Tory Archbold, CEO & Founder of Powerful Steps on how her values, passion, integrity and delivery drives everything she does

<p>Join Shivani Gopal as she chats with Tory Archbold, CEO & Founder of Powerful Steps about how her values, passion, integrity and delivery drives everything she does.  From launching the world's biggest retail names like Zara in Australia to coffee dates with Oprah and the White House, Tory shares the power of your networks, owning your own story and trusting your intuition.</p> <p> </p> <p>Key Insights</p> <p>(01:27) How did Tory start her leadership journey?</p> <p>Tory’s actually started with rejection and it started over a coffee date. After returning from London in her early 20s she met a person whom she trusted for coffee and told them she wanted to start a</p> <p>media communications agency and take it global. However, she was told that she’d be best suited to complete her interior design degree, get married, have three children, join a few clubs and just live her best life. Tory remembers walking out of that coffee date and something inside of her saying, she is going to do this. She is going to create this powerful business.</p> <p>(20:21) How does Tory use storytelling in the everyday world, create stories, share them and use that power?</p> <p>Tory uses storytelling to be honest with herself and with everyone else. It gave her the freedom to anchor herself in her truth and propel forward. Now she teaches others to own their story, to own their power. She suggests breaking down your story into segments e.g. Where you grew up, what kind of family life did you have? Did you have a loving family? Was it a broken family? What were you like at school? What did people say about you? What were you feeling? When you leave school, who did you want to become?</p> <p>(23:23) What tool can Tory share to the audience to add to their Leadership Toolbox?</p> <p>The best advice Tory every received was from a Buddhist monk in Thailand who advised her, you just need to stop. He also advised to mediate after he asked Tory, what do you do for yourself? And Tory couldn't actually answer the question. She was not doing any