Produce (feat. Philinese Kirkwood)

Leave the ‘Shoulds’ Behind (feat. Lola Faleti)

On the season finale of Power Pivots [https://linktr.ee/powerpivots], Lola Faleti shares how she embraced her true passion for fashion and pivoted away from her corporate HR career to launch her styling business, Hypnotic Style. Lola opens up about recognizing the toll that constant exhaustion and fatigue were taking on her, and how that realization pushed her to make a change. She walks through how she identified her passion, built a financial and emotional safety net, and took intentional steps to make her pivot sustainable. She also emphasizes the importance of “leaving the ‘shoulds’ behind” and treating her styling work like a full-time job from day one—showing up consistently to build experience, confidence, and momentum early on. Connect with Lola: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lola.styling/⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/vinstinct.co] Substack: ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@itsyourvinstinct]⁠hypnoticstyle.substack.com⁠ [http://hypnoticstyle.substack.com/] Connect with us: LinkedIn⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-pivots/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-pivots/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@powerpivots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@powerpivots%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/power.pivots/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/power.pivots/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@powerpivots⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@powerpivots] X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PowerPivots ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/PowerPivots%20%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All Other Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/powerpivots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/powerpivots] Interested in careering coaching? Power Pivots Career Coaching Interest Form: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pkKx8rMhiAvZ9gSF9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://forms.gle/pkKx8rMhiAvZ9gSF9] Purchase Power Pivots Career Discovery Course:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whop.com/pp-career-discovery-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://whop.com/pp-career-discovery-course/]

Sell Your Expertise (feat. Funmi Dosunmu)

On this week’s episode of Power Pivots [https://linktr.ee/powerpivots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠], Funmi Dosunmu shares how uncertainty around her career passions led her to launch a wedding planning business and ultimately pivot into a successful career as an executive assistant, later founding her platform, SixFigureEA [https://www.sixfigureea.com/⁠]. Funmi breaks down how she identified and leveraged her transferable skills to navigate multiple career shifts, and why learning to sell your expertise is critical in the service industry. She also highlights the unique resources she used to get up to speed and how she intentionally positioned her experience to make each pivot successful. Additionally, Funmi discusses how she turned hersubject matter expertise into a thriving TikTok presence, building both credibility and opportunity along the way. Connect with SixFigureEA: Website:⁠⁠ [https://vinstinct.co/]https://www.sixfigureea.com/ [https://www.sixfigureea.com/] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@powerpivots%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]https://www.tiktok.com/@sixfigureea [https://www.tiktok.com/@sixfigureea] Instagram: ⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/vinstinct.co]https://www.instagram.com/sixfigureea/ [https://www.instagram.com/sixfigureea/] YouTube: ⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@itsyourvinstinct]https://www.youtube.com/@sixfigureea [https://www.youtube.com/@sixfigureea] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sixfigureea/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/sixfigureea/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sixfigureea [https://www.facebook.com/sixfigureea] Connect with us: LinkedIn⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-pivots/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-pivots/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@powerpivots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@powerpivots%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/power.pivots/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/power.pivots/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@powerpivots⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@powerpivots] X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PowerPivots ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/PowerPivots%20%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All Other Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/powerpivots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/powerpivots] Interested in careering coaching? Power Pivots Career Coaching Interest Form: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pkKx8rMhiAvZ9gSF9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://forms.gle/pkKx8rMhiAvZ9gSF9] Purchase Power Pivots Career Discovery Course:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whop.com/pp-career-discovery-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://whop.com/pp-career-discovery-course/]

Meet Yourself Where You Are At (feat. Chelsea Stephens)

On this week’s episode of ⁠⁠Power Pivots⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/powerpivots], Chelsea Stephens shares how she combined a budding interest in entrepreneurship and a “vice” of wine to pivot away from biomedical engineering after earning her Ph.D. - ultimately founding ⁠Vinstinct⁠ [https://vinstinct.co/], a platform helping casual, experiential wine consumers learn about wine in an approachable and engaging way. Chelsea opens up about losing interest in medicine due to the rigidity of the profession and craving more creativity and freedom of expression. She explains how that desire led her to entrepreneurship and how she leveraged her doctoral research background to immerse herself in the world of wine by “figuring it out” from the ground up and creating educational content that meets wine lovers wherever they are in their journey. Connect with Vinstinct: Website:⁠https://vinstinct.co/ [https://vinstinct.co/] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vinstinct?lang=en [https://www.tiktok.com/@powerpivots%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinstinct.co [https://www.instagram.com/vinstinct.co] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@itsyourvinstinct [https://www.youtube.com/@itsyourvinstinct] Connect with us: LinkedIn⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-pivots/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-pivots/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@powerpivots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@powerpivots%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/power.pivots/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/power.pivots/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@powerpivots [https://www.youtube.com/@powerpivots] X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PowerPivots ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/PowerPivots%20%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All Other Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/powerpivots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/powerpivots] Interested in careering coaching? Power Pivots Career Coaching Interest Form: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pkKx8rMhiAvZ9gSF9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://forms.gle/pkKx8rMhiAvZ9gSF9] Purchase Power Pivots Career Discovery Course:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whop.com/pp-career-discovery-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://whop.com/pp-career-discovery-course/]

Be a Student of Your Industry (feat. Jason Coullette)

On this week’s episode of Power Pivots [https://linktr.ee/powerpivots], Jason Coullette shares how mentorship and guidance helped him pivot from working in a hospital kitchen to launching a career in risk and regulatory management on Wall Street. Jason opens up about his journey through Year Up United (a job training program that connects young adults with career opportunities at top companies) and how the experience prepared him to navigate corporate America with confidence. He also reflects on the power of lifelong learning, embracing non-traditional paths, and betting on yourself even when the road ahead isn’t clear. Connect with Jason: LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/jason-coullette-5aa018b [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-coullette-5aa018b] Connect with us: LinkedIn⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-pivots/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-pivots/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@powerpivots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@powerpivots%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/power.pivots/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/power.pivots/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PowerPivots ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/PowerPivots%20%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All Other Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/powerpivots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/powerpivots] Interested in careering coaching? Power Pivots Career Coaching Interest Form: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pkKx8rMhiAvZ9gSF9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://forms.gle/pkKx8rMhiAvZ9gSF9] Purchase Power Pivots Career Discovery Course:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whop.com/pp-career-discovery-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://whop.com/pp-career-discovery-course/]

Produce (feat. Philinese Kirkwood)

On this week’s episode of Power Pivots [https://linktr.ee/powerpivots], Lottie Productions founder Philinese Kirkwood shares how curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning helped her turn hands-on creative agency and line production experience into building her own production services company. Philinese breaks down what producers actually do, why the timing felt right to branch out on her own, and how she identified her unique value-add. She also walks through how she built her book of business and positioned Lottie Productions to serve both brands and creatives with intention and impact. Connect with Philinese: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/philinese_/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/philinese_/?hl=en] Connect with Lottie Productions: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lottie.productions/ [https://www.instagram.com/lottie.productions/] Connect with us: LinkedIn⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-pivots/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/power-pivots/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@powerpivots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@powerpivots%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/power.pivots/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/power.pivots/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PowerPivots ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/PowerPivots%20%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All Other Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/powerpivots⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/powerpivots] Interested in careering coaching? Power Pivots Career Coaching Interest Form: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/pkKx8rMhiAvZ9gSF9⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://forms.gle/pkKx8rMhiAvZ9gSF9] Purchase Power Pivots Career Discovery Course:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whop.com/pp-career-discovery-course/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://whop.com/pp-career-discovery-course/]