Pivots, Leadership, and Values-Based Tradeoffs (w/ Maia Molina-Schaefer)

Career pivots get easier with systems: seek discomfort early, journal leadership principles, and build cross-functional relationships across cultural and organizational lines. Maia Molina-Schaefer shares practical guidance for military career growth, veteran transition programs, and translating military experience into civilian language without jargon. The conversation also covers values-based trade-offs in work and parenting, media literacy for kids, and how The Moth’s “no notes” story slams build courage and connection.

Maia Molina-Schaefer has navigated more career pivots than most people attempt in a lifetime. Her journey began in the boxing ring at the U.S. Naval Academy, where she became the first woman to compete in the Brigade Boxing Championship. As a Marine Corps and Army Intelligence Officer and Military Diplomat, she led teams in combat zones across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, managed multi-million-dollar portfolios, and pioneered the first Women, Peace, and Security program with an African military partner. At West Point, she taught French and directed the Corbin Women's Leadership Forum.

Now, as Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at Amplify Her Foundation, she channels two decades of leadership experience into advancing gender equity. She's also a keynote speaker and a featured Moth storyteller based in New York City.

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