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Today we're talking to Hitesh Seth, Chief Architect for Financial Services & Insurance at Salesforce, and what struck me most is how he radiates genuine enthusiasm for what he does. After 25+ years in tech, he has so much fire and passion - and in this conversation, he shares how he keeps it going.
Hitesh's story offers a completely different way to think about career growth and finding work that energizes rather than depletes you.
You'll hear about:
The mindset shift that changed everything: How he discovered that teaching others was actually the most selfish thing he could do Why he never feels bored at work: His approach to creating excitement and challenge within any roleThe power of following your curiosity: How staying genuinely interested in learning has been his career compassHow to know when it's time to move on: His rule about leaving when you want to accelerate your learning in new areasWhy passion beats planning: How his most meaningful career moves came from following what energized him, not following a prescribed pathThe "bug" you need to cultivate: That relentless drive to solve problems that keeps you up at night (in the best way)Building expertise while staying fresh: How to become deeply skilled without getting stuck in one narrow area
The thread that weaves throughout this conversationHitesh's infectious passion for learning and problem-solving. You'll hear someone who has figured out how to stay genuinely excited about work by constantly growing, teaching others, and focusing on solving real problems that matter.
About HiteshHitesh Seth is Chief Architect for Financial Services & Insurance at Salesforce, where he works with key customers globally on Data & AI/GenAI solutions. Hitesh also works closely with Salesforce Ventures teams for investing, acquisition and integration of startups/Fintechs. His career spans leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, American Express, and IQVIA.
He graduated from IIT Kanpur, is a patent holder, published author, and passionate mentor. From his early days discovering a computer in a small shop in India to leading cutting-edge technology architecture today, Hitesh exemplifies how curiosity and passion can lead to a fulfilling and thriving career.
What this means for youIf you're feeling stuck, Hitesh's story shows that it's possible to build a career where you wake up excited about the challenges ahead. The key isn't finding the perfect job - it's cultivating the right mindset about learning, growth, and contribution.
What resonated most with you from this conversation?Did his perspective on teaching as learning spark something for you? What resonated most with you? I'd love to hear - DM me on IG www.instagram.com/careerintechnicolor
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Xo, Baiba
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Happy Friday Gorgeous!
Today I wanted to share a 6 minute restorative visualization meditation to create a moment of calm, harmony, and regeneration for you!
This is for you if you're feeling a level of stress, overwhelm, or some tiredness that comes from giving your energy to work and others around you. Sometimes you just need to pause and intentionally restore your own reserves and energy.
In this guided meditation, you'll visualize a beautiful, luscious green light pouring over and through your entire being - from the crown of your head down to your feet. This healing light regenerates your mind, releases tension from your body, and strengthens your energy field while bringing back your own beautiful energy.
What I love about this practice is that once you experience it, you can access this restorative light anytime - while you're in your car (don’t close your eyes while driving;), having your morning coffee, or even during your workday. It's a tool you can carry with you wherever you go.
Find a comfortable place to sit or lie down, close your eyes, and let's create some space for renewal together.
What helps you restore your energy when you're feeling depleted? I'd love to hear from you - DM me on IG www.instagram.com/careerintechnicolor
If this meditation served you, please share it with someone who might need this moment of calm today.
Xo, Baiba
Meditation starts at 1:40 min.
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My Own Career Change Story and the Messy Middle.
Today I want to share more of the behind the scenes, where I am at with my own career and the messy middle of it.
In my 20s, I used to think once I have 10+ years of experience in something, then I will have made it. Can you relate? I thought, once I have 10 years of experience in a field on my resume, I will be legitimate, I’ll be an expert, I will feel settled, established, and secure. But it’s interesting how life doesn’t alway work this way! And that it’s much closer to being and feeling like an ongoing process of reestablishing and reinvention of yourself vs reaching a finish line of sorts. Perhaps some people feel that way or at least from the outside it might seem like that, but it’s probably not the true way they feel on the inside either. Perhaps the ones who are closer to retirement might feel like now they have reached that state of completion, but I bet even they feel like they’re still in the process. I think the appearance of having it figured out is a deceptive one, but the idea is still alluring and attractive. Something that as I think about it is most likely a seducing idea or aspiration, and not necessarily reality. It’s similar to longing for the moment when you’ll be able to put your feet up on the ottoman by your couch and watch a movie or simply do nothing because you’ve cleaned the house and everything else is done. But those moments rarely arrive and even when they do , they are short! And my mind is constantly telling me that more needs to be done, the next thing needs to be taken care of and tended to, planned, etc. It’s like this never ending motor, push and need to do more. Can you relate?:)
So back to the podcast about my own story and the messy middle that I feel like I’m in right now. Right in the smack dab middle of it and that is one of the reasons why I’ve shied away from sharing too much about it. Because I don’t have a perfectly laid out script and I don’t know how it all will come together, and that feels vulnerable and uncomfortable. It would be much easier to wait till it’s perfectly packaged with a happy ending that I can share.
You’ll hear about the recruitment career that I started in my twenties and I built over the next 15 years in a seemingly up and up trajectory, and how it came to a halt. You’ll hear about the overwhelm, stress, and longings I had along the way, how I started taking steps to explore my interests, personality and strengths further to inform and find my own puzzle pieces so I can take my own advice and the advice of the podcast guests to keep architecting work and life that is energizing to me, that is mine. Not someone else’s but mine. And I will say it isn’t for the faint of heart and it isn’t easy. At least not in my experience. You’ll hear about my journey to podcasting, coaching and also how I arrived at learning more about and getting certified to teach Tai Chi. So seemingly unrelated pieces, but they each have their own meaning and bring aspects of tremendous fulfillment as well as development for me. They align with my core values, incorporate my passions and interests, are deeply self motivating and satisfy my own hunger and yearning for more meaning, satisfaction, connection, knowledge, and health. Each of these aspects have come into being in their own magical way, hence I wanted to share the story.
Even though I don’t know how it’ll all come together at the end, I definitely know that I’ve discovered parts that I’ll keep as I continue to build my own career and life in technicolor. I know that I've gone for things I felt curiosity and desire to explore and that I’ll keep chasing my own purpose and further answers.
How about you? Where are you in your work and career journey, what is weighing on your mind right now that you’d l
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I want to do some episodes sharing prompts and exercises that can help unlock your purpose and aligned work.
Finding your aligned work is totally like putting together a puzzle, it comes together piece by piece, and you might be on one of your last pieces or smack dab in the middle of your own dream job puzzle.
No matter where you are today, you never know if it could be this one next exercise that gives you the next level of awareness, clarity, and answers.
Today’s prompts will help you clarify your most current, up to date values. I bet you’re thinking- I already know my values. I invite you to go through these exercises to get your most up to date answers, especially if you’re still searching for your purpose.
With these prompts, let’s get to your top 5-10 values from various professional situations and beyond, you’ll draw from the good experiences and the bad, people you look up to, and past or even future regrets. At the end, I’ll walk you through questions to get clear on your ranking. This will become a key clarifying mechanism when evaluating opportunities and pivots in the future!
Share with me what top values came thru for you, which question worked best for you, what new insight or clarity did you gain? How did these prompts work for you?
Would a worksheet listing these prompts be helpful?
DM me on IG at www.instagram.com/careerintechnicolor
Xo
Baiba
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Hi Gorgeous,
There's a lot that goes into making a pivot that isn't talked about enough!
One of those things is overwhelm, procrastination and delays that can be so normal and at the same time put you behind day after day and the days turn into weeks and then months.
There are a lot of new skills, tools, habits that you need to get familiar with, choose from, select, adopt, and integrate and all of it can throw your system into a freeze mode.
Today I'm sharing an approach that I am implementing and would love to hear from you! What do you think and what has helped you during your pivot?
DM me on IF www.instagram.com/careerintechnicolor
Xo,
Baiba
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Do you find yourself starting multiple projects or even businesses at the same time?
Do you like and need variety in your day to day activities, do you experience ups and downs in your inspiration and ability to take action?
In today's 20 min mini episode, I'm sharing more about what it means to have spontaneity vs rationality built into your nature.
Understanding yourself is so key for architecting your own dream work as well as to loving and accepting yourself.
If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with someone else, it really helps to support the podcast and allows more people to find it.
And Happy June!
Xo,
Baiba
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If you know you want to pursue something different, but can't define it yet, then today's conversation is for you! You'll hear how Scott Clary had the courage to set out and do exactly that despite the expectations and what was modeled around him.
We're talking to Scott Clary. Scott is a dynamic entrepreneur, investor, and author. He hosts the Success Story podcast, where he has candid conversations with some of the most prolific business & thought leaders in the world. The podcast ranks as a Top 10 business podcast, Top 3 Education / Self Development Podcast, has over 30M downloads and is part of the Hubspot Podcast Network & Cheddar. Throughout his career, Scott has led sales and marketing teams across multiple organizations, playing key roles in company growth and acquisition. His weekly business newsletter reaches over 321,000 subscribers, sharing valuable insights from his experiences throughout his career.
Our conversation covers many topics including:
How being clear on his personal goals and North Star has helped Scott build his own version of Success StoryHow to create aligned workSociety's ideas of what's acceptable vs having the courage to choose your own pathYou can be successful in either model- entrepreneurship or a careerFuture proofing yourselfPlaying the game long enoughThe role of curiosityHow reasonable goals are failing youBeing aggressive in your careerSetting your own benchmarks and success metricsDualities and how 2 ideas can be true at the same timeConnect with Scott:
www.instagram.com/scottdclary
www.youtube.com/scottdclary
www.successstorypodcast.com
If you enjoyed this episode, share it with someone you know and leave a review! Xo, Baiba
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Today you'll hear more about introversion and extroversion, how each of them is expressed and how it translates into a well aligned work.
Work with me https://calendly.com/careerintechnicolor/coachingsession
If you enjoyed this episode, share it with someone who's looking for a better fitting work and leave a review!
Xo, Baiba
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Today we’re talking to Annie Cole, the founder of Money Essentials for Women.
Annie became a social worker right out of college but the job left her feeling burnt out and she knew she needed a change. In this conversation you’ll hear how she steered her career ending at the intersection of her passion and what she was good at. I loved the way she said that “Financial coaching was a dream that emerged” after she knew she was done with her latest role.
You’ll hear how she has navigated different career choices including taking an in-between role as a leasing agent to give herself space to recover and do the inner reflection work. Annie used her education and the jobs she held to understand herself better, what would be a good fit and what should remain a hobby. She also shares valuable questions you can use to answer career questions that might be on your mind and get more clarity on your future career direction.
Connect with Annie: Get her book “101 Ways to Build Wealth” https://www.money-essentials.com/book
Website www.money-essentials.com
IG www.instagram.com/BUILD.WEALTH.WITH.ANNIE
What resonated most with you from this conversation? DM me on IG www.instagram.com/careerintechnicolor
If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, share it with someone you know and leave a review! This helps more people find these conversations.
Xo, Baiba
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In this 20 min episode I want to talk to you about the ingredients involved in changing career direction and what you can expect. How long to plan for it Trial and error involved Opportunity testing Fears that come up Courage it takes Comfort of sticking with your vision remaining in the future Taking 1st step to cross the bridge to make it a reality Conviction as a must have Time and energy needed to learn and get going with a new pivot Runway to replacing your income How are you feeling about your career right now and what’s the #1 question on your mind? DM me on IG www.instagram.com/careerintechnicolor , I’d love to hear from you! Xo, Baiba
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Today we’re chatting with Angelique Beach, a nurse practitioner turned professional home organizer and the founder of Neatly, a luxury home organizing company based in Southern California. She’s always been passionate and even slightly obsessed about organizing and making things NEAT! Here are some of this things you'll hear in this episode:
Questions to ask to find your own questions on a path to more aligned workHow hard and confusing it is to be good at something and feel like something is missingHitting extreme burn out, anxiety, and not having energy for life outside of workHow making a career switch is hard but living with regret wasn't something Angelique was willing to take onAligned work feels magneticDitching people pleasing in your career choicesConnect with Angelique on IG www.instagram.com/helloneatly or her website www.helloneatly.com for more information! Check out her favorite products: https://shopmy.us/neatly
If you enjoyed this episode, share it with someone you know and leave a review! Xo, Baiba
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Somewhere between work, caretaking, and just trying to make it through the week without losing your mind, friendship starts to feel... complicated, or like another to do? Not because we don’t want connection — but because life is loud, we’re overwhelmed or tired or trying to make it through the day. And do you feel like there's a constant time deficit?
This is an episode that is more like a journal entry where I share some of my latest life outtakes and friendship moments, how a soul-nourishing weekend with a long time friend reminded me of what really matters — and how sharing our mess can bring us even closer. Vulnerability can feel scary, awkward, but also wildly freeing. I also open up about navigating anxiety, burnout, and that dreaded “time scarcity” that seems to hit especially hard after 40.
And if you’re also feeling off physically — low energy or just not yourself — I mention my amazing friend and health coach, Olya Clark, who helped me customize a plan to support my hormones and minerals and lifestyle. Seriously, she's a godsend. Connect with her at www.olyaclark.com
You’re not alone. Promise.
Xo,Baiba
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This is an episode for you if you’ve been laid off or are feeling stuck and want work that feels more aligned and on purpose for you! This is an invitation to rethink and reimagine what other possibilities can exist for you.
We all come to a point in our career where we either are forced to or deeply desire to reinvent our career and it takes a lot of courage to ask the questions, look deeper, and dig for new direction options and answers. No story is the same and it’s hard when no one can give you an exact ready made answer. The steps you’ll hear shared in this episode are designed to get you closer to your unique answers, the key will be devoting a little bit of time and attention to go through them. So let’s go, here’s a plan broken down into days:
Day 1
Design a vision for your future work and career. Just like companies devote the time to craft their future vision and future of work projects, do it for yourself!
Day 2
Think about and write down everything you devote your free time to, what topics do you watch YouTube, TikTok or IG videos and posts about, what do you research online, what do you read books about, what do you do in your free time, what do you talk to your friends about, everything counts and nothing is too silly to make the list.
Day 3
Write down what your ideal work day/week looks like. Where do you want to work, with who, what hours, who are your clients, wake up to sleep - what are you doing?
Day 4
What do you know you no longer care to do? What do you want to rebel against?
What do you actually DO want to do?
Day 5
Ask 3-5 people who know you well - close friends, people who have been mentors or have worked with you in a meaningful capacity. What do they think are your strengths, what would they come to you for, what do they see as a good work option for you?
Sometimes we’re just too close to see it clearly ourselves.
Listen to the interview with Ryan Kelly
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/career-in-technicolor/id1584835608?i=1000701718377
Day 6
Get clear on your natural strengths, what are the strongest functions of how your mind naturally sees, engages with, and interacts with the world, the day to day events, information and people. What are your strongest filters of how you wake up and see the world?
Here’s a past episode example of select personality aspect and strength analysis:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/career-in-technicolor/id1584835608?i=1000697628198
I’d love to hear what new insights and AHAs came through after going through these questions? Also what work related topics are on top of your mind right now or what guests would you love to hear from?
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In this episode you'll hear the strongest functions that came through from our conversation with Ryan Kelly, how these functions came through in his past roles and what other career options can exist when you have any one of them. Listen to the original interview with Ryan here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/career-in-technicolor/id1584835608?i=1000701718377
Keep in mind that this is based on a more limited time and narrow set of questions/focus not a full consultation and assessment.
This month I'm giving away one personal analysis, follow and message me on IG www.instagram.com/careerintechnicolor to be entered to win!
Xo, Baiba
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I recorded a new podcast intro and would love to hear your feedback!
What do you think and what would you change? DM me on IG www.instagram.com/careerintechnicolor
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/tropicana License code: GW1FGT1L5OJHUN7Q
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Welcome to the Career In Technicolor podcast and community! This is a brief intro what this podcast is about, what you can expect and why I created it. Xo, Baiba
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Today we’re talking to Ryan Kelly. Ryan is an artist specializing in interactive home furnishings and in this conversation he shares his journey from retail experience design to furniture design and all things in between that led to him connecting the dots to doing something he enjoys. You’ll hear about:
How he became unhappy in his previous roles and learned to recognize signs of dissatisfactionSunday scaries How your previous skills come into play whenever you’re trying a new directionApplying principles of trying things, failing fast and not being afraid to pivot in your career journeyHow he took the time to understand himself, think, and make lists to determine what worked and what didn’t workHow rebelling against the things that you’re unhappy with holds important cluesHow he was searching for opportunity with more artistic and personal expression and one that would also bring the community togetherThere’s creativity inside everyone of us!Ryan Kelly is an artist specializing in interactive home furnishings. He came, most recently, from a decade-long career in user experience design where he worked on consumer, business, and developer products. Before that he studied and design retail consumer experiences and his first job ever was refereeing kindergarten soccer games.
Connect with Ryan at www.humfurniture.com and instagram.com/humfurn or by stopping by his workshop in Englewood, CO.
What resonated most with you from this conversation? DM me on IG www.instagram.com/careerintechnicolor
If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, share it with someone you know and leave a review! This helps more people find these conversations.
Xo, Baiba
Here’s the book Ryan mentioned
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention
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This is a mini story reflecting on my friend's visit, the choices and priorities that come up, "mess up" our schedule and force us to stay agile and adaptable instead of rigid. This isn't specific advice, just something that forced me to play in the messiness of my own feelings if anxiety, to do's, values and made me see real time how I can be both in the state of my mind running a long to do list and feeling unsettled while connecting to the deeper stillness within. It reminded me of a beautiful saying from a past guest Lunaria Gaia "There's a part of us deep within us that is still and unperturbed by what's happening on the surface". Here's a link to the full conversation, I think you'd enjoy it! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/career-in-technicolor/id1584835608?i=1000668461261
How do you approach interruptions and "deviations" from your schedule and to do's - are you flexible or do you need to stay on track unless it's an emergency? I have varied between both ends of the spectrum and still adjust it day to day. Come play with me on IG www.instagram.com/careerintechnicolor
I'd love to hear from you! Xo, Baiba
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My name is Baiba and my wish for you is that you chase and fully step into your own unique calling! Are you longing for to feel more energized and alive during your workdays? To use your talents and gifts to greater extent, to know you're doing work that's on purpose for you, to feel more joy and get paid well while at it? I created Career in Technicolor to share other people's stories, tools and strategies so you can design a career where you can truly fall in love with Mondays!
I know it's possible for you to have work that gives you energy so you have plenty left over for your kids, family, friends, hobbies, yourself. And when you do, you'll serve as a powerful example of what's possible for your children and others. My wish is that these stories inspire and empower you to design your own dream job and life. You don't want your Mondays thru Friday feel like a black and white movie, you want to feel fully alive, energized, working and living in technicolor. Let's chase it and create it together!
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In this episode you'll hear about two strengths that came through in Tracey's interview, how they serve in leadership roles and what other career options can exist with this combo.
Find the original interview with Tracey Newell here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/career-in-technicolor/id1584835608?i=1000700127163
Keep in mind that this is based on a more limited time and narrow set of questions/focus compared to a full consultation.
Connect with me on IG www.instagram.com/careerintechnicolor
If you're looking to find more aligned career direction for you, work with me https://calendly.com/careerintechnicolor/coachingsession
Xo, Baiba
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