Pivoting Ambition: Building a Successful Career Without Sacrificing Family or Balance

What happens when ambition no longer fits the structure you’re in?

In this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio, I sit down with Kym Insana, a digital marketing expert and founder of AlwaysOn Digital, to talk about redefining ambition after parenthood, leaving corporate life without losing momentum, and building a company designed around both performance and people.

Kym has always believed that you don’t have to choose between working hard, building a real career, and having the family life you want. That belief is baked into how she built AlwaysOn Digital. She designed the company intentionally, with flexibility and balance in mind, especially for working parents. Many of the people on her team are highly skilled mothers who want meaningful work without forcing their lives into a traditional nine-to-five box.

We explore the realities of stepping away from traditional advertising careers, how to create sustainable growth for small businesses, and why flexibility and accountability don’t have to be opposites. This is a thoughtful, grounded conversation about leadership, marketing strategy, and designing success on your own terms.

SPONSORED BY: Today’s episode of Your Partner In Success Radio is brought to you by G.R.I.T. Leadership, founded by coach, speaker, and author Diana Fritz.

Through executive coaching, team workshops, and organizational health consulting, Diana helps leaders live out grace, resilience, influence, and trust in real, everyday decisions — not just in theory, but where leadership actually happens.

If you’re ready to move from “Why me?” to “What now?” and lead from a place of clarity and purpose, I encourage you to check out Diana’s book, Uniquely Imperfect, Uniquely Qualified, and learn more about working with her. You can find her on her website at https://grituiuq.com/, on LinkedIn and Amazon.

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The Closers Inner Circle Podcast with Denise Griffitts and Ben Gay III - Selling is learned, practiced, and respected.

Sales is often treated like a personality trait.

Either you “have it” or you don’t.

And that assumption has done more damage to the profession than almost anything else.

Sales is not charm. It’s not being loud, slick, or persuasive on command. Sales is a profession. One that requires skill, discipline, preparation, and ethics. When it’s treated casually, the results are casual. Inconsistent. Short-lived.

Today, we’re starting this series by going back to that foundational truth.

With me is my co-host, Ben Gay III, author of Closers Parts One and Two, and someone who has lived this belief for decades. This idea shaped the entire arc of Ben’s career. Not because trends supported it, but because reality did.

In this conversation, we’re going to talk about what separates amateurs from professionals, why casual selling quietly undermines trust, and what Ben has seen change over the years… and what absolutely has not.

If you’re listening because you want better results this year, here’s the focus to keep in mind:

If you treat selling casually, the results will be casual.

And that’s where this conversation begins.

SPONSORED BY Mitch Weisburgh. MindShifting with Mitch Weisburgh is all about catching those sneaky thought patterns that quietly derail your happiness and success, and learning how to flip them into something far more useful. In his book, MindShifting: Stop Your Brain from Sabotaging Your Happiness and Success, Mitch shares more than 50 straightforward, real‑world techniques you can actually use in the middle of your day to break out of fear, blame, and avoidance, so you can show up more resourceful, more resilient, and more collaborative in your work and your life.

Mitch can be found through his MindShifting With Mitch website at mindshiftingwithmitch.com, and his broader online presence, including his blog, newsletter, and social channels linked from his site.

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From Engineer to Real Estate Investor: How Lane Kawaoka Built Scalable Wealth

What does it really take to build wealth without creating another full-time job?

In this episode of Your Partner In Success Radio, Denise Griffitts sits down with real estate investor and author Lane Kawaoka to unpack the systems, mindset, and strategic decisions behind scalable wealth building for busy professionals.

Lane shares how he transitioned from a traditional engineering career into large-scale real estate investing, why active strategies like flipping and wholesaling often fail high-income professionals, and how passive investing can be structured to support long-term freedom rather than constant hustle.

Drawing from his book The Wealth Elevator, Lane explains why most people remain stuck on the lower “floors” of wealth, how access to better information changes outcomes, and what professionals need to understand about risk, scalability, and time leverage before making their first serious investment.

This conversation goes beyond tactics. It explores the emotional side of money, the absence of mentorship in traditional career paths, and why systems—not effort alone—determine financial outcomes.

If you’re a professional who wants your money working harder than you do, this episode offers a grounded, practical look at what sustainable wealth actually requires.

If today’s conversation resonated with you, I highly recommend checking out The Wealth Elevator. Lane is offering the book in PDF, MP3, or physical copy formats as a complimentary gift for listeners and members of your network who request it.

You’ll find all the details👉 https://thewealthelevator.com/author

SPONSORED BY: Jennifer Jensen.

“Strong leadership begins with self-awareness. You can’t lead others effectively until you understand how you communicate, make decisions, and show up under pressure.

Jennifer Jensen and the team at Authentic Leader use Lumina Learning assessments to give leaders that clarity. This isn’t generic personality typing. It’s a sophisticated tool that reveals your authentic leadership style and turns insight into a clear, actionable path for growth.

Whether you’re developing yourself or strengthening your team, this is where meaningful leadership begins.

Learn more at AuthenticLeader.ca

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