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The Adventure to Evolve

66 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings

You're leading the most incredible adventure of your lifetime, your story. 

Embark on an adventure of personal expansion that doesnt sugar coat the human experience. As an ex-corporate sales leadership executive turned podcast host, Cha'Lea's dropping the corporate jargon, facades, and filler motivation and entering a sanctuary where leadership strategies meet soulful introspection. 

In this space, light and shadow are invited to dance, illuminating the path through life's Pinterest versus reality moments. Whether you're finding bravery in stillness or exploring the world, this is your conscious playground where you can vent, celebrate, and refuel. 

Join us on the journey to make your 80-year-old self proud!

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Episodes

42: Overcoming The Imposter

October 12, 2023 13:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB

 In this riveting episode, we're joined by Chris, a certified leadership coach, two-time entrepreneur, and the author of "Overcoming the Imposter." We dive deep into the labyrinth of self-doubt known as imposter syndrome—a struggle all too familiar yet seldom discussed. But what if we told you that this psychological hurdle might actually be the secret sauce to your authenticity? Chris brings his years of expertise to shed light on how imposter syndrome is not just a cliche term but an intri...

41: Navigating Post-Pandemic Uncertainty: Building Resilient Teams and Leaders in Today's World

September 20, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MB

 In this episode, Cha'Lea is joined by returning guest expert Andre W. Thornton, Founder & CEO of Whitman Consulting, a leadership development firm.  In this insightful episode recorded in the first quarter of this year, Andre shares his incredible journey from engineering to becoming a people engineer, emphasizing the intricate simplicity of understanding human systems. Andre sheds light on the evolving roles of employees, managers, and CEOs in a post-pandemic landscape and the critical nee...

40: From Questions to Connection: Remmy Stouracs Journey to Authentic Living

September 13, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

Welcome back! In this episode, meet Remmy Stourac—an inspiring force against mediocrity and regret, armed with the transformative power of gratitude. Remmy's journey is a testament to his unwavering spirit as a cancer survivor who has conquered life's most formidable challenges. He's not just a survivor; he's a river-crosser, a mountain climber, a horseback rider, and a master storyteller dedicated to magnifying gratitude and wholeheartedness in humanity. Remmy's philosophy is simple yet ...

38: Lessons Learned After Losing a Loved One

February 04, 2023 03:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

36: Unlocking Your Professional Potential: An Insider's Guide with MIT Professor and Author of 'The Career Toolkit

January 31, 2023 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

Ready to take control of your career and reach new heights of professional success?  Join us as we sit down with an MIT professor, successful entrepreneur, and author of the groundbreaking book, "The Career Toolkit." Discover the secrets to investing in your soft skills and developing a career plan that will set you apart in today's competitive job market.  With insights from his experience leading the MIT Career Success Accelerator, this episode will empower you to increase your professio...

35: From Armenia to America: A Journey to Financial Independence with a Certified Financial Planner

January 24, 2023 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MB

In this episode of "Leadership Beyond the Title," we hear from a Financial Planner who shares his personal journey with financial literacy. Ohan is a former Wells Fargo private banker in LA with 15+ years in the financial industry. Born in Armenia and raised in a family of hard-working parents, he grew up with limited resources and believed that earning, handling, and growing money was a difficult task. After moving to the United States in 2009, he discovered the financial industry and b...

33: The Reality When Work, Overwhelm, and Stress Meets Conscious Parenting

September 02, 2022 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

32: Today I'm Choosing to Kick Rocks and Not Be Mature

July 29, 2022 15:00 - 6 minutes - 4.63 MB

31: Shower Thoughts - Choose Your Discomforts

July 24, 2022 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.28 MB

30: Leading Our Regrets to Action

July 09, 2022 03:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

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29: How to Be Intentional With Your Money to Experience Life Authentically

July 02, 2022 03:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

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28: Reflections of Doubt Throughout Our Journey

July 02, 2022 03:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

27: The Unromanticized Journey of Leadership

June 14, 2022 01:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB

What shapes our leadership adventure in life? How do we experience this journey, and who is it for?  The journey of leadership goes beyond the titles, pay, and promotions of the workforce and into the depths of the stories that fuel who we are in the pursuit of experiencing life in alignment with our authentic story. Leadership is happening right now because you're in the seat to create your story.  Sounds easier said than done, right?  Ahhh, if life was simply than simple.  Consciousl...

26: Serial Entrepreneur Shares His Advice on the Journey to Achieve Financial Independence

October 22, 2021 18:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MB

What are the guarantees in life when it comes to creating a life of experiences, wisdom, and health?  Throughout the evolving seasons of life, we will experience new chapters, with twist and turns as we embark on new horizons that require us to lead the complexities of success in life.  While there aren't many things in life that we can guarantee the fact that you will experience challenges is one of them.  Whether we're leading in our careers, our business, or within our families, we're...

26: Serial Entrepreneur Shares His Advice on the Journey to Achieve Financial Independence

October 22, 2021 18:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MB

What are the guarantees in life when it comes to creating a life of experiences, wisdom, and health?  Throughout the evolving seasons of life, we will experience new chapters, with twist and turns as we embark on new horizons that require us to lead the complexities of success in life.  While there aren't many things in life that we can guarantee the fact that you will experience challenges is one of them.  Whether we're leading in our careers, our business, or within our families, we're...

25: Raising the Next Generation of Financially Independent Kids

October 10, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MB

Building a career, a family, and a business grounded in values and rooted in strategy is a craft our guest expert, Bill Dwight, is no stranger to.  Bill discovered a way to creatively build a toolbox of ideas and strategies that would fuel his children (and thousands more) to learn financial concepts at a very early age.  Today, we're going to explore a tool helping families raise financially savvy children and what it means to run a mission-driven business and life.  I'm thrilled to intr...

24: We're back with Season 2! The Evolving Conscious Professional

October 04, 2021 20:00 - 5 minutes - 3.76 MB

Hello everyone, it's Cha'Lea here!  We took a bit of a hiatus as we explored how season 2 would evolve for Flipping the Script Podcast (and it's back!) and launching on October 21! The journey continues, and we can't wait to explore season 2, but before we do, we have a few episodes that have been in the queue to be shared around the topic of financial independence and the art of listening.  We're incredibly thankful for our audience worldwide and our guest experts who shared a piece of t...

We're back with Season 2! The Evolving Conscious Professional

October 04, 2021 20:00 - 5 minutes - 3.76 MB

Hello everyone, it's Cha'Lea here!  We took a bit of a hiatus as we explored what season 2 would be for Flipping the Script Podcast, and it's launching on October 11! The journey continues, and we can't wait to explore season 2, but before we do, we have a few episodes that have been in the queue to be shared around the topic of financial independence and the art of listening.  We're incredibly thankful for our audience worldwide and our guest experts who shared a piece of their authentic...

24: We're back with Season 2! The Evolving Conscious Professional

October 04, 2021 20:00 - 5 minutes - 3.76 MB

Hello everyone, it's Cha'Lea here!  We took a bit of a hiatus as we explored how season 2 would evolve for Flipping the Script Podcast (and it's back!) and launching on October 21! The journey continues, and we can't wait to explore season 2, but before we do, we have a few episodes that have been in the queue to be shared around the topic of financial independence and the art of listening.  We're incredibly thankful for our audience worldwide and our guest experts who shared a piece of t...

23: How Music Can Help You Become a Better Listener and Find the Beat of Your Tune

September 30, 2021 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

What are you listening to? No, I'm not talking about Chris Stapleton's song; I'm talking about the noise that comes with change.  As Jim Hendrix's a famous musician, said, "knowledge speaks, and wisdom listens." Globally, we share a common theme of change, and naturally, this can make us feel out of tune with our usual beat as we get extra noise from every direction.  Just like in music, we have to find the tune of our beat, but first, we must understand what are we listening for among t...

22: The Reality of Paying Off $34,000 of Student Loans in One Year

September 29, 2021 01:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MB

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are- these are the words of Theodore Roosevelt. Today we're applying it to the evolving journey of becoming financially literate to create experiences, wisdom, and strategies for the next generation to DIY their generational wealth and become financially independent.  We've all heard the advice- go to school, get good grades, go to college, get a degree and hold a job to retire at 65.  Our guest expert Kofi began this journey with the intent...

21: An Engineers Strategy to Intrapreneurship

February 15, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

How would a leader worth following (who happens to be an engineer!) engineer a way forward during these shifting times to lead our purpose in work and life? The uncertainty with today's environment has left many of us wondering what the future holds and what more will continue to change. What hasn't changed and will never change is our need for connection and purpose that is engaged, challenged, and evolved through a shared value system integrated within our work and life. The present mo...

21: An Engineers Strategy to Intrapreneurship

February 15, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

How would a leader worth following (who happens to be an engineer!) engineer a way forward during these shifting times to lead our purpose in work and life? The uncertainty with today's environment has left many of us wondering what the future holds and what more will continue to change. What hasn't changed and will never change is our need for connection and purpose that is engaged, challenged, and evolved through a shared value system integrated within our work and life. The present mo...

20: The Truth About Creating Your Own Path by a Petite Feminine Law Enforcement Leader, Military Officer, and Terrorist Spy Hunter

September 10, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MB

When this challenging time is over, what do you want to be proudest of? Our world is fighting a pandemic that has vastly changed the reality of our everyday lives. As we face uncertainty, fear rises, and our realities become distorted. Naturally, we begin to ponder our story and our ability to lead through a crisis but, more importantly, if and how we evolve through it. In difficult times like this, we turn to wise leaders who have been battle-tested throughout life to shed their pers...

19: Personality Isn't Permanent: Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs and Rewrite Your Story

August 01, 2020 01:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB

What is your personality?  Are you an introvert, INTJ, or DI in your disc profile? If you're not sure  - someone who maybe is your employer. Throughout your career, your personality is constantly being measured to understand who you are - but get this your personality doesn't matter. Your personality is not the most fundamental aspect of who you are.  Instead, your personality is surface level, transitory, and a by-product of something much deeper. Joining us today to explore this topic...

Personality Isn't Permanent: Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs and Rewrite Your Story

August 01, 2020 01:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB

What is your personality?  Are you an introvert, INTJ, or DI in your disc profile? If you're not sure  - someone who maybe is your employer. Throughout your career, your personality is constantly being measured to understand who you are - but get this your personality doesn't matter. Your personality is not the most fundamental aspect of who you are.  Instead, your personality is surface level, transitory, and a by-product of something much deeper. Joining us today to explore this topic...

18: The Formula of Knowledge & the Action Path of Influential and Elite Business Leaders

June 29, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MB

Amazing leaders have many exceptional habits - one of them is surprisingly simple, reading. Warren Buffet estimates he spends 80% of his time reading, and Mark Cuban is known for reading up to  3 hours a day. A study performed in US News & World Reports included 1,200 of the world's wealthiest people and found one surprising commonality they were all avid readers. The most successful people learn how to produce a result. We've all heard the term leaders are readers, but is there more ...

17: Exploring the Nature of Existence with Filmmaker and Producer Roger Nygard

April 29, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB

This episode is being recorded during an unprecedented time for our world as we find ourselves in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic. People all over the world are coming together to do their part by staying home to flatten the curve. In times, like these, we can find ourselves pondering the bigger questions in life, such as:  What's my purpose?  Should I start a family- fight for a cause?  How can we improve humanity? What's the truth about marriage? Why do people keep getting ma...

17: Exploring the Nature of Existence with Filmmaker and Producer Roger Nygard

April 29, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB

This episode is being recorded during an unprecedented time for our world as we find ourselves in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic. People all over the world are coming together to do their part by staying home to flatten the curve. In times, like these, we can find ourselves pondering the bigger questions in life, such as:  What's my purpose?  Should I start a family- fight for a cause?  How can we improve humanity? What's the truth about marriage? Why do people keep getting ma...

16: Communication and The Good Life Manifesto

April 11, 2020 03:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB

Communicating effectively is a skill that we learn over time through trial and error. In the beginning stages of our lives, we're guided through the examples of our parents, peers, and educators. As we transition into the workforce, our communication skills get challenged by the array of personalities, techniques, and strategies being used to convey a message. We know the cost of poor communication in organizations is very high.  But it doesn't stop there.  What about our communication s...

Retire at 65 or 30? Side Hustle + Strategy Leads to Financial Independence

March 10, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MB

Summary: You've heard me say it before one of the most significant investments of time that we will make is in our life is our career. The average person spends 47 years of their life from the age of  18-65 working to secure their living. And we want to help you make that time count. Most people reach retirement at 65 (if we're lucky), but what if we flipped the script on the traditional approach to retirement because retirement isn't about age- it's a financial number. More and more peo...

15: Retire at 65 or 30? Side Hustle + Strategy Leads to Financial Independence

March 10, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MB

You've heard me say it before one of the most significant investments of time that we will make is in our life is our career. The average person spends 47 years of their life from the age of  18-65 working to secure their living. And we want to help you make that time count. Most people reach retirement at 65 (if we're lucky), but what if we flipped the script on the traditional approach to retirement because retirement isn't about age- it's a financial number. More and more people are l...

14: Exploring Leadership with a Leadership Professor

March 04, 2020 09:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB

How you ever wondered how to excel at what you do?  What does it take to lead the complexities of your success through the evolving seasons of your life and your career? I recently read an article by someone named Dr. Richard Blackaby, who put this in the perspective of farming. For those of us who live in North America, we' are generally familiar with the four primary seasons. Spring, summer, fall, and winter If you ask a farmer, they would love to be in a harvest season continuously. W...

13: Overcoming Self Sabotaging Beliefs

February 27, 2020 03:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MB

As we evolve, so must our leadership strategies and tools.  When it comes to our leadership, we're bringing you the organic experience of what it means to lead the complexities of your success throughout work and life.  We dig into the message behind the message of what it means to lead your challenges authentically while connecting your world to your work throughout the evolving seasons of your life.  Today, we're exploring Melissa's Journey of leaving the Corporate world and beginning h...

12: Leading with Anxiety

February 13, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB

Can you imagine growing up in a family of psychologists and experiencing anxiety and depression as a teenager?  Ayelet, saw a therapist, read books, and talked to people. She did all of the things she was supposed to do. But in between those therapy sessions, she used to feel so alone and so anxious. She had the ideal environment and support, but it wasn’t enough. She discovered she wasn’t having a breakdown during her sessions with her therapist, it was the in-between moments in life.  A...

Leading with Anxiety

February 13, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB

Summary Can you imagine growing up in a family of psychologists and experiencing anxiety and depression as a teenager?  Ayelet, saw a therapist, read books, and talked to people. She did all of the things she was supposed to do. But in between those therapy sessions, she used to feel so alone and so anxious. She had the ideal environment and support, but it wasn’t enough. She discovered she wasn’t having a breakdown during her sessions with her therapist, it was the in-between moments in ...

12: Leading with Anxiety

February 13, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MB

Can you imagine growing up in a family of psychologists and experiencing anxiety and depression as a teenager?  Ayelet, saw a therapist, read books, and talked to people. She did all of the things she was supposed to do. But in between those therapy sessions, she used to feel so alone and so anxious. She had the ideal environment and support, but it wasn’t enough. She discovered she wasn’t having a breakdown during her sessions with her therapist, it was the in-between moments in life.  A...

11: Mindful High Performance

February 04, 2020 16:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

Is it possible to perform at our best without sacrificing ourselves? Can we slow down to help us accelerate further while juggling the increasing and shifting demands of life and work? How do we break through people's opinions and make a difference by going against the norm? To answer these questions, we sought the unique expertise of a leader who has been tested in the most rugged and high-stress environments- meet Dr. Jannell MacAulay.  Passionate and credible in the field of human ...

10: Exploring Mindfulness with a Corporate Psychologist

January 25, 2020 17:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

We're curious about mindfulness and exploring it through the lens of a highly respected Corporate Pysoclogist. Join the conversation with our guest expert, Dr. Patricia Thompson, a successful author, keynote speaker, and founder of Silver Lining Psychology.  Her work has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Inc., and many others.  We’ll explore how mindfulness shaped her:  Career Parenting  Her management consulting firm...

09: The Other Side of Doubt: Self Awareness

January 04, 2020 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.48 MB

Join the Conversation! Do you ever question your level of impact, expertise, or ability to measure up to a new challenge?  Like you, many leaders wrestle with this in their journey. Regardless of their title, expertise, or how much mediation or journaling you see others doing, these are simply strategies.  They aren't a solution that will eliminate the doubt from your journey.  We wouldn't want to eliminate it either because it serves as a way to gauge our experiences towards the action...

09: The Other Side of Doubt: Self Awareness

January 04, 2020 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.48 MB

Join the Conversation! Do you ever question your level of impact, expertise, or ability to measure up to a new challenge?  Like you, many leaders wrestle with this in their journey. Regardless of their title, expertise, or how much mediation or journaling you see others doing, these are simply strategies.  They aren't a solution that will eliminate the doubt from your journey.  We wouldn't want to eliminate it either because it serves as a way to gauge our experiences towards the action...

The Other Side of Doubt: Self Awareness

January 04, 2020 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.48 MB

Join the Conversation! Do you ever question your level of impact, expertise, or ability to measure up to a new challenge?  Like you, many leaders wrestle with this in their journey. Regardless of their title, expertise, or how much mediation or journaling you see others doing, these are simply strategies.  They aren't a solution that will eliminate the doubt from your journey.  We wouldn't want to eliminate it either because it serves as a way to gauge our experiences towards the action...

08: The Psychology of Leadership

December 18, 2019 23:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

Like you, most leaders are out there, climbing mountains and being busy every day. We can find ourselves continually focused on an ever-expanding list of things to do, which creates stress and a lack of clarity.  These moments can question your beliefs in yourself as a leader and make you feel like you aren’t growing, using the wrong strategies, or even perhaps, climbing the wrong mountain.  How can we begin to take steps to audit our leadership?  Meet Tony Brooks, psychologist and leader...

08: The Psychology of Leadership

December 18, 2019 23:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

Like you, most leaders are out there, climbing mountains and being busy every day. We can find ourselves continually focused on an ever-expanding list of things to do, which creates stress and a lack of clarity.  These moments can question your beliefs in yourself as a leader and make you feel like you aren’t growing, using the wrong strategies, or even perhaps, climbing the wrong mountain.  How can we begin to take steps to audit our leadership?  Meet Tony Brooks, psychologist and leader...

07: Burnout - The Unspoken Part of Climbing the Corporate Ladder

November 26, 2019 00:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MB

Sarah traveled the traditional path to success hoping that it would lead to the promised land of joy, purpose, and success. In college, she studied law and quickly jumped into the corporate world to climb the corporate ladder.  Her drive and ambition were rewarded as she became the Chief Compliance Officer for an international leading fortune 500 pharmaceutical company.  Sarah had the Instagram lifestyle of a c-suite executive in her full potential basking in the glory of her hard work and...

07: Burnout - The Unspoken Part of Climbing the Corporate Ladder

November 26, 2019 00:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MB

Sarah traveled the traditional path to success hoping that it would lead to the promised land of joy, purpose, and success. In college, she studied law and quickly jumped into the corporate world to climb the corporate ladder.  Her drive and ambition were rewarded as she became the Chief Compliance Officer for an international leading fortune 500 pharmaceutical company.  Sarah had the Instagram lifestyle of a c-suite executive in her full potential basking in the glory of her hard work and...

Think Big, Grow Fast- The Courage to Forge New Paths

November 05, 2019 16:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MB

Start a business at 36? Lead a start-up to build a new category in an industry with a big problem but little awareness?  At the height of his career and the age of 36, Sangram Vajre had the calling to pursue a vision that would challenge that status quo and flip the script on his life, career, and for an entire industry.  He was on a mission to solve a problem that sales and marketing teams were facing, only 1% of leads were turning into sales.  Solution: Account-Based Marketing  Account...

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