What if failure wasn’t something to avoid—but a skill to master? In this episode, I share a fresh take on how to handle setbacks, manage your mind, and turn mistakes into momentum.

• Why your brain resists failure (and how to outsmart it)
• The mindset shift that transforms “mistakes” into data
• How to stop hiding in research and start taking action
• Understand what creates confidence 

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

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Ever worked with someone who dominates every conversation, name-drops constantly, and gets visibly upset when they're left out of the loop? They're not just seeking attention, they're seeking safety. In this episode, we unpack the psychology behind the "Connector-Competitor" workplace archetype and explore why their behavior matters more than you think, for you, your team, and even for them.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why attention-seeking behavior is actually rooted in insecurity and how recognizing this shifts your entire approach to working with (or being) this person
• Five practical strategies to set boundaries and protect your energy without becoming "the bad guy" or escalating workplace tension
• How to tell if YOU might be the Connector-Competitor plus one simple question that can transform how you show up in conversations and build genuine connection

Whether you're navigating this dynamic with a colleague or recognizing these patterns in yourself, this episode offers compassionate insight and actionable tools for healthier workplace relationships.

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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We are still on our summer break so we are dropping this episode: Greatest Hits: The Thank-You Note Advantage

In a digital world, a thank-you note still stands out. In this episode, Kristian Schwartz, founder of The Montgomery Group, shares why this simple gesture can elevate your professional brand and help you leave a lasting impression—especially during the job search.

You’ll learn:

• Why thank-you notes matter more than ever
• The surprising impact when candidates don’t send them
• Digital vs. handwritten: what works best and when
• How generational views shape thank-you note etiquette
• Why this small step builds your long-term career reputation

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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Founded in 2014, Threads of Hershey's philosophy is clear: everyone needs a wardrobe whisperer. A wardrobe whisperer simplifies and enhances your closet style, helping you discover flattering silhouettes and versatile essentials. As your wardrobe whisperer, Threads guides you through essential steps: closet editing, styling, and strategic shopping, boosting your confidence and productivity. In this episode, we discuss: 

• Pivoting Professional Skills for Passion-Driven Business
• Trust and Listening as Foundations for Success
• Emphasizing Personal Confidence Over Trends
• Style: The Art of Editing, Not Just Adding
• Style tips for the current season
• The Universality of the Threads' Method
• Supporting Miss Pennsylvania Miranda Moore's "Take Action in Fashion" Initiative

Show Guests
Kristen Campbell, the founder of Threads of Hershey since 2014, fuses her passion for fashion with her scientific background. She employs the Threads Method, a step-by-step approach, to simplify and enhance clients' wardrobes, positively impacting their well-being. 

Kristin Argento, Co-Owner and Director of PR, Marketing, and Strategic Relationships, drives brand growth by crafting precise messaging, enhancing client access to cutting-edge fashion offerings, and fostering community engagement.

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
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Ashok Sinha is the Senior VP of Corporate Communications at Dow Jones, overseeing global communication functions. In this episode, we discuss:

• The Value of Storytelling for Excelling in Any Field
• Importance of Passion in Work
• Focus on Transferable Skills and Building Relationships
• Why Focusing on Inclusivity and Equity for Diverse Employees is better for business
• The Role of Allyship from Colleagues and Executive Leadership
• Why Self-Identity and Self-Expression Leads to a Successful Career

Show Guest
Ashok Sinha is the Senior VP of Corporate Communications at Dow Jones, overseeing global communication functions. Before this, he was Senior VP of Corporate Communications and PR at Audacy, a leading audio content company. Ashok has also held senior communication roles at WarnerMedia, NBCUniversal, Viacom, and Publicis Media. He is a board member of the 4As Foundation, which focuses on increasing diversity in advertising, media, and marketing. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Master of Fine Arts in Theater from the California Institute of the Arts. Follow him on LinkedIn

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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“Tell me about your weakness” could be the most annoying and confusing question to receive during a job interview. Should you answer honestly? Should you find the silver lining and tell the interviewer how you grew because of your weakness? So many questions. In this episode, I discuss: 

• What this question is really about
• How to reframe the question in your brain
• The best way to lean into your blindspots to answer this question

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
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• Why the 'dream job' is a myth
• When to consider a good enough job
• The difference between a good enough,  an in-between, and a sober job

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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Conversational narcissists consistently steer conversations back to themselves and their own experiences, often without showing genuine interest in what others say. They exhibit a pattern of self-centered behavior in conversation. In this episode, we discuss: 

• Understanding Conversational Narcissism
• Practical Strategies for Dealing
• Four Steps to Reclaim Control while Maintaining your Cool

Mentioned on the show:
The Career Refresh, Survivors guide to the office narcissist
How to Destroy Everything, available on all podcast platforms

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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Christine Stack, Vice President and head of Human Resources | CIS Americas at Capgemini. Christine is a results-driven and passionate leader known for her creative problem-solving, teamwork, and thought leadership. She excels as a partner, collaborator, and team builder, with a strong reputation for integrity and inclusiveness. Her consistent recognition comes from her ability to identify, attract, nurture, and retain exceptional talent. In this episode, we discuss:

• Her career pivot involved transitioning from a media background to a role in HR and Talent Acquisition
• Why empathy is crucial in establishing credibility in your field
• Unconscious bias is detrimental to organizational culture 
• Capgemini's commitment to inclusivity 
• How she addressed and overcame her own bias, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness in combating bias
• Job descriptions should be about WHAT, not the HOW
• The inherent flaw with all resumes

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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Kristian Schwartz spearheads The Montgomery Group, a boutique search firm he established, specializing in senior-level marketing and media placements. Kristian is a seasoned strategic leader renowned for elevating premier brands through a blend of strategic hiring and consulting expertise. He has extensive experience working on various facets of the industry, and his professional journey includes tenure at renowned companies such as Wired Magazine, Razorfish, and Sapient, where he collaborated with influential Fortune 500 brands like Visa, Verizon, Clorox, Unilever, and Hewlett-Packard. In this episode, we discuss: 

• Best Practices for Effective Collaboration with Executive Search Partners
• The Importance of Nurturing Relationships
• How to find Recruiters
• Key Elements Sought by Recruiters in Resumes
• The Crucial Role of Career Strategy
• Adapting Resume Requirements for Recruiters versus Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Mentioned on the show  Forbes List of America’s Top Recruiting Firms
Get a copy of Kristian Schwartz's Win a Day HERE

Show guest:
Kristian Schwartz is a seasoned leader with over two decades of experience driving digital transformation and marketing initiatives. Recognizing his knack for spotting transformative talent, Kristian transitioned into executive search at Korn Ferry, rising to Senior Partner in the Integrated and Digital Marketing practice. Presently, he leads The Montgomery Group, a boutique search firm he founded, which specializes in senior-level marketing and media placements. Holding a Bachelor of Science in Microeconomics from the University of Oregon, Kristian, a dedicated father to twin daughters, enjoys activities such as cycling, cooking, and fly fishing.

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
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Ernest Lupinacci, an award-winning creative talent, serves as the CEO of Ernest Industries, offering a distinctive fusion of creative and strategic consultancy. His career journey encompasses brand development, advertising, screenwriting, and technology. This journey has led him to collaborate with prestigious brands such as Apple, Google, CAA and Nike.

Whether you're plotting a career refresh or strategizing to dive deeper into the creative industry, this episode promises insights to tackle the challenges of a creative career. Filled with anecdotes and hilarious quotes, in this episode, we discuss the following:

• The fine line between passion and talent
• The art of writing and the power of precise words 
• The value of networking 
• Advice for job seekers
• Importance of proactive networking
• How the principles used in show business can be applied to personal branding 

Mentioned on the Show:

Book: Unreasonable Hospitality, By Will Guidara

Show Guest: 

Ernest Lupinacci is the Founder & CEO of Ernest Industries, a creative and strategic consultancy focused on brand development, emerging media, and new technology.

He was an award-winning creative at Wieden + Kennedy, a founding partner and Chief Creative Officer at Anomaly. He has worked for almost every major Advertising Network in the industry and a litany of well-known brands from Apple and Google to CAA and WME. 

He has sold feature film projects to both Dreamworks and Sony Pictures, and he is a co-producer of the Paramount+ miniseries THE OFFER, which details the incredible back story of the making of The Godfather.

Ernest is an advisor to the live-stream shopping giant TALKSHOPLIVE and currently consults for Viral Nation - one of the world's largest talent, marketing, and technology firms. Follow him on LinkedIn or IMDb

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

Connect with Jill for Leadership Development for Organizations and Speaking & Workshops

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Experienced executive recruiter Jane Ashen Turkewitz offers valuable insights from the world of recruitment to enhance your competitiveness in today's challenging job market. In this episode, we delve into the following topics:

1. Navigating the Complex Landscape of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
2. Maximizing the Effectiveness of Networking
3. Reimagining the Art of Cultivating Professional Connections
4. The Significance of Strategic Career Planning for Your Career Path
5. Gaining Perspective on Intentional Decision-Making in Your Career

Show Guest

With over two decades of experience in career services and executive recruitment in New York City, Jane Ashen Turkewitz specializes in connecting high-level talent, from VPs to C-suite executives, with opportunities in digital media and emerging technology. 

She excels in placing talent across diverse roles, including marketing, product development, sales, business strategy, communications, editorial, video production, and creative positions. 

Currently, Jane plays a multifaceted role at UTNY, The University of Texas at Austin's NYC program, where she serves as an adjunct instructor, offering guidance to students in navigating the competitive job market and interview process. She also spearheads partnership development and program oversight, facilitating internships with various organizations.

 Jane is recognized for her career insights on LinkedIn and in prominent publications, and she has been a panelist at industry events. Before her career in career development and recruiting, Jane excelled as a marketing executive at Seventeen Magazine, Disney, and The New York Times Company.  Follow Jane Ashen Turkewitz on LinkedIn 

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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What unfolds when you step away from a career that no longer aligns with your aspirations? This is the journey that Rachel Goodale, the owner and founder of Stroller Strong Mamas, a Parent and Me fitness program, embarked upon nearly a decade ago. 

In this episode, we delve into the compelling reasons behind Rachel's departure from her career in education and the incredible story of how she forged a thriving fitness community for mothers. Join us in this episode as we explore:

• How she created a vibrant, united community rooted in inspiration, connection, and active living. 
• Her mission of leading by example inspires both children and adults. 
• How she taps into her intuition and fosters genuine connections with her clients, ensuring an environment where everyone can thrive.
• Rachel’s tips for workplaces seeking to create more inclusive virtual environments and practical strategies to boost collaboration and engagement in your remote teams.
• Plus the unexpected strengths she discovered about herself along the way 

Show Guest
Rachel Goodale, the owner and founder of Stroller Strong Mamas, a Parent and Me fitness program, embarked on this transformative journey following the birth of her son in 2015. Formerly an elementary and special education teacher, Rachel's transition to entrepreneurship underscores her commitment to promoting a healthy way of life. Her dedication extends beyond words, as she actively sets a powerful example by working out with her kids, aligning seamlessly with the ethos of Stroller Strong Mamas: "Lead by Example." Rachel's extensive expertise as a Certified Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Trainer, Youth Exercise Specialist, Prenatal and Postpartum Fitness, Mobility and Movement, and Nutrition underscores her dedication to the fitness profession since 2012. You can follow her on Instagram or Facebook. 

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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We are still on our summer break so we are dropping this episode: Greatest Hits: Interview Smarter, Not Harder

A job interview isn’t just about answering questions—it’s about telling the right story, at the right time, with the right impact. In this episode, I share strategies to help you stand out with clarity, confidence, and preparation.

You’ll learn:

• What to do before, during, and after the interview
• A fresh take on answering behavioral (STAR) questions
• How to turn your resume into a storytelling tool
• Why reviewing your interview performance is key to growth

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
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Amy Roach is the SVP of National Automotive at iHeartMedia. She works with OEM’s on national automotive marketing campaigns, working closely with clients and agency partners to deliver thoughtful and strategy-first marketing campaigns across iHeart’s ecosystem – Broadcast, Podcast, Streaming, Events, Influencers, Social, and Artists. She has been with iHeart for almost 20 years and is passionate about the audio platform and delivering creative solutions for her clients. In this episode, we talk about: 

• Why humility is vital to your professional success
• Why Feedback is a Gift 
• The 4A’s Feedback Framework
• How do we determine if it is feedback or criticism?
• Tips to self-regulate your actions and reactions
• How to check your own bias
• How emotional intelligence elevates your executive presence and your relationships

Mentioned on the show: 

Read the article from Mediapost.com: Humility: The Lost 'Superpower' And How We Can Bring It Back

Connecting with Clients by Paul Cowan 

Building Your Story Brand by Donald Miller

WorkLife with Adam Grant, Podcast

Follow Amy Roach on LinkedIn

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

Connect with Jill for Leadership Development for Organizations and Speaking & Workshops

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A career vision is akin to having a GPS for your professional journey. Clarifying your values, understanding your WHY, and setting achievable goals are vital for maintaining focus.  By implementing these strategies, you can steer your career toward success with a clear vision as your guide.

In this episode, we'll delve into:

1. The Significance of a Professional Vision: Explore why having a career vision is essential for success.
2. How to Create Your Career Vision: Learn actionable steps to craft your career vision.
3. The Power of Small Career Goals: Understand how breaking down a big career vision into manageable goals is key to its realization.

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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With over three decades of industry expertise in marketing, media, and communications, Marla Kaplowitz brought her seasoned experience to the 4A's in 2017 as President & CEO. Guiding the association, she redefines its future trajectory, fostering collaborative impact for member success in business transformation and talent development.

Before her role at the 4A's, Marla led as CEO of North America at MEC (now Wavemaker, part of WPP) from 2011 to 2017. Her 12-year journey at MediaVest (now Spark Foundry, part of Publicis) preceded this, following her beginnings at DMB&B and Ammirati Puris Lintas.

Marla's influential footprint extends to various roles, including directorship at Penn Entertainment's Board and memberships on non-profit Boards such as The Ad Council, BBB National Programs, Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), and MediaVillage.

In this episode, Marla and I discuss:

• Staying Goal-Oriented: Insights on how to align with your goals and maintain unwavering focus.
• Feedback vs. Criticism: Navigating the fine line between feedback and criticism and leveraging both for growth.
• Normalizing Self-Doubt: Viewing Imposter Syndrome as a natural part of growth and actionable ways to overcome it.
• Leading Industry Transformation: How Marla shapes the focus of the 4A's and its commitment to diversity and inclusion, driving industry-wide change. 
• Ageism Expertise: Advice for candidates over 40, combatting ageism and leveraging experience.

Show's Guest: Marla Kaplowitz, President & CEO, 4A’s

Follow Marla Kaplowitz on LinkedIn
Learn more about the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s) HERE
Learn about the 4A’s and Catalyte Apprenticeship program HERE

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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This is part two of a two-part series on company culture. Identifying a Company’s culture isn't always easy, especially when you are on the outside looking in. Whether you are interviewing for a role or eager to shape the culture of a company, then this episode is for you. We’ll discuss:  

• How to be a detective and find out about a company's culture
• Questions to ask to uncover culture at an organization

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

Connect with Jill for Leadership Development for Organizations and Speaking & Workshops

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This is part one of a two-part series on company culture. Building a Company’s culture isn't always easy,  but it is vital to well-being, productivity, and profit. In this first episode, we’ll discuss:  

• Why the standard HR definition of Culture is outdated
• Why post-merger is a vital time to support the acquired teams
• 10 attributes to look for when determining the company culture

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

Connect with Jill for Leadership Development for Organizations and Speaking & Workshops

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So many of us are over working, and we don’t know how or why to stop. Listen in as we discuss: 

• Why we overwork
• How outdated work ethics impact our mindset
• How overworking negatively affects our career and well-being
• The difference between a workaholic and a hard-worker
• The 6 crucial to begin to areas to address if you are overworking

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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Dr. Sarah Nicholls is an Emergency Medicine doctor, online educator, and YouTuber who believes that our careers are what we do, not who we are.  

Whether you are an officer worker,  executive, healthcare worker, or doctor, there are many similarities between the workplace and the working conditions in a hospital or emergency room. 

In this episode, we discuss : 

• how to manage the pressure of an ever-changing work environment 
• how she worked through long COVID
• the 3 most significant things you can do to manage stress
• her belief that the basis of self-care is self-responsibility
• the importance of funding employee resource groups (ERGs) and HR
• the most critical strength she uses to support her patients
• what she does to keep her career fresh
• how she helps healthcare workers overcome self-doubt
• how she managed her own perfectionism and people-pleasing tendencies to avoid burnout and now how she helps others to do the same

Follow Dr. Sarah Nicholls on Instagram and  watch her on Youtube

Mentioned on the Show
The Career Refresh episode 108: Listener Questions: How to get over workplace conflict and when to go to HR

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

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Endings are natural and, at times, necessary. Whether you are the terminator or the terminated, how you end the relationship shows a ton about your character, professional maturity, and goodwill. In this episode, I discuss:

• What happened when a recent long-term partnership ended
• How I handled it and how I wish they would have handled it
• The 10 things you need to do when the relationship ends

Mentioned on the show

Unreasonable Hospitality, by Will Guidara
The Career Refresh Podcast, Episode 95, The Seasons of Your Career

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
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How do you create a more inclusive workspace? For over 25 years, Dr. Steve Yacovelli has been training organizations like Fortune 500 Greats, The Walt Disney Company, and Bayer AG, and amazing not-for-profits like The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 

Dr. Steve Yacovelli is the author of the award-winning book Pride Leadership: Strategies for the LGBTQ+ Leader to be the King or Queen of their Jungle.

Dr. Steve Yacovelli (“The Gay Leadership Dude™”) is the Owner & Principal of  TopDog Learning Group, LLC – a learning and development, leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA, with affiliates across the globe. He has a mission to create more inclusive workplaces, and in this episode, we talk about: 

1. The 6 Competencies of Inclusive and effective leadership
2. How to maintain authenticity in a virtual environment
3. What you can do immediately to create a more inclusive workplace - with real examples!
4. What leaders and learning and development professionals can do to create a more 

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Watch this episode on Youtube

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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What do you do when someone steals your idea? This isn't legal advice; this is strategy.  In this episode, I discuss: 

• The difference between competition and a copycat
• How to use inspiration but not plagiarize
• The 4 main things you need to think about when someone copies you
• Why it may be different if you are a freelancer and how to take precautions
• How to address the copycat
• What I did when someone recently stole from me

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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We are still on our summer break so we are dropping this greatest hits episode, where we unpack how anxiety influences your leadership style, decisions, and team dynamics. Discover simple mindset shifts and practical tools to lead with clarity, calm, and collaboration.

Key Takeaways:

• Spot anxiety-driven patterns in your leadership
• Use tools like pausing, journaling, and reframing to stop spiraling
• Shift from control to connection with a power-with approach

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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It’s the morning of the interview, and you are a little nervous but feel good. You’ve studied and planned your outfit even though they will only see you from the waist up. 

You think you are prepared; however, are you ready? In this episode, I discuss: 

• Interview questions you need to know
• Nail your career narrative 
• Tips for getting your space prepared
• The best ways to practice
• Why you need to be both ready and prepared
• How to get prepare your mindset 

Related Episodes:
The most annoying job interview question ever
You got laid off, now what?
Your resume is not about you
2023 Workplace Trends..so far

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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Rob Volpe, an award-winning author of Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time and CEO of Ignite 360 where he leads a team of insights, strategy, and creative professionals that serve the world’s leading brands across a range of industries like Facebook, Pepsi, Ulta Beauty, Hershey’s, Whole Foods, and Microsoft. 

As a thought leader in the role of empathy in marketing and the workplace, he is a contributor to Entrepreneur’s Leadership Network. He frequently speaks on the topic at conferences, corporations, colleges, podcasts, and with the media.  He is a Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications graduate and lives in San Francisco with his husband and 3 cats.

In this episode, we discuss the following: 

• The 5 Steps to Empathy
• Misconceptions about empathy 
• How to use empathy at work with colleagues or clients or in a job interview
• Tips on how to use self-empathy when it comes to refreshing your career

Show notes: 

Get the book, Tell Me More About That, a silver award winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Best Self-Help Book of 2022!  

Ignite 360

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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Simply stated, scarcity is the belief that there isn't enough to go around and you most certainly are not going to get a fair share. In this episode: 

• Understand how scarcity thinking impacts  money, work, time, and career opportunities
• Learn 3 mindset tools to bust scarcity thinking
• Get my best morning mindset practice to catch scarcity mindset before it starts

Mentioned on the show:
You can download my Belief Builder worksheet HERE to help you get started on busting scarcity thinking.

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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Frameworks are an effective way to bring clarity to situations and initiatives. Knowing how to organize your thoughts, think strategically, make effective decisions, and create alignment with others is the fastest way to build trust and elevate your executive presence. In this episode, I share: 

• Why frameworks create calm and clarity
• How frameworks build trust and eliminate bias
• 4 effective Frameworks for Thinking
• Why frameworks work for your career strategy, from interviews to networking

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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• How his degree in Advanced Mathematics led to a career in Business Transformation
• Where he gets inspiration
• How to leverage practical tools and techniques to stay relevant
• How to tell Truth to Power in your organization
• How aspiring authors can rethink the math and model of content monetization 
• How to become a thoughtful content creator 
• The difference between jobs and work
• How not to outsource your future

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
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Today’s job market requires being both ready and prepared. Sometimes we confuse them or think they are interchangeable. They're not. In this episode, I discuss: 

• How I almost blew it on a recent international flight
• The important difference between readiness and preparation 
• Why action without strategy leaves you rudderless
• How you need to think through preparedness and readiness in today’s market

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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You learned about a Pain Sponge if you watched the series finale of HBO's Succession. No spoilers in this podcast episode, however, I do discuss: 

• What a pain sponge is
• Why it often falls in lock-step with people pleasing
• The nuanced ways it shows up in yourself
• How to spot it in others
• 10 tips to avoid being the Pain Sponge

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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You’ve been with your company a while, and you feel like you’ve stopped growing. 

Yet, when you inquire about new opportunities or experiences, you feel like you are getting the run-around. Time passes. Nothing changes. So what do you do when you feel like you can’t get a straight answer on your career future? In this episode, I discuss: 

1. Why this is more about who you are being than what you are doing
2. Why you can’t learn this in a leadership book
3. My framework for getting a resolution

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
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There are 3 BS (and that's belief system) blocks between you and your next-level career. In this episode, we will discuss: 

• Imposter Syndrome, People Pleasing, and Perfectionism
• The sneaky ways these 3 BS blocks show up
• Why you go from feeling good to bad so quickly
• Why these blocks keep happening
• How to bust through these blocks

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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Allison (aka Ali) Katz is the Owner, Small Batch Chef, and Baker of Ali Katz Kitchen in Mattituck, New York, on the North Fork of Long Island.

Ali started her career in New York City’s garment industry as a merchandiser for brands like The Gap, Perry Ellis, and Reebok. After September 11, she pivoted to the French Culinary Institute in New York City. Since graduation, Ali has worked at The Boathouse in New York’s Central Park and North Fork Table and Inn in Southold, NY. She’s freelanced in test kitchens around New York City and wrote and tested recipes for Hearst Magazines and Martha Stewart. She ultimately created her dream and launched Ali Katz Kitchen. In this episode, we discuss: 

• Her journey from employee to unemployed, from student to business owner 
• How she learned everything she needed to know without going to business school
• How she managed her mind through the various career pivots
• What it’s like to own a business and work with your spouse
• The importance of community when launching a business

Show Guests: 

Ali Katz, is the Owner, Small Batch Chef and Baker, of Ali Katz Kitchen, in Mattituck, NY, on Long Island’s North Fork. After a career in the fashion industry, Ali decided to go to the French Culinary Institute in New York, NY, and in 2018 they launched Ali Katz Kitchen.

Ali Katz and her husband Fritz Beckmann have created Ali Katz Kitchen. They combine baked goods, healthy salads, and savory items, all with ingredients sourced from local farms, small businesses, vineyards & restaurants.

You can follow Ali on Instagram and order online - Ali Katz Kitchen ships.

Mentioned on the show:

Ali Katz Kitchen

Browder’s Birds

KK The Farm

Castello di Borghese Vineyard

North Fork Table and Inn

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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We are still on our summer break so we are dropping this Greatest Hits episode. 

In a world flooded with opinions, losing your inner voice is easy, resulting in overwhelm and confusion. In this episode, I share why this happens and 

• Why our brains love certainty 
• How to shut out the noise of other people’s opinions 
• When we are most susceptible to other’s opinions 
• How to tap into your instincts to know the next career move
• Why do you need to tighten the opinion circle 
• 4 proven ways to strengthen your connection to your inner voice 

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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“Tell me about your weakness” could be the most annoying and confusing question to receive during a job interview. Should you answer honestly? Should you find the silver lining and tell the interviewer how you grew as a result of your weakness? So many questions. In this episode, I discuss: 

• What this question is really about
• How to reframe the question in your brain
• The best way to lean into your blindspots to answer this question

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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David Berkowitz is a serial marketer and has woven his experience as an employee, freelancer, and business owner into a successful career. In this episode, we talk about how David: 

• Pivoted from cookie-cutter roles and was able to harness his experiences to create custom roles
• Continually flexed his skills in fresh ways
• Used his experience as a consumer and end-user to reverse engineer what marketers need to know 
• Used a journalistic eye to keep his take on trends realistic and actionable
• Appreciates the importance of mentors, leadership, PR, and communications professionals
• Believes marketers need marketers and why he started the Serial Marketer Community
• Used his strengths and intuition to refresh his career continually

Episode Guest: 

David Berkowitz founded the Serial Marketers community and the FOAF network for fraction-of-a-fractional CXO consultants. Previously, he held marketing and strategy leadership roles with omnichannel ad tech platform Mediaocean, video production marketplace Storyhunter, social listening firm Sysomos, Publicis agency MRY, and Dentsu agency 360i. He has contributed more than 600 columns to outlets such as Advertising Age, MediaPost, VentureBeat, and Adweek, and he has spoken at more than 400 events globally. He lives in midtown Manhattan with one daughter and two cats.

Show notes: 

Serial Marketer Community

Follow David Berkowitz on LinkedIn

Fraction of a Fraction www.foaf.pro

Thanks to Aaron Strout, CMO of Real Chemistry, for the episode title.

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
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Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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Sometimes when we've been looking for a job for a while, it's hard to believe that a new job is coming. Searching for a job when we are frustrated or in doubt makes the whole process harder. In this episode, I talk about:

• The three pieces of our career story we have to tell
• Why we must examine our thoughts
• Why affirmations and thought journaling alone don't create results
• How to create belief and stay there!
• What you need to practice regularly

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
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This episode was originally a Linkedin Live where I talked to my friend and style coach Naana Badu founder and owner of BaduBasics.com

In this episode, we discuss how to be confident and authentic in any room, why your style matters even if you are WFH, how to figure out what works for you, and the simple steps you can take today to get started on discovering your authentic style. 

Speaker Bio,
Naana Badu, Style Coach and Speaker,

Naana Badu changes lives through style! As a Style Coach and Speaker, Naana coaches high-performing women of color to elevate their wardrobe to exude confidence, be instantly recognizable, and feel 100% authentic in any room. With 15+ years working as a management consultant in the Information Technology (IT) industry, she's navigated corporate spaces and learned firsthand the career-changing power of authenticity and confidence. 

With her style and image consulting firm, Badu Basics, Naana has dedicated 13+ years to helping women of color discover and embody their bold, authentic style. On the credentials tip, Naana has an Image Consultant Certification from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and is a Board Member of the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI) New York Tri-state Chapter.

Naana calls Ghana and Brooklyn, NY, home and is living her best life with her fly husband, Chenits.

Show notes: Grab a Strengths & Strategy Session HERE. 

Check out my Recent Article on FastCompany.com: 4 Ways to Fight Ageism in Your Job Search

Follow @jillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration. 

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on my private and group coaching programs. 

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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Check out anyone's LinkedIn profile; it will probably tell a story with a clear career trajectory.  

Most career paths are not linear, and we often only see the lesson in looking backward. 

I am sharing the ten unexpected lessons I have learned in my career. I hope you'll see your experiences as powerful and up-leveling lessons--even if they were unwanted or unexpected. In this episode, I discuss what I learned from working in funeral homes, the record industry, start-ups, big corporate media companies, starting my own business, and as a military contractor. 

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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Erica Rooney is a chief people officer at Blue Acorn ici, an insights-driven strategic consultancy with expertise in data science, development, strategy, and design. She's also an executive coach, host of the Podcast, From Now to Next, and a consultant.

As a Culture Expert, Erica invigorates and educates her organization through change, driving a positive experience for employees and guiding executives through the change process to lead to massive success. 

In this episode, we discuss

• How her desire for continued growth led her right into a glass ceiling and what she did next
• Why she became a coach, and why she maintains her CPO role
• Recommendations for leaders who are navigating lay-off while leading teams 
• What she looks for in your LinkedIn profile when hiring
• How she manages her mind and keeps her career fresh

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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This week I am joined by my friend and fellow Career Strategist, Lee Koles, Ph.D as we discuss the Career Trends of 2023…so far.  In this episode, we discuss:

• How to think about the latest buzz of the 60-year career 
• What to negotiate in this current job market
• The continued challenges of remote work
• Employee engagement is at an all-time low, and how leaders can re-engage workers
• The shift beyond SKILLS in what companies are looking for now
• The impact of AI on hiring and why your opinion is vital to its future use in the recruitment process 

Show Guest: 

Lee Koles is an industrial/organizational psychologist, career strategist, and certified CliftonStrengths coach. Lee helps job seekers leverage their strengths to land flexible, meaningful work they love. Follow her on LinkedIn

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

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Born March 21, 1923, my grandmother turns 100 today. In this episode, I am sharing her wisdom and what I learned from her about Service, Creativity, Well-being, Family, Community, and Mindset. 

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

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Conflict in the workplace happens. Continually thinking about the conflict keeps you stuck and can suck your life out. Here's out to work through it. 

In this episode, I answer listener questions on how to: 

• Flip negative thinking around your workplace, colleagues, and your Boss. 
• Determine if the conflict is HR worthy
• Leverage a 2-week intention cycle to change your perspective 
• Shift your anger about a colleague, a boss, or your workplace
• Free yourself from the anger and recenter on your work
• How to change a belief that’s not serving you
• Find a new thought that motivates you

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

Connect with Jill for Leadership Development for Organizations and Speaking & Workshops

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One of the questions job seekers often ask is how to navigate a career change. Career transitions can be tricky without clarity and guidance from others who have done them. In this episode, I talk to Producer turned Enterprise Sales Lead Margee Hocking, who mastered her career transition. I also had an opportunity to ask her how she:  

• Built connected relationships as a remote worker
• Transferred her skills from production to enterprise sales
• Found a role model-- and the attributes she admired 
• Managed different projects and personalities with grace and ease

Show Guest:
Margee Hocking is a proven sales and marketing executive. She brings over 25 years of experience working in media and technology with many Fortune 100 companies, such as Microsoft, Walmart, Honda, AT&T, GM, P&G, and T-Mobile. She works with clients to provide comprehensive solutions that create significant business impact.
As the Head of Enterprise Accounts at CataBoom, a SaaS-based platform for engagement and gamification, Margee has driven significant new revenue. Before CataBoom, Margee led the business development in Texas for Fullscreen, an AT&T influencer marketing company. Margee’s career began as a Production Assistant on the film, Sleepless in Seattle. She then took her talents to Saturday Night Live, HBO, MTV, NBCU, and other media and production companies. She holds a B.A. from Tulane University. 

Show Notes: 

Follow Margee Hocking on LinkedIn
Learn more about CataBoom and play a game here
Follow Lauren Zalaznick, Founder & Chief Curator 

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

Connect with Jill for Leadership Development for Organizations and Speaking & Workshops

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Loneliness is more than a feeling, it’s a public health crisis. In this episode, Jill talks with Lucy Rose about what leaders need to know, why connection drives performance, and how to spot and solve loneliness in today’s workplace.

• The hidden cost of loneliness
• Leadership’s role in fostering connection
• Small actions that build belonging

Show Guest

Lucy Rose is a foremost regulatory expert and Founder and President of The Cost of Loneliness Project. The Cost of Loneliness Project™ is a mission-driven organization advancing programs designed to increase awareness and understanding of chronic loneliness and create action that improves connection, mitigating this public health issue.  Leaders in the workplace are a key component to decreasing chronic loneliness and can foster belonging and connection amongst their teams.

Show Notes:

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

Connect with Jill for Leadership Development for Organizations and Speaking & Workshops

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Recruiters are often the gatekeepers to the hidden job market; they have a lot of industry expertise and can guide you as you search for your next career opportunity. 

In this episode, I speak with top industry recruiter Susan Gygax and we talk about the following: 

• Why she made the switch from HR to recruiting
• The best way to work with recruiters
• How to be market ready
• How executive coaches and recruiters partner to create successful candidates
• Why an outcomes-based conversation is THE formula for success 
• What she'd like to see differently in the recruiting industry. 

Show Guest
Susan Gygax has been recruiting leader in the recruitment space for over 25 years, recruiting and building large, dispersed talent acquisition teams at fast-paced entrepreneurial and multi-billion dollar companies.

She is the Founder of Spectacle Talent Partners specialty recruiting firm that provides tailored, full-service recruiting. 

Susan has held a professional human resources certification for over 15 years, and she's made a reputation for herself by quickly moving within multiple industries and rapidly understanding an organization's distinctive characteristics that allow CEOs to use speed and momentum to make a great hire with ease.  You can find her on LinkedIn and her Website.

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

Connect with Jill for Leadership Development for Organizations and Speaking & Workshops

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If you’ve been laid off, you know how it feels. There’s a mix of emotions.

If you’ve survived the lay-off, now is not the time to hold back, hide, or wallow in YOUR discomfort.

Now is the time to show up for others.

After watching layoffs, working with hundreds of clients who have shared their layoff experiences, and coaching those who have been laid off, here are the top tips for supporting your colleagues and friends through their layoffs.

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

Connect with Jill for Leadership Development for Organizations and Speaking & Workshops

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Kelli Thompson holds an MBA, has served as an adjunct management professor and has more than ten years of senior leadership experience in financial services and technology organizations. Her thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, MarketWatch, Parents Magazine, HuffPost, and Working Mother. She is the author of Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck

In this episode, we talk about what she did when she realized that her first career choice was not aligned with her values

• Why she never wanted to write a leadership book, but why she ultimately did 
• Two of the most important lessons she’s learned along the way 
• How to thrive despite systemic issues in a workplace. 

Website: Kelliraethompson.com
Closing The Confidence Gap Book
 
Follow Kelli Thompson on Social media:
Instagram: @kelliraethompson 
Linkedin: in/kelliraethompson

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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.

With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.

 Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:

The Next Era Leader
An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intention

Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next

Connect with Jill for Leadership Development for Organizations and Speaking & Workshops

Instagram: @JillGriffinOffical