No More Mondays

Ready to learn the secret to taking that inner critic and making it your inner superfan? In this episode, Kris Kelso digs deep into taking your fear of failure and turning your vulnerability into your superpower! WHAT’S COVERED: Reframing the fear of failure (14:40). Failure is learning, and learning is the process of success (24:09). Vulnerability is a Superpower (33:59). Greatness takes place outside of the comfort zone (39:30). Want a video with closed captions? Check out the video at https://youtube.com/@careerbenders

For those of you not in the know, Joel Gratz is the CEO and founder at OpenSnow, a company well-known in the mountains for their spot-on weather forecasting for both snow in the winter and hiking in the summer. He is the Prognosticator of Powder, if you will. Joel’s forecasting is an integral part of our weekly planning, especially in the winter, when how much and where the powder is going to fall dictates the timing of everything else around it. Which is why we are in full superfan mode for this episode, as Joel talks all about his journey in the founding of his business and the integral elements that made it the success it is today. Are you in the Joel Gratz fan club? We’ve been members since 2007. Here's to an amazing 2023-24 winter season!

Culture Strategy?  No, it's not a lab technique for growing penicillin; Culture Strategy is the brainchild of Vin Zeeland, a coach, consultant, and author on understanding the power of culture and how it can drive both personal and business success. For the individual listener, Vin shares insights on how you can empower yourself by maximizing your strengths. Find yourself in leadership at an organization? He's also brought a slew of practical tips for leaders looking to implement a culture strategy, emphasizing the importance of aligning messaging, empowering employees, and developing a sense of community to attract and retain top talent.    

Imagine this: you’ve achieved your dream job and instead of making you happy, it’s killing you inside. That’s the position Eric Nehrlich found himself in as a leader at Google. When burnout came knocking, it took serious introspection to redesign his life and find happiness again, and he shares his wisdom in this episode and in his new book, You Have a Choice: Beyond Hard Work to Meaningful Impact.

Communications are at the center of every modern business. How we choose to communicate with others is more important than ever, especially when it comes to those whom we work with. Emily Hecker is an author and strategic communications professional who is with us today, sharing her wisdom on the importance of internal communications and how it can help create impactful change and combat burnout.

WARNING: Deep thoughts ahead! Whether we like it or not, change is a constant in our lives, and how we approach it and deal with it is essential to our well-being. Brian Gorman is today's guest. He is an author, coach, and all-around guru on all things change-related. Get ready to take some notes!

So many job hiring questions, so little time! On today’s episode, we get a glimpse into the world of 3rd party recruitment with Gianni Portale. Do you have questions about how to get an edge with top recruiters? Listen in for his do’s and don’ts of building relationships with recruiters and get the inside scoop on how to optimize your job search process.

You wouldn’t start on a trip without an idea of where you wanted to go or how to get there, right? Then why do so many of us go through our careers without a clear goal in mind? Our guest today is Lissi Daniels, an influence coach, educator, and speaker whose journey into helping others define and achieve their goals is a perfect road map for others to follow. Looking to clarify your life? Listen in for some great advice on how to do just that.

Financial stability should be an attainable goal for everyone, period. That said, how we each obtain it is going to need an individual touch, and it’s important we all have someone to help guide us to where we want to be. Enter Troy Holt, a Certified Financial Educator whose mission is to eradicate financial illiteracy, ensuring all people are able to manage their finances and take control of their future. His guiding principles are: Relationships over revenue, People over profit, and Impact over Income.

We all have behaviors or learned beliefs that we acquire throughout life. But how often do we stop and evaluate whether those default beliefs, reactions, and thought processes are actively helping or hurting us in the present? We’ve got a whopper of an episode here where we chat with Carole Stizza, an executive coach and author who works with leaders and teams to identify and strengthen their behavioral and emotional intelligence to help them grow in their careers and lives.