Career Unicorns - Spark Your Joy

Career Unicorns - Spark Your Joy


Latest Episodes

Episode 105: Repost: How choosing the untraditional path can lead to your dream career with Frankie Reed (Former ambassador of Fiji and the surrounding regions)
November 21, 2023

  Do you know you have a dream in mind, but have been told it’s not possible?  In this episode with Frankie Reed (former Ambassador of Fiji and the surrounding region and career member of the U.S. For

Episode 104: Being intentional with your career, making big career changes, and bouncing back from the techsession with Stephanie Kiman (Sr. Marketing Programs Manager at SAP)
November 14, 2023

  It’s Career Unicorns - Spark Your Joy podcast 2 year anniversary.  For this special occasion, we’re doing a deep dive with one of Samorn’s clients, Stephanie Kiman (Sr. Marketing Programs Manager at

Episode 103: Letting go of someone else’s dream, finding your purpose, and creating an inclusive culture for Black women with Watchen Nyanue (Founder & CEO of I Choose The Ladder)
November 07, 2023

  Are you living someone else’s dream?  And you’re not sure how to find your own path? In this episode with Watchen Nyanue (Founder & CEO of I Choose The Ladder), we discuss: - How growing up as a

Episode 102: From the Bronx to Chief Legal Officer: how to embrace your identities, take risks, and build your dream career with Shana Simmons (Chief Legal Officer at Everlaw)
October 31, 2023

Are you wondering when is the right time to make a career move? And what if the next role isn't exactly a promotion? What do you do? In this episode with Shana Simmosn (Chief Legal Officer of Everla

Episode 101: You are not the problem, unlearning silence, advocating for yourself, letting go of suffering, and healing from toxic workplaces with Elaine Lin Hering (speaker, facilitator, and writer)
October 24, 2023

  How many of us have been told to suffer in silence because we shouldn’t burn bridges?  But that silence is violence and trauma. In this episode with Elaine Lin Hering, we discuss:  - AAPIs in Am

Ep. 100: Repost: Being a Black DEI consultant and setting healthy boundaries with Janice Gassam Asare (Founder of BWG Business Solutions)
October 17, 2023

  Do you want to embrace the intersectionality of your identities and build your dream career?  But you’re not sure where to start?  In this episode with Janice, we discuss:  - How she built her DEI

Episode 99: Repost: Being Asian and gay, recovering from a toxic workplace, creating cultural competent therapy for AAPIs with Dr. Noel Ramirez (Founder & Director of Mango Tree Counseling & Consulting)
October 10, 2023

  The pandemic and the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes has been devastating for AAPI communities.  How do we heal ourselves from individual, institutional, and systemic traumas? In this episode with

Ep. 98: Repost: Finding your voice, working with allies, building your dream career, and creating a culture of inclusion with Mita Mallick (Chief Diversity Officer at Carta and Co-host of The Brown Table Talk Podcast)
October 03, 2023

  If you’re looking for resources on how to create inclusion, order Mita’s book (out today!) “Reimagine Inclusion: Debunking 13 Myths To Transform Your Workplace” on Amazon ( - currently #1 bestseller

Episode 97: Repost: How to rebuild your life and career with a mental illness with Rohan Kallicharan
September 26, 2023

  September is suicide prevention month.  I know firsthand how tough it is to have suicidal ideation, and I hope anyone who is experiencing this knows that they are not alone.  They can get help and g

Episode 96: Repost: How to rebuild your life after addiction with Leigh Steinberg (real-life inspiration for Oscar-winning Jerry McGuire & Chairman of Leigh Steinberg Sports and Entertainment Holdings)
September 19, 2023

  Have you struggled with addiction?  And you know this is how you want to live, but you’re not sure how to make a change?  Leigh Steinberg (real-life inspiration for Oscar-winning Jerry McGuire & C