Have you ever walked into a room and felt like everyone else already knew how to network, how to pitch themselves, how to sound confident, and how to make the right connections?

Here is the much-awaited part two of my conversation with Sasha Grinshpun on The Ripple Effect Podcast. We get into the real stuff that so many professionals, founders, entrepreneurs, and leaders are wrestling with right now.

- How do you build meaningful connections without feeling fake?
- How do you stop being the world's best-kept secret?
- How do you turn feedback, rejection, and even those frustrating "nos" into something that actually moves you forward?

Sasha brings such a refreshing perspective on authentic networking, career confidence, design thinking, LinkedIn networking, and the entrepreneur mindset.

What I love about Sasha is that she does not just talk about career growth and business coaching from theory. She has lived the messy, nonlinear path herself, and she has helped thousands of professionals find the words, confidence, and clarity to take the next step.

Sasha Grinshpun is an executive coach, career strategist, facilitator, and founder of Catapult Circles and the LinkedIn Accelerator. Over the last 15-plus years, she has worked with Fortune 500 executives, founders, and accomplished professionals as they navigate their next chapter. Her background spans Yale Economics, Harvard Business School, Monitor Deloitte, and IDEO, giving her a rare mix of strategic rigor, design thinking, and genuine warmth. Sasha is also a leading voice on how AI is changing networking, hiring, professional visibility, and the future of work.

Sasha will be launching Networking for Introverts and LinkedIn Accelerator cohorts. She's also building with AI in communities around the world with her AI-in-Action workshops. See catapultcircles.com for more info!

If this conversation hits home, I hope you will watch it all the way through. There are a lot of Ripples in this one, and I have a feeling one of them might be exactly what you need to hear right now.

Ripple with Sasha Grinshpun
Website: https://catapultcircles.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashagrinshpun/
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Substack: https://sashagrinshpun.substack.com/

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This one felt personal.

If you've ever walked into a room and felt like everyone else had it figured out, or you've ever watched somebody get an opportunity and thought, "Wait, how did that happen for them?" then you're going to connect with this conversation.

It was such an honor to have Sasha Grinshpun on The Ripple Effect Podcast.

Sasha is an executive coach, career strategist, and facilitator who has spent more than 15 years helping people get honest about what they actually want and how they'll get there.

She has worked with Fortune 500 executives, founders, and professionals navigating major career transitions, helping them turn the conversations they've been rehearsing in their heads into the ones that open real doors.

Sasha's background is anything but ordinary. Yale Economics, Harvard Business School MBA, Monitor Deloitte strategy consulting, IDEO design thinking, and now the founder of Catapult Circles and the LinkedIn Accelerator.

She brings a rare mix of strategy, warmth, and straight talk to the questions so many of us are quietly carrying.

A lot of us were taught to keep our heads down, do good work, and trust that people will notice. But if you've lived long enough, you know it doesn't always work that way. Sometimes the missing piece is not talent. It is connection. It is trust. It is learning how to show up, be curious, and build meaningful relationships without feeling fake or salesy.

Sasha has such a great way of talking about relationships, personal branding, LinkedIn networking, AI career advice, and the future of work in a way that feels simple and doable. Especially now, when AI is changing professional visibility, hiring, networking, and how people get found or overlooked, this conversation feels incredibly timely.

There are a few moments in this episode that made me stop and think, and I think they'll do the same for you.

So grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and watch this one all the way through. You might hear exactly what you need today.

Good news. If you learned a lot from this conversation, part two is coming soon. Stay tuned!

Ripple with Sasha Grinshpun
Website: https://catapultcircles.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashagrinshpun/
X: https://x.com/catapultcircles
Substack: https://sashagrinshpun.substack.com/

Ripple with Steve Harper
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Website: http://www.ripplecentral.com

There's a strange pressure a lot of us feel right now.

We're supposed to be innovative, strategic, emotionally intelligent, creative, calm under pressure, and still have enough left at the end of the day for the people we love.

That's a lot.

And that's why I appreciated this conversation with David Lowe-Rogstad.
David has spent more than 25 years at the forefront of creative technology, building teams, companies, and brands through constant change. On paper, he has a history degree. In practice, he's been helping people and organizations stay relevant since 1997.

But what really stood out to me is how David thinks about leadership, gamification, and the human side of work. Not just points, badges, or leaderboards, but how play, progress, curiosity, and challenge can help people feel more engaged and less stuck.

David has sat in almost every seat inside an agency, so he understands the pressure, the uncertainty, and the issues that can slow even great teams down. He leads with heart and clarity, caring deeply about people while still knowing how to keep things moving.

Settle in, listen closely, and Ripple On!!!

Can't get enough of David's insights? Stay tuned for the exclusive After Show coming out on Patreon, Substack, and our Ripple community—The Pond.

Ripple with David Lowe-Rogstad
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lowerogstad/
Substack: https://lifewithadvantage.substack.com/
Website: https://www.starboard-collectives.com/
Instagram: @dlowe93

Ripple with Steve Harper
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