For leaders who are willing to share lessons learned -- the good, the bad and the ugly -- in the process of navigating major inflection points in their careers and/or their business models
Cultivating Resilience: Alexia Michiels on Daily Habits, Science, and Leadership with Heart | Ep 9
In this episode of Nflections, host Linda Coughlin interviews Alexia Michiels, co-founder and partner of the Resilience Institute. Alexia shares her journey from corporate marketing at Procter & Gamble to moving her family to Shanghai and co-founding a global resilience consultancy. Discover why resilience must be cultivated daily through pragmatic habits, the neuroscience behind exercise and energy management, how to build an "emotional bank account," and why authentic vulnerability is a...
3 Nov 2026
From Self-Doubt to Senior Partner: Cindy Doe on Asking Boldly and Leading Through Ambiguity | Ep 8
In this episode of Nflections, host Linda Coughlin speaks with Cindy Doe, retired Partner and Principal at EY. Cindy reflects on her 26-year career scaling multi-billion-dollar professional services businesses in technology risk, cyber, and regulatory consulting. She candidly discusses overcoming self-doubt, boldly asking for career advancement, managing the heavy personal costs of executive workaholism, and how a family health scare reframed her definition of purpose and non-negotiable bound...
27 Oct 2026
Setting Boundaries, Avoiding Burnout, and Leading with High Ownership with Kevin Lederer | Ep 7
In this episode of Nflections, host Linda Coughlin speaks with Kevin Lederer, Operating Partner at Nadia Partners. Kevin shares insights from a career spanning early tech startups, Bain & Company management consulting, light manufacturing, and private equity. Discover how to evaluate opportunity costs during major career transitions, separate personal identity from business failure, set firm executive boundaries between work and family, and unleash high-performing teams by enabling "thoro...
20 Oct 2026
Betting on Yourself: Katie Calhoun on Transitioning from Getty Images to Resonate Lab | Ep 6
In this episode of Nflections, host Linda Coughlin sits down with Katie Calhoun, co-founder and managing partner of Resonate Lab Consulting. Katie reflects on her 17-year tenure at Getty Images, leading a team of over 110 people across the Americas, and her decision to "bet on herself" by stepping into entrepreneurship. Discover how to navigate executive identity shifts, build an unvarnished "kitchen cabinet," leverage peer networks like C200, and embrace ambiguity while launching a strategy ...
13 Oct 2026
Give Yourself Permission to Reinvent: Lessons on AI, Culture, and Leadership with Tiffany Guarnaccia | Ep 5
In this episode of Nflections, host Linda Coughlin speaks with Tiffany Guarnaccia, founder and CEO of Kite Hill. Tiffany shares her journey from heading communications at the Huffington Post under Arianna Huffington to launching an award-winning integrated communications agency. Discover how she navigated the shift from comms practitioner to CEO, why AI requires human strategic context to avoid "commoditized slop," how to reduce founder dependency, and how to build a supportive workplace cult...
6 Oct 2026
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Masking, and Burnout in Executive Roles with Sara Orellana | Ep 4
In this episode of Nflections, host Linda Coughlin sits down with Sara Orellana, founder of 3 Raptor Consulting. Sara shares her powerful personal journey through high-stakes non-profit leadership, navigating a toxic board transition, and unmasking an adult ADHD diagnosis in her 30s. Discover how she transformed perfectionism and chronic people-pleasing into actionable leadership tools, including "backcasting," daily boundary setting, and grounding self-care routines.
29 Sept 2026
From Client to COO: Scaling Culture, Empathy, and Software with Don Gregori | Ep 3
Discover how Don Gregori transitioned from long-time client to Chief Operating Officer of First Factory. In this episode of Inflections, Don shares his blueprint for driving massive scale (from 30 to over 220 employees) while preserving a carbon-neutral footprint and an incredible lifetime employee Net Promoter Score of over 70 points. Learn about the critical difference between "proving value" and "building value," how to lead through technical vulnerability, and why an inverted leadership p...
22 Sept 2026
The Modern Leader's Toolkit: Molly Robinson of Clarent Marketing and Growth | Ep 2
In this episode of Nflections, host Linda Coughlin sits down with Molly Robinson, founder of Clarent Marketing and Growth. After 13 years inside Omnicom Precision Marketing, Molly shares her transition from enterprise executive to running her own strategic growth consultancy. Learn how to navigate organizational uncertainty, address corporate politics through real-time transparent communication, overcome imposter syndrome, and determine what truly energizes your career narrative.
15 Sept 2026
From Environmental Activist to CEO: Stacy Savage on Building Zero Waste Strategies | Ep 1
In this episode of Nflections, host Linda Coughlin interviews Stacy Savage, founder and CEO of Zero Waste Strategies. Stacy shares her journey from grassroots environmental advocate ("Texas Trash Talker") to leading a national B2B zero-waste consulting firm. Discover how she navigated the mental shift from non-profit activist to for-profit business owner, managed a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis at age 46, landed landmark contracts with Nestle Purina and the City of Austin, and pivoted during CO...
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