The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin: Leadership Strategy for Senior Professionals
Leadership has changed. Most advice hasn't.
If you're a high performing leader who's overfunctioning, absorbing everyone else's pressure, and still not feeling like things are moving, the issue isn't effort. It's the model.
The Career Refresh is for executives and senior professionals ready to lead differently. Less reactive. More deliberate. With the capacity to navigate complexity without losing yourself in the process.
Hosted by executive coach and leadership strategist Jill Griffin, each episode explores what it actually takes to lead when the stakes are high, the systems are messy, and certainty is in short supply, helping you move from exhausted and overextended to clear, strategic, and stable under pressure.
This is Next Era Leadership.
About Your Host
Jill Griffin is an executive coach and leadership strategist with 20+ years leading growth at global brands including Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and Hilton Hotels. She works with senior leaders, executives, teams, and organizations navigating high-stakes moments, helping them expand leadership capacity, navigate complex systems, and lead without losing their identity in the process.
Her 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: Leadership Strategy for Senior Professionals
Career Change: From Production to Sales with Margee Hocking
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One of the questions job seekers often ask is how to navigate a career change. Career transitions can be tricky without clarity and guidance from others who have done them. In this episode, I talk to Producer turned Enterprise Sales Lead Margee Hocking, who mastered her career transition. I also had an opportunity to ask her how she:
- Built connected relationships as a remote worker
- Transferred her skills from production to enterprise sales
- Found a role model-- and the attributes she admired
- Managed different projects and personalities with grace and ease
Show Guest:
Margee Hocking is a proven sales and marketing executive. She brings over 25 years of experience working in media and technology with many Fortune 100 companies, such as Microsoft, Walmart, Honda, AT&T, GM, P&G, and T-Mobile. She works with clients to provide comprehensive solutions that create significant business impact.
As the Head of Enterprise Accounts at CataBoom, a SaaS-based platform for engagement and gamification, Margee has driven significant new revenue. Before CataBoom, Margee led the business development in Texas for Fullscreen, an AT&T influencer marketing company. Margee’s career began as a Production Assistant on the film, Sleepless in Seattle. She then took her talents to Saturday Night Live, HBO, MTV, NBCU, and other media and production companies. She holds a B.A. from Tulane University.
Show Notes:
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Learn more about CataBoom and play a game here
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Jill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.
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.
Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:
The Next Era Leader
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Executive Coaching & Leadership Advisory
1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what’s next
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