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The Power of Saying Things Out Loud

These are things women said out loud in a recent BOSS POD and virtual career change circle - not polished, not rehearsed, honest: “Shit happens.” “Proud of my resilience.” “Need something to change.” “Want more control over where I spend my time.” “Want more me time.” “Want my creativity back.” “A lot of the stories we tell ourselves aren’t true.” “Recovering perfectionist.” “You can have it all — just not all at once.” “Things go in cycles.” What struc

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3 days ago1 min read

The things I wish I had known earlier about career change

Career change isn’t about bravery or reinvention.It ’s about self-trust . You already have what it takes. After years of listening to women in BOSS PODs, this is what I know to be true: career advice tells women to be more confident, more certain, sort of louder. That’s not how real career change works. The women who navigate change best don’t rush to reinvent.They get a few things in the right order — clarity, trust, judgement, people, and sustainable momentum. From Career F

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4 days ago1 min read

Careers are living works of art and meant to always be in progress

In hiring, we’re encouraged to present a finished piece. Polished resume. Clear narrative. Confident answers. No loose ends. But real careers don’t work like that. They’re more like a painting in progress —layers still being added, colours shifting, edges not yet defined. Not unfinished. Just a fine piece of art in the making. Most people are learning something new, outgrowing an old identity, carrying unfinished chapters and experimenting in real time Yet the system rewards

katesellick

Jan 31 min read

What I Learned Reopening Bandofsisters (BOSS) in 2025

Back in 2019, I launched bandofsisters as a bit of an experiment — small circles of women called a BOSS POD, meeting quietly, courageously, trying to find confidence, clarity and the guts to give something new a go . In one word? Courageous. Fast-forward to December 2025 . After five + years deep in corporate life (and a recent detour out), I returned to run a December BOSS POD. And here’s the big reveal: Women supporting women? Still undefeated. Apple can release a new i

katesellick

Dec 2, 20252 min read

Untapped Talent in a Netflix World

Why is there so much untapped talent in our communities and workplaces? My daughter just turned 18 in a Netflix-era world.I turned 18 in a Blockbuster-era world. But what does that have to do with untapped talent? Well… you can’t lead Netflix talent with Blockbuster-era thinking. When I was 18, my biggest challenge was remembering to rewind the VHS and hunting down the newspaper to find a job. My daughter turns 18 and she’s navigating 4,000 possible futures, 12 platforms, 9

katesellick

Nov 18, 20251 min read