The New Ambition

<p>66% of the workforce says they're burned out. We can be better. <br /><br />The New Ambition is for leaders and aspiring leaders who believe in building success that doesn't cost everything. </p><p><br /></p><p>Host Jen Phillips is a former Fortune 150 executive and enthusiastically recovering burnout. This is the place to hear from the leaders on sustainable success,  know the data, trends, and inspiring individuals, and have conversations that inspire us to work well, lead well, and live fully.  We all deserve it. </p>

Redefining the Ladder: Jodi Innerfield on Resilience, Entrepreneurship, & Life After Tech Layoff

Text The New Ambition In this episode of The New Ambition, Jen Phillips interviews Jodi Innerfield, a former Salesforce marketing leader turned fractional Marketing leader. Jodi shares her journey from climbing the corporate ladder to creating her own marketing consulting practice after being one of the 80,000+ U.S. tech workers caught up in 2025 layoffs. She discusses the importance of building psychological safety as a leader, why authentic storytelling matters more than ever, a...

08-21
01:00:59

And Sometimes It All Goes Wrong: The Power of Community (& What It Means for the Future of Women In Tech)

Text The New Ambition In the first episode recorded as The New Ambition, host Jen Phillips addresses the profound changes and challenges in the tech industry, sharing her personal journey from burnout to resilience. Jen discusses the critical role of community in overcoming adversity, as showcased by her own experience rebuilding a business after Hurricane Helene. There’s an urgent need for strategic community building, especially for women in tech who face higher rates of job los...

06-26
17:24

The Physiology of Burnout: How to Recover and Thrive with Dr. Tamara Beckford

Text The New Ambition Listener note: This episode was originally recorded as The Podgress Report, now The New Ambition. We haven't edited the fantastic original content, so please enjoy and share. Stay tuned for more from The New Ambition. ] In this “research report” edition of The Podgress Report, we're diving deep on the pervasive, important issue of burnout with the expertise of Dr. Tamara Beckford, a board-certified emergency medicine physician, author, speaker, and CEO of UR Caring...

08-28
47:30

The Battle Over Disability Pay and Mental Health Leave with Lauren Weber of The Wall Street Journal

Text The New Ambition Listener note: This episode was originally recorded as The Podgress Report, now The New Ambition. We haven't edited the fantastic original content, so please enjoy and share. Stay tuned for more from The New Ambition. In this #WorkplaceReport edition of The New Ambition host Jen Phillips has an enlightening conversation with Lauren Weber, a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, about the tough reality of mental health leave and disability pay denials. Lauren s...

08-14
42:54

Innovate Your Career and Life With Curiosity and Experimentation - Lizzie Azzolino, Founder, Work With Lizzie

Text The New Ambition Listener note: This episode was originally recorded as The Podgress Report, now The New Ambition. We haven't edited the fantastic original content, so please enjoy and share. Stay tuned for more from The New Ambition. We’re talking about the power of uniqueness and curiosity to evolve your career and life in this #SuccessReport edition of The New Ambition. Host Jen Phillips is joined by Lizzie Azzolino, Founder, Work With Lizzie. This episode is for any of us who h...

07-31
52:02

Take Your Wins With You: Transform Your Career with Confidence and Clarity - Meredith Nicklas, CEO, The CFO Solution

Text The New Ambition Listener note: This episode was originally recorded as The Podgress Report, now The New Ambition. We haven't edited the fantastic original content, so please enjoy and share. Stay tuned for more from The New Ambition. In this edition of The New Ambitiont, host Jen Phillips is joined by Meredith Nicklas, CEO, The CFO Solution. This episode is for you if you've ever thought..."I want to spend more of my time at work doing the work that energizes me". It's a mastercla...

07-24
50:30

Bumps in the Road to Recovery: Navigating Bad Days on the Burnout Journey

Text The New Ambition Listener note: This episode was originally recorded as The Podgress Report, now The New Ambition. We haven't edited the fantastic original content, so please enjoy and share. Stay tuned for more from The New Ambition. In this #snackable edition of The New Ambition, host Jen Phillips is bringing real talk from day 146 of her burnout recovery journey. It got bumpy, y'all. Jen's giving her take on what that feels like, how connecting with others ... being helpable ......

07-18
26:10

Achieve Your Purpose: The Power of Monthly Progress Reports for Career Transformation

Text The New Ambition Listener note: This episode was originally recorded as The Podgress Report, now The New Ambition. We haven't edited the fantastic original content, so please enjoy and share. Stay tuned for more from The New Ambition. In this #HowTo edition of The New Ambition, host Jen Phillips is sharing her June Progress Report to show how monthly reviews can help accelerate personal change, career reinvention, recovery from burnout, and “on purpose” professional growth. J...

07-10
31:37

"Slow Burn" Burnout and Recovery - Lessons in Leadership with Henk Campher, CMO Deep Origin

Text The New Ambition Listener note: This episode was originally recorded as The Podgress Report, now The New Ambition. We haven't edited the fantastic original content, so please enjoy and share. Stay tuned for more from The New Ambition. In this edition of The New Ambition, host Jen Phillips is joined by Henk Campher, CMO, Deep Origin. This is for those of you who wish it were easier to disconnect from work, to work better together…and to do it all in a way that respects the rest of y...

06-27
57:56

Recipe for Reinvention: Chef Lisa Brooks' Journey from Burnout to Thriving

Text The New Ambition Listener note: This episode was originally recorded as The Podgress Report, now The New Ambition. We haven't edited the fantastic original content, so please enjoy and share. Stay tuned for more from The New Ambition. In this Success Report edition of The New Ambition, host Jen Phillips welcomes the inspiring Chef Lisa Brooks, CEO of Heart and Soul Personal Chef Service and the Personal Chef Academy. From battling intense anxiety and workplace burnout a...

06-20
59:45

The Superpower Discovery Framework: Energizing Work & Your Expertise

Text The New Ambition Listener note: This episode was originally recorded as The Podgress Report, now The New Ambition. We haven't edited the fantastic original content, so please enjoy and share. Stay tuned for more from The New Ambition. On this episode of The New Ambition, host Jen Phillips isn't wearing a cape, but she *is* talking about superpowers. We're covering a framework you can use to discover and get real crispy on your own superpowers. We're calling it the Superpowe...

06-14
27:51

Lessons in Burnout from an Executive Burnout-in-Recovery

Text The New Ambition Listener note: This episode was originally recorded as The Podgress Report, now The New Ambition. We haven't edited the fantastic original content, so please enjoy and share. Stay tuned for more from The New Ambition. In this episode of The New Ambition (recorded as The Podgress Report), host Jen Phillips does her very best podcaster impression. It's our first episode, and we're very nervous. But today's topic is incredibly important; it's the information you nee...

06-07
32:21

Five Science-backed Steps for Burnout Recovery

Text The New Ambition Listener note: This episode was originally recorded as The Podgress Report, now The New Ambition. We haven't edited the fantastic original content, so please enjoy and share. Stay tuned for more from The New Ambition. In this episode of The New Ambition, host Jen Phillips gives a recap on Workplace Burnout: its definition, dimensions, and accelerators. We're also talking about the many profiles of burnout - which can be discovered by assessing your symptoms using p...

06-07
28:42

Trailer 1a: Welcome to The Podgress Report

Text The Podgress Report Half of the global workforce wants to leave their job. We're talking about it. The Podgress Report is an energetic, data-driven podcast to engage, educate, and support the half of the workforce currently contemplating their next career move. Join Jen Phillips and her powerful success-story guests weekly to eradicate the Sunday Scaries & become the CEO of YOU. [Launching late April 2024] Feedback is a GIFT (share yours HERE) and Stay in Touch wi...

04-08
02:25

Trailer 1: Welcome to The Podgress Report

Text The Podgress Report Half of the global workforce wants to leave their job. We're talking about it. The Podgress Report is an energetic, data-driven podcast to engage, educate, and support the half of the workforce currently contemplating their next career move. Join Jen Phillips and her powerful success-story guests weekly to eradicate the Sunday Scaries & become the CEO of YOU. [Launching late April 2024] Feedback is a GIFT (share yours HERE) and Stay in Touch wi...

04-08
00:33

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