Her Career Unplugged | Career Advice, Leadership & Real Career Stories
Her Career Unplugged is a podcast about career growth, leadership, and the real journeys behind the titles.Hosted by Vimala Pydi and Joanne Skiles, the show features honest conversations with women at all stages of their careers.
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When the Playbook Breaks: Rebuilding Your Career After a Layoff (opens the original)
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What happens when you do everything right and the career you built still stops feeling like yours? Joanne and Vimala talk with career coach Erica Rivera, who spent years reading resumes inside Indeed and Google until a November 2023 layoff email changed everything. Erica explains why women so often treat a layoff as a personal failure, and shares the "career story walkthrough" she uses to separate what actually happened from the story you're telling yourself. In this episode:• The moment the pla
Success Shouldn't Erode You: Dr. Judy Wright's P.A.C.E. Method for Sustainable Success (opens the original)
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Success shouldn't cost you your health. Dr. Judy Wright, physician, TEDx speaker, and sustainable success strategist, joins Joanne and Vimala to unpack her P.A.C.E. method: Pause, Audit, Calibrate, Elevate. After burning out multiple times and facing a cancer diagnosis, Dr. Judy stopped asking "why is this job so hard" and started asking "how did I get here again." This episode digs into self-leadership vs. self-care, why saying no more makes your yeses count, and how high-achieving women can bu
From Invisible to Award-Winning: Bry Bird's Visibility Strategy for Neurodivergent Founders (opens the original)
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Ever feel like your work should speak for itself, but somehow no one's listening? Bry Bird used to feel invisible in her industry too, until she stopped trying to blend in and started treating her personal brand like the business it actually is. Now she's an award-winning creative strategist based in Essex, England, with press features and a client roster to match; and she did it in a matter of months, not years. If you've ever wondered whether visibility is worth the effort, or you've been quie
No Talent Required: Building Culture, Trust, and Courage with Lynne Ghelfi (opens the original)
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Lynne Ghelfi built a career in one of the most male-dominated industries out there, the automotive world, going from stay-at-home mom to top-three car salesperson to marketing director in under two years. Now a John Maxwell certified coach, she's writing "No Talent Required: The Twelve Leadership Practices That Drive Culture, Trust, and Productivity." In this episode, Lynne breaks down why leadership isn't a title, it's a mindset. We talk personality styles (the Maxwell DISC method), the "face t
Career Glow Up: Betting on Yourself and Getting Off the Struggle Bus with Allison Hemmings (opens the original)
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You've stayed in a job way past its expiration date. You've told yourself "this is just how it is." This episode is for you. Joanne and Vimala sit down with Allison Hemmings, the Career Glow-Up Coach and founder of Newo Executive Solutions. Allison built a community of over 22,000 executive women, coached thousands into six-figure negotiations, and then sold her house, her car, and her comfort zone to move to Costa Rica. She talks about losing both her parents within a year, her mom's last words
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