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Meritahti News*

April 6, 2026

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A Note From Our Chief Mentor

Molly Gimmel

It's spring - my favorite season! And the perfect time to make a fresh start.

If you’ve been reading this newsletter for a while, you might notice something a little different going forward. For the past few years, I’ve used this space to share quotes, articles, and ideas that caught my attention - things I thought were worth passing along. And based on your responses (and the open rates), I know many of you have found it valuable.

But recently, I realized something. I was curating a lot of great thinking and not sharing enough of my own.

So I’m making some changes. Instead of one monthly newsletter, you’ll now hear from me twice a month with two distinct themes:

The first Monday of every month I'll talk about Mindset Malware, and break down the subtle, often invisible beliefs that hold smart, capable leaders back, and how to replace them with empowering reframes.

The third Monday of the month will be Leadership in the Wild, where I’ll share what I’m noticing in the world - ideas, trends, conversations - and what I think most people are missing about them

Some things won’t change. This will still be real, practical, and grounded in what actually works. And I'll still share the impactful articles I've found recently, since so many of you have told me how much you appreciate them. But going forward, you’ll get more perspective, more pattern recognition, and more of how I think about leadership in real time.

Because at the end of the day, the most valuable thing I can offer isn’t what I read. It’s how I see.

And I want to hear from you - if something resonates, please let me know. And if there's a topic you want me to address, let me know that as well. You can reach me at molly@vellamo-leadership.com.

Molly

Book Launch Event!

Monday, May 4th, 6pm ET/3pm PT

I'm very excited to announce that the first release in my new "The Seven Lies Your Brain is Telling You" book series will be out next month! The series identifies the common mental malware, or limiting beliefs, regularly held by people in each group, and how they can be reframed to be empowering. The first book is focused on the mental malware of women entrepreneurs - future books in the series will address other audiences. Register now for the Zoom call to hear all about it.

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💡 Gems of Wisdom

Here are some articles I've read recently that I found valuable. Do any of them resonate with you?

📚 What I'm Reading Now

Instead of giving you a description of the books I'm reading, from now on I'm just going to provide pictures of the covers that link to their Amazon page. If it looks interesting, click on the link and check out the book. And I'm sharing more than just leadership books, like the second one below, which is a memoir written by a friend of mine about her years working in the Czech Republic soon after the fall of Communism.

🤝 Work With Me 🤝

Working Genius Assessment & Team Coaching. I am certified as a Working Genius Facilitator! The Six Types of Working Genius framework, created by Pat Lencioni, is different from most other assessment tests - it's 20% personality and 80% productivity, and is specially designed to help teams work together more effectively. Contact me to schedule a team assessment and coaching session.

Speaking. I provide workshops, breakout sessions, and keynotes about leadership, mindset and related topics. I've spoken to multiple corporations, non-profits, and professional associations, and would love to speak with yours! Click here for more info on the talks I can share with your team!

Here are some of the organizations I've spoken to recently:

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Master Your Mindset

Join me to explore the unwritten rules of successful leadership.

Through interviews with powerful women from all walks of life - large corporations, small businesses, nonprofits, Hollywood, politics, and more - this book reveals the mental attitudes that define effective leaders.

Filled with personal stories, humor, and profound insights from the trenches, Master Your Mindset shows you step by step how to connect with yourself and with those around you in authenticity, confidence, and integrity, to become the best leader you can be.

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*Meritahti News

What does Meritahti mean? 

Meritahti is the Finnish word for starfish, and since Vellamo was the ancient Finnish goddess of the sea, we decided to continue the theme with this newsletter. 

Why are we talking about starfish and goddesses?

The starfish is Vellamo's spirit animal based on this story. We want all our community members to feel important. See the starfish in our logo at the top of the page? Cool, right?

Fun fact about starfish! 

The mouth of a starfish is on its underside, in the center of the body. After external digestion (everting its stomach onto prey), it pulls the partially digested food into its body.

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