180 - How Leaders Find Their Real Identity with Kat Perkins

180 - How Leaders Find Their Real Identity with Kat Perkins

From Product Led Growth Leaders by Thomas Watkins

April 24, 2026 · 20 min · Season 1 · Episode 180

About this episode

Kat Perkins discusses how leaders can uncover their true identities shaped by various influences and the importance of this clarity in building effective teams.

We talk with leadership strategist Kat Perkins about how people end up living identities shaped by trauma, culture, and even well-meaning family pressure. We explore her framework for identity revelation and why leaders must get clear on who they are before they can build healthy teams. • what an identity strategist does and why identity gets layered over time • identity interference and how life scripts form before age 25 • how trauma and love can both distort self-belief&n...

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Watkins

Guest: Kat Perkins

Topics covered

  • leadership
  • identity
  • trauma
  • self-belief
  • team building

Keywords

  • identity revelation
  • leadership strategy
  • trauma
  • self-belief
  • team dynamics

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