Wish I Knew . . .
A podcast where I speak with people about their career path. Focusing on their decisions, success, advice, key traits, career moves, mentoring and listening to interesting stories. This podcast is an interesting perspective on how careers can take a linear path to success, but all often career paths take a zig-zag path. Fun Stuff to learn about. Enjoy!
Wish I Knew . . .
#48 Kathryn Downing - CEO / Executive Coach / Entrepreneur / Working with Brene Brown & Deepak Chopra
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Gary Nowak
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Season 1
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Episode 48
Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . "
A podcast where I speak with people about their careers focusing on their success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories.
I'm your host Gary Nowak and when this guest agreed to be a guest on my podcast I felt so grateful and intimated at the same time. Dr. Kathryn Downing has helped me a great deal with the future of my career as an executive coach.
Career Background:
- Lawyer by background
- Entered the publishing industry and became the Publisher, president and CEO of the LA Times
- Board member for the Women's foundation of California
- Founder of Executive to Executive where she started her coaching career
- Coach and supervisor with the Hudson Institute of Coaching
- Program leader for the Coaching Supervision Academy
- Recently received her doctorate in professional studies, coaching supervision from Middlesex University in London
Highlights
- Cleaning hotel rooms at age 15, working for a very demanding boss
- The impact of cleaning rooms that sticks with her today
- Being financially independent
- Becoming a lawyer, then 18 months later coming to realization
- Law school and having to work full time
- Hitting a sales cap mid year then going to product development
- Moving to Dayton and LOVING it
- CEO of traditional print companies, being a great role
- Professional publishing for 3 different companies
- Being a CEO and listening to everyone in the company
- Getting the "Who the hell are you comment"
- San Diego snowy comment gets unwanted traction
- 8 to 10 year recovery process
- Interesting perspective on taking ownership
- Shipping physical records out of state to keep them safe
- The most hate mail received at the LA times
- 8 years of trying to figure out what was next
- Working with Brene Brown and Deepak Chopra early on
- Finding focus on a beach in North Carolina
- Great Keynote speaking discussion
- Best mentors were horrible bosses and books
- Fast decision making
- The impact of being a woman
Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!