Your Next Success

Have you ever looked at your life or career and quietly wondered, “Is this it?”
That question isn’t a crisis — it’s a signal. An invitation. A beginning.

Your Next Success Podcast with Dr. Caroline Sangal is for students, job seekers, and professionals navigating career transitions, unexpected detours, and the search for authentic success.

Here, we normalize questioning your path — because discovering what you truly want begins with letting go of who you thought you had to be.

You’ll hear:

Honest conversations about layoffs, pivots, burnout, and reinvention
Guest interviews with real people navigating career and life turning points
Insights and frameworks to help you align your work with your purpose

Whether you’re just starting out, reimagining what’s next, or simply asking deeper questions — this is your space to pause, reflect, and rebuild from a place of clarity.

Stop chasing someone else’s version of success.
Start building the career — and life — you were made for.

Tune in and begin Your Next Success.

Contributors

Host

Caroline Sangal

Dr. Caroline Sangal is a career strategist, coach, and former executive recruiter who believes you were created on purpose for a purpose only you can fulfill. With a background in science and a deep commitment to helping others find alignment, she guides people through career and life transitions with compassion, clarity, and data-backed tools. Caroline is the creator of the Next Success Method and host of Your Next Success, where she shares real conversations with people who chose to stop settling and start living intentionally. Her work is rooted in the belief that success isn't one-size-fits-all—and you're not too late, too lost, or too far gone to find yours.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-sangal/

Guests

Guest

Kristin Hiemstra

Kristin Hiemstra, M.Ed., CPC, ELI-MP is the founder of The Art of Potential Coaching and an Adjunct Lecturer in Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at NC State’s Poole College of Management. With deep expertise in organizational culture, employee engagement, and emotional intelligence, Kristin brings both heart and strategy to the world of leadership and career growth.

She holds a BA from the University of North Carolina, an M.Ed. from George Mason University, a certificate in Human Resources from Duke University, and a professional coaching certification from iPEC (the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching).

In addition to her work as a TEDx speaker, coach, and educator, Kristin is passionate about helping people reconnect with their worth and live in alignment with who they truly are. Outside of work, she enjoys life with her husband Hans and their adult daughters, Haley and Zoe.

https://www.artofpotential.com/

Guest

Renée Onesti

Renée Onesti spent nearly two decades leading in American manufacturing. She’s an engineer turned Director of Operations with an MBA, a Six Sigma Black Belt, and a reputation for getting things done. But behind the high performance was a woman carrying too much, questioning her purpose, and feeling the slow creep of burnout. In this two-part conversation, Renée opens up about the pressure, the turning point, and what it really took to step away from the role she was known for and into a life that finally felt like her own. If you’ve ever wondered what it means to succeed without losing yourself, Renée’s story will stay with you.