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Nina Sossamon-Pogue didn’t build a personal brand around change—she built a life out of it.
In this first of a two-part series, she shares how elite gymnastics hardwired her resilience, how journalism sharpened her communication instincts, and how a strategic leap into tech proved that reinvention is less about following trends—and more about knowing who you are at the core.
For Gen Xers who’ve quietly navigated identity loss, layoffs, industry shifts, and market crashes, Nina’s story is a masterclass in evolving without losing yourself.
>>From Falling Down to Rising Up
“Gymnastics taught me resilience before I even knew the word.”
Nina explains how falling and failing hundreds of times a week built the muscle memory for lifelong adaptability.
>>Losing an Identity, Finding a New One
“I had to figure out who I was without gymnastics.”
She shares the emotional collapse and slow rebuilding that came after losing her first major identity—and how it shaped every future chapter.
>>From Laundromats to Live TV
“One walk through a TV station—and I knew this was it.”
Nina recounts the random campus job that led her from washing football uniforms to anchoring live television for 17 years.
>>Laid Off at the Top
“Voted favorite news anchor—and still shown the door.”
She talks about navigating a devastating layoff that blindsided her mid-career—and the recalibration it forced.
>>Jumping to Tech Before Tech Was Cool
“I didn’t know what SaaS was—but I knew where the world was going.”
Nina shares how she mapped her next career move by combining self-awareness, external advice, and market trends—long before career pivots were branded movements.
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In Part 2 of her conversation, Erica Sosna bridges personal resilience and professional wisdom—sharing how The Career Equation helps both individuals and organizations build careers that actually fit. Instead of offering empty advice, Erica gives a practical, human-centered model that empowers people to align their skills, passions, impact, and environment into a sustainable career path.
For Gen Xers tired of ad-hoc career advice and vague empowerment slogans, this episode offers a grounded, actionable framework to take back control—whether you’re rebuilding, pivoting, or designing your next decade.
>>Turning Recovery Into Renewal
“I used the same frameworks I teach—because they work when life gets real.”
Erica reflects on how personal recovery deepened her belief that career design must be rooted in human needs, not corporate scripts.
>>The Power of Acceptance
“Accept it as if you chose it.”
She shares the life philosophy that fueled her healing—and how it applies to navigating career setbacks, redundancies, and reinventions.
>>Start With the End in Mind
“What do you want to experience—not just achieve?”
Erica explains how vivid future visioning, tied to emotion not status, creates a powerful magnet for sustainable action and career progress.
>>The Career Equation, Demystified
“Skills + Passion + Impact ÷ Environment = Career Sweet Spot.”
She walks through the four critical elements employers and individuals need to align for lasting engagement, growth, and loyalty.
>>Career Conversations That Actually Work
“You wouldn’t run 10 accounting systems. Why have 10 ways to talk about careers?”
Erica shares why companies like Amazon and Nomura are adopting The Career Equation to bring structure, simplicity, and human connection back into career development.
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Erica Sosna was already a respected career strategist, author of The Career Equation, and founder of a successful consultancy. But when a near-fatal accident left her paralyzed in 2022, everything changed.
In this first of a two-part series, Erica shares how she rebuilt her life—and her career—on new terms. From learning to walk again to rethinking the purpose of work itself, she offers a blueprint for reinvention that doesn’t rely on hype or hashtags.
For Gen Xers who know real change isn’t a pivot—it’s a practice—this episode delivers both grit and guidance.
>>The Moment Everything Changed
“One minute I was driving. The next, I was under a car, paralyzed from the waist down.”
Erica recounts the life-altering accident that fractured 15 bones—and forced her into a physical and emotional rebuild.
>>The Career Equation: Born from Personal Experiment
“I had to use my own frameworks to get unstuck.”
She shares how the same career model she teaches—the Career Equation—became her personal blueprint for choosing how to work, live, and heal after trauma.
>>Reinvention Isn’t Always Glamorous
“Returning to work was like returning to solid ground.”
Erica explains why work—done right—became a pillar of stability, not just a paycheck, during the chaos of recovery.
>>Three Days, Full Impact
“I rebuilt my business on a three-day workweek.”
Balancing parenting, rehabilitation, and entrepreneurship, Erica redesigned her career around what mattered most—without apology.
>>Podcasting as Healing, Not Hustle
“The podcast wasn’t a brand move. It was a way to reconnect with my purpose.”
Launching her show was less about expansion—and more about returning to her original mission: helping others design lives worth living.
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In Part 2, Adaira shares how she and Resa shaped Micro Skills into a fast-impact, high-utility guide for early career professionals—and why it intentionally skips fluff in favor of action. She opens up about saying yes too often, burning out from “non-potable work,” and how she finally embraced what she calls JOMO—the joy of missing out. We also hear how they trimmed the book’s original title (“Chisel”) and why ambition without discernment leads to a flat career, not a rising one.
Key Highlights of Our Interview:How the Title Came to Be
“We almost called the book Chisel—but MicroSkills came from a medical lecture I never forgot.”
The Real Goal
“We wanted people to finish the book Friday and be better at work Monday. No degrees, no fluff.”
The Myth of Saying Yes
“I believed the mantra: say yes to everything. I ended up burned out, doing too much that didn’t scale.”
From FOMO to JOMO
“The joy of missing out means you choose what matters. You don’t chase everything.”
Horizontal vs. Vertical Growth
“I wasn’t climbing—I was just adding. A real career needs strategy, not just more.”
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Dr. Adaira Landry grew up in an under-resourced city, entered Berkeley at 16, and faced early career confusion without access to mentors or professional networks.
In Part 1, she shares the formative life moments that led her into emergency medicine—from stepping in to help save a man’s life on campus to surviving a painful burn injury alone. She also reflects on how mentorship found her late, how her master’s in education shaped her communication style, and why she chose to build a practical, inclusive language around career growth in MicroSkills.
Key Highlights of Our Interview:The First Time It Got Real
“He collapsed outside my classroom. I had no medical training, but I stepped in—and that changed everything.”
Burned and Alone
“I lay on the floor in pain for hours. No phone. No help. That moment never left me.”
Why Mentorship Felt Foreign
“My parents never used the word mentor. It wasn’t part of our world. I had to figure it out late.”
Building Her Own Playbook
“I didn’t know how to navigate the system. Once I learned, I wanted to help others do it faster.”
Education by Design
“I didn’t want to be the kind of teacher who talks to themselves at the front of the room.”
How Micro Skills Got Its Name
“We wanted to go deep on the small things—those overlooked moments that make the biggest difference.”
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In Part 2, Resa explains why she and Adaira started their book MicroSkills with the most overlooked chapter: self-care. From emotional and civic health to better rest and boundaries, she unpacks how showing up well starts before you speak. She also shares practical tools for navigating hard moments—like having a failure buddy—and reveals why thoughtful email etiquette isn’t just about manners, but about professional respect.
This episode is about what sustains you—before, during, and after the work. Micro skills begin with you.
Key Highlights of Our Interview:Why Micro Skills Start with Self
“We opened the book with self-care—because everything else depends on it.”
Physical, civic, emotional, and financial health are non-negotiables.
Support Isn’t Optional
“Have a failure buddy. Or a personal board of directors. Someone you can call when things go wrong.”
What Real Rest Looks Like
“Rest isn’t just sleep. It’s knowing what recharges you. And choosing to protect it.”
Respect Through Email
“BCC isn’t a trick—it’s about being thoughtful.”
Communication is a reflection of how much you value someone’s time and dignity.
Small Language, Big Impact
“Even experienced professionals said, ‘I didn’t think I’d learn anything from a book on communication—but I did.’”
Thoughtful communication isn’t about polish. It’s about presence.
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In Part 1, Dr. Resa Lewiss shares how growing up in Rhode Island, challenging gendered assumptions at home, and studying the liberal arts all shaped her path to medicine. She opens up about the moment emergency medicine clicked for her, and how her love for procedures and working with her hands helped her find her place in a specialty that sees everything, all at once.
Key Highlights of Our Interview:Why She Chose Medicine
“It was always in me. Nobody in my family was a doctor, but medicine was the path.”
Breaking Gender Roles Early
“When my dad asked the girls to clear the table, I said, ‘Why not the boys?’ I wanted to take out the garbage.”
When Emergency Medicine Clicked
“I did a rotation and thought—where have I been? This is what I was looking for.”
Studying Outside the Sciences
“Literature, religion, sociology—those made me a better doctor. They helped me understand my patients.”
Teaching Ultrasound Globally
“I practiced and prepared so I could show up and teach people in different parts of the world—nurses, midwives, physicians.”
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In the second half of their conversation, Edward J. van Luinen, Ed.D. and Tricia Cerrone reveal the system behind their decade-long collaboration—and the framework that became their book, Collaborate to Compete.
But this isn’t just theory. It’s a Gen X playbook for how to lead, design, and scale collaboration that actually sticks. Grounded in five core behaviors—generosity, resourcefulness, co-creation, action, and gratitude—and powered by a noble purpose, their method flips the script on outdated workplace thinking.
For Gen Xers who’ve quietly led with trust and integrity, this episode validates everything you’ve practiced—and gives you the language to teach it forward.
>>Start With Self, Scale With Systems
“Collaboration isn’t a team sport—it’s an individual practice.”
They explain why collaboration isn’t about tech or tools, but behaviors—and why it must be designed into people first, not platforms.
>>Five Behaviors, One Noble Purpose
“Generosity. Resourcefulness. Co-creation. Action. Gratitude.”
Edward and Tricia walk through the five behavioral anchors of collaboration—and why the ‘how’ must come before the ‘what.’
>>Why the Old Workplace Models Are Failing
“We’re still running on 1900s bonus structures—and wondering why collaboration breaks down.”
They unpack how outdated incentive systems kill trust and team performance—and how leaders can redesign for shared wins.
>>The Disney Story That Brought It Home
“I watched a father put his arm around his son—and almost cried.”
Tricia shares the moment that reminded her why collaboration must be human-centered—because when it’s done right, it doesn’t just produce results. It heals.
>>From High Concept to DIY
“Take the five behaviors and run a self-check. Which ones are you already living?”
They offer tangible steps for leaders, founders, and managers to assess and apply collaborative behaviors today—without waiting for a reorg.
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Edward J. van Luinen, Ed.D. and Tricia Cerrone didn’t build a personal brand around collaboration—they lived one.
In this first of a two-part series, they reflect on the working relationship that began at Disney and slowly evolved into a business, a book, and a model for how Gen X builds enduring trust.
Forget quick team-building hacks and shallow LinkedIn takes—this is collaboration done the Gen X way: built slowly, refined over time, and grounded in shared values.
If you’re tired of performative partnerships and want to know what staying power really looks like, this is your episode.
>>The Relationship That Didn’t Expire
“Most work relationships fade. This one evolved.”
Edward and Tricia share how a three-year collaboration at Disney grew into a decade of trust, business, and a co-authored book on leadership.
>>No Hierarchy, No Ego
“We weren’t assigned roles—we built the rules together.”
They reflect on leading a global initiative without clear power dynamics, and how mutual respect became the real structure.
>>The First Coffee Was the Turning Point
“That coffee wasn’t about a project—it was about character.”
Tricia recalls how her initial skepticism melted when Edward showed up with presence, empathy, and zero pretense.
>>Why It Worked: Five Behaviors, One Blueprint
“We didn’t write the book first—we lived it.”
They walk through five consistent behaviors—generosity, gratitude, grace, curiosity, and accountability—that made their team the one others wanted to be on.
>>Tech Can’t Fake Trust
“You can’t app your way into a good relationship.”
Edward and Tricia challenge today’s obsession with productivity tools, arguing that collaboration starts with who you are—not what you use.
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John Gates has been on the inside of more salary negotiations than most of us will see in a lifetime—over 75,000 offers across industries and levels. From a scrappy upbringing in Oregon to global recruiting roles at Capital One and beyond, John learned how the game works. And now, he’s helping jobseekers stop lowballing themselves and start playing smarter.
In this episode, he debunks the biggest salary myths, shares the scripts that work, and explains why salary negotiation starts long before the offer lands. For Gen Xers navigating job transitions or prepping for the next big move, this episode is both a wake-up call and a negotiation playbook.
>>From Pizza Delivery to Pay Negotiation Powerhouse
“I worked 30 hours a week at Domino’s and crammed two degrees into two and a half years.”
John shares how a scrappy start built the systems thinking and urgency that now powers his work with jobseekers and executives alike.
>>Recruiter, Interrupted
“I was laid off before my first job even started.”
He reflects on the early career shock that forced him into recruiting by accident—and the surprising skills he found along the way.
>>The Capital One Lightbulb Moment
“I got the offer, the bonus, the relocation bump—and still felt I’d left money on the table.”
That one regret launched his obsession: learning how recruiters really build offers and how much most candidates are missing out on.
>>The Salary Lies That Get Recycled on LinkedIn
“Know your worth and demand it? That’s how you get ghosted.”
John unpacks the worst advice online and explains why collaboration—not confrontation—is the smarter way to negotiate.
>>When to Talk Money (and What to Say)
“Most people wait until the offer. By then, it’s too late for the Mercedes—you’re getting the Beetle.”
He reveals the step-by-step strategy that builds leverage from the first click, not the final call.
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Jason Bloomfield didn’t learn change in an MBA program—he learned it through real life.
As a teenager, he became the de facto head of household. Now, as Global Head of People Change and Experience Design at Ericsson, he leads transformation across 180 countries. In this episode, Jason shares how active listening, design thinking, and human-first systems have helped him move organizations from dysfunction to alignment. From M&A integrations to HR tech failures, from -83 NPS scores to user-designed wins, his work proves one thing: change only sticks when it’s built with—not for—the people it’s meant to serve.
For Gen Xers who’ve lived through chaos and are now leading through it, this episode is a blueprint in action.
>>From Family Collapse to First Acquisition
“I was the only one with income. So I had to figure it out.”
Jason opens up about his early years, navigating a broken home while building stability from scratch—and how that experience shaped his instincts in business.
>>Career by Constraint
“They asked if I’d move to 1 Madison Avenue. I said yes—and just kept saying yes.”
From wiring cables to managing a global acquisition across 13 countries, Jason shares how constraints—and curiosity—turned into growth and global opportunity.
>>Change Starts with Listening
“Active listening sends a signal: you care.”
Jason breaks down why empathy is not a soft skill—it’s the hardest one. Especially when leading transformation across 100,000 employees and 180 countries.
>>Turning a -83 NPS into a Shared Win
“The tool was hated. But people started feeling heard.”
He recounts how a globally despised HR tool became usable—through co-creation, honesty, and building feedback loops that actually changed things.
>>From Paper to Trust
“They didn’t hate digital. They didn’t trust institutions.”
Jason explains how assumptions kill adoption—and how design thinking and diverse input helped his teams shift deeply entrenched behaviors.
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In the second half of her conversation, Erika Ayers Badan—CEO of Food52, former CEO of Barstool Sports, board leader, media powerhouse, and author of _No One Cares About Your Career_—lets us behind the curtain.
From negotiating screen time as a kid to rewriting the rules as a high-profile executive, she reflects on how grit, autonomy, and unfiltered curiosity shaped everything—from her parenting to her management style. She shares why she no longer chases titles, what failure really teaches us, and why today’s “toxic culture” talk often needs more clarity than cancellation.
For Gen Xers raising kids, leading teams, or just trying to keep their values intact in a noisy world, this episode is the deep breath you didn’t know you needed.
>>The Original Streaming Negotiation
“My brother and I shared one hour of TV a week. That’s how I learned to negotiate.”
Erika reflects on the creative, disciplined upbringing that shaped her independence—and how it made her a better leader, dealmaker, and parent.
>>Titles Are Overrated. Impact Isn’t.
“I cared about titles in my 20s. Now I care about purview.”
She explains why chasing titles is a trap—and why real career growth is measured in responsibility, resilience, and reach.
>>Fail Always Mode
“If you feel like you’re failing, it means you care—and you’re trying something new.”
Erika breaks down why failure isn’t just tolerable—it’s necessary. And why she rewards effort over perfection every time.
>>Culture > Buzzwords
“I’m allergic to gossip, inertia, and pontificating.”
From toxic culture to real collaboration, Erika shares her no-BS filter for building teams that do the work and actually like doing it.
>>Gen Alpha, Gen X, and the Parenting Gap
“I worry their advantages are actually disadvantages.”
She gets honest about parenting kids in a hyper-stimulated world—and why she’s racing the clock to instill resilience before the clay hardens.
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Erika Ayers Badan isn’t here to polish the truth—she’s here to say it louder.
In this first of a two-part series, the current CEO of Food52 and former CEO of Barstool Sports breaks down the raw realities behind her debut book, No One Cares About Your Career. From writing on commuter trains to fielding hundreds of workplace questions a week, Erika shares why her advice hits different—because it’s honest, hard-earned, and hyper-relevant for a Gen X audience still rewriting the rulebook.
This isn’t a pep talk. It’s a reset.
>>The Title That Says It All
“It’s not just a title—it’s the truth.”
Erika reveals how No One Cares About Your Career went from a casual comment to the book’s heartbeat—and why it resonates across industries, generations, and inboxes.
>>When Creativity Gets Crushed
“I went from running wild to daily reforecasts and regulatory meetings.”
She opens up about the moment corporate structure smothered her spark—and how writing a book on the train became a lifeline back to creative energy.
>>The Mid-Chapter Career Book
“This isn’t for the lost or the legends. It’s for the people in the messy middle.”
Erika explains who the book is for—and why it’s not another glossy manifesto or three-step self-help trick.
>>The Five Things That Actually Matter at Work
“Who you are. What you offer. How you show up. What you do with your time. And how much you care.”
Forget the buzzwords. Erika distills 25 years of media, tech, and executive leadership into five brutally simple career rules.
>>Mentoring at Scale
“I get 200 questions a week—and I try to answer every one.”
She shares how social media became her advice desk, what Gen Z is most worried about, and why transparency—not perfection—is the new leadership currency.
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Mark Bayer spent 20 years in the U.S. Congress shaping major policies and managing high-stakes communication for senior lawmakers.
In Part Two, Mark gets practical—breaking down the actual tools and mindset shifts PhDs need to thrive in the private sector. From his 11 Keys to Translating Complexity (complexitymadeclear.com) to why metaphors matter more than models, he shows how scientists can go from overlooked to unforgettable. Plus, what AI can’t do—and why your human voice still matters more than ever.
This one’s for anyone who’s been told their skills are “too academic.” Turns out, they’re your superpower—if you know how to use them.
Key Highlights of Our Interview:
The “11 Keys” Framework
“Shakespeare said, brevity is the soul of wit. But it’s also the start of strategy.”
Wake Words and Brain Wiring
“Our brains tune into the unexpected. Use that to your advantage.”
Crossing Cultures & Languages
“Being bilingual helps you distill ideas—and respect your audience’s world.”
The Real Meaning of Connection
“You have to connect before you communicate. That’s not soft—it’s strategy.”
AI Can’t Replicate Your Voice
“AI pulls from old ideas. Your job is to bring something new, human, and surprising.”
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Mark Bayer spent 20 years in the U.S. Congress shaping major policies and managing high-stakes communication for senior lawmakers.
In Part One, he reflects on what those years taught him about messaging, persuasion, and why most PhDs—despite their brilliance—struggle to translate their value. From Capitol Hill to Harvard Medical School, Mark now helps scientists and researchers communicate like insiders.
This episode is a masterclass in what PhDs get wrong—and what they already have right.
Key Highlights of Our Interview:
The First “R&D” Mix-up
“I thought they were talking about research and development. But it was Republicans and Democrats.”
The 8% Problem
“Only 8% of PhDs stay in academia. But nearly all are trained as if that’s the only path.”
Misunderstood Advantage
“PhDs are analytical, resilient, focused—yet many don’t see those as selling points.”
Beauty vs. Relevance
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Importance is in the eye of the stakeholders.”
Your Message Has 10 Seconds
“Lead with the punchline. Or your audience will drift.”
Why Communication ≠ Dumping Data
“Scientists want to show everything they know. But that’s not the job. The job is to answer the question.”
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From facing seven years in prison at 17 to leading soldiers in Afghanistan, Jevon Wooden’s story is more than a redemption arc—it’s about owning your power the moment you realize you’ve still got one.
In Part 1, Jevon, the author of "Functional to Phenomenal" and "Own Your Kingdom", opens up about growing up in one of America’s poorest cities, learning to survive, and ultimately discovering his worth had nothing to do with money.
Key Highlights of Our Interview:
Veterans Day, Forever Changed
“I watched six people die. A year later, my daughter was born on the same day.”
When trauma and hope collide.
From Pain to Purpose
“That red flash in my nightmares? It stopped the day I forgave my father.”
The invisible work behind healing.
Coaching the “A-hole Executive”
“He said, ‘I care—I just don’t know how to show it.’”
Helping leaders reconnect with their team, and themselves.
Empathy ≠ Weakness
“It’s not about being soft—it’s about being smart.”
Why emotional intelligence is the hardest and most essential leadership skill.
Watch Your Patterns
“Triggers tell the truth. Learn what sets you off—before it costs your team.”
The self-awareness most leaders skip.
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From facing seven years in prison at 17 to leading soldiers in Afghanistan, Jevon Wooden’s story is more than a redemption arc—it’s about owning your power the moment you realize you’ve still got one.
In Part 1, Jevon, the author of "Functional to Phenomenal" and "Own Your Kingdom", opens up about growing up in one of America’s poorest cities, learning to survive, and ultimately discovering his worth had nothing to do with money.
Key Highlights of Our Interview:
The Wrong Crowd, the Right Wake-Up Call
“I wasn’t guilty that night, but I was heading there fast.”
How one arrest changed everything.
A Mother’s Sacrifice
“She offered to put up her house to get me a lawyer.”
The first lesson in love, empathy, and accountability.
From Janitor to Army Leader
“I worked two full-time jobs before choosing the military.”
Why service gave him more than stability—it gave him purpose.
Not Just Discipline, But Discovery
“In the Army, I learned I was a leader—and I didn’t need rank to prove it.”
The Value Shift
“I realized value isn’t what you wear—it’s what you give.”
How he redefined self-worth from the ground up.
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In Part 3 of this series, narrative strategist Chris Hare leaves us with a gift: the tools to take control of our own stories.
Whether it’s envisioning your future in a quiet theater, asking loved ones for feedback through a meaningful 360, or identifying the patterns that shaped your past, Chris’s methods are built for reflection and action. This isn’t productivity advice or LinkedIn bait—it’s practical wisdom for designing a story you can live with.
For Gen Xers rethinking legacy, reinvention, and what success actually looks like, this episode is a toolkit with a soul.
>>The Movie Theater Exercise
“What would your life movie look like if it played tomorrow in an empty theater?”
Chris walks us through a powerful future-visioning tool: a quiet, internal exercise that helps you feel the trajectory of your life—and decide if it’s headed where you want.
>>The Real 360
“Ask people who love you: what’s my superpower?”
Chris explains how to gather stories and values from people who know you best—not for a performance review, but for a pattern breakthrough.
>>How One Story Sparked a LinkedIn Flood
“A fighter pilot shared his lowest moment. Hundreds told him who he really was.”
Chris shares how a client’s vulnerable storytelling post turned into a cascade of unseen feedback—proving that the stories we live often matter more than we realize.
>>Inputs, Not Absolutes
“Be careful—feedback reflects the version of you people saw, not who you’re becoming.”
Chris and Vince dig into the risks of misaligned input, and why choosing a diverse, thoughtful, and intentional group for feedback is everything.
>>Why Machines Can’t Replace Meaning
“If AI read our transcript, it’d miss the one moment that mattered.”
Chris explains why storytelling—and coaching—can’t be fully automated. Because the spark is often in the tone, the pause, the shift. And only humans catch that.
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In Part 2 of his three-part series, narrative strategist Chris Hare shares the stories he used to survive.
From a near-suicidal season while working at Amazon to a healing moment years later in a record store, this episode unpacks how internal stories—if left unchecked—can become prisons. But when named, challenged, and re-authored, they can also become paths to freedom.
For Gen Xers who’ve spent decades carrying stories they didn’t choose, this is a masterclass in taking your story back—and choosing what to build next.
>>When the Narrative Turns Against You
“I repeated ‘I’m stuck’ like a mantra—for hours, every week.”
Chris reveals how one toxic narrative nearly ended his life, and how a shift in story—triggered by a tragic moment—gave him just enough room to survive.
>>From Mental Health Crisis to Narrative Recovery
“I believed I was going to die. That became my story.”
He shares his journey through depression, chronic pain, and burnout—and the slow, uncomfortable work of rewriting that internal tape.
>>The Most Powerful Story He Ever Felt
“It started with my boss’s tattoo and ended with Eddie Vedder hugging me in a record store.”
Chris tells the full-circle story of how a Pearl Jam song became the turning point in his healing—and why storytelling doesn’t just change businesses, it changes people.
>>Storytelling Is a Risk—and a Return
“Most of us tell curated stories. The raw ones? That’s where the power is.”
He makes a case for telling the stories that aren’t polished. Because those are the stories that truly shift our futures—and invite others to shift with us.
>>From Blame to Responsibility
“I had to stop blaming everyone else for my unhappiness.”
Chris opens up about how his marriage nearly ended, and how rewriting his personal narrative—through new inputs and radical honesty—brought him back.
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In Part 1 of this three-part series, Chris Hare shares how a single founder story sparked a strategy pivot inside Amazon—and why storytelling isn’t fluff, it’s infrastructure.
As a behind-the-scenes strategist for some of tech’s biggest companies, Chris has spent decades shaping narratives that align people, purpose, and performance. But his real power lies in his Gen X sensibility: low drama, high pattern recognition, and deep alignment between what’s said and what’s done. This episode explores how narrative becomes strategy—and why the most powerful shifts often start quietly, from the edges.
>>From Ad World to Strategic Narrative
“I started in marketing, but I got tired of talking at people.”
Chris shares how his path from advertising to Amazon and Microsoft led him to discover a deeper kind of storytelling—one that doesn’t sell, but aligns and activates.
>>Stories Fuel the Narrative—But Don’t Confuse the Two
“Stories are time-bound. Narratives are ongoing.”
He breaks down the difference between stories and narratives using a flywheel model—and why most companies misuse both.
>>When a Story Shifts a Billion-Dollar Business
“One conversation in Brooklyn rewrote the future of Amazon Marketplace.”
Chris recounts how a single founder story changed the internal narrative at Amazon, sparking a strategic shift toward supporting brand owners—not just resellers.
>>Narrative Isn’t a Department—It’s the Operating System
“Everyone thinks they own the narrative. The CMO. The CEO. The team.”
He unpacks why narrative must be rooted in strategy, and why trying to split it between brand, marketing, and product only creates confusion.
>>How Change Starts with Listening
“Storytelling isn’t a hero’s journey framework. It’s a pattern recognition discipline.”
Chris explains how real narrative work starts with deep listening and curiosity—and how companies can design strategy around human insight, not hype.
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Change Ambitiously. Outgrow Yourself.Open a World of Expansive Human Intelligence
for Transformation Gurus, Black Sheep,
Unsung Visionaries & Bold Hearts.14 Million+ All-Time Downloads.
Reaching 80+ Countries Daily.
Global Top 3% Podcast.
Top 10 US Business.
Top 1 US Careers.>>>140,000+ are outgrowing. Act Today.<<<
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