Health & Wellness Group
Fired Over Zoom: Hit Pause, Listen, Design to Find Life Balance
Monday, January 13 th , 2 - 3:30 pm
Houlihan Lawrence, 161 Elm St., 2nd floor meeting room, New Canaan
Space is limited, maximum 22, waitlist available
Questions? Contact Rose Bauersfeld
Summary of the Talk:
In January 2020, Jeanne Collins was fired from her VP sales role over a Zoom call after 11 years with her company. This unexpected transition made her question the traditional "work-life" balance mindset, where work consistently takes priority. Rather than immediately jumping back into corporate life, she paused and listened to what her life was telling her. By asking herself some difficult personal questions, she ultimately discovered her passion for interior design and founded her firm, the House of JerMar.
Through this reflective process, Collins developed a framework for designing her life that mirrors the stages of building a home: Foundation, Framing, Finish Work, Design
Her journey illustrates how shifting from a "work-life" to a "life-work" balance mindset can lead to greater purpose and fulfillment, transforming a career setback into an opportunity for personal reinvention.
Jeanne Collins Bio:
Jeanne Collins is an award-winning interior designer, published author, motivational speaker, podcaster, and mindset coach who left the corporate world behind to find her true self through design and inner wellness. She is the founder of the House of JerMar, a lifestyle brand where wellness starts within. The House of JerMar empowers women to live all in through interior design and personal wellness. It is a destination for women ready to reimagine what is possible in their homes and lives and then create it.
Jeanne is an Architectural Digest AD Pro 2024 Featured Designer, winner of the 2022 Luxe Magazine Red Award, and she was also recently nominated as an HGTV Designer of the Year.
She chronicles her journey and the approach that changed her life and work in her memoir, Two Feet In: Lessons from an All-In Life. Jeanne is a long-time resident of New Canaan, CT, where she raised her now 18-year-old daughter.
