The Corporate Expat™ Experience with Nicole Colwell

24 CX Marilynn Joyner - Her Workplace: The career community & office space for women

Marilynn Joyner is the Founder of Her Workplace, a newly launched career community platform for corporate women in junior to mid-level roles to exchange knowledge, share stories, and build relationships. Her passion to create Her Workplace came from her own lack of professional development, mentorship, and networking opportunities throughout her career.

Marilynn has spent over 10 years as a broker in commercial real estate representing and consulting for organizations on their office leasing initiatives throughout major global and national markets. Her clients throughout her career have ranged from Fortune 500 companies and law firms to start-ups and co-working operators.

In this episode, Marilyn shares how she decided that it was time to make a change from the commercial real estate world, the challenges she faced when seeking out mentorship and personal development opportunities, and how she curated a business that would combine her professional expertise and her desire face these challenges head on in an effort to better support women in the evolving workplace.

Learn more about Her Workplace: https://www.herworkplace.com

23 CX Jac White, Founder/Angel Investor “Partnering for Success”

CX Jac White, found success in the corporate world working for brands like Armani Exchange and The New York Times before jumping into the world of start-ups working for soon to be big names like DailyCandy and Learnvest before becoming CEO of her own venture-backed company. 

In this Episode, Jac discusses not only her background and transition from Corporate to Entrepreneur but also about the benefits of incorporating alliances and partnerships into your business and when raising VC money is right for you and your business.  Ready for more from Jac? Check out her Business Development Bootcamp and use code “EXPAT” for a special discount. https://www.honeybeesgroup.co/buildbootcamp

22 CX Vanessa Campos, The Book Broad – Writing your story on your terms

When CX Vanessa Campos set out on her career path, she tried a few different avenues that ultimately led her to putting her love for a good read to proper use in helping others to share their stories. However, in her job she and her co-founder recognized a gap in the market – business books by and for women - and the need for doing things differently and to help bring more diverse voices to book publishing. From that realization and desire “Broad Book Group” was born, sharing the stories and insights from women thought leaders looking to make their mark and a positive impact in the world. 

In this episode, Vanessa shares her journey to launching a publishing house, how writing your book can impact your brand – both company and personal and ways to get started on your writing journey.

Be sure to check out this episode and learn more about how you can bring your story to life: www.broadbookgroup.com 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessalcampos/

21 CX Dana Paskalis - Founder/CEO of Life Reset Labs

Women Entrepreneurs Month: Meet Dana Paskalis, a former biotech executive with a career spanning 30 years, Dana cultivated a passion for building strong client relationships and connecting teams on a meaningful level. As Founder/CEO of Life Reset Labs, Dana decided that she was ready to take the work she loved in the corporate world to the next level by starting her own company. Learn more in this episode about how you can do the same, how perceived setbacks can be leaps forward in your life and great advice from a Corporate Expat who now has the best of both world – her own business doing what she loves on her terms and also consulting for corporate clients that allows her to still tap into what she enjoyed living in the corporate world. Be sure to check out this episode to learn how to navigate a layoff, find your passion in your corporate work and take a new approach to the “choose your own adventure” stage of the Corporate Expat Experience!

To learn more about Dana and her work at Life Reset Labs visit: https://www.liferesetlabs.com/ LinkedIn: (21) Dana Paskalis | LinkedIn

Instagram and Facebook: liferesetlabs23 Twitter: @DanaPaskalis

20 Wendy Diamond, Founder/CEO/Entrepreneur/Author/Investor/Animal Welfare Advocate/Women Entrepreneur Advocate

For International Women’s Day we are featuring not only an incredible woman entrepreneur who has made history in so many ways, she is investing in the future with her social impact foundation WEDO – Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization, to support women around the world make history of their own through starting their own businesses providing financial security for themselves and their families. Wendy Diamond is CEO/Founder of LDP Ventures and and WEDO, Creator of Animal Fair Media, an impact investor, a best-selling author of multiple books and a television personality. 

Be ready for some amazing stories, entrepreneurial advice and a few trademark “woo-hoos!!” along the way!

To learn more about WEDO and how you can support the cause: 

https://www.womenseday.org

19 Looking Back & Ahead: Season 2

Looking Back & Ahead: 2022 & Now Season Two…Join me for a peek into the past year of my corporate expat experience, how one call can change your plotted course and a preview of what to expect in upcoming episodes. 

18 CX Ryan Spence – Coach/Author: Losing yourself to find yourself

Both traditional expat and Corporate Expat, Ryan Spence shares his journey from walking out of his career in big law to finding his path forward and creating his Triple C Method. In this episode, you will learn what to do when you feel like you are losing yourself to your job; the importance of recognizing your values and what it means to level up by focusing on the three C’s.

Be sure to check out Ryan’s new book “The Triple C Method” https://www.iamryanspence.com/triplec

17 International Women’s Day – A different take on the day

#IWD - While today is a day of celebrating and recognizing women, our lives, our contributions and our impact on the world – it’s also a day of inclusion. In this episode, learn how men are part of the conversation and how they can be part of IWD today and every day.

16 The 1st Stage, the “Power of Pause”, “There has to be a better way”

What does taking a pause and deciding that there has to be a better way have to do with this podcast and the Corporate Expat Experience?  Tune in to this week’s episode to learn more about the power of pause, the first stage of corporate expatriation and where almost all change begins…

15 CX Sarah Cooke – The Healthy Business: From zero to fully booked - to building a healthier business & lifestyle

Corporate Expat Sarah Cooke loved her work in the corporate world but started to realize the impact of the fast-paced, high performance corporate lifestyle was having on her health. As a former athlete, Sarah knew that the way back to optimal health was by focusing on movement and nutrition to help her to deal with the stress, rigor and demands of her work along with implementing the much needed boundaries that are often compromised in this environment. And as an Entrepreneur, Sarah realized that the burnout did not just affect corporate professionals but entrepreneurs too. Sarah knew this was where she could make a huge impact - helping high performers optimize their health, wellness and their business.

In this episode you will learn:

• The parallels of the expat experience to the corporate expat experience from Sarah who has experience both!
• How a difficult pregnancy reignited a passion for health and wellness, sparking a departure from corporate to starting a new business
• The challenges of being fully booked as an entrepreneur and the changes that Sarah made to her business to experience the freedom she desired as an entrepreneur

Be sure to check out https://sarahcookemarketing.com/ for free resources, how to work with Sarah and to listen to her podcast “The Healthy Business” for more business tips to help you have a healthy business and life.