The Power of Courageous Career Moves: Building Gig Talent With Purpose with Jamie Latiano Jacobs of Gig Talent
There comes a moment when success looks right on paper but feels wrong in practice. In this episode, we sit down with Jamie Jacobs, Founder and CEO of Gig Talent, for a candid conversation about ambition, fear, alignment and what it truly means to make a courageous choice. Jamie reflects on her personal and professional evolution, from corporate leadership to building a company rooted in flow, purpose and community. Her story highlights how courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to move forward anyway and create possibilities that didn’t exist, or you couldn’t see, before.
Key Takeaways:
00:00 Introduction.
03:32 Ambition often follows the next visible step before the bigger picture appears.
05:09 Growth and curiosity, not money, drive ambition beyond perceived personal limitations.
10:15 Resistance signals misalignment despite persistence and fear of failure.
12:27 Jamie values contributing to communities and learning to accept support.
15:39 Gig Talent launched in 2019 with the aim of aligning strengths and creating shared value.
18:09 Leveraging AI strengthens Gig Talent’s expertise while preserving human-led matching.
20:06 Every step has value and fear should never dictate when to move on.
21:20 Courage in two words: do it.
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