Author: Tracy Spears

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  Over her 30-year career as an executive VP in the entertainment industry, Dana Arnett has delivered over 6000 television shows to audiences around the world — but these days, she is focused on creating a different kind of impact. Motivated by the psychological effects of discrimination in the industry, she has since retired from […]

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Husband-and-wife team David and Cassie Bizzaro are no strangers to shifting out loud. Their journey has included moving from Tulsa to New York (and back again), taking a professional leap of faith, and strolling down Sesame Street (yes, that one!). After 15 years of experience in higher education marketing and communications, Cassie is crushing it in her […]

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The last time that author, artist, radio host, and business leader Pam McKissick appeared on Shift Out Loud, the audience response was overwhelming. Both women and men reached out to let me know how much they enjoyed her fascinating insights. And I hear you! The co-author of Grab It Back! Equality, Money, Power & Sex is […]

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Have you thought about what your life will look like after you retire? During her career in the Physician Enterprise world, Sara Larch was known as a skillful leader. As the second woman in 75 years to become Board Chair of a large trade association, she co-founded a women leaders’ forum to prepare other women […]

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Not all shifts are created equal! Shifting with intention requires you to be strategic about what you truly want in your life — even if it takes you off the beaten path. In this episode of Shift Out Loud, I sit down with executive coach Rick Hust, an old friend who happens to be one […]

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When you truly understand the incredible impact of shifting out loud, you want to encourage everyone around you to think and play bigger. Marissa Levin takes it to the next level—she’s made it her Lifetime Legacy Mission to empower 1 billion people to live their most joyful lives! Marissa’s entrepreneurial journey began in 1995 when […]

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I have had a rock on my desk with the word freedom on it for the last 20+ years. When I first bought the rock, I taped it on my desk phone (think landline) on the handheld receiver. I was an outside salesperson working a full-commission sales job. I chose a full-commissioned sales job so I could […]

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Stand-up comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer tells the truth. That’s why she could never be in the closet, even as she stepped out on stage as a comedian in the 1990s. Suzanne experienced her big shift at 29 years old when she was an aspiring actress working as a bartender. After one of her regulars urged her […]

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Making a shift on your own terms in order to play bigger is challenging enough. But what happens when your successful shift is followed by an unexpected game changer? Lisa Riley’s entrepreneurial spirit led her to leave the corporate oil and gas industry and enter the paint and sip business, becoming the owner of a […]

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September 20, 2022

Choose Your Hard

Here is a quote I recently read in one of my many social media strings… that still has me thinking about it: Marriage is hard.  Divorce is hard. Choose your hard. Obesity is hard. Being fit is hard. Choose your hard. Being in debt is hard. Being financially disciplined is hard. Choose your hard. Life […]

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