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Who Moved My Career?!?
by Nicole McNamara
The career stories that actually matter don't make it onto LinkedIn. This is where they land.Who Moved My Career?! is a podcast for executives: the pivots, reinventions, and unwritten rules that seasoned leaders actually use. CEOs, founders, board members, and operators redefining what a career looks like at the top.Portfolio careers. Fractional leadership. The future of work. Real talk. No performative BS.Now in its third season. Top 10% globally on Spotify.Hosted by Nicole McNamara. Executive Produced by Alicia Greene.
Episodes
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Your Story Is Getting In Your Way. AI Can Help. | Rishan Mohamed
On his fourth time surfing, no instructor, Galapagos, first solo wave he'd ever caught, Rishan Mohamed was bitten by a shark. He was back in the ocean a month later. That tells you almost everything you need to know about how he operates. Rishan is the founder of HiringCoach.ai, a former Googler,...
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Meet Corporate America's Mr. Rogers | Timm Chiusano
They call Timm Chiusano "Corporate America's Mr. Rogers," and once you hear him talk, you understand exactly why. Chiusano built a real executive career. Five years in live sports production, seven years at ESPN, then a 240-person team producing small business commercials at scale for Time Warner...
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Stay Put Is the Worst Career Advice You'll Ever Get | Jim Moorhead
Jim Moorhead has been in courtrooms, war rooms, and boardrooms ... and the only career advice he ever rejected was "stay put." A former federal prosecutor, Goldman Sachs M&A banker, statewide political candidate, and crisis communications advisor, Jim built a career that looks like it doesn't add...
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No One Is Coming To Save You: Navigating Your Next | Julian Lighton
Most executives know how to climb. Nobody teaches them what to do when the ladder moves. Julian Lighton spent decades running P&Ls at Cisco and Hitachi, advising boards, and watching sharp leaders stall out at the exact moments they should have accelerated. He wrote Navigating Your Next because…
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She Quadrupled Her Salary Going Freelance | Satta Sarmah Hightower
Satta Sarmah Hightower quadrupled her salary going freelance. By year seven, she'd crossed seven figures in revenue. By year ten, multi-seven figures. She didn't plan any of it. Two layoffs ended her journalism career during the Great Recession. A cross-country move bought her time. One former...
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What 195 Jobs Teach You About Career Decisions | Gabriel DeSanti
He has one question tattooed on his arm: When was the last time you did something for the first time? For Gabriel DeSanti, that's not inspiration — it's infrastructure. He's a full-time content creator and co-founder of Staj who has gone to work across nearly 200 industries, filming two-minute...
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Mack Truck Moments: Why The Plan Is Never In Stone & What To Do About It | Omar Garriott
A "Mack Truck Moment" is the thing that hits you out of nowhere and takes the plan completely off the rails: Job loss. A diagnosis. A market that shifts under your feet. Omar Garriott coined this term and...yeah. Haven't we all been there. Omar has spent 25 years building a career around one...
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From the Farm to the NFL: Chuck Hutchinson on Reinvention and What It Means to Get Your Hands Dirty
Chuck Hutchinson grew up on a farm in Malvern, Ohio. Baseball was the plan — left-handed pitcher, natural curve — until a fractured elbow at 14 forced a pivot to football. He got knocked around as a freshman. He grew. Woody Hayes showed up at his parents' house, spent three hours with them and…
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How a 35-Year Corporate Veteran Became "The Corporate Escapee" | Astrid Weisseise
Astrid Weisseise spent 35 years building a corporate career that looked exactly like success was supposed to look. Titles. Responsibility. A workload that followed her on every vacation she tried to take. Then she did something most executives only think about: she cashed in two years of banked...
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She Protected Federal Employees for Decades. Then They Came for Her. | Traci DiMartini
Traci DiMartini has seen it all. As a senior HR executive across multiple federal agencies, including a tenure leading human resources at the IRS. She spent decades making sure employees were treated with dignity during the hardest moments of their careers. She was the person in the room. The one...
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What Executive Recruiters Won't Tell You — Bill Fitzgerald Returns
Bill Fitzgerald, CEO of FitzDrake Search, returns for round two. In this episode, Nicole and Bill get into the realities of the 2026 job market — still brutal for the long-term unemployed — and why most executives are misreading how recruiters actually work. They cover AI's real (and limited)…
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That Wasn't The Plan! Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Career Pivots & Finding Your Ikigai | Jim Chilton, Former CIO
Jim Chilton didn’t start his career in technology. He started at Mr. Donut. In this episode of Who Moved My Career?, Jim shares how discipline, grit, and a healthy chip on your shoulder can shape a career far beyond where you begin. From early lessons in work ethic to executive leadership in...
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“I’ve Never Told That Story Before”: Coastal CEO Eric Berridge on Leadership, Conflict, and the Magic of Building Together
What does it really take to build a great services company—and keep its soul as it scales? In this episode of Who Moved My Career?!, Nicole sits down with Eric Berridge, longtime tech operator, former Oracle exec, founder of IBM Bluewolf, and CEO of Coastal—heading up some of the most meaningful...
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Leave When They Want You to Stay: Leadership Lessons from Former United Way Worldwide CEO Brian Gallagher
“Leave when they want you to stay.” That’s a lesson most leaders learn quietly—if at all. In this episode of Who Moved My Career?!, Nicole McNamara sits down with Brian Gallagher, former CEO of United Way Worldwide, for a rare, deeply personal conversation about a career he doesn’t often unpack...
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Give Before You Get: Professor Barghaan on building a portfolio career with meaning.
Scott Barghaan walked away from a big job at a big company — not because something went wrong, but because he wanted something more intentionally designed. In this episode, Scott shares how he’s built a portfolio career around his curiosities: advising, mentoring and teaching. Scott mentions no...
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From Soul Crushing to Soulful: Mallory Byers on the hard work it to takes to run your career
In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Mallory Byers, who went from crushing it at Salesforce to experiencing an unexpected layoff that changed everything. But this isn't just another career pivot story—it's about what happens when you're forced to confront the question: Who am I without...
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This one is for the HiPo's: Adunola Adeshola
High performers aren’t supposed to feel lost — until they do. In this episode, host Nicole McNamara sits down with Adunola Adeshola, career strategist and Forbes Contributor, to talk about what happens when success stops feeling satisfying. They unpack the idea of being “uncomfortably happy” —…
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When the Emmy Award Winning Anchor Gets Interviewed: Larry Miller
When Emmy Award–winning ABC anchor Larry Miller sits down, you expect headlines. What you don’t expect are French horns, male danseurs, and a conversation that stretches from childhood obsessions to purpose, pivots, and what it means to be one of the few Black journalists on TV in Oregon. Larry’s...
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Every Hard Chapter Has an Expiration Date with author Steve Jaffe
A layoff isn’t just a career setback, it’s an emotional reset. In this episode, Nicole McNamara talks with Steve Jaffe, author of The Layoff Journey, about what really happens after the email hits: the grief, the loss of identity, and the surprising moments of humor that help you heal. They…
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May Your Vision Be As Strong As Your Whiskey: Risk & Reinvention with Neil Sands
In this episode of Who Moved My Career?!, Nicole sits down with her longtime friend and serial entrepreneur Neil Sands — founder of Lost Irish Whiskey, Clir Water, and a few other ventures that prove bold ideas (and good stories) never go out of style. They met in grad school in Dublin, crossed...
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WTFractional Part 2 with Founder of Fractional Jobs, Taylor Crane
From poker player to product builder to founder of FractionalJobs.io, Taylor Crane has bet big on the future of work — and it’s not full-time. In this episode, Nicole McNamara and Sam Tortora sit down with Taylor to unpack what fractional work really means, why startups are embracing it, and how...
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Stop Explaining. Start Storytelling with Gavin McMahon
In this episode of Who Moved My Career?!, hosts Nicole McNamara and Sam Tortora sit down with Gavin McMahon — engineer turned storyteller and author of Story Business — to prove that storytelling isn’t fluff; it’s a power move. From boardrooms to job interviews, Gavin shows how the right…
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In our RESet Era: Meet Our New Co-Host, Sam Tortora!
A year ago, we first met Sam Tortora in Episode 2. Today, she’s back — not just as a guest, but as our new co-host. This conversation sets the tone for the next chapter of Who Moved My Career?!: LinkedIn vs. Reality. Think of it like sitting down with your coworkers after hours, when the polished...
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WTFractional! Erika Weiss: From Layoffs to Liberation!
This season on Who Moved My Career, we’re exploring the rise of fractional leadership—why more professionals are walking away from the “one job for life” model and building portfolio careers instead. What happens when the career ladder breaks under you—not once, but four times? That’s the reality...
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Owning Your Narrative with Madeline Fetterly
Madeline Fetterly has been helping executives own their power and tell their stories long before LinkedIn became the noisy place it is today. As founder of Be The Brand Collective, she’s guided countless leaders to step into their narrative with confidence and clarity. In this episode, Madeline...
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From Fired to Feeding Souls - The WellFed Story
When Rebecca and Drew—two federal employees—were abruptly fired during their probationary periods, they didn’t just navigate the job loss. They built WellFed: a community-first platform helping fired or tired federal workers find their footing. In this episode of Who Moved My Career, host Nicole...
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The Messy Middle: Stephanie Wicky on Love, Loss & Starting Over
n this episode of Who Moved My Career, Nicole McNamara and Stephanie Wicky get real about the messy middle—that uncertain, uncomfortable space between what was and what’s next. Stephanie opens up about a pivotal chapter in her late twenties when a career crisis collided with a breakup, sending…
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Power Move: What's Next? Designing a Career You Won’t Regret with Misha Rubin
In this Power Move episode, former EY partner and The Career Leap creator Misha Rubin shares the quiet moment that changed everything — and how he helps others design lives they don’t regret. We talk about: Why success on paper can still feel empty The 3 biggest mistakes people make when asking...
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I Can, I Will, & I Did: Samina Bari on Resilience and Reinvention
In this episode of Who Moved My Career, Arun and Nicole sit down with Samina Bari—biopharma executive, memoirist, and trailblazer—for a raw, resonant conversation about identity, resilience, and redefining what comes next. Samina shares how cultural expectations, pivotal mentors, and deeply...
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"Where there is grief, there is love" and other truth bombs with Kelly Lewis
In this episode of 'Who Moved My Career', Nicole and Arun engage with Kelly Lewis, founder of the Lewis Leadership Group, to explore the complexities of career transitions, the concept of polarities, and the importance of navigating uncertainty. Kelly shares her personal journey from a...
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When Your Career and Your Body Are Taken From You Overnight | Ryan Curtis, MMA Fighter
Ryan Curtis was building a career as a professional MMA fighter. Then a catastrophic spinal injury took it — and nearly everything else — away in an instant. This episode isn't about sports. It's about what happens to your identity when the thing you've built your entire life around disappears...
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What Is The Phoenix Club — And Why Every Executive Needs One | Nicole McNamara
At some point, the ground shifts. The job changes. The title disappears. The plan goes sideways. What you need in that moment isn't a networking event. It's a crew — a small, high-trust group of leaders who've been in the fire and know what it takes to come out the other side. That's The Phoenix...
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Reinvention Deserves a Witness | Ousman Jobe, Tech Executive & Phoenix Club Founding Member
Ousman Jobe went from The Gambia to the upper levels of the tech industry. That journey didn't happen alone — and he's unusually clear-eyed about exactly who showed up for him and why it mattered. In this episode, Ousman joins Nicole and Arun to talk about what real community looks like during a...
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The Executive Job Market Is A Wreck. | Rory Verrett, Protégé Search
The rules that got you to the top won't get you to what's next. Rory Verrett has spent his career inside executive search — and he's done pretending otherwise. In this episode, the founder of Protégé Search sits down with Nicole to talk about what's actually happening in the executive talent…
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The One Thing AI Can't Do for Your Career | Matt Seiler, Former Media CEO
Matt Seiler ran major media companies. He's also thought harder than most about what it actually takes to navigate a career transition with intention — and his answer isn't a better resume or a bigger network. It's agency. In this episode, Matt makes the case that every executive needs someone in...
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Job Searching Sucks! | Bill Fitzgerald, CEO, Fitzdrake Search
Bill Fitzgerald has sat across the table from thousands of candidates. He knows what gets a resume tossed in ten seconds. He knows why most networking doesn't work. And he's unusually willing to say it out loud. In his first appearance on Who Moved My Career?!, the CEO of FitzDrake Search gets…
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Power Move: What the Happiness Report Tells Us
In this Power Move episode of Who Moved My Career?, Arun and Nicole break down key insights from the newly released World Happiness Report—and what it means for your career - in just 10 minutes! With happiness declining in the U.S. and loneliness reaching epidemic levels, especially among young...
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From Lone Wolf to Search Party: A New Approach
Job hunting can be brutal—lonely, confusing, and full of rejection. But what if you didn’t have to go it alone? In this episode of Who Moved My Career, Nicole and Arun sit down with Phyl Terry, author of Never Search Alone, to unpack a radically different approach to job searching. Phyl shares…
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Choosing Yourself: A Journey of Reinvention
Sometimes, career moves happen to you. Sometimes, you make the move happen. In this episode of Who Moved My Career, Nicole and Arun sit down with Sam Tortora to talk about what it really takes to reinvent yourself. Sam shares her journey from BlackRock to personal reinvention, opening up about…
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Episode 1: Everyone has a Yellow Chair
When we started this podcast, we thought we’d be talking mostly about tech executives navigating career pivots. But then layoffs started hitting everywhere—not just in tech, but across industries, and even in the government. Suddenly, this isn’t just a niche conversation—it’s the most timely…
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Power Move: Rejection in Real Time
In this episode of Who Moved My Career, Arun and Nicole get real about job searching—the highs, the lows, and the gut-punch moments of rejection. Nicole opens up about her own experiences with rejection, sharing how she’s learned to embrace resilience, vulnerability, and the power of community…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The career stories that actually matter don't make it onto LinkedIn. This is where they land.Who Moved My Career?! is a podcast for executives: the pivots, reinventions, and unwritten rules that seasoned leaders actually use. CEOs, founders, board members, and operators redefining what a career looks like at the top.Portfolio careers. Fractional leadership. The future of work. Real talk. No performative BS.Now in its third season. Top 10% globally on Spotify.Hosted by Nicole McNamara. Executive Produced by Alicia Greene.
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The career stories that actually matter don't make it onto LinkedIn. This is where they land.Who Moved My Career?! is a podcast for executives: the pivots, reinventions, and unwritten rules that seasoned leaders actually use. CEOs, founders, board members, and operators redefining what a career...
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