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Sweet but Fearless Podcast

Mary Sullivan, Cooper Alexander, Gale Northrop

Built, Not Born: The Innovative Growth Mindset with professor and author Caroline Levander (S10:Epi 274)

FEB 9, 202626 MIN
Sweet but Fearless Podcast

Built, Not Born: The Innovative Growth Mindset with professor and author Caroline Levander (S10:Epi 274)

FEB 9, 202626 MIN

Description

In this episode Mary Sullivan, co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with professor and author Caroline Levander about what it really means to build and nurture a growth mindset in a world that demands innovation. They dive into why an innovative growth mindset isn't something you're born with, it's something you build by learning through doing, experimenting, and being willing to get it wrong before you get it right. Caroline shares insights from her book Invent Ed, a much-needed contribution to the ecosystem of innovation, creativity, and higher education in America. This conversation is a powerful reminder that progress comes from curiosity, courage, and the willingness to try. If you're a frontline woman leader looking to stretch your thinking, expand what's possible, and lead with creativity, this episode is for you. ABOUT CAROLINE LEVANDER: Website – Caroline Levander LinkedIn – Caroline Levander BOOK: Invent Ed: How an American Tradition of Innovation Can Transform College Today Rice University - Caroline Levander ABOUT SWEET BUT FEARLESS: Website - Sweet but Fearless LinkedIn - Sweet but Fearless