Episode 06
From Xerox, Kodak, & New York Philharmonic to Getting Younger Every Day — 30 Years as a Weakest-Link Diagnostician, A Decade Lost to Chronic Illness, & Marrying a Priest: Linda Keefe
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What does it actually look like to "plunge into prosperity" — not once, but again and again, across an entire life? In Episode 6 of Plunge Into Prosperity, Brandi sits down with Linda L. Keefe — CEO of Shared Results International, longtime publisher of Tech-Talk.com, author of 7 Habits of Egalitarian Managers, and co-author of The Man Behind the Roman Collar. With an MBA from RIT and 10+ years inside Xerox before launching her own firm in 1995, Linda has spent three decades teaching organizations — from the US Department of Labor to Kodak to the New York Philharmonic — that every voice on a team matters, from the janitor to the CEO. But Linda's leadership philosophy didn't come from a textbook. It came from a life of bold, sometimes risky plunges: going back for her MBA later in life, learning to ski in Tehran while the Shah still ruled, surviving a decade-long battle with chronic fatigue syndrome, marrying a beloved Roman Catholic priest who left a 50-year ministry to be with her, and now — in Colorado Springs — leading a live Tai Chi and Qigong community for women rediscovering their vibrancy after 60. Brandi and Linda dig into the rare skill of spotting the weakest link in any system (a diagnostic instinct Linda calls "egalitarian's edge"), the difference between listening and actually hearing your team, how breakdowns become breakthroughs, the underfunded reality facing women-led capital (just 1.9% of allocated dollars), and what it looks like to steward both a career and a healing journey in parallel. Whether you're a founder, an investor, a team lead, or simply someone in the middle of your own quiet plunge, this conversation is a reminder: prosperity isn't a destination. It's a practice you return to. In this episode: Why egalitarian leadership creates the highest-performing teams (and how to actually do it) The chronic fatigue syndrome years Linda lost — and what she gained Marrying a Roman Catholic priest after he served 50 years in ministry Skiing in pre-revolution Iran on black diamonds (no bunny slopes) The diagnostic skill of finding the weakest link in any business in minutes Why Brandi invests in women-led companies and Puerto Rican farming and energy infrastructure Tai Chi, Qigong, meridians, and aging in reverse Family, breakdowns-as-breakthroughs, and the chosen mothers who shape us Connect with Linda Keefe: Shared Results International: https://www.sharedresults.com Get Younger Every Day: https://www.getyoungereveryday.com Tech-Talk: https://www.tech-talk.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindakeefe/ Connect with Brandi & Sacral Capital: Podcast home: https://plungeintoprosperity.com Sacral Capital: https://SacralCapital.com Follow Brandi: @SacralCapital 🎧 New episodes of Plunge Into Prosperity drop weekly. If this one moved you, please rate, review, and share — it's the single best way to help conscious stewards find this work.
About the Guest
Linda L. Keefe is the CEO of Shared Results International, the leadership communications firm she founded in 1995 after a decade inside Xerox — where she rose from corporate auditor and operational analyst to Communications Manager of one of nine divisions, building employee engagement programs CEOs called "benchmark" and "world class." With an MBA in International Marketing from Rochester Institute of Technology and a consulting client roster spanning Kodak, the NYC Transit Authority, the New York Philharmonic, Brooklyn Public Library, the US Department of Labor's Job Corps, and the National Credit Union Administration, Linda has spent thirty years teaching organizations that every single voice — from the janitor to the CEO — has a vital role to play. Her proprietary methodologies, SharedMomentum and eLive, are used by teams across industries to execute vision and accelerate learning. She is the author of 7 Habits of Egalitarian Managers, Double Your Income Information Marketing, and The Man Behind the Roman Collar — the dual-narrative memoir she co-wrote with her late husband, a Roman Catholic priest who left a fifty-year ministry to be with her. She is also the longtime publisher of Tech-Talk.com, a twenty-three-year-old training resource that has helped thousands of non-technical professionals become heroes at work. Today, from her home in Colorado Springs, Linda co-leads Get Younger Every Day — a community for women rediscovering vibrancy through Tai Chi, Qigong, and natural healing practices, born from her own decade-long recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome. A lifelong flutist who plays in two flute choirs, she still teaches, still writes, still plunges.
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