Embrace the Squiggle: Change happens. Growth is a choice.
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.
Embrace the Squiggle: Change happens. Growth is a choice.
Never Underestimate a Woman with Kelly Paxton
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Those words were never truer than when Kelly Paxton discovered that the most trusted employees (often women with spotless reputations) were quietly embezzling thousands or millions before anyone noticed.
Kelly's career reads like a spy thriller! What started in the world of commodities trading led to law enforcement. Soon she's a federal special agent, weapon strapped to her hip, chasing criminals in high-speed pursuits... all while pregnant!
But the most fascinating chapter began when Kelly noticed a pattern in some fraud cases. The embezzlers weren't who everyone expected. They were trusted bookkeepers, administrative assistants, and office managers AKA the women who no one expects to steal. This revelation launched her into becoming the Pink Collar Crime expert, where she now helps organizations protect themselves from the people they least suspect.
If Kelly's last name sounds familiar, that's because squiggliness runs in the family—she's the mother of previous guest Lili Paxton (Episode 85)!
Connect with Kelly:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellypaxton/
- Listen to Fraudish with Kelly Paxton: https://open.spotify.com/show/3w4zRjgH0p2RXFuoyFtPG5
- Connect with Kelly: https://kellypaxton.com/
- Gets Kelly’s Book Embezzlement: How to Detect and Prevent Pink Collar Crime https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QBYKJR1?tag=kellypaxton-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1
- Her book recommendation: If You Love it Let it Kill You By Hannah Pittard https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217387666-if-you-love-it-let-it-kill-you
Stay in Touch with Your Hosts:
- Colleen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/comara/
- Kristine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinethody/
Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for more conversations that transform career complexity into your competitive advantage!
This episode was produced by Lili Paxton