Her Career Unplugged: Real career stories behind the titles
Real career stories behind the titles.
Honest conversations with women who built extraordinary careers. Not the highlight reel, but the full story.
Your Hosts
Guiding the Conversation
Recent Guests
Behind The Mic
Sabrina Runbeck
Venture Partner & Strategic Advisor
PulsePoint Path
Donna Kreisler
Founder & CEO
Metamorphosis Financial Inc.
Paige Wiese
Founder & CEO
Tree Ring Digital
Shannon Baird
CEO & Corporate Exit Strategist
Shannon Baird
Shellee Howard
CEO & Professional Certified College Consultant
College Ready
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Unplugged
Her Career Unplugged with Sabrina Runbeck
You're the expert in the room, and everyone knows it. So how do you go from being known for what you know to becoming an influential voice that shapes your industry? Joanne and Vimala sit down with Sabrina Runbeck, a former surgical clinician turned venture partner and strategic advisor, to unpack it. Full episode details coming soon.
with Sabrina Runbeck
Her Career Unplugged with Donna Kreisler
Joanne and Vimala sit down with Donna Kreisler. Full episode details coming soon.
with Donna Kreisler
Her Career Unplugged with Paige Wiese
Joanne and Vimala sit down with Paige Wiese. Full episode details coming soon.
with Paige Wiese
Her Career Unplugged with Shannon Baird
Joanne and Vimala sit down with Shannon Baird. Full episode details coming soon.
with Shannon Baird
Her Career Unplugged with Shellee Howard
Joanne and Vimala sit down with Shellee Howard. Full episode details coming soon.
with Shellee Howard
About the Show
Built for women who don't believe the highlight reel.
Her Career Unplugged is a podcast about the real career journeys behind the titles. Hosted by Vimala Pydi and Joanne Skiles, this series features honest conversations with women navigating their careers, sharing the pivots, setbacks, detours, and decisions that don't show up on LinkedIn.
Past episodes have dug into:
- Quieting impostor syndrome and actually owning your seat at the table
- Betting on yourself: pivots into entrepreneurship, leadership, and industries you've never worked in
- The unwritten rules of office politics, sponsorship, and building a career-long support system
We talk openly about mentorship, confidence, burnout, career transitions, job searching, and navigating growth while balancing life outside of work — sometimes in a quick 20-minute chat, sometimes in an hour-long deep dive.
No buzzwords. No highlight reels. Just real stories, unplugged.
"These are stories that we tell each other when we're not running a meetup and the cameras are off. We as women deal with this within our career, and this is what other women need to hear. That's why we are here."
Joanne Skiles
Co-Host, Ep. 1
"I always feel I'm surrounded by the most brilliant, brightest people in the world, and I have to tell myself, no. I'm here because I have proven myself to be here."
Vimala Pydi
Co-Host, Ep. 1
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Want to be on the show?
We're always looking for guests with real stories to tell. If you're a woman with a career worth unplugging, reach out.
We're fully booked for 2026! Any new requests will be considered for Season 2 in 2027.
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