Sweet but Fearless Podcast

Apr 21 2024
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Step into the world of the Sweet but Fearless podcast, your go-to weekly destination for exploring the challenges confronted by women leaders on the frontlines. With a blend of engaging interviews featuring accomplished women leaders, entrepreneurs, and industry experts along with solo episodes, you’ll gain insight and actionable advice to guide you on your fearless career journey.

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Leveraging Your Transferable Skills with Dr. Carolyn Ward, Director of Clinical Strategy & Head of Product Marketing (S8:Epi 187)

Apr 21 2024 27 mins  
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Dr. Carolyn Ward, Director of Clinical Strategy & Head of Product Marketing, about career pivots and the importance of transferable skills when you’re looking to take that next step in your career. Dr. Ward has worked in the healthcare field since 2016 having most recently served as an Internal Me

Navigating Leadership Opportunities with Laura Symon Browne, President of Buffalo Funds

Apr 14 2024 29 mins  
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Laura Symon Browne, President of Buffalo Funds about leadership and ways to develop new skills to enhance your leadership aptitude. One place to start is by observing the leadership within your organization. Whose career or leadership skills do you admire? Study their strategies and achievements or sc

Are Your Life and Career Goals Aligning or Colliding? A Conversation with Randi Roberts, Executive & Career Coach

Apr 07 2024 25 mins  
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, a co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Executive & Career Coach Randi Roberts about when you’re just not feeling energized with your career and tips on if you should stay or should you go. Randi’s top tip is to look at how your life and career goals complement each other, especially as your priorities change over time. Listen in an

Own Who You Are! Recognize Your Worth! With Martha Aviles, Chief Marketing Officer, Aventus

Mar 31 2024 25 mins  
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, a co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Martha Aviles, Chief Marketing Officer, Aventus, about her early career experience of needing to outwork everyone and immersing herself into her role and how, as she gained confidence in what she valued, recognized the importance of being more strategic in her career growth. Martha’s takeaway –

Making a Career Pivot with Transferable Skills with Leigh Wager, Head of Commerical, Craniometrix and Health Coach

Mar 24 2024 29 mins  
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, a co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Leigh Wager, Head of Commercial, Craniometrix and Health Coach about how she made a career pivot focusing on her transferable skills. As a geologist, she didn’t find the role as fulfilling as she’d hoped and recognized that her work didn’t align with her personal values. She wanted to transit

Avoid Being Pigeonholed in Your Career with Mara Cairo, Product Owner of Advanced Technology at Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII)

Mar 17 2024 27 mins  
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, a co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Mara Cairo, Product Owner of Advanced Technology at Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII), as she shares her insights on her career journey in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and how to be strategic when looking towards your next step in your career. Knowing how easy it is to beco

Being Open to New Possibilities with Natasha Malyuk, Senior Academic Advisor at Seattle University

Mar 10 2024 31 mins  
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, a co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Natasha Malyuk, a Senior Academic Advisor at Seattle University and student in the MBA Sports and Entertainment Management program. In her career journey, Natasha reflects on creating boundaries at work to avoid feeling overwhelmed or burned out as well as the importance of creating a strong suppo

Have You Been Offered a Dry Promotion?

Mar 03 2024 16 mins  
In this episode, Mary Sullivan and Cooper Alexander, co-founders of Sweet but Fearless, we shine a spotlight on the pressing issue of the 'no raise promotion' phenomenon that many women leaders are encountering. You’ve worked hard and now you’re being offered a promotion with more responsibilities and scope of influence. And then the shoe drops. It’s a promotion with no pay

The Art of Being Unmessablewith with Josselyne Herman-Saccio, CEO, Transformative Coach, and Author (S8:Epi 179)

Feb 25 2024 24 mins  
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Josselyne Herman-Saccio, Founder of The Art of Being Unmessablewith, Transformative Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Author about the limiting beliefs that reside in our blind spots, hindering us from pursuing careers we are truly passionate about. Josselyne looks to empower individuals to live the life of th

ROAR – Fostering the Spirit of Inclusion and Diversity with Dr. Raymona H. Lawrence

Feb 19 2024 29 mins  
In this episode, Mary Sullivan, co-founder of Sweet but Fearless, talks with Dr. Raymona H. Lawrence about her framework called ROAR, about recruiting, onboarding, activities, and retention in the world of diversity and inclusion. Often, companies recruit for diversity but onboard for confirmatory. Recognizing the challenge of fostering a sense of belonging, asking questions can