In this episode of Pivot Point: Strategy for Change, I sit down with executive and team coach Jen R. Wilson to explore the pivotal moments that lead to real personal and professional transformation. We talk about the kind of change that doesn’t show up on a résumé or LinkedIn profile—the quiet, internal moment when something finally shifts and you realize that staying the same has become more painful than changing.
There is a moment most people never forget. It doesn’t happen publicly. It happens alone, often in exhaustion or fear, when clarity finally cuts through the noise and something inside you says, this ends now. Not the polished story you tell later, but the raw one—where emotions and logic finally align, and movement becomes possible.
That moment is what this podcast is about.
I’m Nik Michael, a clinician and therapist, and for more than 30 years I’ve sat with people at their most consequential crossroads—when a marriage is unraveling, a business model is breaking, a body is pushing back, or the identity they’ve been living inside no longer fits. Pivot Point is not about quick fixes or motivational soundbites. We’re not interested in clean before-and-after stories. We focus on the messy middle—the internal conflict, resistance, fear, and courage that precede meaningful change.
My guest today understands those moments not just professionally, but personally.
Jen R. Wilson is an executive and team coach with over 25 years of experience working with leaders and organizations navigating growth, uncertainty, and high-stakes change. She works in environments where trust is fragile, pressure is intense, and old ways of operating no longer work—helping leaders and teams slow down, regain clarity, and realign with their values.
In our conversation, we explore what it means to lead from alignment rather than exhaustion, the role of intuition in decision-making, and the internal challenges leaders face when the path forward is unclear. Jen also shares her own pivot points—moments marked by burnout, self-critique, and fear, and the decision to build a life and business grounded not in constant pressure, but in calm, agency, and joy.
Before we talk about frameworks, strategies, or tools, we start where this podcast always starts: the moment everything began to change.
If you’re navigating leadership transitions, organizational change, burnout, or a personal crossroads—and you know something needs to shift, even if you’re not sure what comes next—this episode offers a grounded, honest conversation about how real change actually begins.
