The Eventful Podcast by Prospect Events

Presence Under Pressure with Dr. Akemi Martin, DNP, RN

Jessica and Meredith sit down with pediatric nurse leader Akemi Martin, DNP, RN, for a conversation on leadership, burnout, resilience, and staying calm when everything around you is moving fast. From high-pressure hospital environments to entrepreneurship and live events, Akemi shares what she has learned about adapting in real time, making decisions under pressure, and showing up for people during difficult moments. The episode explores intuition, emotional resilience, managing uncertainty, women in leadership, and the connection between healthcare and other high-stakes industries where no two days are ever the same. If you've ever felt overwhelmed, stretched too thin, or responsible for holding everything together, this conversation is for you. Topics include: • Leadership under pressure • Burnout and emotional resilience • Healthcare leadership • Entrepreneurship and adaptability • Women in leadership • Decision-making in high-stakes environments • Mindfulness and presence • Navigating uncertainty

The Courage to Start Over with Jane Olson

Jessica and Meredith sit down with Jane Olson, a longtime creative director behind networks like Bravo, Oxygen, and VH1. Jane helped shape some of reality television's most recognizable franchises, including Top Chef, Project Runway, and The Real Housewives. In this episode, she shares the story behind leaving a successful television career, navigating burnout, and reinventing herself through wellness and Pilates. The conversation explores career pivots, identity beyond work, gut instinct, burnout, balance, and what happens when external success no longer feels aligned internally. Topics include: • Building Bravo during the rise of reality TV • The business behind Top Chef, Project Runway, and Real Housewives • Career reinvention and second chapters • Burnout and work-life balance • Wellness, Pilates, and movement • Gut instinct and decision-making • Redefining success over time If you're interested in Bravo, reality television, entrepreneurship, leadership, wellness, career growth, or personal reinvention, this episode is for you.

Influence Over Control with Rachael Donnelly

In this episode of The Eventful Podcast, Jessica and Meredith sit down with Rachael Donnelly, CMO of Experian's Marketing and Financial Services business. Rachael shares how she approaches leadership in fast-moving environments, including how to make decisions without having all the information, keep teams aligned, and avoid becoming the bottleneck. The conversation also explores why product marketing plays a critical role in building strong leaders and how clarity around the business, the customer, and the product drives better outcomes. They also discuss the reality behind executive roles, from the work that happens before decisions are made to how time, communication, and prioritization shape day-to-day leadership. This episode covers: * Decision-making without perfect information * Influence vs. control in leadership * Why product marketing builds stronger marketers * How to keep teams moving without overcomplicating the process * The role of clarity in effective marketing and communication A practical conversation for anyone in leadership, marketing, or growing into a more senior role.

The More I'm Me, The Better It Gets with MICK

DJ, personal branding, creative entrepreneurship, and career reinvention are at the heart of this episode with guest MICK, a DJ, brand strategist, and creative entrepreneur with over 25 years in the music and event industry. MICK shares how he built his DJ career from the ground up in Cleveland, Ohio, opened for De La Soul, created the Cleveland Cavaliers' house DJ position, and went on to perform at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He breaks down his approach to personal branding, why he rebranded mid-career, and how authentic storytelling and relationship building have driven every major opportunity he has landed across the music, corporate event, and tech industries. This episode covers creative career advice, work-life balance for entrepreneurs, fatherhood, mentorship, hip hop culture, and what it takes to build a long-term career in the event and entertainment industry. If you are searching for advice on building a personal brand, growing a creative business, or navigating a career in music and events, this episode is for you.

Alignment Over Ambition with Julia Martin

This week on the Eventful Podcast, we're joined by Julia Martin, founder of Dream Your Life and co-founder of Dream Builders Academy, for a conversation about the corporate career she manifested, the moment she knew she had to leave, and the life she has built since. From three layoffs in a year and a half, to a Google job she visualized into existence, to a severance check from Twitter that matched her savings goal to the dollar, Julia's story is proof that this work is grounded in real science (and real results).In this episode, we cover: * The internal whisper Julia ignored for years before finally leaving Twitter * The brain science behind manifestation (the reticular activating system, the placebo effect, and why belief shapes outcomes) * Losing her home in the Palisades fires in January 2025, and how she and her husband decided what the next chapter would be about (spoiler: three months of world-schooling in Spain with their four kids) * Her DREAMS framework: Declare, Reframe, Envision, Align, Make Moves, Surrender * The single piece of branding advice that built her audience: speak to one real person * Why "what would it take?" is one of the most powerful questions you can ask Resources mentioned: Dream Your Life Journal (available now): https://www.wearedreambuilders.com/journal [https://www.wearedreambuilders.com/journal] Dream Builders Academy: https://www.wearedreambuilders.com [https://www.wearedreambuilders.com] Connect with Julia: Instagram: www.instagram.com/dreamyourlifenow/ Website: wearedreambuilders.com