Lauren Marturano is the Founder and CEO of Zinnia, a platform for every event that allows organizers to plan their next offsite in a matter of clicks. Early in her career, Lauren learned the value of connection. Whether that was in developing relationships with customers or fostering strong mentor relationships, Lauren’s investment in genuine connection has been a core to her success. On today’s episode she shares: The value of speaking up early and often when facing challenges The jarring trans...
Apr 05, 2023•47 min•Ep. 95
Meet Jenn Whitmer, speaker, coach, and joy bringer who helps teams and leaders solve conflict and build connections so they can do powerful work. Jenn has spoken on some of the largest stages and in 2022 was selected as a TedX speaker where she discussed how Great Relationships Need Conflict. Her passion for conflict came from her own lived experience seeing how a healthy work environment can turn toxic when leaders are ineffective at handling conflict. Today’s episode is full of rich insights a...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 94
Allison Whalen is the CEO and Co-Founder of Parentaly, a program that turns parental leave into a competitive advantage for employees and employers. Allison spent the first 9 years of her career exploring various career paths to find where her passion and strengths aligned. Her hyper focus on career made it all the more surprising when in 2017, after having her first child Allison nearly quit a sales leadership role she loved - all because of the disruption her 3-month maternity leave caused. It...
Mar 08, 2023•57 min•Ep. 93
On today's episode I sit down with Carmen Honacker to discuss her experience as woman in the male dominated tech world as a fraud and cybercrime leader. Carmen has worked for some of the largest tech brands including Yahoo!, Ebay, and Playstation just to name a few. Her passion for connection, building diverse and high performing teams, and her strong moral center made her a highly sought out leader in the fraud industry. Despite her tremendous success and contributions in fraud, she found herse...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 92
Sara Abernathy learned early in life the value of small yeses. She started saying yes to low risk options betting on herself that she could make it work or would be able to make a move. With each small yes her confidence in her intuition grew. Over the course 12 years Sarah trusted her intuition when when it told her to: Walk away from a career as a professional opera singer Move to San Diego not knowing anyone for a job she had never done before fundraising for a performing arts theater Transit...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 91
Jeanette Botha is an accomplished senior leader for one of the top global logistic companies in the world. As VP of Sales Development - Europe she oversees the training and development of over 2500 sales professionals and leaders spanning across 40 countries. On the outside looking in Jeanette’s career is beyond impressive, marked with outstanding performance and frequent promotions. While all that is true in this candid conversation Jeannette shares what that journey has been like from within, ...
Feb 08, 2023•53 min•Ep. 90
The idea of squiggly line or non-linear careers has started to become a mainstream concept. With the help of social media platforms and podcasts we have more access than ever to learn about someone's winding journey. Except these journey's are shrouded in mystery. The pathways only make sense in hindsight and it's easy to believe that it's great for them but that's not something in the cards for most people. Even if you wanted to consider a career change were would you even begin? For the last 2...
Feb 01, 2023•22 min•Ep. 89
"99.9% of the time nothing is wasted" Like many female founders, Loren Greiff saw a problem that her strengths, expertise, and experiences uniquely positioned her to solve. In 2021 she made the empowered decision to launch PortfolioRocket , a company that propels creatives and marketers into the hidden job market and helps them land their next ideal career move. On today’s episode Loren shares the many chapters of her 30 year career leading up to today including skyrocketing to VP before 30 at g...
Jan 25, 2023•58 min•Ep. 88
Have you ever felt a nudge that you were meant for more? A knowing that one day you might start your own thing? Or it may seem more like a restlessness or discontent with your current situation. You find yourself dismissing this voice. Even if you were curious, where would you even begin? Over the last two years I’ve interviewed 35+ female entrepreneurs who had an inkling for more. Instead of dismissing the idea, they got started…and you can too. In this episode I share my findings and break dow...
Jan 18, 2023•27 min•Ep. 87
Today's guest is a successful multi-disciplinary executive who over her 20 year career has never forced herself to fit within a box. It's only natural that her podcast episode mirrors her career. On today's episode, rather than walk through the different chapters of her career we have a powerful conversation on how she approaches her career and life. Meet Amelia Schaffner. Most recently Amelia was the Co-Founder and Managing Director for Emory University's Center of Entrepreneurship & Innova...
Jan 11, 2023•53 min•Ep. 86
Lauren Griffey graduated college as an English major who was taught to believe that writing was a luxury, not a career path. Heeding the advice of guidance counselors, professors, and family Lauren opted for stability and took a role as an analyst for General Mills determined she could shed her passion for writing and become a business person. Eventually Lauren would discover sales and build a successful tech sales career. Channeling her competitive spirit and leveraging her writing skills for s...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 85
In today's episode I'm sharing one of my favorite tools for living your fullest potential. This is the culmination of a 12 year career in leadership and the last 2 years of researching career driven women. This tool helps you capture what you've learned, what you've accomplished, and the skills and strengths you've acquired along the way. Now, you may think I'm talking about your career but I'm talking bigger than that because you are bigger and more than a job. It helps you to look into all asp...
Dec 21, 2022•19 min•Ep. 84
"If you stay too attached to your plans and your ideas then you lose those other opportunities that you don’t know are coming" Mindset informs how we show up in this world. Imagine if you looked at opportunities with curiosity (what could be) instead of skepticism (what could go wrong)? What if you suspended the first no and instead explored what might be for a moment? Karen Houghton has let curiosity be her guide throughout her career. Today as the founder and CEO of Infinite Giving she is able...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 83
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 on your next chapter Exercises to maximize ...
Dec 07, 2022•21 min•Ep. 82
Meet Jenna Discher, an HR Executive and Thought Leader. Jenna found herself in a position she never expected in March 2020 as the world shutdown due to a global pandemic. As an HR leader, Jenna not only was helping lead her company through the constant changes but also her immediate team. Despite 98% of HR professionals experiencing burnout , Jenna was able to lean on her work in self mastery to help her take care of her team, company, and most importantly herself. On today's episode, we learn m...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 81
Meet Jenn Graham. Jenn is the Founder and CEO of Inclusivv, a platform helping companies, communities, and individuals make deeper connections and ignite change through guided conversations. Throughout her life and career Jenn has been drawn to a diverse set of interests. Often this meant that she connected with others but never quite fully belonged in any one group. It would be over a decade before Jenn saw how her divergent interests and skills were meant to come together. On this episode we e...
Nov 16, 2022•58 min•Ep. 80
Imagine having a clear vision of yourself in the future. You picture your surroundings and even see a title but important details are missing. You see a corner office with a view but not what you're doing in that office. Or you can read your title that says "President of _______". These were Psyche Terry 's directional goals. Starting in college, Psyche had big ambitions but what and how she would bring them to bear was unclear. Until one day while working for a non-profit making gift baskets th...
Nov 02, 2022•55 min•Ep. 79
Throughout our lives we will face adversity. There will be moments or seasons that challenge who we are and what we believe. We can either be hardened from these experiences or take the value and lessons they offer and turn it into something better for the future. Meet Eileen Lee, Co-Founder of The Lola, a club and community for women. As the daughter of Korean immigrants Eileen was raised to be risk averse, take the safe path, honor her family. So she took a seemingly safe option as a corporate...
Oct 26, 2022•58 min•Ep. 78
Throughout her career, Burunda Prince has often found herself as the only or the first. Starting at MIT, Burunda was the only black woman studying engineering. After graduating she became the first black female engineer in Proctor & Gambles Beauty and Care division where she would lead a team of engineers to create Pert Plus, the first ever product combining shampoo and conditioner, After getting her MBA from Harvard Burunda found herself as the first black female at the consulting firm Bain...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 77
Have you ever known something about yourself but not known what it means yet? You see a vision of where you want to be someday but you can't see the path yet? That was entrepreneurship for Noelle London. After graduating college Noelle joined the Peace Corp. Her assignment, teach entrepreneurship to women in Nicaragua. Seeing first hand how entrepreneurship empowered women to solve problems in their community and gain financial independence Noelle fell in love with the world of entrepreneurship....
Oct 12, 2022•56 min•Ep. 76
We live in a culture that glorifies hustle and ambitious achievers find themselves frequently battling burnout. Life feels over-scheduled and week(s) can slip by as you go from one thing to the next leaving little or no time to check in with yourself. You are so busy doing that you don't have a chance to ask yourself if this is what you even want. On this episode we will cover: Why it is so hard to pause? What makes pausing so powerful 4 ways to incorporate pauses into your life Reframing the im...
Oct 05, 2022•29 min•Ep. 75
Imagine you are the breadwinner of your household and for the last 9.5 years you've poured everything into a startup that grew from 8 to 800. Then the housing market crashes and almost overnight everything you built is crumbling around you. Not to be defeated, you boldly decide to pivot your career and take on a new challenge. For the next 13 years you build something from the ground up, creating the premier event in your industry. Then a global pandemic shuts the world down and all events. Once...
Sep 28, 2022•53 min•Ep. 74
Have you ever felt like you didn't quite belong? Or maybe you had lots of interests and didn't see the point of limiting yourself to just one thing. Then you will love today's guest. Meet Kt McBratney. Kt is the co-founder of OwnTrail, a platform that offers tools, connection and support for you to take control of your personal and professional journey, figure out what fulfills you and then build your way forward. As someone who refused to play small in her corporate career and continuously rein...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 73
Women in the workplace are facing a difficult reality. There are tremendous forces working against you. Too often the blame is placed on women to improve and get over their imposterism, there is backlash when you show up authentically, or women risk burning out due to unpaid labor responsibilities. This might be our reality but it doesn't have to be our fate. Today I'm joined by Dr. Kimberly DeSimone, an expert on gender equality in the workplace. Kimberly shares her story and shares powerful in...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 72
Have you ever felt stuck at a job? It’s not great but it could be worse. Or maybe you find yourself questioning if you have done everything in your power to make things better. Have you ever had trouble determining if your job was just difficult or it was actually toxic? Over the last year I have been on a quest to answer this question and the answer I discovered was not what I expected. On this episode we will cover: Biases that keep us stuck Why quitting gets a bad reputation The five key trai...
Sep 07, 2022•27 min•Ep. 69
Liz Brunner had a distinguished 28 year career in television where she served as the co-anchor for the #1 rated 6 pm newscast at ABC-TV's WCVB and conducting exclusive one-on-one interviews with prominent figures, including President Barack Obama. Despite her tremendous success, Liz couldn't help noticing in her profession that the men were getting older and the women were getting younger. She had loved her job but knew she was ready for the next chapter. But what would that be? Over the next tw...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 71
Fear. This powerful driver within us can either keep us small or be leveraged to help us grow. As an actress, film producer, and entrepreneur, Rebecca De Ornelas is very familiar with fear. For the first 13 years of her career she let fear take the leading role. Rather than trusting her intuition she found herself following whatever others thought she should be doing. Despite learning she was great at many things she found herself feeling confused and doing work that left her unfulfilled. Then i...
Aug 24, 2022•59 min•Ep. 70
Leslie Douglas spent the first 5 years of her career driven by external forces. She chased what the world tells you to chase. Better money, better title, more notoriety. Over this time she would work for 5 different companies in 3 cities, searching for where she belonged. Although she was a highly sought after sales professional she found herself frustrated by always bouncing from one thing to the next, continuing to encounter the same issues again and again. And then she made a meaningful shift...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 68
At a young age, Nadira Artyk knew she had a perspective and voice to share with the world. At 9, she saw writing as an outlet for her voice and submitted an article to the national newspaper for children in the Soviet Union and officially became a published writer. Fast forward several years, Nadira joined the BBC where her work shined as a journalist interviewing political leaders, celebrities, and travelling to war zones to cover a story. Except she started to notice that despite her success a...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 67
Growing up we were fed a steady diet of the linear career path. We were taught to get an education, figure out our career before graduating or else you are behind (or worse...a failure), make sure to use your degree and get a good job, and then make sure to climb the management ladder. Sound familiar? Except the concept of a linear career path is an illusion. Or is it? What if instead of real career paths looking more like squiggly messes than lines we simply changed the x and y axis? On this ep...
May 18, 2022•15 min•Ep. 66
