This story is so compelling we cleared the decks on our scheduled podcast to record it. In this episode we interview Kelly Owens on her last day of a 5-month intentional break she took from corporate leadership and hustle. In our last episode with Caryn Davies, we talked about how uncomfortable it can be to feel untethered from a clear goal or a busy life. This conversation can serve as a beautiful blueprint for how to untether yourself and be OK in the liminal space of in between.

In this conversation we discuss:

❔What it looks like to prioritize and normalize rest vs only use it when the tank is empty or we have a crisis.
✔️ You can get off the treadmill and it can be more than ok.
✔️ The role of a Panic spreadsheet
❔ How to get away from the hook of the accomplishment thing after baking 1,000 Christmas cookies?
❔Face the question, what is my value as a human if I am not working?
❔What does it mean to work “joyfully hard?”
❔How to prepare for a new phase of life and take the time to stop and put down the old one.

🔗 Links: Tim Butler - The Four Elements, FInding Right Livelihood in the 21st Century

🔗 https://www.amazon.com/Four-Elements-Finding-Livelihood-Century/dp/057893258X 4,000 weeks, The Burnout Fix, the upside of stress, mindset

Kelly Owens bio:

🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellycarsonowens/ Kelly is an experienced leader in the technology and digital marketing space. Most recently, she was the Senior Director of Client Partnerships for Oracle Advertising, where she led a 50+ person sales and account management team focused on increasing adoption of Oracle’s audience, context and measurement solutions with the largest global brands. In this role, Kelly also built and led a Women’s Leadership Development program that impacted more than 500 Oracle employees.

Kelly is passionate about building inclusive, empowered teams, in coaching and mentorship practices, and in taking a “whole person” approach to leadership and the world of work. She has served as a speaker at numerous live and digital conferences and webinars and has published blogs and articles on topics ranging from first party data strategy to effective leadership and self-management practices during the pandemic.

Prior to her role at Oracle, Kelly held marketing leadership positions in the Automotive and Real Estate industries. She earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and is a proud undergraduate alumna (and basketball fan!) of the University of Kansas. Kelly lives in Denver, Colorado.

Kelly’s areas of expertise include:

• Empathetic Leadership
• Data-Driven Storytelling
• Effective Communication and Presentation Skills
• Digital Marketing
• Leading High-Performing Teams