Getting it Wrong in conversation with Sylvia Ng, CEO of ReturnBear

In this episode, Alex digs down into Amy's several pivots into leadership roles in brand new fields of business, and how she was able to communicate her potential and ability to succeed to prospective employers despite no experience in those new fields.

In this episode, Alex talks with ReturnBear CEO Sylvia Ng about her career in the tech world working for companies like Google, Shopify, and eBay, the hurdles she has overcome (and some she still faces), what led her to found a company designed to make ecommerce returns easier, her thoughts on what a good boss means to her, and how she leads.

In this episode, Alex talks with Lynn Elmhirst about her swing from news journalist into lifestyle television production and host of the PBS series, "World's Greatest Cruises." Also an entrepreneur, Lynn formed her own media production and marketing company, and put all of her creative juices to work to make a series about cruising that launched at the beginning of the pandemic not only survive, but thrive.

In this episode, Alex dives into the whys and hows of her major career switch with Andrea Mandel-Campbell, going from business consultant to industry and government to founder of sustainable adventure travel company, Karibu Adventures.

In this episode, Alex talks with National Newspaper Award winner Marina Jimenez about why she left her 25-year career in journalism for the world of communications in academia and healthcare, the similarities and differences of those worlds, and how she managed the transition.

In this episode, Alex talks with McEwen Media founder Tara McEwen about why she left her job as a Senior Producer in network television to start her own company that helps people create their own personal brands, her best tips for appearing in the media (and doing it well), and how to "unlock your own inner superstar."

In this episode, Alex delves into the evolving world of curating and programming multidisciplinary festivals and events, with Devyani Saltzman, who works at the intersection between the arts, ideas, and social change.

In this episode, Alex talks with author Rona Maynard about how she discovered a new purpose in life after leaving her job as editor of Chatelaine magazine, a post she had held for 10 years. Through daily walks with her new rescue dog, Casey, Rona discovers a new path "to joy, belonging, and loving this world."

In this episode, Alex talks with Debbie Nightingale about her leap from city to country, leaving a career in film and television to start and run Haute Goat, a 200-acre farm that connects people with goats and other animals for "happy, soul-nourishing experiences".

In this episode, Alex talks with Ana Serrano about her career inspired by reading the very first edition of WIRED magazine while still at university, and how that led her into a path of combining education, media, art and design to create and run globally-recognized programs at the Canadian Film Centre and OCAD University.