Before Toto Wolff was known as a Formula 1 legend, the Austrian businessman spent years steering through different jobs and passions – banking, manufacturing, racing, and venture capital, until he finally landed his current role as Team Principal & CEO of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. Toto talks with Ryan about why the transition to finance made him miserable at first, how to get new skills, and why young professionals shouldn’t try to chase passion right away. Then, author and communication coach Jodi Glickman, shares strategies for identifying your own skills, and deciding which of them are transferrable to a new job or industry. Follow Ryan, Toto’s team and Jodi on LinkedIn. For more tips from Jodi, check out her LinkedIn Learning course, Leveraging Your Transferable Skills to Drive Your Career Get more stories about leader’s zigs and zags by subscribing to The Path newsletter: LinkedIn.com/Path

Ryan and Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor chat about the quick starts and stops in Everette’s career. They cover everything from houselessness, to entrepreneurship, working two jobs at once, and being poached for the Kickstarter CEO role. They reflect on empathy as a marketing super power, and Everette gets real about the value of work-life balance. Then, Dorie Clark, author of Entrepreneurial You, gives tips on best ways to balance your time to be more creative and productive, and she shares pointers on how to become an entrepreneur. Follow Ryan, Everette and Dorie on LinkedIn For more tips from Dorie, check out her book, Entrepreneurial You Get more stories about leader’s zigs and zags by subscribing to The Path newsletter: LinkedIn.com/Path

In this episode, Ryan talks with multi-industry executive Angela Ahrendts, DBE. Angela was formerly the CEO of Burberry, SVP at Apple, Chair of Save the Children International and she’s now a senior operating advisor for SKKY Partners, a private equity firm founded by Kim Kardashian. Ryan and Angela talk about changing industries, following your passion, and how to lead when times are tough. Then, communication coach Dorie Clark helps break down tangible steps to finding your passion, and shares tips on how to navigate a career pivot. Follow Ryan, Angela, and Dorie on LinkedIn. Get more insights from Dorie head over to her website or check out her book Reinventing You Get more stories about leader’s zigs and zags by subscribing to The Path newsletter: LinkedIn.com/Path

How do you use storytelling to land the job you want? In this episode, Ryan chats with Sue Nabi, CEO of Coty, the company that is home to CoverGirl, Kylie Cosmetics, Gucci and countless iconic fragrances. She tells Ryan the story of how she developed a narrative to connect the dots between her degree in biotech and beauty to land her first job at L’Oréal, and how she's used the art of storytelling in all aspects of her professional and business life. Then, leadership expert Charlene Li gives tips on how to tell your personal story to get the job you want.  Follow Ryan, Mark and Charlene on LinkedIn.  Get more insights from Charlene by subscribing to her newsletter Leading Disruption and her LinkedIn Learning course. Get more stories about leader’s zigs and zags by subscribing to The Path newsletter: LinkedIn.com/Path

Where should you invest your time? In this episode, Ryan chats with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about the lessons he wished he’d learned sooner, and the magic of career compounding. Then, communication coach Dorie Clark lays out how you can grow and play the long game at one company without short changing yourself overtime.Follow Ryan, Dara and Dorie on LinkedIn. Get Dorie’s free Long Game Strategic Thinking Self assessment at https://dorieclark.com/thelonggame/ Get more stories about leader’s zigs and zags by subscribing to The Path newsletter: LinkedIn.com/Path