Shine at Work®

In this week's episode, I speak with Itiah who after 11 years in construction realized it was not allowing her to bring her genuine self to her job.  She found herself burnt out and in a place where she was not living the life she wanted.  So she took a step back, thought about the skills she enjoyed using and what was important to her in her personal life (spoiler alert, it includes the flex...

Welcome to Season Two and Happy New Year!   We have some amazing guests this season who all have a similar story of feeling stuck because of pressure or expectations to be in one place when really they wanted to explore a new career path.  It's amazing the journey these folks take and I'm honored they share it with us. But first, just a quick welcome episode to kick us off!  And my chall...

I can't believe we produced 12 full episodes and 12+ mini-episodes over the last six months.  Thank you to everyone who has listened and supported the show and our guests.  In this final mini-episode, I reflect back on all the great advice our guests have shared and a final call to action for you before the year ends. As always, please consider subscribing, leaving a rating and review and sha...

In this week's episode, I speak with Mitch who had a lot of self-defined "oh crap" moments in his career.  But by keeping true to his values, recognizing the fundamental strengths that he has, and being open to figuring it out as he went with a great sense of humor, Mitch turned those moments into big opportunities and an amazing career journey!  From swimming to being a pastor to s...

In my conversation with Brooke last week, she shared how she was able to make her career change by staying with her company at the time and changing departments.  In this mini-episode, I share some tips on how to think about if you want to find a new role in your current company and how to have that conversation with your manager! By the way, for our final mini-episodes I am going to answer questi...

In this week's episode, I speak with Brooke, who I had the pleasure of working with at Yodle!  After some stops along the way she found herself in a Client Services role but realized her skills could be used in a different department, Human Resources.  So she talked to the local HR lead and found a path into HR...all while staying at a company she loved!  Brooke shares her story and specifica...

In my conversation with Bryan last week, we went down a path talking about burnout and how companies and managers should help their teams manage stress. In this mini-episode, I ask you some tough questions about what you need in your manager, what kind of team dynamics are important to you, and how (or if) you want your company to reflect your values.  These are key questions in your career journe...

In this week's episode, I speak with Bryan who found himself taking his interest in human performance and building a career from the military, to helping train athletes to a tech platform that helps employees.  On paper those all may look different, but when you did in, you will see each role naturally led to the next!  And we expand the conversation to talk about helping people with burnout...

In my conversation with Robyn last week, she talked about how her goal was to always say yes to new opportunities.  But also recognize when she was obsessing about something that was "not her door". In this mini-episode, I dive more into the value of saying yes to opportunities outside of your comfort zone.  And how to have the self-awareness to either keep fighting or let it go when you...

In this week's episode, I speak with Robin who has spent her whole career creating new roles and leading the way in the technology space by saying yes to any opportunity that was presented to her.  She is the definition of getting out of your comfort zone, especially when you consider most of the time she was the only woman on a team or in a department.   I think her story will inspire everyo...

In my conversation with Julie last week, she talked about how she was driven more and more to help companies with diversity and inclusion strategies as she saw each company she went to did not have a leadership team that looked like her.  It became her purpose. In this mini-episode, I dive more into how to not just identify your purpose but also different ways you can incorporate it into your work...

In this week's episode, I speak with Julie who started her career in the corporate world but quickly realized that the leadership team didn't look a lot like her.  And she saw that every place she went.  She found her purpose helping teams create more diverse leadership teams and becoming more inclusive across the organization.  Especially this year this has become such an important topi...

In my conversation with Stuart last week, he talked about how part of his career change journey was learning how he learned as an adult.  That his approach to learning was different now than when he was in school.  Which makes a lot of sense considering you are learning a skill, not a fact, and you will be applying it every day in your new job. In this mini-episode, I dive more into different reso...

In this week's episode, I speak with Stuart who started his career in a customer support call center.  After a being promoted to manager, he realized he had just fallen into this career and it wasn't what he actually enjoyed.  During a vacation, he took the time to explore alternative careers and realized he wanted to move into engineering.  But learning a new skill in your thirties is d...

In my conversation with Leah last week, they came up with the great metaphor that their career was like a tree.  That each job was a different branch.  They laughed about it, but I had actually started to picture the exact same thing as they were talking. At the end of the day, aren’t we all just branching out from our core, or our trunk, as we learn more about ourselves.   In this mini-episode, I...

In this week's episode, I speak with Leah who started their career in video production but realized they wanted a different way to share their creativity.  After a lot of introspection, and a little help from fate, Leah is now a barber at an inclusive and welcoming barbershop.  They realized along the way that it's not about a career path or journey, but more like a tree.  Each branch re...

In our episode with Thea, she talked about the self-reflection that she did and the struggle she had realizing she was making decisions based on what she should be doing, or what others expected of her.  And she is not alone, a lot of our guests shared that journey of figuring out what was best for them, and not what others expected (Julia calls it "Breaking up with Should").   So in thi...

In this week's episode, I speak with Thea who started her career in student affairs.  And while she loved working with students, she realized higher education was not the right space for her in the long term.  After some introspection, talking to trusted mentors and taking time to explore some different ways her passion could be turned into a career, she found a role with a non-profit whose m...

In our episode with Patrick, he shared how he has found a balance between having a full-time job he enjoys while feeding the passion he has for the arts.  A lot of people need to find this balance.  Not everyone can either make a 180 career change or they actually want, or need, to keep their passion projects on the side while maintaining a 9-5 job.  As I always say, there is no right or wrong way...

In this week's episode, I speak with Patrick about how he has found the right balance for him between career and side passions.  He has found a home in Knowledge Management for over twenty years, but always finds ways to support his love of the arts and theatre by working on shows or his own creative endeavors "on the side".  Patrick learned early on that he lost a lot of the fun an...

In our episode with Andrea, she talked about her journey in identifying what was important to her, both in her career and in life.  And how those things can blur together at times.  In this mini-episode I share some actionable tips and my own experiences identifying gaps in my life using "The Wheel of Life" tool.   It's important that we focus on the whole self, not just our career....

In this week's episode, I speak with Andrea about her journey exploring a career outside of theatre as a school counsellor but ended up finding her way back to her true passion, as a stage hand in theatre.   We talk a lot about how it is important to explore different options and consider what is right for you at different stages of your life.  But also the willingness to say, I tried somethi...

In our episode with Julia, she mentioned how impactful it was to hear from people her strengths and the skills that brought value to a team...all things that just came naturally to her.  How do you identify these unique skills and how can you leverage them in your career transition?  In this mini-episode I share some actionable tips and my own experiences getting this feedback and turning it into...

Join Julia and I as we discuss her path from the healthcare corporate world to social impact consulting to her third career as a leadership and career coach.  It is so obvious that Julia has found passion in her work and that she loves uses her unique skill set to help others.  She shares great advice about listening to your body and being honest with yourself about what brings you joy, not what y...

During Alina's episode, she mentioned several times the importance of "grabbing a coffee" with someone.  But that can be intimidating if you aren't used to networking or talking to people about your career goals. In this mini-episode I share some tips on how to identify who to talk to, how to reach out to them, and how to facilitate a valuable conversation.  As Alina said, you...