What if your most valuable skills are the ones you can’t see anymore?

Last week, I had the honor of moderating a panel for the Women’s Production Society on something that’s front-of-mind for so many right now: career pivots.

The entertainment industry is undergoing a profound transformation. Companies are downsizing. Productions are shifting out of town—or out of the country. The ground beneath what used to be a clear path is now uncertain.

One of the things that struck me most in our conversation was this: Many of the women navigating this shift are highly skilled professionals—not only producers and executives, but negotiators, translators, coalition builders, financial modelers - the list goes on. They keep teams aligned, manage impossible timelines, navigate high-stakes conversations, and bring massive projects to life under pressure. And yet, because these skills are so embedded in who they are, they can be hard to name. Hard to see. It’s like the old adage: One fish asks another, ‘How’s the water?’ The other fish replies, ‘What’s water?’

That’s where the pivot begins:
➡️ Not with panic, but with perspective.
➡️ Not with reinvention, but with recognition.

Sometimes it’s not about becoming someone new—it’s about clearly seeing all that you already are.

This is the heart of the work I do as a coach: helping people reconnect with their strengths, clarify what matters most, and make intentional moves toward what’s next.

If you’re standing at that edge, unsure what’s on the other side — I see you. And I’d love to help.