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Episode 63: Reinventing Career and Business with Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva in Career Alchemist Podcast by Tijana Buric

Mar 2024

Welcome to the Career Alchemist Podcast, a place for impact-driven professionals creating non-linear careers. In weekly episodes, host Tijana Buric interviews entrepreneurs and professionals who have successfully created their non-linear careers and share lessons learned along their journey through the lens of their Human Design.

The Courage to Reinvent: Finding Clarity in Chaos

In this energizing episode, Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva joins host Tijana Buric to explore the personal and professional path to reinvention. Together, they unpack the fears, myths, and truths behind navigating massive change—whether in your career, business, or personal life.

Dr. Nadya shares the story behind founding Reinvention Academy, the biology of resilience, and how to build inner strength when the outside world offers nothing but volatility. This episode isn’t just for big corporations. It’s for anyone who feels they’ve outgrown what they built—and is brave enough to start again.

What You’ll Learn

You’ll learn why your obsession with certainty is holding you back—and how to replace it with tools that actually work in times of change. Dr. Nadya explains the brain science behind reinvention, why the same tools work across careers, companies, and families, and how to know when it’s time to let go of something that no longer serves you. You’ll also discover how system thinking, scenario planning, and childhood curiosity can become your most powerful strategic assets.

Who This Is For

  • Entrepreneurs facing burnout or feeling misaligned with their business
  • Professionals considering a radical career shift
  • Coaches and consultants building transformation-based practices
  • HR and L&D leaders rethinking org culture in chaotic times
  • Anyone stuck between what they’ve built—and what they truly want

3 Key Takeaways from This Episode

1. Reinvention is not radical. It’s responsible

Reinvention doesn’t mean destroying the past. It means honoring what works, releasing what doesn’t, and making space for what’s next.

2. Your tools must match the turbulence

Most of our systems—budgets, org charts, career plans—were built for a predictable world. Today, you need systems that flex with you

3. You can’t do reinvention without inner work

Business transformation starts with self-resilience. Dr. Nadya reveals how unresolved trauma can block change—and what to do about it

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Hi, I’m Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva

I’ve spent 20+ years helping companies like Coca-Cola, IBM, and L’Oréal reinvent in times of chaos. I’m a scientist, entrepreneur, and educator passionate about turning disruption into opportunity. I created the Reinvention Academy to teach everyday leaders how to adapt, lead, and thrive when the old rules no longer apply. If you're ready to stop fearing change and start mastering it - you're in the right place.
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