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You Are Here

Welcome to You Are Here, the podcast where we have conversations with people who have courageously taken the road less traveled. In each episode, we will navigate stories from people who have chartered their own path and hear from experts who can help us navigate all of life’s different seasons. Whatever path you are exploring in life, we are here to meet you where you are - and where you’d like to be.

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Episodes

39: A personal life update - solo parenthood journey, SMBC

It's been a long time since the last podcast episode. Thank you for being here. I am transparently really nervous to put this out there, even though I already shared the news on my Instagram profile (linked below). In today's episode, I talk about my decision to pursue solo parenthood and some of my personal thoughts around this. Definitely more to come and I will also be sharing non-parenting episodes of course but I am dipping my toe back into podcasting with this very important and personal l...

Nov 09, 202410 minSeason 1Ep. 39

38: Maria McCool, Founder of Calista Shares her Journey to Being a QVC Super Star, Juggling Building a Business as a Single Parent

*Thank you to today's podcast sponsor, Riverside. Riverside is the platform I use to record and edit this podcast and I love it so much! If you go to https://creators.riverside.fm/RachelRhee and enter code 'youarehere' you will receive 15% off your order.* Maria McCool shares her journey of building her hair care brand Calista and scaling it through QVC. She started as a hairstylist and salon owner, and eventually ventured into creating her own products and tools. She discusses the challenges an...

Jul 18, 202449 minSeason 1Ep. 38

37: Outlier Coach, Jason Shen, on the Path to Pivot and Embracing Change

*Thank you to today's podcast sponsor, Riverside. Riverside is the platform I use to record and edit this podcast and I love it so much! If you go to https://creators.riverside.fm/RachelRhee and enter code 'youarehere' you will receive 15% off your order.* Jason Shen, an outlier coach, shares his personal pivot story and discusses the importance of helping others navigate their own pivots. He emphasizes the need to identify unique strengths, find the right environment for success, and express on...

Jul 11, 202451 minSeason 1Ep. 37

36: Career Astrologer, Alice Hu, on How Spirituality and Astrology Can Guide You Toward Your Purpose

*Thank you to today's podcast sponsor, Riverside. Riverside is the platform I use to record and edit this podcast and I love it so much! If you go to https://creators.riverside.fm/RachelRhee and enter code 'youarehere' you will receive 15% off your order.* Alice Hu was formerly in PR, social media, and e-commerce, before delving into the woo woo realm of spirituality and astrology. She supports her clients in guiding them toward more purpose in their careers as well as in building stronger conne...

Jun 27, 202443 minSeason 1Ep. 36

35: Chief Product Officer Jason Nellis on Finding Strength in His Cancer Journey and Leaning Into Career Pivots

Jason Nellis is a Chief Product Officer who has taken many turns in his career. He moved cross country to follow his dream of becoming an actor and some how found his way into being an early employee at Hulu. He not only shares his career path and provides advice for anyone going through a career transition but he also shares his personal journey with cancer. Listen in to this encouraging and inspiring journey! ✨To connect with today’s guest: Jason Nellis' podcast Building Value on Apple: https:...

Jun 13, 202446 minSeason 1Ep. 35

34: Dr. Becky ND on How Her Cancer Diagnosis and Family Health Trauma Led Her to Being a Healer for Others

✨Episode mentions: Dr. Becky's Low/No Tox Products: https://bit.ly/3Rgi2Pb ✨Guest contact: Dr. Becky ND Instagram: https://bit.ly/3yK5l8C ✨You Are Here digital resources: You Are Here newsletter: https://bit.ly/48BJk8Z Notion job tracker: https://bit.ly/3Fxn5El ✨Let’s connect: You Are Here Instagram: https://bit.ly/46Lf2iZ Rachel’s Instagram: https://bit.ly/3EKrofp Rachel’s LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3rNHIsO --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rachel-rhee/support...

Jun 06, 202459 minSeason 1Ep. 34

33: Matt Kantner from Creative People on How to Standout in Today's Job Market, How to Format Your Resume, Navigate a Layoff, and Land Your Dream Job

Matt Kantner leads the Creative People Marketing and Brand Creative departments, where he partners with top companies throughout the US to help build out their marketing. Before joining Creative People, he held various marketing roles within the e-commerce and retail landscape, including Vans and Macy’s. In today's episode, Matt shares his insights on how to stand out in a crowded and competitive job market. How do you format your resume? What is your personal brand? What questions do you ask in...

May 30, 202444 minSeason 1Ep. 33

32: Alcohol Free Life Coach, Amanda Kuda, on Social Acceptance and Supporting the Sober Curious

Amanda Kuda is an alcohol free life coach and accomplished author who has taken her own journey with alcohol and now lives a life not only free of alcohol but one that is more aligned and fulfilled to her life's purpose. She supports other ambitious, high-achieving women to do the same. As she says, if the topic of being sober curious speaks to your heart in some way then this is meant for you. Listen in to learn about her own path as well as how she supports her clients. ✨Episode mentions: Andr...

May 23, 202446 minSeason 1Ep. 32

31: What You Can Discover When You Take a Break

...and we're back! After a month off, Rachel Rhee is back and sharing quick insights she learned from the break. There's always a lesson or discovery in everywhere you turn. ✨You Are Here digital resources: Notion job tracker: https://bit.ly/3Fxn5El ✨Let’s connect: You Are Here Newsletter: https://bit.ly/48BJk8Z You Are Here Instagram: https://bit.ly/46Lf2iZ Rachel’s Instagram: https://bit.ly/3EKrofp Rachel’s LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3rNHIsO --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c...

May 16, 202411 minSeason 1Ep. 31

30: What Advice Would You Give To Someone Going Through a Life Transition? [Best Of]

This is a 'best of' compilation of snippets from a handful of episodes. The podcast will resume on May 16th with new episodes. For now, enjoy this look back! ✨Let’s connect: You Are Here newsletter: https://bit.ly/48BJk8Z You Are Here Instagram: https://bit.ly/46Lf2iZ Rachel’s Instagram: https://bit.ly/3EKrofp Rachel’s LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3rNHIsO --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rachel-rhee/support...

Apr 11, 202425 minSeason 1Ep. 30

29: Intuitive Coach, Carolyn Hori, on Tapping into Your Own Intuition and Going After Your Dreams

Carolyn Hori is an intuitive coach and archaeologist of the soul. She shares her journey from a career in commercial real estate to following her intuition and purpose. Listeners will learn actionable steps to tap into their inner voice and find their true path. ✨To connect with today’s guest: Carolyn Hori LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3POgpaK Carolyn Hori Instagram: https://bit.ly/3VLtzsH Carolyn Hori Website: https://bit.ly/3PSTECj ✨You Are Here digital resources: Notion job tracker: https://bit.ly...

Apr 04, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 29

28: Rachel Rhee on Quarterly Planning for Your Personal Life, Goal Setting, Stretch Goals, Community Accountability (Episode 6 Rewind)

Hello! This is the first time I'm experimenting with a "rewind" approach where I'm resurfacing an older episode. It's actually one of my more popular solo episodes so it seemed to resonate and it also seems this might be a timely one since the end of the first quarter is here! Let me know how you think about quarterly planning for your life. ✨You Are Here digital resources: Notion job tracker: https://bit.ly/3Fxn5El ✨Let’s connect: You Are Here Instagram: https://bit.ly/46Lf2iZ Rachel’s Instagra...

Mar 28, 202416 minSeason 1Ep. 28

27: Lauren Baptiste on Burnout Symptoms, Mindset, and Tactics To Beat Burnout

Lauren Baptiste is a burnout consultant and coach who supports consultants, lawyers, and accounts beat the burnout. With clients ranging from leaders at Ernst & Young, NFL, Warner Music, amongst others, she too has personal experience into burnout when she was a consultant in Big 4. Learn her story from burnout to breakthrough and gather insights on how you can support yourself even before you get to burnout. Suicide Prevention Resources 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: ⁠https://bit.ly/49R...

Mar 21, 202445 minSeason 1Ep. 27

26: Mike Kim on Being Bullied, Parental Loss and Using Trauma to Create More Kindness

**TRIGGER WARNING** This episode does contain triggering topics around bullying, death of a parent, and graphic details around suicide. If you are sensitive to these topics, please do not listen to this episode and take time to support and care for yourself. Support resources are linked below. Mike Kim is the creator of Some Neat Place, a kindness community and app, but above all else he is a resilient human who is vulnerably and honestly navigating life with all that it has thrown his way. He s...

Mar 14, 202442 minSeason 1Ep. 26

25: Personal Brand Strategist, Maria Von Losch on Being Unboxable, Taking Risks, Aging, and The Algorithm

Maria Von Losch is a personal brand strategist, coach, and communicator at heart. She has pivoted multiple times over the years but her core has always come through in all that she pursues. She shares realness in what she has struggled with and also actionable exercises and insights for those that may feel fear, insecurities around aging, and limiting beliefs. ✨To connect with today’s guest: Maria Von Losch Instagram: https://bit.ly/49FiFsJ Maria’s Website: https://bit.ly/3T9jWkI ✨You Are Here d...

Mar 07, 202440 minSeason 1Ep. 25

24: Loretta Chak on Relationships, Dating, and What it Takes to Be in a Healthy Relationship

Dating and Relationship Coach, Loretta Chak, shares the common challenges and desires of those who she has been a coach or matchmaker for. She discusses transitions in - and out of - relationships and the power in vulnerability, communication, and expressing your needs. She also begins to answer questions on some of the dating questions you had! ✨To connect with today’s guest: Loretta’s coaching calendar: https://bit.ly/49Puz2K⁠ Start your journey with love: https://bit.ly/3UZD3QO ✨You Are Here ...

Feb 29, 202451 minSeason 1Ep. 25

23: Rachel Rhee: Life Lessons that Kidney Cancer Taught Me

Rachel Rhee shares a life update and what's upcoming for her and the life lessons that she learned from kidney cancer. She was diagnosed in 2018 with Stage 2 renal cell carcinoma and thankfully while her cancer is gone, she walks away with lessons from this period in her time that continue to bring renewed perspective. She shares this in hopes it will bring you some awareness to life insights as well. ✨Episode mentions: Episode 17 with Soaak Founder, Laura Widney: https://apple.co/411cD22 ✨You A...

Feb 22, 202420 minSeason 1Ep. 20

22: Tarek Kholoussy on Ditching New York Hustle Culture for a Nomadic Adventure and Social Impact

Tarek Kholoussy is a former New York hustle culture working professional who left it all behind to travel the world, lean into adventure and social impact initiatives ultimately founding Nomads Giving Back and Nomads Skillshare, a leading global impact community for nomads, inspiring you to give back & learn the skills to live the life you imagined. Listen in to hear the serendipitous experiences that fell into his life which led him down a path toward fulfilling, heart-centered work. ✨Episo...

Feb 14, 202451 minSeason 1Ep. 22

21: Rachel Rhee on Burnout: What is it, what to look out for, and how to heal from it

This week, the podcast host, Rachel Rhee, dives into the workplace phenomenon, burnout. What is burnout, what are the triggers for burnout, what symptoms or indicators are there for burnout, and importantly, how can we heal from burnout? ✨You Are Here digital resources: Notion job tracker: https://bit.ly/3Fxn5El ✨Let’s connect: You Are Here Instagram: https://bit.ly/46Lf2iZ Rachel’s Instagram: https://bit.ly/3EKrofp Rachel’s LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3rNHIsO --- Support this podcast: https://podc...

Feb 08, 202425 minSeason 1Ep. 21

20: Peter Ahn on Pivoting into Sales Coaching and How the Asian American Identity Can Show Up in the Workplace

In this episode, Peter Ahn shares the pivotal moments in his professional career that have led him into becoming a tech sales coach that supports startup founders scale their business from 0 to their first $1 million in revenue. He also dives into his personal experience around representation in sales leaderships and executive meetings. What it’s like being Asian American in sales and how to begin initiating fruitful discussions in the workplace around identity so you can get the support you nee...

Feb 01, 202441 minSeason 1Ep. 20

19: Rachel Rhee on Tips to Navigate Career Changes, Career Transitions, Layoffs

It can be hard being in a transitionary time of change but it's also an opportunity to discover possibilities. Rachel Rhee shares tangible tips to lean into as you explore a career change, career transition, or even a layoff. ✨You Are Here digital resources: Notion job tracker: ⁠https://bit.ly/3Fxn5El⁠ ✨Let’s connect: You Are Here Instagram: ⁠https://bit.ly/46Lf2iZ⁠ Rachel’s Instagram: ⁠https://bit.ly/3EKrofp⁠ Rachel’s LinkedIn: ⁠https://bit.ly/3rNHIsO⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcaste...

Jan 25, 202414 minSeason 1Ep. 19

18: Your Life Roadmap and Journaling Prompts To Bring You Clarity and Direction

In this week's episode, Rachel Rhee, shares three journal prompts to get you started in creating and designing a meaningful life. She shares an invitation to join in on a life roadmap workshop, signup below! ✨You Are Here digital resources: Notion job tracker: ⁠https://bit.ly/3Fxn5El⁠ Life Roadmap Workshop + Newsletter: https://bit.ly/48BJk8Z ✨Let’s connect: You Are Here Instagram: ⁠https://bit.ly/46Lf2iZ⁠ Rachel’s Instagram: ⁠https://bit.ly/3EKrofp⁠ Rachel’s LinkedIn: ⁠https://bit.ly/3rNHIsO⁠ -...

Jan 18, 20248 minSeason 1Ep. 18

17: Skincare Brand Founder, Indie Lee Shares Her Health Journey And How It Led Her to Her True North

In this episode, skincare brand founder, Indie Lee, shares her journey in starting her brand and the personal connection she has to it. She shares her incredible path from finding out she had a brain tumor, to finding out how that originated, to creating one of the most purpose-driven brands in skincare, tune in to hear Indie Lee's why. ✨For 20% off of Indie Lee products, use YAH20 at checkout on indielee.com ✨To connect with today’s guest: Indie Lee Skincare Instagram: https://bit.ly/48R1vqX In...

Jan 11, 202452 minSeason 1Ep. 17

16: Tara Raffi, Founder and CEO of Almond, Discusses Modernizing Women's Healthcare, Perseverance, Raising Capital, and Having a Big Vision

In this episode, the founder and CEO of women’s healthcare company Almond, Tara Raffi, shares her journey from management consulting at one of the leading, competitive firms, McKinsey, to deciding to pursue a path in founding a women’s health company that modernizes the OBGYN experience. She shares her struggles and insights into how she got to where she is, getting into Y Combinator, raising capital, and her own self care practices that help her sustain the busy lifestyle as a founder. For 60% ...

Jan 04, 202439 minSeason 1Ep. 16

15: Social Media Director and Creator, Jordan Friendly, on Pivoting into a Full-Time Job and Creating a Life Aligned to Soon-To-Be Motherhood

Jordan Friendly is a social media director, lifestyle content creator, and podcast host. Jordan created her own social media agency and created her own, wellness-related social media content before going back to full-time employment as a social media director at a subscription platform. In this episode, Jordan discusses balancing her transition to full-time employment while also preparing for soon-to-be motherhood. Jordan breaks down her reasons for pivoting from entrepreneurship to full-time wo...

Dec 14, 202336 minSeason 1Ep. 15

14: Rachel Rhee on Exploring Soft Ambition and Discovering the Harmony in Work and Life

Your host, Rachel Rhee, is back with a solo episode this week discussing the art of “soft ambition,” and how dedicating yourself to your work does not have to take away from living an enriching and meaningful life. While reflecting on where she is ending her year, Rachel dives into the importance of prioritizing your well-being while still pursuing your career goals. You Are Here digital resources Notion job tracker: https://bit.ly/3Fxn5El Let’s connect You Are Here Instagram: https://bit.ly/46L...

Dec 07, 202313 minSeason 1Ep. 14

13: Founder and Chief Innovation Officer for Soaak Technologies, Laura Widney, on the Importance of Connection, a Positive Mindset, and Holistic Well-Being

Laura Widney is the creator and Chief Innovation Officer of Soaak Technologies, a frequency therapy and holistic wellness company dedicated to leading the way in health tech innovation. Laura advocates for the importance of sound therapy to maintain balance in your life through transforming Soaak Technologies into its own digital platform, Soaak App. With her global reach, Laura empowers people daily to take charge of their lives on all levels. She shares more details of her frequency therapy-ce...

Nov 30, 202358 minSeason 1Ep. 13

12: Megan Shekleton, Coach and Founder of Wider Visions Shares Her Journey to Living a More Purposeful Life

Megan Shekleton is a trained coach with over 300 hours of coaching experience with additional certifications in transformational life coaching, breathwork, meditation, and subconscious mindset modalities like NLP, EFT, and Hypnosis. With Wider Visions, Megan’s intention is to provide others support and guidance to grow into their most expansive lives by making coaching accessible and personal development feel community-centric. She is a former account director who lived the fast-paced lifestyle ...

Nov 16, 202343 minSeason 1Ep. 12

11: Makeda Haughton on Being Black in Korea, Teaching English Abroad, How to Make the Leap and Move Internationally

Makeda Haughton (“Keda”) is a Jamaican-American educator, world-renowned traveler, and acclaimed author who uprooted her life to teach English in South Korea in 2018. Through her life’s work, Keda has learned the art of embracing change and leaning into your life’s calling, wherever it may take you. Keda's inspiring journey includes founding her own podcast, 'The Sobe Pod,' where she shares stories and lessons with fellow travelers, and publishing the book “Kim Imani: The Girl Made of Magic” abo...

Nov 09, 202352 minSeason 1Ep. 11

10: Lifestyle Creator, Real Estate Agent and Entrepreneur, Claire Guentz on Following Your Voice and Finding Yourself Through the Art of the Life Pivot

Claire Guentz is a multi-faceted lifestyle blogger and entrepreneur who transformed her life around from nurse to full-time lifestyle blogger, real estate agent and aligned inspiration. Claire has mastered the art of the pivot by creating several of her own businesses that empower people to live a brighter and fuller life, including the women’s safety app, Parry, as well as her burgeoning real estate career in Raleigh, North Carolina. She shares her multiple career evolutions, how she learned to...

Nov 02, 20231 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 10
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