Steve Delsohn is a Peabody Award-winning former reporter for ESPN TV, a New York Times bestselling author, and documentary producer. He shares how to create your own opportunities while pivoting. 

Lori Taylor, founder of the Produce Moms, had to truly believe in herself in order pivot. She actually had to buy back her own idea from her former employer. Once the sale went through, she was proud that her idea sold for a significant amount of money, even if she was the buyer. Pivoting takes guts & self-confidence. In order to successfully pivot in your career, you need to 100% believe in yourself!

Amie Sheridan, founder of WINS.media and voice of amiesheridan.com, is a writer and executive strategist who elevates the visibility of leaders in sports + entertainment via owned, earned and paid channels. In 2020, she launched WINS, a mission-driven membership program built to amplify the voices of women influencing sports + entertainment.

Sharing tips & tricks on how to successfully pivot is great, BUT what about pivot fatigue? It’s a real thing especially since we’ve been in a constant state of pivoting for 6-months now and counting. It’s important to recognize and acknowledge that you are experiencing pivot fatigue and allow yourself time to rest and refresh. It also helps to define your meaning of success to keep you on track so you don’t mentally and emotionally burn out. 

Kiera Connerty, director, talent management at MLB, shares how it’s critical to not only pivot in your career, but also pivot your story. It’s important to share with others who you are now and where you’re headed while using your past to show the value you add. 

Bobby Vala, founder/designer of the revived toy line Action Force, shares how he pivoted from working at Hasbro to reviving the Action Force toy line. It is the determination that drives success; to not let anything stand in the way of getting you to where you want to go. He shares how networking landed him his first position in the toy industry and how it also helped him land a partnership with Sgt. Slaughter (WWF star). 

Pivoting isn’t a theory or concept. It’s a way of life. It order to succeed, you need to pivot. But, it isn’t going to happen overnight. It’s a process that takes. It’s being dedicated to making small incremental changes to your process and habits. Eventually, those small changes lead to major lifestyle shifts. Pivoting isn’t just about going from point A to B to C, etc. It’s about pivoting your mindset so that plan C works out better than plan B and A did. 

DeRahn Johnson, creator of the Maven Method shares how you can start to make small incremental changes in order to change the story that you tell yourself. 

In order to successfully pivot, you need to have your GRIT metabolism in check. Grit is showing up when your tired, you don’t want to or are having a bad day. With grit comes persistence. Persistence will help you reach your goals quicker. 

Successfully pivoting entails celebrating the small wins. Doing so helps you see how far you’ve come and motivates you to keep going. Comedian & advocate, Brittany Brave, shares her journey from working in the music industry to starting her company to now performing around the country. Additionally, she has created and built out a platform, Cat Call, that advocates for women leaders. You can find Brittany on Instagram: @brittanybrave