What if success isn’t about how far you go, but how deeply you listen to yourself along the way?

In this episode of Life Between Titles, Savan sits down with Vanessa Okoro, a first-generation Nigerian-American who spent over a decade climbing the ranks of management consulting at firms like Ernst & Young before making a bold shift into federal service with the FAA. Vanessa shares her journey of navigating identity across cultures, careers, and expectations—and what it means to walk away from a title you’ve worked your whole life to earn. Together, she and Savan explore the weight of representation, the reality of burnout, and the power of slowing down to rediscover who you are beyond achievement. If you’ve ever felt caught between who you were and who you’re becoming, this conversation will remind you that stepping back can be the most courageous step forward.