Milestone Moments in Business & Leadership

What if the thing holding your career back isn't a lack of options, but a loss you never had room to feel?Rachel Yance spent more than two decades as a nurse. Today she is a health and life coach, sound healer, and yoga teacher, and she is training as a grief facilitator. Along the way, burnout and loss collided in ways she never expected.In this episode, Rachel opens up about what finally made her rethink everything, the simple everyday practice that helped her move again, and a session she entered looking for career clarity that took a turn she never saw coming. What did she walk away knowing for the first time?Listen in to learn more about healing grief, recovering from burnout, and changing careers with confidence.Stay connected! Subscribe to Sheila's newsletter for:Early access to upcoming episodes and eventsExpanded strategies and resourcesDirect connection with Sheila for questions and supportSubscribe to the Newsletter: https://fivemilestones.kit.com/newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilaslick/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fivemilestonesFive Milestones: https://fivemilestones.com/show/Sponsored by: https://PodToBook.ai | Turn Your Podcast Conversations into a Book

What happens when the career you spent 25 years building suddenly disappears on someone else's terms?Janylene was a senior HR executive leading mergers, transformations, and national teams. Then one meeting changed everything. Her calendar emptied overnight, and a thought she'd been avoiding finally surfaced.Three days later, she walked into an interview for another VP role and froze. Not because she wasn't qualified, but because something deeper was happening. What she realized on the walk home in the rain became the turning point she never saw coming.What was the "missing link" she discovered? Tune in to hear the full story.To connect with Jenny Lane Turcotte, visit hypnocoach.caStay connected! Subscribe to Sheila's newsletter for:Early access to upcoming episodes and eventsExpanded strategies and resourcesDirect connection with Sheila for questions and supportSubscribe to the Newsletter: https://fivemilestones.kit.com/newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilaslick/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fivemilestones For more information, visit: Five Milestones: https://fivemilestones.com/show/ Sponsored by: https://PodToBook.ai | Turn Your Podcast Conversations into a Book

What do you do when the identity you spent years building suddenly can't carry you down the stairs?Alice Cunningham was a thriving litigator, a Barre3 instructor, and a healthy woman in her early 30s. Then one ordinary night, something felt off. She brushed it off. By morning, everything had changed.In this episode, Alice opens up about the moment she realized she was wrong about what was happening, the one thing that proved harder than physical therapy, and the emotion that surfaced mid-conversation that she didn't see coming.If you tie your worth to your work, this conversation may change how you face your next setback. Press play to hear what happened next.Tune in to the full episode now.To connect with Alice Cunningham, visit [Alice's website]Stay connected! Subscribe to Sheila's newsletter for:Early access to upcoming episodes and eventsExpanded strategies and resourcesDirect connection with Sheila for questions and supportSubscribe to the Newsletter: https://fivemilestones.kit.com/newsletterConnect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilaslick/Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fivemilestonesFive Milestones: https://fivemilestones.com/show/Sponsored by: https://PodToBook.ai | Turn Your Podcast Conversations into a Book

It's not every day you sit down with someone who has published over 60 books, been named one of the top 27 content producers out of 600 million blogs, and still shows up every single week to do the work. Terry Whalin has seen the publishing industry from every angle, as a literary agent, acquisitions editor at Morgan James Publishing, and author, and he has a perspective most first-time authors never hear until it's too late.So what's the number one myth that keeps authors from selling books? And what did an acquisitions editor tell him was the "11th myth" that made him laugh out loud?His story is proof that talent alone doesn't move books off shelves, but what does might surprise you.Listen in to learn more about book marketing strategies for authors, overcoming common publishing myths, and building a platform that sells books for years.CONNECT WITH TERRY WHALIN:Website: publishingoffer.comFree Chapter (The 11th Myth): terrylinks.com/11thmythStay connected! Early access to upcoming episodes and eventsExpanded strategies and resourcesDirect connection with Sheila for questions and supportSubscribe to the Newsletter: https://fivemilestones.kit.com/newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilaslick/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fivemilestones For more information, visit: https://fivemilestones.com/show/ Sponsored by: https://PodToBook.ai | Turn Your Podcast Conversations into a Book

What happens when you lose everything at 40… your career, your marriage, your financial security… and three kids are counting on you?Cris Coniglio knows. With 30+ years leading multi-million dollar event portfolios and a career that launched backstage at Disney, Cris seemed unstoppable. Then one pivot changed everything, and she had to rebuild from the bottom.But what she found on the other side wasn't just survival. It was a competitive powerlifting stage, a wall full of trophies, and a message that's changing the way women think about what's possible. What made her walk through a door on a rainy night when every instinct told her to turn around? And how did one moment at a competition spark a completely new chapter at 52?Cris shares why "someday" might be the most dangerous word in your vocabulary and the one thing she tells every woman who says, "I could never do that."Listen to the full episode now.To connect with Cris Coniglio, visit ironandinspiration.orgStay connected! Subscribe to Sheila's newsletter for:Early access to upcoming episodes and events Expanded strategies and resources Direct connection with Sheila for questions and supportSubscribe to the Newsletter: https://fivemilestones.kit.com/newsletter Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilaslick/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fivemilestones For more information, visit: Sheila Slick: https://sheilaslick.com Five Milestones: https://fivemilestones.com/show/ Sponsored by: https://PodToBook.ai | Turn Your Podcast Conversations into a Book