Redraw Your Path

Join host Lynn Debilzen in this stirring interview with ‘Tine Zekis on Redraw Your Path!

In this interview, Lynn learns about ‘Tine’s journey from choral singer and aspiring math educator, to software engineer, to author and speaker. Their conversation touches on:

• The challenges that come with over-empathy and internalization of stress, and how it can manifest in physical pain and a voice that lets us know we’re on the wrong path
• Family expectations and legacies, and how to find the balance as a parent between wanting success for your child and letting them find it on their own
• Self-doubt and how to shift your mindset and self-perception to achieve the goals you never thought you’d have for yourself

Tune in for a dynamic discussion on life and growth!

About ‘Tine:

Christine ('Tine) Zekis is an educator turned software engineer, international speaker, and bestselling author of "Overcoming Imposter Syndrome at Work: The Black Woman's Guide to Conquer Perfectionism, Stop Overthinking & Thrive in Your Career." She is the Founder and CEO of Getting Black Women Paid, which empowers Black women professionals to accelerate their careers and soar past the six-figure mark. 'Tine is a sought-after speaker on panels and at tech conferences where she discusses salary negotiation, career changers, imposter syndrome, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the industry.

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Connect with ‘Tine:
Website: https://www.tinezekis.com/
Get her book: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome at Work: The Black Woman’s Guide to Conquer Perfectionism, Stop Overthinking & Thrive in Your Career
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinezekis/
Find her on other socials: https://www.facebook.com/tinezekis, https://www.instagram.com/tinezekis/

Resources mentioned:

• Nikole Hannah-Jones quote: "Be the person you needed when you were trying to make it ...and do that for other folks who are coming behind you."

Connect with Lynn:

• www.redrawyourpath.com
• www.lynndebilzen.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndebilzen/

Join host Lynn Debilzen in this motivating interview with Kristy Black on Redraw Your Path!

In this interview, Lynn learns about Kristy’s journey from aspiring nail tech to fully qualified designer and entrepreneur. Their conversation touches on:

• How showing up as ourselves and embracing our unique personalities allows others to opt in or opt out
• Building belief in yourself through trying on your new identity/role, borrowing confidence from others, and just trying over and over again
• How the rooms and groups you’re in shape your beliefs about what’s possible for your own life

Tune in for a dynamic discussion on life and growth!

About Kristy:

Kristy Black (she/they) helps entrepreneurs with bright eyes and big whys own their magic, disrupt the status quo, & work exclusively with dream clients through strategic brand design and mentorship. They have the personality of a golden retriever and love seeing other entrepreneurs thrive.

Connect with Kristy:
Get her free Profitable Purpose Branding Workbook
Website: https://kristyblackcreative.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristyhblack/
Find her on other socials: https://www.instagram.com/kristyblackcreative/

Resources mentioned:

• I Quickly Realized It Was the Wrong Decision | Ep. 004 - Dr. Sarabeth Berk
• Jessica Hische - “The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life.”

Connect with Lynn:

• www.redrawyourpath.com
• www.lynndebilzen.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndebilzen/

Join host Lynn Debilzen in this inspiring and down-to-earth interview with Emily Johnson on Redraw Your Path!

In this interview, Lynn learns about Emily’s journey working in the alcohol industry to pursuing a career in holistic nutrition, and how this shift marked the beginning of Emily's personal development journey. Their conversation touches on:

• Ways to listen to the little voice inside of you even when it’s buried or hard to hear
• How to take stock of who inspires you and who you spend time with, and how important that awareness is to achieving your goals
• Strategies for dealing with burnout and the importance of listening to one's intuition when making significant life changes

Tune in for a dynamic discussion on life and growth!

About Emily:

Emily is a Burnout Coach for female professionals helping them stress less and live more.

Connect with Emily:
Website: https://www.alignwithemilyj.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-burnout-podcast/id1531157512
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-johnson111392/ 
Find her on other socials: @alignwithemilyj

Resources mentioned:

• Lauryn Evarts Bosstick: https://www.theskinnyconfidential.com/about/ 
• The Rest Deck (Tricia Hersey @thenapministry)

Connect with Lynn:

• www.redrawyourpath.com
• www.lynndebilzen.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndebilzen/

Join host Lynn Debilzen in this intriguing interview with Arden Evenson on Redraw Your Path!

In this interview, Lynn learns about Arden’s journey with redrawing her path, from even before she started her career, to her present day as a Content Writer and Brand Strategist Solopreneur. Their conversation touches on:

• How following a feeling of emotional safety and exploring a strand of what is interesting to can steer us down the right path, even when it goes against previous ideas we’ve imagined about our future lives
• How different privileges and our values intersect with the relationships we have with work
• The notion of work-life balance and the courage to pursue ease and fulfillment, even if it deviates from societal expectations
• How it’s okay to not want what everyone else wants, and how important it is to get in touch with what you want to be known for

Tune in for a dynamic discussion on life and growth!

About Arden:

Arden lives in Brooklyn, NY with her cat Penelope, a nerdy husband, and a near constant desire to hop on a plane bound for a tropical island. She's known for making unconventional career decisions, encouraging people to define success for themselves, and changing systems to work for more of us.

Today, her work is focused on inclusive financial brands who are blazing new trails in how we earn money, foster financial independence, and build wealth – including expanding who has access to these solutions.

She partners with teams to develop their key content themes and messages, identify the right platforms and cadence for sharing content, and draft posts with a brand voice that connects and converts. If you’re doing things differently, she wants to make sure people know about it.

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Connect with Arden:
Follow Mother May I? on Substack: https://babymaking.substack.com/
Website: https://fireflyadvising.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ardenelizabeth/

Resources mentioned:

• ‘It Was a Frat House’: Inside the Sex Scandal That Toppled SoFi’s C.E.O. (The New York Times)
• Cat Coffrin (Brand Strategist)
• IndeCollective

Connect with Lynn:

• www.redrawyourpath.com
• www.lynndebilzen.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndebilzen/

Join host Lynn Debilzen in this dynamic interview with Alfreda McCray on Redraw Your Path!

In this interview, Lynn learns about Alfreda’s journey from IT problem-solver, to project manager and people leader, to executive coach and college professor. Their conversation touches on:

• How there are often multiple ways to ascend within a career path, and how mentors and your community can impact your ascension speed and access to resources
• How receiving coaching can give you space to explore, reflect, and rewrite the stories you’re telling about yourself–professionally and personally
• Keeping all of the slices of the pie in focus, and the power of not over-indexing in one area of life at the sacrifice of other areas
• The opportunities in life to try out and experiment with new identities and skills, and the gift of choice in each moment

Tune in for a dynamic discussion on life and growth!

About Alfreda:

‌Alfreda is a life-long learner with a passion for optimizing wellbeing, reducing harm, and increasing compassion in the workplace and beyond. She is a board-certified Executive/Leadership Coach, writer, and mental health advocate with specialties in mindful emotional intelligence, resilience, and inclusion. Her background includes over 20 years of experience in professional services and consulting.

Alfreda earned her BA from Georgetown University, MA from Gonzaga University, and a certificate in Inclusive Leadership from the Robertson Center for Intercultural Leadership (CIL) at International House Berkeley. She’s currently a doctoral student in Organizational Leadership examining the intersections of identity, leadership, and authenticity.
Outside of work, Alfreda enjoys poetry, nature, travel, and all things gardening.

Connect with Alfreda:
Website: http://alfredamccray.com
LinkedIn: http://LinkedIn.com/in/alfredamccray
Find her on other socials: @alfreda.cookie.mccray

Connect with Lynn:

• www.redrawyourpath.com
• www.lynndebilzen.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndebilzen/

Join host Lynn Debilzen in this authentic interview with Meredith Patrick on Redraw Your Path!

In this interview, Lynn learns about Meredith’s journey from Future Actor to French Major, Admin Assistant to Entrepreneur and Project Manager. Their conversation touches on:

• The importance of taking time to explore your avenues of interest as you’re venturing into your next steps in life
• The questions about purpose and fulfillment that come up, even after reaching the supposed Mount Everest of the career path
• Why internal reflection might be your answer when you’re consistently looking towards the future or the greener side of the fence

Tune in for a dynamic discussion on life and growth!

About Meredith:

After 15 years of working as an operational and administrative specialist for top-ranked companies like Mayo Clinic, Meredith kept wondering, "Is this all there is?" and finally ditched the traditional track to create her dream career as a personal project manager.

Now she helps six- and seven-figure female entrepreneurs conquer their to-do list, providing efficient backend relief by taking projects they've been putting off for months and getting them to the finish line ahead of schedule. She is passionate about helping her clients achieve their dreams through collaboration and inclusion—being the exact support they need, exactly when they need it most.

Connect with Meredith:
Website: vinskojacobs.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithapatrick/
Book her One-and-Done VIP Day: https://www.vinskojacobs.com/services

Resources mentioned:

• Millennials: The Job-Hopping Generation (Gallup)

Connect with Lynn:

• www.redrawyourpath.com
• www.lynndebilzen.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndebilzen/

A Beginner’s Guide to Redrawing Your Path | Ep. 013

It can be scary! To know you need and want to do something else, but feeling like you’re stuck in the choices you’ve made, or your situation.

But, you’re not!

YES, there are many factors. But there are also MANY ways we can redraw our paths and take our happiness into our own hands.

4 Steps to Redrawing Your Path:

➡️ Understand when your body is telling you that something must change.

This might be: constant upset stomach, headaches, rumination, panic attacks, a feeling you just can’t put your finger on.

Every time I’ve redrawn my path, my body has been the first to know.

➡️ Listen for what you’re being called towards. 
➡️ Tune in to the feelings in your body.

To do this: meditate, journal, practice breathwork or yoga, build your mental fitness.

Change your scenery.

Create space for yourself. That might be getting out of the country, spending a day at a coffee shop being intentional, or something big like leaving your current job, or going on a 10-day silent retreat. What will help you create the space to listen?

Consulted with friends.

Left my job.

Took time for silence. Napped a lot. Unraveled my identity from my professional title.

Took more space and silence.

Worked with a coach.

And started a journal practice.

➡️ Embrace your new future.

To do this: Visualize yourself on your new paths. Start taking small risks and building your confidence. Those bigger risks will seem more attainable.

Work on your mindset. Start identifying and rewriting your limiting beliefs.

Talk to other people and start to open your mind to what’s possible.

You can actually take any interest, hobby, or passion and make it into a career. Look to others for inspiration, and work on your mental fitness and mindset.

But, don’t feel confident yet? Take risks…

For me, it was improv. Improv helped me to build confidence and to play, just have fun. It helped me to really imagine something else for my life.

➡️ Make a plan to get to your new path.

Vision boards don’t happen by accident! I’ve made the mistake of thinking that putting it together was enough. It’s not!

To do this: Identify the first step, even if it’s a baby step. That will help you build your confidence. And, write down what you need to do to make it happen.

Then, it’s time to get serious: quarterly planning! Think 3 months at a time.

PRIORITIZE. Be realistic but concrete.

Seriously? When I first started quarterly planning, one of my goals was “Have some effing fun.” And I identified the ways I would have fun that quarter. I moved from there to setting business goals for myself, and last year I even set a goal to find a partner and fall in love. Honestly.

I did not do ALL of the things in my goal planning, but by sticking with it, I learned what was realistic and have gotten better every quarter. I’m now on my fourth cycle of quarterly planning (shoutout Ally Bubb and Best Ever), and I’ve built a more consistent business, I’ve prioritized fun, I changed my mindset and built really critical self-care routines, AND I found love!

Redrawing your path will not JUST HAPPEN MIRACULOUSLY. You must be intentional, be willing to take risks, have faith, and be willing to learn through the journey. You’ve got this!

Connect with Lynn:

• www.redrawyourpath.com
• www.lynndebilzen.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndebilzen/

Join host Lynn Debilzen in this energizing interview with Kelsey Acres on Redraw Your Path!

In this interview, Lynn learns about Kelsey’s journey with finding herself and what she was meant to create in her life. Their conversation touches on:

• The power of your subconscious mind in creating your current reality, and the critical role mindset plays in reshaping our life and achieving success
• How adapting a different mindset can lead to not just personal improvements but also growth in business, specifically for entrepreneurs
• The continuous need for personal development and self-improvement, and how treating success as a consistent journey of learning and growth can help override negative subconscious programming

Tune in for a dynamic discussion on life and growth!

About Kelsey:

Kelsey Acres is a Mindset Coach for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Founders. She helps women overcome limiting beliefs and heal from harmful programming from their past (causing fear, self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and self-sabotage) so they can reach a higher level of success, income, and impact in their business while taking care of their personal wellness.

Connect with Kelsey:
Website: www.kelseyacres.com
TikTok & Instagram: @kelseyacres
Get her free mindset course, Ditch Beliefs Hurting Your Business: https://www.kelseyacres.com/free-mindset-course

Resources mentioned:

• Yes Supply by Reese Evans

Connect with Lynn:

• www.redrawyourpath.com
• www.lynndebilzen.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndebilzen/

Join host Lynn Debilzen in this exciting interview with Charlotte Supple on Redraw Your Path!

In this interview, Lynn learns about Charlotte’s journey from anthropology to veterinary management, to small business consulting. Their conversation touches on:

• The power of international travel and immersion in learning how to navigate uncertainty
• How a crisis can provide renewed perspective and career opportunity when family and creativity intersect
• The fears and risks that come along with leaving a stable job for the unknown, including the worry of letting others down

Tune in for a dynamic discussion on life and growth!

About Charlotte:

‌Charlotte graduated from Northwestern University as a Medical Anthropology major focusing her studies on public health, women’s health, and gender studies. She later earned a Master’s degree from UW-Milwaukee in Business Administration with a concentration in healthcare management. Her early professional experiences centered on understanding and serving vulnerable groups through organizations such as Planned Parenthood, Centro Médico Susan Hou/Daniels Hamant Foundation - an international medical clinic and foundation serving a rural community in lowland Bolivia, and Neighborhood Diabetes - a diabetes supply company with a focus on patient education and support.

Charlotte went on to work in veterinary medicine for fourteen years of her career, helping pets and their people have access to the most advanced care in their time of need. For the majority of her veterinary career, she played a key role in growing a network of hospitals from its infancy through acquisition, with opportunities to lead efforts in strategic planning, fiscal management, facilities and IT, leadership and development, event planning, relationship building, change management, marketing strategy, and diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy. As the owner of Hale Consulting Services, Charlotte now provides management support to growing small businesses. Areas of expertise include supporting key functions such as operations, finance, marketing, HR, technology, project management, and DEI.

Her roots in anthropology, experiences serving vulnerable populations, and desire to improve her workplace led Charlotte to formalize her involvement in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work. Her DEI journey continued to develop when she joined Professional Dimensions (PD), a women's professional networking group in Milwaukee. A core value of PD is intentional inclusion, and much of the organization's work centers around tackling issues of racism and diversity in Milwaukee. She is a board member and contributing member of the Racial Equity Initiative committee within PD and has helped to develop and facilitate programming to engage members in conversations around racism and to give them tools to be allies in their places of work and communities. She founded and chaired the DEI Committee at the veterinary hospital, where they ultimately created an annual DEI award named in her honor. Additionally, she serves as the Treasurer and board member of Bay Bridge Wisconsin, a community organization working to raise awareness about cultural and racial bias and to influence policy within the village, school district, and law enforcement structures. Outside of her professional interests, Charlotte enjoys yoga, reading, and spending time with her husband, two daughters, and their 2 dogs, Dolly Parton and Harry Styles!

Connect with Charlotte:
Website: haleconsultingservices.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/charlotte-supple

Connect with Lynn:

• www.redrawyourpath.com
• www.lynndebilzen.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndebilzen/

Join host Lynn Debilzen in this solo episode on Redraw Your Path, where she talks about her own journey and first big turn in life, and making sense of her new direction. This episode covers:

• How disconnected our minds and bodies can become when we bury physical symptoms and the signs our bodies are giving us
• The stigma of mental health and how sometimes a mental health diagnosis can wake us up to what we need in life
• How to balance a desire for prestige with a need to live out personal values

Tune in for a dynamic discussion on life and growth!

Connect with Lynn:

• www.redrawyourpath.com
• www.lynndebilzen.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndebilzen/