What comes to mind when you think about Alaska? Is it snow, 24 hours of darkness, or a movie starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds? Today we welcome Nikki’s friend Caryn Gillen, an Alaska native who spent her young adult life working as a commercial fisher(wo)man out in the vast ocean. Caryn shares her stories of growing up in a small town community, how she started working on a commercial boat, and her encounter with one of the largest animals in the entire world.
About Caryn
Caryn Gillen is a master certified life coach coming to you from Eugene, Oregon. She holds multiple coach certifications and has Masters in Counseling Psychology.
Her experience includes commercial fishing, family business, project management, restaurant service and management, and the hotel management side of small ship cruising. She has been concerned with revenue generation and client services since before she can remember, her earliest work being lemonade stands, sweeping the floor at her dad's shop, and performing traditional Norwegian folk dances for tourists who made it to Alaska's Little Norway.
Caryn loves and coaches two distinct groups of people. She mentors fellow life coaches in moving into their identity as business leaders, and is a mindset coach for founders who have had all the success they dreamed of initially and are now asking the question "What's next?"
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https://www.caryngillen.com
About Nikki
Nikki (she/her) is the quirky purveyor of operational excellence for world changers, audacious thinkers, & heart-centered leaders. She loves feminist movie podcasts, espresso, and going down as many informational rabbit holes as she can find.
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