Episode Description
Roxana Heitz is the kind of person who "has it all" on paper: Stanford Ph.D., 15+ years of product leadership, and a career building health and wellness products across the Google/Alphabet health ecosystem, Peloton, and others….
So why reinvent?
In this episode, Roxana breaks down a tension so many mid-career high performers feel: the work still matters, but the environment doesn't fit anymore. The gap between insight → action gets slow. The process becomes the job. The misalignment grows.
Instead of making one massive leap, Roxana applies product thinking to her own career reinvention: form hypotheses, run experiments, collect data, and iterate. The result is a portfolio approach - building flexibility and momentum while she explores what's next.
What we cover:
- The moment corporate success stops feeling aligned, even when the mission is meaningful
- How Roxana gave herself "permission" to step off the treadmill
- Designing a portfolio career: advisory/consulting, fractional product leadership, and founder exploration
- Why "betting on yourself" is a skill - and how to build it without blowing up your life
- The ReInvention superpower most people skip: feedback, accountability, and community
If you're a high-achiever who's quietly thinking, "I can't keep doing it this way," Roxana's story will help you rethink what's possible - and how to move forward with clarity without needing a perfect 20-year plan.
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