F'ing Up

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Luke Coan is an accomplished Chef, working for many successful restaurants including a James Beard Award winning restaurant, The Publican. His journey has been one of grit. He struggled to find his way and contimplated suicide on numerous occasions. The kitchen became his saving grace, enabling him to grow both professionally and personally. Trigger W...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Laila Ghambari knows success. She worked her way up in the coffee world, from Barista to Executive, all without a college degree. She even competed in the US Barista Championship in 2014 and won. Though she worked her way to the top, her journey did not come without challenges, with experiences such as poor work culture and burnout.  About Laila Ghamb...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Hunter Smith has experienced rocket ship success, both in the world of music and craft beer. Most recently, he built a brewing company and hospitality group that soared, until COVID hit. He found himself holding the pieces of a wildly successful venture that suffered the effects of something unexpected.  About Hunter Smith Hunter Smith is the founder...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Arielle Kilroy is a successful CEO, spending time growing her career at companies like Sierra Club, Mozilla and Small Improvements. Though she has achieved the ultimate title, she didn’t have an easy road getting there. She encountered many bumps which taught her hard lessons, shaking her belief system at times. About Arielle Kilroy Arielle Kilroy is...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Scott Landers grew up on a farm in Texas, forced to grow up quickly and tend to the needs of the farm. Some days that meant driving the tractor and some days that meant ditching the broken down tractor to walk 40 acres back home. This early education prepared Scott for hard work with grit and determination, but it didn’t come without its challenges as...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Kit Campoy has a successful career in retail, working for well known brands such as Anthropologie, Lucky Brand Jeans, Old Navy, and Tilly’s. She worked her guts out in each of her roles - dedicated to the core. With that level of dedication came a realization that working hard and long doesn’t always pay off. There were some tough realities she had to...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Rita Cidre ’s resume is impressive, her career trending up and to the right. She steadily worked her way toward the top however, once there, she had an identity crisis. She found it hard to find the joy in herself and her every day work. Everything she wanted was in her lap yet she struggled to feel successful and satisfied. Listen to Rita’s F’ing Up...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Carly DeFilippo has spent her career supporting companies through copywriting, marketing and brand strategy. Though she was fortunate enough to work for household names, Carly spent periods in her career where she felt stuck, not doing what she truly enjoyed, in unsupportive cultures. About Carly DeFilippo Carly DeFilippo is the co-founder of Cognosce...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Liam Darmody is the kind of employee you want on your team. He’s driven, passionate, and has an appetite to learn. Despite this, Liam has experienced some unexpected twists and turns in his career journey that will take you by surprise. Listeners will be relieved to hear just how normal he is and how he, too, has experienced trials and tribulations in...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Rebekah Bastian's resume is impressive. She worked for companies like Microsoft and Zillow and authored a book, Blaze Your Own Trail , which led to her starting her own company, OwnTrail. Despite positive traction with OwnTrail, Rebekah was met with a challenging feat of raising capital in order to continue to grow OwnTrail. Ultimately, the raise...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Alex Poon immigrated to the US during a pivotal time in his life, just in time for 8th grade. He encountered numerous challenges such as not knowing English, navigating cultural norms, and looking around and not seeing examples of himself. Alex pushed himself to work hard and overcome obstacles, but found himself struggling with the desire to always w...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Tessa Wolf spent the first several years of her career unhappy in her work. She had the drive to make something special of her career yet, she couldn’t seem to land somewhere in a role that matched her. Desperate to find her footing, she found herself in startups and felt seen for the first time in her career. She gave everything to her work and ultim...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard About Wen Hsu As an immigrant woman who spent 15+ years in the engineering leadership role in the tech industry, Wen Hsu knows intimately the challenge that immigrant women experience. She lost herself in the quest of climbing the corporate ladder, felt the need to show up in a certain way to gain the recognition she deserved, exhausted from the const...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Toni Dada witnessed the benefits of a career in consulting and immediately knew that’s what she would want to pursue. Toni worked tirelessly to combat “new girl” experiences and health challenges and rose to start her own successful growth and innovation studio.  About Toni Dada Toni Dada, is the founder of Enterscale, a growth and innovation studio t...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Katy McFee is the Founder and CEO of Insights to Action Coaching & Consulting. She spends time helping women become executives and thrive as senior leaders. Katy, in her own journey, struggled to get to the top tier of leadership. It seemed no matter how successful and results driven she was, that top layer was constantly just out of reach. Katy s...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Sarah Haggard is Founder and CEO at Tribute. Though she has a track record of success, it’s been layered with personal complications along the way including assisting a parental figure through substance abuse struggles. Sarah took on the role of adult at a young age which she later discovered stunted her in many ways when it came to actually growing u...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard This recording is a trailer for the second season of the F'ing Up   Podcast . The host, Deanne Rhynard, shares what to expect from the show this season.  Episodes will be released on Wednesdays every other week beginning on September 20, 2023. Support the show The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers’ own and do not represent...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Chris Efthymiou is a successful business leader founding companies and rising up the way through insurance and tech. Despite the success, he fought uphill to find confidence in his career. Being introverted, nervous to speak in front of others and suffering from self-titled, RAPS (right arm perspiration syndrome) gave him plenty to overcome all while...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Sarah Moses rose to success quickly. She is in her dream job, at a dream company, working in partnership with an amazing CEO. However, Sarah nearly threw the opportunity in the garbage can when she first declined the opportunity. Listen to learn more about Sarah’s journey. About Sarah Moses: Sarah Moses is the Chief Operating Officer at Prefect, a glo...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Christy Johnson is an award winning educator and deeply experienced strategist, owning and operating her own firm. One interaction with her and you are immediately impressed by both her intellect and immense kindness. She is impossible not to like, her care for others speeps out and it’s no wonder she’s so accomplished. All that said, she’s had strugg...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Everette Fortner is a leader in the career management field, spending a bulk of his career at the University of Virginia both on the main and Darden campus. Prior to his career in the Education Sector he spent a great deal of his career in Consumer Packaged Goods, having a lot of fun including increasing Oreo brand presence in Asia and managing the Os...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Emily Ellis has worked at many cool-kid tech companies such as Living Social, 2U, Social Code and Lyft. Despite the appeal of those popular names, Emily, like us all, experienced F’ing Up along the way. She shares many stories including being thrown into management, managing a team that needed more than she had by way of experience, and dealing with t...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard From a sales associate at Ann Taylor to CEO of Reset Your Nest, Tori Horton shares her stories related to when we felt she was F’ing Up along her career journey. Tori opens up about experiences such as never successfully getting hired following submitting an application and how she got back on her feet while simultaneously ending a career and facing t...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Matt Tucker , Senior Vice President of Squarespace and the Head of Tock, has ridden the technology wave. He’s had a lot of success riding in the Tube, but he’s also been in the Impact Zone more than anyone would care to experience. Matt shares stories of choosing between his career and being more available for his family, becoming experienced at condu...

Send a private message to Host, Deanne Rhynard Mary Hendricks is a Stay At Home Mom (SAHM) and Social Media Influencer, A Very Mary Life , shares her career journey which right now means being a 24/7 in-home child caretaker and manager. Mary addresses the reality of being misunderstood and not taken seriously by some. She highlights that Imposter Syndrome doesn’t discriminate whether you have an i...