Kerry Siggins: Embrace the Problems

Life is not supposed to be easy. Life is filled with suffering, and the more you can embrace it and use it to fuel your growth, then the better, more fulfilling, meaningful life you will have.

As humans, we were made to solve problems because we were made to be constantly growing. If we don't have a problem to solve, we try and create one. It is always through mistakes and the tough times that we have to dip deep and grow. So don't look to eradicate your problems; embrace them.

Kerry Siggins especially knows how important it is to embrace the problems in our messy but meaningful lives.

Kerry Siggins is the CEO of StoneAge, Inc., the global leader in the design and manufacturing of high-pressure waterblast cleaning tools and robotic equipment used in the industrial cleaning industry. StoneAge sells and supports its products throughout the world and is considered the be "best of class." Kerry joined StoneAge in January of 2007 as the Director of Operations, and at the age of 29, she was named CEO by the company's Board of Directors. She has since led the company in building a strong global presence resulting in double-digit growth year over year. She recently led the acquisition of Breadware, an Internet of Things (IoT) product development firm based in Reno, NV.

Kerry was named one of Colorado's Top 25 Most Influential Young Professionals and was a finalist for Colorado's CEO of the Year in 2017. StoneAge is recognized as a Top 100 company to work for by Outside Magazine. Kerry sits on several other boards and is a member of YPO, where she is on the executive committee of the Doing Business Globally Network. She is a dynamic, sought-after speaker who has presented at universities, seminars, and conferences worldwide. Kerry hosts two podcasts, Industrial Theory and Reflect Forward, which can be listened to on all podcast platforms. She is an author and blogger; her articles are published in various magazines, and her blog is visited by tens of thousands of readers each month.

In this episode, Kerry thoughtfully shares with us how failure shaped her life and her career.

Listen to this episode and learn about:

• Kerry giving credit and thanks to everybody that she has had to part ways with as a leader (2:55)
• The hardest part of admitting your mistakes (4:41)
• Developing a humble mindset (6:30)
• Curiosity as a tool for acknowledging others (9:12)
• Vulnerability's paradoxical nature as a weakness and a strength (11:05)
• It pays to be positive (13:12)
• The upside to your dark side (15:07)
• Incorporating thinking into a busy, doing lifestyle (16:54)
• How Kerry's podcast, Reflect Forward, got started (22:15)
• Committing to well-being and coming into the present (25:26)
• Paying gratitude forward instead of paying it back (27:15)
• Broadening what you think is possible to achieve (30:18)
• Kerry's message to everybody that she has parted ways with as a leader (35:32)

Links:

• Connect with Kerry on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-siggins
• Kerry's Website - www.kerrysigggins.com
• Kerry's Social Media - all platforms @kerrysiggins