The Psychology of Starting Over: Managing Uncertainty in Career Shifts

• Network with Seattle’s industry leaders
• Learn actionable strategies in leadership, branding, and entrepreneurship
• Explore new career paths and small business opportunities
• Access job search guidance and resources

• 6:30 PM: Wonderful Morrison – Lead with Purpose in a Season of Reinvention • 6:55 PM: Nancy Linnerooth – Confidence Techniques for Career Transitions • 7:15 PM: Sandy Dupleich – Explore Entrepreneurial Options • 7:40 PM: Rachel Salzberg – ReSoul Your Career: Reinvention from the Inside Out

WONDERFUL MORRISON

Wonderful Morrison - yes, that’s her real birth name and not just a stage name - is a Brand Strategist and founder of Leadher Strategy Co., a boutique agency that helps midlife women entrepreneurs turn their lived experiences into magnetic, soul-aligned brands. After building a multi-stream business and navigating a life-shifting loss, she rebuilt her voice - and now empowers others to do the same. Through her signature S.O.U.L. to Strategy™ framework, she helps women move from messy clarity to powerful messaging that sells without selling out. Her work is raw, real, and rooted in purpose.

Presentation: Your Brand Story: How to Lead with Purpose in a Season of Reinvention

NANCY LINNEROOTH

Nancy Linnerooth is a Harvard Law School-trained attorney turned therapist and mindset expert with over 18 years of experience using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT or “Tapping”) to help professionals break through internal blocks around money, visibility, and ease. She’s the creator of the MVP Activator, co-author of Your First Year: What I Wish I’d Known, and a featured expert in the bestseller The Science of Getting Rich for Women.

Nancy combines brain science, emotional wellness, and practical tools to help clients create breakthroughs that stick. (All of which impresses her teenage daughter not one bit.)

Presentation: Tapping Into Confidence: A Calming Technique for Navigating Career Transitions

SANDY DUPLEICH

Sandy Dupleich is a Career Ownership Coach who helps professionals explore self-sufficiency through business ownership. With over 35 years of experience scaling a successful language services company and working at Microsoft, Sandy brings a unique blend of entrepreneurial and corporate insight.

She now guides clients - especially corporate professionals, veterans, and midlife leaders - through a proven discovery process to align career choices with their income, lifestyle, and purpose. Known for her warm, no-pressure approach, Sandy empowers others to confidently take ownership of their future. She was recently named one of Seattle’s Top 15 Coaches and actively mentors entrepreneurs and early-stage founders.

Presentation: Take Charge of Your Future: Explore Entrepreneurial Options!

Rachel SalzbergRachel Salzberg is a leadership expert, keynote speaker, and CEO of Facets Coaching, where she helps professionals unlock conscious leadership through personal transformation. Drawing from her work with organizations like Microsoft, and across industries like tech and healthcare, she developed the ReSoul Revolution™—a framework that aligns brain and soul for meaningful, sustainable change. Her book, The ReSoul Revolution, offers practical tools and rituals for shifting energy, overcoming limiting beliefs, and leading with purpose. Rachel's mission is to help others tap into their authentic power, transform adversity into growth, and lead lives filled with clarity, courage, and intention.

Presentation: ReSoul Your Career: Reinvention from the Inside Out

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Info: Presentation Summary:
This soul-first keynote is for professionals who are driven, accomplished, and suddenly forced to start over.
After 20 years in business, Wonderful Morrison faced a painful betrayal that left her with nothing: no title, no clarity, and no sense of who she was beyond the roles she had outgrown. In this deeply personal and strategic talk, she invites others to ask the same defining question: “Who am I without the title, the resume, or the roles I’ve wrapped my identity around?”
Blending storytelling, strategy, and her S.O.U.L. to Strategy™ framework, Wonderful helps attendees reconnect with their voice, purpose, and personal brand from the inside out. This isn’t about algorithms or aesthetics—it’s about building a brand rooted in truth.
You’re not starting over. You’re starting deeper. And it’s time to stop shrinking and show up as the person you were always meant to be.

Info: Presentation Summary:
This interactive session is designed for professionals navigating layoffs or career changes who want to release emotional tension, regulate their nervous system, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Nancy will guide participants through a live Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT or “Tapping”) exercise. This powerful, body-based method helps calm anxiety, improve focus, and support emotional resilience—skills essential during uncertain transitions.

Nancy will guide participants through a live Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT or “Tapping”) exercise. This powerful, body-based method is known for reducing anxiety, improving focus, and boosting emotional resilience — key tools for times of uncertainty.
You’ll learn how to:
- Use EFT to quickly reset your mindset and reduce stress
- Tap through a guided sequence to build confidence and calm anxiety
- Apply subtle, real-time techniques during interviews, networking, or high-stakes conversations.

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Are you ready to break free from the corporate grind and take control of your career? In this dynamic and inspiring session, Career Ownership Coach Sandy Dupleich will guide you through the exciting world of business ownership. Discover the key pathways to entrepreneurship - whether it's launching your own independent business, purchasing an existing one, or leveraging the power of a proven franchise model. Gain insights into financial planning, risk management, and personal motivation to confidently navigate your journey toward professional freedom and fulfillment. Don't miss this opportunity to reimagine your future on your own terms!

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Career disruption - whether through layoffs, burnout, or major life shifts - can leave you questioning your identity, direction, and worth. But what if this moment wasn’t the end… but rather an invitation to start stronger and bolder?
In this inspiring session, leadership expert and ReSoul Revolution™ author Rachel Salzberg offers a guided framework to help you reconnect with your inner voice, realign with your purpose, and take empowered steps toward the next version of your career.
This isn’t about bouncing back. It’s about rising from within and rebuilding a career that feels aligned, soul-led, and unshakably yours.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Ridgewood Corporate Square (Business Park), 150 120th Avenue NE, Bellevue, United States