Most leadership content tells you what great leaders do. Behind the Mask is about what they actually carry. The quiet question of whether you are good enough for the role you are in. The gap between the culture on the wall and the one in the room. The mask that went on gradually somewhere after a promotion and never quite came off.

Every week, Shannon Talbot shares one honest insight from her work, in boardrooms, in keynote rooms, and in a California medium-security prison where she spent over a year mentoring men who had nothing left to hide behind. No five-step frameworks. No motivational send-offs. Just something worth sitting with before the week gets away from you.

What to expect:

• One email a week, short enough to read between meetings

• Honest takes on the things leaders rarely say out loud, from impostor syndrome to the trust gap on their own team

• The occasional story from prison that reframes something you thought you understood

• A practical takeaway, an honest question, or both, that helps you lead with more credibility, connection, and confidence