Kaleidoscope Career

About Kaleidoscope Career

Welcome to This Kaleidoscope Career with your host, Helen Jonsen. This podcast is a companion to the book This Kaleidoscope Career: Empowering Women to Build Unconventional Careers and Redefine Success by Helen Jonsen (De Gruyter Brill, 2026). The book presents the framework for every woman ready to find her throughline and boldly own whatever comes next. On this podcast, we meet leading women across industries and sectors, and learn how they built their kaleidoscope careers. thiskaleidoscopecareer.com

Publisher

This Kaleidoscope Career Podcast

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Sept 2024

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Leveridge Group Founder Ashley Ridgeway-Washington on the Real Cost of Excellence

   Host Helen Jonsen welcomes Ashley Ridgeway Washington— Bio: Ashley Ridgeway-Washington is a former Chief Human Resources Officer, licensed attorney, author, executive advisor, and MIT-trained AI strategy consultant whose career spans healthcare, Fortune 5 organizations, and executive leadership. She is the founder of Leveridge Group, where she advisesCEOs, CHROs, and senior leaders on workforce strategy, culture, leadership effectiveness, and human-centered AI transformation. Ashley is the author of the forthcoming book, Culture Is aSystem, Not a Slogan, which challenges leaders to stop treating culture as messaging and start designing the systems, behaviors, and decisions that shape how work actually gets done. Her work sits at the intersection of people,business, technology, and leadership, helping organizations turn ambitious strategy into sustainable results. 00:00Introducing Ashley 02:47CEO Life in Human-Centered AI 04:10Curiosity and Rural Roots 08:55Law School Reality Check 12:13Leap Into HR 15:17Building an HR Compliance Practice 16:43Working Mom Hustle and Credentials 20:10Choices and Costs 22:26Grace And Bias 24:34Raising Advocates 27:17Fun And Travel 28:36Pandemic Career Pivot 30:20Leading In Crisis 33:11Burnout And Therapy 38:03Elder Care Reality 39:59Rapid Fire Favorites 41:26Advice 42:39 Closing Resources: Ashley on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-ridgeway-washington/ Ashley's book picks: Her forthcoming book: Culture Is a System, Not a Slogan plus The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz. She called it her favorite book of all time and said it changed her life. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee. It was the first book she fell in love with. No Ego, Cy Wakeman. Daring Greatly, Brené Brown. About Helen & This Kaleidoscope Career I'm Helen Jonsen, the founder of helen jonsen media and This Kaleidoscope Career (https://www.helenjonsen.com/#this-kaleidoscope-career) I have lived a kaleidoscope career built on decades of experience as a multi-platform journalist in front of the camera and behind the scenes, as a writer and author, and as an adviser to corporate, nonprofit and public leadership. This Kaleidoscope Career gathers the real, unfiltered stories of women who've built careers that defied every template — women who've risen, stumbled, reframed, and come back bolder. Like the kaleidoscope itself, every twist of the lens reveals a new pattern, a new image that couldn't exist without every shard, every color, every fragment that came before it. Check out my new book This Kaleidoscope Career: Empowering Women to Build Unconventional Careers and Redefine Success (De Gruyter Brill) wherever you purchase books or click here (https://www.helenjonsen.com/#this-kaleidoscope-career). If you would like to be a guest on TKC Pod, ⁠⁠apply here.⁠⁠ (https://forms.gle/KK7rrX5WaNTwJ3Qf7) Work with me! I am booking exclusive keynotes, bookstore and book club appearances now. Email helen@helenjonsen.com (mailto:helen@helenjonsen.com) or set a discovery call here (https://calendly.com/helenjonsen/let-s-explore-1) at your convenience.

2. 

   20 Sept 2026

   Divine Danielle Hughes-Finance Leader & Women's Champion

   Host Helen Jonsen kicks off season five of This KaleidoscopeCareer with Danielle Hughes, a transformational business strategy and wealthmanagement consultant and founder of Divine Asset Management. Dani recounts her path from an early interest in art to Californiastockbroking and cutthroat Wall Street trading floors. 00:00 Meet Dani Hughes 01:59 Day In The Life 02:50 Market Tools Themes 04:07 From Art To Finance 05:57 Cold Calling Bootcamp 07:25 Trading Floor Rush 09:24 Starting Her Firm 11:08 Building Diva Desk 13:35 Boardroom Coup Attempt 15:45 Surviving 9 11 17:44 Rebuilding After Attack 20:19 TV Markets Exposure 22:10 Regulation And Exit 23:37 Back To 2008 24:13 Pandemic Market Boom 25:29 Motherhood Meets Wall Street 27:39 2008 Crash Flashback 30:30 Cancer Diagnosis Reset 31:31 Divine Asset Management 33:48 Moving Upstate Full Time 38:30 Nimblicious Career Thread 41:44 Hudson Valley Women Network 46:08 Giving Back Resources: Divine Asset Management workwithdivine.com https://www.divineassetmgt.com/ Camp MA-HE-TU https://www.mahetu.org/ (https://www.mahetu.org/) Hudson Valley Women in Business, Inc. (https://www.hudsonvalleywomeninbusiness.org/) About Helen & This Kaleidoscope Career I’m Helen Jonsen, the founder of helen jonsen media and This KaleidoscopeCareer (https://www.helenjonsen.com/#this-kaleidoscope-career) I have lived a kaleidoscope career built on decades ofexperience as a multi-platform journalist in front of the camera and behind thescenes, as a writer and author, and as an adviser to corporate, nonprofit andpublic leadership. This Kaleidoscope Career gathers the real, unfilteredstories of women who’ve built careers that defied every template — women who’verisen, stumbled, reframed, and come back bolder. Like the kaleidoscope itself,every twist of the lens reveals a new pattern, a new image that couldn’t existwithout every shard, every color, every fragment that came before it. Check out my new book This Kaleidoscope Career:Empowering Women to Build Unconventional Careers and Redefine Success(De Gruyter Brill) wherever you purchase books or click here (https://www.helenjonsen.com/#this-kaleidoscope-career). Work with me! I ambooking exclusive keynotes, bookstore and book club appearances now. Email helen@helenjonsen.com (mailto:helen@helenjonsen.com) or set a discovery call here (https://calendly.com/helenjonsen/let-s-explore-1)at yourconvenience. This Kaleidoscope Career Podcast: (https://www.helenjonsen.com/podcast-1) If you would like to be a guest, apply here. (https://forms.gle/KK7rrX5WaNTwJ3Qf7) —  Our Sponsors: Support for This Kaleidoscope Career comes from Divine AssetManagement, a woman-owned firm advising individuals, families, and businessowners on long-term strategies that align wealth with values. Explore more at WorkWithDivine.com (http://WorkWithDivine.com) Support for This Kaleidoscope Career comes from Gigi HudsonValley, an intimate trattoria where Chef and Owner Laura Pensiero has beenserving diners in the heart of historic Rhinebeck, NY for 25 years! TheMediterranean-style menu changes with the seasons. Gigi is open year-round forweekday lunches and dinners, and Sunday brunch. Its stunning, newly refurbishedprivate dining room is available for special events and celebrations. Inquireabout private events or reserve now at https://www.gigihudsonvalley.com/ (https://www.gigihudsonvalley.com/) Find written by or recommended by our guests at “Club TKCBookshop” at Bookshop.or https://bookshop.org/shop/helenjonsenmedia (https://bookshop.org/shop/helenjonsenmedia) “This Kaleidoscope Career Podcast” is a production of helen jonsen media. (https://helenjonsen.com/) Learn more at (https://helenjonsen.com/engaging-topics) helenjonsen.com (http://helenjonsen.com/) or email helen@helenjonsen.com (mailto:helen@helenjonsen.com) TKC pod is edited on Descript. Learn more here https://descript.cello.so/u00D6MnPTT0 (https://descript.cello.so/u00D6MnPTT0) Are you a speaker or aspiring one? Join Helen as anInnovation Women member and join a supportive and knowledgeable community. Learn more here. (https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=96435&awinaffid=2281255&ued=https%3A%2F%2Finnovationwomen.com%2Fjoin%2F) ---------------------- Affiliate Disclosure: This content contains affiliate links. helen jonsen media will receive a small commission at no cost to you.

3. 

   17 Jul 2026

   Working Mother & Diversity Champion Carol Evans

   Many of America's corporate leaders know the name Carol Evans. It's synonymous with working mother. Carol is a woman I admire greatly. She has been a champion of working mothers, of working families, and of diversity andinclusion in the workplace and in the public sector. Carol has devoted time not just to running her businesses, but she has taken her energy to politics on a national stage working to elect the next woman president and fighting for Democrats. In that time, Carol has twisted the barrel of her career morethan once. And during that time, she suffered amother's heartache in losing her daughter. In a conversation that ranges from the silly to thevery serious, Carol takes us through her remarkable kaleidoscope career. 00:00 Meet Carol Evans00:09 Champion for Working Families00:17 From Business to Policy00:28 A Kaleidoscope Career00:40 Loss and Resilience00:45 What to Expect00:54 Stay With Us Recommended: Carol's Book: This Is How We Do It: A Practical Guide for the Working Mother (https://www.amazon.com/This-How-We-Do-Practical/dp/0452288169) Writer Sue Monk Kid Theater: clubbed thumb | funny, strange, and provocative new plays (https://www.clubbedthumb.org/) About Helen & This Kaleidoscope Career I’m Helen Jonsen, the founder of helen jonsen media and This Kaleidoscope Career (https://www.helenjonsen.com/#this-kaleidoscope-career) I have lived a kaleidoscope career built on decades of experience as a multi-platform journalist in front of the camera and behind the scenes, as a writer and author, and as an adviser to corporate, nonprofit and public leadership. Check out my new book This Kaleidoscope Career: Empowering Women to Build Unconventional Careers and Redefine Success (De Gruyter Brill) wherever you purchase books or click here (https://www.helenjonsen.com/#this-kaleidoscope-career). Work with me! I am booking exclusive keynotes, bookstore and book club appearances now. Email helen@helenjonsen.com (mailto:helen@helenjonsen.com) or set a discovery call here (https://calendly.com/helenjonsen/let-s-explore-1)at your convenience. On This Kaleidoscope Career Podcast, (https://www.helenjonsen.com/podcast-1) I talk with inspiring women entrepreneurs and leaders across various industries, nonprofits and other sectors about unlocking their successful kaleidoscope careers and helping them find new ways to express their throughline. Listen wherever you stream or here (https://www.helenjonsen.com/#this-kaleidoscope-career). If you would like to be a guest, apply here. (https://forms.gle/KK7rrX5WaNTwJ3Qf7) “This Kaleidoscope Career Podcast” is a production of helen jonsen media. (https://helenjonsen.com/) Learn more at (https://helenjonsen.com/engaging-topics) helenjonsen.com (http://helenjonsen.com/) or email helen@helenjonsen.com (mailto:helen@helenjonsen.com) Support for This Kaleidoscope Career comes from Divine Asset Management, a woman-owned firm advising individuals, families, and business owners on long-term strategies that align wealth with values. Explore more at WorkWithDivine.com (https://www.divineassetmgt.com/workwithdivine) TKC pod is edited on Descript. Learn more here (https://descript.cello.so/u00D6MnPTT0)--- Affiliate Disclosure: This content contains affiliate links. helen jonsen media will receive a small commission at no cost to you.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

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Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

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Social presence

90

YouTube

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Engagement

32