Meet Lauren Collins Scott. Lauren and I sat down right at the start of her first career sabbatical in which she is creating necessary space to reflect and find her next. In today’s episode Lauren not only shares her career journey but also sprinkles in so much wisdom including: How design thinking taught her skills to navigate ambiguity Building support systems around you to be effective in your role Speaking up when it matters How working as an expatriate in London deepened her empathy to the lived experiences of others and made her acutely aware of the importance of creating a sense of belo ..read more

Meet Dr. Soodeh Farokhi, Chief Product Officer for NAKISA, a global leader in HR and Finance B2B software. Just listen to her impressive resume. Among her many accolades Soodeh has founded two successful startups including C2RO, an award winning AI Video Analytics platform. In 2018, Soodeh was named a finalist for the Young Quebec Entrepreneurs Provisional Award, and in 2020 she was a finalist for Canadian Women Entrepreneurs National Award. She is also the co-founder of the Women of MENA (Middle Eastern North Africa) in Tech community (Montreal Chapter), and an advisory committee member of th ..read more

It's Part 3 of Set Your 2024 Vision series in which we will walk setting goals and initiatives to help you  achieve your definition of success.  On today's episode we will cover: Myth of Self Control and how to make goal attainment easier Focusing on initiatives that are within your control If you are interested in additional support to set your vision for 2024 here are additional options: Download the 2024 Starter Pack. Use code NEWYEAR24 through January for 50% off Purchase Design Your Year Coaching 4-Pack. which includes the 2024 Starter Pack, 3 1-hour coaching sessions, and 1 ..read more

It's Part 2 the Set Your 2024 Vision series in which we will walk through exercises and strategies to help you  achieve your definition of success.  Today's episode is all about directional goals. Directional goals allows you to move towards your goal while gathering information that will help you continue to refine it over time. On today's episode we will cover how to: Avoid escalation of commitment with our goals Get started on our goals even if we can't see the entire pathway yet Create your personal directional goal If you are interested in additional support to set your vision ..read more

Happy New Year Tiders! It's that time of year where we turn the page on a new calendar year in the dead of winter. You are likely coming off putting energy into finishing out the last year strong at work while also managing the holidays and for some of you dealing with having the kiddos home for that week between Christmas and New Years. Somewhere amidst all of this we expect ourselves to create  resolutions for the new year and put undue pressure on ourselves to have a plan January 1. Is it really that surprising that most resolutions fail? That's why this year we are disrupting old patt ..read more

Tis' the season of corporate layoffs. Re-sharing one of the most downloaded podcasts in 2022 with an updated intro for 2023.  You just got fired. Now what? No matter how it happened, being fired hurts. It feels personal.  Whether you want it or not you are forced to make a change. But what if getting fired could be a catalyst? What if this could be the greatest thing to happen for you?  On today's episode we will explore: This is a loss. What the stages of grief look like after a termination Importance of sitting in your feelings Recognizing when you are ready to begin ideating ..read more

Meet Ivana Robinson. Ivana began her career as a Risk Advisory Consultant for Deloitte where she quickly realized she had a propensity for the job. After several years on the predetermined career path Ivana sensed she was passively moving through her career rather than actively designing it. Sure she was great at the work and a path to partner was laid out before her. But was this really what she wanted?Then a trip to Antarctica would change everything. On today's episode we discuss: Ivana reclaimed her career Criteria Ivana uses to inform  big decisions Tuning and trusting her intuition ..read more

?"It's the most busiest time of year"? The final month of 2023 is upon us. For high achievers it is a landmine of "shoulds". With holiday celebrations, end of year parties, family obligations, social commitments, and looming deadlines it is easy to find yourself surviving until you can recover during your holiday break. Today's episode is your permission and encouragement to honor what is best for you. We will talk through navigating the burnout FOMO and small ways to start setting yourself up for 2024.   Show Notes: Get your 2024 Starter Pack - Use  code EOY23 to get save 50 ..read more

Meet Tamika Rush, SVP of AMB Sports and Entertainment, parent company to the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United, and Mercedes Benz Stadium. Tameka is one of the foremost leaders on corporate sponsorships in the NFL, her team was responsible for hosting one of the largest Covid-19 Vaccine locations in Atlanta,GA at Mercedes Benz Stadium, and under her tutelage the Falcon’s have risen to #1 in Voice of the Fan. On today's episode Tamika shares the tumultuous journey that ultimately led her to a full-time position at the Atlanta Falcons, including a decision that nearly cost her everything she had s ..read more

Meet Emily Perron, Emily holds masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and is a Productivity coach, helping creative entrepreneurs, freelancers, and individuals appreciate their unconventional career paths and tap into the power of their unique Zone of Genius Throughout the first decade of her career Emily found herself on the burnout hamster wheel. Despite changing careers three times she continued finding herself excelling at work and still unfulfilled and exhausted. The root problem was not the career path but instead what inputs she used to define success. Today’s episode is a ..read more