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Chief Change Officer

What’s Stopping You from Outgrowing Yourself?Change Ambitiously. Outgrow Yourself.Chief Change Officer isn’t just another podcast. It ranks in the Top 3% globally, hit #1 in Careers (US), and cracked the Top 10 in Business (US)—because it offers what others don’t: expansive human intelligence, shared by the world’s most extraordinary thinkers and doers.This is the space for transformation gurus, bold hearts, black sheep, and unsung visionaries. We go beyond digitized tips and AI-smooth talk

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00:25:04

#366 Michael Sakraida: Rethinking Wealth, Balance,...

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2025/05/13

Michael Sakraida didn’t write a money manual. He wrote a mindset shift.In Part One, the author of Money, Balance and Joy shares how his upbringing, career in finance, and burnout led him to a new definition of wealth—one that includes time freedom and emotional fulfillment, not just financial metrics. He questions why Wall Street ignores the emotional toll of economic instability and how media-driven fear only adds to our sense of isolation and failure.This episode covers the emotional underbelly of

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00:36:59

#365 Darcy Eikenberg: How to Rescue Your Career...

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2025/05/13

You’re exhausted. The meetings are pointless, the politics are draining, and your boss sends Slack messages that trigger a fight-or-flight response. It feels like the only answer is to walk away.But what if there’s another way?In this episode, executive coach and author Darcy Eikenberg shares how to turn burnout into clarity without updating your résumé. Drawing from her book Red Cape Rescue: Save Your Career Without Leaving Your Job, Darcy walks us through how to reset how you think, revise what

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00:34:54

#364 Sihame El Kaouakibi: Burnout, Bankruptcy, and...

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2025/05/12

What happens after you’ve lost everything—status, stability, and even your sense of self?In Part Two, Sihame El Kaouakibi goes deeper into her journey of rebuilding: not just her career, but her core identity. From leaving toxic environments to redefining ambition, Sihame breaks down how Women Leaders OS came from her own healing, and how she now helps high-achieving women across cultures do the same.She also opens up about why global coaching requires cultural fluency, why some success stories are

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00:26:31

#363 Sihame El Kaouakibi: Burnout, Bankruptcy, and...

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2025/05/11

What happens when a rising political star crashes—publicly, painfully, and all at once?In Part One, Sihame El Kaouakibi, Moroccan-born former Belgian MP and five-time founder, shares the deeply personal story behind her public unraveling. Once a celebrated social entrepreneur and national leader, Sihame faced burnout, betrayal, and bankruptcy—all while navigating racism, politics, and impossible expectations.But instead of disappearing, she rebuilt. This episode is a raw look at what it means to hit

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00:27:47

#362 James Hilovsky: From Pro Athlete to Franchise...

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2025/05/11

Starting a franchise isn’t just a business move—it’s a mindset shift.In Part Two, James Hilovsky—former athlete turned franchise consultant—goes beyond playbooks and into the real psychology of success. He explores why some athletes stumble when they let ego overtake strategy, how corporate professionals can regain control after layoffs, and why betting on yourself only works when you’re honest about what kind of help you need.From risk tolerance to leadership, coachability to due diligence, this

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00:26:38

#361 James Hilovsky: From Pro Athlete to Franchise...

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2025/05/11

What happens after the cheering stops?For James Hilovsky, it meant trading his baseball uniform for business ownership—and helping other athletes do the same. In Part One, James shares how his short-lived pro sports career led to 25 years in restaurant franchising, including scaling Pieology from one store to over 100.Now, as a franchise consultant, James works with NFL and NBA players looking to invest wisely, build generational wealth, and transition from the field to the franchise world. He

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00:27:53

#360 Bridget Burns: Breaking the Higher Ed Hunger...

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2025/05/10

If students are graduating into a broken job market, can we really call that success?In Part Two, Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, zooms out to expose the cracks between graduation and employment—and shares what it actually takes to close them. From outdated career services buried in basement offices to siloed AI initiatives happening in secret, Bridget makes the case for a total redesign of higher education’s operating system.With a blend of empathy and systems thinking,

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00:31:24

#359 Bridget Burns: Breaking the Higher Ed Hunger...

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2025/05/10

If higher education feels like the Hunger Games, Dr. Bridget Burns is building the resistance.In Part One, Bridget shares her journey from growing up in rural Montana to becoming CEO of the University Innovation Alliance—a national coalition of public research universities working together (yes, together) to improve outcomes for low-income and first-generation students.She pulls back the curtain on the real problem in academia: a culture of competition, hierarchy, and duplicated failure masked as

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00:42:48

#358 Mary Shea: From Oboe Solos to Sales Strategy—A...

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2025/05/10

Let’s be honest—today’s job search often feels like shouting into the void.In Part Three, Mary Shea—former General Manager at HireQuotient and co-CEO at Mediafly—tackles the modern job market from both sides of the table. She pulls back the curtain on how AI is reshaping recruitment: from sourcing passive candidates to fighting unconscious bias, automating outreach, and uncovering overlooked talent. But this isn’t a tech sales pitch—Mary gets real about what AI can’t do (like fix a broken candidate

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00:25:43

#357 Mary Shea: From Oboe Solos to Sales Strategy—A...

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2025/05/10

Is two better than one?In Part Two of this series, Mary Shea—former co-CEO of Mediafly and former General Manager at Hire Quotient—shares how she navigated one of the most unconventional leadership models in business: co-CEOship. From building trust with her co-leader to balancing responsibilities across time zones and product lines, Mary unpacks the human side of shared power—and why mutual respect beats ego every time.She also explores how AI is transforming sales effectiveness, not just

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00:22:34

#356 Mary Shea: From Oboe Solos to Sales Strategy—A...

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2025/05/10

Mary Shea didn’t follow a traditional path. She composed her own.In Part One of this three-part series, Mary walks us through the bold decisions that took her from professional oboist to PhD to sales analyst—and eventually to co-CEO of Mediafly. Along the way, she’s picked up more than titles: she’s developed a philosophy that blends intellectual rigor, creative play, and social equity.She opens up about what it’s like to enter the business world a decade “behind” her peers, the financial freedom

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00:21:45

#355 Tin Pei Ling: Making Motherhood, Parliament, and...

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2025/05/08

Becoming Singapore’s youngest parliamentarian was just the beginning.In Part Two of this conversation, Tin Pei Ling reflects on how she’s evolved as a leader, mother, policymaker, and public voice. From walking the campaign trail just days after giving birth, to pursuing an MBA mid-term while managing a constituency, her path isn’t about having it all—it’s about knowing what to give, and when.She opens up about the guilt of missing milestones, the value of learning from older peers, and the real

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00:21:00

#354 Tin Pei Ling: What It Takes to Be Singapore’s...

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2025/05/07

What happens when your first job in politics comes with public ridicule, online harassment, and sky-high expectations?At 27, Tin Pei Ling became Singapore’s youngest female Member of Parliament. But what looked like a bold milestone from the outside was also the darkest chapter of her life. In Part One of this candid conversation, Pei Ling opens up about walking away from a stable consulting job, the backlash she faced as a “too young” candidate, and why she chose to fight for trust instead of

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00:33:59

#353 Fatou Sagna Sow: From French Banking to Building...

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2025/05/07

Would you leave a powerful career in global banking, pack up your family, and start over in a developing country?That’s exactly what Fatou Sagna Sow did. Born and raised in Paris, she built a high-flying legal career at some of the world’s top banks—leading teams, managing billion-dollar deals, and thriving in the French system. But it wasn’t enough. In 2016, she returned to Senegal to write a new playbook—one rooted in identity, impact, and intercontinental connection.In this episode, Fatou shares

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00:32:18

#352 Wayne Turmel: Leading Without Micromanaging in...

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2025/05/07

Hybrid work was supposed to be the future—but it’s feeling more like a tug-of-war.Wayne Turmel, co-author of The Long-Distance Leader, has spent two decades studying how we lead across distance—and what falls apart when we don’t. In this episode, Wayne explains why most return-to-office plans are more negotiation than strategy, how unexamined proximity bias silently shapes promotions, and why hybrid leadership isn’t about place—it’s about intentionality.Whether you’re managing global teams or trying

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00:35:19

#351 Juliana Schroeder: AI, Power, and the Psychology...

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2025/05/06

The way we communicate is changing—but what does that mean for the humans doing the talking?Dr. Juliana Schroeder, associate professor at UC Berkeley Haas, has spent her career unpacking how we perceive other minds—both human and machine. In this episode, she breaks down how AI isn’t just reshaping tech—it’s reshaping the psychology of communication itself. From virtual assistants to algorithmic bias, and from voice cues to power dynamics, Juliana offers a grounded look at what we gain (and risk

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00:30:16

#350 Lucy Gernon: Redefining Confidence—No Quotes, No...

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2025/05/06

Confidence might be the most overused word in leadership—but Lucy Gernon is here to give it teeth.After two decades in the pharmaceutical world, Lucy faced a moment of reckoning when a family tragedy pushed her to stop waiting and start living on her own terms. Now, as a multi-award-winning executive coach and founder of the Executive Presence Blueprint, she helps high-achieving women get out of their own heads—and into positions of power.In this episode, Lucy opens up about overcoming self-doubt,

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00:30:22

#349 Benedikt Oehmen: Layoffs, Level-Ups, and the...

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2025/05/06

What happens when the dream job turns into a corporate casualty?Benedikt Oehmen spent nearly two decades at Blizzard—first as a support staffer, then a beloved team leader—only to watch the company’s gamer-first culture erode after its merger with Activision. When layoffs came, it wasn’t just a paycheck he lost. It was identity, community, and certainty.But Benedikt didn’t stay stuck. He pivoted from game development to career redevelopment—first coaching his own team through grief and transition,

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00:40:02

#348 Ian Myers: From Tintin to Talent—Building Global...

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2025/05/06

Ian Myers isn’t here to give you startup hacks—he’s here to tell the truth.At just 26, he became a CEO. By 30, he’d built Oceans, a $10 million agency connecting skilled professionals in Sri Lanka with U.S. startups. But his story isn’t a straight line—it’s an open map. From literature to venture capital, Japan to New York, success and failure, Ian has treated life like a Tintin adventure: follow the clues, embrace the chaos, and keep going.In this conversation, we dig into what really fuels a

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00:34:20

#347 May Yeung: Sculpting Impact from Dim Sum to...

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2025/05/05

For the first time, the Chief Change Officer podcast returns to its birthplace—Hong Kong—to spotlight local artist and community builder May Yeung.From doodling on walls at age two to sculpting giant dim sum steamers for public exhibitions, May’s journey is anything but typical. She swapped Goldman Sachs for gallery spaces, battled cancer with faith (and clay), and now leads Art of My Family, a charity that brings art, healing, and heritage to underprivileged youth across Hong Kong. Whether it’s

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