A podcast about incredible & diverse career journeys, professional self-advocacy, personal branding, executive presence & taking ownership of your career.

Alison Walden, former Exploration Geologist and current Global Accessibility Lead and Senior Director Technology at Publicis Sapient, tells us about how championing junior team members can transform their career trajectory, why a broad foundation of experiences enables an understanding of the bigger picture, and how relentless persistence in pursuing your vision is necessary to realize it.

Ali Budd, Founder, President and Principal Designer at Ali Budd Interiors, a Toronto based, international design studio, tells us about the undeniable influence of parents on one's inevitable career path, the freeing and empowering effect of unapologetically and authentically bringing your whole self to work, and the unique culture that an all-woman workforce can cultivate.

Hiba Mojabber, Medieval Art History PhD Researcher at the University of Geneva and Associate Creative Director at Publicis Sapient, dives into what it takes to concurrently grow a successful career and pursue her passion in academia at the highest level, highlighting that it takes commitment, considerable personal sacrifice, as well as balance in order to come out on top!

Joanna McFarlane, Associate Partner and Vice President of Media and Analytics at King Ursa, talks about the evolution of careers in the data field and the importance of having an organization that embraces data, the value of continuing to lean into delivery on key projects to keep skills sharp as you ascend to leadership, and the mindset shift required when transitioning from shaping a team to shaping an organization.

Andrew Sinclair, International Growth Lead and Director at Publicis Sapient, tells us about his tactics for overcoming age early in his career, harnessing the power of fear and intrigue in sales conversations, and how understanding that there is nothing more important than what the client has to say and the accelerative impact it had on his growth in business development.

Gary Wade, President of Unilever Canada and former Olympian, tells us about the need to practice leadership in order to become a leader, that in building a wider base you raise your peak, and that getting good at a job doesn't make you ready for the next job, it simply positions you to actually deliver value in your current one.