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Jordan Gross is a Northwestern and Kellogg School of Management Graduate. He's also a writer, a coach, a speaker, a self-proclaimed multipotentialite, having experienced positions in large banks like Merrill Lynch to small startup companies. He is also the best selling author of a book called Getting Comfy, Your Morning Guide to Daily Happiness. He's a TEDx speaker and has founded multiple companies.Jordan Gross refers to himself as a ‘multipotentialite’, a word you will not find in the dictionary, yet it means a person who aspires to be many things. Most people aim for a profession in their lives even if they eventually change careers, but few start out stating they want to be more than one and Jordan is one of those people. By the age of 24, he has written a book, drafted a novel, delivered a TEDx talk, started several organizations, worked in the corporate world and is in the midst of being on 90 podcasts in 90 days. Jordan is a trailblazer for positive change, optimism and the belief that our daily actions can help us all overcome stress and anxiety.In this episode we discuss:How Jordan was a top-ranked soccer goalie in New York during his high school years and wanted to become a professional soccer player.How his interests in human potential and business, led him to get his MBA and become a certified coach through the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching Program.His belief that our daily actions can help us all overcome stress and anxiety.The acronym he developed, C.O.M.F.Y., what it means, and how he uses it to teach mindfulness.His upcoming book about living a ‘cloud nine life’ and what each of those clouds represents in living a fulfilling and meaningful life.Links:Jordan Gross on LinkedIn.www.journeytocloudnine.comBooks mentioned in this episode:“Getting COMFY: Your Morning Guide to Daily Happiness” by Jordan Gross“How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie“Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon HillOther Resources:Learn more about Tony RobbinsLearn more about Mitch AlbomLearn more about Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholder Centered Coaching ProgramStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Ruth-Anne Eisler is a business writer, editor, and corporate communications specialist working with a wide range of clients, including speech-language pathology, creative arts, animal welfare, political candidates, non-profits, and governmental organizations. As a former professional musician and legal researcher, Ruth-Anne leverages her unique background by converging artistry with logic, producing bespoke solutions for clients who require clear, assured, and human-centered communications.Ruth-Anne Eisler studied music and became a professional classical musician early in her career. She reflects on those younger years as being a difficult time in which she spent a lot of time alone practicing and scrambling to get paid work. In order to gain greater stability and security, she turned to other areas of interest, law, and writing, obtaining a paralegal certificate. After several years working in that field, she wanted to do something more that would also enable her to be available to her young son, so she started her own corporate communications business. She credits working with a coach toward helping her to make decisions that moved her forward and into action.In this episode we discuss:How Ruth-Anne’s first career was studying music as a professional classical musician.Her experience as a musician and discovering the downsides including practicing alone and having to scramble to find paid work.How she learned to gain greater stability and security by turning to areas of interest she had previously pushed aside like law and writing.Her love of learning, and how she expects she will always be taking a course of some sort.The transition she made into legal research and then her move away from legal research when her son was born and she wanted to be home with him, leading her into launching her own corporate communications business.How Ruth-Anne credits her dad, a civil engineer, as a role model because of his skillful planning and his ability to put plans into action, even if it took him time to accomplish them.Links:Ruth-Anne Eisler on LinkedIn and Instagramwww.raewrites.caOther Resources:Learn more about the National Farm Animal Care CouncilStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Jaime Jay is the owner of Bottleneck Virtual Assistants based in Springfield, Missouri. At the core, Jamie is a connector of personalities and brands. He constantly challenges himself to be a better human being. He is also an amateur hockey player and starter Geek who truly enjoys helping his clients rediscover themselves, their companies and how to realize their why.Jaime Jay made some early career decisions that were motivated by his desire to unburden his mother rather than to begin to shape his future. When his father was suddenly sentenced to jail on embezzlement charges, his mother, with very limited resources, was struggling to take care of Jaime and his younger brother. Jaime enlisted in the US Army. Later, he joined corporate America and found that he “just was not a corporate person”. Eventually, he went the entrepreneurial route.In this episode we discuss:How Jamie joined the U.S. Army to unburden his mom after his dad went to jail on embezzlement charges; how they were homeless and his mom was left to care for him and his younger brother on very limited resources.His experience in the Army, including getting married at 22, having a child, and soon after discharge being asked for a divorce. Specifically, he shares he “was homeless with only $364 in my pocket.”How Jamie felt he was back where he started as if he had no sense of direction.The irony that as a young child, he had a dream of becoming a CEO in the corner office, unlike most kids who have visions of becoming a firefighter or policeman.Jamie’s experience traveling into corporate America and “living the dream” until he realized the materialism of that life was not fulfilling.His current position as a business owner and why he is happiest now.Links:Jamie Jay on LinkedIn and Twitterwww.bottleneck.onlineBooks mentioned in this episode:“Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges” by Amy CuddyOther Resources:Learn more about Mike MichalowiczStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

five years. During this journey, Erik made more money than he will ever need in his life, but at the expense of burning himself out as well as his business partner and his fiance both of whom also worked for the company. Erik, now 31, lives in Malta and is a native of Sweden.At the age of 28 years, Erik was ringing the bell of the stock exchange, making more money than he would ever need in his life, yet he was deeply unhappy and very unhealthy for such a young man. All of that changed, as his business and personal relationships, fell apart. He found himself alone and realized everything had to change. He started the company, great.com where, this time, the focus wasn't extreme growth, but rather wellbeing, transparency, trust, and flexibility for the team and where 100% of the profits are donated to charity.In this episode we discuss:How Erik started his first business at the age of 20.How he became less afraid of failing after experiencing his own business failures.Erik’s experience of driving himself and everyone around him so aggressively that the company made it to the stock market, but they were burned out to an extreme.How Erik’s priorities shifted dramatically in order to regain his health and restore the relationships that had been deeply damaged.His new company, great.com, and how it is based on trust and flexibility to instill a healthy and productive work environment.Links:Erik Bergman on LinkedIn and Twitter.www.great.comErik’s podcast, “Becoming Great”Stay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss spent two decades careening through corporate America and barely lived to write about it. As company journalists, speechwriters, and C-suite advisors, they stockpiled insider stories and cautionary tales, which they turned into two novels: B.S., Incorporated and Operation Clusterpuck. Both live near Minneapolis where they own a communications agency, speaking to groups of all sizes, and share their perspectives in publications like the Washington Post.Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss were corporate communications directors at Best Buy for many years. One day they bowed out of a ‘soul-crushing’ meeting and stole away for a drink. From that moment on, a new partnership formed. They began to plan their first novel and 5 years later, they started their own communications firm. They have since written two humorous novels showcasing parodies of corporate life, “B.S. Inc.” and “Operation Clusterpuck”.In this episode we discuss:How they are grateful for the years they worked together at Best Buy and how they discovered the need for something different in their professional lives.Jennifer’s story about going through a divorce while she was also making a significant career transition and what worked for her through the process.Michael’s story about being married with two children and how his decision to leave the corporate world was embraced and supported by his family.How they have written two humorous novels showcasing parodies of corporate life, called “B.S. Incorporated” and “Operation Clusterpuck.”How Michael and Jennifer talked about the planning steps and the thought process they engaged in to take the risk to leave steady employment.Links:Jennifer Rock on LinkedIn and TwitterMichael Voss on LinkedIn and Twitterhttps://www.rockandvossbooks.com/Rock and Voss on FacebookBooks mentioned in this episode:“B.S., Incorporated” by Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss“Operation Clusterpuck: A B.S., Incorporated Novel” by Jennifer Rock and Michael VossStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Elena F. Deutsch, MPH is the Founder of WILL Women Interested in Leaving (big) Law. She helps attorneys become clear on what they want next, kick inner nay-sayers out of the driver’s seat, and act on their dreams. She’s focusing her 30 years of experience in leadership, training and coaching on lawyers who feel stuck, unhappy and wants to reclaim control of their careers and lives.Her work has been featured in The American Lawyer, Bloomberg Big Law Business, Above the Law, and more.Elena shares her journey of starting her career in public health and how she transitioned from that world into a consulting partnership and then her own coaching practice. As the daughter of an attorney, she witnessed first hand the pressures of the legal profession. Once she became a coach, lawyers were quickly drawn to her and wanted to explore their options outside the legal profession. Today, she offers group and individual support to lawyers who are leaving or who have left their legal careers for new professional adventures.In this episode we discuss:How Elena achieved her first big vision by spending a year traveling through Australia, New Zealand, India, Nepal, and Southeast Asia, and what that time represents in her life.Her love of learning and training and how that has played a role through her careers and transitions.How Elena’s parents and their careers helped influence her business.One of the most difficult conversations she has ever had.What WILL is and how Elena got started with it.Links:Elena Deutsch on LinkedIn and Twitterwww.womeninterestedinleavinglaw.comOther Resources:Learn more about Wildfire StrategiesStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Vanessa Rosenblum is the President and founder of Pro REA Staffing, a recruiting firm that specializes in connecting talented administrative staff with real estate teams across the US and Canada. Vanessa holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Corporate Finance from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, Los Angeles, CA. She currently lives in Spain with her husband and son. When she is not working, you can find her in her garden or working on projects in her 400-year-old farmhouse.Vanessa Rosenblum started her first recruiting firm at the age of 25 while working as the Operations Manager for a real estate coaching company in Los Angeles. She saw a need to provide a higher level of training, support, flexibility and leverage to the real estate agents her coaching company served. Vanessa founded Pro REA Staffing in 2008, grew the company to four full-time recruiters and well over 1000 successful placements. She sold a majority share of the company to Black29 Group in 2018 which has allowed her to expand the company and the services she offers her clients.In this episode we discuss:How Vanessa’s career journey began when she took a job with a real estate business coach.Some of the learning lessons Vanessa experienced after starting her own business.How her business really took off when she was no longer limited by geography.All of the significant moves, to multiple countries, that Vanessa and her husband tried before settling in Spain with their son.The value she places on experiences over stuff.Her current life in Spain, the schedule that works, and her happiness.LinksVanessa Rosenblum on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.www.youtube.com/proreastaffingwww.proreastaffing.comStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Ron Carucci is the co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, where he works with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations and industries. He has a 30-year track record helping executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization, and leadership, overhauling leadership and culture to redesigning for growth. He is the author of eight books, is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Forbes and a two time TEDx speaker. His work has been featured in Fortune, Inc, MSNBC, and Businessweek.Ron started his career in the theater arts and while he was successful there, he felt restless. He translated that experience toward organizational psychology, leadership and systems change work with companies and government agencies which he has found to be engaging and meaningful over the past 30 years. During that time, Ron has worked in more than 25 countries on four continents and his career has taken some surprising twists and turns as he made several strategic choices that he often refers to as his “mitosis years”.In this episode we discuss:How Ron began his career in the arts, living in NYC, yet he felt restless.The moment Ron’s career began shifting to organizational psychology and systems change work when he was in Germany.The various transitions he went through, “on accident,” that led him to the career he is in now.Ron’s moment of brutal honesty that led to him leaving a high-level firm and beginning his entrepreneurial journey.How he determines what best career moments look and feel like.The importance of making strategic career moves, instead of deciding what to do next from a place of pain.Links:Ron Carucci on LinkedIn and Twitterwww.navalent.comBooks mentioned in this episode:“Rising to Power: The Journey of Exceptional Executives” by Ron Carucci“Leadership Stories From Tomorrow” by Ron Carucci“Relationships that Enable Enterprise Change: Leveraging the Client-Consultant Connection” by Ron Carucci and William A. Pasmore“Leadership Divided: What Emerging Leaders Need and What You Might Be Missing” by Ron CarucciOther ResourcesLearn more about Dorie ClarkStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

Randah Taher is a Master Design and innovation facilitator with a playful sandbox in it. She designs cultures of innovation, creative problem-solving processes, biomimic analogies, service and design thinking systems, edutainment games and creativity tools. A Tedx and keynote speaker, Randah is a thought leader on creative thinking and a curator of a subscription box, IMAGINESS by Sajory. Find more about her work on www.sajory.comRandah Taher has taken her background in leadership development, teaching and design thinking to apply them in a variety of work and education settings in order to support innovation and creative problem-solving. She has consulted with executives and ‘intrapreneurs’, alike who are charged with creating and implementing innovative, new approaches to addressing complex challenges across their companies.In this episode we discuss:How Randah helps organizations nurture their cultures for innovation.Randah’s processes for facilitating problem-solving, how she gives organizations tools for growth and offers a monthly subscription box.The 4 specific innovation methods she uses, including biomimicry.Her process for learning what her strengths are and doubling down on those.Her specific issues that allowed the opportunity to flip the script, put on my coaches hat, and offer Randah some different ways to approach her challenges.Links:Randah Taher on LinkedIn and Twitterwww.sajory.comVisit Randah’s website to sign up for her free gift, “15 Ways to Have an Imaginative Day at Work”Other Resources:Randah’s Tedx Talk: “How Analogies Create Healthy Organizations – Biomimicry for our organizations”Learn more about BiomimicryStay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter

John DeMato is a photographer and branded content creator who works with speakers, authors, coaches, and business leaders to produce image content portfolios that present informational, entertaining and inspiring aspects of their brand to their followers. As a former television producer, John has over 18 years of production experience and has been featured as a lifestyle photography expert on several NBC Universal daytime talk and reality shows.More than just a guy who pushes a button for a living, John DeMato sets his clients up for success beyond the portrait session by educating them on how to best leverage their image content for their websites, social channels, bios, publications, advertisements, and various other needs. He was inspired after the death of his mother to pursue work that felt more purposeful and meaningful which took him on the path of entrepreneurship. He has not looked back.In this episode we discuss:How John started his career in television production after getting his Master’s Degree.John’s process of self-reflection after his mom passed away, and how he came to terms with the reality his career was not fulfilling.How serving others and telling their stories has been a theme through all of his life.John’s love language of service, how he learned about it, and how it has influenced his career path.How John realized photography is his unconditional love and biggest passion. He said “It is my passion, my art. I would do it for free. I have built my business around my art in a way that does not compromise my integrity because it allows me to serve others.”The wisdom he shares with the listeners, discussing the importance of figuring out what truly lights you up and pursuing that because having a strong passion will help you through the dark and hard times.LinksJohn DeMato on LinkedIn and Twitter.https://www.johndemato.com/Stay Connected:Connect with Tammy on LinkedIn@TammyGoolerLoeb on InstagramWork From The Inside Out WebsiteSubscribe to  newsletter