The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin: Work, Leadership & What’s Next
The Career Refresh is for experienced leaders and ambitious professionals ready for their next era of leadership, whether that means leading with greater influence, stepping into executive leadership, or making a strategic career move. You’ll learn practical leadership and career strategies to think strategically, communicate precisely, delegate effectively, navigate organizational politics, build presence, lead through change and ambiguity, make better decisions, and position yourself for what’s next.
Hosted by Jill Griffin, a leadership strategist with more than 20 years of experience advising senior leaders at Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Samsung, The Federal Reserve, Meta, Google, Hilton Hotels, Notion Labs, plus founder-led organizations. Jill brings practical insight and real-world experience to the challenges leaders face at work and throughout their careers. Leadership has changed. Most leadership advice hasn’t. The next level of leadership is becoming the kind of leader others trust to navigate change, make the call, and move things forward without having to carry it all yourself.
The Career Refresh is a Top 2% globally ranked leadership podcast.
About Your Host
Jill Griffin’s work has been featured on Adam Grant’s WorkLife podcast and published in Forbes, Fast Company, HuffPost, and Metro UK. She has also been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Departures, and Ad Age. Connect with Jill on LinkedIn or learn more at GriffinMethod.com.
The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin: Work, Leadership & What’s Next
From Editor To Owner. How Heather Keets Wright Went From Building Equity For Others To Building Equity and Ownership For Herself
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Heather Keets Wright is an editorial veteran who has created enormous success in her career, starting at Time Inc.’s Entertainment Weekly magazine before serving in various editorial roles at Seventeen, TeenPeople.com, MarthaStewart.com, among others. After years of working for top publishing and holding companies, Heather decided to start her own company.
In this episode, we talk about:
- The challenges of being a black woman in media
- How she evolved her journalism skills to become a leader in content marketing
- How she developed a mindset of determination and positivity
- The priceless education she received from black editors
- How supplier diversity in Advertising and Marketing shaped the way she approaches partnerships
- How speaking up about DEI&B inconsistencies created systemic change
- The moment she decided to cease building equity in something that isn't hers.
- Lessons learned from being a certified Black-and-Woman owned business
Show Guest:
Heather Keets Wright, Co-Founder and CEO, Wright Creative Agency
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Jill Griffin, is a leadership and career strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh podcast. She works with high achievers to strengthen their leadership, navigate career transitions, build effective teams, and create what’s next.
With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy.
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