In this powerful and honest episode of the ASQ Podcast, Dr. Jessie and Omar sit down with Stephanie Cordes — Career Ownership Coach, former healthcare executive, entrepreneur, and mother whose journey challenges the traditional definition of success and reveals what it truly means to build a life on your own terms.
Raised in northeastern Ohio, Stephanie grew up in a household that was anything but conventional.
While most parents encouraged college as the obvious next step, Stephanie's parents weren't convinced it was the right path for her.
Instead, she entered adulthood navigating uncertainty, working temporary jobs, learning professional skills through experience, and trying to discover where she truly belonged.
She opens up about:
• Growing up with parents who relied heavily on negative reinforcement
• Leaving home at 18 and forging her own path
• Working her way through community college while supporting herself
• Becoming a young mother and finding a new sense of purpose
Everything shifted when she realized:
No one was coming to create the life she wanted for her.
So she made a different choice.
To stop waiting for permission...
And start investing in herself.
Stephanie returned to school, earned her degrees, built a successful career in healthcare leadership, and created the financial independence she once feared she would never have.
This episode explores:
• The hidden beliefs we inherit from our families
• Why financial independence creates freedom of choice
• The difference between achievement and fulfillment
• Breaking generational patterns without carrying resentment
• How childhood experiences shape adult decisions
Over time, Stephanie's work evolved beyond corporate leadership.
Today, she helps individuals explore career ownership, business ownership, and alternative paths to success through education, discovery, and clarity.
Her mission isn't to tell people what to do.
It's to help them discover what they truly want.
This episode is for anyone who:
• Feels stuck in a career that no longer fits
• Is questioning what success really means
• Wants greater freedom and control over their future
• Is working through limiting beliefs from childhood
• Is considering entrepreneurship or business ownership
Sometimes the biggest transformation begins when you're willing to question the path everyone else expects you to follow.
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