In today's episode, Tia speaks with Mickey Weill, Vice President - Supplier and Advisor Engagement for Global Travel Collection. You will learn how to use your instincts to identify talent, how to keep morale up during challenging times, how to stay inspired yourself, and how being a connector in your industry serves others and fills you up!

This week Tia sits down with Jill Hudson Leuthe, Senior Vice President of Publicity at Fox Entertainment. At a very large company, learning to adapt to virtual zoom meetings of 90+ people has been no easy feat throughout COVID. Jill emphasizes the importance of checking in with her team members one-on-one every other week by phone. These meetings are most crucial to understanding her role in supporting her team and setting them up for success, as she believes listening is the most important skill in her field.

This week Tia sits down with Kristi Carter, Founder of Global Positive News. Kristi is living proof that it’s never too late, or too hard, to change your career. With a background in horticulture, she shifted from running a landscaping business to starting a positive news network, something that didn’t exist 10 years ago when she launched the concept. The online world was new to her. She failed many times and spent a lot of money – but she didn’t give up.

It’s important to know what you want from your career. Tina Lyra, Principle at TL Portfolio, has always been a hustler and had ambitions to become a businesswoman. Her advice? Aim as high as you can, surround yourself with the best in the industry, and dress for the job you want, not the job you have. If you do that, you can go anywhere.

Tia chats with Shelly Cayette with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who speaks to how she built her career in sports management through hard work, significant mentorship, and understanding work life balance, or lack there of, at different points in your career. It’s crucial to understand your rubber balls from your glass balls and evaluate what’s really important to you at the time. Everything is about timing, and that’s what each individual needs judge for themselves.

Everywhere you look, there is negative news and content, and it’s getting increasingly difficult to escape negative information. How can you become more resilient? How can you bring in some positivity and amusement into your life? Life has ups and life has downs. It’s an incredible and sometimes challenging journey. Learn how to prioritize laughter and enjoy the funny events and incidents in life.

IAs an athlete, a career in sports and becoming a leader came naturally to Dionna. Today as the Chief Revenue Officer for the Houston Dynamo & Dash, she reflects on the importance of team and the mentors that coached and inspired her career. Her drive and determination to succeed showed her mentors that should was worth their time. She made it her first priority to ensure they wouldn’t regret the time they spent developing her.

Are you having a hard time staying motivated because each day is just the same? Break free from the mundane cycle of virtual meetings, online calls, and working from home with these helpful ideas to rejuvenate your life.

Garrison Gibbons demonstrates a millennials road to success as Head of People at Knotch. While his title is impressive, his goal is not money or success, but rather making an impact through his day to day work. Garrison speaks to the importance of storytelling and making your experience fluid and cohesive. This will shed light on who you really are and inspire a culture of inclusion wherever you land.

Success begets success is a saying that means having success now leads to having more success later. The same can be said about progress. The more your employees see their consistent progress, the more motivated they will be to keep striving after the organization’s goals. Learn how to make progress more visible to your employees in meaningful ways.