About this episode

Erin Collins shares insights on the dynamics of executive recruiting and the importance of personal energy in job interviews.

You walk into the room prepared. You've practiced your answers. You know your numbers. And somehow, before you even open your mouth, the people across the table have already decided. Erin Collins has spent over a decade as a founding partner at HCA, an executive recruiting and talent advisory firm in asset management, watching exactly that play out — over and over. In this episode of Midlife Remix, she sits down with Steven to unpack what's actually happening in those rooms, why two equally qualified executives can walk away with wildly different outcomes, and how the energy you carry in is doing more talking than your résumé. Erin grew up in a chaotic, hypervigilant environment, then adopted three special-needs children while building her business and designing a house — all at once. She knows what it feels like to operate from "more, more, more." And she knows what it took to stop. In this conversation:– Why faith is the only real antidote to fear– The white butterfly story that changed how she trusts the universe– "What do you control — what you get, or what you bring?"– Why an intention is not a wish (and the difference is everything)– How saying no became the most respectful…

People in this episode

Host: Steven

Guest: Erin Collins

Topics covered

• executive recruiting
• job search
• personal development
• overcoming fear
• intention setting
• work-life balance

Keywords

• executive recruiter
• job interview
• personal energy
• intention
• fear
• work-life balance
• self-improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HCA

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