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Success Your Own WayThanksgiving Reflections: The Power of GratitudeWelcome to our Thanksgiving episode! As we gather for this special time of year, we’re taking a heartfelt journey into the power of gratitude—what it truly means, why it matters, and how it can transform our lives.In this episode, we reflect on the joys and challenges of the past year, sharing personal stories and moments of thankfulness—from everyday experiences like taking a child to the movies, to life-changing journeys toward parenthood. We revisit some of our favorite guest moments from the season, highlighting what our guests are most grateful for: family, friends, mentors, resili...
2025-11-2640 min
Success Your Own WaySuccess, Self-Leadership, and the Power of Choice with Sadie WackettExecutive coach and leadership advisor Sadie Wackett shares her journey of redefining success. With 20+ years in global HR leadership, a former CHRO, and as co-founder of Life Intended, Sadie empowers women through self-leadership and intentional living. She reflects on her career, personal challenges—including body dysmorphia, infertility, and resilience—and how these shaped her values and purpose. Sadie now defines success through agency, connection, and alignment between inner truth and outer life. She shares pivotal choices like moving to the U.S., continuing fertility treatment, and starting a women’s circle during COVID, which sparked her current work. Common themes...
2025-11-1233 min
Success Your Own WayFrom First-Gen Student to Corporate Fellow: A Story of Bold Transitions with Christine NowakowskiIn this inspiring episode, Dr. Christine Nowakowski—Corporate Fellow at Cargill and one of General Mills’ most prolific female inventors—shares her unconventional journey through science, leadership, and mentorship. With over 25 years in food science and more than 100 patents and publications, Christine’s work has shaped household staples like Fiber One and Nature Valley. But her path wasn’t linear—it was guided by curiosity, resilience, and a deep love for interdisciplinary learning.From being a first-generation college student inspired by Star Trek to navigating 12 years without a promotion, Christine redefined success on her own terms. She embraced tea...
2025-10-2935 min
Success Your Own WayAuthenticity, Advocacy, and Ancestral Strength with Maychee MuaIn this powerful episode of “Success, Your Own Way,” Maychee Mua—2025 Bush Fellow, systems change leader, and first-generation Hmong-Chinese American—shares her transformative journey of identity, advocacy, and redefining success.From navigating cultural duality and discovering her neurodivergence to pioneering autism policy in Minnesota and raising neurodivergent children, Maychee's story is one of resilience, authenticity, and community empowerment. She reflects on proud moments, the impact of mentorship, and the importance of ancestral strength, offering heartfelt advice for those seeking their voice and purpose.Her message encourages listeners to embrace nontraditional paths, take courageous risks, and lead wit...
2025-10-1525 min
Success Your Own WayThe Power of Process: Yifat’s Story of TransformationIn this episode of Success Your Own Way, Yifat shares her journey from growing up in Israel to becoming a food scientist, corporate leader, and now a consultant. A study abroad experience at NC State sparked her passion for food engineering, leading to a master’s and PhD. Though she once aimed to be a professor, she pivoted to a 12-year career at General Mills before launching her own consulting business.Yifat reflects on the pivotal decisions to studying abroad and prioritizing her health, which led to a 70-pound weight loss and renewed vitality. Her scientific background hel...
2025-10-0127 min
Success Your Own WayFrom Engineering to Empowering: Jess Kaskov's StoryIn this episode of Success Your Own Way, we sit down with Jess Kaskov, who shares her remarkable journey from a 15-year engineering career at General Mills to becoming an author, coach, and speaker. Jess opens up about the pivotal career moment that pushed her to reflect on what truly mattered, discovering that her real impact wasn’t in equipment or processes, but in people. She talks about taking a “dimmer switch” approach to career change moving step by step through part-time work, a sabbatical, and coaching certification before fully stepping into entrepreneurship. Jess also reveals how health...
2025-09-1729 min
Success Your Own WayGratitude, Grit, and Growth: Tina’s Take on SuccessTina’s journey is a powerful narrative of reinvention, resilience, and redefining success on her own terms. From her roots in northern Wisconsin and a career that began in chemical engineering, she evolved through entrepreneurship, leadership roles at Microsoft and UnitedHealth Group, and ultimately found her calling in coaching. Her story is marked by bold decisions, taking on a variety of roles and challenges —like crawling under machinery in a sweltering factory—and shaped by mentors who offered wisdom from all directions. Tina reflects candidly on misconceptions about loyalty in corporate life and the importance of self-advocacy, especially for women...
2025-09-0325 min
Success Your Own WayThe Courage to Start Over: Mark Weiler’s Unconventional PathIn this episode of Success Your Own Way, we sit down with Mark Weiler, a man whose career journey reads like a novel. From student manager and entrepreneur to DJ, day trader, and now wine tasting room manager, Mark’s path is anything but conventional. Tina and Yifat explore the twists and turns of his professional life, uncovering powerful insights on success, authenticity, and the courage to start over.Mark shares how early dreams of fame and fortune gave way to a deeper understanding of what success truly means. His reflections are humorous, honest, and refreshingly grounded. Fr...
2025-08-2026 min
Success Your Own WayFrom Microsoft to Middle School: Damon’s Unlikely PivotIn this episode of Success Your Own Way, we sit down with Damon, a former Microsoft sales executive who made a dramatic career pivot leaving big tech behind to teach middle school social studies. Damon shares why he made the shift, what he learned from his students, and how his definition of success has evolved over time. From authenticity and leadership to personal fulfillment and redefining ambition, Damon’s story is honest, inspiring, and full of life lessons (with a few laughs along the way). Whether you're considering a big life change or just want to hear what it’s li...
2025-08-0634 min
Success Your Own WayMindy Deardurff’s Masterclass in Career CourageIn this episode of Success Your Own Way, Mindy Deardurff shares how her roots in a small town created the foundation upon which she built a remarkable career across higher education and corporate settings, driven by a deep desire to empower students and those early in their careers without support systems. Her personal experience fuels her commitment to mentorship, guidance, and purposeful leadership. Mindy’s definition of success once meant hustle and proving herself, and now is centered on leading with respect and empathy, maintaining balance and wellness, and modeling healthy boundaries for her family. Her story is a masterclass in...
2025-07-2327 min
Success Your Own WayRedefining Success: on Time, Clarity, and the Eureka FrameworkIn this episode of Success Your Own Way, co-host Yifat Rogers steps into the spotlight. She shares her journey from food scientist to fractional consultant and framework creator. Yifat talks about leaving corporate life, building the Eureka Framework, and redefining what success looks like. From managing perfectionism to prioritizing what really matters, this episode is filled with insights for anyone navigating change, especially those forging their own path after corporate.Yaniv Consulting
2025-07-0919 min
Success Your Own WayFrom Adversary to Ally: How to Coach the Inner Critic with Paul BoehnkeThis episode of "Success Your Own Way" features Paul Boehnke, a speaker, author, and life coach helping solopreneurs align their business for greater impact. A former classical musician, Paul transitioned into coaching, focusing on personal growth and mindset transformation. His book, Thoughts on Demand, teaches individuals to turn negative self-talk into confidence, while his coaching emphasizes curiosity and abundance over rigid goals. Key insights from Paul: Success evolves from embracing the journey with curiosity. Letting go of fixed outcomes leads to unexpected opportunities, like his invitation to speak in Iceland. Addressing the inner critic is cr...
2025-06-2526 min
Success Your Own WayLeadership Redefined: Embracing Growth, Authenticity, and Success with Tina SchurichtIn this episode, Tina Schuricht explores 5 essential characteristics of strong leadership: Emotional Intelligence, Executive Presence, Strategic Thinking, Delegation, and Building Trust. Tina shares how her definition of success evolved over time, from career-driven milestones to a balance of personal connections, flexibility, and time spent on what truly matters. This episode emphasizes that leadership is a journey, where personal growth and authentic leadership strategies unlock the potential of both leaders and their teams. Tune in to reflect on these traits and discover actionable insights for cultivating your leadership style and how coaching can help!McGinty Coaching
2025-06-1129 min
Wolfing Down Food ScienceThe Shifting Definition of Success with Yifat (S8:E7)Send us a textOur world is complicated! Yifat Rogers started Yaniv Consulting to help people and businesses cut through the tough problems and find practical solutions. Yifat is a PhD food scientist and engineer who has worked in the food industry for 15+ years. Her experience and desire to help people prompted her shift to consulting. She has started her very own podcast called Success Your Own Way where guests discuss what success looks like for them with insights on how to achieve your own success. Success Your Own Way podcastYaniv Consulting...
2025-06-0229 min
Success Your Own WayFinding your Agency: Ethan Johnson on Balancing Work, Family, and FulfillmentOn this episode of Success Your Own Way, Ethan Johnson recounts his career journey, starting with formative experiences like carpentry and washing dishes, which instilled a strong work ethic and creativity. Transitioning to the tech industry, he gained valuable experience in finance and project management as well as explored diverse roles in payments, marketing, and sales, fostering curiosity and expanding his skill set. Most recently, Ethan pursued entrepreneurial ventures, focusing on advisory roles in startups, gaming studios, SaaS providers, and Athlea (athlea) - a sports tech company combining AI and physical fitness. Over the past five years, E...
2025-05-2830 min
Success Your Own WayNavigating the Road Less Traveled: Angie Kalaytowicz's Path to FulfillmentIn this episode of Success Your Own Way, Angie Kalaytowicz reflects on her career journey, initially steering away from IT despite their parents' influence. She studied Medical Microbiology but pivoted to IT when job market challenges arose, starting with a role at Epic, where her scientific background proved valuable. Angie discusses her intense focus on career growth in her 20s, but over time, Angie’s perspective on success evolved. She began valuing personal roles and community over career achievements. Angie emphasizes authenticity in professional interactions, learning to balance work and life while adapting to various envi...
2025-05-1425 min
Success Your Own WayBuilding Your Own Stage: Angela Dodd on Leadership, Grit, and GrowthIn this episode of Success Your Own Way, hosts Tina Schuricht and Yifat Rogers sit down with Angela Dodd, founder of Females in Food. Angela shares her journey from corporate leadership to entrepreneurship, including the personal challenges that led her to build a platform dedicated to empowering women in the food and beverage industry.They discuss:How toxic work environments can spark major life changes.The evolving definition of success over different career stages.Lessons learned from founding Females in Food, including the importance of building a support system and accepting vulnerability.Key strategies for career...
2025-04-3025 min
Success Your Own WayAuthenticity, Resilience, Confidence: Andy Nelson’s Path to PurposeAndy Nelson is an ICF-certified executive coach (PCC) and principal at Nelson Executive Coaching (www.NelsonExecutiveCoaching.com) with decades of corporate leadership experience at four Fortune 150 companies, and coaching and leadership development experience across industries as diverse as agribusiness, healthcare, retail, technology, manufacturing, education, & financial services. He coaches to build more authentic, resilient, and confident leaders, at the largest Fortune 500s as well as in smaller companies. His unique mix of technical acumen, emotional intelligence, and leadership development skills makes him a sought-after executive coach, consultant, and featured speaker by leaders at all levels. Fortified by his experience as...
2025-04-1339 min