Helen Hanison spent 20 years climbing the ladder in global PR firms. Board-level status, international travel, million-dollar campaigns—on paper, it was a dream. In reality? Not so much. Motherhood collided with management meetings, and suddenly, Helen realized her high-flying career didn’t align with the life she actually wanted. In Part One, Helen shares her pivot from leading global branding campaigns to guiding leaders out of careers that no longer fit. She opens up about the painful years o...
Apr 06, 2025•31 min•Ep. 277
While most people treat change like an unwanted software update, Nellie Wartoft builds the system that makes it work. As the founder of Tiger Hall, she’s on a global mission to turn resistance into results. From Europe to Asia to the U.S., Nellie’s seen it all—and she’s here to share why change isn’t the enemy, but badly handled change definitely is. In this two-part series, we’ll talk about cross-cultural leadership, why change efforts so often crash and burn, and how to make sure yours doesn’t...
Apr 06, 2025•24 min•Ep. 276
While most people treat change like an unwanted software update, Nellie Wartoft builds the system that makes it work. As the founder of Tiger Hall, she’s on a global mission to turn resistance into results. From Europe to Asia to the U.S., Nellie’s seen it all—and she’s here to share why change isn’t the enemy, but badly handled change definitely is. Part One of this international wisdom drop starts now. Key Highlights of Our Interview More Cows Than People: The Swedish Small-Town Origin Story “...
Apr 05, 2025•25 min•Ep. 275
Robert MacPhee didn’t start out teaching values—he started out parking cars. But somewhere between the valet stand and becoming Jack Canfield’s right-hand man (yes, that Chicken Soup guy), Robert found his lane. Now the author of Living a Values-Based Life , he’s guiding people to stop driving in circles and finally align their actions with what truly matters. In our 2-part series, we dig into the real reason so many of us struggle to name our core values (spoiler: it’s not because we’re lazy—it...
Apr 05, 2025•23 min•Ep. 274
Robert MacPhee didn’t start out teaching values—he started out parking cars. But somewhere between the valet stand and becoming Jack Canfield’s right-hand man (yes, that Chicken Soup guy), Robert found his lane. Now the author of Living a Values-Based Life , he’s guiding people to stop driving in circles and finally align their actions with what truly matters. In our 2-part series, we dig into the real reason so many of us struggle to name our core values (spoiler: it’s not because we’re lazy—it...
Apr 04, 2025•32 min•Ep. 273
Part Two. Erin Diehl dreamed of being the next Oprah but ended up becoming the queen of corporate improv instead. Now the founder and CEO of Improve It, she helps teams laugh their way to better performance. A self-declared “failfluencer,” Erin turns every faceplant into a feature. In this two-part series, we dig into her journey, her joy-first philosophy, and why bombing on stage—or in life—might be the best thing that ever happened to you. Key Highlights of Our Interview: WTF: Worst Terrifying...
Apr 04, 2025•23 min•Ep. 272
Part One. Erin Diehl dreamed of being the next Oprah but ended up becoming the queen of corporate improv instead. Now the founder and CEO of Improve It, she helps teams laugh their way to better performance. A self-declared “failfluencer,” Erin turns every faceplant into a feature. In this two-part series, we dig into her journey, her joy-first philosophy, and why bombing on stage—or in life—might be the best thing that ever happened to you. Key Highlights of Our Interview: Improv Meets the Corp...
Apr 04, 2025•22 min•Ep. 271
Nina Sossamon-Pogue knows a thing or two about reinvention. Olympic dreams? Derailed by injury. Journalism career? Cut short with a pink slip. But Nina doesn’t stay down for long. Yesterday in Part One, we tumbled through Nina’s journey—her high-flying wins, faceplants, and the grit that kept her going. Today in Part Two, we unpack the tools she’s created to help others bounce back from life’s inevitable wipeouts. Because let’s face it: real life doesn’t come with a crash mat. Key Highlights of ...
Apr 03, 2025•21 min•Ep. 270
Nina Sossamon-Pogue knows a thing or two about reinvention. Olympic dreams? Derailed by injury. Journalism career? Cut short with a pink slip. But Nina doesn’t stay down for long. In Part One, she walks us through her journey of turning life’s plot twists into podium finishes—and why setbacks are just somersaults in disguise. Key Highlights of Our Interview: The Personal Toll of Public Life “While doing three live shows a day, I went through a divorce, an accident, and some of the darkest moment...
Apr 02, 2025•28 min•Ep. 269
In Part 2, the focus shifts to how Rebecca helps others through turning points—especially people who are accomplished, capable, and a little too comfortable. She challenges leaders to imagine the future before chasing it, unpacks how midlife isn’t a crisis but a creative window, and talks through what momentum really looks like when you’re not sure what to do next. Draw the Future – “You can’t walk toward what you haven’t pictured.” Why strategy starts with sketching, not spreadsheets. Elastic L...
Apr 01, 2025•27 min•Ep. 268
Rebecca Sutherns didn’t set out to become a solo strategy coach. She trained for a global career, then paused it to raise four kids, said yes to client work when she could find a babysitter, and ended up building a 27-year practice on her own terms. In Part 1, she walks us through the pivots and trade-offs that shaped her work—not from a five-year plan, but from being fully in the moment. Key Highlights of Our Interview: When the Global Plan Hit Pause – How a promising career in international de...
Apr 01, 2025•27 min•Ep. 267
What happens when a sociology major dabbles in accounting, dips into venture capital, and then rewrites her script—literally? You get Jean Zhou. Now a filmmaker and CEO of Wind Entertainment, Jean’s career plotline includes more genre shifts than a Netflix queue. She traded spreadsheets for screenplays and hasn’t looked back since. Key Highlights of Our Interview: Creating Stories: Founding Wind Entertainment “In 2019, I founded Wind Entertainment. Initially, we incubated writers and even won se...
Mar 31, 2025•24 min•Ep. 266
Part Three. If change were a sport, Colin Savage would have a trophy room. He’s worked in 70+ countries, lived in 7, and reinvented himself more times than most of us change our passwords. In this episode, Colin calls out lifelong learning as passé and introduces his take: skill stacking. Plus, we get into why having a personal AI strategy might be just as important as having a LinkedIn profile. Buckle up—Colin’s not slowing down, and neither should you. Key Highlights of Our Interview: Skill St...
Mar 31, 2025•26 min•Ep. 265
Part Two. If change were a sport, Colin Savage would have a trophy room. He’s worked in 70+ countries, lived in 7, and reinvented himself more times than most of us change our passwords. In this episode, Colin calls out lifelong learning as passé and introduces his take: skill stacking. Plus, we get into why having a personal AI strategy might be just as important as having a LinkedIn profile. Buckle up—Colin’s not slowing down, and neither should you. Key Highlights of Our Interview: The Kung F...
Mar 31, 2025•31 min•Ep. 264
Part One. If change were a sport, Colin Savage would have a trophy room. He’s worked in 70+ countries, lived in 7, and reinvented himself more times than most of us change our passwords. In this episode, Colin calls out lifelong learning as passé and introduces his take: skill stacking. Plus, we get into why having a personal AI strategy might be just as important as having a LinkedIn profile. Buckle up—Colin’s not slowing down, and neither should you. Key Highlights of Our Interview: Chasing No...
Mar 31, 2025•28 min•Ep. 263
Erica Sosna knows about career change—but 2022 brought a plot twist even she didn’t plan for. A life-altering accident left her paralyzed, and suddenly her to-do list included “relearn walking” and “rebuild everything.” Now, she’s back—walking, thriving, and reminding us that bouncing back takes more than pep talks—it takes grit, grace, and a stubborn refusal to stay down. Part One. Key Highlights of Our Interview: Speaking the Same Career Language: The Foundation of The Career Equation “The Car...
Mar 29, 2025•20 min•Ep. 262
Erica Sosna knows about career change—but 2022 brought a plot twist even she didn’t plan for. A life-altering accident left her paralyzed, and suddenly her to-do list included “relearn walking” and “rebuild everything.” Now, she’s back—walking, thriving, and reminding us that bouncing back takes more than pep talks—it takes grit, grace, and a stubborn refusal to stay down. Part One. Key Highlights of Our Interview: Two Jobs, Two Failures: A Gut Check Moment “After two roles that didn’t work out ...
Mar 28, 2025•26 min•Ep. 261
Part Two. Joy, but make it scalable. After opening up about grief, growth, and career pivots in Part One, Rahshea Cardiff is back—this time to talk about the business side of happiness. As VP of Partnerships at Happy Companies, she’s building tech-driven tools that actually help humans (imagine that!). From burnout prevention to culture repair, this episode explores her vision for making workplaces feel a little less like work. Key Highlights of Our Interview: Unbecoming to Become: Shedding What...
Mar 27, 2025•33 min•Ep. 260
Part One. Joy at work? Sounds suspicious. But Rahshea Cardiff is making it happen. As VP of Partnerships at Happy Companies and a corporate veteran of Microsoft, Starbucks, and Best Buy, Rahshea has serious street cred. But her story isn’t just about big names—it’s about big life lessons. In this episode, she gets real about love, loss, and career reinvention—plus why she believes your workplace should feel a little less like a chore and a lot more like a choice. Join us as she shares how her pe...
Mar 27, 2025•29 min•Ep. 259
Most people scroll through LinkedIn to procrastinate. Alison Stewart used it to land her next big thing. In Part One of this two-part series, Alison shared how she left her comfy finance job mid-pandemic to join a 16-person startup she found—wait for it—through networking online. Today, we dig into Overalls, the startup that thinks your benefits should actually benefit you. Novel, right? Key Highlights of Our Interview: Building a Village for Every Stage of Life “Overalls is essentially your vil...
Mar 26, 2025•34 min•Ep. 258
Most people scroll through LinkedIn to procrastinate. Alison Stewart used it to land her next big thing. In Part One of this two-part series, Alison shares how she left her comfy finance job mid-pandemic to join a 16-person startup she found—wait for it—through networking online. We talk about career pivots, gut instincts, and how she slid into her co-founder’s inbox like a pro. Tomorrow, we dig into Overalls, the startup that thinks your benefits should actually benefit you. Novel, right? Key H...
Mar 26, 2025•23 min•Ep. 257
If your brain just short-circuited at the phrase “Brain Summit at the Super Bowl,” you’re not alone. In Part 2, Nicole dives into the backstory of Generosity WINS , the book she co-authored with Monty Wood—and how they turned a business idea into a human story with real voices, a fictional lead, and zero fluff. Spoiler: there’s a QR code in the book that leads you to the actual humans behind the wisdom. This episode is part research, part heart, and all human. If you’ve ever doubted whether gene...
Mar 26, 2025•37 min•Ep. 256
You don’t earn the title “Dr.” and then co-author a book about kindness by sticking to a script. In Part 1, Nicole F. Roberts—Doctor of Public Health, neuroscience nerd, and co-author of Generosity WINS —takes us through her very non-linear journey. From failed chemistry dreams to starting a human rights firm during her PhD “break,” Nicole’s path proves that detours can be more meaningful than the original plan. Key Highlights of Our Interview: The Chemistry Flop That Sparked a New Career – “I r...
Mar 26, 2025•27 min•Ep. 255
What happens when a political insider, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and a bestselling author walk into a podcast? You get Deborah Perry Piscione. She’s gone from shaping policy in Washington, D.C., to writing Employment is Dead , and she’s here to unpack why work as we know it is crumbling. Traditional employment is on life support, and Deborah Perry Piscione is here to explain why. In Part 2 of this two-part series, she breaks down the radical shift in how we work, hire, and learn—plus what i...
Mar 24, 2025•24 min•Ep. 254
What happens when a political insider, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and a bestselling author walk into a podcast? You get Deborah Perry Piscione. She’s gone from shaping policy in Washington, D.C., to writing Employment is Dead , and she’s here to unpack why work as we know it is crumbling. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Deborah takes us on a wild career ride—working in the White House, pivoting to Silicon Valley, and learning that fear and division drive politics, but collaboration fuels ...
Mar 24, 2025•28 min•Ep. 253
Part Three of a 3-part series on Josh Drean. Josh has worn many hats—Harvard MBA, psychology grad, co-founder of Work3 Institute and now, co-author of Employment is Dead (Harvard Business Review Press). We’re kicking off 2025 with a bang—by declaring employment dead. Yes, you read that right. Josh Drean is here to dismantle the traditional job market, toss outdated HR policies into the digital abyss, and redefine what it means to work in the modern world. In the Part 1 of a three-part series wit...
Mar 24, 2025•27 min•Ep. 252
Part Two of a 3-part series on Josh Drean. Josh has worn many hats—Harvard MBA, psychology grad, co-founder of Work3 Institute and now, co-author of Employment is Dead (Harvard Business Review Press). In the Part 1 of a three-part series with Josh, we dug into why the corporate world’s obsession with employee engagement surveys is as effective as asking your toaster for career advice. Spoiler alert: Most companies don’t actually want honest feedback from employees. Here in Part 2 , where look de...
Mar 24, 2025•16 min•Ep. 251
Part One of a 3-part series on Josh Drean. Josh has worn many hats—Harvard MBA, psychology grad, co-founder of Work3 Institute and now, co-author of Employment is Dead (Harvard Business Review Press). We’re kicking off 2025 with a bang—by declaring employment dead. Yes, you read that right. Josh Drean is here to dismantle the traditional job market, toss outdated HR policies into the digital abyss, and redefine what it means to work in the modern world. This is Part 1 of a three-part series with...
Mar 23, 2025•21 min•Ep. 250
Chris Hare usually helps execs polish their pitches—but now he’s in the hot seat. In this three-part series, we flip the script and unpack the art (and occasional chaos) of storytelling. • Part 1 dives into the world of corporate storytelling—what works, what bombs, and how to not sound like a robot in a boardroom. • Part 2 gets personal—Chris shares stories that shaped him, including a few that left lasting impressions (for better or worse). • Part 3 puts theory into practice—Chris hands us the...
Mar 23, 2025•24 min•Ep. 249
Chris Hare usually helps execs polish their pitches—but now he’s in the hot seat. In this three-part series, we flip the script and unpack the art (and occasional chaos) of storytelling. • Part 1 dives into the world of corporate storytelling—what works, what bombs, and how to not sound like a robot in a boardroom. • Part 2 gets personal—Chris shares stories that shaped him, including a few that left lasting impressions (for better or worse). • Part 3 puts theory into practice—Chris hands us the...
Mar 22, 2025•36 min•Ep. 248
