#47: What Does Success Look Like? with Brand Designer Haylee Jordan

Career Therapy Podcast e.47 - The Scary Side of Our Image of Success, with Brand Designer, Brand Strategist, and Entrepreneur Haylee Jordan

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On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.47), we talk with brand designer, strategist, and entrepreneur Haylee Jordan.

In addition to her work in strategic brand marketing and design, Haylee is the founder of The Committee, “a countercultural community focused on body neutrality, a love for small boobs, and spreading awareness about implant illnesses.”

During the episode, we talk about our images of success, how social media steers us wrong, 3 therapy techniques that can help move us to a better place, and how to find that middle ground between toxic positivity and the media messages that may be saying “you’re not enough.”

During this Episode, We Discuss: 

0:00 introducing Haylee Jordan

2:15 $11,000 breast implant carcinogens

3:55 breast implant illness

6:45 reframing this experience in a positive light

12:00 Aaron James Draplin as an influence

12:45 in the pursuit of professionalism, we often forget our humanity

13:45 quitting a corporate job at CBS

15:13 it’s hard to show up as yourself

16:14 the core of body image issues

17:05 3 forms of therapy you can do

22:50 “coming from the marketing world”

24:30 body neutrality

31:07 enneagrams

32:55 NOT an influencer

33:54 the Kardashian “beauty standard”

38:23 what we waste our time on

Resources & books mentioned in this episode: 

Now Over To You!

If you know anyone who has been hustling, or started a business, during the pandemic, and has an amazing story to share, let us know who they are! Alternately, if you, or someone you know has recently gone through a layoff, or has a layoff, or any other career transition-oriented story to share, reach out. Contact Martin through his personal LinkedIn page to get in touch. We're always on the lookout for amazing guests for the cast.

As always, thanks for listening!

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