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#187: The Queen of Pivoting with Dr. Joanna Massey Today we are speaking with Communications Consultant, Author, and Corporate Speaker, Dr. Joanna Dodd Massey. Dr. Massey is a seasoned C-level communications executive and Board Director with more than 25 years of experience in the media industry at companies, such as Condé Nast, Lionsgate, CBS, Viacom, Discovery, and Hasbro. She has managed crisis communications, brand reputation, culture transformation, corporate social responsibility, and multi-million-dollar P&Ls. Dr. Massey currently serves as a consultant and sought-after corporate speaker, who combines the principles of neuroleadership and communications to help employees suss out unconscious bias and better implement diversity, equity and inclusion in order to drive an organization's growth and vitality. She is President & CEO of J.D. Massey Associates, Inc. (JDMA), a Board Director for start-ups and non-profits, an adjunct professor at Columbia University, and the author of two books, "Culture Shock: Surviving Five Generations in One Workplace" and "Communicating During a Crisis: Influencing Others When the Stakes Are High."

In this episode, we discuss:

1. Pivoting is a vital aspect in life and business, Joanna experience 5 major pivots in 12 years.
2. In every moment of the pivot, Joanna asks herself 3 questions about pivoting.
3. "Enjoy the rollercoaster of life", this is Joanna's screensaver and reminder that we don't have control of anything in our life. The ride up on the rollercoaster is the highest anxiety point of the journey and the downhill is the fun part of the ride. What if we looked at life the same way?
4. How and what our bodies experience in fight or flight mode, how we as humans avoid confrontation or conflict, and how we process the energy of 2020.

Connect with Dr. Joanna Massey

Website: www.JDMAinc.com Email: joanna.massey@jdmainc.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joannadmassey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannadoddmassey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JDMAinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/JDMAInc Sign up for her newsletter at www.JDMAinc.com and hit the "Connect" button All Dr. Massey's books are available through the links at JDMAinc.com

Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Author, Speaker, and Life Coach Marsha is the 6-time Bestselling Author of "When She Stopped Asking Why". She shares her lessons as a parent who dealt with teen substance abuse far past the level of normal experimentation. Through her programs, coaching, and live events for women, Marsha is on a mission to teach you how to "Own Your Choices" in your own life. She teaches women how to own their stories, lead themselves, and pay it forward to others by creating businesses that serve, support and impact others.

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