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Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)
The premise of this series is to learn about significant moments in each guest's life that have shaped who they are today. We dig into the journey of "becoming". The original series, Winning Wednesday, was created as a way to network remotely during the COVID-19 global pandemic. I used it as a tool to inspire guests & listeners to "win" (and remember!) the mid-week check-in. Both shows were created and hosted by me, Katrina Fuhrman, the @ConnectorQueen; now available here to binge-listen at…
Episodes
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses at 14 & Building a Life on Her Own Terms | Becoming You Ep.97
What happens when you’re 14 years old and you realize the life being laid out for you isn’t the one you want — and refusing it means your mom…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Bankrupt at 55 & Better Than Ever | Nancy Ramondo Returns | Becoming You Ep.96
What does it actually cost to choose yourself after 35 years? For Nancy Ramondo, it cost her business, her credit, and a bankruptcy she navigated alone — as…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)A 3-Minute Decision That Changed Everything | Life Coach Wendy Soderman | Becoming You Ep.95
What do you do when you follow every rule — study hard, marry well, do everything right — and life still falls apart in three minutes? Wendy Soderman grew up…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Girl Dad, Rock Festivals & Why Getting Fired Was the Best Thing | Becoming You Ep.94
You spend 85% of the time you’ll ever have with your kids in the first five years of their life. That statistic changed everything for Jay Prasch. A…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)From Broadway Dreams to 48 Songs at 36 | Allegra Leland | Becoming You Ep.93
What if the life you thought you were building wasn’t actually the one you were meant for — and it took a neurological health crisis, a pandemic, and a…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Got Fired & Felt Free | Goddess Energy, ADHD & Reclaiming Your Power | Becoming You Ep.90
What do you do when they fire you — and you feel nothing but relief? Devyn Singer took a video of herself being fired and walked out thinking: I’m free…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Keep Going | Hiking as a Life Metaphor & Building a 4,500-Member Community | Becoming You Ep.92
What do hiking the Appalachian Trail, kayaking past an alligator, and throwing up underwater at 50 feet have in common? They all taught Ned James the same…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Learning Korean to Know My Mom | Grief & Galloping in Mongolia | Becoming You Ep.91
What if there’s a whole dimension of your mother’s personality you’ve never had access to — because you don’t speak her language? Emily…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Imparare l’Italiano da Zero: Un’Esperienza di Immersione di 7 Settimane | Becoming You Ep.98
Com’è davvero imparare una lingua senza poter parlare inglese? In questo episodio parlo con la mia compagna di corso Lina della nostra esperienza di…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Making Adult Friends in Your 30s & Coming to Terms With the Mormon Church | Becoming You Ep.89
What happens when you move to a brand new city with no plan, no network, and a quiet belief that something better is waiting? Spencer Norawong left LA for…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Diagnosed with Cancer on Her 40th Birthday | Reinventing at 56 | Becoming You Ep.88
What do you do when life hands you cancer, divorce, and bankruptcy — and then hands you a cleared-out attic and a $5,000 bonus? If you’re Nancy Ramondo…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Laid Off After 17 Years at Verizon | From Camera to Content Studio | Becoming You Ep.87
What do you do when the company you gave 17 years to lets you go overnight? Ludwig Araujo didn’t spiral — he leveraged the photography side hustle…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Your Shadow Isn’t Your Enemy | Shadow Work Coach Rose Fontenello | Becoming You Ep.86
What if the darkest parts of you aren’t trying to destroy you — they’re trying to protect you? Rose Fontenello spent most of her life stuck in…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)What Happens When Women Build Community on Purpose | The Mosaic Collective | Becoming You Ep.85
What if the community you’ve been craving doesn’t exist yet — because you’re the one who’s supposed to build it? Katrina brings…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Horse Therapy Changed How Kids Communicate | Speech Therapist Finds Farm Magic | Becoming You Ep.84
What if the key to helping a child communicate wasn’t a therapy room — but a farm? Julie, a speech-language pathologist with a background in voice…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Hormone Health PA Opens Her Own Practice | How Perimenopause Actually Feels | Becoming You Ep.83
What if everything you’ve been told about managing your hormones, your stress, and your body is incomplete? Jenny Wright, PA and founder of Right…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Life After 60 | Finally Becoming Yourself After Following “The Plan” | Heart-Based Selling | Ep.82
What happens when you’ve completed the entire prescribed path—degree, career, marriage, kids—and suddenly ask “now what?” Sanjai Mehta shares…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)When Hustle Culture Lands You in the ER | Climbing OFF the Corporate Ladder | Ep.81
What happens when your body forces the pause your ambition never would? Morgan Short spent 10+ years climbing to Senior Director in B2B SaaS, measuring her…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)From Abuse Survivor to Bestselling Author Publisher | 6,000 Live Videos Later | Becoming You Ep.79
What happens when you run away at 5 years old and find your voice 40+ years later? Lynda Sunshine West transformed from an abuse survivor with a stifled voice…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)How to Find Your Purpose on Purpose | 5-Step Framework That Actually Works | Becoming You Ep. 78
Are you stuck in the daily grind wondering “why does this matter to me?” This episode is your roadmap to reconnecting with your WHY and designing a…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Therapist Combines Astrology & Sound Healing | When Traditional Therapy Isn’t Enough | Ep.77
What happens when a licensed therapist integrates astrology and sound healing into practice? Carly J Riddle, LCSW, is revolutionizing mental health by…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)From Corporate Burnout to 7-Figure Freedom | Why Your Body Forces You to Change | Becoming You Ep.76
What happens when your body literally shuts down from corporate burnout? Tiffany Carter went from TV news anchor to pharmaceutical executive to multi-million…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)How to Give Your Brain Purpose | TEDx 3 Strategies to Unlock Your Potential | Becoming You Ep.75
What happens when you treat your brain like a Labrador? Dr. Ginny Baro, TEDx speaker and best-selling author, reveals why your mind needs a “stick”…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Finding Your Sunshine in the Darkness | Two Things Can Be True at Once | Becoming You Ep.74
What happens when you’re gay, religious, and working in corporate America? Jenna Pershin shares her powerful journey of learning that “two things…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)2 Years Sober & The Courage to Question Everything | Pandemic Wake-Up Call | Becoming You Ep.73
What happens when the world stops and forces you to think? Devon McCarroll shares her journey from prescribed religious upbringing to questioning everything at…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)My Year of NO + 5 Books That Changed Everything | Solo 2025 Kickoff | Becoming You Ep.72
What if saying NO to everything became your superpower? The ConnectorQueen shares her “Year of NO” approach – ditching alcohol, added sugar…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)5 Years of Podcasting + What Changed During My Growth Mindset Shift | 2024 Recap | Ep.71
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: A vulnerable solo reflection on 5 years of podcasting evolution, pandemic-driven personal growth, and the ongoing journey of becoming…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)From Overweight Kid to Wall Street Bodybuilder | Cystic Acne Changed Everything | Becoming You Ep.70
What happens when cystic acne forces you to confront your deepest insecurities? Zan Carver went from being bullied as an overweight kid to becoming a financial…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)From Failed Actor to Viral Paper-Cut Filmmaker | 3-Year Solo Film Project | Becoming You Ep.69
What happens when you follow open doors instead of forcing closed ones? Julian Curi ( @Righteous_Robot ) went from struggling LA actor to viral filmmaker…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Healthcare Worker’s Burnout Nearly Killed Her | Wrong Career + Trauma = Clinical Breakdown | Ep.68
What happens when 150% effort at work leads to clinical burnout symptoms? Yana Spivak went from medical school dropout to healthcare administrator, carrying…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Premed to Product Manager | Why Being a Generalist Beats Specialization | Becoming You Ep.67
What happens when you realize helping people doesn’t require medical school? Rashmi Ketha pivoted from premed to data science to product management…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Therapist Reveals: How I Overcame 3 Family Deaths & My Kids’ Addiction | Becoming You Ep.66
What happens when life keeps taking the people you love most? At 16, Jill lost her brother in a car accident. At 30, her mother to cancer. Later, both sons…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)From Church Girl to Values Detective | How to Deconstruct Limiting Beliefs | Becoming You Ep.65
What happens when you realize the values you’ve lived by your whole life aren’t actually yours? Anna Hanzelka went from black-and-white thinking…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)From Single Teacher to Father of 3 Under 5 | Why Authenticity Beats Conformity | Becoming You Ep.64
What happens when being “real” costs you convenience but saves your soul? Steven Edelson went from carefree college days to managing three kids…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)I Didn’t Like You @ First | Creating Controversial Content w/o Getting Canceled | Becoming You Ep.63
What happens when brutal honesty leads to unexpected friendship? Joe Arrigo admits he “really didn’t like” Katrina after their first podcast…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)From Sports Broadcasting to Cybersecurity | How Fear Became My Sales Superpower | Becoming You Ep.62
What happens when life forces you to choose between your dream career and family? Charlie Barker was living his best life in sports broadcasting until his…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)From Winning Wednesday to Becoming You | Why I’m Launching a New Podcast in 2024 | Ep.61
What happens when a pandemic-born networking idea becomes your life’s work? I’m Katrina Fuhrman (The ConnectorQueen), and after 60 episodes of…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Buckle In | 5G Innovation, WAVE Leadership & the Art of Knowing Thyself | Winning Wednesday Ep.60
Sixty episodes. One year and change of showing up every Wednesday with something worth saying. And for the finale of Winning Wednesday’s first chapter…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Gratitude List, Then Get After It | Channel Sales & the Existential Crisis | Winning Wednesday Ep.59
What happens when a high-performing sales leader who’s been running nonstop finally gets forced to slow down — and discovers she’s been suffering…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Win-Win Wednesday | Female Leadership & Happy at Home First | Winning Wednesday Ep.58
What does it look like to spend 32 years at one company — starting with MCI before it became Verizon — and still show up every day like you have something left…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Lead With Heart | A Rainbow Bee, the Trevor Project & Living Your Truth | Winning Wednesday Ep.57
What does it look like when a gay Salvadoran immigrant raises a two-year-old son, writes a children’s book about a rainbow bee, volunteers as a Trevor…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Just Call Them | Songwriting, Non-Binary & Being a Verified Fool on TikTok | Winning Wednesday Ep.56
What happens when a songwriter, non-binary creator, and self-described verified fool decides to just stop caring what people think — and builds a career out of…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Unapologetically Authentic | Pride, Intersectionality & Raising Humans | Winning Wednesday Ep.55
What does it look like to be Black, a woman, a lesbian, and a mom — all at once, every single day, with no days off for any of it? Irene DeRouen, Verizon…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Sacred Ordinary | Trans Leadership, Gender Equity & Finding Your Voice | Winning Wednesday Ep.54
What happens when one of the most prominent voices in evangelical Christianity transitions — and discovers that the cis-straight world is sometimes kinder than…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Being Yourself at Work | Chad Parker | Winning Wednesday Ep.53
Winning Wednesday: Pride at Verizon Today’s Guest: Chad Parker New York/New Jersey PRISM Chapter Leader Representing our LGBTQ+ Community at VZ In this…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)When There Isn’t a Why | Disability, Neurodivergence & Your Self to Work | Winning Wednesday Ep.52
What happens when you’re a professional opera singer turned Verizon leader who survives multiple strokes — and comes back to work only to realize the…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Heal the World | Storytelling, Holocaust Legacy, Finding Meaning in Motion | Winning Wednesday Ep.51
What do you do when your grandfather survived the Holocaust, escaped a concentration camp, was shot eight times, and still found love on a train after the war…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Progress Not Perfection | Mental Health, Anxiety & Living With No Judgment | Winning Wednesday Ep.50
Episode 50 of Winning Wednesday lands right where it should — in a conversation about mental health, with someone who has dedicated her career to helping…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Do Less & Quit More | Soul Work, Badass Authenticity, Power of Your Voice | Winning Wednesday Ep.49
What if the biggest mistake the most driven people make is forcing it? Sven Erlandson, counselor to C-suite executives and author of multiple books including…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Watch Your Thoughts | Video Selling & the Human Layer in Sales | Winning Wednesday Ep.48
What if the reason your outreach isn’t converting isn’t your message — it’s your medium? Ashok MJ, Sales Manager at Hippo Video, makes a…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Virtual Silver Linings | Gen Z Enters Workforce & Intentional Connection | Winning Wednesday Ep.47
What does it look like to graduate college right into a pandemic — and still land on your feet? Elana Little, a Management Information Systems graduate who…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Forward Together | NEGU, Female Leadership & Raising Global Citizens | Winning Wednesday Ep.46
What does Women’s History Month look like when it’s a family affair — with a dad in Amsterdam, two daughters ages 7 and 11, and a mom behind the…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)No Feeling Is Final | Women in Tech & Startup Culture | Winning Wednesday Ep.45
What does it feel like to be the only woman in a tech department — and how do you go from feeling like you shouldn’t be there to becoming someone who…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Build a Duck | LEGO Serious Play & What Six Bricks Reveal About You | Winning Wednesday Ep.44
What if the most powerful team-building and self-discovery tool in your office isn’t a workshop, a whiteboard, or a personality assessment — it’s a…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Difficult Conversations, Uplifting Leaders | Soft Skills Nobody Taught You | Winning Wednesday Ep.43
What happens when you’re sitting in your dream job — Chief Human Resources Officer — and you’re still not happy? For Aleta Maxwell, the answer led…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Myers-Briggs at Work | Using Personality Types to Lead & Connect | Winning Wednesday Ep.42
What if the conflict you’re having with a colleague isn’t personal — it’s just personality? Joe Arrigo, Myers-Briggs enthusiast and…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Run Your Race As You | A Transgender Journey of Identity & Courage | Winning Wednesday Ep.41
What does it take to walk across a street in a thunderstorm, dodge lightning bolts, and show up to a symposium where you don’t yet know who you are —…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Entrepreneurship Is Overrated | What Nobody Tells Young Founders | Winning Wednesday Ep.40
What if the entrepreneurship narrative that’s been fed to your generation is actually doing more harm than good? Jake Bjorseth — young entrepreneur…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)I Drowned at Three & I Still Got Back in the Water | Fear of Networking | Winning Wednesday Ep.39
What’s your excuse for not networking? Tom Broxham drowned at age three, had near-drowning experiences at eight and thirteen, another one just last year…
Becoming You (after Winning Wednesday)Industry 4.0 & Strategic Alliances | Why Collaboration Beats Competition | Winning Wednesday Ep.38
What does it take to build a strategic alliance when you’re not working with one partner — but twenty? Subhashish Acharya has spent decades navigating…