The Repivot Project

He's caught the eye of Cardi B. and Missy Eliot. Art galleries up and down the East Coast show his work. In this episode, I talk with Kyle Wallack, a pioneer in refined graffiti. Its fair to say that Kyle didn’t start out as a graffiti artist, although he has always been a creative spirit.  However, a significant health crisis, dogged determination, a strong work ethic taught by his family and an abandoned easel showed him that even though we may be here temporarily, we all have it within ourselves to create something that lasts forever.

Go ahead...ask yourself a big question like Tori Webster did one day in 2018..."if you had one year to live, how would you be living life differently?" For Tori Webster it was to fully embrace her talent to digitally tell stories for her clients while living life traveling to the some of the most beautiful spots in the world.

www.toriwebster.com

_toriwebster on Instagram

Chef. Restaurant consultant. Food scientist. Senior executive at leading global brands. It would seem like Sheila Jones could now rest on her laurels. That is just not to be. CEO of Whicked Results, Sheila works with businesses to help achieve all that they might dream can be possible...and then asks them to think even bigger. As if that wasn't enough to keep her busy, Sheila's work as a TedX speaker's coach has her helping individual clients reach their own pinnacles of possibility.

Lindsey Singleton, a licensed mental health couselor and founder of Lighthouse Coaching and Consulting, knows a bit about making pivots in life. It's that authenticity that her clients seek her out for...she's value-driven and helps others get very clear on theirs. Whether in her private practice working with individuals or when she is speaking with high school and college audiences, Lindsey's no-nonsense way of culling out the "noise" that we all have in our lives provides the energy for discovering what is real...and good.

To discover more, go to https://www.lighthousecc.info

Big Ass Iced Coffee is a woman-owned online coffee shop for cold brew lovers. Impatient cold brew lovers. In fact, it is exactly that wonderful trait of "impatience" that drove founder Casey Arnold to launch this rising small business.  She woke up one morning at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and thought, 'I just want a big ass iced coffee.' 

From there, Casey bought her own equipment and started experimenting with different formulations.  While creating a unique beverage, Casey was also able to nourish her need for creative and entrepreneurial challenges.  Casey also works as a marketing manager at NOBULL, a fast growing global athletic apparel and training brand.  You'll also learn about her experiences at pitch competitions and will quickly see why she is sought after to speak at workshops and conferences.

If you see yourself as a "creative" and want actionable strategies on how to strive toward a better life/work balance, this episode is for you.  And listen for the special promotion at the end of the episode...

www.bigassicedcoffee.com

Ken Nagy knew he enjoyed financial research.  Working his way up from being an individual analyst to having a team that oversaw research in the semi-conductor industry, he often thought individual investors would enjoy having access to that expert research.  

Enter his pivot.

Ken became a registered investment advisor and founded Northeast Equity Research.  His firm takes the approach of institutional money management...but for individuals.  Ken and his team manage assets for people who like to participate in their own investment journey.

In this episode, we talk about the head and tail winds coming into 2023 and then delve into Ken's journey from junior analyst to CEO of his own company.  

He will also share why you might just want to offer to work for free...if the opportunity is right.

www.northeastequityresearch.com

ken@northeastequityresearch.com

Finding great employees has always been hard.  First is the stack of resumes to sift through...a process both time-consuming and inefficient.  What if there were someone who could help your HR department sift quickly through the stack and give you the short list of qualified candidates?  Rachel Wilson, CEO of ReprezentU, helps you do just that.  

"Deciding who will be the most effective employee occurs between the resume and the interview", Rachel states.  "My company, ReprezentU, partners with small businesses and HR departments to quickly identify the talent they should be talking to for their job openings.  Better candidates means hitting the ground faster and less turnover, both of which have a direct impact on a firm's bottom line."

In addition to HR services, ReprezentU has a broad portfolio of offerings including cover letter writing, resume creation and LinkedIn profile writing, all with a focus toward search engine optimization.

Throw in 1 part marketing maven, 1 part accomplished artist, 1 part Dead Poets' Society fan and add in a liberal sprinkling of family business and you get Sarah Fenerty, the marketing director of Northwoods Brewing Company.  Northwoods Brewing is one of New England's most popular breweries and has a fan base as far away as Montana and growing!  Sarah, aged 30, talks about her path to the family business which definitely was not a straight line!

"Nik and I pulled a 7pm - 4:30am long haul shift to make sure that when our client opened up his laptop at 9am the next day, everything was there that he needed from us", recalls Ryan Curley, who along with his business partner Nik Kasprzak, are the co-founders of Launch Partners.

The face of digital marketing is changing...what hasn't changed, however, is how a great work ethic trumps all.  While the big agencies are still around, scrappy startups like Launch Partners are changing the rules of contemporary marketing.  In this episode, Nik and Ryan describe going from a dorm room idea to a now rising marketing agency, with clients up and down the East Coast.

They also talk about the elephant in the room and why you should never, ever subscribe to someone else's label for you.  

www.launch-partners.com

Succession planning.  It can be a topic filled with drama.  Or not.  In this episode of the Repivot Project, Rich Weissman makes the case that all businesses, whether public or privately-held, small or large, have to be thinking about succession planning as a way of making a path for your talent.  "Figuring out your talent pathways is a way to figure out the gaps and strengths in your organization", Rich states.  A seasoned executive with a deep expertise in supply chain management, Rich saw, early on, the connection to a strong supply chain and good succession planning.  Having worked for Fortune 500 companies, startups and having owned his own consulting practice, Rich has helped owners/managers look at their organizations with an honest assessment of what is needed...and, just as importantly, what is not.

Zach Servideo of Value Creation Labs is known for helping early stage businesses find their voice and for helping established companies navigate digital transformation.  "We get picked over marketing agencies that have ties to the biggest media holding companies in the world...that's because agility always wins in today's fast-paced world".  If you want to your business, big or small, to be agile in today's market, Zach will give you actionable insights in this episode.  Zach is also the host of the popular "Boston Speaks Up" podcast.

Lisa Ann Santin of LASS Wardrobe works with accomplished and aspiring career and second-act women longing to participate in a personal brand renaissance. Lisa Ann is committed to her client’s success, providing total image transformation to help women show the world what they feel in their heart and dream in their soul.

Do you want to be seen for who you are?  Do you want to be recognized for the value you bring to your organization?  As a leader, do you want a coach in your corner who helps you and your team achieve the greatness meant for you?  Are you a leader "in the rough" wanting learn how to inspire and motivate empathetic workers?

Jermaine Moore is a nationally-recognized expert in leadership discovery and development.  Principal consultant at the Mars Hill Group (www.themarshillgroup.com), he is sought after for his contemporary thoughts on how all organizations can embrace diversity, equity and inclusion with the result of a happier, more fulfilled workforce and...more revenue, Jermaine's approach is rooted in practical and accessible methods you can apply to your work life...right now.  

I recently sat with Daniel Chapman, Director of Student Transitions and Family Programs, at Endicott College. Part of the Student Affairs leadership team, Dan has responsibility for facilitating and deepening family and student connections to the college. This includes welcome and orientation programs, information and communication for families as well as deeply collaborative and intentional first and second-year programming.

I was intrigued that his professional practice entailed “transitions”…during our conversation, I Iearned that Dan practices what he preaches with a varied background in cultural and social anthropology, counseling and higher education leadership.

He’s also a big Ted Lasso fan and feels Ted may just have the recipe for positive change.

Lexi Godlewski is a soultrepreneur, certified marketing master and a highly-sought after speaker where she often speaks about the power of heart-centered marketing strategies.  Heart-centered marketing is more than just about feel-good business practices; it is an actionable methodology to help you land more clients, more clients and most importantly, more life satisfaction. Lexi talks about harnessing the power of 1...doing that 1 thing, making that 1 call, connecting with that 1 person...a power of doing that is often overlooked in our over-hyped and under-focused business world today.

This episode with Lexi will give you the courage of heart, intuition and empathy to do that 1 thing you know you have been meant to do.

Alicia Ramsdell, the founder and CEO of Mindful.Career.Path shares how she helps both organizations and private clients create intentional and purposeful plans to align passion with measurable results.  Having had a highly technical corporate career, Alicia talks about when she had her discovery moment...that instant when she realized the work she gravitated toward wasn't the work that she was doing.  How does she end up giving herself permission to do that new work?  Hearing her story and how she now helps others may just give you the spark you need to create your own alignment.

Hello!  I’m Deirdre Sartorelli, the host of The Repivot Project, a podcast dedicated to giving you actionable strategies and tactics as we explore the art and science of change!  It is our intention to bring you the brightest minds, the most curious in spirit and the courageous of heart as we explore the theme of “change”.  Whether you are looking to change things up personally, launch a business or keep your brand relevant in today’s marketplace, our guests will give you the tools to push boundaries and take risks.  Oh, and on this path of change that we are all on,  who says we can’t have some fun along the way?