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Navigating Career Transitions, with Kelly Johnson, Crystal Lake Marketing and Coaching

March 10, 2025 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Navigating Career Transitions, with Kelly Johnson, Crystal Lake Marketing and Coaching

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Navigating Career Transitions, with Kelly Johnson, Crystal Lake Marketing and Coaching (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 853)

In this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray talks with Kelly Johnson from Crystal Lake Marketing and Coaching. Kelly is a transition coach who helps individuals navigate career and business changes. She shares her own journey from an unfulfilled corporate employee to a successful business owner and coach. Kelly emphasizes the importance of understanding personal strengths through assessments, leveraging networks, and building a strong personal brand. She also discusses the process of transitioning to new careers or business ventures, providing actionable steps and success stories to illustrate her points. Kelly’s insights are invaluable for anyone feeling stuck or unfulfilled in their current role and seeking clarity on their next steps.

John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is produced by John Ray and North Fulton Business Radio, LLC, an affiliate of Business RadioX®, and recorded inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Kelly Johnson, Crystal Lake Marketing and Coaching

Kelly Johnson is a dedicated coach, speaker, and business leader who specializes in helping individuals and entrepreneurs discover their ideal career paths and achieve their professional and business goals.

As the founder of Crystal Lake Marketing and Coaching, Kelly blends her extensive experience in strategic healthcare marketing with her passion for personal and professional development. With over 25 years of experience in healthcare B2B growth marketing, Kelly has a proven track record of driving impactful results for organizations through innovative strategies and leadership.

Drawing from her professional journey and advanced coaching training, she has expanded her services to include career development and business coaching, empowering clients to navigate challenges, unlock their potential, and thrive in their chosen fields.

Kelly’s unique blend of marketing expertise and coaching insights allows her to provide a holistic approach to success, helping individuals and organizations align their goals, strategies, and purpose.

Topics Discussed in this Episode

00:00 Introduction to North Fulton Business Radio
00:24 Meet Kelly Johnson: Transition Coach
02:10 The Journey to Becoming a Transition Coach
03:19 Helping People in Transition
03:42 Career Arc and Self-Exploration
05:18 Understanding Strengths and Overcoming Fear
07:02 Real-Life Examples of Transition Coaching
13:38 Exercises for Career Clarity
17:33 Training for Career Transition
18:02 Building a Strong Personal Brand
20:36 Kelly’s Personal Transition Journey
23:19 Guidance for Business Owners
28:40 Success Stories and Impact
30:49 Conclusion and Contact Information

About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray

With over 850 shows and having featured over 1,300 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!

The show invites a diverse range of business, non-profit, and community leaders to share their significant contributions to their market, community, and profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media lean left. Some media lean right. We lean business.

John Ray, host of North Fulton Business Radio, and Owner, Ray Business Advisors — **John Ray, host of *North Fulton Business Radio*, and Owner, Ray Business Advisors**

The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.

You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.

John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.

John is the national bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.

LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Claudia Rossi, Revolution You Coaching

April 12, 2023 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

LIVE from SOAHR 2023: Claudia Rossi, Revolution You Coaching

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 641)

Claudia Rossi, Career and Business Transformation Coach with Revolution You Coaching, joined host John Ray LIVE at the Business RadioX® remote at SOAHR 2023. She discussed her work at Revolution You Coaching, current job market trends, how employees can get more out of where they currently are, and much more.

This show was originally broadcast live from SOAHR 2023, the annual conference of SHRM-Atlanta, held at the Gas South District Convention Center, Duluth, Georgia on March 28th and 29th, 2023. This series of interviews was underwritten by Oberman Law Firm, your legal guide to workplace complexities.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Claudia Rossi, Career and Business Transformation Coach, Revolution You Coaching

If you’re questioning your career options or aren’t getting the results you want in your job search, regardless of whether you’re still in college or you’ve been working for years, Claudia can help!

Claudia is a Career and Business Transformation Coach with Revolution You Coaching. She helps clients identify the things that are holding them back, figure out what they really wanted in their career and their lives, and how to help them achieve those dreams.

“I also got a coach for myself. And, wow, what a difference that made.”

Website | Facebook | Claudia’s LinkedIn

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

Claudia’s work at Revolution You Coaching
Current job market trends
How employees can get more out of where they currently are

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

The “LIVE from SOAHR 2023” Series is proudly underwritten by Oberman Law Firm

**Stuart Oberman, Founder, Oberman Law Firm**

Oberman Law Firm has a long history of civic service, noted national, regional, and local clients, and stands among the Southeast’s eminent and fast-growing full-service law firms. Oberman Law Firm’s areas of practice include Business Planning, Commercial & Technology Transactions, Corporate, Employment & Labor, Estate Planning, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Privacy & Data Security, and Real Estate.

By meeting their client’s goals and becoming a trusted partner and advocate for our clients, their attorneys are recognized as legal go-getters who provide value-added service. Their attorneys understand that in a rapidly changing legal market, clients have new expectations, and constantly evolving choices, and operate in an environment of heightened reputational and commercial risk.

Oberman Law Firm’s strength is its ability to solve complex legal problems by collaborating across borders and practice areas.

Connect with Oberman Law Firm:

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Wes Rhea, Author of Off the Top Rope: From Professional Wrestling to the Corporate World to the Classroom

February 24, 2023 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Wes Rhea, Author of Off the Top Rope: From Professional Wrestling to the Corporate World to the Classroom

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 611)

On this edition of North Fulton Business Radio, Wes Rhea, Author of Off the Top Rope, joined host John Ray to discuss how he transitioned from professional wrestling to the corporate sector, and then to academia. Wes also talked about the value of learning, mentors, networking, and much more.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Career advancement and career transition can be tough. Wes Rhea, Author of Off The Top Rope, understands. He’s been down that rose and done it. Wes went from being a professional wrestler to a corporate executive to a university professor.

In this book, his goal is to help you with the next advancement in your career or transitioning to something new. It’s a journey in father and perseverance with a little bit of luck. You’ll learn how to use your current skills, the power of networking, the importance of always learning, the benefits of hard work, and the value of mentors.

Website | Per-order this Book

**Wes Rhea, Author,** **Off The Top Rope**

Wes Rhea was born and raised in Marietta, Georgia. He is a healthcare executive, author, educator, and former professional wrestler.

Wes started his career as a professional wrestler in the late 1980s which ran through the mid-1990s while wrestling for various promotions throughout the southeast.

While in the corporate sector, Wes held executive-level positions as a Vice-President, Corporate Compliance Officer, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer in the telecommunications, financial, and healthcare industries.

Wes was a Senior Lecturer at Kennesaw State University teaching the undergraduate and executive MBA programs and held administrative roles while serving as a career coach. Wes holds a Bachelors of Business Administration, Masters of Business Administration, and Juris Doctor.

What are a few lessons you learned early in life?
How did you get started in professional wrestling?
What are a few skills you learn while wrestling?
How did you transition to the corporate sector and then to academia?
Talk about the value of learning, mentors, and networking

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Becky Berry, Becky Berry Career Coaching

December 14, 2022 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Becky Berry, Becky Berry Career Coaching

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Becky Berry, Becky Berry Career Coaching (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 589)

Becky Berry, Owner and Executive Coach at Becky Berry Career Coaching, joined host John Ray on this episode of North Fulton Business Radio. She spoke candidly on the pressing career issues her clients face, what’s really going on with “quiet quitting,” the post-Covid work environment, the availability of jobs, the idea of “safety” in employment today, and much more.

North Fulton Business Radio is produced and broadcast by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Becky Berry Career Coaching

Becky Berry coaches women who are determined to have an impact through their work. Women come to her to identify their unique skills and hone their leadership. They also come to Becky to rid themselves of the noise from a society that says women need to work harder but be smaller to succeed.

Becky champions each client as they excavate and deploys their unique and powerful work experiences to position themself for increasingly influential and impactful work. Becky provides a framework that goes beyond support – it’s a safe space for women to claim the potential they’re afraid to admit that they have.

Her coaching strategies start with insight and discovery. She and her clients work through their past story about work and uncover new ways to see themselves and describe their skills.

They do a Work Visualization to home in on the ideal environment and people to work with. Then, with the Windowshop Your Way to Work™ Strategy, clients learn how to own their value (and talk about it fluently) and present that value to prospective employers.

Website | LinkedIn

Becky Berry, Owner/Executive Coach, Becky Berry Career Coaching

Becky Berry is the owner of Becky Berry Career Coaching and MAD! Workspace for Women, a boutique coworking space for women only. She lives in Alpharetta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta.

Becky is a career and executive coach who champions women as they excavate and deploy their unique and powerful experiences to position themselves for claiming their leadership and delivering increasingly influential and impactful work. Her specialty is creating outside-the-box strategies for helping clients jump their internal roadblocks to moving forward. Many clients come to her to learn how to re-frame their so-called problem traits—like ADD and dyslexia—into the powerful advantages they really are. Here’s how Becky describes her approach: “I get people. All kinds, sizes, and flavors of people. Crowds of people, or one-on-one. I get people because I love people and I live to champion them to themselves.”

Becky has experienced several crossroads in her life including careers as a magazine publisher, software entrepreneur, stay-at-home mom, special education teacher, social entrepreneur, and widowhood. Her experiences inform her coaching as she helps women create rich, meaningful work and home lives on their own terms.

Her rich background in startups and entrepreneurship allows her to provide uniquely powerful insights and strategies to clients as they pursue their business and life goals.

Becky also produces and cohosts two podcasts, Uniquely Brilliant and She’s Not Done Yet: Conversations with Women Over 50, available wherever you listen to podcasts, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Questions and Topics in this Interview

Why are people coming to you for career coaching and what do they get out of it?
What’s your take on quiet quitting?
How has the job market changed since COVID?
What type of environment are people looking for at work?
How can people be prepared for unexpected things like layoffs and re-assignments?