Episode Details

Sarena Diamond is the CEO and founder of Diamond Solutions Group, a leadership consultant and transformation executive with over 30 years of experience helping organizations navigate change. She has partnered with global companies like Accenture, IBM, and PepsiCo to turn ambitious ideas into successful outcomes.

After decades in the corporate world, Sarena took a leap of faith into entrepreneurship. Today she helps businesses and the people behind them embrace change, unlock potential, and redefine success on their own terms.

In this empowering conversation, Sarena shares:

• ​ What life looked like in her 20s and the conventional path she followed
• ​ Why she left corporate life to start Diamond Solutions Group
• ​ The real reason people resist change (it’s almost always fear)
• ​ How to turn “what if” visions into “way to go” results
• ​ Lessons from both personal and professional challenges
• ​ Advice for young people defining success on their own terms

If you’re in your 20s navigating career decisions, feeling pressure to follow the traditional path, or wondering how to lead through change, this episode offers clear and practical wisdom.

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Connect with Sarena Diamond

Website:h ttps://www.diamondsolutionsgroupllc.com/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarena-diamond/

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Sarena Diamond

1:40 - Life in Her 20s & Following the Expected Path

8:15 - What Success Meant Back Then

15:30 - Leaving Corporate & Starting Her Own Company

23:10 - Why People Resist Change

31:45 - Turning “What If” into “Way to Go”

40:20 - Lessons from Personal & Professional Challenges

48:50 - Redefining Success on Your Own Terms

57:15 - Final Advice for Young Leaders