In this short clip, Yvonne talks about her approach to handling stress. She's had her fair share of people coming to her looking to solve major problems. She talks about making sure that you see the whole picture, how to manage expectations, and how to make sure that you learn from these challenges and improve in the future.

In this short clip, Yvonne talks about the traits of a good leader - inspiring others, accountability, and leaving ego aside.

In this short clip, Yvonne and I talk about the differences between men and women in the workplace, how societal views of women have evolved and where they need to go, and she provides detailed advice for young women starting their careers.

In this short clip, I chat with Yvonne Prang about her experience as a mentor and she offers specific advice on how to find a mentor.

What I really like about this episode is that we get the perspective from a mentor - why she gives back, and how she benefits from it too. A lot of us think mentorship is a one-way street, but it really is a mutually beneficial relationship.

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In this short clip, I chat with Yvonne Prang about how she handles career challenges, something that is very relevant for all of us today.

It’s useful to reposition these challenges as an opportunity to learn and push ourselves outside of our comfort zone while balancing what needs to be done today with our longer-term goals.

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In this episode, I’m joined by Meghan Rowe, co-founder of White Leaf Provisions, an organic regeneratively farmed food line.

Meghan is an entrepreneur creating a new category, but it took time for her to figure this vision out.

She went from being unhappy at an advertising agency, to moving to Key West, Florida and staying there for 4 years working side gigs and launching a photography business, to eventually starting a business.

Things to look for in Meghan’s story:

Honest signals that New York City was not the right city for her

How she knew that Charleston, SC was the right place for her and her husband to relocate

Life leads you if you listen to it

What is was like during a  7-hour meeting with a potential investor

Coming up with the brand behind White Leaf and creating the narrative

Getting her product distributed by WholeFoods, Wegmans and other Natural Grocers

In this short clip, Meghan talks about the origin of her idea for a business. Like many other business origin stories, Meghan was facing a problem with seemingly no solution.

We talk about what she did immediately after the idea struck to further validate her concept.

That business now sells products distributed by Whole Foods, Wegmans and other natural grocers. 

Make sure to check out her full episode for the full story :)

In this special clip, Meghan Rowe, co-founder, and co-owner at White Leaf Provisions shares her story of visiting Charleston, South Carolina, and knowing she wanted to move there not even 8 hours after arriving!

After she made that decision, things just fell into place for her.

We talk about the larger lesson from this story - if you are pursuing something and things just start to fall into place for you, lean into that.

Conversely, if you are constantly hitting dead-ends, it might be time to rethink your approach or make a pivot.

Be sure to catch her full episode for her full story about how she started and grew her business!

In today’s episode, I am joined by documentary filmmaker Serene Meshel-Dillman. Serene has directed Getting to The Nutcracker and The 5th Dementia with more documentaries on the way.

We share her story as she was on the path to becoming a lawyer, but decided it wasn’t the right fit for her.

By wild circumstance, she was able to land her first job as a production assistant in Los Angeles.

We discuss her rise through the ranks in commercial film, her favorite commercial she helped to produce and how she ended up directing two documentaries.

Serene offers advice for those looking to break into commercial film as well as general advice for students today.

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In this short clip, documentary filmmaker Serene Meshel-Dillman talks about her favorite experience working in television commercial production - a Miller beer commercial that featured a group of athletes, musicians, and other famous people. 

The reason Serene enjoyed the experience so much is that she didn't know who most of those people were and was able to interact with them normally. 

There's a key lesson here - at all times of our career, we're going to meet people who we are fans of, who may be very well-known and might even be famous. It could even simply be interacting with an executive or senior leader at the company you work for or a key stakeholder for a large client. 

It's important to remember that they are people, too, just like us, and want to be treated as such. Going into those interactions with this mindset should reduce any performance anxiety you might have. 

Enjoy!