Sweet but Fearless Podcast
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A woman alone has power; collectively we are fearless. Helping to create a roadmap for your next opportunity, Sweet But Fearless aims to motivate every woman to feel more in control and to live with a purpose. The podcast was created to help empower the working women to explore the obstacles and challenges when faced with a job transition.
Sweet but Fearless Podcast
2d ago
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Dr. Carolyn Ward, Director of Clinical Strategy & Head of Product Marketing, about career pivots and the importance of transferable skills when you’re looking to take that next step in your career.
Dr. Ward has worked in the healthcare field since 2016 having most recently served as an Internal Medicine Physician and on Clinical Product at Forward, where she practiced primary care with an emphasis on preventative medicine while also collaborating with the product and engineering teams to support the design and dev ..read more
Sweet but Fearless Podcast
1w ago
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Laura Symon Browne, President of Buffalo Funds about leadership and ways to develop new skills to enhance your leadership aptitude. One place to start is by observing the leadership within your organization. Whose career or leadership skills do you admire? Study their strategies and achievements or schedule a 15-minute chat to ask pertinent questions about their career. Uncover a skill that you can develop and incorporate to enhance your leadership proficiency.
MORE ABOUT LAURA SYMON BROWNE: LinkedIn: Laura Sym ..read more
Sweet but Fearless Podcast
2w ago
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, a co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Executive & Career Coach Randi Roberts about when you’re just not feeling energized with your career and tips on if you should stay or should you go. Randi’s top tip is to look at how your life and career goals complement each other, especially as your priorities change over time. Listen in and take action to bring purpose to your career.
Randi spent 30 years in Pharmaceuticals and along the way started and ran two businesses. Utilizing her experience, she transitioned into helping clients examine their life/car ..read more
Sweet but Fearless Podcast
3w ago
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, a co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Martha Aviles, Chief Marketing Officer, Aventus, about her early career experience of needing to outwork everyone and immersing herself into her role and how, as she gained confidence in what she valued, recognized the importance of being more strategic in her career growth. Martha’s takeaway – Own who you are and know your worth. Don’t let others define it for you.
MORE ABOUT MARTHA AVILES: LinkedIn: Martha Aviles Podcast: Breaking the Glass Ceiling as a Latina First Gen in Tech (Women Who Code)
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Sweet but Fearless Podcast
1M ago
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, a co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Leigh Wager, Head of Commercial, Craniometrix and Health Coach about how she made a career pivot focusing on her transferable skills.
As a geologist, she didn’t find the role as fulfilling as she’d hoped and recognized that her work didn’t align with her personal values. She wanted to transition into a position/company that she could be passionate about and where she could best serve. Recognizing how she could successfully transfer her skills as a geologist, she transitioned into the healthcare tech industry, where ..read more
Sweet but Fearless Podcast
1M ago
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, a co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Mara Cairo, Product Owner of Advanced Technology at Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII), as she shares her insights on her career journey in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and how to be strategic when looking towards your next step in your career. Knowing how easy it is to become pigeonholed as an expert in one area at work, Mara believes that expanding your skills set throughout your career will open up career opportunities and help you broaden your experiences. Asking lots of questions is Mara ..read more
Sweet but Fearless Podcast
1M ago
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, a co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Natasha Malyuk, a Senior Academic Advisor at Seattle University and student in the MBA Sports and Entertainment Management program. In her career journey, Natasha reflects on creating boundaries at work to avoid feeling overwhelmed or burned out as well as the importance of creating a strong support system. Natasha advocates that by opening yourself up to new opportunities, you might find it may lead to unexpected and positive shifts in your career path.
Natasha completed her BA in Criminology with a Minor in Sociol ..read more
Sweet but Fearless Podcast
1M ago
In this episode, Mary Sullivan and Cooper Alexander, co-founders of Sweet but Fearless, we shine a spotlight on the pressing issue of the 'no raise promotion' phenomenon that many women leaders are encountering. You’ve worked hard and now you’re being offered a promotion with more responsibilities and scope of influence. And then the shoe drops. It’s a promotion with no pay increase. These ‘dry promotions’ have plenty of pros and cons for accepting, or not accepting.
We talk about ways to respond to a ‘dry promotion’ and questions to ask yourself to help come to the best decision for you.
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Sweet but Fearless Podcast
2M ago
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Dr. Josselyne Herman-Saccio, Founder of The Art of Being Unmessablewith, Transformative Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Author about the limiting beliefs that reside in our blind spots, hindering us from pursuing careers we are truly passionate about. Dr. Herman-Saccio looks to empower individuals to live the life of their dreams and become resilient in the face of challenges. Finding the elusive "unmessablewith" spirit can be daunting, especially when feeling stuck doing the same thing day after day.
Many of us can find ..read more
Sweet but Fearless Podcast
2M ago
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Dr. Raymona H. Lawrence about her framework called ROAR, about recruiting, onboarding, activities, and retention in the world of diversity and inclusion. Often, companies recruit for diversity but onboard for confirmatory. Recognizing the challenge of fostering a sense of belonging, asking questions can help build an inclusive environment that values diversity. “How does this system work for you?” “How do you best work? Are you task-oriented or more free spirit?”
Understanding the needs and strengths of the individual ..read more