Rising Tide

It's the 100th episode y'all!  I almost can't believe it. Starting out this podcast 2.5 years ago I knew I wanted to create a platform for women. A space for both those listening and those sharing their story to leave better than they arrived from the experience.  I never imagined that this podcast would become powerful research on the female career path. On today's special episode I wanted to sha...

On paper, transitioning careers from  mechanical engineer to tech investor might appear random.  Yet in today's episode with Amber Illig we see the logical evolution of her career journey.  Amber Illig is a General Partner at The Council , a venture capital fund that invests  in proven operators as early as possible in their journeys (Pre-seed and Seed) industries across Vertical SaaS, Fintech, an...

It’s easy to overlook or forget just how far you have come in a quarter, let alone an entire year. Especially if your growth has happened outside your career.  Change can happen so gradually that it’s easy to lose sight of where you started and just how far you’ve come. It’s also easy to lose sight of what you’ve set out to accomplish. You get to the end of the year and when you see those goals an...

Meet Kate Van Waes, Founder of Van Waes Consulting, where she is using all of her incredible experience to support progressive leaders as their co-strategist, co-conspirator, and invisible co-pilot. Kate began her career as a research scientist, serving on several NASA Mars missions and leading international science teams under a Scandinavian-American Foundation Fellowship. She transitioned into f...

Think about the last time you assessed your career health. Was it in response to a major event, setback, or forced change? Maybe you found yourself asking the question “how did I even get here? Do I even want this anymore?” Historically these “wake up” calls have been when we take inventory of our life and career. Like anything that we don’t do regularly it can feel uncomfortable, disorienting, or...

Lauren Marturano is the Founder and CEO of Zinnia, a platform for every event that allows organizers to plan their next offsite in a matter of clicks. Early in her career, Lauren learned the value of connection. Whether that was in developing relationships with customers or fostering strong mentor relationships, Lauren’s investment in genuine connection has been a core to her success. On today’s e...

Meet Jenn Whitmer, speaker, coach, and joy bringer who helps teams and leaders solve conflict and build connections so they can do powerful work. Jenn has spoken on some of the largest stages and in 2022 was selected as a TedX speaker where she discussed how Great Relationships Need Conflict.  Her passion for conflict came from her own lived experience seeing how a healthy work environment can tur...

Allison Whalen is the CEO and Co-Founder of Parentaly, a program that turns parental leave into a competitive advantage for employees and employers. Allison spent the first 9 years of her career exploring various career paths to find where her passion and strengths aligned. Her hyper focus on career made it all the more surprising when in 2017, after having her first child Allison nearly quit a sa...

On today's episode I sit down with Carmen Honacker to discuss her experience as woman in the male dominated tech world as a fraud and cybercrime leader. Carmen has worked for some of the largest tech brands including Yahoo!, Ebay, and Playstation just to name a few. Her passion for connection, building diverse and high performing teams, and her strong moral center made her a highly sought out lead...

Sara Abernathy learned early in life the value of small yeses. She started saying yes to low risk options betting on herself that she could make it work or would be able to make a move. With each small yes her confidence in her intuition grew. Over the course 12 years Sarah trusted her intuition when when it told her to: Walk away from a career as a professional opera singer Move to San Diego not...

Jeanette Botha is an accomplished senior leader for one of the top global logistic companies in the world. As VP of Sales Development - Europe she oversees the training and development of over 2500 sales professionals and leaders spanning across 40 countries. On the outside looking in Jeanette’s career is beyond impressive, marked with outstanding performance and frequent promotions. While all tha...

The idea of squiggly line or non-linear careers has started to become a mainstream concept. With the help of social media platforms and podcasts we have more access than ever to learn about someone's winding journey. Except these journey's are shrouded in mystery. The pathways  only make sense in hindsight and it's easy to believe that it's great for them but that's not something in the cards for...

"99.9% of the time nothing is wasted" Like many female founders, Loren Greiff saw a problem that her strengths, expertise, and experiences uniquely positioned her to solve. In 2021 she made the empowered decision to launch PortfolioRocket , a company that propels creatives and marketers into the hidden job market and helps them land their next ideal career move.  On today’s episode Loren shares th...

Have you ever felt a nudge that you were meant for more? A knowing that one day you might start your own thing? Or it may seem more like a restlessness or discontent with your current situation. You find yourself dismissing this voice. Even if you were curious, where would you even begin? Over the last two years I’ve interviewed 35+ female entrepreneurs who had an inkling for more. Instead of dism...

Today's guest is a successful multi-disciplinary executive who over her 20 year career has never forced herself to fit within a box. It's only natural that her podcast episode mirrors her career. On today's episode, rather than walk through the different chapters of her career we have a powerful conversation on how she approaches her career and life. Meet Amelia Schaffner.  Most recently Amelia wa...

Lauren Griffey graduated college as an English major who was taught to believe that writing was a luxury, not a career path. Heeding the advice of guidance counselors, professors, and family Lauren opted for stability and took a role as an analyst for General Mills determined she could shed her passion for writing and become a business person. Eventually Lauren would discover sales and build a suc...

In today's episode I'm sharing one of my favorite tools for living your fullest potential. This is the culmination of a 12 year career in leadership and the last 2 years of researching career driven women.  This tool helps you capture what you've learned, what you've accomplished, and the skills and strengths you've acquired along the way. Now, you may think I'm talking about your career but I'm t...

"If you stay too attached to your plans and your ideas then you lose those other opportunities that you don’t know are coming" Mindset informs how we show up in this world. Imagine if you looked at opportunities with curiosity (what could be) instead of skepticism (what could go wrong)? What if you suspended the first no and instead explored what might be for a moment?  Karen Houghton has let curi...

You just got fired. Now what? No matter how it happened, being fired hurts. It feels personal.  Whether you want it or not you are forced to make a change. But what if getting fired could be a catalyst? What if this could be the greatest thing to happen for you?  On today's episode we will explore: This is a loss. What the stages of grief look like after a termination Importance of sitting in your...

Meet Jenna Discher, an HR Executive and Thought Leader. Jenna found herself in a position she never expected in March 2020 as the world shutdown due to a global pandemic. As an HR leader, Jenna not only was helping lead her company through the constant changes but also her immediate team. Despite   98% of HR professionals experiencing burnout , Jenna was able to lean on her work in self mastery to...

Meet Jenn Graham. Jenn is the Founder and CEO of Inclusivv,  a platform helping companies, communities, and individuals make deeper connections and ignite change through guided conversations.  Throughout her life and career Jenn  has been drawn to a diverse set of interests. Often this meant that she connected with others but never quite fully belonged in any one group. It would be over a decade b...

Imagine having a clear vision of yourself in the future. You picture your surroundings and even see a title but important details are missing. You see a corner office with a view but not what you're doing in that office. Or you can read your title that says "President of _______". These were Psyche Terry 's directional goals. Starting in college, Psyche had big ambitions but what and how she would...

Throughout our lives we will face adversity. There will be moments or seasons that challenge who we are and what we believe. We can either be hardened from these experiences or take the value and lessons they offer and turn it into something better for the future.  Meet Eileen Lee, Co-Founder of The Lola, a club and community for women. As the daughter of Korean immigrants Eileen was raised to be...

Throughout her career, Burunda Prince has often found herself as the only or the first. Starting at MIT, Burunda was the only black woman studying engineering. After graduating she became the first black female engineer in Proctor & Gambles Beauty and Care division where she would lead a team of engineers to create Pert Plus, the first ever product combining shampoo and conditioner, After getting...

Have you ever known something about yourself but not known what it means yet? You see a vision of where you want to be someday but you can't see the path yet?  That was entrepreneurship for Noelle London. After graduating college Noelle joined the Peace Corp. Her assignment, teach entrepreneurship to women in Nicaragua. Seeing first hand how entrepreneurship empowered women to solve problems in th...