The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin: Leadership Strategy for Senior Professionals – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, I am exploring the 5 career trends I see shaping up for 2025. Dig into this week's episode and get the scoop on:

• The 5 trends shaping up for 2025
• Career navigation tips
• New metrics for success
• Practice implementation

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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Build a Leadership Identity That Earns Trust and Delivers Results.
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

Follow @JillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration
Connect with and follow Jill on LinkedIn

Let's talk about something we all face in our careers: disappointment. Even when we're hitting our stride with recent wins, we're still human – and that means we sometimes need to work through setbacks consciously and carefully. In this episode, we talk about: 

• Why managing professional disappointment is essential for growth
• Learn how to reset expectations, evaluate setbacks, and practice self-compassion. 
• How working through disappointment builds your resilience and reduces burnout

Support the show

Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Build a Leadership Identity That Earns Trust and Delivers Results.
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

Follow @JillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration
Connect with and follow Jill on LinkedIn

In this episode, Brent Poer, Global Client Lead at Publicis Imagine, joins me as we explore the journey of understanding your unique value and harnessing your superpowers to create success in your career and life. 

We discuss how often our self-perception is influenced by others' opinions and the importance of finding clarity through introspection, especially in times of change, challenges, and failures. We also explore how he:

• Learned to read the room
• Connects meaningfully with others
• Navigates the complexities of both personal and professional life
• Believes in embracing nuanced phases throughout your career
• Engaged in honesty and vulnerable conversations with Leadership
• Keeps routines to stay structured

Brent shares his insights on how he keeps his mind sharp, finds peace in his daily routine, and stays adaptable in an ever-changing marketplace. 

Show Guest
 Brent Poer is the Global Client Lead for Publicis Imagine and oversees Zenith US operations in Los Angeles while serving on the agency's Executive Board. With over 30 years of experience at Publicis Groupe, Brent has led award-winning initiatives and secured significant clients like The Walt Disney Company, TikTok, Lululemon, and Arlo. He has held significant roles, including CMO of Zenith US and overseeing the Content Practice, winning Cannes Lions and Effie Awards. Brent began his career at Starcom Mediavest Group, leading LiquidThread North America. He has also worked at Warner Brothers and Lifetime Television. Brent lives in Los Angeles with his husband, Beau Quillian, and their three dogs.

Support the show

Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Build a Leadership Identity That Earns Trust and Delivers Results.
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

Follow @JillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration
Connect with and follow Jill on LinkedIn

Showing up and providing value is the most obvious thing you can do to recession-proof your career. While nothing is guaranteed, in this episode, I discuss:

• Specific actions you can take today to strengthen your prospects
• What to do and NOT do when networking 
• How exactly to keep your resume and LinkedIn profile fresh 
• Why skills up-leveling can improve your LinkedIn profile and discoverability 

Support the show

Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Build a Leadership Identity That Earns Trust and Delivers Results.
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

Follow @JillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration
Connect with and follow Jill on LinkedIn

Pay disparity. The new pay transparency laws. 

How do you negotiate your next salary when you’ve never done it? Or worse, you advocated for yourself and didn't get the raise? Big woof. 

There’s been minimal transparency on salary negotiation, and navigating without a wing woman is challenging. 

Now you have one. Enter Bhavana Smith. 

Bhavana Smith the Founder of Until There Are Nine®, a network and resource group whose purpose is to give women the power to advocate for their rightful share of compensation, rewards, and professional advancement. 

In this episode, we talk about the following: 

• Negotiation tactics for closing the gap
• How to navigate the new pay transparency laws that differ by location
• What she learned about the relationship between trust and transparency
• How she managed her mind when she realized she was in the wrong role
• The free tools and resources she’s created are available to everyone, regardless of gender

Show Guest:
Bhavana Smith, the Founder of Until There Are Nine®, a network and resource group whose purpose is to give women the power to advocate for their rightful share of compensation, rewards, and professional advancement. 

Bhavana has spent 25+ years in marketing, advertising, and consulting and, speaking to her friends and colleagues, realized a support system was needed to learn how to negotiate compensation. She wanted to find a way to share lessons and experiences with other women after learning that reluctance to negotiate was one of the reasons for the gender pay gap.

Until There Are Nine
LinkedIn

Support the show

Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Build a Leadership Identity That Earns Trust and Delivers Results.
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

Follow @JillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration
Connect with and follow Jill on LinkedIn

It takes an inspired leader to cultivate a positive and high-performing team culture.

Rebecca Panico, senior director of global media strategy and planning at Hilton, is an incredibly talented leader known for developing high-performing teams. She is responsible for leading the global media strategy for Hilton’s enterprise and 18 trading brands. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

• How Agency life prepared her for the Brand side of the business
• Why cultivating culture is at the center of her leadership style
• Her approach to removing barriers and creating the capacity for her teams to achieve
• What she looks for when interviewing talent
• How she keeps her career fresh

Show Guest: 

As Senior Director of Global Media Strategy & Planning at Hilton, Rebecca Panico is responsible for leading the global media strategy for Hilton’s enterprise and 18 trading brands. 

Rebecca and her team are focused on building insight-driven, integrated media strategies that build brands and drive business results. 

Rebecca is a seasoned marketer with 20+ years of experience building global brands and driving performance through high-impact, omnichannel mass media across the customer journey. 

Before Hilton, Rebecca oversaw mass media strategy for Capital One, where she led several key media initiatives across the company's B2B and Consumer Bank lines of business, including the national media rollout of their digital direct bank. 

A graduate of Wagner College with a degree in Marketing, Rebecca lives in Purcellville, VA, also known as VA’s wine country, with her husband and daughter. She is an avid traveler, baker, and self-proclaimed karaoke master. Follow her on LinkedIn HERE

Support the show

Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Build a Leadership Identity That Earns Trust and Delivers Results.
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

Follow @JillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration
Connect with and follow Jill on LinkedIn

If you are in sales and want to break into sales leadership, this is the episode for you. Join me this week as I talk with Corporate Sales Leadership Trainer Rebecca Gebhardt about how she moved from the sales leaderboard to leadership and is now training corporate leaders on sales leadership. 

In this episode, we also talk about how she: 

• Realized her signs of burnout and what she did next
• Acknowledged what she doesn’t enjoy, even if it’s not a popular opinion 
• Figured out her strengths and how she leveraged them 
• Believes you can’t skip steps, but you can accelerate them
• Built her own sales leadership identity
• Created sustainable success
• Taps into her instinct and keeps her career fresh

Discussed on the show:
Burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle
Kolbe Assessment
Gallup CliftonStrengths Assessment

Show Guest:
Rebecca Gebhardt is a best-selling author of Beyond the Board: How To Achieve Your Vision Board Goals in a Fulfilling and Sustainable Way. She specializes in guiding emerging sales leaders through the transition from the sales leaderboard to the leadership while helping corporate sales leadership teams strengthen their leadership pipelines. She’s a corporate sales leadership trainer who has created tremendous success with 20+ years of experience. She has led sales teams that have generated over $50 million in revenue. 

Where to find Rebecca Gebhardt
Website
Instagram
LinkedIn
Leaderboard to Leadership Accelerator 

Support the show

Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Build a Leadership Identity That Earns Trust and Delivers Results.
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

Follow @JillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration
Connect with and follow Jill on LinkedIn

Tired of resolutions that never stick? Move beyond resolutions and set intentions in 2023 by focusing on a word of the year. In this episode, I discuss: 

• Why a Word of the Year helps you stay focused
• How a Word of the Year can be connected to all of your goals
• Examples of words that can power your year 

Show notes: 

Studio Fran Jewelry or  @francescadora 

My Intent Jewelry

The Changeup Podcast

Support the show

Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Build a Leadership Identity That Earns Trust and Delivers Results.
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

Follow @JillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration
Connect with and follow Jill on LinkedIn

The idea of employee wellness is not new and it's currently $8 billion industry. But is it working?  I believe workplace well-being and extends to career well-being because my well-being has to extend and carry me beyond my current workplace so I can show up and create value in the world. In this episode, we'll discuss:

• What is career well-being and why it’s more important than the trendy 'Workplace Well-Being.'
• How to create and maximize your career wellbeing
• How career well-being is connected to burnout - and how to reduce it
• The difference between workplace climate and workplace culture
• Tips for checking the health of your workplace culture

Mentioned on the show: 

Podcast Episode: Company Culture Part 1: How to identify a positive company culture

Podcast Episode: Company Culture Part 2: How to identify a positive company culture

Podcast Episode: Why Celebration is Key to Your Success

Follow @jillGriffinOffical on Instagram daily inspiration. 

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for free content and strategies to refresh your career.

Support the show

Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Build a Leadership Identity That Earns Trust and Delivers Results.
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

Follow @JillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration
Connect with and follow Jill on LinkedIn

So many of us think it’s our boss’s job to manage us. I’d offer your success lies in managing them and learning this skill is crucial to your professional success. 

In this episode we’ll discuss: 

• Why managing up is a pivotal career move
• How to improve the way you manage your boss 
• How to partner with your boss and her boss
• Tips for navigating your own mind drama when managing your boss

Mentioned on the show: 

Follow @jillGriffinOfficial on Instagram daily inspiration. 

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for free content and strategies to refresh your career.

Support the show

Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Build a Leadership Identity That Earns Trust and Delivers Results.
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

Follow @JillGriffinOffical on Instagram for daily inspiration
Connect with and follow Jill on LinkedIn