I would love to introduce you to ANTHONY PHILLS, the AI Design Jedi who is passionate about designing a Better World.The 2024 Webby Anthem Award, and 2023 International Design Award winner for Slideteller - Hearing Is Seeing, Anthony is a certified MIT xPro AI Product Designer and Design Champion for the Don Norman Design Award.I invited Anthony to the podcast because he is one of those people who seem to know to look for a solution…or better yet, to create it.Through technology, design, mentorship, unstoppable learning, and the inspiration of his parents, Anthony is committed to sharing his gifts and making a difference to the lives of others.Learn more about Anthony Phills on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-phills-65323/I am your host, AURORA MENEGHELLO.I am a Transformative Coach and Consultant. I work with individuals and groups from all over the world to create space for inner Wisdom to show up.I work with career changers who are not sure what they would like to do next, with business owners who want to grow their profits and impact, and with leaders who want to more powerfully actualize their vision.I support my clients in living a life of purpose, feeling at peace within themselves, taking powerful action, and doing work they love.And I am the Founder of Repurpose Your Purpose, a program to help people change careers by using what they already know to do something new.Find more about Repurpose Your Purpose and The Podcast:https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/podcast/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit repurposeyourpurpose.substack.com

I am thrilled to introduce you to Joe Altepeter.I met Joe a few years ago because of his work at the Downtown Women's Center. DWC is a ground breaking organization that is at the forefront of working on “women's homelessness in greater Los Angeles through housing, wellness, employment, and advocacy.”In this episode of The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast, Joe and I talk about changing careers, for profit and impact driven organizations, volunteering, taking care of yourself and others, community, courage, and Purpose.Psst: Joe Altepeter also joined me as a guest on one of my panel discussions in 2018, you can watch the recording on my blog: https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/careers-with-purpose-los-angeles/JOE ALTEPETER is a senior executive leader with expertise in human services including homelessness, social enterprise, workforce development, and LGBTQIA+ services.For over 18 years, Joe has been a skilled innovator in approaches that lead to meaningful change, including community collaboration, project management, program development, Government and NGO collaborations, business and funding oversight that lead to community investment, and systems change on both local and national levels.Learn more about Joe Altepeter and connect with him: - on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-altepeter-b8b79312/ - on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joealtepeter/I am your host, AURORA MENEGHELLO.I am a Transformative Coach and Consultant. I work with individuals and groups from all over the world to create space for inner Wisdom to show up.I work with career changers who are not sure what they would like to do next, with business owners who want to grow their profits and impact, and with leaders who want to more powerfully actualize their vision.I support my clients in living a life of purpose, feeling at peace within themselves, taking powerful action, and doing work they love.And I am the Founder of Repurpose Your Purpose, a program to help people change careers by using what they already know to do something new.Find more about Repurpose Your Purpose and The Podcast: - https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/ - https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/podcast/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit repurposeyourpurpose.substack.com

New week, new Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast episode.Today I recorded a spontaneous talk (no rehearsing and just one take) on what I have learned about changing careers.Psst: listen even if you are not a career changer, what I share is applicable to all sorts of change.Over the years I talked to many people who feel stuck in their professional lives, but don’t know what they want to do next and working with career changers, I developed (and continue to deepen) an understanding of how you can shift from a state of professional stuckness, disempowerment, and dissatisfaction to creating or discovering what’s next for you.In this episode of The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast, I share what the process is like. As I often say, changing careers is both an extremely common and very unique experience; it’s not about knowing the theory, it’s about really doing the inner work and taking action in real life.This episode is best listened with a relaxed and open state of mind. Consider listening to it more than once, and welcome whatever comes to you - including nothing at all :DIf you feel like it, reach out, I would love to hear if something resonated with you or if you have questions or comments.A few resources you might enjoy:* My video on The Four Main Reasons You Get Stuck (and what to do about them)* A blog post I wrote a few months ago about My Framework for Career Change* Are You Stuck Because You Are A Big Picture Thinker?* Podcast Episode Six: Career Change and the Dark Night of the Soul* Learn more about my work with Career Changers This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit repurposeyourpurpose.substack.com

In the newest episode of The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast, Christa Núñez joins me to talk about taking chances, creating community, the importance of generosity, helping others, and what it's really like to bring to life a place where children can learn by being in nature.The Learning Farm: https://learningfarm.org/https://www.facebook.com/LearningFarm.Org/https://www.instagram.com/learningfarm/CHRISTA NÚÑEZ is the founder and Director of CAN Cooperative Media, The Learning Farm, and its non-profit sister organization Khuba International. She operates the STEAM In Nature Program at the Learning Farm, spearheads the literacy initiative, Ubuntu Library, that centers narratives of people of color and directs Quarter Acre for the People, a food justice-focused program for youth and family farming education and land governance.Through her PhD studies in Global Development at Cornell University, and in her for and non-profit organizations, as well as with community organizations such as her church and Black Farmers United, Christa works to diversify farming and scholarly landscapes and prioritizes the increase of equity in landholdings. In order to create sustainable food, land, and nature systems for systemically urbanized and displaced youth and families, this work includes the uplifting of stories that center people of color in dignity-affirming ways.You can also explore Christa’s work on Facebook, Instagram, and at Farming for Freedom Trail.I am your host, AURORA MENEGHELLO.I am a Transformative Coach and Consultant. I work with individuals and groups from all over the world to create space for inner Wisdom to show up.I work with career changers who are not sure what they would like to do next, with business owners who want to grow their profits and impact, and with leaders who want to more powerfully actualize their vision.I support my clients in living a life of purpose, feeling at peace within themselves, taking powerful action, and doing work they love.And I am the Founder of Repurpose Your Purpose, a program to help people change careers by using what they already know to do something new.Find more about Repurpose Your Purpose and The Podcast.https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/podcast/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit repurposeyourpurpose.substack.com

A special tenth episode of The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast brings me back to the very beginning of my journey as online interviewer...talking with architects about architecture. As my special guest Evan Troxel reminds me that how we connected over a decade ago. Time flies!Evan Troxel and I talked about what it's like to work in architecture, how common it is to embark in a profession to find out we expected it to be different, his embrace of technology in the field, and how everyone is now their own media company.EVAN TROXEL's work is at the intersection of architecture, technology, and people. He is a licensed architect and AEC industry podcasting veteran as co-host of the decade-long-running Archispeak podcast, host of the TRXL podcast, and co-host of the Confluence podcast.Learn more about Evan Troxel's work: TRXL podcast: https://trxl.co/ Archispeak podcast: https://archispeakpodcast.com/episodes/ Confluence podcast: https://confluence.getavail.com/podcastI am your host, AURORA MENEGHELLO.I am a Transformative Coach and Consultant. I work with individuals and groups from all over the world to create space for inner Wisdom to show up.I work with career changers who are not sure what they would like to do next, with business owners who want to grow their profits and impact, and with leaders who want to more powerfully actualize their vision.I support my clients in living a life of purpose, feeling at peace within themselves, taking powerful action, and doing work they love.And I am the Founder of Repurpose Your Purpose, a program to help people change careers by using what they already know to do something new.Find more about Repurpose Your Purpose and The Podcast:https://repurposeyourpurpose.comhttps://repurposeyourpurpose.com/podcast/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit repurposeyourpurpose.substack.com

Join me for a conversation with Hector Zavala on working across disciplines and countries, in the ninth episode of the Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast.Hector and I met many years ago in San Francisco and immediately connected because of our love of art and storytelling. In this conversation, Hector shared with me how they fell in love with acting, costume making, and dance; why they don't believe in being a starving artist; how they choose and create their projects; what they're up to these days; and their take on Inner Wisdom.Oh, and Hector comes up with an idea for a future show - so if it ever happens...you saw it here first :DAnd now, without further ado, Hector Zavala!HECTOR ZAVALA is a Queer Latinx Renaissance human. Their work brings together their experience in Performative Art, Acting, Dance, Multimedia, Costumes, Set Design and their love for theater, to create a unique point of view grounded in the personal as a universal struggle.A founding member of artist collective Latinx Mafia, they have participated in international festivals such as FITLA, (International Latin Theater Festival of Los Angeles), the Edinburgh Theater Festival, and the Ibero-American Art Festival.Most recently Hector also participated in the 51st International Cervantino Festival, representing the United States. Hector has collaborated with greats from the “Chicano” community, such as Violeta Luna, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, and Vanessa Sanchez. Hector is currently touring Mexico and the US with their one person show "The Last Gay man."Find out more at https://hectorzavala.com/I am your host, AURORA MENEGHELLO.I am a Transformative Coach and Consultant. I work with individuals and groups from all over the world to create space for inner Wisdom to show up.I work with career changers who are not sure what they would like to do next, with business owners who want to grow their profits and impact, and with leaders who want to more powerfully actualize their vision.I support my clients in living a life of purpose, feeling at peace within themselves, taking powerful action, and doing work they love.And I am the Founder of Repurpose Your Purpose, a program to help people change careers by using what they already know to do something new.Find more about Repurpose Your Purpose and The Podcast:https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/podcast/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit repurposeyourpurpose.substack.com

In this new Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast episode, I talk to the Celebrity Trainer to the 50+ crowd, Malin Svensson.Malin shared with me how she found her Purpose, grew her business, ended up becoming Jane Fonda's trainer (yup, you read that right!), and about her philosophy about life, aging, and doing work you love.I am your host, AURORA MENEGHELLO. I am a Transformative Coach and Consultant. I work with individuals and groups from all over the world to create space for inner Wisdom to show up.I work with career changers who are not sure what they would like to do next, with business owners who want to grow their profits and impact, and with leaders who want to more powerfully actualize their vision.I support my clients in living a life of purpose, feeling at peace within themselves, taking powerful action, and doing work they love.And I am the Founder of Repurpose Your Purpose, a program to help people change careers by using what they already know to do something new.Find more about Repurpose Your Purpose and The Podcast: https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/podcast/Originally from Sweden, MALIN SVENSSON came to Los Angeles with a Master’s degree in Physical Education and became certified by NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) in 2000.This year the Hollywood Reporter named Malin the Celebrity Trainer for the 50+ including clients like Jane Fonda, Jamie Lee Curtis and Maria Shriver. She is also an International Fitness Coach/Author/Speaker and her third published book “WAKE UP Your Body + Mind After 50!” launched in 2020.You can find more about Malin Svensson and her programs at:Instagram and Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/nordicbodyhttps://www.facebook.com/nordicbody * Website : https://www.nordicbody.com/* Free Workout Video: https://www.nordicbody.com/* Online Nordic Body Classes: https://www.nordicbody.com/calendar* Online Memberships* Experience https://www.nordicbody.com/experience/* Commit https://www.nordicbody.com/commit/* Transform https://www.nordicbody.com/transform/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit repurposeyourpurpose.substack.com

Join me for a conversation with Tech Recruiter Mala Sheshadri. Mala has over 17 years of expertise in recruiting tech professionals and in this episode of the Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast, she shares her tips to apply for jobs, deal with changing careers, show up powerfully during the interview process, working with a recruiter, and more.And that's not all. Mala and I also talk about the immigrant experience, and the importance of communication, especially when working remotely.Grab pen and paper, you will want to take notes!I am your host, AURORA MENEGHELLO. I am a Transformative Coach and Consultant. I work with individuals and groups from all over the world to create space for inner Wisdom to show up.I work with career changers who are not sure what they would like to do next, with business owners who want to grow their profits and impact, and with leaders who want to more powerfully actualize their vision.I support my clients in living a life of purpose, feeling at peace within themselves, taking powerful action, and doing work they love.I am the Founder of Repurpose Your Purpose, a program to help people change careers by using what they already know to do something new.Find more about Repurpose Your Purpose and The Podcast:https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/ https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/podcast/MALA SHESHADRI has over 17 years of expertise in recruiting tech professionals. Her ability to recruit hard-to-find tech talent in a competitive market and her in depth understanding of work-based immigration policies and trends make her a great partner to Tech managers in their current and future hiring strategies.Working at Kforce, one of the largest technology staffing companies in the US, gives her the visibility to opportunities and hiring trends nationwide which, in turn, helps her accurately counsel the job seekers in their search process right from putting together an impressive resume all the way to salary negotiations and onboarding.Get in touch with a follow Mala Sheshadri on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/malasheshadri/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit repurposeyourpurpose.substack.com

In this new episode from the Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast, I share some of what I have learned while working with career changers who are not sure what they want to do next.Sometimes we can experience a lot of heavy feelings when we are not sure what to do next, it can even feel like a "dark night of the soul." What do we do then?In this talk, I share what gets in the way of moving forward, how such a time invites us to a more expanded understanding of our own Self, and why this important time can be akin to giving birth.Enjoy!I am your host, AURORA MENEGHELLO.I am a Transformative Coach and Consultant. I work with individuals and groups from all over the world to create space for inner Wisdom to show up.I work with career changers who are not sure what they would like to do next, with business owners who want to grow their profits and impact, and with leaders who want to more powerfully actualize their vision.I support my clients in living a life of purpose, feeling at peace within themselves, taking powerful action, and doing work they love.I am the Founder of Repurpose Your Purpose, a program to help people change careers by using what they already know to do something new.Find more about Repurpose Your Purpose and The Podcast:https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/podcast/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit repurposeyourpurpose.substack.com

Welcome to Episode Five of The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast.My guest today is Pat Cadam of Pat's Garage in San Francisco. Pat's Garage is a local institution, beloved by the community since 1986.Pat Cadam shared with me how Southern California and Italian car cultures inspired him in the 60's, being a hippie in San Francisco in the 70's, starting his car repair business in the 80's, and more.We talked about the importance of small, local businesses, the Right to Repair, and changing with the times.Ready to dive in?I am your host, AURORA MENEGHELLO.I am a Transformative Coach and Consultant. I work with individuals and groups from all over the world to create space for inner Wisdom to show up.I work with career changers who are not sure what they would like to do next, with business owners who want to grow their profits and impact, and with leaders who want to more powerfully actualize their vision.I support my clients in living a life of purpose, feeling at peace within themselves, taking powerful action, and doing work they love.I am the Founder of Repurpose Your Purpose, a program to help people change careers by using what they already know to do something new.Find more about Repurpose Your Purpose and The Podcast:https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/https://repurposeyourpurpose.com/podcastLocated in San Francisco’s burgeoning Dogpatch neighborhood, PAT CADAM and the crew at Pat’s Garage are dedicated to providing the best service and advice you can get for your vehicle.Pat’s Garage specializes in Asian vehicles, including but not limited to: Honda, Acura, Toyota, Scion, Lexus, Subaru, Nissan, Infiniti, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, Fisker Karma and all Asian Hybrids and EV's.Pat has been in business since 1986, and besides cultivating an obsession for the technical aspects of their work, the team believes in the power of community, education, and strong coffee.Find out more about PAT'S GARAGE on their website, and connect on social media: https://www.patsgarage.com/https://www.instagram.com/patsgaragehttps://www.facebook.com/patsgarage This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit repurposeyourpurpose.substack.com