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You've been telling yourself it'll get better after the next thing. After the project wraps. After the kids are older. After things calm down. But somehow, it never does and somewhere along the way, you stopped asking for what you actually need.

Agency isn't about grinding harder or having more willpower. It's about recognizing that you already have the right to choose and learning to exercise it without guilt, without apology, and without waiting for permission.

In this workshop, we're going to name what's been keeping you stuck, and give you the tools to start moving.

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 The Intelligence of the Joy First Method™:
The Neuroscience, Consciousness, and Collective Responsibility of How We Lead

FREE FEBRUARY MASTERCLASS

If you lead a small team or run a small business, you don’t need another leadership initiative this year.

You need to understand the intelligence you’re leading from—what’s happening in your brain, nervous system, and inner state when pressure is high, decisions matter, and others are impacted by how you show up.
Join us on February 26th at 11:00 AM Central to explore:

âś” Why joy is not soft or aspirational, but biologically necessary
âś” How regulated nervous system states support clearer decisions, ethical leadership, and resilience under pressure
✔ Why choosing joy is not just personal—it carries collective and cultural consequences

This session is for leaders navigating complexity with limited margin—who recognize that how they lead matters not only to their teams and results, but to the future they’re helping shape.

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See the difference between what seems important — and what your nervous system actually needs to lead well.

Small team leaders carry weight that most people don't see.

Every decision ripples. Every person's energy impacts the whole. You're expected to lead humans, not just manage roles.

And when you're leading from a state of stress or overwhelm, your brain literally narrows its problem-solving capacity. You lose access to your best judgment, clearest thinking, and most creative solutions.

But here's what most leadership trainings won't tell you: Your nervous system is your most underutilized leadership tool.

When you shift into a joy-centered state, everything changes:

  • Your clarity improves
  • Your decision-making sharpens
  • Your team feels the difference
  • You protect performance without sacrificing people

In this live, interactive session, you'll learn how to access that state when you need it most.

Join us and discover:

âś” The real-time awareness practice that helps you notice what your body is feeling during high-pressure moments

âś” How to use breathwork to shift from anxiety to responsive solution-seeking (we'll practice together)

✔ Why joy isn't a reward you earn after everything is fixed — it's the strategy that helps you lead better

âś” Practical techniques you can use immediately the next time you're facing a high-stakes decision

PLUS: You'll have time to ask questions about your specific leadership challenges in our small team leaders.

WHO'S LEADING THIS SESSION?

Dr. Seema Desai, Creator of The Joy First Method™

As a certified coach with a background in medicine, Dr. Seema works with leaders of small teams who've already built success but find that what worked before isn't working now. With years of experience combining neuroscience, practical leadership tools, and real-talk about what it actually takes to lead humans through complexity, Dr. Seema brings tested guidance for the reality you're facing.

This isn't theory. It's practical support from someone who gets what you're carrying.

 

 
If you're carrying the emotional weight of your team—alone—you don't have to anymore.

When you lead a small team:

  • Every decision involves multiple "what ifs" and you're questioning your judgment
  • Small teams feel stress more intensely—and that cost is your clarity and trust
  • You're supposed to have it all figured out, but the pressure is overwhelming
  • What used to work isn't working anymore, and you're not sure why

If that sounds familiar, this session is for you.

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Does this sound like you?

âś“ You feel responsible for everyone and everything, even when no one asked you to be
âś“ Your plate is so full you've forgotten what "enough" feels like
âś“ You say yes when you mean no, and feel guilty when you don't
âś“ You've been waiting for the right moment, the right sign, the right circumstances
âś“ You keep yourself small so you don't inconvenience anyone
✓ Deep down, you know you're capable of more — you just can't seem to get there

 

Where you are vs. where you could be

From this:

  • "This is just how it is"
  • "It'll be better when..."
  • "If only this happens, then I could"
  • Burnt out & exhausted
  • Overwhelmed, anxious
  • Playing small
  • Putting yourself last
  • Stuck in overdrive

To this:

  • "My needs matter"
  • "I don't need to wait"
  • "I know a better way"
  • Aligned & energized
  • Joyful, at ease
  • Going for it
  • Putting yourself first
  • Ambition without burnout

What we'll cover

This isn't a lecture, it's a working session. Here's how the hour breaks down:

20m

Teaching: Alignment & Joy

We'll dig into two frameworks that change how you see your situation — how to get aligned with what you actually want, and the 3 C's of Joy that help you access it. Practical, grounded, and immediately applicable.

40m

Live coaching

This is where the real shift happens. You'll have the chance to get coached live on what's actually keeping you stuck — with thoughtful prompts to help you go deep, fast.

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Who's Leading This Session?

Dr. Seema Desai, Creator of The Joy First Method™

An HPS graduate and ACC certified from the ICF with a background in medicine, Dr. Seema works with leaders of small teams who've already built success but find that what worked before isn't working now. With years of experience combining neuroscience, practical leadership tools, and real-talk about what it actually takes to lead humans through complexity, Dr. Seema brings tested guidance for the reality you're facing.

This isn't theory. It's practical support from someone who gets what you're carrying.

 

Kelly Poquiz Burke, Founder of Career Slay®

Kelly Poquiz Burke is a Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Podcast Host, and the Founder & CEO of Career Slay®. She helps high-performing marketing and creative leaders lead confidently, communicate powerfully, and pursue sustainable success grounded in Life-Work Alignment.

With 14+ years of experience shaping and scaling billion-dollar brands—and leading award-winning Super Bowl campaigns for Avocados From Mexico, Frito-Lay, and Doritos—Kelly blends strategic marketing expertise with real-world leadership insight. Her work is inspired by her personal journey of resilience, beating breast cancer while pregnant in 2020, which fuels her mission to help leaders align how they work with how they want to live.

Kelly holds an MBA from UT Austin, a BBA from the University of Notre Dame, is an ICF Associate Certified Coach, and is a graduate of HEROIC Public Speaking.

 

When who you are aligns with how you live, that’s agency. That’s everything.

This workshop is for the person who's tired of watching their own life pass them by, and is ready to actually take the wheel. Not by doing more, but by reclaiming their agency.

Ready to reclaim your agency?

One hour. Real Coaching. A shift you actually feel.

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