Two Names. One Life. Zero Masks. How an executive kept a secret double life for a decade—and why she finally chose leadership over hiding.
She ran HR for a 500-person company by day and wrote about her broken marriage and incurable illness under a fake name by night. Terrified that showing weakness would destroy her career, she kept both worlds completely separate. Until a single comment from a stranger forced her to make an impossible choice.
In this episode:
00:00 The terror of running a company while living a double life 01:30 What do you do when your health and marriage collapse at 35?
04:22 Why would a top HR executive publish a book under a fake name?
11:17 What single sentence at a book fair forced her to stop pretending?
18:42 How does dropping your corporate armor unlock career reinvention?
28:41 Why is traditional corporate resilience actually harming your company culture?
36:26 How do leaders guide employees through AI transformation without triggering fear?
46:20 Why is a Chief People Officer building her own AI agents?
About Nicole DuBois: Chief People Officer at Graham Windham, author, and executive culture leader driving organizational transformation. | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoledubois-cpo/ | graham-windham.org
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