Most people don’t get stuck in their careers because they lack talent or opportunity—they get stuck because they’ve never stopped to ask what they actually want.

In today’s episode, we’re talking about how to move from drifting through your career to designing it with intention—especially in a world that’s changing faster than ever.

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Julian Lighton's Bio:

Julian Lighton is one of Silicon Valley’s leading strategy practitioners and business coaches, helping individuals and organisations navigate what’s next. He has more than 30 years’ experience advising, hiring and developing talent as a senior operating executive, general manager, consultant and coach. Julian was a Chief Strategy Officer at four, billion-dollar revenue, public companies, a board director, and associate partner for McKinsey and a senior global sales and marketing executive at Fortune 100 companies Hitachi and Cisco. He holds a BA and MA in Law from Oxford University, a Masters-level in Negotiation from Harvard University, and is a Chartered Director by the Royal Institute of Directors. Julian is one of only four hundred coaches worldwide to be recognized as a senior professional coach at the individual and team level by both the ICF and EMCC.

https://www.julianlighton.com/

Julian Lighton's book is available 28 April 2026:

Navigating Your Next

https://a.co/d/07Rk0w4a

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https://www.uvu.edu/woodbury/bil/

We don’t have a confidence problem—we have a timing problem. By the time many women are encouraged to lead, they’ve already internalized years of doubt, hesitation, and second-guessing. So what happens when we flip that—and start building leaders much earlier? That’s exactly what we’re diving into today.

Sarah Jakle's Bio:

Sarah Jakle is the Founder and Executive Director of DemocraShe, a nonpartisan national nonprofit empowering historically underserved high school girls to be our future leaders, voters, civically engaged citizens and elected officials.

Previously, Sarah served as the Get Out The Vote Director for the California National Organization for Women and as the National Outreach Director for Field Team 6, leading efforts for mobilizing women and innovative voter registration. Empowering women to hold political office has been an interest since Sarah first interned at the Women’s Council of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in college.

Sarah’s unique inclusion of brain science in young women’s civic leadership training helps young women overcome the barriers on a woman’s leadership journey and successfully step into leadership in any area that interests them while knowing running for office is their birthright. Ultimately, her training helps any woman looking to grow as a leader, step out of her comfort zone, and learn evidence based practices to nurture courage and ambition. With her vision, DemocraShe fosters the next generation of leaders who will shape a more inclusive and just society and is a critical pipeline nurturing high school girls to engage in our democracy.

Sarah has a Bachelors from Yale (Phi Beta Kappa), a Masters in Social Work from USC and a Masters in Public Policy from UCLA. She is a Movement Builder Fellow with How Women Lead and was a Fellow with Obama’s Organizing For Action and a Board Member for Urban Partners Los Angeles.

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-jakle-535617240?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

Democrashe:

https://www.democrashe.org/who-we-are _________________________________________________________________

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Today’s conversation is one that really stayed with me. I’m joined by Femi Corazon, Executive Vice President and Executive Creative Director at Rescue Agency, where she leads large-scale behavior change campaigns that impact communities across the country.

www.femicorazon.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/femicorazon/

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Business Impact Lab Virtual Event On April 15th, the Business Impact Lab is hosting a special virtual keynote called Leading on the Edge: How Bold Leaders Create Extraordinary Impact. This event explores how leaders move beyond safe decisions and step into courageous leadership in uncertain environments.

We’ll talk about the hidden fears and narratives that often hold leaders back, and you’ll learn a practical framework for turning clarity into courageous action and meaningful change.

If you’re looking to strengthen your leadership mindset and activate your potential as a leader, I’d love for you to join us.

REGISTER HERE.

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