April 1, 2020

Episode 130: It Was Actually About Love

How strangers have been treating me
The next step that brought up a lot of resistance
The actual theme of the past two years
Some gushing about my husband
What I notice happens when I hang out with marketers
The difference between my communication on air and off air

Quotables

“Wow, there are some amazing people in the world.”

“Hello again! I need help again!”

“Over two years ago I started this podcast.”

“Maybe I can cut myself a little slack.”

“What would happen if I did nothing for a year?”

“Sometimes we do not know what we’re actually going through when we’re going through it.”

About Your Host

Alison Cardy is motivated by three main drivers: to be helpful to others, to personally grow and to have fun along the way. She’s a quiet rebel who pushes limits. She dreams big and executes regularly. And she has the dual capacities of creativity and systematic thinking.

On To a Billion with Joy Alison shares the ups and downs of her entrepreneurial endeavors, including how she built, grew and even tried to break one business that ran like a machine. Spoiler: it didn’t break.

Alison is a frequent speaker at universities and alumni groups, including Harvard, MIT, Georgetown and her alma mater, The University of Maryland. She is the author of the bestseller, Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider, and The Washington Post.

Her other business ventures can be found at cardycareercoaching.com and bethebeacon.com.