Get Ready: Before Life Happens Podcast
Get Ready: Before Life Happens brings together diverse voices, guides, and changemakers from around the world who are helping people and professionals navigate life’s what-ifs with clarity, integrity and confidence.
Hosted by Financial Readiness Advocate Tony Steuer, the show explores the insights, stories, and tools that strengthen financial readiness and reshape how we think about money, life, aging, caregiving, resilience, and purpose.
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Get Ready: Before Life Happens Podcast
How Self-Advocacy Redefines Success
On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast, I spoke with Dr. Alison Schmidt, founder and CEO of Unconvention and host of the (un)conversations® podcast, about how being your own advocate can reshape not only your finances, but also your life and values.
💡 Key Takeaways:
🔹 Believe in yourself — trust that you have the tools to execute
🔹 Be open to risk and new ways of working
🔹 Focus on who you want to be and how you want to serve
🔹 Take time to understand what clients truly want to achieve
🔹 Build long-term relationships grounded in empathy and integrity
🔹 Respect your clients’ emotions and where they are in their journey
🔹 Embrace miscommunication as an opportunity to learn and grow
Connect with Dr. Alison Schmidt:
- Website (here) https://www.unconventionllc.com
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-l-schmidt-phd-bcc/
- Instagram: @alsphdbcc / @unconventionllc / @unconversationspodcast
- TikTok: alschmidtphd
- Facebook: @AlisonSchmidt
Podcast:
- (Un)conversations® Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@unconversations/playlists
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5xkI3Kg3e4VCUY5hXFGUaS?si=29139d32e77e427f
- Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/un-conversations/id1765209182
- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c056dff2-e060-4852-a830-8cc4824da4ba/un-conversations%C2%AE
- iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-unconversations-274225870/
Bio:
Dr. Alison Schmidt is the Founder and CEO of Unconvention, where she partners with elite leaders through transformative executive coaching and organizational consulting. With over 20 years of experience, she helps CxOs, founders, boards, high-performing teams drive strategic growth, navigate change, and break free from the stubborn quo.
Alison is also the creator and host of (un)conversations®, a bold podcast spotlighting industry pioneers and CxO leaders who share the unconventional decisions that have shaped their lives and businesses.
A passionate advocate for diversity, inclusion, and purpose-driven leadership, Dr. Schmidt holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Alliant International University (formerly California School of Professional Psychology) and is a Board Certified Coach through CCE Global. Based in Dallas, she draws inspiration from her global travels with her wife, N
The Get Ready Money Podcast and its guests do not provide investment advice. All content is for educational purposes. Guest opinions do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Get Ready Money Podcast and Tony Steuer.
