Karen Holland

Reinvention By Design

Business EN ↓ 5 episodes

Reinvention by Design is a podcast for corporate leaders, professionals, and high performers who understand that careers are no longer linear, and the most successful people don’t wait for change… they design for it. Hosted by Karen Holland , former VP Marketing at Dell Technologies and HPE, this podcast goes beyond surface-level inspiration to uncover what reinvention really looks like. Each episode features candid, unfiltered conversations with individuals who have redefined their careers, income, and identity - alongside expert voices in mindset, leadership, and wealth creation. Inside the...

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Karen Holland

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Episode 5: When Your Identity Disappears: Reinventing After Corporate Success I Uma Thana Balasingam 05.07.2026 44:52

What happens when the title you've worked 25 years to earn suddenly disappears? After leading multi-billion-dollar businesses across Asia as Vice President and General Manager at VMware, Uma Thana Balasingam experienced what she calls a ' careerquake' . Redundancy forced her to confront questions few executives are prepared for: • Who am I without my title? • How do I build confidence again? • How...

Episode 4: Why Smart People Stay Stuck: The Psychology of Reinvention I Paul Becque 24.06.2026 48:51

What really stops people from reinventing themselves? Most people think it's a lack of skills, money, opportunities or confidence. According to Paul Becque, it's something much deeper: self-identity. In this episode of Reinvention by Design , I sit down with entrepreneur, investor, mindset coach and former television executive Paul Becque to explore the psychology behind successful reinvention. Pa...

Episode 3: What if AI is your Reinvention Moment as a CMO? I Liza Adams 31.05.2026 47:32

AI is creating one of the biggest shifts marketing has seen in decades. For some leaders, it will accelerate their impact. For others, it will quietly expose gaps. In this episode, Liza Adams - Founder of GrowthPath Partners, AI advisor & GTM Strategist and former Silicon Valley marketing leader - shares why this moment is not just about technology, but about reinvention. After a 25-year corpo...

Episode 2: Jingjin Liu had it all. So why did she start over? 18.05.2026 37:19

In this powerful episode of Reinvention by Design , Karen Holland sits down with Jingjin Liu , former senior executive in the automobile industry turned serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and Co-Founder of the Elevate Group, to explore what it really takes to reinvent your life and career. From leaving China at 15 to building a high-powered corporate career in Germany … to walking away and start...

Episode 1: From Global Executive to CEO & Board Leader—On Her Own Terms | Maya Hari 09.05.2026 49:22

What if reinvention wasn’t something you waited for — but something you designed? In the first episode of Reinvention by Design , I sit down with Maya Hari — former VP at Twitter, climate tech CEO, board director, and now co-founder of Genie Health — to explore how leaders can intentionally evolve, stay relevant and build meaningful impact in an AI-driven world. This conversation is packed with in...