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Cool Change

Cool Change

Written by: Chuck Allen
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Cool Change is a podcast about navigating life’s transitions with clarity, intention, and integrity. Hosted by Chuck Allen—executive coach, storyteller, and fellow traveler—this show explores the quiet thresholds where real transformation begins. Whether you’re rethinking your career, reevaluating your relationships, or simply sensing that something deeper is asking for your attention, Cool Change offers a place to pause, reflect, and move forward more honestly. Through solo episodes and soulful conversations, Chuck shares insights from his coaching practice and personal journey—offering language for what you’ve been feeling but maybe haven’t been able to name.

2026 Chuck Allen Careers Economics Personal Success Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • Sara Thomas and Holly Sydnor: On Building a True 50/50 Business Partnership (#14)

    Sara Thomas and Holly Sydnor: On Building a True 50/50 Business Partnership (#14)
    Oct 4 2020

    Just in time for National Women’s Small Business Month:

    Seems like it’d be easy enough… two women forming a 50/50 partnership to go into business with each other, believing that the two of them together are a far more effective force than either of them alone. Turns out it’s easier said than done… but it CAN be done.

    In this episode, Sara Thomas and Holly Sydnor shift from secure, well-paying jobs to take a chance on doing business on their own terms, as a woman-owned business divided equally between the two of them. If you’ve ever thought of going into business for yourself, and perhaps with a partner, listen in to Sara and Holly’s story before you go any further.
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    33 mins
  • Rewiring Your Brain, Challenging Your Stories, and Playing More to Learn: A Conversation with Brain Coach Jocelyn Brady (#47)

    Rewiring Your Brain, Challenging Your Stories, and Playing More to Learn: A Conversation with Brain Coach Jocelyn Brady (#47)
    Feb 3 2022
    Brain Coach, Speaker, and Creator of the fun and informative videos “Tiny Tips for Your Brain,” Jocelyn Brady sits down with me to talk about how we can literally change our brains to produce more outcomes that we want.

    She also discusses the science of play — and how important it is for adults to incorporate it as a way to keep learning and stay engaged.

    We also discuss how to rewrite the stories in our brains to reflect how we want our lives to go.
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    43 mins
  • Reactions with Rilla: Pete Gumbrecht’s Story (#31)

    Reactions with Rilla: Pete Gumbrecht’s Story (#31)
    Feb 23 2021

    A quick-hit of the most interesting and insightful lessons learned from my full-length interview with Pete Gumbrecht. If you haven’t heard it yet, go back and listen to that one first! You’ll be glad you did.
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    10 mins
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