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. 8H AGO

    Nataly Huff: The Wrong Ladder Moment

    Send a text 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

  2. 5D AGO

    Mike Wysocki: Career Readiness Is Broken

    Send a text 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

  3. MAR 10

    Joanne Merrick: Is Management Your Best Career Play?

    Send a text Management is a major career decision and a lot of people step into it without real clarity. In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Joanne Merrick, founder of The Leadership Recipe and author of Game On! Is Management Your Best Career Play? Joanne shares her story from Australia to Hong Kong to the United States, why neuroscience changed how she sees leadership, and why she believes impact is everything. This conversation helps you think clearly about what management actually involves before you commit to the role. 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

    55 min

  4. MAR 5

    From Corporate Silence to Stage Builder: Sybil Stewart

    Send a text What would you do if you spent years delivering at a high level supporting leaders, carrying responsibility, being the steady presence behind the scenes, and then the promotion opportunity comes up and you’re passed over. Not only that. You’re asked to train the person they chose. In this episode of Your Next Success, Sybil Stewart shares what happened when she lived that moment and what it revealed. We talk about the hidden cost of corporate silence, what it feels like when your voice is valuable but not truly valued, and how the body can start carrying what you have been trained to hold. Sybil is a Christian business speaker and consultant who believes we are meant to do well, be well, and serve well. For more than a decade, she was the quiet force behind influential leaders, global companies, and cultural movements. Today she helps faith led women in service businesses speak and serve at the highest level. And as a TEDx Morgan St. Organizer, Sybil is intentionally creating stages where women can tell their stories in a way that protects their voice and honors their message. Learn more about Sybil's work and the TEDx Morgan St. event at https://www.sybilstewart.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 24m

  5. MAR 3

    Keith Anderson: You’re Great, But…

    Send a text You can be highly capable and still feel stalled. Sometimes the work speaks for itself and the room still does not move. In this episode, Keith Anderson shares what he learned after years inside big tech watching how promotion decisions are actually made. He breaks down the hidden layer most high performers never get taught: the trust signals leaders look for when deciding who is safe to elevate. If you’ve ever heard vague feedback like “more presence” or “advocate for yourself” and felt unsure what to do with it, this conversation gives you clarity and a new path forward. You’ll also hear Keith’s personal story of identity, ambition, and reinvention, including the moment that forced him to stop outsourcing his worth to institutions and start designing a career that matches who he is becoming. Highlights Why praise without advancement keeps happening to high performersThe trust signals leaders subconsciously look for before promotionsHow to translate your real value into leadership readinessA clean way to network that builds momentum without feeling transactionalA grounded definition of success that starts with alignmentKeith is offering listeners a complimentary Career Growth Strategy Session: https://www.careeralchemylab.com/calendar 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

    53 min

  6. FEB 26

    Angie Hawkins: The Inner Glow Journey

    Send a text What happens when you do everything “right” and still feel disconnected from yourself. Angie Hawkins knows that experience from the inside. In this episode, Angie shares her path from being a high achiever chasing love and approval, to rebuilding her identity after an emotional rock bottom. You will hear how childhood dreams, grief, nervous system work, and courageous honesty became part of her return to self. This conversation is for you if you have done therapy, read the books, tried the spiritual path, and you still sense there is more available. More peace. More self trust. More joy that feels real. What you will hear  The identity shift from chasing approval to choosing yourselfHow childhood clues point to what is trueWhy stability can look safe and still feel misalignedThe moment Angie heard “it’s not your time” and everything changedCreating your own rules for life, and living with integrityWhat it looks like to shine from the insideSupport 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

  7. FEB 24

    Chris Baron: Not Your Ordinary Career, A Life Shaped by Awe

    Send a text When was the last time you felt real awe and what if that feeling is a career clue? Filmmaker Chris Baron shares his extraordinary path from science and scientific sales to documentary filmmaking for the BBC, National Geographic, Disney+, and Curiosity Stream. Chris opens up about the turning point that changed everything: walking away from a major bonus to take an unpaid BBC internship and choosing the path that unlocked his greatest success. This conversation is about curiosity, alignment, and defining authentic success from the inside out. In this episode, you'll hear How growing up across continents helped him learn adaptabilityThe moment Chris realized “success on paper” still felt misalignedWhy he chose an unpaid BBC internship over a big bonusExtreme filmmaking, rapid problem solving, and living inside aweTo learn more about Chris find him on Instagram @chrisbaron7 and check out his podcast No Ordinary Monday.  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 24m

  8. FEB 19

    Drewbie Wilson: Crush the Day Before It Crushes You

    Send a text What happens when success starts as survival, and then becomes a choice you make on purpose? In this episode, Drewbie Wilson shares his story from a rough childhood and early “figure it out” mindset to building real success through sales, service, and identity-level change. We talk about the health journey behind losing 100+ pounds, the career moves that took him from insurance to software to VP of Sales, and why the fastest path forward is action backed by integrity. If you’ve been thinking, I can’t keep doing this, this episode gives you a powerful reset. In this episode, you will hear Why success initially meant survivalHow boredom and a need for control shaped Drewbie earlyThe real story behind losing 100+ pounds and the mindset shift that followedWhy the traditional “path” didn’t make sense to himThe moment he realized he was in the wrong businessHow serving others created unexpected opportunityHis definition of authentic success: crush the day before it crushes youLearn more here https://callthedamnleads.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

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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
    56
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Your Next Success, Next Success, LLC. All rights reserved.
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