cultivate

with Alex Canavan

Success rarely happens overnight.

Instead, it’s cultivated over time through various experiences, relationships, and conversations.

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cultivate with Alex Canavan

cultivate with Alex Canavan

the show where innovators and community builders join Alex Canavan, founder of the cny women’s network, to share insights on life, leadership, and business.

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134: Whose Definition of Success Are You Living? ft. Barb Stone

In this week’s episode of Cultivate with Alex Canavan, Alex canavan is joined by Barb Stone.

Barb is an entrepreneur, author, TEDx speaker, leadership development coach out of syracuse, new york, and the founder of Build Your Path LLC.

in this episode, Barb shares what it costs to spend 25 years chasing someone else's version of success And what it takes to walk away from it.

This episode explores:

  • What it was like being a woman in manufacturing and leading without losing herself

  • The moment Barb realized “getting it right” was killing her soul

  • why resilience is about building forward, not bouncing back

  • How Barb’s Great Danes became the unexpected teachers behind her first book

  • The daily practices that keep barbara grounded

  • What Barb wants every unfulfilled high-achiever to hear right now

  • Why the antidote to being stuck is simpler than you think

If you're in a season of change, transition, or redefining success on your own terms — this is the episode you needed to hear.

cultivate with alex canavan is a podcast show based in Syracuse, NY, produced by the cny women’s network in partnership with diam media group.

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