Bold Moves: How Did You Know | Midlife Career Change & Life Transitions for Women

“Founder Amy Nelson Was Madly Pulling a Pandemic Pivot When…. The FBI Showed Up at Her Door With Guns, Seized Her Money, and Told Her Husband he was the Target of a Criminal Investigation.” That’s not only a headline from Entrepreneur Magazine, it’s also the headline of my guest Amy Nelson’s life over the last four years. The story itself could be the plot of a Blockbuster movie. But what’s more i...

The world of real estate. On TV it looks so glamorous. Magnificent mansions. Fancy realtor open houses. High fashion. But what is it really like behind the scenes? In this episode, we get the scoop on the listing life from realtor and partner of The King + Hamilton Group, Courtney King. It’s a peek inside the industry while also exploring how to push past discomfort to accomplish your goals. We di...

Julie Randall got news everyone fears. After an unexpected brain seizure just four days after celebrating her 50th birthday, her doctor told her, “Julie, you have tumors in your brain, both lungs, liver, pancreas, and all of your lymph nodes, I’m really sorry this isn’t good.” It was incurable, and doctors said she’d be lucky to make it nine months. With time running out, she forced her way onto a...

Are you somewhere down the path of your life waking up to the fact that what you’re doing isn’t working anymore? And now you're searching to do it in a better way? A way that’s more empowering and truthful to who you are. Today’s guest, Allison Hare, Host of Late Learner Podcast, is no stranger to this feeling. As a former corporate sales executive, she pivoted her life completely when fitting in...

Happy New Year! I hope you had an amazing holiday season. If you’re anything like me, you’re ready to commit even stronger to your Bold Moves this year to fulfill your highest potential. That’s what we’re doing here and I can’t wait to continue our Bold Moves journey together this year. I’m so excited about the first episode of 2024! This episode is a masterclass for the Bold Moves recipe I taught...

Are you ready to define your own path and live your dream life? Inside this episode, you will discover the Bold Moves recipe that can help you create your dream life, a life that is totally defined by you. This episode will empower you to identify your authentic Bold Moves and then learn how to finally take bold action on them. I’ve collected all the insights from my guests over the last 19 episod...

Are you struggling with prioritizing the demands of everyone else with your own? This episode with entrepreneur and author Jenna Banks is made for you! Jenna shares how she operated in survival mode in her early adulthood through her 20s until discovering how owning her power and choosing herself first was the key to everything falling into place and becoming the best version of herself. She went...

What's it like inside an artist's studio? Let's go behind the scenes! I had a hunch we could all learn a thing or two from someone who spends his days cultivating his passion brush stroke by brush stroke. To have a natural talent is one thing. Making it your career is a lesson in discipline, connection, self-doubt, relationship-building and so much more. I interviewed Artist Seth Ruggles Hiler on...

How do you translate confidence through style? This week’s Bold Moves podcast guest, Eileen Nebhut, Founder of Venus Rising, shares the insight that confidence plays a significant role in her work as a wardrobe consultant. She dropped by the podcast to share her advice on identifying a personal style that reflects who you want to be so you can feel more confident in your career and life. In this e...

Ya’ll, this interview is going to motivate you to plan for your next bold move! This week’s Bold Moves podcast guest Natalie Greenwood is changing the narrative and challenging conventional thinking around company loyalty. Conventional career advice says to find a good company and stay there. But what happens when that same company doesn’t give that commitment back to you? Tune in to hear Natalie...

*Today's episode carries a trigger warning for trauma and assault. This episode contains mentions of PTSD and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. This week’s guest Marla Albertie opens up about the curveballs that have influenced the woman she is today. Many of her hardships you may relate to: The passing of a parent and other family members, PTSD from a significant life event, divorce...

Can setbacks make us stronger, more innovative, creative, and successful? This week’s guest Amy Shoenthal has interviewed the world’s most renowned entrepreneurs and leaders–like Marie Kondo, Tory Burch, and Mazie Hirono–for her column in Forbes Women. Through all of their stories, she realized something: These people are THRIVING after experiencing setbacks of their own. Now, she’s writing a book...

What’s your next yes? This week’s Bold Moves guest Britney Kensmoe is a pro at answering this question, and it has taken her in many unexpected directions. From high school history teacher, cheer coach and gym owner, mom, realtor, property investor, and public speaker, Britney doesn’t have one title. She has many. It’s all because she says “yes” to new opportunities. Listen in as she discusses how...

If you haven’t already faced the question in your career about how to be an effective leader, you will. I can’t think of a better person to offer her experience and point of view on the traits and qualities of an effective leader than this week’s guest, Connie Collingsworth, Senior Advisor at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Over her illustrious career, she has advised Bill and Melinda Gat...

Are you ready to meet a trailblazer leading the transformation of the education industry who is also dedicated to lifting people up all along the way? Then you have to meet my guest Serena Sacks-Mandel! She’s the Chief Technology Officer of Education at Microsoft. Join us as we delve into the roots of Serena’s unwavering passion for the education industry and discover the pivotal moments that igni...

After 9 episodes of the Bold Moves podcast, you may be wondering more about me… Kristen Rocco, the host of this podcast. For my 10th episode, I turned the tables and put myself in the hot seat! Stay tuned to the end to hear about my next bold move: launching the new Bold Moves Podcast Club! I invited my good friend, Kristin English, to interview me about my BOLD MOVES journey. In this "hot seat" e...

I met hiking guide, Louis Herron, Founder of The Desert Hiking Company, during my vacation to The Grand Canyon. He led a hike for my husband and me on the South Kaibab Trail. Along the way, we got to learn more about Louis and maybe it’s the city, east coast girl in me, but I was totally intrigued by his outdoor career as a hiking guide and his off-grid lifestyle. So, naturally, I asked him to joi...

Are you ready to embark on an extraordinary journey of starting your own business? If so, this episode is tailor-made for you! But here's the catch: Starting a business is just the beginning. Prepare to be captivated as we dive into the world of entrepreneurship with our guest, Nick Powills, the visionary Founder of Mainland. Get ready to soak up the unfiltered wisdom Nick has amassed during his 1...

Join a supportive community dedicated to making bold moves inside the Bold Moves Podcast Club: www.kristenrocco.com/bold-moves-podcast-club Ever dream of opening a coffee shop? Or living abroad? Or traveling the world? My guests Michael and Shannon Healey did too. But instead of dreaming about them, they actually did them–all of them! They’ve stopped by the podcast to talk about these bold moves,...

If you’ve ever thought, “I can’t do this alone,” this episode is for you. My guest Elizabeth Garvish knows what she wants and she goes after it. Even when it means betting on herself, including becoming a mom and bucking law firm cultural norms. Elizabeth's motherhood journey is a bold move that will blow you away! She describes her true purpose in life to be a mom and what she went through to hav...

The quote, “I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well” by Diane Ackerman inspires my guest, Aneta Kuzma, Founder of Ardelian Kuzma Group, to make bold moves in her life. Now she helps others live the width of their lives as well. Living the width of your life and making bold moves are intrinsically connected....

This episode is full of golden nugget after golden nugget. My guest Ang Barnard, strategic communications consultant, speaker and career coach, shares her collective insight from helping hundreds of people pursue career transitions aligned with their core values and authentic selves. In this episode, learn: How your energy is the secret to connecting to the life you dream about. How curiosity lead...

Facing a career setback? My guest Emmagness Ruzvidzo can relate. After almost a decade of building a career and nearly reaching the C-Suite, her career was “dragged through the mud” when she moved to Australia. In the face of adversity, her message is clear: you have a choice when setbacks occur. Get back up and keep going to get what you want or let adversity get the best of you. Her grit, resili...

This episode with Katherine Branch, founder and CEO of Green Gate Marketing , is all about reaching outside of your comfort zone to go after what you want. And importantly, what you will confront outside of your comfort zone that you have to push past. Self-doubt. Fear. Playing small. Katherine shares her experiences facing these emotions and how dealing with them head-on is part of any dream wort...

You're going to love this podcast episode with Tammy Tibbetts, Co-Founder and CEO of global girls' rights nonprofit She's the First . She's the First fights for a world where every girl can choose her own future. Tammy founded She's the First in 2009 to pursue her passion for advocating for girls and women around the world who don't have the freedom of making their own choices. Her belief in an eq...