How Jenny Dempsey Redefined Success After a Layoff, 400 Job Rejections, and Her Dad's Final Words
When Jenny Dempsey lost her dad, then her job, then got rejected by 400 employers, she didn't find her way forward on a trend feed or a job board. She found it in a friend's basement, in the shape of a junky table. This episode is a conversation about grief, layoffs, and how redefining success sometimes starts in the most unexpected places.
What to Say When Someone Is Grieving: Shelby Forsythia on Secondary Loss, Words That Actually Help, and Rewriting Success After the Worst Days of Your Life
Grief coach Shelby Forsythia says the second biggest loss after any major life event isn't the death or the divorce -- it's the friendships. In Episode 5 of Success, Rewritten, she breaks down why words matter more than flowers, and shares the three phrases from her new book that actually help grievers feel less alone.
Cate Luzio Built One of the Most Recognized Communities for Women in Business. She Still Has Days Where She Wonders If She Made the Right Call.
Cate Luzio left a 20-year banking career to found Luminary and spent the first two months questioning everything. Seven years later, she still has those days. In this episode of Success, Rewritten, she's honest about the loneliness of entrepreneurship, two health crises, a shifting political climate, and the prioritization system that keeps her moving.
Why Your Communication Problem Isn't Actually a Communication Problem
Former news anchor Lynn Smith spoke to millions for a living and was terrified of public speaking the entire time. In this episode, she breaks down the Brain Bully, why your communication challenges have nothing to do with communication, and how reframing fear is the only fix that actually works.
She Just Wanted a Dance Class. Now She Has 50 Franchises. | episode 2
Jami Stigliano built DivaDance from a one-woman side hustle to a national franchise brand with over 50 locations. In Episode 2 of Success, Rewritten, she gets real about bounced checks, COVID pivots, and why not paying yourself is not the badge of honor you think it is.
I Was Strapped to a Hospital Bed at 27. Here's What Came Next. | Episode 1
Before I start interviewing other people about the moments that changed everything, you should know mine. This is the story behind Success, Rewritten — and the manic episode, the layoff, and the decade in between that made it necessary.
what i mean when i say success, rewritten
Most of us grew up with a clean version of success: work hard, move up, don't stop. Then something happens that doesn't fit the line. This show is about those moments.
I was told my job was wrong for my diagnosis. I stayed anyway.
In 2018, my treatment team told me my job wasn't compatible with my bipolar disorder diagnosis. I stayed anyway. What happened next changed how I think about work, ambition, and what it actually means to succeed.