Curating Career Life Stories: How did I get here?

Join me for the career reflections of Michelle Hoglan, visionary behind The Boob Report. The oldest of four, her independence and strong family commitments guide her journey. Working several part-time jobs in high school to earn money for the things she wants and then working full time jobs to support herself while attending college courses when she can afford them. After several successful office...

Join me for the career reflections of Sarah Irizarry, marketing executive. Her journey is all about learning and growth, taking risks and really knowing her strengths and how she adds value. Typically, the youngest, and only female in the room, she learns how important it is to know her value. Knowledge she gains from her MBA program and developing relationships with mentors that help her succeed...

Join me for the career reflections of Candice Kingston, leadership and success coach. A journey that starts with a dream of being a teacher, but it’s swashed when her good friend and role model suggests she should do something else. She decides on psychology for her major because of her interest in human beings, but then when faced with the jobs associated with psychology she’s not really interest...

Join me for the career reflections of Ann Wagner, executive director of Ann Wagner Live. At age 7 she knew she wanted to be surgeon and mapped out a plan to accomplish that. However, her grades in pre-med didn’t support this plan so she needed a "Plan B". First on the agenda was attending professional baseball umpire school and becoming an umpire, which she still enjoys calling games today. Recogn...

Join me for the career reflections of Darren Kanthal, leadership coach. He grows up quick when he’s expected to take over his dad’s business just as he’s finishing up college. Great experience in the business world, but when another crisis hits, a house fire, he loses his home and the business. He resets and starts down the corporate path, which is littered with great -- and mostly not so great ex...

Join me for the career reflections of Julie Ulstrup, founder & CEO of Julie Ulstrup Photography. Her journey starts following her love of photography, but then she abandons her dream to get a “real job”, one in sales that ultimately leads to twenty years in academia and career counseling. Her love for photography continues to pull her, and with a leadership change at her school it’s the right...

Join me for the career reflections of Andrea Andrews, founder & creator of salleejay.com, a travel & lifestyle blog. Her journey is one with themes in music, writing and community. After about a decade of career and life experience she discovers another theme -- that’s she’s living for other people, trying to fit into a mold that doesn’t work for her, and focusing on making other people co...

Join me for the career reflections of Riah Gonzalez, founder & CEO of Linq Consulting Solutions. A journey with various starts and stops, each leading to learning and growth and closer alignment with her areas of expertise until she finds her niche! What a cool and unique niche it is – she’s a virtual assistant match maker, a delegation educator and an entrepreneur maximizer! Riah is a big ide...

Join me for the career reflections of Claudia Miller, career coach & workplace expert. For many of us, getting that first job is a struggle, but Claudia takes that experience and decides she’s going to “figure this career thing out!” And figure it out she does! Not only does she successfully negotiate significant salary increases, she gets the jobs and roles she wants at the salaries she wants...

Join me for the career reflections of Joyce Feustel, social media trainer. A journey with themes in education, health care, public information, non-profits, politics, public speaking, chambers of commerce, on-line education, and now social media. She’s always been open to new ideas and learning new things, as evidenced by the variety in her career choices. It was at the suggestion of others that s...

Join me for the career reflections of Marla Press, transformational life coach. After adventurous college experiences following her passion in psychology, her first job in that field leaves her disillusioned and looking for something completely different -- which she finds in dental hygiene school. A flexible career she’s still working in and still finds gratifying. That flexibility enables her to...

Join me for the career reflections of Kelli Dennehey Christina, CEO of two companies and international bestselling author. A journey where doing the hard work pays off -- success, promotions, new opportunities -- then the bottom falls out and she finds herself homeless and working three jobs. Not one to stay down, Kelli learns from her experience and uses her strong work ethic to reopen her busine...

Join me for the career reflections of Marc Cherabie, director of sales for SiteStaff Chat. A journey with a plan to become a physical therapist working temporary jobs to support him through this plan, until one of his temporary roles is such a great fit that it becomes the new plan! He’s constantly learning and growing from his peers, employees, bosses and clients. What’s served Marc best is his n...

Join me for the career reflections of Carol Ross, leadership coach, healer & writer. A journey about transition and discovery revealing her natural leadership, coaching & healing abilities. Leveraging her engineering approach to solving problems and the trust she's built with her engineer colleagues, Carol discovers she’s a natural leader when it comes to personal growth and development. S...

Join me for the career reflections of Molly Vaile, CEO & founder of her life! A journey using all her degrees (PR, marketing & management), taking her around the world, through multiple industries, culminating now into a career as a strategic accelerated growth consultant. Her career choices are based on where she could ski or bike, and contribute her unique skill set – which she describes...

Join me for the career reflections of Dave Johnson, managing partner of C Squared Solutions. A journey traversing many disciplines from farming, engineering, accounting, military service as a pilot, telecommunications, technology, operations, teaching, economic development and now business leadership/consulting. For his undergrad degree, he double majors in engineering & accounting, to figure...

Join me for the career reflections of Beth Klepper, founder of Mainstream Video Production. Starting at an early age, she’s obsessed with movies and how they influenced her perceptions of what’s cool. After a BA in Speech Communications and master’s in Film and Visual Cultures she lands at a national network (located in Denver!) producing reality shows, travel shows, celebrity gossip shows, etc. T...

Join me for the career reflections of Jennifer Kenning, CEO & co-founder of Align Impact. Initially her dream is to be a sportscaster because of her love for competing in and watching sports, but then her interest in finance, investments and economics drives her career decisions. An internship solidifies her love for investment banking, but then her first job is not a fit – way too much analys...

Join me for the career reflections of Pattie Money, CEO of Pinnacle Leadership. Her journey starts with the pursuit of a music career but that gets diverted once she starts working at GE and finds she loves business. Her first job out of college introduces her to recruiting/staffing where she ends up running a division of the staffing company. Ultimately, she transitions into HR leadership roles i...

Join me for the career reflections of Melinda Cross, communications specialist with an emphasis on book writing. A fellow storyteller, her journey is all about books and writing. She finds her way with an internship in politics, then a master's degree leads her into advertising, where she finds her niche as a communications specialist. Initially she works for advertising agencies, then goes out on...

Join me for the career reflections of Mary Gaul, business strategy & focus coach. A journey of “can do” and the courage to raise her hand to learn new tools and skills to solve problems. Routinely resulting in promotions and increased responsibilities. With urging from her coaches, Mary starts her own virtual assistant business and through her experience and exposure to helping so many entrepr...

Join me for the career reflections of Kacey Kingry, life coach & yoga teacher. A journey with seeds planted as a young person but that don’t fully develop until now when she’s in her forties. A journey in pursuit of understanding the mind, body, spirit connection. Discovering that life is how you handle “getting dirty” and deciding to learn from the dirt rather than try to avoid it. What’s ser...

Join me for the career reflections of Debbie Thibault, IT Director with the Office of Information Technology for the State of Colorado. A journey shaped by being the youngest of three girls and not wanting to be left behind and by an insatiable appetite for learning and building new things. She is exposed to early database tools and technology through a co-op program in high school in the early 19...

Join me for the career reflections of Lori Dubois, owner & chief storyteller at Marketing Troubadour, LLC.  A journey guided by curiosity and learning, driven by a desire to learn things from the ground up. While she didn’t become a librarian after earning a master’s degree in library & information sciences, the skill set she learns is invaluable to her as a marketer. What’s served Lo...

Join me for the career reflections of ME! -- Kathy Lawless, life story curator & podcaster. A journey that starts with always saying yes to doing more and taking on more responsibilities, then with experience & wisdom shifts to being more intentional about what’s next. Kathy finds the structure and opportunities at a fortune 500 company fits well with her natural leadership abilities and w...