This Wasn’t the Plan… But It Worked

Genevieve welcomes her first-ever podcast guest, career and life coach Rikki Schwartz, for a real conversation about resilience, reinvention, and values-based career decisions. Rikki shares her “hero’s journey” from pursuing a “safe” path (physical therapy) to realizing—painfully—that it wasn’t aligned… and walking away even though she was nearly finished. She eventually built a high-level corporate career (Ford → Waste Management), rising to Vice President, leading large teams and revenue… until one day she was laid off after 17 years. From there, Rikki discovered career coaching, the power of structure and “homework,” and eventually launched her own practice: My Turn Life Coaching—helping people move through denial, grief, fear, and identity loss so they can rebuild with clarity. This episode is for anyone who: feels stuck in a “secure” path that’s draining them was laid off or sidelined and is questioning their value is considering entrepreneurship but wants the real truth needs a framework to reconnect with their strengths and values Connect with Rikki: My Turn Life Coaching https://www.myturnlifecoaching.com RESOURCES Free 7-day trial to The Sales Confidence Studio (our community + system) https://www.skool.com/sales-confidence-studio/about Subscribe to my newsletter, The Shift (real talk that gets real results) https://newsletter.gskory.com/ Visit my website https://gskory.com Follow me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DoTheDoToday Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/genevieve_skory Chapters (00:00:01) - The Inaugural Guest on the Podcast (00:01:38) - How to start a business with a minimum degree (00:06:53) - How to End Your Career with a Purpose (00:11:04) - Getting out of the Physical Therapy Program (00:13:13) - What Advice Do You Have For Starting a Business? (00:14:10) - What is a Value Proposition for your Resume? (00:14:39) - Your DNA and How to Use It (00:19:24) - The Safety Affliction (00:23:12) - The Importance of Alignment in Your Career (00:25:55) - Ricky Schwartz on Looking Back on His Life (00:28:56) - What Advice Do You Have For Job Seekers?