Your Next Success
Have you ever looked at your life or career and quietly wondered, “Is this it?”
That question isn’t a crisis — it’s a signal. An invitation. A beginning.
Your Next Success Podcast with Dr. Caroline Sangal is for students, job seekers, and professionals navigating career transitions, unexpected detours, and the search for authentic success.
Here, we normalize questioning your path — because discovering what you truly want begins with letting go of who you thought you had to be.
You’ll hear:
- Honest conversations about layoffs, pivots, burnout, and reinvention
- Guest interviews with real people navigating career and life turning points
- Insights and frameworks to help you align your work with your purpose
Whether you’re just starting out, reimagining what’s next, or simply asking deeper questions — this is your space to pause, reflect, and rebuild from a place of clarity.
Stop chasing someone else’s version of success.
Start building the career — and life — you were made for.
Tune in and begin Your Next Success.
Episodes
69 episodes
Annah Elizabeth: From Tragedy to Healing
What if you experienced what some have called the most devastating loss imaginable, and discovered a path to healing in its aftermath?In this episode of Your Next Success, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Annah Elizabeth, author, sp...
Camilla Calberg: From Silence to Trusted Advisor
Camilla Calberg knows what it feels like to bring strong ideas, deep contribution, and genuine effort into a workplace… and still feel unseen.In this episode of Your Next Success, she joins Dr. Caroline Sangal for a thoughtful con...
John DeDakis: The Story Behind the Storyteller
John DeDakis told other people's stories for 45 years. In this episode, he tells his own.It begins with a curious kid in La Crosse, Wisconsin who knocks on a radio station door during a bike ride and discovers something that will ...
Rob Tracz: Rethinking Performance
What does performance actually mean—and how does it shape the life you’re building?In this episode of Your Next Success, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with high-performance coach Rob Tracz about the role performance plays in ...
Mike Barefoot: Hiring Decisions and Lessons Earned
Mike Barefoot served 27+ years in staffing and recruiting, placed 1,000+ professionals (primarily in IT), generated $50M+ in revenue, and built a profitable boutique firm. In this conversation, we trace how his early life changes, competitive d...
Ben Stein: From Seeking to Serving
Ben Stein transitioned from executive leadership in advertising and tech to founding Purpose Up, where he now coaches professionals navigating career pivots with clarity and alignment.In this episode of Your Next Success,...
Judy Pearson: Treasure in the Wreckage
Some chapters of life arrive without permission.In this episode of Your Next Success, Judy Pearson shares her story of resilience, reinvention, and what it means to keep moving forward when life does not go as planned.Judy ...
Meggi Rombach: The Mindful Rebellion
What if burnout is feedback?Meggi Rombach has spent over 20 years leading teams and driving change across the private and humanitarian sectors, from Procter and Gamble to UNICEF and the ICRC. Constant high performance event...
Retirement Planning, Beyond the Numbers: Chris Pollard
You can have a retirement plan that works on paper and still feel uneasy about what comes next.In this episode of Your Next Success, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Chris Pollard, West Point graduate, U.S. Army vete...
Cecilia Zapata-Harms: Women, Life and Science and Shared Success
Growth changes direction.In this episode of Your Next Success, Cecilia Zapata-Harms shares how nearly 30 years of leadership in life science and healthcare prepared her to build something new, something aligned with who she had be...
Lin Wu: From Broom Shop to Supercomputer
Lin Wu fled China as a child during the Communist revolution, came to the U.S. at sixteen, and had to start over completely on his own—right down to working in a broom shop to afford school. He went on to study engineering, enter the com...
Cortney McDermott: Give Yourself Permission to Evolve
What happens when your life looks full — yet something inside you knows you’re meant for more?In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with author and global speaker Cortney McDermott, whose journey moves from a chaotic childhood in Ch...
Wes Towers: Busy Isn’t Success
A full calendar can look like success. Sometimes it’s just a belief you absorbed early.In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal is joined by Wes Towers, founder of Uplift 360, to talk about the definition of success he picked up as a kid: bu...
Nataly Huff: The Wrong Ladder Moment
What happens when your career looks amazing on paper and your body keeps signaling strain?In this episode, Caroline talks with Nataly Huff, executive coach and founder of Inspire Forward Coaching, about the hidden cost of high performanc...
Mike Wysocki: Career Readiness Is Broken
What changes when you choose your career with real-world exposure and honest insight before you invest years into a guess?Mike Wysocki spent 30 plus years in tech sales, built stability, and recognized that meaning and alignme...
Joanne Merrick: Is Management Your Best Career Play?
Management is a major career decision and a lot of people step into it without real clarity.In this episode, Dr. Caroline Sangal talks with Joanne Merrick, founder of The Leadership Recipe and author of Game On! Is Manageme...
From Corporate Silence to Stage Builder: Sybil Stewart
What would you do if you spent years delivering at a high level supporting leaders, carrying responsibility, being the steady presence behind the scenes, and then the promotion opportunity comes up and you’re passed over.Not only that. Y...
Keith Anderson: You’re Great, But…
You can be highly capable and still feel stalled. Sometimes the work speaks for itself and the room still does not move. In this episode, Keith Anderson shares what he learned after years inside big tech watching how promotion decisions ...
Angie Hawkins: The Inner Glow Journey
What happens when you do everything “right” and still feel disconnected from yourself. Angie Hawkins knows that experience from the inside. In this episode, Angie shares her path from being a high achiever chasing love and approval, to r...
Chris Baron: Not Your Ordinary Career, A Life Shaped by Awe
When was the last time you felt real awe and what if that feeling is a career clue?Filmmaker Chris Baron shares his extraordinary path from science and scientific sales to documentary filmmaking for the BBC, National Geographic, D...
Drewbie Wilson: Crush the Day Before It Crushes You
What happens when success starts as survival, and then becomes a choice you make on purpose?In this episode, Drewbie Wilson shares his story from a rough childhood and early “figure it out” mindset to building real success through sales,...
Rob Rene: When the Life You Planned Disappears
Rob Rene’s life has been shaped by sudden impact and unexpected mercy. A Division I runner with a clear plan, he was hit by a truck during a winter training run and nearly died. That moment changed everything. Years later, he built a successful...
Anil Gupta: The Formula That Heals
What does it take to lose everything and rebuild a life grounded in purpose, clarity, and joy?In this episode, I talk with Anil Gupta, bestselling author, global speaker, and creator of The Happiness Formula. Anil shares how he grew up i...