There are moments where life makes it undeniable that things have fundamentally shifted. A reckoning that this truth you have been denying for weeks, months, or years will no longer be pushed aside. For Kacie Gordon, this moment came on a routine commute home from work. After that moment life as she knew it would never be the same. On this episode, Kacie shares an inside view of her self discovery journey over the last 18 months since this moment. With no filters and powerful stories, Kacie shar...
May 04, 2022•59 min•Ep. 65
What does success look like? It's easy to look from the outside at someone who has reached a level of success in their life and think they've got it all. Nicola Buckley left a a career in corporate America to build her dream company. She was the picture of "having it all" and achieving a level of enviable success in her company. But she was far from the dream. She was grappling with severe anxiety and depression. Thankfully for Nicola and the many people she's helped in her career as a coach, sh...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 64
Imagine planning a road trip. You’ve picked your destination, packed your things, told your friends and family of your adventure, and days before you set out you realize it’s the wrong destination. Instead of delaying the trip, you opt to set out on the journey trusting that the destination will reveal itself in time. This is the story of Melissa Craig’s career. Melissa went to under and post grad to become an Intelligence Analyst focused on Terrorist Financing. Except upon graduating with her m...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 63
In November 2021, The Skimm brought to light the necessity to create paid family leave policies. By 2022, we were seeing #showusyourleave all over our LinkedIn feeds in response to The Skimm's call to companies to share their leave policies. Companies were joining in on the movement and modernizing their policy. Incredible progress has been made to mirror what life is today. But we are far from making meaningful progress. For many companies, this was an opportunity to put themselves in good ligh...
Apr 13, 2022•17 min•Ep. 62
The gender pay gap is a topic of discussion that's become more and more common thanks to women like Meggie. Palmer As she personally experienced the disparity in pay between men and women, she took to her network and experience as a journalist to make a difference bigger than herself. Meggie founded PepTalkHer, a company on a mission to close the gender pay gap and get 50/50 men/women in leadership. The PepTalkHer app that has helped over 60,000 users negotiate a pay raise. On this episode, Megg...
Apr 06, 2022•50 min•Ep. 61
Sexual harassment effects 1 in 4 women in the workplace. Even scarier, 56% of women experience retaliation for reporting it. The experience of harassment in the workplace is a chapter of Lisa Bowman’s story. She had the dream career. She was a highly sought after and award winning marketing executive. In 2015, the CEO of United Way approached Lisa about being the EVP and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for them. For the first two years Lisa knew this was where she was meant to be. And...
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 60
If life has ever thrown you a curveball, you’ve struggled to own who you are and what kind of impact you want to make on the world around you, this episode is for you. Kristin’s story reminds us that even when we don’t know where our path is taking us, we can still take the next move in front of us. After an unforeseeable event that changed their lives overnight, Kristin shares how she chose the next chapter of her career. Today, Kristin Frade is an Executive Coach with Novus Global and Public S...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 59
At a point in her life when she had a failed business and had to declare a personal bankruptcy, Christine Rogers found herself looking inward and asking herself the hard questions: What got me here? What inherited beliefs do I have that I’m operating in without thought? Who am I? How do I want to build my future from here? That was in 2009. Today, Christine is the COO and President at Aspireship , a platform that helps individuals pivot their career into SaaS sales. Her journey here was grounded...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 58
At 27, Kristin made a decision that would change the course of her life. She launched her first tech company. With no knowledge of how to build a software platform or support network, Kristin relied on her passion, resourcefulness, and ability to learn what she needed to know. Over the next 6 years Kristin poured everything into the success of her company. She raised $2.5M in venture funding and lead her company to an acquisition. On paper, she was a huge success. In reality, she found herself l...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 57
Titles are labels. Labels are boxes. Job titles can help us to quickly identify what role a person fulfills. They give context. They're also dangerously comfortable boxes when we rely on a title to define who we are and what value we bring to the table. On this episode I discuss the dangers of using job titles as labels and strategies to help you from keeping yourself in a box. Podcast References Work Life with Adam Grant - Glennon Doyle Wants You to Abandon Identity Breaking Free From the Hustl...
Feb 23, 2022•20 min•Ep. 56
It's 2008 and Aly Merritt is rapidly climbing the ladder on her way to becoming the managing editor of a major print publication. She has found her calling and is going all in on this career. Then almost overnight Aly watches as the print media industry collapses. Facing a crossroads of pursuing a dying industry or reinventing herself, Aly set out to find a new career. It would be another 5 years before she discovered the emerging tech startup scene in Atlanta and found where she knew she was me...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 55
Tiffany Castagno's story is one of bravery, self doubt, and ultimately stepping into your power. A story of realizing that the struggle to fit in meant instead she was born to stand out. and After years as a billing specialist, Tiffany earned her BA and Masters in HR to launch her new career. What followed was a winding journey where she experienced the power of mentors in helping her craft her career narrative, the shame associated with changing companies 7X in just 9 years, and her battle with...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 54
Imagine this. For 13 years you maniacally pursue your dream job, relishing every moment. You love the work, you are not just good but great at what you do, and you continue to climb higher continuing to move closer to achieving your dream. Until one day you realize this no longer your dream. This is Lauren Ready's story. On this episode, Lauren takes us through the long transition of separating her identity from her career and how she was able to define her values to make some of the most diffic...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 53
Are you living your potential? Is it a struggle to answer that question? Maybe it's something you haven't stopped to consider in a long time. That ends today. I'm on a mission to empower you with the tools you need to realize your potential. But first, we have to start with where you are today. On this episode, I give you four ways to quickly identify that you are not living your potential and share immediate steps you can take to begin the journey of living in your potential. Let's do this! Den...
Jan 19, 2022•18 min•Ep. 52
It's officially 2022 and with the change of the calendar year comes a focus (maybe even a pressure) on setting goals for the coming year. Initially the idea of doing this is exciting but quickly that excitement gets replaced with anxiety. Throughout your career you've been conditioned that effective goals need to be SMART. What happens if you sit down to work on your goals and realize you can't think of anything? Or you only have a goal but no idea how you even achieve it or where to start? On t...
Jan 12, 2022•11 min•Ep. 51
Can women really have it all? Is there a penalty for working moms? Does pursuing a career as a mother help or hurt your children? After nearly 30 years in the male-dominated Real Estate Development where she ascended to the highest levels, Frawn has devoted her energy to researching these topics and using her influence and power to pave the way for the next generation of women in the workplace. Frawn weaves in her personal story alongside her research in a truly inspiring and informative episode...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 50
There is one thing that EVERY guest on Rising Tide has cited as a key to their career. A mentor. This solo episode I share: 1. The best time to surround yourself with a mentor 2. Three strategies for finding a mentor 3. Additional things to consider in your mentor relationship Enjoy!
Dec 09, 2021•18 min•Ep. 49
"When you have been at the bottom and you have nothing left, one of the gifts it gives you is the ability to be resourceful." Yasmine Mustafa's story is seemingly incomprehensible to most yet to Yasmine it is simply her story. On this episode, Yasmine shares her story that has led her to become the CEO and Founder of ROAR, a tech company creating safer work environments. She provides her perspective on immigrating to the US as an 8 year, learning she was undocumented at 17, and the sacrifice to ...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 47
Being positive is not always a good thing. In fact, when we prioritize being positive over reality it becomes toxic. On this episode I unpack what toxic positivity is and how to recognize it, why this approach is counterproductive, and ways to avoid falling into toxically positive behavior. Emotional Agility - Dr. Susan David...
Nov 24, 2021•16 min•Ep. 48
For the last 1.5 years, media coverage on women in the workplace has painted a dooms day message about the impact to women in the workplace. Women are portrayed as victims who will suffer future ramifications for choices made now. I believe this narrative is wrong. I think women leaving the workforce is the best thing that's ever happened and on this episode I'll share why I believe this and what we each can do to write a different story of the impact from this pandemic. References Why Women Sti...
Nov 10, 2021•18 min•Ep. 46
If you are in leadership, aspire to lead, or consider yourself a high performer this episode is a must listen. Sarah Milby is the Founder and CEO of Valor, a company committed to igniting and sustaining peak performance for the world’s professionals. While Sarah's story is weaved into the creation of Valor we spend the bulk of the episode discussing the mindset of high performers, leading during times of turmoil, building a high performance company, and so much more. Grab your pen and notebooks ...
Nov 03, 2021•56 min•Ep. 45
Kirsten Dunn is a successful real estate investor, master optician, social entrepreneur, and is campaigning to become the next Mayor of Atlanta. Her life was not always one of success but rather one with sharp turns and devastating twists. After losing her parents by 13, finding herself in foster care, and being in a toxic relationship that would have her in and out of prison in her early 20s she found herself ready to give up on life. Instead, Kirsten turned to her faith and chose that rather t...
Oct 20, 2021•51 min•Ep. 44
Tabetha Summerlin has been a mother her entire adult life and had not stopped working in 20 years. Over those 20 years she built a career in Government IT and becoming the CIO for Edgecombe County. Then in August 2021 she did something for the first time. She prioritized what was best for her and took a career sabbatical to pause, reflect, and decide what her new chapter will look like. This episode, Tabetha shares her reflections, what she has learned as she re-examines her life story, and the ...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 43
Leslie Bailey has combined her 15 years experience as an award-winning writer, editor, and media consultant and her vision of creating a community for women in Indy to build a company that is the perfect marrying of these two things, Indy Maven. However creating a community for like-minded women was never something Leslie ever saw herself doing. Growing up she lacked a strong set of girlfriends and quite honestly was good with that. Until one day she got a glimpse of what life could be with a co...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 42
Connect with Lori Oliver on LinkedIn Learn more about Lori's companies: The Inactive Company - A sleep performance company (Now used by the Atlanta Falcons) Birth - Consulting company helping consumer products launch faster and smarter
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 41
Connect with Annie Dunham on LinkedIn Check out Annie's e-book IMPACT 4:56 - Writing her book IMPACT 11:26 - Trying to figure out her next step in college and post college 18:37 - First exposure to the tech world 29:58 - Excitement that she felt she had found what she was supposed to be doing 32:55 - How she gained the respect of CEO and executives 39:26 - How Annie found footing in the grey space of product management and leaned into the ambiguity to grow herself and her career 42:29 - The scar...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 40
Bringing you a special solo episode today to discuss a topic that needs some time in the spotlight: career sabbaticals. At some point the concept of a career gap became a taboo thing. When you are thinking about leaving your job or making a change you hear “the best time to get a new job is when you already have one”. What if you stopped subscribing to these beliefs? What if instead you planned an intentional gap every few years. On this episode I break down all aspects of a career sabbatical in...
Sep 15, 2021•25 min•Ep. 39
Learn more about Upful.ai Connect with Shirin on LinkedIn 5:15 - When she knew she would become an entrepreneur 9:55 - Challenges when trying to take credit for your work 15:20 - How being a daughter of immigrants shaped her decision to become an EE 20:36 - Finding her voice and a willingness to share her ideas 39:10 - Pursuing a product management role despite being told no and a lack of career path 31:11 - Taking transferable skills to join Beats by Dre 52:07 - Titles do matter 56:07 - Determi...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 38
Connect with Erin O'Brien Key Moments: 6:11 - Life changing moment that unleashed her 9:35 - Finally said no to sales as a career path after nearly a decade 21:21 - Getting diagnosed with general anxiety disorder 28:15 - Avoiding coping with stress and anxiety by drinking 39:31 - Making a big career jump from admin assistant to instructional design 51:09 - Making the difficult decision to leave Popeyes while on maternity leave 53:00 - Taking a 7 week sabbatical after leaving Manual Makers...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 37
Connect with Maggie on LinkedIn Learn more about Gallup's Strength Finder Key Moments: 4:17 - Work she does at Whirlpool 6:55 - How playing HS sports was the biggest indicator of what her career calling was 10:17 - Figuring out what to be when she grew up in her 20s 22:27 - Landing at Stryker instruments - First introduction to Gallup’s Strength Finder 35:38 - Adjusting career goals as she learned new information about herself 38:23 - Holding the line between caring deeply about your people whil...
Aug 25, 2021•54 min•Ep. 36
