About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Christiane Schroeter interviews Lisa Cork about navigating unexpected career changes and the importance of being open to new opportunities.

What if the people who become CEOs are the same people who had no clue what they were doing at 22? Here's what nobody tells you about success: the straightest path is almost never the real one. The detours, the "wrong" turns, the plans you cancel at the last minute - those are often where your actual life begins. In this episode of the Happy Healthy Hustle Podcast, I sit down with Lisa Cork - CEO and Chief Strategist of Fresh Produce Marketing Ltd for 35 years, and my colleague at Cal Poly. Lisa graduated, accepted a prestigious New York ad agency job... and then did something most people are terrified to do. She undid it. After a summer in Europe, she realized the "dream job" everyone congratulated her on no longer fit who she'd become. So she turned it down - no job, bills to pay, no plan. Two weeks later, a 30-second conversation on a friend's porch changed the entire trajectory of her career. This conversation is for anyone who's ambitious but uncertain about their next step. Because the truth is: you are not the same person who made your original plan. And you're allowed to change it. In this episode, we get into: ➡️ Why the people who "have no clue" at 22 often go furthest…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Christiane Schroeter

Guest: Lisa Cork

Topics covered

• career changes
• success
• personal growth
• networking
• life decisions

Keywords

• career
• success
• networking
• personal development
• life choices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fresh Produce Marketing Ltd, Cal Poly

Places: New York

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