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The Career Breakers Show

Welcome to The Career Breakers Show—a podcast for bold professionals reimagining work. Hosted by career coach Adriane Jones, we explore stories of pivots, pauses, and transitions that challenge the traditional career path. Each episode features candid conversations with professionals who have redefined career success on their own terms. From career breaks to major pivots, these conversations offer inspiration, practical insights, and the confidence to create a career that truly fits your life. If

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49. Josh Levine: Learning from Past Pivots to...

The Career Breakers Show ·

2026/04/22

Josh Levine is a Career Breaker.His career began in the world of graphic design, working at a small brand strategy firm in the Bay Area. Over time, he realized his strengths extended beyond design into facilitation and helping leaders make meaning together. That realization set him on a path toward building his own business, Great Mondays,. And now he has spent more than 15 years helping organizations think more deeply about culture, purpose, and the role work plays in people’s lives.In this

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00:45:03

48. Jess Weisz: Breaking the Rules of Careers and Life

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2026/04/15

Jess Weisz is a Career Breaker.Her career began the way many high achievers are taught it should. She started in consulting at McKinsey, moved into strategy at the Bank of Montreal, and followed a path that looked successful on paper. But internally, something wasn’t working, and over time, she began to question the rules she had been following.In this episode, Jess shares how stepping away from traditional expectations led her through multiple career chapters, from corporate to venture-backed tech

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00:41:44

47. Andrea Jones: Taking the Leap to Build a More...

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2026/04/08

Andrea Jones is a Career Breaker.Her career began in a fast-paced, high-demand role at Intel, where she worked as a process engineer and followed a path that looked successful on paper. But early on, she knew she wanted something different. She was craving more flexibility, more ownership over her time, and a career that could support the life she wanted to build.In this episode, Andrea shares how that realization led her to business school and eventually to starting her own consulting firm, even

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00:43:29

46. Lucy Nobles: Embracing the Creative Process to...

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2026/03/25

Lucy Nobles is a Career Breaker. She spent over two decades at Adidas, building a career that didn’t follow a traditional path but was rooted in one clear purpose: creating space for creative teams to do their best work. What started as a temp role turned into a 22-year journey supporting designers, shaping environments, and filling the gaps that organizations often overlook. But after years of change—and especially in the wake of the pandemic—something no longer felt aligned.In this episode, Lucy

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00:33:10

45. Sarah Beller: Trusting Your Inner Guide & The...

The Career Breakers Show ·

2026/03/18

Sarah Beller is a Career Breaker.Her career began in education, arts management, and nonprofit leadership, including work centered on global social justice. On paper, her path was meaningful and aligned. But over time, she began to notice the signs that something wasn’t sustainable.In this episode, Sarah shares how she followed the inner pull toward coaching and community-building, and the practical and emotional steps she took before leaving her nonprofit career. She reflects on the unexpected

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00:51:57

44: Lee Wilmoth & Emily Holmes: From Scattered to...

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2026/03/11

Lee Wilmoth and Emily Holmes are Career Breakers.Both of their careers have unfolded far outside the traditional one-lane career path. Over the years, they’ve built work lives that blend facilitation, strategy, consulting, creativity, and art — not as side hobbies, but as meaningful and intentional parts of how they work and live. What might look “scattered” from the outside has actually become a part of their working strategy.In this episode, Lee and Emily share how their careers evolved through

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00:40:53

43. Brian Aquart: Why He Left and Working for Impact...

The Career Breakers Show ·

2026/02/25

Brian Aquart is a Career Breaker.He began his career on a traditional path in law, first private practice, then city government, with a clear idea of what success was supposed to look like. But after a door closed on the version of his future he thought he needed, Brian slowed down, hired a coach, and reimagined how his skills could translate beyond legal practice.In this episode, Brian shares how that pivot led him into healthcare, where he now builds programs that help young people see the many

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00:49:03

42. Elles Skony: From Chief People Officer to...

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2026/02/18

Elles Skony is a Career Breaker.Elles has what she calls a “classic HR background.” She began as a generalist, took on broader responsibility across talent, recruiting, and learning, and eventually stepped into the role of Chief People Officer at a high-growth startup. Her path followed a progression many HR leaders recognize.But when her company needed to scale down, Elles made an unexpected move: she put herself on the layoff list. Then, instead of jumping into another full-time executive role,

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00:44:45

41. Dr. Robin Owens: From High Achieving to Purpose...

The Career Breakers Show ·

2026/02/11

Dr. Robin Owens is a Career Breaker.Her career began the way many high achievers are taught it should. She majored in business, landed a leadership role at a bank right out of college, and on paper, she had arrived. But internally, something was off, and eventually her body forced her to pay attention.In this episode, Robin shares how breaking away from early expectations led her through multiple career chapters and toward work that truly fits who she is. She explains how her own career journey

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00:38:59

40. Audrey Blankenship & Adriane Jones: [SEASON...

The Career Breakers Show ·

2026/01/14

LISTENER SURVEYAudrey Blankenship is a Career Breaker.Audrey’s career has taken her across sales, training, and tech, with plenty of pivots along the way. Today, she works in sales enablement, supporting teams at a cybersecurity company. Like many people navigating work right now, she’s experienced moments of uncertainty, including a layoff that invited her to pause and think differently about what she wanted next.In this Season 3 finale of The Career Breakers Show, Audrey shares her own career

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00:47:08

39. Jessica Wan: A True Ampersand, From Marketing to...

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2026/01/07

Jessica Wan is a Career Breaker. After a successful career rising through marketing roles across design, the arts, and tech, Jessica reached a moment when the path ahead looked clear but no longer felt right. She craved deeper conversations, more meaningful impact, and a way of working that honored all the parts of who she is.In this episode, Jessica shares how she stepped away from a role she loved and navigated the uncertainty that followed. She talks about the grief of leaving something good, the

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00:42:17

38. Deb Manning: From Fast-Paced Marketing Leader to...

The Career Breakers Show ·

2025/12/17

Deb Manning is a Career Breaker. Deb's career has spanned multiple chapters, first pausing when her children were young, then rising into senior marketing leader in the tech world. Most recently, she spent 12 years in a role she describes as "full, fast, and fulfilling." She loved her team, loved the work, and yet something inside her knew it was time to pause again.In this episode, Deb shares what prompted her to step away from a career that looked picture-perfect from the outside,

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00:41:12

37. Amy Petricek: 3 Layoffs in 4 Years and the...

The Career Breakers Show ·

2025/12/10

Amy Petricek is a Career Breaker.Over the last four years, Amy has navigated three unexpected layoffs. Each one arrived abruptly and outside her control, yet these career disruptions became moments that reshaped how she thinks about work, identity, and growth.In this episode, Amy shares how she rebuilt confidence by activating her network, treating her job search like a sales process, and investing in herself through career coaching and an MBA program. She talks about staying visible during

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00:26:55

36. SJ Tudor: Leaving the Freelance Hustle and...

The Career Breakers Show ·

2025/12/03

SJ Tudor is a Career Breaker.After nearly a decade freelancing and enjoying the freedom and flexibility of running her own creative business, SJ started to feel the limits of hustling alone. SJ had big ambitions, including becoming a creative director for a global brand, and she realized she needed new experiences, bigger teams, and a different kind of environment to get there.In this episode, SJ shares how she made the intentional shift from freelancing to corporate life, letting go of a long-held

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00:29:59

35. Atalay Ozsoy: From Corporate Sales to Coaching...

The Career Breakers Show ·

2025/11/19

Atalay Ozsoy is a Career Breaker.After a decade in corporate sales at companies like Coca-Cola and Amazon, Atalay found himself craving work that felt more meaningful than closing deals. Football had always been an important part of his life but it wasn’t until corporate asked him to choose between returning to the office or continuing to coach on the side that he realized what mattered most.In this episode, Atalay shares how a return to office mandate pushed him to walk away from corporate life,

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00:36:28

34. Rebecca Goldcrump: From Numbers to Humans

The Career Breakers Show ·

2025/11/12

Rebecca Goldcrump is a Career Breaker.She began her career as a CPA, following a predictable and stable path. Over time, she realized she wanted work that felt more connected to people and purpose, which led her to pursue an MBA and co-found The Impact Collective, a company helping individuals and organizations actualize their vision of a better world, one where the strength of the collective drives shared success.In this episode, Rebecca shares how she used small experiments to explore new

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00:42:25

33. Emily Lily: Becoming What Comes Next

The Career Breakers Show ·

2025/11/05

Emily Lily is a Career Breaker.After more than a decade leading culture, people, and organizational development, including serving as Director of Culture at a Portland startup, Emily felt a pull to step away. What began as a quiet whisper to leave became a full-body call for expansion.They left, but their break took an unexpected turn through two ovarian tumor surgeries, surgical menopause, and a deep process of self-reconnection. Along the way, Emily discovered that when one chapter ends, nothing

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00:52:53

32. Travis Wilson: Being a Lead Dad and the For Now...

The Career Breakers Show ·

2025/10/29

Travis Wilson is a Career Breaker.After years building a career in leadership and learning development, helping teams grow across industries like higher education, healthcare, aerospace, and tech manufacturing, Travis made a pivot. In 2023, he stepped away from corporate life to become the Lead Dad in his household while his wife, an academic physician, pursued her work in oncology.In this episode, Travis shares how this pause from corporate work reshaped his perspective on work, leadership, and

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00:38:24

31. Krista Vaught: The Career Constellation After Law...

The Career Breakers Show ·

2025/10/22

Krista Vaught is a Career Breaker. After graduating from law school, Krista made the bold decision to not practice law, setting her on a completely different path. Guided by curiosity and a desire to connect people with the resources they need to thrive, she built a career spanning higher education, leadership development, and employee experience.Today, she’s a Principal Advisor at Frontier Design, helping organizations reimagine how people learn, lead, and experience work. In this episode, Krista

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00:47:45

30. Wendy Kleinfeldt: From Corporate Climb to...

The Career Breakers Show ·

2025/10/15

Wendy Kleinfeldt is a Career Breaker.After rising through leadership and Learning & Development roles in tech, Wendy reached a breaking point. She realized the the “golden handcuffs” weren’t worth the cost to her self-respect or well-being. Drawing on a lifelong third-culture perspective and a strong mind–body intuition, she chose to walk away from corporate life and redesign work on her own terms.In this episode, Wendy shares how she left a high-paying role, moved states, and pivoted from

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