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The Lindsey Elmore ShowSustainable Ambition: Redefining Success Without Burning Out with Kathy OnetoIs ambition driving you—or draining you? In this powerful episode, Lindsey welcomes Kathy Oneto, author of Sustainable Ambition, to unpack how we can pursue our goals without sacrificing our well-being. They explore how ambition operates on a curve, how to balance drive with rest, and why our motivation doesn’t always have to come from within.With practical tools and a refreshing take on success, this conversation invites you to slow down, reflect, and align your ambitions with what actually matters. Listen in to learn more: Ambition operates like pressu...2025-07-2418 min
How to Be Awesome at Your Job1075: The Sustainable Path to Achieving Success and Finding Meaning with Kathy OnetoKathy Oneto offers a sustainable path to achieving your goals in work and in life.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The major myths surrounding ambition2) How to overcome inertia to achieve your goals3) How to keep your energy up for the long termSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1075 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT KATHY — Kathy Oneto is a consultant, facilitator, and coach who is passionate about helping ambitious organizations, teams, and individuals explore how to live and wor...2025-07-1436 min
Work From The Inside Out278: Sustainable Ambition: Shaping Life and Work on Your Terms with Kathy OnetoIn this episode of Work from the Inside Out, I’m so excited to welcome back Kathy Oneto. Kathy is the founder of Sustainable Ambition, a coach, speaker, and now the author of Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work. Her new book is a thoughtful and deeply practical guide for redefining what success and ambition can look like on your own terms. In our conversation, Kathy shares how the idea for the book was born out of years of reflection, coaching, and personal experience. We talk about what it means to honor yo...2025-07-0937 min
Sustainable Ambition162. Dawn Graham Interviews Kathy Oneto (Part 2): Inside the Journey to “Sustainable Ambition”As of this recording, Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work has been out in the world for two weeks and I’ve been so gratified to hear from readers and reviewers that the book and its principles are resonating and that they’re already putting it to use.This episode is a continuation of my conversation with Dr. Dawn Graham about Sustainable Ambition. Here we dive deeper into the practical aspects of the method and how you can apply them in your own life. ...2025-07-0930 min
Mindfulness Manufacturing147 You Are Not a Machine: Leading with Energy That Lasts with Kathy OnetoIn manufacturing, we’re all about meeting goals, staying productive, and keeping up with new and ever-changing technology and machinery. If you’re a busy manufacturing leader, it might feel impossible to balance your goals and your role in your plant with setting boundaries, prioritizing your energy, and avoiding burn-out. But there is a way to create a sustainable path toward your goals—and you can find out more in this episode of Mindfulness Manufacturing with guest Kathy Oneto. Kathy is a consultant, advisor, facilitator, and executive coach, who shares powerful lessons on how professionals can avoid...2025-07-0923 min
Getting Work To Work“Sustainable Ambition” with Kathy Oneto (GWTW826)
How would you define your level of ambition? Are you pushing yourself to change the world or maybe you’re on the other side of failure wondering if you’ll ever be ambitious again? Today’s guest is on Getting Work To Work to talk about a new way to approach our goals, not just in work, but in life. It’s called Sustainable Ambition®. Kathy Oneto is a coach, author, and podcaster whose mission “is to help people craft a life with work for more joy, fulfillment, peace, and ease.” Definitely sounds like something most of us need. In this conve...2025-06-2146 min
A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 422: Kathy Oneto on Sustainable AmbitionAbout Kathy
Kathy Oneto is an executive and life-work coach, speaker, and facilitator who helps ambitious individuals and organizations explore how to live and work differently for greater success, satisfaction, and sustainability. With a portfolio career, she is also a strategy executive who bridges her two worlds applying strategic approaches to life and work decisions and practices. Kathy is the founder of Sustainable Ambition® and host of the Sustainable Ambition podcast. As a strategist, Kathy has had a twenty-five-year career working across business, branding, innovation, and talent. In her work today, she partners with ambitious organizations and leaders to i...2025-06-2037 min
A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 422: Kathy Oneto on Sustainable AmbitionAbout Kathy
Kathy Oneto is an executive and life-work coach, speaker, and facilitator who helps ambitious individuals and organizations explore how to live and work differently for greater success, satisfaction, and sustainability. With a portfolio career, she is also a strategy executive who bridges her two worlds applying strategic approaches to life and work decisions and practices. Kathy is the founder of Sustainable Ambition® and host of the Sustainable Ambition podcast. As a strategist, Kathy has had a twenty-five-year career working across business, branding, innovation, and talent. In her work today, she partners with ambitious organizations and l...2025-06-2037 min
Live GreatlyOvercoming Status Anxiety with Kathy Oneto, Author of Sustainable AmbitionOn this Live Greatly podcast episode, Kristel Bauer sits down with Kathy Oneto, author of Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work. Kristel and Kathy discuss navigating status anxiety, suggestions to avoid burnout culture, tips to support youself in work and life and lots more. Tune in now! Key Takeaways From This Episode: A look into Kathy's book, Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work Tips to navigate status anxiety Ideas for goal setting Ideas if you lack ambition ABOUT KATHY ONETO: ...2025-06-1722 min
Centered in the CityEpisode: 242: Making Ambitions Sustainable with Kathy OnetoIn today's podcast, Kathy shares with us many different frameworks to think about how to create life and work ambitions that fit your life at this moment. Ambition is something we can own that doesn't have to be directly correlated to our careers. Life ambitions matter too! Kathy inspires us to: Create a horizon map to help you get clear on what you want to focus on now versus what is further off on the horizon Have systems and structures in place to support ambitious goals Coordinate goals so there is less friction Listen to...2025-06-1234 minSustainable Ambition160. Dawn Graham Interviews Kathy Oneto: Inside the Journey to “Sustainable Ambition” (Part 1)In this special episode of Sustainable Ambition, I’m doing something different. I’m stepping out of the host seat and into the hot seat!To celebrate the launch of my new book, Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work, Dr. Dawn Graham — corporate psychologist and career coach — joins me as guest host to flip the mic and interview me about the ideas behind the book, my personal journey, and what it really means to pursue ambition sustainably.This conversation is a personal and heartfelt look into why I do...2025-06-1123 min
SPARKEDHow to Cultivate Sustainable Ambition in Life and Work | Kathy OnetoHave you ever felt like your ambition was unsustainable? That drive to achieve and succeed was slowly draining you, leaving you unfulfilled despite your accomplishments? What if there was a way to align your ambitions with your deepest motivations and capacity for a lifetime of thriving?
Today, we're turning our attention to the concept of sustainable ambition. We'll explore a fresh perspective that liberates ambition from its narrow professional confines and redefines it as a fluid force that ebbs and flows across all domains of life. Get ready to shed the toxic notion that ambition requires endless...2025-06-1026 min
Before BreakfastMake life more sustainable, with Kathy OnetoKathy Oneto, author of Sustainable Ambition, shares how to make work and life work togetherSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-06-0422 min
The Visibility Factor169. Sustainable Ambition (with Kathy Oneto)169. Sustainable Ambition (with Kathy Oneto)
In this episode of the Visibility Factor podcast, guest Kathy Oneto talks about her book, Sustainable Ambition. We explore the concept of sustainable ambition, emphasizing the importance of pacing one's ambitions, defining personal success, and the need for self-reflection in career development. Kathy shares her sustainable ambition method, which focuses on aligning the right ambitions with the right effort at the right time. The conversation also touches on overcoming societal norms around ambition, fostering a future-oriented mindset, and the importance of curiosity and experimentation in career transitions.
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Disrupt Your CareerAuthor Chat: Sustainable Ambition by Kathy OnetoIn a world where striving for success often leads to overwhelm, Kathy Oneto offers a refreshing new approach. Sustainable Ambition redefines how we think about work and life—not as a balancing act, but as an opportunity to align our goals with what truly matters.In this edition of Author Chat, Disrupt Your Career speaks with Kathy Oneto about her book, Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work (Greenleaf Book Group, June 2025). Kathy introduces a practical framework—Right Ambition, Right Time, and Right Effort—to help individuals pursue meaningful goals with clarit...2025-05-1512 min
Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your JobWhat Do You Want To Do Next?, with Kathy OnetoCheck out the podcast on Macslist here: (https://www.macslist.org/?post_type=podcasts&p=15982&preview=true) How do you determine what to do next in your career? That depends on your situation, says Find Your Dream Job guest Kathy Oneto. But if you have time to figure it out, Kathy suggests beginning with self-reflection. Examine peak moments in your work and personal life to determine what’s important to you. Then, Kathy says, ask yourself a series of questions to clarify what you’d like to learn, where your passions lie, and what motiv...2025-05-1426 min
SFC Radio PresentsTGFM Kathy OnetoaBrother Greg sits down with Kathy Oneto - author of Sustainable Ambition - speaks about her book, and how to prioritize what matters to thrive in work and life.2025-05-1331 min
Wellbeing & Career World Podcast.Rethinking Success with Kathy OnetoWelcome back to Wellbeing and Career World Podcast. Today, I'm thrilled to welcome someone who lives at the intersection of ambition and intention — Kathy Oneto. Kathy is an executive and life-work coach, a dynamic speaker, and the founder of Sustainable Ambition® — a platform dedicated to helping individuals and organizations thrive sustainably in today’s fast-paced world. With over 25 years as a strategy executive working across business, branding, innovation, and talent, Kathy brings a rare blend of big-picture thinking and practical wisdom. She’s also the host of the Sustainable Ambition podcast and author of the upcoming book, Sustainable Ambition: How to Pr...2025-05-1152 min
Career Can DoBurn Bright, Not Out with Kathy OnetoIs work-life balance real, or just an elusive myth? In this episode of Career Can Do, guest host Chris Sandland speaks with Kathy Oneto—founder of the Sustainable Ambition Movement and host of the Sustainable Ambition podcast—about how we can align our ambitions and energy to create a fulfilling and sustainable career. Kathy shares practical insights from her upcoming book, Sustainable Ambition, and offers a fresh, realistic alternative to the outdated notion of work-life balance.
Kathy challenges traditional thinking: “The challenge that I have with work-life balance is... it sets the wrong expectations.” Instead of striving for perf...2025-05-0119 min
Leanne on Demand Daily with Leanne Hughes🌴 19. Driving Sustainable Ambition with Kathy Oneto (Weekend Rewind)In this episode, Leanne Hughes chats with Kathy Oneto, branding expert and host of the Sustainable Ambition podcast. Kathy shares her philosophy of crafting fulfilling work while living a meaningful life, using a decade-to-decade lens. She challenges the concept of work-life balance and offers a more sustainable framework for aligning career ambitions with personal values.Kathy reflects on her own career transitions, explores why curiosity matters more than passion, and explains how tuning into yourself is the first step to navigating change. This conversation is packed with practical advice...2025-01-1830 min
Business BreakdownS1 E8: Kathy Oneto, and Building a Business with Sustainable AmbitionKathy Oneto is a solopreneur, podcast host, and Founder of the Oneto Agency. After working in branding and marketing for large companies, Kathy decided to go off on her own, and to pursue a portfolio career that better aligned with her interests, values and aspirations.During this conversation, Kathy reveals her thoughtful approach to business model design, emphasizing how solopreneurs can find alignment between their values and business strategy. She also discusses building a portfolio business and the importance of relationships in entrepreneurial success. Kathy also shared her insights on branding, sustainable ambition, and...2024-10-2725 min
Women Changing The WorldEP 72: Sustainable Ambition with Kathy OnetoIn this episode, Lis Best is joined by Kathy Oneto, founder of Sustainable Ambition and Host of the Sustainable Ambition Podcast. Kathy discusses how she has redefined ambition, built self-trust, and navigated transitions, both for herself and her clients.
Kathy’s work focuses on the practice of using ambition as a guidepost along your career path and life journey. She supports entrepreneurs and creatives of all kinds, especially those entering a transition period.
Kathy describes how ambition is like a U-curve, as well as her method for determining where one wants to exist on that spe...2024-08-1355 min
Career 101 Podcast76. Goal Setting 101: Goal Setting for Your Career with Kathy OnetoGoal setting is crucial for navigating your career path and achieving long-term success. Yet, many professionals struggle with effectively setting and adhering to their career goals. Are you actively shaping your career, or does it feel like you're merely reacting to circumstances?
In today’s episode of our podcast, our host and CEO, Porschia, is joined by Kathy Oneto, a renowned strategy executive and life-work coach, to explore the power of goal setting in your career. They delve into how intentional goal setting is essential for professional growth and fulfillment.
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Smashing the PlateauHow to Craft Long-Term Success with Sustainable Career Strategies Featuring Kathy OnetoKathy Oneto is an executive and life-work coach committed to helping individuals find success on their terms in both their professional and personal lives. As the founder of Sustainable Ambition and the host of the Sustainable Ambition Podcast, she guides clients to discover motivation in their careers, construct their future life and work arcs, and manage their efforts towards greater resilience and sustainability. In her diverse portfolio career, Kathy also serves as a strategy executive, aiding organizations in cutting through ambiguity and gaining the clarity needed to progress and take sustainable actions.In today's episode of Smashing...2024-06-1726 min
Second Breaks220. Sustaining Our Drive and Ambition as We Get Older with Kathy OnetoDo we stop being ambitious as we get older? What happens to the drive we've always had once we retire? In this episode of Second Breaks, I explore ambition with Kathy Oneto, the founder of Sustainable Ambition and host of The Sustainable Ambition podcast. Kathy shares the results of her research and insights from numerous interviews on this topic. We explore the concept of maintaining ambition over time without self-sacrifice, the negative connotations of ambition, societal pressures, and the trap of ambition comparison. We talked about the application of ambition beyond a career and the s...2024-02-0146 minSecond Breaks220. Sustaining Our Drive and Ambition as We Get Older with Kathy OnetoDo we stop being ambitious as we get older? What happens to the drive we've always had once we retire? In this episode of Second Breaks, I explore ambition with Kathy Oneto, the founder of Sustainable Ambition and host of The Sustainable Ambition podcast. Kathy shares the results of her research and insights from numerous interviews on this topic. We explore the concept of maintaining ambition over time without self-sacrifice, the negative connotations of ambition, societal pressures, and the trap of ambition comparison. We talked about the application of ambition beyond a career and the s...2024-02-0146 min
MBA Insider#214: Sustainable Ambition with Kathy OnetoKathy Oneto is a UC-Berkeley-Haas MBA Graduate, and the Principal Strategist at the Agency Oneto. She is also the host of the Sustainable Ambition Podcast. After starting her career in advertising, Kathy decided to pursue an MBA to continue learning and growing and finding other opportunities to explore new paths and explore more opportunities.During our conversation, Kathy spoke about how after graduating from business school she went from working in the consulting and CPG industries to eventually pivoting to a path in solopreneurship and entrepreneurship. Kathy also shared h...2023-10-0336 minCentered in the CityEpisode 163: Permission to be Ambitious While Navigating and Challenging ExpectationsExpectations are sticky and can feel icky. On today's podcast, Kathy Oneto and I explore how to be ambitious without getting trapped by expectations of self, others and society. In this conversations we explore expectations from many angles. We explore, what does "ambition" mean? What does "expectation" mean? We share mental and somatic practices of how to notice and work with expectations in a helpful way. Take a listen and share your takeaways with us on Instagram @OneWade and @sustainableambition Previous episodes mentioned: Solo Episode: Expectations are a B*tch Episode 105: Sustainable Ambition w...2023-08-0352 min
Pivot with Jenny BlakeSustainable Ambition with Kathy OnetoHow ambitious are you? More importantly, how ambitious do you want to be in different areas of life and work? Today’s guest, Kathy Oneto, takes the long view on goals, especially for those of us who are naturally inclined to overwork until we burn out. Instead, we can be more intentional by toggling the dials of right ambition, right effort, and right time up and down as we move through different seasons.In this conversation, Kathy and I discuss managing ambition anxiety, how to know if you’re bumping up against what Gay Hendricks calls an “Upper...2023-04-3049 min
Sustainable AmbitionCan Ambition Be Sustainable?Introducing The Sustainable Ambition Podcast. Host Kathy Oneto talks with experts, authors, and friends with insight on her philosophy to life and work focused on three concepts: Right Ambition, Right Time, and Right Effort. On the podcast, Kathy shares ideas for navigating your career at different stages of life and work. You’ll learn to define your own success. You’ll embrace a consciously ambitious approach to better align life and work. And no matter what you choose to take on, you’ll have the resilience to tackle the challenge and the practices you need to...2023-03-0603 min
Somatic WisdomS2 E6 Sustainable Ambition and Using Curiosity as Our Compass with Kathy OnetoI loved this conversation with fellow coach and podcaster, Kathy Oneto of Sustainable Ambition. Kathy Oneto is an executive and life-work coach who is passionate about helping people succeed on their terms both at work and in life. She is the founder of Sustainable Ambition and host of The Sustainable Ambition Podcast. Her mission is to help people attain more joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment in their careers from decade to decade, helping them to be ambitious with more ease and without burnout. Kathy and I talk about how we see ambition, how our lives have an...2023-02-1239 min
Sustainable Ambition97. On Feeling More Alive Choosing Ambition on Your Terms with Neha Mandhani“I feel very ambitious even though on the outside my ambition may look very different, but it feels like ambition on my terms.” Yes! That sounds like Sustainable Ambition—ambition that’s rooted in you and on your terms.Today I’m joined by Neha Mandhani, a certified executive leadership coach, for an open, honest conversation on what it’s like to listen and honor oneself, to move through the discomfort of choosing self-authorship, and to step out of the norm onto a path that aligns to your integrity and purpose. Neha is someone who has explored her multiple...2023-02-0848 min
Sustainable Ambition96. On the Power of Pause ⏸️ with Kathy OnetoWhen we pause, more is happening than we think. Host Kathy Oneto shares three examples to inspire you to practice your own pauses. When and where will you allow yourself to take a break of any length?Resources MentionedI’d love to hear from you! Send me a voice note, ideas for what you’d like to hear on the podcast, or a question that might be read and answered here on the podcast! Go to https://bit.ly/sapodcast-askDr. Rick Hanson and his HEAL Method: https://www.rickhanson.net/possible-heal/2023-02-0114 min
Sustainable Ambition95. On What It Is Time for Now ️ with Kathy OnetoToday host Kathy Oneto jumps back into time and how the concept of time factors into Sustainable Ambition. We can’t do it all at once across life and work, so what it is time for now? Kathy offers three concepts and explorations considering the Future, Past, and Present to help you determine what it is time for now in your life and work.Resources MentionedI’d love to hear from you! Send me a voice note, ideas for what you’d like to hear on the podcast, or a question that might be read a...2023-01-2518 min
Sustainable Ambition94. On Be a Skateboarder with Kathy OnetoOr simply send an email here: podcast@SustainableAmbition.com Sign up for my curated bi-weekly Sustainable Ambition Forum newsletter at: https://sustainableambition.com/subscribe2023-01-1808 min
Sustainable Ambition93. On Dialing in Your Ambitions with Kathy OnetoInspired by the ambition of astronauts, host Kathy Oneto invites you to consider what it might look like to dial in your ambitions. Do you have big ambitions? Small ambitions? Just right ambitions—just right for you? Explore what it might look like to play with dialing in your ambitions to be the right aspiration for you and aligned to the right effort.Resources MentionedI’d love to hear from you! Send me a voice note, ideas for what you’d like to hear on the podcast, or a question that might be read and an...2023-01-1109 min
Sustainable Ambition92. On Blast off! or Push Off with Kathy OnetoIn this first episode of 2023, host Kathy Oneto talks about how you might want to start your year. Are you someone who wants to blast off or would you rather push off? What will support you best as you step into the new year?Resources MentionedI’d love to hear from you! Send me a voice note with a topic of interest or a question that might be read and answered here on the podcast! Go to https://bit.ly/sapodcast-askNASA and the James Webb Telescope: https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/...2023-01-0408 min
Sustainable Ambition91. On A More Sustainable+Ambitious Year: 12-Month Review with Kathy OnetoIn this episode, Kathy Oneto, founder of Sustainable Ambition, closes out the yearlong series on planning and living a more sustainable+ambitious year.In this episode, it’s time for the 12-month review. How did your year go? How did you do with your ambitions and making your life+work more sustainable? Kathy offers prompts and shares her own experiences as she guides us to think about what we’ve learned and what’s next for the new year.A reminder that these episodes are good ones to do while out on a walk or making...2022-12-1934 min
Sustainable Ambition90. On Ambition, Optimism, and Holiday Cheer with my Bestie Carol BestToday I’m happy to be in conversation with one of my besties, Carol Best! Carol and I have known each other for almost 15 years, and I wanted to have an informative yet fun conversation about how Carol keeps herself engaged in her work, how she’s learned to both step into her ambitions and navigate them across both work and life, and why she prioritizing stepping into being an upbeat, passionate, and optimistic leader.Carol is a champion of personal purpose and lives it. We hear about that in this episode and how she is someone who...2022-12-1442 min
Sustainable Ambition89. On Closing Out the Year & Welcoming 2023 with Kathy OnetoIn this solo episode, host Kathy Oneto asks you to give yourself permission to pause and reflect to honor the past year. Join her for 11 questions to close out the year and welcome 2023.You may want to listen while out on a walk, pausing to note observations, or sit down with your favorite beverage and a journal at hand. Or, check out the Google document provided to capture your reflections and insights (refer to the Resources in the Show Notes).Here’s to creating space for whatever is needed in the moment and all the po...2022-12-0733 min
Sustainable Ambition87. On Finding Purpose Where You Are with Kathy OnetoIn this Sustainable Ambition (SA) Quick Tip, host Kathy Oneto talks about finding purpose in your work and in your life where you are, rather than look for it externally outside of yourself. She also offers a more accessible definition of purpose and provides examples that can broaden our view of what it can mean and how we can achieve it. It just might be easier than we think.Resources MentionedFind Your Purpose article: https://bit.ly/sapurposeE66 - On Smart Strategies to be Fulfilled at Work with Art Markman: https...2022-11-2918 min
Sustainable Ambition83. On Hybrid or Remote Worker? Double-Down on Work Relationships with Kathy OnetoAre you a hybrid or remote worker? And, did you know that in today’s remote and hybrid work environments that many of us are feeling disconnected from each other?- 72% of employees say they aren’t able to socialize enough when they’re remote (Workplace Intelligence)- 60% of remote workers say WFH (working from home) makes them feel less connected to their colleagues (Pew Research)That’s a problem. Why? Because having friends, relationships, and a community at work has huge benefits! That means each of us needs to be proactive in making c...2022-10-2622 min
Sustainable Ambition80. Part 2: A More Sustainable+Ambitious Year Q4 Planning - How to Avoid the End of Year Crush with Kathy OnetoThis episode builds on the series that kicked off the year on planning and living a more sustainable+ambitious year. Kathy Oneto, founder of Sustainable Ambition, is back with Part 2 of the Q3 Review to now focus on Q4 planning.Here she talks about dialing in your ambitions for the end of the year, creating a sustaining plan to avoid the end-of-year crush, and has you focus, despite her own resistance, to looking ahead to 2023 to make initial plans for making it all more sustainable if you expect the fourth quarter to be demanding.A...2022-10-0625 min
Sustainable Ambition79. Part 1: A More Sustainable+Ambitious Year Q3 Review & Learning - Discerning Between This and That with Kathy OnetoIn this episode, Kathy Oneto, founder of Sustainable Ambition, builds on the series that kicked off the year on planning and living a more sustainable+ambitious year. In this episode, we check in on your Q3 progress. Then in Part 2, we’ll look at planning for Q4 to avoid the end-of-year crush and make our end to the year more sustainable.A reminder that these episodes are good ones to do while out on a walk or making time for quiet reflection. You’ll likely want to pause the episode, think, take notes, and then hit play agai...2022-10-0439 min
Sustainable Ambition78. On Building a Values-Aligned Career and Life with Stephanie MovahhedJoining me today is Stephanie Movahhed, a leadership coach based in my hometown of San Francisco. In this conversation, Stephanie talks us through her career journey and offers learning and tips from her personal and coaching experiences.Stephanie has had an interesting career full of pivots that have kept her challenged and growing. Her experiences are a great illustration of staying engaged and in action to help identify one’s next career arc. What comes through is how Stephanie has always been guided by what was important to her and her values, interests, curiosities, and what was ca...2022-09-2842 min
Sustainable Ambition76. On Finding the Courage to Step Back to Go Forward in Your Career with Kathy OnetoIn this solo episode, host Kathy Oneto builds on Episode 75 with Dr. Dawn Graham where they talked about building confidence to make a career switch. Hear Kathy answer a listener question that builds on that prior conversation: “How does one find the courage to take a step back in their career to then move forward onto a new path? And what are smart ways to do that?”Kathy shares six smart actions to consider from her research, the podcast, and what she’s personally learned over the years that can help build your courage and give you the co...2022-09-2025 min
Brand Design Masters PodcastKathy Oneto - Leaving Corporate, Part 5: Getting Your New Business GoingKathy and I share how we each started our businesses and announced it to our networks. We also discuss visibility as one of the critical aspects of a successful launch. And finally, to wrap up this final episode of the “Leaving Corporate” series, we discuss some of the best marketing and branding advice we have to offer from our personal experience in the trenches of solopreneurship to those of you who are considering the “big leap”. We discuss:How I announced my new brand and business to the world.How o...2022-09-1950 min
Sustainable Ambition74. On Why I Love & Hate Arthur Brooks’ “From Strength to Strength” with Kathy OnetoIn this episode, host Kathy Oneto talks about how age should not be viewed as a limiter. If we want to be ambitious in our second stage, “Go for it!” Despite what Arthur Brooks writes in his recent book, “From Strength to Strength,” decline is not inevitable. Sure, our intelligence may shift, as he claims, but there are more types of intelligence than he references, and there’s plenty of evidence that bucks the claim that older workers don’t perform as well as younger workers.Frankly, this is what gets us fired up. These are the types of cla...2022-09-1327 min
Brand Design Masters PodcastKathy Oneto - Leaving Corporate Part 4: Getting Resourced and Building Your Business InfrastructureIn this episode, Kathy and I share how we started building our business with the resources that were available to us at that time. From planning on which social media platforms to leverage, to considering our physical office spaces and technology setups. We discuss:How Kathy started her brand ecosystem.What Kathy did to plan every detail of her brand strategy.How outsourcing is a smart move for a startup.How Kathy chose which social platform to focus on.Why it's okay not to be on all the social media platforms.How Philip c...2022-09-1245 min
Brand Design Masters PodcastKathy Oneto - Leaving Corporate Part 3: What To Do Before You Pull The PlugWe discuss:What happened after I decided to take a break.The realization Kathy had along the emotional journey from the transition.What was Philip’s business plan after leaving.Kathy’s business plan and business model.What Kathy learned starting up her consultancy.How to consider business scope and positioningHow Kathy wants her audience to see her brand.How to keep things light and not get overwhelmedTo connect with Kathy Oneto:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-oneto/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koneto12/Podcast: https://sust...2022-09-0539 min
Sustainable Ambition72. On Career Arcs with Adventure, Grace, & Courage with Kathy OnetoIn this Sustainable Ambition (SA) Quick Tip, host Kathy Oneto talks about career arcs with adventure, grace, and courage. Often when people are at a career inflection point, they can feel angst and guilt and be cautious. Why? Because there’s a lot of well meaning, yet inaccurate, work and career advice out there that sets the wrong expectations. When we aren’t able to live up to those expectations, stress manifests. Instead, Kathy talks about reframing towards adventure, grace, and courage to help reduce the stress associated with such transitions and, most importantly, redirect our energy to help us e...2022-09-0218 min
Brand Design Masters PodcastKathy Oneto - Leaving Corporate Part 2: Recognizing It’s Time To GoIn this episode Kathy and I share our own experiences in leaving corporate and the decisions we faced and the signals we received before we decided to leave and strike out on our own. We discuss:How did we realized it was time to leave corporate.What contributes to wanderlust.My personal experience in leaving the corporate world.What our body tells us contributes to our decisions.What was the last straw.Some internal signals to consider before deciding to leave.Some external workplace signals you need to look for.How maintaining workplace n...2022-08-2940 min
Sustainable Ambition70. SA Quick Tip! On Why to Always Be Thinking about Your Next Play with Kathy OnetoThis Sustainable Ambition (SA) Quick Tip builds on the last Quick Tip in Episode 67: On Don’t Know? Get Into Action. Many of us often get caught off guard when our life and work algorithm shifts. How can we avoid being surprised, leaving us standing in the messy middle of a career transition not knowing what’s next? By being proactive and consistently exploring and investing in our next play. Thinking about what’s next as a practice can help us avoid feeling angst on the journey and being overly cautious along the way.This concept is rooted...2022-08-2416 min
Brand Design Masters PodcastKathy Oneto - Leaving Corporate Part 1: Owning Your Personal Brand NarrativeKathy Oneto, host of the Sustainable Ambition podcast, and founder of Sustainable Ambition has spent 20 years in the “big corporate” and “big agency” worlds as a brand strategist and senior marketing executive; she's worked in large companies and small, as well as entrepreneurial companies, both as a co-founder of start-ups and as the chief of staff to founders.In this series, Kathy and I talk about how to leave the corporate world for greener pastures. For this first episode, we discuss how to take stock of your personal brand while you are still employed.2022-08-2241 min
Sustainable Ambition69. Part 2: On Intentionally Living & Working with Pace with Kathy Oneto & Wade BrillIn this episode, I’m joined by my friend, Wade Brill, who was on the podcast with me early on in Episode 5. Wade is a Mindfulness Coach, Podcaster and Speaker.Wade and I got together to discuss Pace, a topic we’re passionate about as it shows up in the work that we both do. If you’ve been listening to the podcast, you know that I’ve talked about pace on a few other episodes in the past year: Episode 52: On Setting Your Own Pace and Episode 39 on Rethinking & Shaping Your Time.We thought it would...2022-08-1048 min
Sustainable Ambition68. Part 1: On Intentionally Living & Working with Pace with Kathy Oneto & Wade BrillIn this episode, I’m joined by my friend, Wade Brill, who was on the podcast with me early on in Episode 5. Wade is a Mindfulness Coach, Podcaster and Speaker.Wade and I got together to discuss Pace, a topic we’re passionate about as it shows up in the work that we both do. If you’ve been listening to the podcast, you know that I’ve talked about pace on a few other episodes in the past year: Episode 52: On Setting Your Own Pace and Episode 39 on Rethinking & Shaping Your Time.We thought it would...2022-08-0350 min
Sustainable Ambition67. SA Quick Tip! On Don’t Know? Get Into Action with Kathy OnetoIn this Sustainable Ambition (SA) Quick Tip, host Kathy Oneto offers an antidote to not knowing what you want to do. When you don’t know, get into action.Kathy shares how one of the most common phrases she hears from coaching clients and those in a career inflection point is, ”I don't know what I want to do!” It’s usually said with angst and frustration. She found the same having done research with those who made career transitions; they often start the process in a state of not knowing. If you are in a career or life...2022-07-2715 min
Leanne Hughes' Work and Live LargeWALL 27: Getting Unstuck and Driving Sustainable Ambition in your Work and Life with Kathy OnetoOn last week’s episode of Two by Tuesday, we talked about the 2x2 matrix of competence and joy with regards to our work. The top left of that box – the trap quadrant – says a lot about us, being highly competent in something, but that something doesn’t give us the joy that we need in life.So today, I invited someone who can help us out if we’re stuck in doing a lot of work in that trap area. Join us today as we learn to live with more fulfillment, joy, and ease while still being ambi...2022-07-1333 min
Sustainable Ambition65. Part 5: On Building a Work Life after Corporate Life with Kathy Oneto & Philip VanDusenIn this episode, I’m excited to be joined by my good friend and mentor, Philip VanDusen, whose been on the podcast with me two times before. Philip comes back to join me for this 5-part series on Building a Work Life after Corporate Life. How do you leave corporate and move into self-employment or starting a business? Our intent with this series is to create a guide to going out on your own.This became a topic for The Sustainable Ambition Podcast based on a listener request, and I thought who better to discuss this with th...2022-07-1359 min
Sustainable Ambition64. A More Sustainable+Ambitious Year: Q2 Assess & Adapt with Kathy OnetoIn this episode, Kathy Oneto, founder of Sustainable Ambition, builds on the series that kicked off the year on planning and living a more sustainable+ambitious year. This episode is about checking in on your Q2 progress. How have things gone? What worked? What didn’t work? What do you want to practice next? It’s time to Assess and Adapt to help you both stretch and sustain yourself in your life+work in the months ahead.The series coincided with the launch of the Sustainable Ambition 12-Month Workbook+Planner: Your Life+Work Resilience Rx. The workbook+plan...2022-07-0641 min
Sustainable Ambition63. Part 4: On Building a Work Life after Corporate Life with Kathy Oneto & Philip VanDusenIn this episode, I’m excited to be joined by my good friend and mentor, Philip VanDusen, whose been on the podcast with me two times before. Philip comes back to join me for this 5-part series on Building a Work Life after Corporate Life. How do you leave corporate and move into self-employment or starting a business? Our intent with this series is to create a guide to going out on your own.This became a topic for The Sustainable Ambition Podcast based on a listener request, and I thought who better to discuss this with th...2022-06-2955 min
Sustainable Ambition61. Part 3: On Building a Work Life after Corporate Life with Kathy Oneto & Philip VanDusenOn Episode 61, I’m in conversation with Philip VanDusen, whose been on the podcast with me two times before. Philip comes back to join me for this 5-part series on Building a Work Life after Corporate Life. How do you leave corporate and move into self-employment or starting a business? Our intent with this series is to create a guide to going out on your own.This became a topic for The Sustainable Ambition Podcast based on a listener request, and I thought who better to discuss this with than Philip. Both of us have had 25+ year ca...2022-06-1547 min
Sustainable Ambition59. Part 2: On Building a Work Life after Corporate Life with Kathy Oneto & Philip VanDusenIn this episode, I’m excited to be joined by my good friend and mentor, Philip VanDusen, whose been on the podcast with me two times before. Philip comes back to join me for this 5-part series on Building a Work Life after Corporate Life. How do you leave corporate and move into self-employment or starting a business? Our intent with this series is to create a guide to going out on your own.This became a topic for The Sustainable Ambition Podcast based on a listener request, and I thought who better to discuss this with th...2022-06-0146 min
Sustainable Ambition58. SA Quick Tip! On Sustaining through Energizing with Kathy OnetoIn our first episode in the series of Sustainable Ambition (SA) Quick Tips, host Kathy Oneto talks about sustaining ourselves through energizing.Oftentimes we think that recovering and building resilience come from rest. But what if that’s not the case? What if instead we actually need to get our metabolism going? We need a shot of adrenaline?That’s what I learned over the last year during the pandemic, both through my own experiences and also through coaching and talking with friends.How can you put this quick tip into action? If you...2022-05-2514 min
Sustainable Ambition57. Part 1: On Building a Work Life after Corporate Life with Kathy Oneto & Philip VanDusenIn this episode, I’m excited to be joined by my good friend and mentor, Philip VanDusen, whose been on the podcast with me two times before. Philip comes back to join me for this 5-part series on Building a Work Life after Corporate Life. How do you leave corporate and move into self-employment or starting a business? Our intent with this series is to create a guide to going out on your own.This became a topic for The Sustainable Ambition Podcast based on a listener request, and I thought who better to discuss this with th...2022-05-1848 minCentered in the CityEpisode 105: Sustainable Ambition with Kathy OnetoOn today's podcast, we talk to Kathy Oneto about how to create sustainable ambition in our lives. We explore how noticing our personal pace, practicing pauses and letting go of perfectionism are key ingredients to create sustainable ambition in our own lives. Take a listen and share your takeaways with us on Instagram @OneWade and @SustainableAmbition Do you want support building more mindful pauses in your life? Are you wanting to create a sustainable ritual in your life? Build your own unique ritual by using the Centered Method on Centered in the City Sign up for your 7 d...2022-05-1236 min
Sustainable Ambition53. On A More Sustainable+Ambitious Year: Q1 Assess & Adapt with Kathy OnetoIn this episode, Kathy Oneto, founder of Sustainable Ambition, builds on the series that kicked off the year on planning and living a more sustainable+ambitious year. This episode is about checking in on your Q1 progress. How have things gone? What worked? What didn’t work? What do you want to practice next? It’s time to Assess and Adapt to help you both stretch and sustain yourself in your life+work in the months ahead. This series coincided with the launch of the Sustainable Ambition 12-Month Workbook+Planner: Your Life+Work Resilience Rx. The workbook+plann...2022-04-0649 min
Sustainable Ambition52. On Setting Your Own Pace with Kathy OnetoIn this solo episode, host Kathy Oneto shares her personal experience with setting the pace in her life to not fall into the “I’m so busy” frantic narrative that often surrounds us. You’ll learn 5 tips that have helped Kathy create boundaries around how she experiences her time. This has been a topic that has held Kathy’s attention for months now, and she continues to play with her own practices to not let the external world command her personal, day-to-day experiences.How do you want to experience time? What pace do you want to set?Than...2022-03-3026 min
Sustainable Ambition50. On Celebrating #50 and 10 Guest Wisdom Themes for Sustainable Ambition with Kathy OnetoI can’t believe I’m already at Episode 50 🎉. It’s really been such a joy to be in conversation with experts, authors, and friends over the last 15 months. I’m so grateful for all my guests who have been on and shared their knowledge, insights, and experiences. And I’m so grateful for all of you listening in! In honor of my guests and all of you, in this solo episode I’m sharing 10 themes and common wisdom insights we’ve heard from all these wonderful guests and what I’ve learned over the last year about living and wor...2022-03-1651 min
Sustainable Ambition45. On Planning a More Sustainable+Ambitious Year: Part 4 with Kathy OnetoJoin Kathy Oneto, host and founder of Sustainable Ambition, for a 4-part series to help you plan a more sustainable+ambitious year ahead. We’ll explore what will be stretching for you and what will sustain you.This series coincides with the upcoming launch of the Sustainable Ambition 12-Month Workbook+Planner: Your Life+Work Resilience Rx. The workbook+planner offers inquiries, exercises, and planning tools to help you lead a fulfilling, sustainable, and ambitious life+work. Learn more at: sustainableambition.com/planner2022First, Sustainable Ambition is aspirational. It asks us to hold two opposing ideas—sust...2022-01-2425 min
Sustainable Ambition44. On Planning a More Sustainable+Ambitious Year: Part 3 with Kathy OnetoJoin Kathy Oneto, host and founder of Sustainable Ambition, for a 4-part series to help you plan a more sustainable+ambitious year ahead. We’ll explore what will be stretching for you and what will sustain you.This series coincides with the upcoming launch of the Sustainable Ambition 12-Month Workbook+Planner: Your Life+Work Resilience Rx. The workbook+planner offers inquiries, exercises, and planning tools to help you lead a fulfilling, sustainable, and ambitious life+work. Learn more at: sustainableambition.com/planner2022First, Sustainable Ambition is aspirational. It asks us to hold two opposing ideas—sust...2022-01-1732 min
Sustainable Ambition43. On Planning a More Sustainable+Ambitious Year: Part 2 with Kathy OnetoJoin Kathy Oneto, host and founder of Sustainable Ambition, for a 4-part series to help you plan a more sustainable+ambitious year ahead. We’ll explore what will be stretching for you and what will sustain you.This series coincides with the upcoming launch of the Sustainable Ambition 12-Month Workbook+Planner: Your Life+Work Resilience Rx. The workbook+planner offers inquiries, exercises, and planning tools to help you lead a fulfilling, sustainable, and ambitious life+work. Learn more at: sustainableambition.com/planner2022First, Sustainable Ambition is aspirational. It asks us to hold two opposing ideas—sust...2022-01-1047 min
Sustainable Ambition42. On Planning a More Sustainable+Ambitious Year: Part 1 with Kathy OnetoJoin Kathy Oneto, host and founder of Sustainable Ambition, for a 4-part series to help you plan a more sustainable+ambitious year ahead. We’ll explore what will be stretching for you and what will sustain you.This series coincides with the upcoming launch of the Sustainable Ambition 12-Month Workbook+Planner: Your Life+Work Resilience Rx. The workbook+planner offers inquiries, exercises, and planning tools to help you lead a fulfilling, sustainable, and ambitious life+work. Learn more at: sustainableambition.com/planner2022First, Sustainable Ambition is aspirational. It asks us to hold two opposing ideas—sust...2022-01-0343 min
Sustainable Ambition41. On Closing Out the Year & Welcoming 2022 with Kathy OnetoIn this solo episode, host Kathy Oneto asks you to give yourself permission to pause and reflect to honor the past year. Join her for nine questions to close out the year and welcome 2022.You may want to listen while out on a walk, pausing to note observations, or sit down with your favorite beverage and a journal at hand. Or, check out the Google document provided (see the show notes) to capture your reflections and insights. Here’s to acknowledging 2021 and starting fresh in 2022!Thanks for Listening!If you liked thi...2021-12-0824 min
Sustainable Ambition39. On Rethinking & Shaping Your Time with Kathy OnetoIn today’s modern world with its never-ending demands, we can be left feeling like time controls us more than we control our time. But what if time is an illusion as Albert Einstein said? What if we can rethink our time to support us rather than control us? What if we shift our modern perspective of time and see it as simply a construct that can be reshaped? Because our current ways of working with time can often shackle us to unproductive ways of being and living our lives.That’s what host and found...2021-11-1628 min
Work From The Inside Out150: Follow Your Curiosity with Kathy OnetoAt 15, Kathy Oneto was going through those big, thick college guides trying to figure out what she wanted to do with her life. Now, she thinks she was just trying to understand herself. Yet, how many of us started on that path thinking we had to figure out what direction we wanted to go in, what major to declare in college, or even what we were passionate about? Kathy told me, “I don't think the best advice is to tell people to follow your passion. Most of us do not have a singular passion. Some of us do...2021-11-1053 min
Sustainable Ambition37. On A Challenge to Grant Yourself Permission with Kathy OnetoIn this short episode, Kathy Oneto, host and founder of Sustainable Ambition, talks about the concept of permission and how it has been showing up a lot for her of late. It inspired her to jump on and share a challenge with you for the coming week and/or holiday months. That challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to ask yourself and act on: What permission do you want to grant yourself? And: What permission might you grant yourself to stretch yourself? What permission might you grant yourself to sustain yourself?Thanks for...2021-11-0310 min
Sustainable Ambition33. On Get Done What You Want to Get Done (AKA GSD!) with Kathy OnetoAre you an ambitious person who gets inspired to do a lot? You have multiple ideas, get excited about a lot of projects, and can’t help yourself but take them on? It can easily happen when you’re engaged and motivated. But often in those situations, you might start to feel frustrated when you find yourself not making as much progress as you’d like, because your plate is so full. So in that situation, how do you Get Done What You Want to Get Done? Join Kathy Oneto, host and founder of Sustainable Ambition...2021-10-0625 min
Sustainable Ambition28. On Where Did My Ambition Go? with Kathy Oneto (A Solo Episode)Are you like me and wondering this summer, “Where did my ambition go?!” Ugh. Perhaps we are still in the pandemic’s “languishing” fog, as Adam Grant brought to our attention earlier this year. Some of us may simply be exhausted and need to restore ourselves. Or, maybe life is rightly pulling your attention towards other pressing personal matters. And yet, there can be other reasons why our ambition might wane. In this solo episode, host Kathy Oneto offers tips on ways to help find your way back to your ambition and flourishing.This might be a perfec...2021-09-0128 min
Sustainable Ambition26. On Re-Writing Your Work Re-Entry with Kathy Oneto (A Solo Episode)As we start to look out past the end of this month and think about heading back-to-work (as kids head back-to-school, too), Kathy Oneto, Founder of Sustainable Ambition, wanted to provide some thoughts on how to step into this “new normal,” when it comes to going back to the office. Of course, the Delta variant is throwing some kinks into our re-entry plans, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be thinking about how you want to structure your work-life going forward. In this episode, Kathy offers tips to help you re-write your re-entry on your terms an...2021-08-1824 min
Sustainable Ambition24. On Cutting Back on Demands & Expectations with Kathy Oneto (A Summer Solo Episode)In this solo episode, I offer 3 challenges to help you cut back on demands and expectations so you can create more space in your life for summer and going forward.I read an article on burnout from The Economist’s 1843 magazine by Josh Cohen who is a psychoanalyst, academic, and writer. And he had this to say at the end, “Burnout is not simply a symptom of working too hard. It is also the body and mind crying out for an essential human need: a space free from the incessant demands and expectations of the world…. The amelio...2021-07-2818 min
Sustainable Ambition21. On Career Transitions & Building a Sustainable Work-Life with Cathryn CaruthersI was excited to speak with Cathryn Caruthers, an executive coach who specializes in working with senior and emerging leaders in navigating major career transitions.In this conversation, Cathryn offers great tips for managing a sustainable career, dealing with impostor syndrome (or she’d call it impostor phenomenon), which most of us experience even high performers, and paying attention to what might lead to burnout.This is a great episode for people at all stages of one’s career, as Cathryn offers tips that apply from the time you’re in college to what we should...2021-06-2351 min
Sustainable Ambition20. On Creating Space & What will Sustain You with Kathy Oneto (A Solo Episode)In this solo episode, I talk about creating space and what will sustain you. The topic of sustainability, creating space, and sustaining myself has been present for me of late, so I thought I’d do a short episode on what I’ve been experiencing in the hopes that it will help you, too.And with the official start of summer right around the corner, I think it’s a perfect time for the topic. Summer offers us a time when we typically slow down, so despite the world picking up coming out of the pandemic, I encour...2021-06-1022 min
Sustainable Ambition19. On Keeping Your Energy & Spirit Intact with Leslie FordeJoining me on this episode of the podcast is Leslie Forde, founder of Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs, which researches and illuminates stress, self-care and growth for Moms, and founder of Allies @ Work, which helps employers use data to retain working parents and create inclusive workplaces where caregivers can thrive. Leslie is shedding the light on just how broken our current system is in supporting caregivers, both women and men, and offers great insights and tips for both companies and individuals to find a more sustainable way to achieve successful outcomes in both work and life.I co...2021-05-2643 min
Brand Design Masters PodcastKathy Oneto - Building an Achievable and Sustainable Dream CareerThese are the interesting questions Kathy Oneto, a renowned Business and Career Strategist, explains in today’s episode. A former colleague and a long-time partner of Verhaal Brand Design, Kathy is the Founder of Sustainable Ambition and the owner of The Agency Oneto.Passion sparks the fire, purpose keeps it burning. Learn more about these two key elements in creating a workable and a long-lasting dream career.We talk about:• Redirection of career paths• Taking a sabbatical as a great way to discover what you want• Striking the balance between two or more per...2021-05-2443 min
Sustainable Ambition18. On "Strong Like Water" & Leaning into Vulnerability with Laila TarrafIn this episode, I’m joined by Laila Tarraf, a senior human resource executive who is currently the Chief People Officer of Allbirds, a sustainable footwear and apparel brand, and the author of the recently released book, “Strong Like Water: How I found the Courage to Lead with Love in Business and in Life.” In this beautifully written book, Laila is generous with her own vulnerability in sharing her personal story so that we all can learn through her experiences of both loss and growth.Together we talk about becoming a heart-based leader, what being “soft but strong”...2021-05-1250 min
Sustainable Ambition17. On Getting Control of Burnout with Talia RosenblumFor those of us who are ambitious, it can be easy get to a point of burnout. So to live in a Sustainable Ambition way, we need to find tools to help us recognize when we’re moving towards it and to direct our energy so our work doesn’t unintentionally take over our life, as I say around Right Effort, the third pillar of Sustainable Ambition.So, I was thrilled to speak with Talia Rosenblum who specializes in working with people who have experienced burnout and with those who want to find better work-life integration. We shar...2021-05-0545 min
Sustainable Ambition16. On Creating the Life I Want with Christine Bader & Eva DienelI was so excited to speak with Christine Bader and Eva Dienel about their important work at “The Life I Want.” Christine and Eva are both idealists and writers in their own right, and with this storytelling project they are telling rich stories to reframe the discussion about work in our lives.It all starts with “The Life I Want,” not work.And in this episode, we hear what brought each of them to reorient their own work to support their lives vs. living to work, taking them to Bali and Australia, respectively, for a period o...2021-04-2853 min
Sustainable Ambition15. On Choosing the Career & Life that is Right for Us with Mala SinghMala Singh is the Chief People Officer (CPO) of Electronic Arts. I had the pleasure of working with Mala when she was Chief People Officer at Minted, and I couldn't wait to speak with her in this episode, because she's is one of the wisest people I know. Not only did I want to learn more about Mala's own career journey from British Guyana to the U.S. to a global career in HR, I also knew Mala would have great insight to share from her own experiences and from her role as a CPO on the executive team...2021-04-1852 min
Sustainable Ambition14. On Managing Your $ to Support your Life with Bridget JonesOn this episode, I’m in conversation with Bridget Jones, a finance coach and founder of Smart Sister Finance. Prior to Smart Sister, Bridget worked in finance and was an executive leader at several leading food companies where she held finance and operations leadership roles at companies like Clif Bar and Whole Foods Market.I wanted to chat with Bridget, because finances is directly tied to work-life integration and managing our careers from decade to decade. While salary is not an intrinsic motivator, meaning the core thing that gets most of us excited about our work, the re...2021-04-0746 min
Sustainable Ambition13. On Uncertainty & Living in Not Knowing (A Solo Episode)On another solo episode, I share some thoughts on a topic that has come up a lot over the last year during the pandemic… And that is the concept of living in not knowing. What does “living in not knowing” even mean? It means living in uncertainty. Not being clear on a path, say, or having the answer. It’s a weird liminal state. The challenge is that we are wired to want to know. We want certainty. And, when we don’t have that, it causes consternation and stress.Why is this important to the concept of Sustaina...2021-03-3133 min
Sustainable Ambition12. On Your Second Half & Leaning into Growth with Stephanie CarterI loved being in conversation with Stephanie Carter, founder of The Verse, a media platform designed and delivered by grown-ups, for grown-ups, built on real talk; action-ready, beyond-the-masses tips; and original ideas. In founding The Verse, Stephanie realized she was one in an army of grown-ups seeking reinvention, and she hopes that by sharing her setbacks and wins, she can help people to view their second half with optimism and excitement.And this is what we delve into in this conversation. If you're wondering what's next for your second act, listen in. We cover everything from the...2021-03-2455 min
Sustainable Ambition11. On Finding Career Clarity & Permission with Lisa Lewis MillerIn this conversation, I welcome Lisa Lewis Miller, career change expert, author, and founder of Career Clarity, a company helping individuals step into the careers they've been dreaming of. If you are someone who exclaims, "I don’t know what I want to do with my life!," then this is the episode for you! Lisa offers a foolproof way to uncover your internal wisdom, because as she shares, you are the only one who knows. The answer isn’t “out there” or with anyone else. And a key theme of our conversation is permission—to explore what’s possible, to go for wh...2021-03-1752 min
Sustainable Ambition10. On So, what is Sustainable Ambition™? (My First Solo Episode!)This is my first solo episode! I thought I’d share with you just what I mean by Sustainable Ambition and why I think it’s an important concept for us to consider when managing our careers, especially in today’s world. I’ve been working on this concept for the last 5 years and likely have been living it all my adult life without realizing it until a few years ago.So, for grounding, at a high level, Sustainable Ambition is about crafting a fulfilling career to support your life from decade to decade… with the end goal being...2021-03-1043 min
Sustainable Ambition9. On A Year Off & Deviating from the Norm with David BrownJoining me on this episode is friend, author, and traveler David Brown. David and I met working in the marketing and branding world, but we also have another thing in common. We both took time off and traveled. Shhhh! Don't tell anyone!David and his wife, Alexandra, took a year off traveling the world and then chronicled their journey and learning in a beautiful book, “A Year Off: A story about traveling the world—and how to make it happen for you.”I wanted to talk with David about his experience of taking time off, in add...2021-02-2451 min
Sustainable Ambition8. On Paying Attention & Knowing Your Strengths with Maghan HaggertyIn this episode, I’m joined by Maghan Haggerty, founder of Connecting Dots Coaching & Consulting and a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach. I wanted to have Maghan on the show to share her wisdom on the importance of tapping into your strengths to help you find more work fulfillment. One of Sustainable Ambition's pillars is Right Success, which is about defining success on your terms and defining your own personal reward. I believe a key component of that is leaning into your strengths, especially those that put you into flow. So, you'll hear in my early interviewing days th...2021-02-1044 min
Sustainable Ambition7. On Powerfully Managing your Career & Talent Mobility with Amber BeamJoining me on this episode of the Sustainable Ambition Podcast is Amber Beam, a collaborator and fellow career coach who brings wisdom around managing your career over time, especially for mid-career changers.Amber tells us about the importance of continual learning in today’s market environment, advocates burning the proverbial career ladder, and instead champions managing one’s career through lateral moves and creating a portfolio of experiences or gigs to progress you forward towards your goals. She shares her concept around talent mobility, The Growth Effect, and is an advocate for employees and employers to get past...2021-01-2746 min
Sustainable Ambition6. On Navigating Careers & Building Your Personal Brand with Philip VanDusenIn this episode of the Sustainable Ambition Podcast, I'm joined by friend, mentor, and business colleague Philip VanDusen. Philip is one of my favorite people to talk to, and I seek him out often for his wisdom. Philip has held esteemed roles in his creative career, such as VP Design at Old Navy and Pepsico, as well as serving as an Executive Creative Director on the agency side. After Corporate life, Philip went out on his own and now runs his own branding agency, as well as fosters a creative community. Philip offers a lot of free content to...2021-01-1349 min