Host Anusha sits down with Helen Hanison—leadership speaker, former board-level PR director, and author of Unstuck: A Smart Guide to Purposeful Career Redesign—to decode what being “stuck” really looks like for high achievers. Helen shares her formula: start by acknowledging stuckness, then design a personal career compass (strengths, values, purpose), and iterate using Agile Career Design. They explore practical tactics like job crafting inside your current role, running low-risk pilot tests, and “collecting conversations” instead of stiff networking. You’ll hear how to talk about short stints or zig-zags in interviews, how to curate your narrative on LinkedIn, and why it’s never too late to redesign a career that feels alive and aligned. Helen also pulls back the curtain on bringing her book "Unstuck" to life via a hybrid publishing process—and why support and accountability turn insight into action.

Thank you to Gies College of Business for sponsoring this Ellevate Podcast.

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