In today's podcast I'm talking about shifting gears in business and in life. Tune in for some updates, takeaways, and more.

Stacy Bratcher is a senior vice president and chief legal officer of a large health system headquartered in Santa Barbara. She’s also the host of The Legal Department podcast. Not only does Stacy share great podcasting tips for anyone interested in starting their own podcast, but she has a pretty unique take on how podcasts create connection.

Celina Guerrero is a sales and LinkedIn coach. She helps consultants and other service providers connect with clients using LinkedIn. In her own words, “learning to sell transformed my life.” If any part of your professional life involves sales, this is a great episode. Celina’s take on “selling” is refreshing and human.

Moira Brunk is a certified life coach on a mission to help women with grown kids to rediscover their purpose. She has three grown children and her trusty sidekick, Doug the dog. Moira now has embraced midlife…but not without a fight. She's dedicated to helping other women realize the same. Moira’s philosophy on life, and particularly midlife, is refreshing and energizing, and she’s frankly a blast. Enjoy the conversation.

Today's episode is a personal look at mental health issues, how they affect so many of us, and what we can do to protect our own well-being.

Vanessa is an entrepreneur and realtor in Buenos Aires Argentina (and a childhood friend of mine). She came to coaching with some pretty tangible business goals in mind, and quickly discovered that the most important work she could do - and had to do – was to develop a more supportive relationship with herself. She’s worked hard on turning her inner mean girl into a bestie, and the results have been literally life-changing.

This is a really important episode about the centrality of our goals to our self-relationship, and also to the power of coaching. Enjoy the episode.

Today’s guest is author, professional speaker and business owner Paul Meshanko, who’s worked for decades in leadership development and organizational culture change. His book The Respect Effect: Using the Science of Neuroleadership to Inspire a More Loyal and Productive Workplace really sets Paul apart as a thought leader in the DEI and workplace culture space.

Dr. Haeger has been very successful in private practices as an orthodontist for over 34 years. After the pandemic, he realized he needed to find new ways of engaging his employees. He created a new workplace culture after decades of doing things the same way. Our conversation is an exploration of how he did just that.