When everything you’ve built—your career, your business, your personal life—suddenly falls apart, how do you begin again?

In this episode of Giant Steps with Leilani Brown, Leilani sits down with Sabena Miller, corporate training consultant, instructional designer, and entrepreneur, to explore how to rebuild and reinvent your life after profound loss.

Sabena shares her approach to resilience and reinvention—a method built through real-life experiences of career disruption, personal tragedy, and business collapse. Together, they discuss how to rise stronger when everything seems lost, how to transform grief and uncertainty into growth, and how to rebuild confidence and purpose along the way.

Whether you’ve experienced a major personal or professional setback, or simply want to strengthen your ability to navigate life’s unexpected challenges, this conversation will help you see that reinvention is not just possible—it’s an opportunity to create a more empowered, purpose-driven future.

In This Episode:

• Sabena’s journey from the trading floors of the New York Stock Exchange to running her own business

• The personal and professional losses that shaped her resilience

• How to turn grief, uncertainty, and disruption into catalysts for growth

• Practical strategies for rebuilding your career, business, and personal life

• Mindset shifts and habits that help you move forward when everything feels lost

Sabena Miller – Sabena Miller is a leadership consultant, speaker, and founder of KairosXP™, where she helps teams and organizations strengthen communication, build trust, and elevate performance. Known for her practical, energizing style, Sabena teaches leaders how to break down silos, improve cross-department collaboration, and create workplaces where people thrive. With consulting experience across construction, financial services, telecom, beauty, healthcare, and more, she brings real-world insight to every stage or workshop. Sabena also leads corporate training projects as a curriculum architect and creative consultant, designing experiences that empower teams to learn and lead with clarity.

Leilani Brown Website → giantstepsllc.com Instagram → @giantstepsllc

Sabena Miller Website → www.KairosXP.com LinkedIn → Sabena Miller Instagram → @Kairos.xp

Guest💬 ConnectResources🎁 Free guide: Your Next Giant Reset™ — a step-by-step resource for navigating loss and layoffs and planning your comeback. 👉 Download it at https://resetguide.giantstepsllc.com/#page=1

Facing job loss is stressful — emotionally, professionally, and financially. In this episode, Leilani Brown talks with Mike Daniels, CFP®, ChFC®, RICP®, about how to approach career transitions with clarity and confidence. From understanding your cash flow and applying for unemployment to managing retirement accounts and planning Social Security, Mike provides practical steps to stabilize your finances and protect your long-term future.

In This Episode:

• How to evaluate household finances after a job loss

• Applying for unemployment benefits and understanding COBRA vs. ACA health insurance

• Handling retirement accounts strategically: 401(k), 403(b), TSP, pensions

• The Rule of Fifty-Five for penalty-free withdrawals for employees 50+

• Social Security insights and claiming strategies

• Managing debt and cash flow during career transitions

• Key financial habits and resources to build long-term resilience
  

Guest: Mike Daniels, CFP®, ChFC®, RICP® — Senior Financial Advisor at Financial Focus Group, specializing in retirement planning, risk management, tax strategies, and wealth preservation.

💬 Connect with Mike Daniels:

• YouTube → Mike Daniels CFP

• LinkedIn → Michael V. Daniels

• Email / Phone → Available for personal consultation

Resources: 🎁 Free guide: Your Next Giant Reset™ — a step-by-step guide to navigating layoffs and career transitions. 👉 Download at giantstepsllc.com

When everything you’ve built suddenly feels uncertain — how do you begin again?

In this episode of Giant Steps with Leilani Brown, Leilani sits down with Rachel Tully, founder of Still Human and former leader at Tesla, Venmo, Ford, and the SEC, to explore how to reinvent your career after disruption.

Rachel shares her signature “Boa Constrictor Approach” — a strategy for identifying, surrounding, and seizing new opportunities with precision and purpose. Together, they discuss how to turn career crises into catalysts for reinvention, how to stay relevant in the age of AI, and how to rebuild confidence when your professional identity is shaken.

Whether you’ve been laid off, are rethinking your career path, or simply want to future-proof your skills, this conversation will help you clarify your unique value and move forward with focus, courage, and humanity.

• Rachel’s journey from Ford and Tesla to founding Still Human

• The “Boa Constrictor Approach” to career reinvention

• How to handle layoffs, pivots, and professional uncertainty

• Staying human in an AI-driven workplace

• Practical tools for resilience and reinvention

  
  

Rachel Tully – Founder of Still Human, a career strategy practice helping professionals navigate AI disruption and build future-proof careers. Before launching her business, Rachel held roles at Ford, Tesla, Venmo, and the SEC, and earned her MBA from NYU.

Leilani Brown Website → giantstepsllc.com Instagram → @giantstepsllc

Rachel Tully Website → https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiracheltully/ LinkedIn → Rachel Tully

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