Telling My Story

Chiwetelu Henry
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Telling My Story is a podcast that explores real journeys of business growth, career development, entrepreneurship, leadership and personal transformation. Through authentic conversations and powerful life experiences, each episode shares lessons, challenges, and breakthroughs designed to inspire, empower, and help listeners grow with purpose and confidence.

  1. Oct 26

    Why You Can't Switch Off: Liz Coleman on Anxiety, Overthinking, and Self-Trust

    What happens when you build a life that looks successful to everyone else, yet still struggle to find peace within yourself? On this episode of Telling My Story, Henry Chiwetelu welcomes Liz Coleman, a certified transformational life coach, psychology graduate, and creator of the MindLife Reset™. After experiencing the pressures of corporate life, relationship challenges, and health struggles, Liz searched for answers through therapy, medicine, and wellness approaches. Her experiences inspired her to develop a whole-person approach to personal growth. Liz shares why high achievers sometimes struggle to relax, how limiting beliefs can influence our choices, and why meaningful change may require looking beyond mindset alone. To connect with Liz Coleman visit: http://www.lizcolemanlifecoach.com/ Join us for an honest conversation about burnout, self-trust, women's well-being, and learning to build a life that feels as fulfilling on the inside as it looks on the outside.

  2. Oct 26

    How Do You Build a Career When AI Keeps Changing the Work? | David Lengyel, Venture Up

    How can young professionals prepare for work that keeps evolving? David Lengyel of Venture Up joins Henry to explore the difference between using AI to bypass learning and using it to become a stronger learner. They discuss developing subject knowledge, asking better questions, checking results, and turning information into useful action. Drawing on Venture Up’s experience in professional and team development, David connects career readiness with curiosity, judgment, and adaptability—challenges relevant to emerging professionals in Nashville, Raleigh, Pittsburgh, PA, and beyond. Connect with David Lengyel: Email: Info@ventureup.com David’s LinkedIn: david-lengyel-099a2050 Venture Up LinkedIn: ventureup Facebook: Venture Up Team Building Leadership Truths — By David, Mason, and Miles Lengyel. Practical visual lessons about communication, accountability, trust, and managing people. Venture Up lists a scheduled release of December 12, 2026. Book background and related conversations. Primal Spark — Explores instinct, discovery, and learning through experience, including the decisions and unexpected turns behind Venture Up’s development. Book information and availability updates. Join us for a conversation about leadership, personal growth, and the everyday actions that turn a group of individuals into a successful team.

  3. Oct 21

    Living With Every Memory: Frank Healy on Healing the Past, Managing Stress, and Finding Happiness

    What would it be like to remember almost every day of your life since childhood, including the emotions attached to those memories? On this episode of Telling My Story, Henry Chiwetelu welcomes Frank Healy, a Licensed Professional Counselor, life coach, and author with hyperthymesia, a rare condition that gives him an extraordinary autobiographical memory. Frank shares how his experiences inspired him to study psychology and help others navigate difficult memories, emotional challenges, and stress. He also discusses his books on healing the past, finding happiness, and pursuing success without sacrificing well-being. Connect with Frank: https://healyshealing.com/ Join us for a thoughtful conversation about memory, resilience, emotional healing, and learning from the past without allowing it to define our future.

  4. Oct 21

    When the Past Stops Holding the Pen: Anne Topenot on Authentic Communication, Trauma, and Finding Your Voice

    What happens when we stop hiding our wounds and start speaking from a place of authenticity? In this episode of Telling My Story, Henry Chiwetelu sits down with Anne Topenot, a French-born, US-trained TEDx speaker, European improvised speaking champion, and creator of the Flow Method. Anne shares her powerful journey from growing up in an environment where painful things were left unspoken to discovering how authentic communication can become a pathway to freedom, healing, leadership, and personal transformation. To connect with Anne Topenot visit: https://speakingacademy.eu/ We explore childhood experiences, vulnerability, communication, public speaking, trauma, and the courage it takes to stop performing and start expressing who we truly are. Anne's story is a reminder that our past does not have to write the rest of our story and sometimes, finding your voice is the beginning of finding yourself.

  5. Oct 17

    When Leaders Struggle: Stephen Moss on Career Setbacks, Mentorship, and Finding Your Way Forward

    What happens when a career that looks successful from the outside takes an unexpected turn? And how do you find a new sense of purpose when your professional identity no longer fits? On this episode of Telling My Story, host Henry Chiwetelu welcomes Stephen Moss, founder and president of Executive Springboard, an organization that helps leaders navigate pivotal career moments through mentorship from experienced corporate executives. Stephen’s journey includes serving as a Chief Marketing Officer four times. But his fourth experience lasted only 18 months and left him questioning what had gone wrong. Rather than ignoring the experience, he researched why executives struggle when entering new roles and used what he learned to build Executive Springboard. Today, the organization has more than 100 mentors across 14 countries, helping leaders navigate promotions, executive transitions, leadership development, succession planning, and career endings. In this conversation, Stephen opens up about professional setbacks, the value of learning from people who have walked the same path, and why even experienced leaders need guidance during moments of change. In this episode, we explore: ● What Stephen learned from his own difficult executive transition. ● Why talented leaders sometimes struggle in new roles. ● The difference between mentorship and coaching. ● How the right mentor can help leaders navigate uncertainty. ● Why the first months in a new leadership position matter. ● Common mistakes organizations make in succession planning. ● How to handle career setbacks and rebuild professional confidence. ● Why career endings can become opportunities for a new beginning. Connect with Stephen Moss on: https://execspringboard.com/ Whether you're an aspiring leader, an experienced professional, a business owner, or someone facing an unexpected career transition, this conversation offers practical insights into leadership, resilience, and the importance of learning from other people's experiences.

  6. Oct 17

    Stop Waiting to Be Chosen: Elizabeth Suarez on Career Growth, Negotiation, and Finding Your Voice

    What happens when you're talented, hardworking, and consistently delivering results but the opportunities you deserve keep going to someone else? In this episode of Telling My Story, Henry Chiwetelu sits down with Elizabeth Suárez, an executive coach, leadership strategist, international keynote speaker, and bestselling author who has spent more than 25 years helping professional women negotiate for the careers, opportunities, and influence they deserve. With an impressive background spanning Fortune 100 companies, including Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo International, and AT&T, Elizabeth understands what it takes to succeed in demanding professional environments. But her journey also revealed an important truth: being good at your job doesn't always mean people will recognize your value. As a Puerto Rican woman born to Cuban parents, Elizabeth has often found herself as the only woman, the only Latina, or both in the room. Those experiences helped shape her approach to leadership, negotiation, and the importance of using your voice strategically. In this conversation, we explore the invisible rules that can hold talented women back, why waiting to be recognized can limit career growth, and how to advocate for yourself without feeling as though you're bragging. Elizabeth also explains why negotiating your next opportunity can be more valuable than negotiating your paycheck alone. In this episode, we discuss: ● Elizabeth's journey from corporate leadership to executive coaching. ● Why talented professionals can be overlooked despite delivering excellent results. ● The difference between being valuable and being visibly valuable. ● How to speak with authority when you're not the most senior person in the room. ● Negotiating promotions, compensation, responsibilities, and opportunities. ● How culture and expectations can influence women's leadership journeys. ● Recognizing when loyalty to a job or company is holding you back. ● Taking ownership of your career instead of waiting for permission. ● How to identify your next move when you've already achieved success. Connect with Elizabeth on: https://negotiationunleashed.com/ Call for Action: https://elizabeth-rp0mfswp.scoreapp.com/ Whether you're building your career, pursuing leadership, changing direction, or trying to figure out what comes next, Elizabeth's story offers practical lessons on confidence, self-advocacy, and recognizing your own potential. Because sometimes the next step in your career isn't about working harder. It's about learning to communicate your value, ask for what you need, and make decisions that reflect the future you want.

  7. Oct 14

    Rebuilding Life After Losing Everything: Steve Gamlin on Purpose, Gratitude, Love, and Healing Through Grief

    What happens when the life you built suddenly falls apart? And how do you find the courage to start again? In this episode of Telling My Story, host Henry Chiwetelu sits down with Steve Gamlin, also known as The Motivational Firewood® Guy and The Vision Board Guy, to explore a remarkable journey of setbacks, reinvention, love, purpose, and personal growth. At 35, Steve experienced the collapse of several important parts of his life, including his radio career, first marriage, and financial stability. But instead of allowing that chapter to define him, he began rebuilding through coaching, gratitude, positive self-talk, humor, and a renewed sense of purpose. Steve shares how visualization and vision boards can help people move beyond simply wishing for a better future and begin taking meaningful action toward it. He also opens up about a deeply personal chapter: losing his beloved wife, Tina, in December 2024, and the lessons he continues to learn about grief, love, healing, and moving forward. This conversation is about more than motivation. It is about discovering who you are when life changes, finding hope when things feel uncertain, and learning that starting over does not mean your story is over. In this episode, we discuss: ● Rebuilding life after major personal and professional setbacks. ● Finding purpose beyond the daily hustle. ● Using visualization and vision boards to create a meaningful future. ● Practicing gratitude and positive self-talk during difficult seasons. ● The importance of knowing why you want your goals. ● Love, loss, grief, and learning to live with an altered future. ● How humor and kindness can help us navigate life's challenges. ● The small actions that can make tomorrow better than today. If you have ever felt lost, experienced a major setback, or wondered whether it is possible to begin again, Steve's story offers a reminder that your next chapter can still hold meaning. Connect with Steve: http://www.SteveGamlinSpeaker.com Subscribe to Telling My Story for more honest conversations about real-life experiences, career journeys, personal growth, and the lessons that shape who we become.

  8. Oct 10

    Culture Is a Verb: Jill Delgado on Human Behavior and Organizational Change

    What if the biggest obstacle to organizational transformation isn't the strategy, technology, or resources, but the people? In this episode of Telling My Story, Henry Chiwetelu sits down with Jill Delgado, a Human Systems Architect, Executive Advisor, mindset author, and global transformational practice leader with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations navigate complex change. Jill shares the story behind her realization that organizations often try to teach adults adaptability, empathy, innovation, and resilience when these behaviors could be developed much earlier in life. That realization led her to create the Bibba & Bubba children's book series and develop the concept of cultural buoyancy the ability to confidently adapt, innovate, and thrive in changing environments. We talk about organizational culture, human resistance, leadership, parenting, behavioral change, transformation, and why the future of work may begin not in the boardroom, but in the backyard. To connect with Jill Delgado visit: https://www.b2we-jilldelgado.org/ This conversation offers a fresh perspective on how the behaviors we develop today can shape the people, leaders, organizations, and communities of tomorrow.

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Telling My Story is a podcast that explores real journeys of business growth, career development, entrepreneurship, leadership and personal transformation. Through authentic conversations and powerful life experiences, each episode shares lessons, challenges, and breakthroughs designed to inspire, empower, and help listeners grow with purpose and confidence.

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  • Creator
    Chiwetelu Henry
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    144
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Chiwetelu Henry
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    Telling My Story