Piloting your Life

Terri talks about the importance of being vulnerable, to ask for help, and to trust others to build your tribe and that she doesn’t have it all figured out.

It’s ok to be vulnerable

You are worthy

Ask for help; learn to receive as well as you give

Friendships don’t need to be forever

Trust others

If you are feeling lonely, reach out

Terri talks to Silicon Valley tech executive Martin Lynch about how his catastrophic bike accident in 2014 made him into a more empathetic man and how is determined to do another Ironman.

Terri is joined by her producer, Jacqueline, and her dog, Violet, in the first Ask Me Anything episode where Terri answers questions posed by the Piloting Your Life listeners.

Terri talks to Diana Silva aka Molé Mama about how being able to speak Spanish launched her global, technical career and how being ahead of her time prompted the creation of Molé Mama.   

Diana Silva has over 10 years of global digital marketing and eCommerce experience. She’s held senior management positions at many tech companies.

Terri Mead talks about how she and her husband decided to have him be the one to stay home with the kids over 10 years ago, the transition into the reversed roles, and where they are now with the situation.

Terri talks with Cindy Ehnes, the Executive Vice President of COPE Health Solutions, who served as Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Director of the CA Department of Managed Health Care for seven years, about how she sees crisis as opportunity, how she insists on thriving not just surviving, and how she didn’t let losing her left hand at the age of 19 hold her back from becoming not only the first disabled professional skier but in being a champion for patients in the healthcare system.

Terri and her producer Jacqueline Steenhuis chat over the same bottle of Scharffenberger Brut as in the first Bubbly Bonus episode in part two of the conversation where we get to hear Jacqueline’s story beginning in science, leaving the workforce to stay at home with her two daughters, and gradually re-engaging in work outside the home as she continues to explore what she wants to do when she grows up.

Terri and her producer Jacqueline Steenhuis chat over a bottle of Scharffenberger sparkling wine and discuss the first seven episodes of Piloting Your Life, embracing who you are in the world, emotional labor, and the importance of taking risks to live a bold and beautiful life.

Terri Mead talks about how she got to Necker Island to play tennis with Richard Branson. 

Necker isn’t a geographic location; it’s a state of being 

Terri answers the question as to how she ended up on Necker Island

Ahtziri is the daughter of immigrants from Mexico who came into the US in the 90's. She was raised in Sonoma, CA and is the oldest of three.  Her mom, as a single mother, worked her way up from fast food jobs to working in a hospital. Her mom’s story served as inspiration for her to go on to be the first in her family to graduate from college. Since earning her degree in Neuroscience, she has been involved in neurosurgical clinical research and is now working at Stanford as a member of Project Baselin