#61 Personal Loss, Career Growth, and Real Change: Rahshea Cardiff’s Happiness Journey - Part One
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What is the focus of Rahshea Cardiff's journey?
Hi, everyone. Welcome to our show, Chief Change Officer. I'm Vince Chan, your ambitious human host. Our show is a modernist community for change progressives in organizational and human transformation values. who couldn't use a bit more happiness? This episode and the next dives deep into what it means to find joy and resilience in both work and life. I'm thrilled to introduce Rishya Kardas, the VP of Partnerships at Happy Companies. Happy Companies is a venture focused on building happier, healthier workplaces. Rochelle brings over 20 years of experience in people management across major brands like Best Buy, Starbucks, and Microsoft. And she's deeply passionate about talent development and employee experience.
As we all know, bureaucracy, corporate politics, and constant changes like layoffs and digital transformation can make it tough for employees to thrive and survive. Richier herself has navigated intense transitions. leaving a corporate role at Microsoft to pursue entrepreneurship, experiencing the loss of her mother, facing divorce, and raising her first child. In this two-part series, she shares her journey of resilience, why she joined Happy Companies, and how she's working to enhance employee experience using technology, but without losing the touch, the human touch. In today's episode, we'll focus on Rishia's personal story and career transitions. On Tuesday, Park Chiu will explore her role at Happy Companies and her vision for transforming the workplace, balancing tech innovation with genuine care for people. Let's dive in and find some happiness. Roshia, welcome to our show. Welcome to Chief Change Officer. Good evening to you.
How did personal loss influence Rahshea's career choices?
Good evening. Thank you for having me, Vince. I'm so excited to connect with you this evening and dive into some great, thoughtful discussion. My name is Roshia. I currently serve as VP of Partnerships at Happy Companies. and went through some significant life experiences over the past several years that for myself really placed me in a deeply reflective space in terms of what is my purpose in my time here? What are the intentions and the things that I want to accomplish and the positive impact that I want to have on other people, on the world? And then ultimately really positioned me to consider what is most important in life and on this journey. And that positioned me to make some shifts in life.
As I reprioritized my family, I reprioritized the things that bring me joy and purpose in my personal life. And going through that journey is then something that cascaded to my career journey and really positioned me to take some different perspectives towards doing meaningful work in the world and really wanting to connect that to the positive impact that I seek to have. So that's just a little bit about that personal and professional journey that I've been on.
You spend over 20 years in corporate America with some powerhouse names. Best Buy, Starbucks, and Microsoft. all in different industries. Could you walk us through a bit of that journey? How did your role and approach evolve across these big firms, especially since you've always been focused on people management and leadership?
What key experiences shaped Rahshea's leadership philosophy?
Yes. I have so much passion towards people leadership and just as a whole, the people component of teams and organizations. I'm very passionate, you know, that people are truly the heart of what propels an organization forward. They are the heart of what propels growth and success. And so that people first ethos has always been a very integrated part of my foundation and leadership. I started out my journey in Best Buy and I was with Best Buy for over a decade in multiple people leadership capacities. and ultimately had additional wonderful opportunities within Starbucks. And most recently, prior to my journey with Happy, I was with Microsoft for almost a decade. Within each of those opportunities that I've had, I always maintained the mindset that if I put my people first,
If I hire the right talent, if I give them a thorough impact structured onboarding experience that sets them up for success, and I then follow that up with consistent talent development, just understanding their individual goals, both personally and professionally, understanding their strengths and the things that they're passionate about. If I catch those things as a priority,
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the focus of Rahshea Cardiff's journey?
0:11–3:28
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How did personal loss influence Rahshea's career choices?
3:28–5:44
3
What key experiences shaped Rahshea's leadership philosophy?
5:44–10:40
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How can leaders balance corporate policies with people-first values?
10:40–15:02
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What lessons did Rahshea learn from her corporate career?
15:02–18:56
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How does Rahshea define success in her career?
18:56–28:43
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