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Is Shame Blocking Your Success? With Christina Gerakiteys
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MPF Discussion with Christina Gerakiteys
Is Shame Blocking Your Success? With Christina Gerakiteys
About Christina
Christina Gerakiteys is a global keynote speaker, innovation catalyst, and CEO of UtopiaX. Passionate about empowering leaders and change-makers, she designs transformative programs that inspire Moonshot thinking and challenge conventional mindsets. Christina is the author of Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time and founder of IdeaSparx.
She has worked with organisations like Deloitte, Bupa, and Austrade, and delivered keynotes for Singularity University, SXSW, and Vivid Ideas. Christina also hosts the Inspired for Impact podcast and contributes to thought leadership in creativity and innovation. She sits on multiple advisory boards, advocates for sustainability and gender equity, and is completing a doctorate in Creativity and Innovation.
Is Shame Blocking Your Success?
In this episode of My Perfect Failure, I’m joined by the incredible Christina Gerakiteys—innovation thought leader, founder advisor, and author of Celebrating Success, One Failure at a Time.
Christina opens up about the hidden emotional barriers that often sabotage our progress—particularly shame and perfectionism. Drawing from her personal journey and her work with startup founders and CEOs, she explains how failure, when properly reframed, can become a powerful driver for innovation, creativity, and growth.
We also explore Christina’s mission to redefine failure, her bold “Rooster of the Week” idea, and why she nearly didn’t publish her book due to self-doubt.
This conversation is a must-listen for anyone who’s ever let fear or shame hold them back from stepping into their full potential.
5 Key Takeaways:
1. Shame is a silent success blocker. Acknowledge it, and it loses power.
2. Your failures hold insights your successes can’t teach you.
3. Innovation requires failure—and the space to talk about it.
4. Vulnerability builds strong leadership and stronger teams.
5. Self-reflection is the gateway to real transformation.
Social Links to Christina
· Website: https://www.christinagerakiteys.global/
· Order Book : also “Celebrating Success, One Failure At A Time” https://www.christinagerakiteys.global/?CR=Book
· Order Course: https://offer.christinagerakiteys.global/book
· Connect with Christina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinagerakiteys/
Every setback has a valuable lesson.
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If this episode resonated with you, let us know by leaving a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.Hit the link and leave your 5 STAR review
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Manage episode 484786496 series 3372373
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MPF Discussion with Christina Gerakiteys
Is Shame Blocking Your Success? With Christina Gerakiteys
About Christina
Christina Gerakiteys is a global keynote speaker, innovation catalyst, and CEO of UtopiaX. Passionate about empowering leaders and change-makers, she designs transformative programs that inspire Moonshot thinking and challenge conventional mindsets. Christina is the author of Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time and founder of IdeaSparx.
She has worked with organisations like Deloitte, Bupa, and Austrade, and delivered keynotes for Singularity University, SXSW, and Vivid Ideas. Christina also hosts the Inspired for Impact podcast and contributes to thought leadership in creativity and innovation. She sits on multiple advisory boards, advocates for sustainability and gender equity, and is completing a doctorate in Creativity and Innovation.
Is Shame Blocking Your Success?
In this episode of My Perfect Failure, I’m joined by the incredible Christina Gerakiteys—innovation thought leader, founder advisor, and author of Celebrating Success, One Failure at a Time.
Christina opens up about the hidden emotional barriers that often sabotage our progress—particularly shame and perfectionism. Drawing from her personal journey and her work with startup founders and CEOs, she explains how failure, when properly reframed, can become a powerful driver for innovation, creativity, and growth.
We also explore Christina’s mission to redefine failure, her bold “Rooster of the Week” idea, and why she nearly didn’t publish her book due to self-doubt.
This conversation is a must-listen for anyone who’s ever let fear or shame hold them back from stepping into their full potential.
5 Key Takeaways:
1. Shame is a silent success blocker. Acknowledge it, and it loses power.
2. Your failures hold insights your successes can’t teach you.
3. Innovation requires failure—and the space to talk about it.
4. Vulnerability builds strong leadership and stronger teams.
5. Self-reflection is the gateway to real transformation.
Social Links to Christina
· Website: https://www.christinagerakiteys.global/
· Order Book : also “Celebrating Success, One Failure At A Time” https://www.christinagerakiteys.global/?CR=Book
· Order Course: https://offer.christinagerakiteys.global/book
· Connect with Christina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinagerakiteys/
Every setback has a valuable lesson.
🔄 Keep discovering powerful insights from AMAZING guests—listen to past episodes at My Perfect Failure: Tune in now.
If this episode resonated with you, let us know by leaving a review! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.Hit the link and leave your 5 STAR review
Join the - My Perfect Failure Reddit Community
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