In this episode of the More Elephant podcast, we engage in an insightful conversation with Alan Stein, the founder and CEO of Kadima Careers. Kadima is on a mission to level the playing field for underestimated talent by accelerating one million careers by 2040 by offering a framework, support, and practical advice for navigating corporate careers, developing relationships, and defining strategies for negotiating your worth.

Alan shares his extensive journey in the corporate world, his expertise in getting jobs and larger paychecks, and what he has learned from the highs and lows of a nearly thirty-year corporate career, which fuels his mission to change the game. Alan’s anecdotes of his career highs and lows offer valuable lessons on aspiring for better outcomes and embracing setbacks to fuel future success.

Listen in to discover insights on personal branding, career advancement, and earning your worth, as well as practical tips for leveraging LinkedIn, bypassing automated job filters, and mastering job negotiation strategies. You’ll hear about many facets of the Kadima experience, including K-Jam—the Kadima Job Acquisition Method—and the various coaching and support programs offered by Kadima Careers.

Kadima translates as forward in Hebrew. This conversation focuses on helping anyone keen on moving their career forward confidently. Listen. Learn. Live. Better.

In this episode of the More Elephant Podcast, Lorna Kapusta, Head of Women and Engagement at Fidelity Investments, discusses the importance of financial planning and investing for women. The conversation discusses how often we leave behind the teaching of financial literacy and underappreciate the need for tailored solutions to meet women’s unique needs.

Lorna candidly shares her journey, including anxiety and stress related to her lack of financial well-being earlier in life and the pivotal More Elephant moments that led her to her current role. We discuss the Women Talk Money program and the power of women supporting women in financial conversations, which has elevated in importance as a post-pandemic response to rethinking how we approach financial health.

We align on the importance of financial education and empowerment for women. Lorna emphasizes the need for women to start somewhere and engage in myriad resources beyond Fidelity to begin saving, investing, and planning for the future. The conversation showcases Fidelity's commitment to supporting women. Listen, learn, live, better indeed!

Key More Elephant Takeaways in this Episode:

• Lorna talks about her all-to-common journey of not understanding financial planning and health armed with a college degree and working for a blue-chip financial services company in NYC
• How the pandemic heightened the anxiety about money and Fidelity’s initial response to provide resources and information for a few months turned into a still-standing community working as one to shape the future
• We discuss the evolving needs of women and families in an ever-changing financial landscape and Fidelity's commitment to supporting diverse family structures with tailored financial solutions.
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In this episode of the More Elephant podcast, we celebrate Pride month in the United States and continue our feature of highlighted great work by non-profit leaders and their teams. We talk with Jaymes Black, CEO of Family Equality, the leading non-profit focused on fighting to protect and support LGBTQ+ families.

Jaymes shares her journey from corporate America to leading Family Equality and being at the forefront of efforts to elevate the stories of LGBTQ+ families while continuing to give voice and challenge discriminatory efforts to delegitimize the community.

Despite facing significant personal and professional challenges, Jaymes discusses her pivotal More Elephant moments and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on her vision for what she wants to do to change the world for the better. The episode touches on the hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures in 2023, focusing on the specific threats to LGBTQ youth and families.

The conversation also highlights the issue of government interference in parental decisions and the need to prioritize joy in work. Jaymes highlights the importance of storytelling, community collaboration, and the role of joy and hope in advocacy work while stressing the increasing importance of collaboration and partnership within the LGBTQ+ community to address discrimination and inequality.

Tune in to gain insight into the transformative efforts of Family Equality, a beacon of hope in the ongoing fight for equal rights and representation for all LGBTQ+ families.

Key More Elephant Takeaways in this Episode:

• Jaymes shares her personal journey and the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ families in building their families.
• She discusses the importance of representation and inclusion in the work of Family Equality and the transformation the organization is undergoing to be a catalyst for change.
• The conversation also highlights the issue of government interference in parental decisions and the need to prioritize joy in the work.
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