by Valerie Gordon | Feb 26, 2021 | Next Chapter
Carolyn Kiel has always been comfortable behind a microphone. She’s a singer, a member of an a cappella group and the creator of the Beyond 6 Seconds podcast. As the podcast host, Kiel interviews everyday people doing extraordinary things. The subjects share...
by Valerie Gordon | Nov 12, 2020 | Advice, Commander-In-She, Front and Center, Next Chapter
You didn’t see it coming. Or maybe you did, even though you were hiding under your desk, hoping it would pass by like a tornado that lands one town over, leaving you shaken but unscathed. Suddenly you’re out. Laid off. Sacked. Unemployed. Now what?...
by Valerie Gordon | Oct 5, 2020 | Commander-In-She, Next Chapter
A year out of work can create uncertainty and anxiety. That’s the situation Brette Sadler found herself in. It was the fall of 2018 when Sadler, then the VP of Global Partnership Activation at UFC, stepped away from her position in order to build a new, next...
by Valerie Gordon | Aug 2, 2020 | Next Chapter
In a storied career that’s spanned several decades, Elisa Padilla says she’s currently at “the beginning.” New beginnings Since starting her marketing career in 1992, Padilla has led event operations, grassroots community efforts, and marketing and branding strategies...
by Valerie | Jun 26, 2020 | Career, Next Chapter, Storytelling
What do you mean, “What’s my story?” “I don’t really have a story,” you think. Or… “My story hasn’t really started yet…” Or… “It’s not a very interesting story…” But of...
by Valerie | Apr 27, 2020 | Next Chapter, Storytelling
Our lives are like stories, playing out one chapter at a time. Our experiences frame our narrative — our belief system about ourselves and the role we play in the world. We then experience future experiences through that existing narrative lens, which serves as...
