Changing The Game
Podcast Description
Changing the Game is a podcast that highlights bold, inspiring women who are redefining leadership and carving their own paths across different industries, backgrounds, and life chapters.
Hosted by Jordan Duren, each episode dives deep into the stories of female leaders who have navigated transitions, taken risks, and challenged the status quo. From corporate trailblazers to creative entrepreneurs, these women share the real, unfiltered truths behind their journeys—what it took, what they learned, and what they’d tell the next woman ready to rise.
If you’re ready to break the mold, own your story, and lead with purpose, this show is for you.
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About Shift Group:
Shift Group bridges the gap between military veterans, former athletes, and the business world through coaching and career upskilling. Our mission is to help these individuals unlock their unique skills and experiences and match them with top-tier companies in need of resilient, coachable, and team-oriented professionals.
The Shift Connect platform accelerates learning and streamlines the hiring process by connecting employers with pre-vetted candidates who are ready to excel. Customers reduce hiring time, lower costs, increase growth rates, and improve retention. Shift Group is committed to helping businesses build high-performing teams and supporting veterans and athletes in their career development.
Discover how Shift Group can transform your hiring process and unlock the potential of exceptional talent. Visit us at shiftgroup.io to learn more.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes of leadership, resilience, and personal growth, featuring episodes that cover topics like career transitions, overcoming adversity, and the importance of purpose in one’s career path. Notable episodes include discussions with women like Olympic swimmer Jazz Carlin on navigating identity after sports.
Changing the Game is a podcast that highlights bold, inspiring women who are redefining leadership and carving their own paths across different industries, backgrounds, and life chapters.
Hosted by Jordan Duren, each episode dives deep into the stories of female leaders who have navigated transitions, taken risks, and challenged the status quo. From corporate trailblazers to creative entrepreneurs, these women share the real, unfiltered truths behind their journeys—what it took, what they learned, and what they’d tell the next woman ready to rise.
If you’re ready to break the mold, own your story, and lead with purpose, this show is for you.
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About Shift Group:
Shift Group bridges the gap between military veterans, former athletes, and the business world through coaching and career upskilling. Our mission is to help these individuals unlock their unique skills and experiences and match them with top-tier companies in need of resilient, coachable, and team-oriented professionals.
The Shift Connect platform accelerates learning and streamlines the hiring process by connecting employers with pre-vetted candidates who are ready to excel. Customers reduce hiring time, lower costs, increase growth rates, and improve retention. Shift Group is committed to helping businesses build high-performing teams and supporting veterans and athletes in their career development.
Discover how Shift Group can transform your hiring process and unlock the potential of exceptional talent. Visit us at shiftgroup.io to learn more.
#40: Former Virginia Tech softball player Kylie Casey knows what it takes to perform under pressure, whether it’s on the field, selling in the OR, or across the table in an interview.
After her playing career ended, Kylie moved from coaching and college athletics into medical device sales and recruiting, where she spent years interviewing candidates and helping build high-performing teams.
Now, she’s the founder of The Interview Locker Room, helping athletes learn how to confidently tell their story and prepare for what’s next.
In this episode of Changing the Game, Kylie shares why preparation, self-awareness, and coachability can separate great candidates from the rest and why the skills athletes build through sports can become an advantage long after the game ends.
In this episode:
- Kylie’s journey from Virginia Tech softball to medical device sales and recruiting
- Navigating identity after your athletic career ends
- The three qualities Kylie looked for when interviewing candidates
- How athletes can confidently tell their story
- Why interviewing is a skill that needs to be trained
- Building The Interview Locker Room
- Helping high school, college, and professional athletes prepare for their next arena
- Why coachability matters at every stage of your career
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