On Your Terms with Erin King

Teneshia Warner was in a rut in her career and her life. Growing up in a house where money was a sticking point, she knew her motivations made sense, but she wanted to thrive, not just survive. After a compelling question from one of her college professors, Teneshia resolved to design her life so that passion and purpose lead the way.

The results of that life re-design have been astounding. Once she discovered her passion for mark...

The lights of the concert hall dim. The audience grows silent in anticipation. Angela Jia-Kim, a talented concert pianist, sits in front of her piano and begins tickling the ivories like usual until hives start to appear all over her body. For a piano virtuoso, your hands are your life, so she began her investigation into what caused the outbreak -  her skincare. Armed with new information and a reignited passion, Angela began maki...

Founder and CEO of marketing agency Church+State, Ron Tite drops by to discuss marketing in the wake of the pandemic. Author of the book “Think, Do, Say” and voted one of the Top 10 Creative Canadians by Marketing Magazine, Ron is an author, speaker, advertising writer, host, and executive producer for the podcast The Coup, which brings listeners inside the industries fighting for their futures.

Standing out in a sea of noise on s...

Motivational speaker and health and empowerment coach, Jennifer Cassetta, has a third-degree black belt and is inspiring everyone to become stronger, safer, and more powerful. She's developed her own seven belts, or levels, for becoming an ultimate badass.  

When Jessica was in her first year of training in the martial art of Hapkido, she was near the fall of the twin towers on 9/11. Martial arts made her feel powerful and likely ...

The time between trauma and the manifestation of mental health challenges is about 18 months, says Dr. Chris Lee, founder & CEO of Elemental Shift. With the global trauma of the pandemic, we are now seeing massive spikes in anxiety, mental health issues, domestic violence and more. 

This week, he explains the science of stress, as well as knowing how much stress you can tolerate every day, learning how to self-regulate, and th...

All my challenges growing up made me curious about people, says Lewis Howes. He’s an entrepreneur, business coach, and former professional football player. This week, Lewis talks about building a greatness mindset, fully accepting yourself, and how to focus on your mission. 

You learn the most about people when you fail and when you succeed, says Lewis. He talks about doing things differently and not following trends - standing ou...

Everyone goes through moments of reflecting on experiences and thinking “that sucked”. Dr. Neeta Bhushan thinks these moments can be magical and life changing. She’s a former cosmetic dentist turned best-selling author, international speaker, and leadership coach. 

At 19, Neeta was an orphan, watching both parents die of cancer, and instantly became the caretaker of her younger brother. She had also previously lost a brother when ...

Luxury is about experiences, not expenses, says Neen James. She was born and raised in the tiniest town in Australia, by her single mother in a caravan park. Though they didn’t have much, her mom was great at creating beauty and luxury in their home, decorating and picking flowers. 

Today, she talks with Erin about her new body of research looking at the concept of luxury. She discusses ways to bring luxury into all your life expe...

Mary Lawless Lee started Happily Grey, her fashion and lifestyle blog, while working as a critical care nurse, and ended up transitioning into working in digital media full time. She realized life wasn’t black and white and started living life in the grey – jumping in and not waiting until everything is perfect. 

This week, Mary discusses how to balance all the responsibilities of an entrepreneur and build, hire and grow a team th...

Whether you are a morning person or someone that snoozes multiple times before waking, how you sleep is all due to genetics. Dr. Michael Breus is a clinical psychologist and expert in sleep and insomnia. Today, he discusses the four chronotypes –  the types of sleepers. Instead of early bird or night owl, are you a lion, wolf, bear, or dolphin? Each type has an optimal time for doing everything from going to bed and drinking coffee...

New Year's resolutions can be punishing - stop doing this, start doing that. Instead, Lee Chaix McDonough recommends setting gentle intentions for 2023 and holding goals loosely, allowing them to guide rather than dictate. She also builds flexibility into her plans, allowing goals to pivot as life changes. 

Previously, Lee was a psychotherapist using an approach called acceptance and commitment therapy. Now she is coaching coaches...

"Existing as an entrepreneur in an unhealthy ecosystem doesn't have to be our reality,” says Jeffrey Shaw.  He says that to create a healthy ecosystem you need three factors – personal development, business strategies, and daily habits. 

As one of the most preeminent portrait photographers in the United States, he learned how to set up better circumstances for success while being self-employed. He chats with Erin about finding ide...

Ann Hiatt was only 20 years old when she thought she had killed Jeff Bezos. It was her first job after graduating and she had hired a helicopter which crashed. Ann describes working for Bezos and Google’s Eric Schmidt as relentless. From growing up in Seattle during the original dot com boom, she moved to Silicon Valley to work with the superheroes of tech. 

This week, Ann talks with Erin about career empowerment, her history in c...

Digital futurist virtual keynote speaker Brian Fanzo goes all in when he believes in something. He did a daily podcast for 365 days, bought an NFT every day, and launched his own creator coin. But he has also had struggles, including with ADHD, which he is open about and he’s passionate about that transparency. 

Today, he talks with Erin about reinventing who you are on the other side of the pandemic, including how mental health h...

Our beliefs can be strongly held which can make it difficult to see other ways of looking at situations. Tamsen Webster, keynote speaker and message strategist, needed to have a battle of beliefs to move past a debilitating panic disorder. She realized that when two truths fight, only one wins.

In this week’s episode, Tamsen talks about how we determine the kind of story that we live, deciding on our own genres and roles. Instead ...

Tara Renze’s grandmother left a note for her one-week-old son that simply said: “be who you came to be”. This simple but profound message transformed her life and is now changing other professionals. Tara is an author, entrepreneur, speaker, and emotional intelligence practitioner. This week, she talks about showing up as your authentic, vulnerable self. This includes battling negative self-talk, admiring rather than comparing your...

For actor and filmmaker Cristo Fernandez football is life. He started playing professionally at 15 but when injuries put him off course, he made a big move from his hometown in Mexico to London, UK, to study, make films, and act. 

He talks with Erin about creating his own opportunities, to landing his big part on Ted Lasso, and how the role was developed by and for him. Plus creating his own production company with his sister and ...

One thing worse than the temporary pain of discomfort is the avoidable pain of regret, says Judi Holler. She’s on a mission to increase her tolerance for pain by conducting daily fear experiments and trying to be a bit braver and more authentic today than she was yesterday. Judi has brought her Second City improv training and humor to her work as a keynote speaker, best-selling author, podcaster, and entrepreneur. Now, instead of a...

Embrace that procrastination is all part of the writing process. Ann Handley is a digital marketing pioneer, writer and speaker, focused on inspiring businesses worldwide to elevate their marketing. She chats with Erin about embracing the struggles of writing and marketing, while staying true to your personal brand.

Learn more about Ann at annhandley.com and follow her on LinkedIn (@annhandley). Check out her new second edition of...