Swan Dive

30 Million Americans are out of work and there is a need to get back in the game, how do you balance a new position with your career mission statement?  You create a proactive search. Patrick Howe is a Leadership consultant for Advisa, Patrick is a certified coach and a Leadership Consultant, Patrick has helped 100's of people craft their ideal work environment by co-creating a future with hi...

Swan Dive welcomes Autumn Breon , the rocket scientist who dove from astrophysics to innovating global education to harnessing art for social activism, all before she turned 30. After graduating from Stanford in Aeronautics & Astronautics, Autumn did research for NASA. Dissatisfied by the lack of fellow women of color in her cohort, Autumn founded STEMgineers Shifting Gears, a STEM-focused ext...

Swan Dive welcomes our first guest to the conversation, media entrepreneur Jane Rimer , who pivoted from her highly successful career as a Global Content Strategist in Manhattan to facilitating personal leadership skills with other thought leaders and influencers at Elevation Barn in Park City, UT. Jane shares her wisdom as a life-long seeker, willing to chase her adventurous spirit, come what may...

Welcome to the season 1 finale of Swan Dive.  On this episode we hit Ron's virtual going away party and we recognize that we're all unfinished.  This  may be the end of season 1, but we're just getting warming up ... with new episodes featuring special guests every Tuesday from next Tuesday until forever.   Have a Swan Dive to share? Text us! We are always looking for Swan Dive Stor...

We start this edition of Swan Dive on the rooftop of an epic college party. We read letters from our past selves, get messy and grant ourselves the liberty to read a book and take a nap in the middle of the afternoon. Do something different already!  This conversation was recorded at the beginning of the year; you're gonna love the bit about the pause. So much  more true today than in January...

Passion breeds purpose!  When you make your declaration of who you are and what you want to be, suddenly, it is all you see.  On this episode, we talk about the passion of Johnnyswim, surrounding yourself with people who are doing what you want to do and the fundamentality of trusting your gut. You are gonna be juuuust fine! Dive into this episode of Swan Dive. Have a Swan Dive to share? Text us!...

The reality of Ron's Dive has set in, and second thoughts are real. What have I done, and will this work out?  Dealing with the reality of second thoughts on Swan Dive. Have a Swan Dive to share? Text us! We are always looking for Swan Dive Stories to share so hit us up, send an e mail to Ron: Ron@artbikesjax.com or Stu: Stuart@stuartsheldon.com

On this edition of Swan Dive, things get real! Ron takes his leap and tells his boss he's leaving his job to change gears.  We talk about how that conversation went, the power of activating your network and how to take the baby steps toward your dive. You know how we all say, "one of these days, Im gonna ..."? Today is "one of these days" ... on Swan Dive. Have a Swan Dive...

This episode kicked off the conversation -- Ron prepares to leap from his longstanding corporate career, while Stu did his swan dive decades ago. Forward and rear views of the pivot to your authentic self. So, what is a dive and when is it time to jump? On this edition we explore passion, curiosity and how life is a long game. This dialogue began before the planet entered its own massive pivot, an...

This is Swan Dive ... an exploration with people who had the courage to pivot to their vision. We recorded our initial conversations in January and February ... then in March, the entire planet pivoted. We like to think they joined us on our pivot. In this prelude, Ron and Stu offer context to this brand new adventure. Have a Swan Dive to share? Text us! We are always looking for Swan Dive Stories...