Author: Tracy Spears

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When you’re leading through a time of change, it isn’t enough for your team to believe in your plan. They need to believe in you. Dr. Joanne Culverhouse has enjoyed an award-winning, 41-year career in education, taking on the roles of teacher, coach, principal, and assistant superintendent, and said farewell to full-time employment in 2022 […]

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How do you know when you’re following your true passion… and when you’re just walking the path others have set for you? My guest Maria Stanfield has cracked the code. Maria is a speaker, bestselling author, and executive coach who is committed to empowering people with the tools to thrive in business and in life. […]

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Eryn O’Brien is passionate about implementing programs that unlock people’s full potential. Over the course of her career, she’s created big impact for companies such as American Express and Bristol Myers Squibb and is now Vice President of Global Talent and Inclusion for Eastman Chemical Company. When Eryn felt the need to boldly shift out […]

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Since leaving the corporate world, Jennifer Bennett has brought her cross-functional leadership experience in Fortune 500 companies to academia. She’s taught subjects including negotiation and enterprise risk management as an adjunct professor and now serves as Chief of Staff and Lead of the Transformation Management Office of The University of Tulsa. In this episode, we […]

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This is a special episode of Shift Out Loud because my guest is someone who has inspired me to think and play bigger throughout my life — and has done the same for countless women around the world.  To say that Cindy Bristow has been a game-changer for the sport of softball would be an […]

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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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