Have you thought about launching your own product? I know I have. My guest today, Anna Bloom, has worked as a design leader at AirBnB, Facebook, and Cash App. In 2021, she took a leap to launch her own thing while still working full-time. Anna shares what it takes to get a physical product on the shelves and what keeps her going during difficult times. PS Quick note, this isn’t a sponsored podcast. (But I am a huge fan of Anna and Lococo) PPSS She offered listeners a one-ti...

Jason Kriese shares a his massive evolution from corporate life as an executive to going back to school in order to better align his time and efforts with his values of service. Jason was an operations leader and user experience advocate who can effectively manage the integration of complex design efforts into engineering organizations. As VP of Design Operations at Salesforce, he founded and led the DesignOps team in support of 500+ designers in the Product UX organization, colle...

As a retirement coach, Serene Lewis helps people identify and set reachable goals in the areas of money, mindset and community. Often we think about retiring "someday" but having a plan makes it real and can make it happen sooner. Especially in uncertain times, you may be facing retirement or a big change sooner than you expected. Serene says, "I’ve observed that about 80% of people say they’re going to retire in 2 years. Deeper conversation reveals that only 20% are PLANNING to retire....

Brandy Cerne spent her twenties in New York. As Brandy says: "I get asked a lot, 'Do you have experience in this field?' The short answer is no, I don't have direct hotel experience. The long answer is that all of my career has led me here." She working in brand she experienced a masterclass in hospitality at Shake Shack from Danny Meyer and Randy Garutti. She took a career break volunteering in hostels in Eastern Europe, where this seed of her dream began. Her hands-on event orga...

Kat Vellos has written books, taught workshops, and given talks about about how people can break out of feeling lonely by creating opportunities to connect with others. In this episode, Kat talks about how we can use the same techniques in our professional lives. When we are considering professional transitions, we often need to reach out for support. Maybe there's someone in a role you're interested in or a connection that could help answer a question you have. Reaching out might feel ...

Jennifer Kanyamibwa-Biggs has worked with the best of them at Twitter, Slack, Strava, but also in government roles with Mayor Michael Bloomberg as well as non-profits. She is also a co-founder of Plant Lady Juice a VC backed wellness company based in Atlanta. We talk about how Jennifer adapts and evolves her skills into new industries and ventures. She shares how she makes big decisions and the things she believes are most important to being able to change. I hope you enjoy this one! You can ...

At 40 years old, Mark Brenwall had it all. He lived in a loft in San Francisco's Mission District. Working in tech, he had money, he had friends and big nights on the town. But it took him 20 years to realize it just wasn't for him. Sobriety helped give him to space to see that he wasn't happy -- but also wasn't sure what was next. Mark shares each step of those transitional years from exploratory trips to setting up a company on his own, and finally setting down new roots i...

Join me in my first ever episode to talk with Erin Ryan. She'll share her revolutionary journey from San Francisco, to becoming a homebirth midwife in Vermont, moving her three children to Bali (twice) and re-inventing her life again when her marriage ended. Today you'll find her in Tonga, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Lao, and Bangladesh connecting with community, and advocating for and training with midwives globally. Erin looks back on her journey and the key moments when everything changed...