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When Your Career Is Who You Are: Susan Miele on Rebuilding After It Falls Apart

Susan Miele

Author of Paused | Former Chief People Officer

August 18, 2026


Show Notes

Susan Miele is the author of Paused and a former Chief People Officer. She opens up about what happens when the career you've built becomes your entire identity — and what it takes to rebuild when it falls apart. A raw, honest conversation about resilience, reinvention, and finding yourself on the other side.