Lifetime at Work: Finding the Meaning in Our Careers
Your career is more than just a job—it’s a chance to create an impact and find personal fulfillment. This podcast explores the journeys of business leaders, uncovering how work shapes our lives, the world, and what makes a career truly meaningful.
Hosted by Greg Martin, a Toronto-based investment banker and M&A advisor, the show dives into the deeper questions behind our careers—why we work, what drives success, and how our professional lives shape the world around us. In an era of AI, career freedom, and globalization, the meaning of work is evolving, leaving many to question its true purpose.
Through conversations with founders, business leaders, and investors across private equity, public markets, and venture capital, the podcast uncovers insights from those who have built, grown, and influenced some of North America's most successful companies. It also features advisors, consultants, and investment bankers who help shape the future of business, sharing lessons from their wins, losses, and defining career moments.
Lifetime at Work: Finding the Meaning in Our Careers
Leaving a Career at Google to Find the Missing Dimension of Life with Carolina Lasso
Episode 94. At first the definition of success can seem pretty easy, but over time what success means to each of can change. Sometimes to get it we also have to change the path.
In this episode of the Lifetime at Work Podcast, host Greg Martin interviews Carolina Lasso, a seasoned marketer with a prominent career at Google. Carolina shares her journey from burning out at Google to discovering her true purpose, which led her to become an author and a purpose coach.
They delve into her early career, her experience with mental health challenges, and her subsequent quest for a meaningful life. The conversation covers the concept of success, societal expectations, individual purpose, and the transformative power of helping others.
Carolina also discusses her latest book, 'The Purpose Reset,' co-authored with colleagues, and its focus on finding purpose at individual, team, and organizational levels. They wrap up with practical advice on integrating purpose into everyday life and the importance of authentic self-reflection.
- 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast
- 00:23 Meet Carolina Lasso: From Google to Purpose
- 01:37 Carolina's Journey: From Burnout to Purpose
- 04:07 The Meaning of Success and Personal Fulfillment
- 09:18 The Turning Point: Panic Attacks and Self-Discovery
- 11:54 Writing 'The Purpose Reset' and Its Impact
- 16:31 Purpose in Work and Life: A Balanced Approach
- 23:44 The Helpers High: Why Helping Others Feels Good
- 25:31 Maslow's Hierarchy and Finding Fulfillment
- 27:29 Balancing Corporate Ambitions with Personal Purpose
- 29:08 The Importance of Authentic Living
- 31:24 A Near-Death Experience and Its Lessons
- 34:46 The Power of Reflection and Legacy
- 37:53 Connecting Through Success and Purpose
- 38:46 The Role of Risk in Personal Growth
- 42:45 Final Thoughts and How to Connect