Still Figuring It Out

📋 Episode Summary Emily and Marc welcome their son Caleb Pitman—an improvising musician, trumpet player, composer, and graduate student at NYU—for a conversation about music, identity, influence, and developing a voice of your own. Caleb explains why he often prefers the term Black American music to "jazz," honoring the people and traditions that created the musical language he is learning to spe...

📋 Episode Summary In their 50th episode, Emily and Marc continue exploring transitions with the word "flux"—the act of flowing, a state of ongoing change, and even a substance that prepares surfaces to form a stronger connection. The conversation begins with a transition hiding in plain sight. For the first autumn in nearly five decades, Emily will have no direct connection to a school calendar....

📋 Episode Summary In this episode, Emily and Marc continue their exploration of transitions with the word "recalibrate." What begins with the satisfying shape of the word—and the equally satisfying factors of the number 24—opens into a conversation about pausing, gathering feedback, and noticing whether the direction they chose still fits. They reflect on Scrum, coaching, marriage, work, values,...

📋 Episode Summary In this episode, Emily and Marc talk with Jeff Gibbard — neurodivergent, multi-passionate entrepreneur, author of The Lovable Leader, and self-described superhero working to make the world kinder, safer, and more equitable. Jeff shares the drive behind his work: knowing that time is limited and wanting to do as much good as he can while he is here. The conversation moves through...

📋 Episode Summary In this episode, Emily and Marc continue their Season 4 exploration of transitions with the word "bridge." The conversation begins with Marc reflecting on his faith journey, modern history, and the book "Jesus and John Wayne" — and how looking back can reveal the structures and systems that shaped parts of his identity. Emily brings the metaphor to physical bridges: covered brid...

📋 Episode Summary As the season on transitions continues, Emily and Marc reflect on graduations, hospice, politics, wars, uncertainty, and the possibility that transition may not always end neatly. Sometimes the work is not to find a period at the end of the sentence, but to stay flexible, creative, rooted, and open to being repotted into a larger space. In this episode, Emily and Marc celebrate...

📋 Episode Summary In this episode, Emily and Marc talk with Matt Ray, a spirits educator, storyteller, Safe Bar Network trainer, and newly named World's Best American Whiskey Brand Ambassador. Matt brings stories from New Orleans, hospitality, teaching, bartending, alchemy, bourbon, mythology, and the occasional tiny bottle of Underberg. The conversation moves from Mardi Gras marching crews and s...

📋 Episode Summary In this episode, Emily and Marc explore the word "evolution" as part of Season 4's ongoing conversation about transitions. What begins with science, faith, and Madeline L'Engle turns into a much more personal reflection on marriage, parenting adult children, changing relationships, and learning to give ourselves and others room to grow. Marc reflects on how hard it can be to bel...

📋 Episode Summary In this episode, Emily and Marc talk with Toya Moore — coach, community advocate, yoga teacher, ICF South Carolina president, mom, and someone very intentionally reimagining this phase of her life. The conversation moves through rest, parenting adult children, play, community-building, coaching, strengths, and what happens when life strips away some of the things we thought defi...

📋 Episode Summary In this episode, Emily and Marc continue their season on transitions by exploring the word "passage." What begins with train tickets, hallways, and magical doorways becomes a deeper conversation about the passages that mark a life: marriage, graduation, parenthood, moving, grief, aging parents, and adult children launching into their own lives. They notice how often major transi...

  📋 Episode Summary In this episode of Still Figuring It Out, Marc and Emily continue their season-long conversation about transitions by exploring the word "metamorphosis." Even though the butterfly image can feel overused, Emily names what she still loves about it: the wonder of living in a universe where what you see is not always what you get. The conversation moves from HGTV reveal scenes an...

📋 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 In this episode of Still Figuring It Out, Emily and Marc welcome Lisa Belczyk for a wide-ranging conversation about art, hospitality, cocktails, community, and how to stay human in a turbulent world. Lisa shares her wonderfully layered identity — Pittsburgh native, former classical musician, drinks educator, cocktail designer, and lover of food, books, travel, and design — and r...

📋  Episode Summary This episode begins, as many do, in the wonderfully ordinary—missing pillows, pollen season in Greenville, and the small negotiations of shared space. But quickly, the conversation pivots (intentionally and unexpectedly) into a deeper exploration of transitions—what they are, how we navigate them, and what truly anchors us when everything feels like it's shifting. Marc reflects...

📋  Episode Summary In this episode, Emily and Marc take up the word shift and explore it from several angles: literal, emotional, vocational, and spiritual. What begins with fish tanks, threshold art, and a joke about spelling quickly turns into a story about an unexpectedly manual rental car in Germany, a long-delayed train trip, and Marc's sudden return to driving stick shift after decades away...

📋  Episode Summary Season 4 opens with Emily and Marc doing what they do best: starting in the middle of real life and letting the conversation unfold from there. This episode sets the theme for the season — transition — and explores it from multiple angles: family life, grief, business shifts, creativity, aging, parenting, and the strange in-between spaces where you do not fully know what comes...

📋 Episode Summary In this warm and reflective season finale, Marc and Emily close out Season 3 by looking back at the conversations, surprises, and throughlines that emerged. From getting their first live Christmas tree in two decades to reflecting on the grief and growth that shaped their year, they offer a candid behind-the-scenes look at how the season unfolded. They talk about the intention b...

📋 Episode Summary In this thoughtful conversation, Marc and Emily reflect on the deeper dimensions of rest—not just as sleep or downtime, but as intentional recovery, play, and emotional repair. They share how this past year of travel, loss, and transition reshaped their understanding of what it means to truly rest. From the importance of daily routines to the power of letting go of urgency, they...

📋 Episode Summary In this spontaneous episode, Emily surprises Marc with a question about 90-day goal planning. What unfolds is a layered conversation about timelines, personal wiring, vision vs. focus, and the often overlooked practice of celebrating accomplishments.   Together, they explore how goal setting and pacing intersect with neurodivergence, business rhythms, and the real-life complexit...

📋 Episode Summary In this episode of Still Figuring It Out , Marc and Emily Pitman reflect on how the holidays have shifted over the years—from childhood traditions to parenting young adults, and from being nonprofit staff with year-end intensity to running a coaching practice with more margin. They discuss how working from home affects their ability to truly pause, how their values show up in ho...

📋 Episode Summary Marc and Emily explore the nuanced and personal decision of when (and whether) to get help—whether that's in business, around the house, or in life. From their early years of hiring vacuuming help as new parents to their experiments with cleaning services, virtual assistants, and administrative support, they reflect on how each decision is shaped by values, seasons of life, and...

📋 Episode Summary In this episode, Emily and Marc sit down with fundraising consultant and bow tie enthusiast Chris Baiocchi to explore how a career rooted in journalism led to a calling in philanthropy. Chris shares candidly about the leap from nonprofit staff to self-employed consultant, and what it's taken to redefine success, stability, and service in his work. They unpack the nuances of dono...

  📋   Episode Summary Marc and Emily take on their favorite recurring theme: goal setting. But this time, they dive deeper into their wildly different upbringings, internal narratives, and current practices around goals—from poker chips and chore lists to Scrum boards and morning routines. They explore why goals can feel like punishment for some and purpose for others, and how they've each shifte...

📋 Episode Summary Andrea Ferry Daniels joins Emily and Marc for a candid conversation about sales, coaching, and showing up with purpose. As CEO of Rookie to Rainmaker, Andrea shares how she built a six-figure business from a South Jersey apartment, turned her gift for connection into a scalable model, and now helps others build confidence and close deals—with authenticity and heart. They talk ab...

📋 Episode Summary In this vulnerable and insightful episode, Marc and Emily open up about the evolution of their working relationship—and how their personal growth has shaped their professional path. They reflect on what it's meant to co-create a life and a business, especially as Emily stepped more visibly into roles of leadership, coaching, and authorship. From sacred cows and shared systems to...

📋 Episode Summary Marc and Emily get candid about what it's been like to build a life, family, and work in close proximity for more than 30 years. This episode dives into what it means to "work together now," unpacking the realities of sharing space, parenting, making intentional choices—and growing up alongside each other. From early dreams of connection and community to unromantic but essential...