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Discover your calm, courageous center.
This week, we are sitting down with clinical hypnotherapist and trauma-informed life coach Stacia, who helps other entrepreneurs find their calmness among the chaos of running a business and the everyday stress. 
In this episode, you can expect Kara, Jack, & Stacia to talk about:
What transformation means to Stacia as someone who was driven by anxiety.Stacia identified the moment she realized it was time to make a change.The transformative tools Stacia uses in her practice - IFS, internal family systems therapy, hypnotize, age regression, and mindfulness.Want to watch it instead? Click here: https://youtu.be/s5Et0BbqZA0
About Stacia: Stacia is a trauma-informed Life Coach, a clinical hypnotherapist, and certified in internal family systems therapy for couples and individuals. Stacia's work currently involves internal family systems, abbreviated IFS, and hypnotizing. Stacia assists people in discovering who they truly are, connecting with their calm, courageous center, and living a life in which that aspect of themselves leads the way Find Stacia at https://staciaaashna.com/
About Kara: Kara is the CEO of Optimized Career Solutions, an Executive Career and Leadership Coach, and a Forbes Contributor. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) who has spent her career as a Corporate Recruiting Leader, working closely with decision-makers. Throughout her career, Kara has personally reviewed over 300,000 resumes. Through her executive coaching programs, she has helped thousands of professionals land their dream jobs and has been responsible for negotiating over $10 million in salary increases over the last few years.
About Jack: Jack is the COO of Optimized Career Solutions, an Executive Career Coach, and comes from a life coaching, personal training, and philosophical background. As the Accountability and Mindset Coach in their coaching program, Jack is passionate about helping high achievers and leaders live impactful lives by shifting mindsets, gaining personal accountability, and achieving personal and professional wins that lead to major life transformations. As a high ticket sales closer, Jack has sold over $1M in high ticket sales in under 3 years.
Connect With The Dennisons:
Email – thedennisondownload@gmail.com
Website – https://optimizedcareersolutions.com/
Kara LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/karadennisonsphr/
Jack LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrdennison/ 
Instagram - @thedennisondownload
Tiktok - @karadennisonsphr
Connect With Stacia:
Website - https://staciaaashna.com/ 

Ever feel like you just keep running in circles in your business?
This week we’re talking with Shannon Dager, successful entrepreneur, business coach, real estate agency owner, and podcast co-host. Shannon is passionate about establishing systems that will keep you from burning out in your career and business. Shannon has an extensive background in creating operational efficiencies to help you succeed in your business. 
In this episode, you can expect Kara, Jack, and Shannon to talk about:
How Shannon helps clients manage their businesses to keep them from constantly running in circles What transformation means to Shannon and why it is crucial in creating an environment of successCommon themes in start up businesses and where many fail… and how you can take lessons learned and apply them to your organizationWant to watch it instead? Click here: https://youtu.be/23AJRSHPr0s
About The Dennisons:
Kara and Jack own Optimized Career Solutions. Together, they help high achievers and leaders to live impactful lives, starting with their careers. They help high achievers gain life-long skills, heal from burnout, and transform their mindsets. They've helped thousands of professionals and leaders and have negotiated over $12M in salary increases over the last 4 years.
About our Shannon Dager: Shannon is a successful entrepreneur, business coach, and podcast host who began her career in Atlanta, GA, founding her first business at the age of 21. She has worked with clients ranging from general contractors, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and top executives, to medical device companies, and auction houses. Shannon has an extensive background of success creating sales teams across various industries, as well as implementing operational efficiencies and driving recruiting success in and out of real estate.  Check out her podcast Leverage Ladies, launching soon, with special guest episode featuring Kara Dennison coming in the next few weeks!
Connect With The Dennisons:
Email – thedennisondownload@gmail.com
Website – https://optimizedcareersolutions.com/
Kara LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/karadennisonsphr/
Jack LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrdennison/ 
Instagram - @thedennisondownload
Tiktok - @karadennisonsphr
Connect With Our Guests:
Website - Shannondager.com
Podcast - leverageladies.com

Are you allowing yourself to feel joy? 
This week, we’re sitting down with licensed therapists and coaches Leanne Jamison and Katie Myers, whose passion is helping women overcome self-limiting beliefs and transform their lives. Leanne helps women overcome limiting beliefs through roadmaps, healing personal and generational patterns. Katie is helping women and families to find their way to their most authentic selves through individual, couple, and family therapy and reiki. Together they’re running the successful podcast Sit Crooked, Talk Straight. 
This week’s topic is all about transformation through hardship and the core lessons we learn through them.

In this episode, you can expect Kara, Jack, Leanne & Katie to talk about:
Leanne and Katie's inspirations and transformational moments and how they transformed their lives   How living in your authentic truth can transform your mental healthLimiting beliefs and how inspiration is the lasting power through them and how to take the first step towards transformation todayWant to watch it instead? Click here: https://youtu.be/PPlrcg59NWE
About The Dennisons: Kara & Jack own Optimized Career Solutions. Together, they help high achievers and leaders to live impactful lives, starting with their careers. They help high achievers gain life-long skills, heal from burnout, and transform their mindsets. They've helped thousands of professionals and leaders and have negotiated over $10M in salary increases over the last 4 years.

About our Guest Leanne: Women's Empowerment Expert, Certified Holistic Coach and Licensed Psychotherapist. Leanne has created the roadmap for women to release self limiting beliefs, heal personal and generational patterns, and embrace their most Authentic Self and Life Purpose. 

About our Guest Katie: Katie lives her most authentic, passionate, purpose-filled life helping others live theirs. As a therapist, life coach, and energy healer, she lovingly guides individuals, couples, and families toward health and healing. 

Sponsor: Optimized Career Solutions at www.optimizedcareersolutions.com  Become empowered in your career, learn new strategies, and gain the support every high achiever needs to transform their mindsets to take on that next level. Schedule your free consultation with Kara or Jack at https://getstarted.optimizedcareersolutions.com

Connect With The Dennisons:
Email – thedennisondownload@gmail.com
Website – https://optimizedcareersolutions.com/
Kara LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/karadennisonsphr/
Jack LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrdennison/ 
Instagram - @thedennisondownload


Connect With Our Guests:
Podcast Sit Crooked, Talk Straight – https://anchor.fm/leanneandkatie?
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Instagram/Facebook/Tiktok from Leanne – @EssentiallyZenful 
LinkedIn from Leanne – https://www.linkedin.com/in/leanne-jamison-71304819/
Website from Leanne – https://ezliving.space/
Website for Katie - https://www.releasewithkatie.com/
Instagram from Katie – @Iam

Are you overworked, overstressed, overweight, or just plain over it?
This week, we’re talking to Thomas Johnson, C-Suite Advisor, Founder, and CEO of GetUpNGetFit Wellness Concierge, a company that specializes in helping high performers improve their lifestyle and feel amazing long-term so they have the drive to perform at a higher level and still have energy to do what they want. 
You can find Thomas at www.getupngetfit.com and get his free gift at https://free.getupngetfit.com/
In this episode, you can expect Kara, Jack & Thomas to talk about:
Thomas’ transformation, from refugee to celebrity trainer, to executive wellness coach and CEOThe power of change and how it can help you move forward in life by starting small and growing into intentional livingThomas shares how he determines when he is not in alignment with himself and what his priorities in life are in order to stay in alignment Want to watch it instead? Click here: https://youtu.be/nf1NSoEqVFM
About Thomas: C-Suite Advisor, Philanthropist, Host of The How May I Serve You Podcast and the Founder & CEO at GetUpNGetFit Wellness Concierge, specializing in helping high performers that are over stress, overweight and experiencing low energy to improve their lifestyle and feel amazing long term so they have the drive to perform at a higher level and still have the energy to do what they want.


About The Dennisons:
Kara & Jack own Optimized Career Solutions. Kara is an Executive Career & Leadership Coach, Senior Professional in HR, and Forbes Contributor. Jack is an Executive Career Coach and brings a background in philosophy, personal training, and life coaching to the team. Together, they help high achievers and leaders to live impactful lives, starting with their careers. They help high achievers gain life-long skills, heal from burnout, and transform their mindsets. Together, they've helped thousands of professionals and leaders and have negotiated over $10M in salary increases over the last 4 years.


Sponsor: Optimized Career Solutions at www.optimizedcareersolutions.com  If you're ready for a transformation in your career, but not sure how to take that next step, we’re here to help. Become empowered in your career, learn new strategies, and gain the support every high achiever needs to transform their mindsets to take on that next level. Schedule your free consultation with Kara or Jack at https://getstarted.optimizedcareersolutions.com


Connect With The Dennisons:
Email – thedennisondownload@gmail.com
Website – https://optimizedcareersolutions.com/
Kara LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/karadennisonsphr/
Jack LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrdennison/ 
Instagram - @thedennisondownload
Tiktok - @karadennisonsphr


Connect With Our Guest:
Website: www.getupngetfit.com
Free Gift: https://free.getupngetfit.com/
Social Media: 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasjohnson-getupngetfit/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getupngetfit
Instagram: @getupngetfit

Have you ever heard the phrase, you can’t change anyone but yourself?
Different upbringings and life experiences give us each our own identity, but they also highlight the fact that we each learn different skills based on how our parents raised us. This can include survival skills. 
Deanna shares how the transformation of asking “why is this happening for me” instead of asking “why is this happening to me” became a life changing shift in radical self-responsibility, allowing her to feel empowered to seek the lesson instead of stuck in victim mentality mode.
Trigger Warning: We discuss Eating Disorders, cPTSD, and Suicidal Ideation in this episode
In this episode, you can expect Kara, Jack, and Deanna to talk about:
What transformation means to Deanna and how she overcame cPTSD and an eating disorder to thrive in her business and lifeHow your upbringing can influence your life, and how not everyone may grow up with the same tools for basic self-care. How to learn these lessons later in life.Why it’s important to listen to your body and be more intuitive, not only when it comes to eating but also living intentionally The importance behind therapy in growth and how radical self-responsibility plays into it Want to watch it instead? Click here: https://youtu.be/SG6ypbBCnI8
About Deanna: Deanna is a woman in tech, and an entrepreneur of two successful businesses. She’s also the host of the popular podcast, Fragmenters. Fragmenters is a podcast that focuses on building up women in male dominated fields. Check her out on Instagram at @fragmenters and on Facebook at facebook.com/Fragmenters1
Sponsor: Optimized Career Solutions at www.optimizedcareersolutions.com  If you're ready for a transformation in your career, but not sure how to take that next step, we want you to learn the strategies and gain the support every high achiever needs to feel empowered in their career. Be confident in your job search and schedule your free consultation with Kara and Jack at https://getstarted.optimizedcareersolutions.com
About Kara: Kara is the CEO of Optimized Career Solutions, an Executive Career and Leadership Coach and a Forbes Contributor. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) who has spent her career as a Corporate Recruiting Leader, working closely with decision-makers. Throughout her career, Kara has personally reviewed over 300,000 resumes. Through her executive coaching programs, she has helped thousands of professionals land their dream jobs and has been responsible for negotiating over $10 million in salary increases over the last few years.
About Jack: Jack is the COO of Optimized Career Solutions, an Executive Career Coach, and comes from a life coaching, personal training, and philosophy background. As the Accountability and Mindset Coach in their coaching program, Jack is passionate about helping high achievers and leaders live impactful lives by shifting mindsets, gaining personal accountability, and achieving personal and professional wins that lead to major life transformations. As a high ticket sales closer, Jack has sold over $1M in high ticket sales in under 3 years.


Email – thedennisondownload@gmail.com
Website – https://optimizedcareersolutions.com/
Kara LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/karadennisonsphr/
Jack LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrdennison/ 
Instagram - @thedennisondownload
Tiktok - @karadennisonsphr

Are you setting a New Years’ Resolution this year, or are you worried about breaking it come February?
If New Years’ Resolutions aren’t your thing, but self-improvement is, this episode is for you!
With 2022 coming to a close, it's a good time to take stock of your successes and those lessons learned and how you grew this year. Along with the start of a new year comes the temptation to make New Year’s Resolutions that are certain to fail – this is where the one word method comes in.
Learn how to set yourself up for success with choosing your one word.
In this episode, you can expect Kara and Jack to talk about:
Why it’s important to be careful what you put out into the universe – you may just get what you ask forTheir December self-care challenge, what they’ve learned, and why you should also do one – are you up for a challenge?How New Year’s Resolutions might not set you up for success and why you should use the one word method insteadWant to watch the episode instead? Click here: https://youtu.be/pyeT0kK-3Qo
Sponsor: Optimized Career Solutions at www.optimizedcareersolutions.com  If you're ready for a transformation in your career, but not sure how to take that next step, we want you to learn the strategies and gain the support every high achiever needs to feel empowered in their career. Be confident in your job search and schedule your free consultation with Kara and Jack at https://getstarted.optimizedcareersolutions.com
About Kara: Kara is the CEO of Optimized Career Solutions, an Executive Career and Leadership Coach and a Forbes Contributor. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) who has spent her career as a Corporate Recruiting Leader, working closely with decision-makers. Throughout her career, Kara has personally reviewed over 300,000 resumes. Through her executive coaching programs, she has helped thousands of professionals land their dream jobs and has been responsible for negotiating over $10 million in salary increases over the last few years.
About Jack: Jack is the COO of Optimized Career Solutions, an Executive Career Coach, and comes from a life coaching, personal training, and philosophy background. As the Accountability and Mindset Coach in their coaching program, Jack is passionate about helping high achievers and leaders live impactful lives by shifting mindsets, gaining personal accountability, and achieving personal and professional wins that lead to major life transformations. As a high ticket sales closer, Jack has sold over $1M in high ticket sales in under 3 years.
Email – thedennisondownload@gmail.com
Website – https://optimizedcareersolutions.com/
Kara LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/karadennisonsphr/
Jack LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrdennison/ 
Instagram - @thedennisondownload
Tiktok - @karadennisonsphr