Kate Crane

Direction Over Perfection with Kate Crane

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Direction Over Perfection is a podcast for anyone in the middle of building their career — whether you're just getting started, navigating a pivot, or figuring out what comes next. Forget the ladder. Careers are jungle gyms — and the women I interview have figured out how to move through them with intention, creativity, and resilience. They're full of unexpected turns, bold leaps, and moments that only make sense in hindsight. This podcast is a front-row seat to those stories. Each episode, I talk with women who've built their careers their own way — tracing the path from their first job to wh...

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Kate Crane

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Ep 5: Susanna Bartolomei on Mentorship, Money Lessons, and Why No Chapter Gets Wasted 30.06.2026 1:01:06

Guest: Susanna Bartolomei, Broker Associate, Compass, Fort Worth TX She spent years studying art history and teaching yoga before she ever sold a house. That background turns out to be exactly why she's so good at it. In this episode, Susanna walks through the long way she took to residential real estate: two degrees in art history, a string of jobs that never quite fit, and a Christmas cocktail p...

Ep 4: Anjarae Hamilton - The Through Line 16.06.2026 1:03:14

Guest: Anjarae Hamilton, Head of Retailer Sales & Account Management at Faire Two engineering degrees. Leads a sales team. Make that make sense. Anjarae Hamilton built the kind of resume that comes with a very specific implied promise: you will go be this thing. Vanderbilt undergrad. Stanford master's. And then she walked away from engineering entirely -- not because she couldn't do it, becaus...

Ep 3: Emma Glazer - Every Decision Is Not a Forever Decision 02.06.2026 1:02:19

About This Episode Emma Glazer spent junior year of college interning at a law firm and walked away knowing one important thing about herself: she does not like to argue. That single moment of self-awareness set off a career that has been anything but a straight line — and everything but accidental. In this episode, Emma walks us through nearly two decades of intentional moves: seven years at Targ...

Ep 2: Megan Stroud - Just Get Going: Megan Stroud on Building a Career in Motion 19.05.2026 53:22

What happens when you answer a LinkedIn message you almost ignored? Or take a phone call in a janitor's alley at a trade conference when you were supposed to be thinking about starting your own company? For Megan Bohac Stroud, those moments changed everything. Megan Stroud is the CMO of SirDavis American Whisky, an award-winning brand founded by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter in partnership with Moët Henn...

Ep 1: Brooks Miller - Direction, Not Destination, Building a Career and a Life at the Same Time 04.05.2026 56:45

Ep 1: Brooks Miller, EVP, Creators @ Edelman & UEG Direction, Not Destination: Building a Career and a Life at the Same Time Direction Over Perfection with Kate Crane · 45–60 min ABOUT THIS EPISODE Brooks Miller has one of the most interesting careers in the creator economy — and it started with a child acting agent in Dallas, Texas. From local commercials to the University of Texas, from an a...