After stepping away from the film industry, Steven Puri set out to build something of his own—launching two tech startups that ultimately didn’t succeed. But he didn't give up.

Now, Steven is part of the team behind the Sukha Company, a thriving community and online platform that helps people tap into flow states.

In this episode, Steven opens up about the lessons he’s learned from failure and reinvention, including the signs that it’s time to move on, and why he’s come to fall in love with problems. He also shares practical insights into how to reach and sustain a flow state.

Today’s episode is an interview with Daryl Dittmer, the author of two new books that offer a look into his experience moving his life from that "dead-end mess" to a place he couldn’t have imagined in his wildest dreams: When I Stop Fighting, the Unexpected Joy of Getting My Head Out of My Ass and When You Stop Fighting, the Road You’re on is Your Own Asphalt.

Take a listen to hear more of Daryl’s journey, including his decades-long sobriety journey, how he went from farm hand to entrepreneur and how he maintains a sense of inner peace. 

Today's episode explores how to apply innovation tools and design thinking to your career—a passion for Ashley Jablow, who has 20+ years of experience working in design and strategy at places like IDEO and the White House. 

She now helps others through career transitions and, in this episode, shares practical strategies for applying innovation tools and mindsets to your next career move.

Being an entrepreneur means wearing many hats, which can sometimes lead to burnout and self-sacrifice. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Chanda Coston, a business and strategy coach, is on a mission to help empower women over 40 to build businesses that align with their lives, not consume them.

While they are often exciting and rewarding, career pivots—like any significant life transition—can also bring up feelings of grief. 

In this episode Shelley McIntyre, who coaches midlife professionals interested in leaving corporate life, shares some of the different ways that grief can surface when making a career change, including a loss of identify, feeling adrift and scattered in the transition phase, loneliness, and more. 

Feeling stuck or overlooked in your career?

In this episode, Rosie Zilinskas, a certified career coach and former Fortune 500 executive who knows what it's like to wait for recognition that doesn't come, shares her experience of taking the lead in her own career. 

Take a listen to hear more of Rosie's story after she started campaigning for herself as well as her strategies for readying yourself for promotion.

Not all career paths are straight or linear. Just ask Carlee Wolfe, a seasoned HR pro with more than 20 years at brands like Under Armour, Hyatt Hotels, and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee.

In this episode, Carlee shares how curiosity, intentionality and a strong sense of self helped her navigate change. 

Could you go 24 hours without your phone?

That’s a question and a challenge Kelsey Green is presenting to folks as part of a passion to help people reduce the distractions of screen time in daily life. 

As an entrepreneur and someone who is helping other women achieve big goals, Kelsey advocates for a more mindful, value-centered approach to technology, or digital minimalism, to help increase opportunities for improved focus, creativity and mental health. 

While building self-confidence does take work, it doesn't have to be complicated. Small, simple steps over time can lead to significant changes and a greater sense of self-belief. 

Today’s episode is an interview with Scott Hardiman, a men's transformational mindset and confidence coach who personally overcame crippling anxiety and low confidence and now helps other men to do the same. 

Career transitions—whether carefully planned or unexpected—can shake our sense of identity and direction.

This episode explores both the planned and unexpected types of transitions through the lens of Meggi Rombach, who over the course of her career has navigated several career pivots, including a move from the private sector into the humanitarian field and moving from the world of marketing into fundraising and now education and coaching. 

Stepping into a leadership role, whether that's leading others or taking the lead in your own career, requires a certain level of commitment and accountability. Plus, many of us are not taught how to be effective leaders, so we may burn out quickly. 

In this episode, Walter Dusseldorp, aka the Dutch Mentor, shares strategies to help counteract the burnout and make leadership sustainable and enjoyable.

After climbing the career ladder fast–moving from editorial intern to managing editor in a year and employee to vice president in four–Brianne Rush is now helping other women to do the same. 

In this episode, Brianne shares how she learned to decode unspoken workplace dynamics and capitalize on soft skills to advance in her career. She also shares her career journey and how she's translating her experience to help Gen Z women transition from college to career with confidence as part of the Independence Lab.

After the pandemic made her job in hotel sales redundant, Sasha Eburne decided to start her own thing and embarked on a new career as a virtual assistant. Sasha achieved quick success booking her first client within 24 hours and becoming fully booked within three weeks. Now Sasha coaches other women how to move beyond the 9-5 and create a business and lifestyle on their terms. 

Take a listen to hear more of Sasha's story as well as her advice for starting and then scaling an online business. 

In this podcast interview, I talked with Ken Webb, who has managed multiple career transitions and is now following his passion for writing. He's currently working on his debut novel while also becoming fluent in Spanish and embarking on a doctorate degree in his spare time.

Take a listen to hear more of Ken’s career journey and how he transitioned from starting out as a substitute teacher, to becoming an Army reservist while also juggling a civilian job at American Airlines, to now becoming a published author.

Welcome to Take a Beat in three minutes where we explore a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds. 

Today we’re exploring what-if thinking and how these thoughts, if they start to get out of control, can take us down a rabbit hole of worry and overthinking. 

Today’s episode explores one woman’s journey to reframe her relationship with fear in order to become more courageous and live life more on her terms. 

That woman is Bernice McDonald, who is a professional coach helping women navigate life transitions with courage, or what Bernice calls one tiny brave step at a time.

Take a listen to hear Bernice's own journey of finding courage during pivotal life moments, like being the first in her family to go to university and later dropping out, dating again after divorce and becoming a published writer.

While it's definitely not easy, failure can have some upsides. Listen to almost any graduation speech, and you'll hear stories of how people turned their biggest failures into success or pivotal life moments.

The more we can embrace the idea that failure happens, we become less afraid of it and more open to what it can show us. 

Have you ever struggled to "promote" yourself in a job interview or on a resume?

In this episode certified resume write and career coach Amy L. Adler shares some tips and strategies for how to effectively communicate your expertise and skills to recruiters. Amy also dispels some job-search myths, like the advice to apply for jobs even if you don't have 100% of the qualifications. 

Have you ever wanted to start a journaling practice but didn't know where to start? Explore some of the benefits of journaling as well as some different journaling strategies to help get you started. Hint: You don't even have to write if you don't want to.

Starting new habits and staying consistent with them can be a struggle. In fact, there's research that suggests only 25% of people will stick with a New Year's resolution beyond 30 days. 

In this episode Amy Lenius, a speaker and director of group coaching at Next Level University, shares her five-point method to help stay consistent with new habits.