"One voice becomes many voices; sometimes there's a blind spot within your organization," says Tony Bond, EVP and Chief Innovation Officer at Great Place to Work. In this episode, Lesley Jane Seymour speaks with Bond about his journey through four distinct careers and his expertise in workplace transformation. He shares insights on navigating challenges like ageism and sexism, offering strategies to foster change—from leveraging personal networks to building employee resource groups. Bond also breaks down how to assess your strengths, explore new career paths, and take control of your professional reinvention. Don’t miss this insightful conversation on advocating for yourself, influencing workplace dynamics, and creating new opportunities for growth.

About Tony Bond

Tony Bond is the EVP and Chief Innovation Officer at Great Place To Work. A strategist, innovator and facilitator, Tony has served as a trusted advisor for executives as some of the most successful global organizations

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Time Stamps:

02:48 - Tony Bond's history and growing up

03:35 - Transitioning from finance to corporate sustainability consulting

07:05 - Why women are not happy with the culture in their workplace

13:47 - What do you see for women over 50?

17:23 - Steps for reinventing into a consulting role

21:50 - "Getting to know potential clients is key to success in digital sales"

22:51 - Why some companies are walking away from equity and inclusion efforts

27:47 - Tony's practical steps to reinvent yourself as a consultant

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"We want to give you access to the cutting-edge medications that will help you to thrive as you get older," says Joanna Strober, CEO and co-founder of Midi Health. In this episode, Lesley Jane Seymour sits down with Strober to explore how she reinvented her career—from law and venture capital to pioneering a virtual clinic that ensures women receive the care they deserve through perimenopause and menopause. With a focus on accessible, insurance-covered treatments, Midi Health addresses midlife hormonal changes like anxiety, sleep disturbances, and libido shifts through hormone therapy, lifestyle support, and more. Tune in to hear how Strober is reshaping the future of women’s health and why no woman should have to suffer in silence.

About Joanna Strober

Joanna Strober is the co-founder and CEO of Midi Health, the leading virtual care clinic focused exclusively on women navigating midlife hormonal transition. The company brings insurance-covered expert care for the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause to women nationwide. A serial entrepreneur and recognized leader in the digital health space, Joanna has spoken at HLTH and the Fortune Most Powerful Women Conference, and was named to the Forbes 50 Over 50 list.

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Time Stamps:

02:29 - How Joanna Strober reinvented professionally through five careers

05:04 - MIDI is a virtual care platform for women ages 35 to 65

09:50 - What are people looking for when they go to MIDI for help?

14:25 - How estrogen decrease causes challenges for women in midlife

17:24 - Medications and cancer: the ins and outs

21:18 - How MIDI helps women thrive as they get older

25:19 - Midlife weight loss success stories

26:30 - Dealing with weight gain, hot flashes, and depression

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"I am so thrilled to be where I am," says Gary Wenstrup, a former advertising sales executive who reinvented himself as a music historian and educator. “It was not easy, but to do the things I love to do is a blessing,” In this conversation, Wenstrup shares his journey from the fast-paced world of advertising to teaching courses on legendary artists like The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel. He emphasizes the importance of starting your reinvention early and keeping an open mind, even when the path feels uncertain. “You have to go very, very wide even if it’s stupid or silly, whatever’s in your head,” he advises. With practical tips like creating a ‘selfie list’ of skills and interests, Wenstruop illustrates how curiosity and exploration can guide you toward a fulfilling next chapter. Tune in to hear how he turned his passion into purpose—and why taking the leap is always worth it.

About Gary Wenstrup:

After a rewarding career in advertising sales, Gary Wenstrup retired and developed courses on the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel and Motown Records for the Continuing Education Department of College of DuPage. Gary has lectured at over 100 libraries across the country. Gary is also a reoccurring guest on the popular podcast “Something About The Beatles.”

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Time Stamps:

02:32 - Gary Wenstrup's background in advertising and corporate

07:45 - What is a "Selfie List"?

09:47 - How he coped with the false starts

14:49 - Gary started presenting at libraries to grow his lectures

17:47 - Why it's not always important to monetize your passions

20:05 - Scaling as a lecturer

21:29 - "Prepare early"

23:15 - Wenstrup's essential tips for reinvention

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“Exploration is free,” says Misha Rubin, career educator and CEO of The Career Leap. He joins Lesley Jane Seymour to share his journey from a successful corporate career— including over 20 years at Ernst & Young— to founding his own coaching business. Drawing from his experience, Rubin unveils his powerful Career Leap Method, a framework designed to help professionals navigate transformation through discovery, pursuit, and foundational support. He explores the barriers to reinvention, from limiting beliefs to societal pressures, and highlights the unique challenges women face in the workforce. With a focus on thoughtful exploration and community support, Rubin offers actionable tips to make career leaps a risk-free endeavor.

About Misha Rubin

Misha Rubin is a career educator, and CEO of The Career Leap. His mission is to facilitate meaningful intentional changes at work and in life. He helps executives and professionals reinvent careers, find dream jobs and thrive at work. He was a Partner at Ernst & Young, where he spent 15 fruitful years of his career. His 20-year corporate experience birthed the The Career Leap method, a guided actionable inquiry that is structured for you to discover and pursue your next career move. Born and raised in Ukraine, Misha is on the board of Worldwide Orphans (WWO), a non-profit that supports children at risk globally, and in 2022 he founded Children of Ukraine to support children with trauma during and post Russian invasion. Misha received the 2022 Humanitarian Award for his work in Ukraine.

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Time Stamps:

03:01 - How Misha Rubin reinvented as a coach

05:48 - Helping people in transition in midlife

12:24 - "You need to take everything into account to make a good career decision"

16:52 - What it really means to make decisions based on intuition

21:30 - "People don't know how to start exploring change because it's scary"

23:19 - Why more people are reinventing in midlife now vs. 20 years ago

24:40 - "For most people, career choice is unconscious"

27:47 - How your career choices impact you later in life

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Join us for an inspiring conversation with Barbara Kotlikoff Harman, a master of reinvention who transitioned from leading luxury brands like Nina Ricci and Harry Winston to launching The Butler’s Closet, a bespoke storage business devoted to preserving your favorite fashion and lifestyle pieces. Harmon delves into the art of balancing high-level corporate leadership with innovative side hustles, sharing the challenges and triumphs of building customer loyalty and developing unique products in competitive markets. Listeners will gain valuable insights on navigating career shifts, embracing creative problem-solving, and finding their niche through perseverance and strategic innovation. Tune in to discover practical lessons that empower you to transform challenges into opportunities for lasting success.

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About Barbara Kotlikoff Harman

After a successful career as the CEO of Parfums Nina Ricci, the Managing Director of Harry Winston and CEO of Monet, the costume jewelry company, Barbara K. Harman ran Development and raised funds for The Paley Center for Media and The Steinhardt School at NYU. The Butler’s Closet was launched in 2011 when Harman decided she wanted to create her own business.

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Time Stamps:

03:03 - Growing up in New Jersey and early studies

04:45 - How Harman got into the beauty business

08:24 - Harman's first side hustles in design

10:26 - Starting The Butler's Closet as a side hustle

14:07 - Harman's best-selling preservation products

17:09 - The biggest surprise of entrepreneurship

19:30 - How the election impacted Harman's business

24:36 - Harman's tips for reinventing through a side hustle

30:59 - A glimpse at the more than 200 tips in Sollman's book

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"Don’t let a problem that could potentially be solved in 30 days upend a career that could last for 30 years," says Kathryn Sollman, author of the groundbreaking new book, The Four Jobs Club: How Smart Women Care for It All. A seasoned career coach, Sollman shares her extensive research on the challenges women face in balancing their careers, children, aging parents, and household responsibilities. She emphasizes the importance of flexibility in the workplace and how women can redefine their success without the pressure to reach the C-suite. Listen in to hear the practical tips and strategies from high-powered women who have successfully navigated these complexities while maintaining their personal lives and discover how you can implement these insights into your own life and find the balance you seek.

About Kathryn Sollman:

Kathryn is a career coach who empowers women to always find work that fits their lives for long-term financial security. She helps women navigate 4 big jobs--a career, as well as caring for children, aging parents and households. She is the author of 2 books—The 4 Jobs Club was published in January.

Time Stamps:

02:08 - How women really can have it all - if they're flexible enough

05:21 - Why Sollman chose to write the book and how it relates to current events

10:13 - What are the four jobs and how do they differ?

13:22 - Sollmann was struck in her research by how close C-Suite women were to their children

16:58 - Women stay out of the workplace for an average of 12.5 years, according to research

19:37 - Are women still shouldering most of everything of the four jobs?

23:56 - How the gender gap is impacting the four jobs

24:55 - Why women felt less guilty about their work when they got their children involved

30:59 - A glimpse at the more than 200 tips in Sollman's book

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I"Your intuition has all of the answers," says Jenn Beninger, founder and CEO of Genius Unlocked Institute. "Aligning your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors is key to success." Beninger shares her journey from a corporate career at WebMD to becoming a leading coach, revealing how her struggles with infertility and financial hardship led to profound reinvention. Listeners will learn how to trust their inner guidance, break through limiting beliefs, and take inspired action. "A coach can only take their clients as deep as they are willing to go themselves," Beninger advises. Tune in for an inspiring conversation on unlocking potential and creating meaningful impact.

About Jenn Beninger:

Jenn Beninger is the Founder and CEO of Genius Unlocked Institute, a board certified company where she coaches, mentors, and transforms leaders’ personal and professional lives. Through her thousands of hours of executive experience, Jenn has refined the art of coaching others on how to delve into what’s holding them back, and guiding them to successfully live in their purpose by calling on their intuition. With her deep understanding of energy work, intuition, communication skills, and mindset work, Jenn is able to produce more breakthrough results than she or her clients could dream of. From fortune 500 companies, to holding executive positions in the coaching industry, managing teams of coaches, developing coaching curriculum, teaching business development skills, and running transformational leadership events, Jenn has helped coaches in nearly every area reach their full potential. Jenn has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and is also a board certified trainer at the master level in Neuro Linguistic Programs (NLP), NLP Coaching, Hypnotherapy, Time Line Therapy®, as a Certified Coach through John Maxwell, and a Master Reiki Teacher.

Time Stamps:

02:36 - How growing up in California impacted her career decisions

04:15 - Working as executive assistant to the executive vice president at WebMD

05:44 - How Beninger shifted into entrepreneurship

10:20 - "When you can integrate conscious and unconscious mind, then you can have dreams."

11:39 - Why Beninger chose to leave network marketing to become a coach

15:34 - How coaching allows you to create mind shifts

22:34 - "Coaching can open up that path to your genius"

27:13 - How to align your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors for success

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"Our deepest fears contain the keys to our extraordinary lives,” says Craig Stanland. "Self trust is the deep inherent wisdom that regardless of how things turn out, we know we will be okay." After defrauding a tech giant and losing everything he once held dear, Stanland was sent to federal prison where his life - and mindset - were changed. Rather than succumb to despair, he found purpose in his struggles, emerging as a beacon of hope for those navigating their own midlife crises. Listen in as Stanland reveals what he learned about self-worth, identity, and the importance of community support in the face of adversity. Discover how he transformed his life by connecting with his authentic self and helping others do the same. Tune in for practical insights on overcoming fear, embracing change, and creating a meaningful second half of life.

About Craig

In 2012, Craig made a choice that would change the trajectory of his life; he defrauded a tech giant and landed in federal prison, losing everything along the way, including his will to live, but this was not the end. Today, Craig's mission is to help individuals master midlife so they can create their extraordinary second half by connecting to their authentic selves, discovering their Life Calling, and unleashing their full potential to live purpose-driven, meaningful lives.

Time Stamps

02:02 - Stanland's history as a personal trainer before entering sales

04:13 - "I was planning to commit suicide when FBI called."

10:25 - Getting help for depression while in prison

14:58 - Transforming to coaching and helping others find their identity in midlife

17:56 - "One of the most rewarding things that I can do from my work is helping others."

19:16 - How minimalism helps people find their authentic self

21:35 -The most challenging part of reinvention

25:28 - Self-trust is the key to a successful reinvention

27:28 - Stanland's advice for others experiencing crisis

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