Rules to Thrive with Olga Lykova
Rules to Thrive with Olga Lykova
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Rules To Thrive gives you a personalized blueprint, ungated information from other leaders to guide you to build the career and life you’ve always wanted.
The only permission you need is your own.
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The podcast focuses on career growth, personal development, and leadership with episodes exploring topics such as taking career risks, navigating transitions in personal and professional life, and building support networks, including insights from Estee Cross on embracing the unknown and Marina Cvetkovic on redefining success from finance to coaching.

Rules To Thrive gives you a personalized blueprint, ungated information from other leaders to guide you to build the career and life you’ve always wanted.
The only permission you need is your own.
In this episode, we sit down with Crystelle, a multicultural creative and partnerships leader whose journey spans continents, industries, and constant reinvention. Raised in France with roots across multiple cultures, Crystelle shares how growing up between identities shaped the way she approaches ambition, relationships, and building a meaningful life.
From internships in stem cell therapy and public speaking in Japan, to working in partnerships, becoming a Chief of Staff, and navigating corporate America, her story is one of curiosity, resilience, and learning how to create opportunity from uncertainty. Along the way, she opens up about burnout, depression, immigration struggles, PTSD, and the difficult process of rebuilding after major life transitions.
Throughout the conversation, Crystelle reflects on the importance of structure, community, and self-awareness in creating long-term fulfillment. She shares her perspective on balancing career growth with authenticity, building side businesses while working full-time, navigating modern dating as a third culture individual, and redefining success on her own terms.
This episode is an honest look at what it means to keep evolving without losing yourself in the process. A conversation about identity, ambition, freedom, and the courage to continue building a life that feels aligned from the inside out.

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