SHIFT with Elena Agar

Updated: 08 Jul 2025 • 262 episodes
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Welcome to Shift, where we help ambitious professionals create fulfilling careers and achieve peak performance. Through actionable insights, psychology-backed strategies, and inspiring conversations with industry experts, this podcast equips you with the tools to take ownership of your growth, transform your leadership, and unlock your potential. Each episode is designed to empower you with practical takeaways to elevate your career.

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Welcome back to another episode of Shift with Elena Agar Podcast! Today, Elena sits down with Damon Lembi, CEO of Learnit, to explore the art of personal reinvention and leadership through change. From living the dream as a Division 1 baseball star to weathering career-ending injuries and building a thirty-year legacy

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Welcome back to Shift with Elena Agar! In today’s episode, Elena sits down with Dr. Michael Durnin—a dynamic leader whose journey spans college football coaching, higher education administration, and a deep commitment to mentoring others through life’s inevitable chaos. Together, they dive into the art of navigating ch

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Welcome back to Shift with Elena Agar Podcast! In this episode, Elena sits down with Janelle Miller Moravek, an executive director, mental health advocate, and seasoned nonprofit leader who unexpectedly found her calling in the world of behavioral health. Together, they dive into the complexities of accessing mental he

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On this episode of the Shift with Elena Agar Podcast, Elena welcomes Mariam Matin, an inspiring entrepreneur and the founder of Forward, for an in-depth conversation on the realities of today’s job market and the world of social impact careers. Mariam shares her personal journey from her early fascination with building

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On this episode of Shift with Elena Agar, we welcome back Aysha Alawadhi for a powerful conversation about transformation in the people and HR space. It’s been over two years since Aysha ’s last appearance, and a lot has changed—both in her personal journey as a mom and in her approach to holistic wellbeing and talent

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Welcome back to the Shift with Elena Agar Podcast! In today’s episode, Elena sits down with Steven Puri—an accomplished entrepreneur whose career has taken him from engineering and Academy Award-winning film production to tech startups and, most recently, wellness innovation as the founder of the Sukha Company. Steven

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