With a solid 30-plus-year career in mental health, Debra Cady pivoted into course creation for her next chapter. She became a Mirasee student for its education and a Ruzuku customer for its platform — and she’s now excited to be teaching her gift.
Show Notes
Debra Cady is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and CEO/Founder of Silver Linings International. SLI offers facilitation, coaching, consulting, and training on how to achieve strength-based, positive change for individuals and organizations.
Danny and Abe talk with Debra about her pivot from being a mental-health professional to becoming a course creator and entrepreneur.
This episode covers:
Debra’s experience before course creation and how she pivoted into it
Starting with her pilot course
Pricing her course properly
Working out the educational design aspects of her course
Her evaluation tools
How her course changed her work
Danny and Abe’s debrief
“I was terrified and I was afraid and I did it anyway. And I created a tribe for myself, people who believed in me, and kept the people who didn't away.” — Debra Cady
Debra Cady is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and CEO/Founder of Silver Linings International, LLC. SLI offers facilitation, coaching, consulting, and training on how to achieve strength-based, positive change for individuals and organizations.
Debra combines her 30+ year career in behavioral health, specifically her experience as a trauma-informed manager, with her Appreciative Inquiry Facilitation Certification to deliver virtual training courses that create positive outcomes for the people and systems who work for children, youth, young adults, and other vulnerable populations. Her training has given hundreds of people the tools they need to create better engagement and healing-centered energy in their workplaces and for the clients they serve.
Credits: Hosts: Danny Iny and Abe Crystal Producer: Cynthia Lamb Assembled by: Geoff Govertsen Executive Producer: Danny Iny Audio Post Supervisors: Evan Miles and Christopher Martin Audio Post Production: Post Office Sound Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio
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Music credits:
Track Title: Bossa BB Artist Name: Marie Writer Name: Chelsea McGough Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
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Episode transcript: Going the Extra Mile (Debra Cady) coming soon
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Creators & Guests
Host
Abe Crystal
Host
Danny Iny
Producer
Cynthia Lamb
Guest
Debra Cady
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