Rising Tide

For the last 1.5 years, media coverage on women in the workplace has painted a dooms day message about the impact to women in the workplace. I believe they are telling the wrong story.

If you are in leadership, aspire to lead, or consider yourself a high performer this episode is a must listen.

Kirsten Dunn is a successful real estate investor, master optician, social entrepreneur, and is campaigning to become the next Mayor of Atlanta. Her life was not always one of success but rather one with sharp turns and devastating twists.

In August 2021 Tabetha did something for the first time that has forever changed her life. Tabetha shares what she has learned as she re-examines her life story

Growing up she lacked a strong set of girlfriends and quite honestly was good with that. Until one day she got a glimpse of what life could be with a community of strong, brave women around you.

Some could say at the time Lori Oliver appeared unconventional. She decided to move thousands of miles from home to somewhere she had never been after college. She wanted to integrate work and life so she could lead more authentically at a time when work and life never crossed boundaries. She asked for a 3 day work week when offered a job so she could be fulfilled at work and be present to her young family. Lori is a pioneer in breaking free from the "rules" of what exists today and instead imagining the life you want and creating it.

Lori Oliver's story is a reminder of what is possible when we dream. She has been a highly sought out marketing and advertising consultant for some of the most innovative firms, she was a part of the leadership team at Spanx and GM of the Blakely Ventures incubator, and today has successful launched not one, not two, not three, but four companies. Enjoy!

This week’s guest is a true trailblazer. While the Product Management position has existed for nearly a century the role was new to the male dominated tech industry in the early 2000s right as Annie Dunham was entering the workforce. Today Annie Dunham is the VP of Product Management at ProductPlan as well as a thought leader in product management and author of IMPACT: Spark Your Product Success with an Impact-First Mindset. In this episode Annie shares how her love of exploration and curiosity has fueled her career. Enjoy!

Bringing you a special solo episode today to discuss a topic that needs some time in the spotlight: career sabbaticals. At some point the concept of a career gap became a taboo thing. When you are thinking about leaving your job or making a change you hear “the best time to get a new job is when you already have one”. What if you stopped subscribing to these beliefs? What if instead you planned an intentional gap every few years.

On this episode I break down all aspects of a career sabbatical including:

▪️ Why this topic is so important now

▪️ Benefits of taking a career sabbatical

▪️ How to decide if a career sabbatical is right for you

▪️ How to set yourself up for a successful career sabbatical

Enjoy 💛

It's 2009 and Shirin Nikaein found herself in the same boat as many others in America. Unemployed. While already pursuing her Masters in Electrical Engineering, Shirin decided this was the perfect time to explore her career options. That's when she discovered Silicon Beach and realized she would one day become an entrepreneur. For the next 8 years she took baby steps towards this goal, trusting that one day she would figure out her big idea for her own business. Then in 2017, Shirin came face to face with bias and discrimination in the workplace and ultimately found herself laid off again. Except this time that difficult experience became her big idea.

Today, Shirin is the Founder and CEO of Upful, a software that uses behavioral science to coach managers as they write employee performance feedback to reduce biased reviews and help make career growth more inclusive and equitable.

Erin O'Brien is the Director of Training at Level 5 Capital Partners whose portfolio includes Orangetheory Fitness, Corepower Yoga, Heyday, and other well known wellness companies. Looking at Erin's polished LinkedIn profile it's easy to see someone successful and oversimplify her journey. What we don't see are the highs, lows, and changes happening alongside the job changes and promotions. On this episode, Erin shares the story behind the profile including her generalized anxiety diagnosis, coping with infidelity in her marriage, and coming to terms with her unhealthy relationship with alcohol. Each one of these stories reveals key turning points that helped Erin grow and ultimately find a career where she flourishes. Enjoy!