Queen of the Pivot 👑 I help people leverage their expertise to change to a new industry. Follow me for tips and ideas. DM me your questions!

The rules of work have changed. The linear career path is dead.

Whether you're an experienced executive feeling stuck in a "perfectly good job" or facing an unexpected transition, one thing is clear: you're craving something more meaningful than what you've been doing.

You've done everything right: 
• Climbed the corporate ladder 
• Built expertise others recognize 
• Achieved financial success

But now you're facing new realities: 
• Industry disruption and uncertainty 
• Concerns about ageism and relevance
• A growing desire for work that truly fulfills you

The problem? You're looking at 5-10 more years of traditional work, but the thought of spending that time in your current situation feels like serving a sentence. You don't know how to leverage your hard-earned experience to create your next chapter—whether that's a new industry, consulting, or something entirely different.

What if those final working years could be your most fulfilling? What if instead of counting down to retirement, you were energized by work that doesn't feel like work?

I've been there. I've successfully pivoted across multiple industries:  Teaching → Publishing → Mortgage → Entertainment → Entrepreneurship → Education

Each transition taught me that confidence is the key to a successful pivot—and confidence comes from having a clear strategy.

My mission: Help accomplished executives like you stop feeling stuck and start taking control of your professional future. No matter what changes are happening around you, you have more power than you realize.

Ready to explore what's possible? 
• Follow for insights on strategic career pivoting 
• DM me to discuss your specific situation 
• Let's turn your experience into your next opportunity

Your best chapter doesn't have to be behind you.

Andrea Wade, MBA

Stokes Unlimited LLC

Storyteller | Brand Clarity Strategist

Mixologist at Quench Academy

Krispy Kreme

Senior Manager, CPG Marketing

CPG Brand Manager

Publix Super Markets

Develop, manage, and execute strategic marketing plans for grocery delivery, pickup, and order ahead omnichannel services for both consumer and B2B segments.

Omnichannel Marketing Manager

Directed the marketing plans for the Publix Deli department. Launched and managed the ongoing marketing strategy for Publix Online Easy Ordering (publix.com/order). Managed customer-facing communications and promotional activity, including broadcast (TV and radio), digital, social media, out of home, and in-store channels

Brand Marketing Manager, Deli and Prepared Foods

Served as Health & Wellness subject matter expert, managing Pharmacy, Health, Beauty Care, and Natural & Organic category communications. Coordinated all new private label product and line extension consumer communications, including the redesign of the Publix GreenWise brand packaging artwork. Developed and executed annual promotional plans for Pharmacy, Health & Wellness, and the following center store categories: Dairy/Frozen, Dry Grocery, Pet, Baby, Household Cleaning, and Housewares.

Category Marketing Manager, Grocery/Non-Foods, Pharmacy

I love a good story...and I've been told that I'm pretty good at telling them. I'm also good at brand strategy and writing marketing briefs to launch products, campaigns, and events. But, to be really good at writing briefs, well...you must be BRIEF, which is one of the hardest things to do. I had to know my marketing objective, target audience, and product details thoroughly and communicate them clearly and with ease. 

So, after a 20+ year career doing marketing strategy, product innovation, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work for well-loved consumer brands, I am now living my brand story and helping others write theirs. 

Professionals, entrepreneurs, and businesses have so many things they want to tell their audiences about themselves or their product/service, but many struggle with how to condense their messaging into a few key points to tell a compelling story.

It's my mission to help them cut through the clutter to get brand clarity and communication confidence, to consistently attract ideal opportunities. 

Oh, and my brand story plot twist? I'm a mixologist. Attended bartending school and have been reimagining happy hours and team building activities by using mixology to excite, enlighten, and engage audiences around a central topic or theme. 

Social: @thelynnestokes, @quenchacademy
Web: lynnestokes.com, quenchacademy.com

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