Embrace the Squiggle is the podcast about navigating change in work, identity, leadership, and life with intention. Because change happens. Growth is a choice. This show explores the honest, human stories behind reinvention. From career pivots and leadership shifts to identity crises, mindset shifts, and unexpected detours, each episode dives into what it really looks like to move through uncertainty instead of waiting for clarity. Our guests share candid stories of obstacles, failures, breakthroughs, and hard-earned lessons. Not because they had it all figured out but because they chose growth in the middle of the mess. Each week, Colleen DelVecchio and Ashleigh Beadle unpack the pivots, pauses, leaps of faith, and “what am I even doing?” moments that shape a non-linear life. This isn’t about chasing a straight line. It’s about building the mindset and courage to evolve on purpose.
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Embrace the Squiggle: Change happens. Growth is a choice. is a business podcast hosted by Colleen DelVecchio & Ashleigh Beadle, with 135 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.
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Episode #136
What Job Seekers Are Getting Wrong These Days with Allison Levin
Aug 5, 202639 min
If you have been on the job market lately, you know that its tough out there. The advice that worked three years ago? It's not cutting it anymore. In this episode, Colleen sits down with Allison Levin, a career coach and former HR professional who has been on both sides of the hiring table. She's here to tell you exactly what job seekers are getting wrong right now. From where you're looking (hint: everyone is on the same three job boards) to how you're showing up in interviews, this episode is a breakdown of what actually moves the needle in today's market. You'll walk away knowing which niche job boards and communities are worth your time, how to tap your network without it feeling awkward, and how to nail the questions that trip most candidates up. Plus, some interview horror stories that will make you feel a lot better about your own experiences. If you're job hunting, know someone who is, or just want to be prepared for when the time comes, don't skip this one! Connect with Allison: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-careerwave/ Check out Career Wave Coaching: https://www.careerwavecoaching.com/ Work with Maxady Ready for your next step? Maxady helps you find the role that fits your skills, your life, and your squiggle. Connect with Your Hosts Colleen DelVecchio → LinkedIn Ashleigh Beadle → LinkedIn
Let People Do Their Jobs: The Curse of the Micromanager
Jul 22, 202635 min
We’ve all either done it or been under it: micromanagement. When your boss just doesn’t trust you to do the work, so micromanages your every last step. I think we can all agree, there is nothing worse! In this episode of Embrace the Squiggle, Colleen and Ashleigh discuss how managers and leaders often get in the way of work through micromanagement and excessive meetings. This management 'style' erodes trust, makes employees feel inadequate, and causes disengagement. They share examples including a middle manager stuck in 37 hours of meetings per week due to an “includer” boss, and how COVID-era visibility concerns drove unnecessary check-ins. Colleen reflects on her own habit of “jumping on bombs” to prevent team failure, leading to burnout and limiting employee growth. Work with Maxady Ready for your next step? Maxady helps you find the role that fits your skills, your life, and your squiggle. Connect with Your Hosts Colleen DelVecchio → LinkedIn Ashleigh Beadle → LinkedIn
From Layoff to Legacy: How Maryann Pfeiffer Built a Women-Led Agency on Her Own Terms
Jul 15, 202640 min
Nobody plans to launch a business six months pregnant after a layoff. But sometimes the squiggle chooses you. Maryann Pfeiffer didn't set out to build an agency. She started with a "temporary" consulting gig to get through an impossible moment — and a decade later, that temporary fix had grown into 108 Degrees Digital Marketing, an award-winning, women-run agency specializing in email-led digital strategy. What started as survival became something she intentionally shaped into a business that actually works — for her, and for the women who work with her. In this episode, Maryann talks with Colleen and Ashleigh about the non-linear path that took her from aspiring ballerina to political science major to tech publishing to accidental entrepreneur. They dig into what it really looks like to build a remote, asynchronous culture built on trust — where flexibility isn't a perk, it's the whole point. Maryann shares how she hires people better than herself, leads with intention, and has created a workplace where women don't have to choose between doing great work and having a life. Connect with MaryAnn on Instagram 108 Degrees MaryAnn on Linkedin Books & Resources Mentioned Traction by Gino Wickman Likeable Badass by Alison Fragale Work with Maxady Ready for your next step? Maxady helps you find the role that fits your skills, your life, and your squiggle. Connect with Your Hosts Colleen DelVecchio → LinkedIn Ashleigh Beadle → LinkedIn
Realistic Advice to Help You Deal with Imposter Syndrome
Jul 8, 202635 min
Everyone is just waiting for someone to tap them on the shoulder and say… 'You don’t belong here. You’ve been faking it. We all know you’re an Imposter!' Well, at least everyone who is out there trying is. This episode of Embrace the Squiggle with Colleen and Ashleigh is about the age old question of imposter syndrome. Because its so easy to talk other people off the imposter syndrome ledge, but way harder to step back from it ourselves. Work with Maxady Ready for your next step? Maxady helps you find the role that fits your skills, your life, and your squiggle. Connect with Your Hosts Colleen DelVecchio → LinkedIn Ashleigh Beadle → LinkedIn Subscribe & Leave a Review If this resonated, share it with someone who needs permission to redefine their own success. And leave us a review — it helps more people find the show. 🎙️
Leaving Corporate Success to Find Personal Purpose with Lachandra B. Baker
Jul 1, 202636 min
What if the thing that broke you was also the thing that set you free? Lachandra Baker spent 35 years climbing the corporate ladder, reaching executive roles in communications and culture at multi-billion dollar organizations. Then life handed her a knot she couldn't ignore: navigating a high-powered career while serving as her husband's primary caregiver through cancer. Everything she thought she knew about success started to unravel. That unraveling became her greatest squiggle. In this episode, Lachandra shares how she walked away from corporate prestige to found LBB Edutainment and how the framework she built through her own hardship now helps organizations build belonging, amplify missing voices, and connect culture to real business outcomes. They also get into DEI backlash, what allyship actually means, and why leadership has nothing to do with your title. If you've ever had a life event force you to redefine success this one's for you. About Lachandra Baker TEDx speaker, DEIB strategist, and founder of LBB Edutainment. Author of Your Own Biggest Cheerleader and creator of the "Heads, Hearts, and Hands" framework. 💼 LinkedIn 🎵 TikTok ▶️ YouTube 🌐 Facebook Work with Maxady Ready for your next step? Maxady helps you find the role that fits your skills, your life, and your squiggle. Connect with Your Hosts Colleen DelVecchio → LinkedIn Ashleigh Beadle → LinkedIn Subscribe & Leave a Review If this resonated, share it with someone who needs permission to redefine their own success. And leave us a review — it helps more people find the show. 🎙️
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