It happens to many of us. Especially if we are high performers. The job is going well. Promotions have come quickly. Responsibility keeps stacking up. And yet something feels off. Energy fades. Health starts sending signals. The work that once felt meaningful begins to feel heavy. That’s where you need to make decisions, and that’s where purpose and pressure collide.

We’re talking about careers, recruiting, and the business of both in this episode of Purpose Under Pressure. Host Bryan Lefelhoc, founder of Bryan Media Strategies, welcomes Izka González, founder of The Hiring Revolution and an international talent acquisition consultant. Izka shares how she moved from Mexico City to Cleveland, built a successful corporate recruiting career, became a Mom, and then an Entrepreneur.

She left her job when she had to leave her job. Plain and simple. She began sharing what she knew about hiring on LinkedIn, helping people understand how recruiting really works and why. And she built a business that bridges the gap between how hiring is perceived, and how it actually functions.

Her message in this episode is that most careers aren’t broken, but they do require adaptation, clarity, and a willingness to challenge limiting beliefs. And they require Purpose, Under Pressure.

Purpose Under Pressure is brought to you in partnership with Sandler by the Ruby Group, serving sales professionals and sales organizations nationwide from their locations in Akron and Columbus, Ohio, in Capital Region, New York, and in Jacksonville, Florida

Key Takeaways:

-Burnout often shows up physically before we acknowledge it mentally

-Fast career growth without boundaries can quietly become unsustainable

-Financial awareness creates options during moments of transition

-Many job-search struggles stem from mindset before strategy

-Understanding how recruiting works changes how you show up

-Personal branding is about clarity, not self-promotion

-You can’t control hiring outcomes, but you can control preparation

-AI and automation are changing work, not eliminating people

-Saying “no” can be a necessary leadership decision

-Reinvention often begins by using what you already know

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Helpful Links:

Izka Gonzalez, The Hiring Revolution: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-hiring-revolution-6934521483931127808/

Sandler by the Ruby Group: https://go.sandler.com/therubygroup/

Bryan Lefelhoc, Owner, Bryan Media Strategies: https://www.bryanmediastrategies.com/