As we close our program, our host Andrea Pagnozzi will end the year as powerfully as it began talking about ways to sustain the momentum of growth, development, and moving forward with career change.  It may be taking longer than you had hoped, but you might be really close to attaining your career potential, so listen to some tips to keep your journey going strong in 2023.  Andrea shares an easy 6-step focus for you that clears your mind, body and soul whenever those resolutions start to lose their luster and you start to falter.  Go out with a clear plan for next year and tune in to set those career goals on a great trajectory ahead.  Thank you for listening to our program and share it with others looking to thrive next year by making it a habit to listen from episode 1 to 52.  Happy New Year!

This month has been all about setting our listeners up spiritually, tactically, and emotionally for 2023, but sometimes a solid business plan or healthy mindset is not enough to secure success. Sometimes people need to visually focus on the plan ahead and map it out. As we close in on the end of this year, we introduce the  practice of vision boarding as another option to ensure they follow their goals.  Our guest, Gail Burns, has used them over the years to manifest career changes, life changes, moving to new places, and so much more. As a career success coach specializing in real estate, Gail helps new realtors manifest an entrepreneurial mindset in starting their business, and vision boards are just one way to do it. Gail will walk our listeners through best practices in creating vision boards, discuss the intentions behind them and walks us through how they have helped her and her clients amass success over the years.  Learn how to visually plan for the year ahead in this powerful episode about success, focus and all those positive things.

Tony Castronovo, Founder & Managing Partner of Novo Multifamily Group, joins 52 Weeks of Empowerment this week to discuss the importance of business planning. Tony is a seasoned multifamily real estate investor with experience in building several successful businesses. His "super power" is attracting capital through his strong value proposition and transparency - which are two great aspects to the business planning process. At this time of year, its time to reflect on what went well, what you can learn from, and plan ahead for 2023. Tony provides listeners with simple wisdom such as continuous connection with one's stakeholders, holding oneself accountable and enjoying the experience of conducting business. Start next year off right with a powerful business plan, and let us help take away some of the struggle in putting one together. Tony is also a success coach for entrepreneurs and can be found on his website: https://grit-to-growth.com

Steve M. Beauchamp is all about balance - as a Certified Ikigai Tribe coach , he applies Japanese wisdom & philosophies to Western professionals as many companies in the US are trying to adopt in their culture. In this informative episode, Steve helps our listeners tap into the practices of the samurai; a very disciplined group who followed the 8 virtues of the Bushido code - Righteousness, Loyalty, Honor, Respect, Honesty, Courage and Consistency. All of these virtues lend themselves in today's professional world toward a more balanced approach to work and life. As we close 2022, this helps us end the year as we began, with a mindset of abundance and a better way to move forward toward 2023.

While there is no guarantee in business that you will succeed, the one sure fire way to ensure you won't, is to give up.  Perhaps 2022 isn't ending with the economic health you had planned for - that is okay. The important thing is to plan ahead, get crystal clear on your why, and take steps to safeguard your assets during a volatile time - which by the way, can also be very lucrative.  Jill Dulitsky is our guest this week, who has both the financial know-how and the business entrepreneurship experience we need to hear from during unknown times like this - to finish this year strong and empower us to be successful in 2023. It comes from taking simple steps and super clear on your WHY.  Listen in to this week's pearls to chart your course for success in 2023. 

Everyone should be treated with respect in the workplace, and Erin Meadows made that her mission as leader in the corporate setting and now, as a coach, empowers people to build businesses where leaders do the same, and career seekers look for these qualities in a new employer.   We welcome her to 52 Weeks to champion the humanity of people and the respect and compassion that leaders can offer that makes for a much stronger culture and work force.  For more info on Erin's coaching check out her website at: https://erinmeadowscoaching.com!

At this time of year, the feedback of an annual review can seem daunting, especially if the feedback is harsh and ambiguous. Clarity and specificity is incredibly easy to deliver, and it is critical to change and maintenance of empowerment for valued employees.  Life coach Amanda McPherson joins the program to shed insight on how feedback, when done right, can be a smooth, successful process.  

One way to safeguard your top talent is to support their career potential, charting a course for them to thrive in.  Sharissa Sebastian works with Fortune 100 companies to help build that mindset and enable leaders to think differently about career pathing that transcends the typical up-and-to-the-right mentality.  Instead, Sharissa shares ways of empowering employees through coaching and developing in role or in new ways to re-engage them.  Its a winning mindset shift you will want to hear about!

Leadership engagement could be the difference between someone leaving a job or staying.  This episode begs leaders to lean in before people walk out, and make the commitments necessary to engage with people where they are. Natasha Kehimkar of Malida Advisors helps us wrap our heads around trying to meet people at their needs with empathy, compassion and a good dose of healthy conflict to stop people from taking the leap.  

This month our podcast has dug into how to achieve the next stage of your career boldly.  From consultancy, to opening your own business, and today we tackle the subject of what it takes to become a leader.  We have boiled it down to 6 essential skills that based on extensive research - all great leaders possess. Some are stronger at certain skills than others, but they execute all of them.  If you are thinking about throwing your hat in the ring to attain a leadership role - strengthen these skills and continue to do so as a leader.

This month we have been helping overcome the fear of leaping forward into career pivot, by figuring out what people truly want, determine whether to become a contractor versus a permanent employee and this week we tackle the apprehension of becoming an entrepreneur.  Our guest, Richelle Jessey, helps us walk through how she helps coaches open their own businesses and introduces us to a 4-step process that is equally effective for any new business owner.  Consider this a valuable  case study in being a private business owner.  

If you are considering whether to go contract or stay as a permanent employee, this is the show for you.  Career coach and 20+ year veteran of IT corporate and contract experiences - Mahmoud Abou-Elneel (Coach Moe) shares his journey and his insight on everything to consider in going the consultant route professionally.  From wage considerations to tax implications - Moe provides thoughtful perspectives on this episode.

You can't be silent in a job search - whether its networking or interviewing, whether you are the candidate or representing the hiring company - show up and speak up.  Ask for the things you are seeking by example, don't simply assume it exists because they say it does. In this episode, career empowerment coach, Andrea Pagnozzi, provides an analysis of what people seeking their next best career are truly looking for and how to uncover what exists versus what is advertised.  Andrea shares some wisdom as far as asking the right questions on both sides of an interview and how people should hold themselves and companies accountable to what is desired.  Its a great 30 minutes of straight talk you won't want to miss!

If you are someone who is employed by a company or boss who is unable to motivate you to succeed and cannot seem to make expectations clear, it may be time to find someplace that will.  For organizations looking for that perfect fix for turnover and skill set to invest in your leaders - you have come to the right podcast. We bring Ellen Miller - corporate consultant and growth mindset coach - to talk about the importance of setting clear, attainable goals that people are a part of not only beholden to. Simple strategies to keep business blowing at an uncertain time in our economy, and that can truly turn an abysmal culture or team into a powerhouse.

Everyone wants to be successful, but most don't know how to make it happen. Professional leadership coach Jane Gertler has this down to a science and is sharing to helping her clients take the bull by the horns and build advocacy at work by making your co-workers your advocates. We have spoken many times about the importance of having anchors or advocates who can support your success, yet most are still waiting for a ticket to the dance; an invitation to success. Stop waiting, be bold and put yourself into the mix with people. There is strength in advocacy and you will emerge from our latest episode with some creative ways to tap into the leader within.

Georgie Komeiner spent a good portion of her career helping other in the workplace as an employee relations specialist.  She began to realize that what held people back from opportunities to advance or to explore further, were deeper than the surface. Becoming a coach that enabled people to get to the root cause of their fear of striving for next level opportunities is what she brings to her practice and this episode.  If fear is what drives you away from opportunity, believing you aren't qualified, or not good enough, this is an eye-opening episode you won't want to miss!

A very empowering episode about how people can hit rock bottom and use that experience to rebound toward the best opportunities professionally. Join Matt Hogan, professional who is living proof of the possibilities that can happen. After attempting suicide at 18, he recovered to build a life of purpose, working towards a vertical growth career, eventually leaving corporate America to start his own successful coaching business and inspire others.  Tune in to hear his tips on turning it around, and realizing your true career potential. 

In a world full of unique people embracing diversity has been the talk of the corporate dynamic.  Suddenly, our uniqueness of experience, and overcoming adversity has also helped to differentiate people through experience and our guest Michelle Kuei, has built a successful business by telling her story and encouraging others to do the same. In this week's episode, Michelle tells our listeners her incredible story that set her apart from others and her secret to getting ahead of such adversity was simply being normal. This is a refreshing story for those who are struggling to find what sets them apart and want to find their niche professionally. Don't miss Michelle's insightful discussion!

After significant life changes due to loss (death, layoff, divorce) or experiencing trauma (injury, abuse, depression), often people struggle to muster courage, confidence and choose instead to stay introverted because of the fear, the guilt, the imposter syndrome that may follow tragedy.  Our guest this week, Laurice Duffy is a skilled professional life coach who helps people through this time of personal doubt and gets them to a place where they can build again.  Laurice shares her own personal journey to success with her business, after losing her husband Kevin to ALS in 2018.  Since then, she has helped so many build back and dream big for themselves to thrive again professionally. Join us for this warm, poignant episode that can help you do the same. 

Very often leaders are chosen because they do a job well, but that job doesn't necessarily prepare them for leadership. Leadership requires confidence, the ability to coach and sustainably grow business and cultivate talent - which are facets that leaders need to be trained and coached to do. Adrian Trumbo, PCC, CPC, is a leadership and success coach whose mission is to enable leaders to allow themselves to be the leaders they wish to be and do the things that will enable their teams. This is a great conversation for those contemplating leadership pathways and want to further understand why some leaders aren't suited for such roles.  Adrian shares how coaching can play a role in building confidence and great habits.