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You can have a career, success, and still feel like something is missing.
In this episode, Jill Nykoliation, former CEO of a globally recognized branding agency turned executive coach, shares how she walked away from a high-level career to rediscover who she really is, and why that shift changed everything.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
A warm, honest conversation about purpose, identity, and starting again.
Watch now! This might be exactly what you need to hear.
Timestamps:
14:53 Introduction of Jill Nicolasian
15:13 Ukrainian roots and father’s influence
18:08 Jill’s career and marketing background
21:46 2015 life quake and identity crisis
26:00 Pandemic shift and team transformation
27:59 Transition to MEA and new identity
30:25 Moving into coaching and teaching
34:17 Designing life and career shifts
37:04 Letting go of old identity
38:27 Common struggles in transitions
46:26 Fluid vs crystallized intelligence
48:35 Feeling stuck and embracing change
51:47 What improves with age
54:18 Wisdom and “Be you” message
Learn more about MEA at https://www.meawisdom.com/
#WhoAmINow #IdentityShift #OutgrowingYourLife #SuccessFeelsEmpty #MidlifeAwakening #CareerTransition #FindYourTrueSelf #StopPerforming #LifeAfterSuccess #PersonalEvolution #InnerShift #PurposeJourney #ExecutiveCoach #ReinventYourself #AuthenticLiving
By Chip Conley4.9
3535 ratings
You can have a career, success, and still feel like something is missing.
In this episode, Jill Nykoliation, former CEO of a globally recognized branding agency turned executive coach, shares how she walked away from a high-level career to rediscover who she really is, and why that shift changed everything.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
A warm, honest conversation about purpose, identity, and starting again.
Watch now! This might be exactly what you need to hear.
Timestamps:
14:53 Introduction of Jill Nicolasian
15:13 Ukrainian roots and father’s influence
18:08 Jill’s career and marketing background
21:46 2015 life quake and identity crisis
26:00 Pandemic shift and team transformation
27:59 Transition to MEA and new identity
30:25 Moving into coaching and teaching
34:17 Designing life and career shifts
37:04 Letting go of old identity
38:27 Common struggles in transitions
46:26 Fluid vs crystallized intelligence
48:35 Feeling stuck and embracing change
51:47 What improves with age
54:18 Wisdom and “Be you” message
Learn more about MEA at https://www.meawisdom.com/
#WhoAmINow #IdentityShift #OutgrowingYourLife #SuccessFeelsEmpty #MidlifeAwakening #CareerTransition #FindYourTrueSelf #StopPerforming #LifeAfterSuccess #PersonalEvolution #InnerShift #PurposeJourney #ExecutiveCoach #ReinventYourself #AuthenticLiving

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