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What if one of the most prestigious programs in the world didn’t give her what you’d expect…

…and what she actually walked away with is the reason everything works today?

In this episode, I sit down with Theresa Hummel-Krallinger—and this conversation goes way beyond career paths.

We start talking, and within minutes, it’s clear—this isn’t just an interview.
 It’s one of those conversations where you’re finishing each other’s thoughts because you get it.

Especially when we get into how we work.

The piles.
 The open tabs.
 The constant movement between ideas.
 The challenge of finishing something… while also managing a hundred things at once.

And also—the gift of it.

Because while it doesn’t always look neat behind the scenes, it’s exactly what allows us to build, connect, and create at the level we do.

That same energy shows up in everything Teresa has built.

Her book Make Waves breaks your career down into four parts—but the one she lights up about?

“The motor is your professional network. It’s people who know you, who will connect you with opportunities…”

And she doesn’t just talk about it—she uses it.

In real time.

She shares how she reached out to her network for one person… and within hours, people said yes to helping someone they didn’t even know.

She says it simply:

“By and large, people want to help.”

And you see that belief in everything she’s created—from her consulting work, to her book, to Meet the Authors, which started small and grew into one of the top networking experiences in Philadelphia.

And then there’s the moment that really hits.

Even with all of this… all the experience, all the relationships, all the impact…

She still says:

“Who am I to have these people in my life?”

That’s the part people don’t talk about enough.

This conversation is about what it really looks like to build something meaningful over time.

To use what you already have.
 To trust the way your mind works.
 To keep showing up—even when you question yourself.

And to recognize that maybe the thing you’ve been overlooking…
 is actually the thing moving everything forward.

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