Curating Career Life Stories: How did I get here?

Join me for the career story reflections of Sarah Hendricks, Director of Community Relations and Marketing at one of Denver’s biggest landmarks: Union Station.  In college, she finds her way through hands-on discovery working internships in radio, television and public relations. After a series of successful roles in marketing and PR, she lands at a food delivery start-up. Every millennial’s...

Join me for the career story reflections of Denise Liebetrau, founder and CEO of Prosper Consulting, LLC. Her's is a corporate HR career journey navigating a variety of industries: mining, financial services, telecom and retail -- landing now in consulting. Hear about the life experiences that made her resilient and unshakeable. Experiences that when looking back, helped her solidify her prioritie...

Join me for the career story reflections of Shane Bauman, president of two companies, RISE & Prosper Bridge. A leadership and entrepreneurial journey guided by values, faith and God. A disrupter in the financial services industry, he’s up to something really big – eradicating poverty! As a disrupter he’s had to overcome the objections and doubt of others and his own at times. He shares how he...

Join me for the career story reflections of Michele Ashby, corporate director and entrepreneur. A journey building expertise and organizations based on intellect and values, filling gaps, solving problems and making a big difference in a variety of industries. Learn how starting out as a stockbroker she gravitated to the “gold bugs” because of their values, a preference that propels her into a suc...

Check out the career story reflections of Kathy Lawless, Life Story Curator and your host of this podcast series “How Did I Get Here?”. A journey successfully navigating the corporate landscape, transitioning into consulting and now solopreneur. Hear why she started this podcast series and what’s she’s learning. While she hasn’t always been a Life Story Curator, she's been a storyteller for a big...

Listen to the career story reflections of Brigitte Ades, a serial entrepreneur who at the very young age of 11, knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur. She loved hanging around adult entrepreneurs like her dad and the polish lady who owned a beauty salon. Taking advantage of a trade school program her senior year in high school, she attends beauty school in the morning, her last few required HS cla...

Check out the career story reflections of Aaron Owens, founder of Leading Your Revolution, a growth marketing consulting firm. His passion for politics lands him a campaign manager role at the age of 20, then by 24 he’s training candidates on how to run for public office. For his next career move, instead of focusing on just the specifics of the job description, he introduces a more strategic valu...

Join me for the career story reflections of John Garrett, speaker, emcee, thought provoker, catalyst for culture change, and fellow podcast host. Self-proclaimed as a recovering CPA -- hear his journey from CPA to comedian to culture coach. Logging over 2,000 stage appearances he can face any audience, even those filled with white collar nerds like lawyers, accountants, engineers, IT professionals...

Check out the career story reflection of Daniel Widrich, systems programmer in the real estate document storage space. Find out how he discovered his passion for programming using a free on-line tool. After a variety of technology positions leave him feeling bored and unfulfilled, he realizes he’s been placing the responsibility of his career growth with his employers and educators. Taking a total...

Join me for the career story reflections of Tom Phelan, Personal Banker, a journey about finding your way, even when things don’t go your way, when others get in your way, and when sometimes YOU get in your own way. Tom seemed pretty set that engineering was his future going into college and even after three years of engineering school, but then all that changed. Find out what caused his mind chan...

Check out the career story reflections of Genea Cunningham, recently turned small business owner and entrepreneur. Hear how she is designing a new life after being laid off from a run of corporate IT roles. And how she discovers, after being out of that environment for about three months, that her migraines and stomach issues disappeared. Her journey is one of early setbacks and trauma that initia...

Join me for the career story reflections of Rachel Lyons, Executive Director of Space for Humanity. A non-profit organization whose mission is to cultivate a global community of citizen astronauts who transform the world as social impact ambassadors. And the WOW factor doesn’t end there! At the ripe old age of 24 she’s a force of nature, not only leading this organization but leading herself succe...

Check out the career story reflection of Katie Arvidson, healthcare IT manager with a small business side gig as a professional organizer. A journey of wanderlust, chasing dreams, then the tough realization when she knew it was time to grind it out and get that first a real job. Now in her 30s she feels she’s hitting her stride, knows what she’s good at and what to improve on. Financially and care...

Join me for the career story reflection of Stacy Taubman, Founder/CEO of RISE Collaborative Workspace. A journey about achieving her initial career aspirations of becoming a teacher, principal and school counselor. Then the events and realization causing her to reinvent herself as an entrepreneur after twelve years of teaching, two master’s degrees and two undergraduate degrees. Learn how she evol...

Join me for the career story reflection of Christine Daspro, who continues to reinvent herself with bold moves from New York to Colorado and trading comfortable roles where she could stay behind the scenes to now launching her own business, really putting herself out there! Listen to how she created an entire new network and career for herself after attending a women’s leadership conference. She w...

Check out the life story reflection of Abbe Guarino, grad student at the Teachers College at Columbia. Her journey follows her love for languages, learning new cultures, studying abroad in Spain for part of her undergrad, teaching English in Chile then Brazil, requiring her to learn another new language, Portuguese, in order to teach and live there. Hear how she’s discovering what’s next for her c...

Join me for the life story reflection of Briana Rossi as her career story is unfolding. Four years out of college she’s found something reliable and something creative! She attributes her courage and ability to figure things out to being the oldest of four siblings. Hear how she’s a planner, but also stays open to shifting her plans should they not work out – like when she shifted from environment...

Join me for the life story reflection of Vanessa Barker, currently a free agent pursuing her next adventure in the finance, CFO, consulting space. A boss once described her as “an all-around athlete”, a leader that can be thrown into any situation, who can quickly make sense of things and develop action plans to move forward. A theme for her journey -- transitions – from public auditor to corporat...

Check out the life story and passion of Danny Guarino, a recent college grad and pop music artist. Learn how he discovered his passion for song writing and performing at the age of seven and the mission he’s on to share what’s in his heart. While working in his other passion, the fitness industry, as his day job. Hear about the people and music that inspire him and in turn the inspiration he wants...

Join me for a life story reflection of Kami Guarino, whose love for school and psychology inspired her career in education. Hear about her start as a high school counselor taking an unconventional route, and how her first three days on the job 30 years ago shape who she is today. Listen to the growth in her journey from high school counselor, to stay home mom (aka family counselor), back into the...

Check out the career story reflections of Joan Miller, an experienced leader in the engineering and construction industry, who very early in her career was leading bold new endeavors for her company. She reveals that she must have been born with “an extra dose of confidence”, empowering her to take on new challenges and risks. A theme throughout her career journey. Listen to how she built a reputa...

How Did I Get Here: Episode 3 - An Interview with Suzy Zeng Join me for this life story reflection of Suzy Zeng, a journey starting in China as a chemistry instructor with a bold move to the United States earning a master's in food science while learning to speak English.  Hear how she transitions from science to management, developing deep appreciation for what other people bring to the tabl...

How Did I Get Here: Episode 2 - An interview with Lauren Anuszewski Join me for a life story reflection of Lauren Anuszewski, a junior in college but wise beyond her age and with a clear vision for the future. Learn how she was able to find and tap into her passion for art history and align her internship and future career goals with that passion. Hear how Lauren has not only found the internships...

How did I get here: Episode 1 - An interview with Theresa Anuszewski. Listen to the life story reflection of Theresa Anuszewski and how she reached multiple pinnacles in her career. Hear how Theresa started her career right out of high school, completed her bachelor’s degree of Business Administration while working, seized career growth opportunities, and acquired numerous skills along her path. T...