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Career Slay
Kelly Poquiz Burke
37 episodes
3 months ago
In this episode of Career Slay, host Kelly Poquiz Burke interviews Milam Miller, a leadership expert, keynote speaker, executive coach, and author of The Charisma Craft about career transitions, fulfillment, and authentic leadership. Episode Highlights Milam's Career Journey: From working in tech startups and Fortune 500 companies to becoming an entrepreneur and career coach.Finding Fulfillment: Milam discusses how fulfillment comes from within rather than external achievements like titles or...
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In this episode of Career Slay, host Kelly Poquiz Burke interviews Milam Miller, a leadership expert, keynote speaker, executive coach, and author of The Charisma Craft about career transitions, fulfillment, and authentic leadership. Episode Highlights Milam's Career Journey: From working in tech startups and Fortune 500 companies to becoming an entrepreneur and career coach.Finding Fulfillment: Milam discusses how fulfillment comes from within rather than external achievements like titles or...
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Careers
Education,
Business,
Entrepreneurship,
Self-Improvement
Episodes (20/37)
Career Slay
Confident Charisma
In this episode of Career Slay, host Kelly Poquiz Burke interviews Milam Miller, a leadership expert, keynote speaker, executive coach, and author of The Charisma Craft about career transitions, fulfillment, and authentic leadership. Episode Highlights Milam's Career Journey: From working in tech startups and Fortune 500 companies to becoming an entrepreneur and career coach.Finding Fulfillment: Milam discusses how fulfillment comes from within rather than external achievements like titles or...
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3 months ago
36 minutes

Career Slay
Power Pause ft. Neha Ruch
Does your ambition fade when you downshift your career to make room for motherhood? In this episode of the Career Slay Podcast, host Kelly Poquiz Burke interviews Neha Ruch, founder of Mother Untitled and author of the bestselling book, The Power Pause: How to Plan a Career Break After Kids—and Come Back Stronger Than Ever. Neha discusses her journey of redefining success and ambition for women, particularly those navigating motherhood and career pauses. She also shares her personal experienc...
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3 months ago
42 minutes

Career Slay
Transforming Leaders ft. Dr. Anthony Randall
In this episode, Dr. Anthony Randall shares his inspiring journey from a lively childhood being nicknamed “Action Ants” as a kid to a distinguished career as an Army Ranger, chaplain, coach, and bestselling author. He discusses the pivotal moments that shaped his life, including overcoming self-limiting beliefs about his writing and the transformative experiences of combat. Anthony emphasizes the importance of trusting the process of transformation and practicing excellence by aligning passio...
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4 months ago
33 minutes

Career Slay
Teenage Founder ft. Catherine Connelly
In this episode of the Career Slay Podcast, host Kelly Poquiz Burke interviews Catherine Connolly, an award-winning entrepreneur and best-selling author. They discuss Catherine's journey from a young entrepreneur and cofounder alongside her brothers to leading a successful tech company, the challenges she faced scaling her company, The Meet Group, into a $500 million dollar company, and her insights on redefining success. Catherine emphasizes the importance of connections, purpose, and resili...
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5 months ago
30 minutes

Career Slay
Designer and Doctor ft. Dr. Chris Sebastian
In this episode of the Career Slay Podcast, host Kelly Poquiz Burke interviews Dr. Chris Sebastian, a pediatrician who transitioned from a career in graphic design to medicine. Dr. Sebastian shares his unique journey, emphasizing the importance of following one's passion, the value of mentorship, and the impact of serving others. For him, being a counselor at Camp Sweeney, a summer camp for kids with Type 1 Diabetes sparked his transition into medicine. He discusses the challenges and rewards...
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5 months ago
28 minutes

Career Slay
The Tragedy of Wasted Potential ft. Simon Rurka
In this episode of the Career Slay Podcast, host Kelly Poquiz Burke sits down with Simon Rurka, founder and CEO of The Simon Assessment, for a powerful conversation about boldness, authenticity, and unlocking potential. From a supportive childhood in London to studying at Cambridge to leading a $9 billion business at Intel, Simon shares the pivotal moments that shaped his leadership journey. He opens up about the challenges of corporate culture, how organizations often unintentionally shrink ...
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5 months ago
33 minutes

Career Slay
Fierce Founder ft. Tara Wilson
Have you ever felt like you were destined for greatness? In this episode, host Kelly Poquiz Burke interviews Tara Wilson, CEO and founder of Tara Wilson Agency. Tara shares her inspiring journey from a small town in Arkansas where she fostered an entrepreneurial spirit as a child to becoming a successful founder of an experiential marketing agency. Her career evolved from finance to event planning to experiential marketing, demonstrating how you can reinvent yourself multiple times. Tara talk...
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6 months ago
38 minutes

Career Slay
Cyber Superhero ft. Dr. Emmanuel Bello-Ogunu
The Career Slay podcast is back and I’m thrilled to interview my friend, Dr. Emmanuel Bello-Ogunu — principal cybersecurity engineer, lifelong superhero fan, and real-life defender of our digital world. Emmanuel opens up about his journey from shy big brother to cybersecurity expert at MITRE, where he helps protect critical infrastructure and national security. We talk imposter syndrome (yes, even PhDs get it), mission-driven work, mentorship, and finding purpose in your career. Whether you'r...
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6 months ago
29 minutes

Career Slay
Break the Rules ft. Ivonne Kinser
How do you find the courage to break the rules? In this episode of Career Slay, my guest, Ivonne Kinser spent the first half of her career learning the rules so she could spend the second half breaking them. As the CEO and Founder of Vantage Creative Group, she helps challenger brands grow with the mission of solving the hardest marketing challenges by infusing untamed creativity and leveraging the power of technology. Her journey started in Venezuela and followed an unconventional path, from...
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11 months ago
38 minutes

Career Slay
Building from the Ground Up ft. Mark Lowery
What does it take to build a company from the ground up? In this episode of Career Slay, Kelly Poquiz Burke interviews owner and founder, Mark Lowery, the President & CEO of Lowery Property Advisors. LPA is a commercial appraisal and consulting firm completing a wide range of office, retail, and industrial projects throughout the southwest. We talk about his entrepreneurship journey from starting his own business with limited resources, to scaling it to a 60-person organization. We also d...
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1 year ago
23 minutes

Career Slay
Creativity for Good ft. Pedro Lerma
How do you use creativity for good? On this episode of Career Slay, Kelly Poquiz Burke interviews Pedro Lerma, CEO of LERMA/ Agency. Pedro shares his amazing career journey that started with his humble beginnings to now leading an award-winning ad agency with the mission, “Creativity For Good.” Pedro emphasizes the importance of gratitude as a key theme that weaves throughout his career. He discusses the distinction between management and leadership and advocates for a vision-driven approach ...
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1 year ago
30 minutes

Career Slay
Redefining Obstacles ft. Kelly Poquiz Burke
How do you respond to obstacles in life? Do you let them define you or do you redefine them? In this Career Slay episode, host Kelly Poquiz Burke dives deep into the obstacles she’s faced and how those have shaped her career. Kelly shares how she overcame $80K in student loan debt, learned how to walk again after multiple hip surgeries, and beat breast cancer while pregnant during a global pandemic. In this vulnerable episode, she gets real about the challenges of working motherhood, why she ...
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1 year ago
36 minutes

Career Slay
Dream Job ft. Michelle Wong
How do you manifest your “dream job?” In this podcast episode, I interview Michelle Wong, the CMO of Sprinkles Bakeries & Picnik Restaurants. Michelle shares about her culinary background, how creativity led her to a career in advertising, and how her combined passions have manifested into the role she has today - her dream job. We discuss the challenges she faced early on particularly when it came to representation and visibility. Michelle also shares her advice for young women of color ...
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1 year ago
35 minutes

Career Slay
Made of Stories ft. Meg Griffiths
Can storytelling change the world for good? On this episode of Career Slay, I interview Meg Griffiths, co-founder of Universe Creative, a documentary production company, and director "Impossible Town." We discuss Meg's career journey, including her transition from photojournalism to Teach For America to filmmaking and the challenges she faced as a woman in a male-dominated field. Meg also shares her insights on parenting while pursuing a demanding career, the importance of relationships and ...
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2 years ago
37 minutes

Career Slay
Creating Community ft. Varun Jindal
Have you ever been curious about a career in social media? In this episode of the Career Slay podcast, I sit down with Varun Jindal, a brand partnerships manager at TikTok, about his career journey in social media. Varun discusses his experience co-founding a South Asian media company, Bollyshake, and the dedication it took to grow an Instagram community of nearly a million followers without any outside funding. We talk about the secret sauce for building a successful social media career inc...
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2 years ago
21 minutes

Career Slay
Self Starter ft. Maricsa Trejo
How do you turn a neighborhood bakery into a beloved brand? In this episode of Career Slay, I interview Maricsa Trejo, the owner of La Casita Bakeshop. Maricsa shares her journey from working in professional kitchens to building a successful James Beard-nominated bakery with lines around the corner. She gives her advice for anyone who is trying to turn their passion into their full-time gig and emphasizes the importance of surrounding yourself with good people, setting boundaries, and not bei...
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2 years ago
23 minutes

Career Slay
Care & Candor ft. Jeff Roberts
Has anyone ever encouraged you to “bring your whole self to work”? In this episode Jeff Roberts, the President of Augustine Agency, discusses the importance of bringing your authentic self to work and how critical building relationships are in his role as an advertising executive. He shares the challenges he faced coming out as openly gay mid-career, and how being true to oneself changed the trajectory of his career and deepened his relationships with his clients and peers. Jeff also shares m...
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2 years ago
25 minutes

Career Slay
Defying Expectations ft. Chrissy McGarry
In this episode of Career Slay, I interview Chrissy McGarry, who shares her journey from being a stay-at-home mom to becoming the COO of a national security software company, Second Front Systems. She talks about the challenges of transitioning into a full-time job after becoming a mom, finding work-life harmony, and dealing with workplace bias as a female executive in a male-dominated industry. Chrissy also emphasizes the importance of trusting your gut, establishing a self-care regimen, and...
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2 years ago
34 minutes

Career Slay
Focus on Outcomes ft. Dan Jacobs
Are you interested in learning more about a career in design? In this episode of Career Slay, I sit down with design consultant, Dan Jacobs. Dan is an innovation lead, design director, and lifelong entrepreneur who has worked in various fields such as industrial design, interaction design, service design, and innovation consulting. Dan is currently part of the leadership team of the Innovation Consulting practice at Accenture and he offers valuable insights for those who are starting or consi...
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2 years ago
24 minutes

Career Slay
Authentic Advocacy ft. Kat Nasseri
Have you ever heard of a pelvic floor therapist? In this Career Slay episode, I interview board-certified pelvic and abdominal health physical therapist, Kat Nasseri. We talk about what pelvic floor therapy is and how she found her passion for this unique practice. Kat discusses her work advocating for patients of all genders and ages and helping them through some of the most taboo health issues. Kat reassures her patients that they’re not alone and helps them overcome the stigma and shame su...
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2 years ago
29 minutes

Career Slay
In this episode of Career Slay, host Kelly Poquiz Burke interviews Milam Miller, a leadership expert, keynote speaker, executive coach, and author of The Charisma Craft about career transitions, fulfillment, and authentic leadership. Episode Highlights Milam's Career Journey: From working in tech startups and Fortune 500 companies to becoming an entrepreneur and career coach.Finding Fulfillment: Milam discusses how fulfillment comes from within rather than external achievements like titles or...