The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin: Career Reinvention, Leadership Coaching, and Professional Brand
The Career Refresh: Career Reinvention, Leadership Coaching, and Professional Brand is for high-performing professionals, executives, and entrepreneurs ready to lead with clarity and courage. Hosted by executive coach and strategist Jill Griffin, this show helps you navigate career transitions, leadership reinvention, and identity shifts with practical tools and bold mindset shifts. Whether leading a team or stepping into your next chapter, each episode delivers actionable insights on modern leadership, professional branding, team dynamics, and resilience. About Your Host: Jill Griffin is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and former media executive who helps high-performing professionals pivot and grow with clarity, confidence, and intention. She’s partnered with hundreds of individuals and teams —from boardrooms to small business owners—to navigate reinvention, lead through complexity, and build a career that fits. Jill has been featured on Adam Grant’s WorkLife podcast and published in Fast Company, HuffPost, and Metro UK. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Departures, and Ad Age have also quoted her expertise. Follow her on LinkedIn and learn more at GriffinMethod.com.
Episodes
The first 90 days in a new leadership role can define your success, or set you back. In this episode, Neill Marshall and Kurt Mosley explore the common pitfalls leaders face, the small but powerful actions that build trust quickly, and the frameworks that help new executives create momentum. From understanding culture before trying to change it, to navigating relationships inside and outside the organization, you’ll hear proven str...
This episode introduces a simple framework to help you align your work and leadership identity by selecting values to guide the next 90 days. By focusing on values, not just tasks, you’ll create clarity, stay grounded, and achieve your goals with greater intention. The takeaways:
- How to identify two professional values to guide your next 90 days
- What alignment and misalignment look and feel like in practice
- Simple ways to measure ...
Layoffs are gut-wrenching and increasingly common, leaving many professionals reeling with grief and uncertainty. But they don’t define your future. My guest, Steve Jaffe, has been through multiple layoffs and turned those experiences into The Layoff Journey: From Dismissal to Discovery, a book about reframing job loss as an opportunity for reinvention.
- Practical tools you can use right away to recover after a layoff.
- Fresh persp...
Leadership is a mindset you practice and nurture every day. In this episode, I share the five points of leadership that matter most and how intention shapes your influence.
In this episode:
- How self-leadership sets the foundation for everything else
- Ways to strengthen credibility and communication in relationships
- How to scale culture and decision-making across an organization
- Why generative leadership creates an impact that outlast...
When the playbook is unclear, leaders must be both architects of change and anchors of stability. Discover how to stay relevant, lead through uncertainty, and shape your professional identity during transformation. This episode covers:
- The dual role of architect and anchor in leadership
- How to create certainty when the ground keeps shifting
- Questions to redefine your value in the age of AI
Jill Griffin, host o...
Trust is the currency of leadership. Learn how to rebuild it after layoffs or transitions, spot early warning signs of erosion, and apply feedback framework to strengthen team connection and performance. In this episode I discuss
- A real story of transforming a fractured high-performing team
- The feedback framework for trust-centered feedback
- Subtle signs your team’s trust is slipping, and how to address them
We are back from break next week. Please enjoy this episode in the mean time.
Greatest Hits: Build Confidence Through Intentionality
Confidence isn’t something you wait to feel—it’s something you build through intentional choices. In this episode, I dive into how mindset, clarity, and consistent action shape your professional brand and career direction.
You’ll learn:
- Why external validation can derail your growth
- How clarity,...
We are still on our summer break so we are dropping this episode: Greatest Hits: The Thank-You Note Advantage
In a digital world, a thank-you note still stands out. In this episode, Kristian Schwartz, founder of The Montgomery Group, shares why this simple gesture can elevate your professional brand and help you leave a lasting impression—especially during the job search.
You’ll learn:
- Why thank-you notes matter more than ev...
We are still on our summer break so we are dropping this episode: Greatest Hits: Interview Smarter, Not Harder
A job interview isn’t just about answering questions—it’s about telling the right story, at the right time, with the right impact. In this episode, I share strategies to help you stand out with clarity, confidence, and preparation.
You’ll learn:
- What to do before, during, and after the interview
- A fresh take on answe...
We are still on our summer break so we are dropping this greatest hits episode, where we unpack how anxiety influences your leadership style, decisions, and team dynamics. Discover simple mindset shifts and practical tools to lead with clarity, calm, and collaboration.
Key Takeaways:
- Spot anxiety-driven patterns in your leadership
- Use tools like pausing, journaling, and reframing to stop spiraling
- Shift from control to connection w...
We are still on our summer break so we are dropping this Greatest Hits episode.
In a world flooded with opinions, losing your inner voice is easy, resulting in overwhelm and confusion. In this episode, I share why this happens and
- Why our brains love certainty
- How to shut out the noise of other people’s opinions
- When we are most susceptible to other’s opinions
- How to tap into your instincts to know the next career move
- Why do yo...
Loneliness is more than a feeling, it’s a public health crisis. In this episode, Jill talks with Lucy Rose about what leaders need to know, why connection drives performance, and how to spot and solve loneliness in today’s workplace.
- The hidden cost of loneliness
- Leadership’s role in fostering connection
- Small actions that build belonging
Show Guest
Lucy Rose is a foremost regulatory expert and Founder and President of The Cost...
In this listener-submitted Q&A, we share strategies and insights on leading in today’s workplace. Get answers on how to:
- Inspire and engage younger team members in a hybrid setting
- Keep new employees connected to purpose and growth
- Avoid getting emotionally hijacked when fairness gets weaponized
Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transi...
AI isn’t just for tech roles or automation; it’s a powerful tool for anyone looking to grow, pivot, or future-proof their career. In this episode, Jill discusses using AI to enhance strategic thinking, prep for interviews, and strengthen your job search.
You’ll learn:
- How to use AI to identify transferable skills and tailor your resume
- Why most people write bad prompts, and how to fix that
- Smart ways to integrate AI into your caree...
Steven Puri shares his journey from Hollywood exec to tech founder, revealing how failure, focus, and flow states power reinvention. In this episode we discuss:
- How transferable skills led him from Die Hard to startups
- Why failure is a critical part of reinvention
- How to create intentional, productive workdays
- The surprising story behind naming his company, Sukha
Show Guest
Steven Puri is the Founder and CEO of The Sukha Compan...
The job market may be sending mixed signals, but one thing’s clear—companies still hire problem-solvers. In this episode, Jill talks with Kristian Schwartz, founder of The Montgomery Group, about navigating today’s complex hiring landscape with clarity, confidence, and strategy.
Kristian shares how AI is changing the game, how to use summer wisely, and what top candidates are doing differently right now.
- Why AI fluency is no long...
What happens when you make a mistake at work, and everyone knows it? Whether a comment was taken the wrong way, an unfiltered moment in a meeting, or showing up unprepared, reputational hits can feel career-ending. In this episode, we talk about processing, recovering, and cleaning it up, without losing yourself in the fallout.
You’ll learn:
- How to handle the awkward “in-between” after a professional misstep
- Strategies to take own...
In this episode, I explain leadership identity, how it differs from personal brand, and why it’s the key to making confident, aligned decisions, especially in times of change.
You’ll learn how to:
- Clarify your leadership identity using values, strengths, and reflection
- Turn your identity into a decision-making filter
- Set better boundaries and lead with consistency
- Navigate transitions, burnout, or reinvention with clarity and confid...
In this candid and powerful conversation, Jill Griffin—Career Strategist and Executive Coach—sits down with Vicki Bradley, CEO and Founder of Women in Leadership, to talk about the messy middle of career setbacks and how to come out stronger.
They dive into the emotional toll of getting fired, how to reframe workplace trauma, and what it really takes to rebuild career joy and confidence.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to:
- Recov...
Why do some confident presenters crumble during coffee chats? We unpack the paradox of high-performing speakers with social anxiety and offer practical ways to show up without spiraling. In this episode we cover:
- The science behind “performance vs. connection” anxiety
- Why social stakes feel higher than spotlight moments
- How to manage real-life interactions without shutting down
Jill Griffin, host of The Career ...
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