Joshua Lisec shares the non-linear career journey that led him to being a ghostwriter, how he has been able to develop his successful solopreneur business by developing his own unique career mashup, and what it takes to create the traction that you are looking for when venturing out on your own. Joshua is the founder of The Entrepreneur’s Wordsmith and a Certified Professional Ghostwriter.

Jon Krinn — Chef, marketer, and owner of the award-winning fine dining restaurant Clarity based in the D.C. area — shares what he did to control the uncontrollable, the pivots he made and skillsets he’s learned along the way, as well as the value of creating a career mash-up that can help you thrive amid adversity

While brand development is commonplace in business, many people struggle to define their personal brand in a way that represents their authentic self and effectively differentiates them in the market. In this episode, David Knies, career brand strategist and Chief Growth officer at Boston-based design firm Essential, gives us insight and advice into what it takes to define who you really are, what you do and the unique value you truly bring.

How do you manage power dynamics in an organization? In Part One, a panel of business leaders joined us to unpack how one’s deep-seated emotions can lead to positive and negative office politics. In this episode, we look at various solutions and courses of action you can take to mitigate, manage, and navigate the politics more effectively.

Nearly everyone experiences the effects of office politics at some point in their careers—so what does it take to build that political know-how to help you get unstuck and thrive? In this episode, a panel of business leaders gives the lay of the land by exploring what office politics really means, the positive and negative sides of it all, and most importantly, what’s drives the political behavior at its core.

A panel of female executives and entrepreneurs discuss some of the biggest challenges facing women in the workforce today that keep them from reaching their full potential and share tips and advice for breaking through that inertia to change the unbalanced workforce dynamic.