The Power of the Pivot with Business Coach Sam Geaney

Reinvention, Resilience and Trusting ChangePivoting isn’t always a choice — sometimes it’s forced on you through job loss, burnout, divorce, or unexpected life changes. What if pivoting isn’t a sign you’re lost… but proof you’re listening more honestly to your life?In this episode of Piece of Work, I sit down with business coach Sam Geaney to talk about the power of the pivot — not just in business, but in identity, relationships, and the way we grow through change.We talk openly about reinvention, burnout, entrepreneurship, and what it looks like to follow alignment instead of forcing a path that no longer fits. I share more about the philosophy behind my 5R Resilience Method — Refresh, Renew, Release, Reconnect, Rise — and how resilience has become less about pushing through and more about learning to pause, recalibrate, and take aligned action.This conversation moves beyond strategy into something more human: how I’ve navigated multiple pivots over the years, what it means to hold many identities at once, and why I no longer believe growth has to look linear or perfectly packaged.If you’ve ever felt like your path doesn’t make sense to other people — or even to yourself yet — this episode is an honest look at what it means to keep evolving while staying true to who you are.Inside this episode:• why pivoting can be a form of self-trust instead of failure• how resilience became a practice I learned to name and teach• navigating identity shifts without abandoning past versions of yourself• entrepreneurship, freedom, and redefining success on your own terms• nervous system awareness and decision-making• the story behind how my 5R Method came to lifeThis is a conversation about evolution, not perfection — and about rising into the next version of yourself, one pivot at a time.🎧 Listen now on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. WebsitePiece of Work, a MemoirInstagramFacebookTikTok