Family businesses can face significant common challenges. They are dealing with problems of generational wealth, an increasingly challenging business environment, and business models growing in complexity. Cole Strandberg, an investment banker and host of podcast "The Collision Vision,” joined his family’s business within the automotive aftermarket as a second generation partner after spending his early career at a boutique investment bank. He opens up to podcast host Jaclyn Beck about his transition from institutional to family business, earning respect and managing perception while growing up in an organization, transitioning from owner to employee post-company acquisition, picking the right partners, and scaling.

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You feel like a hamster on a wheel. You’re exhausted. You’re grumpy and stressed. But you can’t find the remote to press the pause button. There’s a chance that you might be experiencing burnout. Burnout is real. It’s a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity. This happened to Jennifer Mitchell, executive coach, founder of Fire Rising Integrative Coaching, and chief of staff for a boutique consulting firm. She joins podcast host Jaclyn Beck for an informative discussion about slowing down to speed up. She identifies the warning signs and negative effects of burnout, the importance of a support system, the power of transferable skills, and how having a family at a young age motivated her to succeed.

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It’s no secret that when searching for a new job to advance your career, it can be beneficial to have a wide range of experiences that show employers your competency in your field. Gaining experience and learning new skills can also help distinguish you from other job candidates. Jared Blitz, President and Creative Director of Blitz Creative, a creative media studio that works with brands and professional athletes, had his eyes set on Hollywood and the entertainment industry. He opens up to podcast host Jaclyn Beck about his career path, finding internships and other experiential learning opportunities, building a network and learning how to treat people. Now, he’s taken all of those experiences to build his own business where he aims to not only hire top talent, but also to retain them and motivate them to reach their highest potential. 

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When you think about event planning as a career, you might not realize the role interpersonal dynamics plays in it. From dealing with different family personalities and vendors to a budget and ranges of emotions for celebrating life events, there is a necessity for multiple skill sets to be effective in this type of career. Danielle Dworkowitz, CEO of Creative Touch Party Design and event planner extraordinaire, opens up about her career journey and how she transitioned from gerontology and psychology to party planning. She joins podcast host Jaclyn Beck for a conversation about applying her educational studies to her current work, building teams through autonomy and trust, relinquishing control, prioritization and learning to say no to potential clients and stakeholders.

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The key to a happy life, and a happy career, is really knowing and living life true to yourself. According to ancient Chinese medicine, the Five Element theory is used to define and optimize personality traits. Heather Koerner, acupuncture physician, owner of East Boca Acupuncture, and fertility specialist, walks us through this eastern view on personality types by analyzing water, wood, fire, earth and metal. She joins podcast host Jaclyn Beck for a fulsome conversation about viewing the body as a system, how to find, utilize, and appreciate your dominant element, how to fuel balance in life and at work for less stress, and how to enhance communication at work and in your personal life by knowing yourself and the people around you.

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We’ve heard it time after time, your career is about the journey, not a destination. It’s the in-transit moments, the getting there, the not knowing and uncertainty where you can learn, grow, mature, and become stronger. Oftentimes, it can be the most important part of a career journey, but sometimes we don’t realize it until later. Diane Hessan has had an impressive career as an entrepreneur, marketer, board member, author, and keynote speaker. She joins podcast host Jaclyn Beck for an inspiring conversation about the power of learning to navigate through uncertainty, the freedom in possibility, understanding your purpose, and building accountability and maintaining culture while scaling a multi-million dollar business. 

Learn more about Diane’s work: https://dianehessan.com/

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How important is determination and drive for success? Some might say it’s everything. Jason Rash, a personal finance coach, real estate agent and host of podcast "Where's My Money?”, defines it as his whole entire philosophy. He joins podcast host Jaclyn Beck for an intimate conversation about his constant self-improvement and why he is trying to uncover the best version of himself every single day. He opens up about his personal story from growing up in trailer parks throughout Alabama to now investing in multi-million dollar real estate deals and his entrepreneurial spirit. He also talks about the power of belief, having fun, changing your circumstances and pushing yourself to never settle.

Check out Jason’s podcast: “Where’s My Money?”

Learn more about Jason @jasonrash

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Happiness at work depends on your perspective. The power to improve your personal job satisfaction lies within you. A simple shift in perspective towards work, colleagues and responsibilities can increase your levels of happiness. That’s certainly what Ashley Bosse Lubetkin, CEO of Bosse Lending, a lender and capital partner for real estate developers in and around Texas, believes. She identified a real estate job she was no longer fulfilled by and decided to make a change and take a risk to start her own company. She joins podcast host Jaclyn Beck for a thoughtful discussion about how suppressing ego leads to possibility, pushing yourself to constantly improve and never give up, and how she learned to find meaning at work.

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There has been so much talk in the corporate world about specializing that we’ve forgotten the value of being a generalist. Businesses need generalists to connect the dots and provide broad knowledge across many topics and expertise. Enter Julie Lauren, host of podcast "Hashtag No Filter". She is a self-described jill-of-all-trades that has worked in every industry from fashion to digital marketing strategy and beyond. She joins podcast host Jaclyn Beck for a fascinating conversation about how she is building on every past experience to get here where she is today. She opens up about imposter syndrome, self-criticism, the benefits of being a generalist vs. a specialist and why organizations need both.

Check out Julie’s podcast “Hashtag No Filter” 

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They say that life is like a book. Have you ever stopped to wonder what chapter of the book of your career you’re in right now? Alicia Maness, executive coach and Founder of Channelbright, a leadership talent accelerator, is currently in the fifth chapter of her career. She opens up to podcast host Jaclyn Beck about her journey from corporate creative to executive coach and everything in between. She shares how her experiences have allowed her to help guide the next generation of leaders today by focusing on the importance of feedback and relationship building. She also provides key tips for how to effectively deliver, and receive, feedback to facilitate progress and results within an organization.

Learn more about Alicia’s work: Alicia Maness, Executive Coach 

Connect with Jaclyn Beck on LinkedIn, follow along on Instagram @jaclynbeckconsulting and check out Jaclyn Beck Consulting for strategic advisory and/or executive coaching inquiries.