Episode 38: Life After Losing Your Job - Greg Bro on Navigating Career Transition with Creativity

What do you do when the identity you built your entire career around disappears overnight? For Greg Bro, losing his job after 20+ years as a UX design leader wasn't just a professional setback. It was a complete identity crisis. The question "what do you do?" suddenly had no answer, and that forced a much deeper one: who do I actually want to be? Instead of looking for a similar role, Greg wrote and illustrated a children's book in ONE MONTH. Greg talks honestly about the disorientation of losing a role that defined him, the emotional spiral that followed, and the moment he realized that chasing the same title at a different company wasn't actually what he wanted. He shares how coaching helped him see his situation from a completely different angle, how he followed a small pull of creative energy into something he never expected, and what it took to go from concept to published author of two children's books in a matter of months. What strikes me most about Greg's story is not just the speed of what he built. It's the courage it took to stop and ask a harder question: what kind of work is actually in integrity with who I am now? REFERENCES:Greg's Books: "Every Shape Has a PLACE": https://amzn.to/4sqFN7W "Every Shape Has a FEELING": https://amzn.to/3NCxkPw Get a signed copy with a custom doodle inside + shop merch at: https://www.bruteoptimism.com/shop Book Greg for an author visit: https://www.bruteoptimism.com/authorvisits CONNECT WITH GREG:Website: https://www.bruteoptimism.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bruteoptimism/ CONNECT WITH KRISTIANA:Website: https://www.worthytolead.co/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kristianacorona Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worthytolead/ Substack: https://worthytolead.substack.com/