Confidently Own Your Narrative

Adriane Jones (she/her) is a career exploration guide committed to helping ambitious professionals who feel lost, unfulfilled, or stuck in their careers. With over a decade of experience in learning and development, Adriane has partnered with corporate leaders across various organizations to create award-winning training programs that enhance employees' professional journeys. Her early career included 11 years at companies like Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Nike, and several emerging businesses in Portland,Oregon. Following that, she established and ran her own successful learning and development business for four years, collaborating with well-known brands such as Columbia Sportswear, Hinge, and others in the tech, healthcare, and hospitality industries. Despite her achievements, Adriane encountered a period of feeling stuck, uninspired, and burnt out. Even with her extensive experience and a bookshelf full of career development books, she struggled to identify her next steps. Rather than rushing into another opportunity, she chose to reconnect with herself and explore what she truly needed in her working life. Now, Adriane teaches others everything she learned along her journey, empowering them to find clarity and direction in their own careers. Adriane is the host of The Career Breakers Show (on Spotify) and a Career Guide at Pathfinders Career Collective. Reach out to Adriane on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianejones/

In this episode, Lila sits down with David Young, a former corporate professional who took a bold step to leave the traditional 9-to-5 world and launch his own online coaching business. David now guides individuals on how to build impactful LinkedIn content that drives engagement, builds brand identity, and, most importantly, aligns with their personal mission through personal storytelling. We dive into the "why" behind our career journeys, exploring what it really means to take ownership of your path and live with purpose. David shares his insights on transitioning from a structured corporate environment to the flexibility and challenges of entrepreneurship, revealing both the fears and the freedom that come with pursuing your passion. Whether you’re in the early stages of a career transition or simply curious about the power of LinkedIn content, this conversation is packed with inspiration and practical advice for building a brand that feels true to you. Tune in to learn how to connect your values, skills, and unique story into a path that’s fully yours! Find David on LinkedIn, and listen to his own podcast! www.linkedin.com/in/david-young-mba-indyhttps://therealyou.buzzsprout.com/2309979

Join Lila and Brianna for a conversation surrounding career development and how Brianna made pivots and decisions that both honored her interests and skills, but also her values and what she wanted. It all led her to becoming a business owner today! Brianna Frisch is the Founder of Imaginit, a communications and marketing consultancy. Brianna is the driving force behind every project, effortlessly blending leadership with collaboration. She leads with confidence, attentively listening to both her clients and team. With a keen eye for detail and a strategic mindset, she envisions the entire process from start to finish. Both creative and analytical, she thrives in multiple roles, ensuring every aspect is flawlessly executed.   Attached you’ll find a headshot and below are links to include. Imaginit website | https://imaginitdone.com/ Imaginit LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/imaginit-llc/ Brianna LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannafrisch/

“Your life will change when you change your life” Join Lila and Eric for a riveting conversation about how Eric went from working in his corporate career and ultimately burning out. Eric shares how burnout and a near-death experience led him to make imperative choices that led him to where he is today.  We talk about our zone of excellence versus our zone of genius, and our learnings of how to go out on your own as a coach and the communities we surround ourselves with. He shares how his learnings allow him to coach leaders who are experiencing the effects of burnout today, and different mindsets you can develop about making choices.  About Eric: Eric Nehrlich is an executive coach who helps leaders have more impact by drawing on his 25 years of experience in the tech industry. He loves to identify and challenge mindsets and habits that hold people back from their next level of leadership. Before becoming a coach, Eric spent ten years as an engineer and product manager across several startups before joining Google, eventually leading business strategy and operations for the Google Search Ads team for six years as Chief of Staff. He published his first book in 2023, You Have A Choice: Beyond Hard Work to Meaningful Impact, which he wrote to share the principles and mindsets that have helped him and his clients with a wider audience.  Connect with Eric below!  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nehrlich/ Coaching site: https://www.toomanytrees.com/ Newsletter: https://www.nehrlich.com/blog/newsletter/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0CL1BJDRR/ericnehrlisho-20

Lila brings on Paige Heiden, MS, RD, a Registered Dietitian and Content Creator. She shares her path of how she became a RD, and how her social media platform of Paige's Plates came to be. She describes the transitions, the decisions she made, the support around her, and how she managed all of these, confidently. Follow Paige at Paige's Plates on IG and Tiktok at: paiges_plates You can also find her as a provider at: https://culinahealth.com/registered-dietitian/paige-heiden/

In this episode, we have Casey Adcock, a Web Strategist based in North Carolina. In addition to a successful career thus far in marketing and strategy, Casey experienced a layoff herself most recently and we talk about how I worked with Casey as her coach, and how she built the confidence and resiliency to move forward! We also talk about what it's like to be a woman in technology and strategies to persevere. About Casey: With over a decade of experience in web strategy, development and optimization, Casey specializes in crafting creative, data-driven web strategies that captivate audiences and streamline workflows. Her mission is to enhance online connectivity, collaboration, and creativity through cutting-edge web and digital experiences. Learn more about Casey below: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-adcock/ https://miamidesignerd.com/

Join Rebekah and Lila for an important and compelling conversation surrounding her: Career evolution as a Mental Health Therapist Moves from Baltimore, Philadelphia, and then NYC over the last 10 years Ups and downs in her relationship, with falling in love and getting engaged, breaking off said engagement, and finding healing in her various moves Business and Life Today! Learn more at her website: https://www.rebekahlipskycounseling.com/ Find and follow her on Instagram: @reflectwithrebekah About Rebekah: Rebekah Lipsky is a licensed mental health therapist with her own private practice, specializing in supporting adults going through major life transitions. In addition to her individual therapy work, Rebekah has been featured as a talk show guest and a writer for Psychology Today.  Across the board, Rebekah aims to combine evidence-based treatments with immense empathy from her personal experiences to effectively help people navigate the most difficult moments of their lives.

Join me for Part 2 of this episode with Riley McGhee. Riley McGhee earned his Masters in Sport Psychology and began working as a mental performance coach for the likes of athletes, sales directors, and even brain surgeons. Before long he found himself helping entrepreneurs as an Operations Consultant, until eventually becoming the Chief Operating Officer for a London-based startup. Today he is a husband, a founder, and a coach running a program that helps coaches and consultants to scale their income, impact, and influence. About Riley and his journey: ⁠https://www.rileymcghee.com⁠  Find him on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rileymcghee/⁠ His Paid Program: ⁠https://www.leverageaccelerator.co⁠  Free Course & Community ⁠https://www.leverageaccelerator.co/the-leverage-game⁠ 

Join me for Part 1 of this episode with Riley McGhee. Riley McGhee earned his Masters in Sport Psychology and began working as a mental performance coach for the likes of athletes, sales directors, and even brain surgeons. Before long he found himself helping entrepreneurs as an Operations Consultant, until eventually becoming the Chief Operating Officer for a London-based startup. Today he is a husband, a founder, and a coach running a program that helps coaches and consultants to scale their income, impact, and influence. About Riley and his journey: https://www.rileymcghee.com  Find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rileymcghee/ His Paid Program: https://www.leverageaccelerator.co  Free Course & Community https://www.leverageaccelerator.co/the-leverage-game 

Join me for a special episode with Emma Ludlum! After spending almost a decade in startups in the Bay Area and London, Emma has made a massive shift in her career to become a transformational hypnotherapist. Hear about how hypnotherapy truly changed her life personally, as well as led her down this career path to now supporting individuals 1:1 and in workshops. All links below to connect with Emma! Book time with Emma and use the special code LIGHT when you book for Confidently Own Your Narrative Listeners: https://calendly.com/emmaludlum/hypnotherapy-introductory-call Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vibrantneurologyJoin her newsletter here https://www.vibrantneurology.com/emails

Join us for an episode where we talk to Claire Perelman, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and S-x Therapist! We talk about how she got started in her work in San Diego and moved to the Bay Area to pursue her work as a LCSW and then transitioning into her niche as a S-x Therapist. We talk about authenticity, confidence, aligning to our values and the work we want to do, and ultimately, how we want to help people! You can find Claire at: https://www.sexclarified.com/ All socials @sexclarified

Join us for our next episode of Confidently Own Your Narrative with Suzy Cantor. With a decorated career and working in the medical device sales field for over 35 years, she shares the highs, lows, and learnings, as well as what it was like to raise a family throughout it all. Suzy is not only an amazing mother, but she's also a great role model with wisdom and advice - an episode you don't want to miss!

On this episode, we're joined by Shabnam Golmohammadi aka Shab- Founder & Coach of My Synchronicity. She talks about the shift from working in corporate tech to moving on to becoming a founder and coach. The conversation is full of lessons learned, inspiration, and how she is supporting her clientele now! Where you can find Shab: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shabnam-golmohammadi/ https://www.mysynchronicity.co/newsletter-signup/

Lila will talk about the "Getting Started Manual" and how to kick start the process to achieving those short-term or long-term goals you may have, and how she works with her clients through this: She'll talk through the steps of: Setting Your Goals Getting to Know Yourself Activating Your Community Holding Yourself Accountable Building Confidence Along the Way

Lila brings on her partner, Ethan, to talk about past relationships, our relationship, what we learned about ourselves and how we grew into our confidence, and what our advice is for others! This podcast is raw, authentic, full of lessons learned, laughs, and stories, and we hope you enjoy it!

Learn more from Lila Cantor on who she is and part 1 of how she owned her career trajectory - from where she was, and where she is now with all of the in between. She details her experience from graduating college all the way to starting her business as a coach, and all of the working experiences in between!