She Got Laid Off in the AI Era and Said: What If This Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me?

What happens when an unexpected layoff forces you to stop, reflect, and ask a different question—not "What's next?" but "What do I truly want?"

In this inspiring episode of Catch Her Spark, Jen Maldonado sits down with Anastasia Ekman, a technology sales leader who spent more than a decade helping enterprise organizations navigate complex digital workplace transformations. When she was unexpectedly laid off during the rapid rise of AI, Anastasia chose curiosity over fear and began exploring what success could look like on her own terms.

Together, Jen and Anastasia discuss what it really feels like to navigate career uncertainty, embrace reinvention, and discover new opportunities during one of the biggest shifts the technology industry has ever experienced.

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