Your Next Success

Caroline Sangal, PhD, SHRM-CP
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Have you ever looked at your life or career and quietly wondered, “Is this it?” That question isn’t a crisis — it’s a signal. An invitation. A beginning. Your Next Success Podcast with Dr. Caroline Sangal is for students, job seekers, and professionals navigating career transitions, unexpected detours, and the search for authentic success. Here, we normalize questioning your path — because discovering what you truly want begins with letting go of who you thought you had to be. You’ll hear: Honest conversations about layoffs, pivots, burnout, and reinventionGuest interviews with real people navigating career and life turning pointsInsights and frameworks to help you align your work with your purposeWhether you’re just starting out, reimagining what’s next, or simply asking deeper questions — this is your space to pause, reflect, and rebuild from a place of clarity. Stop chasing someone else’s version of success.Start building the career — and life — you were made for. Tune in and begin Your Next Success.

  1. 9H AGO

    Meggi Rombach: The Mindful Rebellion

    Send us Fan Mail What if burnout is feedback? Meggi Rombach has spent over 20 years leading teams and driving change across the private and humanitarian sectors, from Procter and Gamble to UNICEF and the ICRC. Constant high performance eventually led to burnout and health challenges that forced her to pause. That pause reshaped her definition of success. In this episode, Meggi shares how external validation can quietly drive leadership identity, how a formative teenage experience shaped her authority patterns, and how closure opened the door to a more sustainable way of leading. Now she coaches leaders and teams through transitions with presence, depth, and courage. You will hear How burnout can signal an identity shiftThe hidden cost of needing to feel seenWhy marking endings matters in transitionHow small experiments create real movementWhat the Mindful Rebellion means in practiceConnect with Meggi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meggie-Rombach Learn more about Next Success: https://www.nextsuccesscareers.com Support the show Subscribe to Your Next Success so you never miss an episode.  Watch full video episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NextSuccessMethod/ Learn more about Next Success www.nextsuccesscareers.com

    45 min

  2. 5D AGO

    Retirement Planning, Beyond the Numbers: Chris Pollard

    Send us Fan Mail You can have a retirement plan that works on paper and still feel uneasy about what comes next. In this episode of Your Next Success, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Chris Pollard, West Point graduate, U.S. Army veteran, and principal of Great Path Planning, about retirement planning beyond the spreadsheet. Chris shares his personal story, including the early loss that shaped his awareness of time, the pressure and intensity of West Point and Iraq, and how those experiences inform the way he now helps families plan for retirement. With over 15 years guiding high-net-worth clients, Chris has seen that financial readiness doesn’t automatically bring peace. This conversation explores why worry can linger even when the numbers check out, why spending often feels harder than saving, and how real retirement planning includes identity, purpose, relationships, and how you actually want to live your days. What You’ll Hear Why retirement worry persists even with a solid planChris’s story: early loss, West Point, Iraq, and transition into financial planningThe emotional side of spending after a lifetime of savingWhat it means to plan for time, structure, and meaning in retirementWhy “enough” is not only a numberGreat Path Planning: https://www.greatpathfp.com Support the show Subscribe to Your Next Success so you never miss an episode.  Watch full video episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NextSuccessMethod/ Learn more about Next Success www.nextsuccesscareers.com

    1h 6m

  3. MAR 31

    Cecilia Zapata-Harms: Women, Life and Science and Shared Success

    Send us Fan Mail Growth changes direction. In this episode of Your Next Success, Cecilia Zapata-Harms shares how nearly 30 years of leadership in life science and healthcare prepared her to build something new, something aligned with who she had become. Cecilia is the Founder and Executive Director of Women, Life and Science, the community behind the annual Women, Life and Science Conference. She also supports early-stage innovators through Palmetto Innovasphere, helping strengthen the life science startup ecosystem. This conversation explores: • Recognizing growth-driven shifts • Leading with expansion rather than preservation • Shared success as a strategic leadership model • Building ecosystems that support innovation • Creating community with intention Join us for the fabulous Women Life and Science conference and retreat on April 30, 2026  https://wlscience.com/wlscience-conference-2026 Women, Life and Science: wlscience.com Palmetto Innovasphere: innovaspheresc.org Support the show Subscribe to Your Next Success so you never miss an episode.  Watch full video episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NextSuccessMethod/ Learn more about Next Success www.nextsuccesscareers.com

    59 min

  4. MAR 26

    Lin Wu: From Broom Shop to Supercomputer

    Send us Fan Mail Lin Wu fled China as a child during the Communist revolution, came to the U.S. at sixteen, and had to start over completely on his own—right down to working in a broom shop to afford school. He went on to study engineering, enter the computer industry, and help build some of the fastest computers of the era in the early days of Silicon Valley. In this conversation, Lin shares the turning points that shaped his life: leaving everything behind at six, being dropped into America at sixteen with $600, navigating school and work, and building a career through focus, strategy, and persistence. Lin’s memoir: Destination Silicon Valley: From Broom Shop to Supercomputer https://www.amazon.com/Destination-Silicon-Valley-Broom-Supercomputer-ebook/dp/B0FVGF1BKR Support the show Subscribe to Your Next Success so you never miss an episode.  Watch full video episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NextSuccessMethod/ Learn more about Next Success www.nextsuccesscareers.com

    1h 28m

  5. MAR 24

    Cortney McDermott: Give Yourself Permission to Evolve

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when your life looks full — yet something inside you knows you’re meant for more? In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with author and global speaker Cortney McDermott, whose journey moves from a chaotic childhood in Chicago to London, France, Italy, corporate boardrooms, global stages, and ultimately, a profound internal awakening. Cortney shares how achievement became a substitute for belonging, why success didn’t feel like success, and what shifted when she finally listened to her intuition. You’ll hear: the inner signals that tell you you’re ready for a new chapterhow crisis, curiosity, and intuition guided Cortney’s reinventionthe moment she realized she was “miserably successful”why simplicity is often the most powerful form of truth Support the show Subscribe to Your Next Success so you never miss an episode.  Watch full video episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NextSuccessMethod/ Learn more about Next Success www.nextsuccesscareers.com

    57 min

  6. MAR 19

    Wes Towers: Busy Isn’t Success

    Send us Fan Mail A full calendar can look like success. Sometimes it’s just a belief you absorbed early. In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal is joined by Wes Towers, founder of Uplift 360, to talk about the definition of success he picked up as a kid: busy equals important, and how his perspective evolved into building real value, protecting time for family, and designing work around life. We also talk about trust in a noisy world, the power of clear communication without jargon, why niching down works, and how Wes is using AI as an assistant to streamline operations while keeping human connection at the center. Support the show Subscribe to Your Next Success so you never miss an episode.  Watch full video episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NextSuccessMethod/ Learn more about Next Success www.nextsuccesscareers.com

    48 min

  7. MAR 17

    Nataly Huff: The Wrong Ladder Moment

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when your career looks amazing on paper and your body keeps signaling strain? In this episode, Caroline talks with Nataly Huff, executive coach and founder of Inspire Forward Coaching, about the hidden cost of high performance, the “professional face” many of us learn to wear, and the moment values make everything come into focus. Nataly shares her journey from growing up in Russia during major political upheaval, to immigrating to the U.S., to building a high-growth career in marketing and leadership. You’ll hear how success can feel like a dream… until the culture shifts, the systems scale, and your values stop fitting inside the role. This conversation is about finding your way back to alignment, authenticity, and a path that supports both performance and peace. In this episode, you’ll hear: Why high performance can coexist with chronic stress signalsHow values create clarity around what’s sustainableThe difference between being respected for results and being known as a personWhat “the wrong ladder” really feels like from the insideHow Nataly helps leaders grow with both neuroscience and heartSupport the show Subscribe to Your Next Success so you never miss an episode.  Watch full video episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NextSuccessMethod/ Learn more about Next Success www.nextsuccesscareers.com

    53 min

  8. MAR 12

    Mike Wysocki: Career Readiness Is Broken

    Send us Fan Mail What changes when you choose your career with real-world exposure and honest insight before you invest years into a guess? Mike Wysocki spent 30 plus years in tech sales, built stability, and recognized that meaning and alignment shape long-term career satisfaction. He turned that experience into action by creating Careers By the People, an award-winning career readiness resource built from candid input from professionals across dozens of career paths. In this episode, we talk about career readiness, career exploration, career clarity, networking, shadowing, and the bridge that helps students and adults make confident career decisions that support the life they want. Key topics Career readiness and career exploration that creates clarityHow environment shapes what feels possibleShadowing and informational interviews as a career clarity toolNetworking as relationship-building with purposeMeaningful work and authentic successConnect with Mike  careersbythepeople.com Support the show Subscribe to Your Next Success so you never miss an episode.  Watch full video episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NextSuccessMethod/ Learn more about Next Success www.nextsuccesscareers.com

    1h 9m
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Have you ever looked at your life or career and quietly wondered, “Is this it?” That question isn’t a crisis — it’s a signal. An invitation. A beginning. Your Next Success Podcast with Dr. Caroline Sangal is for students, job seekers, and professionals navigating career transitions, unexpected detours, and the search for authentic success. Here, we normalize questioning your path — because discovering what you truly want begins with letting go of who you thought you had to be. You’ll hear: Honest conversations about layoffs, pivots, burnout, and reinventionGuest interviews with real people navigating career and life turning pointsInsights and frameworks to help you align your work with your purposeWhether you’re just starting out, reimagining what’s next, or simply asking deeper questions — this is your space to pause, reflect, and rebuild from a place of clarity. Stop chasing someone else’s version of success.Start building the career — and life — you were made for. Tune in and begin Your Next Success.

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  • Creator
    Caroline Sangal, PhD, SHRM-CP
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Your Next Success, Next Success, LLC. All rights reserved.
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