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    What to Expect When Negotiating a B2B Contract

    Ray spent twenty years inside corporate, most of it at companies the size of small cities, before they went independent. The deal we talk about in this episode was their first with a client that big on the other side...

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    The Art of the Pivot: Finding Clarity in Change

    Michael J.A. Davis spent seventeen years building a design career before he left it to found Tinycup Coffee, and he's now building a second act as a brand strategist for other food and beverage founders. This post pulls from our...

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    Betting on Yourself: The First 90 Days After the Leap

    This post is built from a conversation with Nate, a member of the Choose Courage Inc. entrepreneurship cohort, recorded about ninety days after he left his director-level corporate role. We talk through the actual math of his exit, the $40,000 hiring...

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    The 5 words keeping you stuck in corporate

    This is the Season 4 premiere of Choose Courage Inc., a solo episode where Vivianne breaks down the question that keeps more people in corporate than any salary ever has, and walks through the three career pivots, counseling, UX research,...

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    Money, Power and the Lies You've Been Told About Success

    In Episode 3 of the podcast, I sit down with startup founder Ash Hynie to talk about money shame, raising a friends and family round, and what it costs to say no to the wrong check. This post pulls the...

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    The Discipline of Hope

    This post pulls from a live HmntyCntrd session, including a Q&A with Alba Villamil, partner and facilitator at HmntyCntrd, who brings a sociology and equity-centered lens to the conversation. Between us we cover the difference between helplessness and powerlessness, why...