Let the Life Dictate the Job | Kristi Piehl

In this episode of Leadership Matters, Kristi Piehl, founder and CEO of Media Minefield and author of Flip Your Script, joins host Kaylee Thomsen for an honest conversation on reinvention, resilience, and the power of storytelling. Kristi shares her journey from Emmy-winning TV journalist to communications strategist, how losing her job became the gift that changed everything, and what leaders and brands consistently get wrong about showing up authentically. She also opens up about navigating her son's cancer diagnosis and how it transformed her perspective on leadership, gratitude, and what it means to do work that matters. If you believe your story has the power to move people, this one is for you.