Growing Through Grit: Insights on Career Wellbeing
Katie O'Malley, Founder of Encourage Coaching has grit. She's navigated a variety of spaces from the political realm to real estate to higher education and now, to coaching. In this episode of the Career Adventurer Podcast, Katie shares her insights as a career coach and workplace strategist with over 15 years of experience.
Through Encourage Coaching, Katie offers leadership and career coaching with a mission to provide accessible coaching services. She shares her transition from corporate roles to entrepreneurship, insights into career and leadership coaching, and her personal journey of overcoming mental health challenges.
Katie also discusses her current work on merging Encourage Coaching with the Collective Academy to expand their services.
00:00 - Introduction to the Career Adventurer Podcast, Meet Katie O'Malley: Career Coach and Workplace Strategist
01:10 - Founding Encourage Coaching
03:22 - Navigating the Pandemic and Business Growth
04:51 - Merging with the Collective Academy
06:35 - Understanding Career vs. Leadership Coaching
15:51 - Katie's Personal Journey and Mental Health
24:12 - Making Career Decisions and Taking Risks
32:34 - Reflecting on Career Impact and Future Connections
