Orange Label - The 19 Podcast
After playing volleyball in the Olympics – twice – and retiring, Lina Taylor found herself feeling a loss of identity. If she wasn’t playing anymore, who was she? Through self reflection, she transformed lessons learned on and off the court into speaking and executive leadership coaching services. With that, her personal brand was born! If you’re looking for direction in how to enhance your own personal brand, you’re in the right place. Continue reading to learn the value your personal brand can provide, examples of well-known personal brands and four action-oriented steps to market yours, today!
Lina Taylor with NASA Scientist Dr. Tara Ruttley
Dr. Tara Ruttley is the Chief Associate Scientist at NASA and in our conversation we cover distances from the world of the microscopic through suborbital microgravity to the vastness of outer space. The connection between these different realms is our curiosity to discover, the desire to achieve, and the skills to turn obstacles into opportunities.
Lina Taylor with Morgan Brown on Hacking Career Growth
Morgan Brown is the Vice President of Growth Marketing for Shopify and the author of Hacking Growth: How Today’s Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success.
Morgan has spent his career helping companies of all sizes grow at the intersection of digital marketing and product development.
From marine biology to odd jobs in tech to now driving growth for world giants like Shopify and Facebook, Morgan takes us on a fascinating journey of finding your “True North” and what it takes to succeed in the fast-moving world of tech.
What you will learn in this podcast are the invaluable tips Morgan gives us on how to take your career to the next level and the skills you need to be in the driver seat.
I hope you enjoy this episode of Next Level Tips with Morgan Brown, available on Spotify here.
The Power of Habits
“It’s only by making the fundamentals of life easier that you can create the mental space needed for free thinking and creativity… Habits don’t restrict freedom, they create it.” James Clear’s Atomic Habits has some really good reminders of how to establish good habits and break bad ones. I’m sharing these lessons with my family and kids, with my friends and business partners, and taking the opportunity the new school year creates to make the tiny changes that make all the difference.
Building Resilience: Step 1
“Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties and there’s no limit to how resilient we can become. It’s the most crucial skill for our mental health and also, to reach our goals.”
— Lina Taylor
Lina Taylor with Tasha Danvers
Tasha Danvers is an Olympic medalist and a motivational speaker. In this conversation, Tasha discloses the most empowering tip on how to perform under pressure: it's a decision you have to make for yourself on how to show up in these moments that really matter for you! Enjoy this episode of Next Level Tips as it has a ton of great stories!
Lina Taylor with Guy Kawasaki
“Having doubts about your success is NOT the test. The test is whether you can continue on despite the doubts.”
— Guy Kawasaki
The Power of Positive Thinking
The latest special edition of TIME magazine has dedicated the entire issue on the power of positive thinking. Scientists are finding clear proof of the benefits of cultivating optimism (as well as the how to keep out of its pitfalls), how being an optimist can give you a 40% higher chance of getting a promotion at work within the next year, and what to do about acquiring those skills right now.
Lina Taylor with Beth A. Brooke on pivotal moments and the role of sponsorship in career success
In this episode of the Next Level Tips podcast, host Lina Taylor is talking with Beth A. Brooke, Board Member at The New York Times and former EY Global Vice Chair of Public Policy. Listen to the invaluable tips Beth is giving on the role of sponsorship in career success as well as the pivotal moments that shape our career and lives.
Next Level Tips - the podcast
How Science Helped Me Qualify for the Olympics
There was a huge gap between where I was - sitting in a lab, analyzing molecules - to where I wanted to be: leaping out of the sand, playing a sport I had barely seen on TV at the Olympic level!
But those BIG IDEAS have a way of not leaving us alone. So, I came up with a plan...