Unapologetic Leadership
In a noisy, distracted world, authentic leadership matters more than ever. Hosted by Cory Dunham—entrepreneur, business leader, and follower of Jesus—this podcast is real talk for real leaders who want to live and lead with clarity, courage, and conviction.
From overcoming fear mindsets to leading with love, Cory shares personal stories, faith-driven values, and practical tools that help you grow as a leader in your workplace, family, and community. Each episode offers actionable takeaways, mindset shifts, and sometimes guest insights—so you can lead without burnout, build trust, create alignment, and anchor yourself in what truly matters.
Whether you’re a boss, teacher, parent, entrepreneur, career professional, or single mom, this show will help you lead yourself and others in a way that’s bold, authentic, and sustainable. Because leadership isn’t a title—it’s a way of living.
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Unapologetic Leadership
Building Kindness at Scale, Culture, Both Online and Off with Abby Mckiernan
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In this powerful episode of Unapologetic Leadership, Cory Dunham sits down with speaker, entrepreneur, and culture strategist Abagail McKiernan for a conversation about bold leadership rooted in compassion, faith, and intentional action.
Abby shares how a simple moment, hearing a woman say “because I can” while helping someone in need, sparked a movement that grew into a community connecting more than 100,000 needs since 2017. What began as a Facebook group evolved into a powerful model of radical generosity and ultimately into a technology platform helping workplaces better care for their people.
Together, they explore what it truly means to lead from any seat, whether in a boardroom, a nonprofit, or at home. Abby opens up about navigating imposter syndrome, leading without a title, the discipline of pausing before reacting, and why culture is shaped in everyday moments. She challenges leaders to move beyond surface-level kindness and instead build systems that remove barriers, restore dignity, and create environments where people can thrive.
This episode is about courage, clarity, responsibility, and choosing compassion, not as a feeling, but as a leadership strategy.
About Abby McKiernan
Abagail McKiernan is a speaker, entrepreneur, author, and community builder who believes that kindness, when backed by action, is one of the most powerful tools a company can invest in.
She is the founder of Spark in the Dark, a peer-to-peer resource-sharing network that has helped connect over 100,000 needs since 2017, and the creator of HelpLink, a tech-based platform designed to help businesses proactively remove barriers to work for their employees.
Abby is passionate about redefining what it means to lead with compassion in the workplace and frequently speaks on the intersection of community, culture, and care.
Spark in the Dark was invited as one of 77 organizations worldwide to participate in the 2020 Facebook Community Accelerator and received the Torch of Ethics Award from the Better Business Bureau. HelpLink was selected as one of 49 organizations worldwide in 2025 to participate in the AWS and Deloitte Social Entrepreneur Accelerator.
She was featured as a 40 Under 40 to Watch in Michigan in 2021 and recognized as one of Northern Michigan’s most influential women.
Connect with Abby:
https://helplink.org/