Jess Begen Galica has built a successful business career spanning almost every kind of corporate work environment, including management consulting at Bain & Company and work at top companies like Apple and Siemens and a variety of startups. In 2020 she pivoted to start researching and writing about women and career.

Today, Jess has studied the career trajectories of more than 150 highly successful women and become an expert on women and career reinvention. She is a corporate speaker, private coach to high performing women, and shares the extraordinary stories of the career changers that she interviews through her blog and upcoming podcast. She is also the author of her upcoming book, Reclaim Your Career to be released in January 2023).

Jess earned her MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management as a double scholarship recipient. She has her B.A. from Georgetown University.

Our conversation this episode gets to the heart of the career pivot she made, which was actually sparked by her experience stepping into motherhood. When she had her first daughter, she craved a more authentic and purposeful career. Through initial research she quickly discovered that her story—building a stellar career, doing everything “right,” but waking up lost—is not unique.

Themes this episode include what it looks like to follow your energy, being audacious and taking leaps, why we don't always follow our inner compass, why you can't wait for the perfect path to start taking steps forward, and how clarity about your macro vision can give you a sense of freedom/relief in taking the micro steps.

Connect with Jess via LinkedIn or her website: https://www.reclaimyourcareer.co/

Jess's recommended reading: Fair Play by Eve Rodsky and Pay Up by Reshma Saujani

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