Episode 143: The New Year is all about setting goals and reflecting on the ups and downs of the year prior. It’s a time that welcomes change, expansion, and vision, but you might be stuck wondering, where do I even begin? Today’s episode starts 2022 off with a bang as leadership expert, author, and CEO whisperer, Ann Hiatt, joins Natalie for an empowering conversation about career reinvention, passion alignment, goal-setting and so much more. Ann is the definition of a go-getter and began her career at just 16 working for a startup before the term had even been coined. Her journey has been far from ordinary as she worked alongside Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt before launching her own consulting business helping high performing CEOs achieve their ultimate dreams. Natalie and Ann instantly bonded as neither was born with an innate talent for something specific and both have had to work incredibly hard to achieve their goals. If you have been reassessing your career, looking to launch a business, or wanting to grow into a leadership role in the workplace or in life, this episode will light that passion within yourself.

Ann Hiatt is a leadership strategist with over 15 years of experience working with the world’s top CEOs and leaders. She owns a consulting company coaching CEO clients across the globe with lessons in innovation, ambition, growth-at-scale, and forward-thinking leadership using her own experiences at Amazon and Google. She is the author of Bet On Yourself Recognize, Own, and Implement Breakthrough Opportunities (available on Amazon of course) and has given over 300 keynote speeches around the world.

Today’s episode dives into:

Character traits that differentiate a great CEO from a good one
How to discover what you want in the next stage of your career
The importance of an individual mission statement
Tips to successfully network and finally get a response to those cold emails

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Follow Ann on Instagram @annhiatt and on Twitter @AnnRHiatt. Learn more about her book at betonyourselfbook.com

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