Susan Sjolund: Choosing Change; Choosing to go on…

My guest today is Susan Sjolund.

Susan is a marketing and public relations professional whose experience spans the globe.  With over 20 years of experience, she has a track record of success in building and managing high-performing cross-functional teams and collaborating with stakeholders across different departments and levels.  Susan is known as a strategic thinker and communicator and knows how to find the balance between data and intuition in decision making.

She’s also a certified leadership coach, a support for fellow ex-pats, and the mother of twin boys.

Susan grew up in Namibia, giving her life experiences and perspectives that are expansive, reflective, and wise.  She’s lived and worked in South Africa, Sweden, the US, and the UK.  

Susan and I met back in (I think) 2015 through her mother-in-law, Margareta Sjolund, who was a guest on the podcast on episode 70, sharing her wisdom on emotional intelligence.  I’m so grateful for the ever-expanding connections that life has afforded me.

In our conversation today, Susan shares about some challenging times she’s been through including the loss of her dad through suicide.  If you feel like this will be difficult for you to listen to, please take care of yourself first and foremost, even if it means not listening.

Having Susan on the podcast today feels like having a beautiful conversation with a sister.  I’m so grateful our paths have crossed and even though our times in person have been scattered across the globe and time, every time I get to connect with Susan there’s amazing energy and synergy and it’s such a beautiful time together.  This conversation is no exception.

Susan, thank you for sharing these pieces of your journey and story.  Thank you for the courage you embody in learning about yourself and those you love in deep and intentional ways.  I love being in conversation with you!

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