๐‘ท๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’†. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’‰๐’–๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’†๐’๐’š ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’†๐’„๐’•, ๐’“๐’†๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’†, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’†. - Kendall Breitman

In this episode of the GrowthReady Podcast, Steve Mellor sits down with Kendall Breitman, former political journalist (NBC, Bloomberg) and now Head of Community at @Riversidefm, to unpack the real story behind career pivots, personal reinvention, and building community that actually feels human.

Kendall shares how she went from chasing a clear career trajectory to embracing a more open (and more honest) version of growth, one built on trust, adaptability, and the courage to choose what fulfills you now, not what you decided years ago.

In this episode:
โ–ช๏ธHunger vs. capacity (and why both matter)
โ–ช๏ธLeaving a โ€œmade itโ€ career behind
โ–ช๏ธTrusting yourself without needing certainty
โ–ช๏ธHow community is built through real conversations
โ–ช๏ธWhy overproduced brand content is fading
โ–ช๏ธKendallโ€™s next edge: influence, visibility, and starting a podcast

00:00 โ€“ Hunger + capacity (what โ€œGrowthReadyโ€ means)
00:32 โ€“ Intro + meet Kendall (Head of Community, Riverside)
02:46 โ€“ The โ€œplateโ€ metaphor: capacity shapes ambition
06:18 โ€“ Letting go of the perfect career plan (without losing agency)
10:12 โ€“ Leaving journalism + redefining success
14:55 โ€“ Trusting yourself = adaptability
16:52 โ€“ โ€œYour next step isnโ€™t irreversibleโ€
19:33 โ€“ Growth also means openness to change
21:21 โ€“ What a Head of Community actually does (product โ†” people)
25:17 โ€“ Community isnโ€™t swag: journalism instincts โ†’ real connection
29:20 โ€“ Practical: go on user calls (human beats brand)
31:43 โ€“ How to build personal community (events + online)
34:36 โ€“ Why Kendall hates โ€œnetworkingโ€
37:37 โ€“ Riversideโ€™s underrated use cases
38:10 โ€“ Kendallโ€™s next edge: influence + starting a podcast
40:32 โ€“ Defining โ€œimpactโ€ (and why it matters)
43:31 โ€“ Where to find Kendall + Riverside community

๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ฒ๐’†๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’๐’:
LinkedIn: Kendall Breitman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbreitman/
Facebook Group: Conversation Creators by Riverside - https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Aa7CLF8Y8/

๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘บ๐’•๐’†๐’—๐’† ๐‘ด๐’†๐’๐’๐’๐’“
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