Embracing Change with Anne Tumlinson

Today marks our 100th episode of the Career Relaunch® podcast!🎉. For the past seven years, we’ve shared the personal stories of people around the world who have reinvented their careers, and today, I’m thrilled to have Anne Tumlinson, CEO of ATI Advisory and founder of Daughterhood, join us again on the show.

Anne was the very first guest I interviewed for this show over seven years ago before it even launched, and today, we’re going to talk about how her career and life have evolved since then. She’ll share her reflections on her journey as a founder turned CEO, the complex dynamics of growing your own organization, and the impact changes in her personal life have had on her outlook on life, career, and her own perspectives.

During a special Mental Fuel® segment, I’ll summarize my top takeaways from the nearly 100 guests I’ve featured on this show, including a montage of key highlights to help you understand the dynamics, challenges, and upside of changing career paths to pursue work you find truly meaningful.

💡Key Career Change Insights

1. Consistently showing up is half the battle when embarking on any major career endeavor.
2. Your unique collection of gifts, talents, skills, and interests can fuel you to do work you find truly meaningful. You just have to open yourself up to fully tapping into them.
3. Even when you’re building momentum and achieving “success,” still questioning whether you’re completely on the right track is normal.

📒Resources Mentioned

• In the book Great By Choice by Jim Collins, he describes the 20-mile-march concept.
• Past Career Relaunch® episodes mentioned:
  • Creating Steady Progress with Anne Tumlinson– episode 3
  • Deciding What Matters with Bruce Daisley– episode 26
  • Giving Yourself Room to Explore with Audrey Lemargue– episode 9
  • Embracing Uncertainty with Stephen Satterfield– episode 15
  • Setting Realistic Expectations with Chinwe Oneaygoro– episode 59
  • Creating a New Image with Deepak Shukla– episode 51
  • Letting Go with Karen Hing– episode 52
  • Doing What Excites You with Alex Trochut– episode 56
  • Being Your Own #1 Fan with Sandeep Johal– episode 20
  • Taking Care of Yourself with Erika Russi– episode 77

🚀Listener Challenge

During this episode’s Mental Fuel® segment, my challenge to you is to decide what choice you feel you could make for your career that you can be proud of. One that you’re confident you can look back on 10 years, 20 years from now, and not regret. What matters most to you right now during this chapter of your life and career? And what step will you take to honor this?

🎧Episode Chapters

• 00:00:00 – Overview
• 00:01:07 – Introduction
• 00:04:53 – Chat with Anne Tumlinson
• 00:48:39 – Mental Fuel®
• 00:59:32 – Listener Challenge
• 00:59:56 – Listener Thank You
• 01:01:59 – Wrap Up

👤About Anne Tumlinson, Founder & CEO of ATI Advisory and Daughterhood

Anne Tumlinson and I have known each other for over 20 years. As one of the very first managers I had after I dropped out of medical school, she played an instrumental role in helping me navigate my first big career transition in my early 20s. She was also the very first person I ever interviewed for this show seven years ago, and she continues to possess a wealth of personal and professional insights that I and many of our listeners have found so useful.

She currently advises the nation’s top public and private leaders in healthcare as the Founder and Board Chair of Daughterhood, a non-profit national community that connects family caregivers with each other for support and information. She also serves on the non-profit board for Mary’s Center, an FQHC, and the Board of Directors for Bluestone Physician Services and Harmony @ Home. Anne is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance and was named an Influencer in Aging by Next Avenue.

Anne spent her early career working in government, first in the office of Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) and then at the Office of Management and Budget. She joined the private consulting firm Avalere Health in 2000, growing and leading the firm’s provider practice and developing its first business intelligence product.

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🎵Music Credits

Thanks to Reeve for producing the music for this special 100th episode and to Electrocardiogram for composing the Career Relaunch® podcast theme music.

✍️Interview Transcript

Joseph: Well, hello again, Anne. I am very excited to have you back on the Career Relaunch Podcast. Welcome back to the show.

Anne: [05:00] Thank you. It’s exciting to be back.

Joseph: The last time we spoke was a few weeks ago actually over dinner when I was in D.C., so we did manage to catch up a little bit. Before that, the last time we recorded a conversation between the two of us was way back in 2016. I’m not sure if you remember this, but you were the very first person I interviewed for the show.

Anne: [05:24] I do.

Joseph: Because the podcast hadn’t even launched. It did eventually launch with your episode being one of the first. Exactly seven years ago in September 2016.

Anne: [05:34] It was thrilling because you did such a good job with it, and you made that beautiful illustration.

Joseph: You were featured in the trailer, yes.

Anne: [05:44] That was pretty neat to see that come to life so creatively.

Joseph: Probably, the show may not have happened without you. Just to go back in time. So now, this is now the 100th episode.

Anne: [05:54] Wow.

Joseph: Yeah. I thought it’d be very fitting to have the very first person I interviewed on the show to come back and to share your story again, just to check in on how things are going.

Anne: [06:05] That’s awesome. We’ve really been on this journey together.

Joseph: Definitely. This is going to be a little bit of a different chat from other episodes. Because I guess the idea here is for us to have a bit of a conversation about how things are going for you an