Developing Your Career with Talent Strategist Althea Gordon
Oct 23, 2025
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In this episode of Dominate Your Day, Althea Gordon—talent strategist, former recruiter, and founder of Transformational Talent Group—shares about what it truly means to follow your own path. Althea shares her journey of walking away from a career in law, not because she couldn’t do it, but because it didn’t bring her joy. One of the most memorable moments came when she recalled advice from a mentor who told her, “You don’t have to be a duck,” meaning she didn’t have to follow the same path as everyone else. That freed her to pivot to HR and talent strategy, leading her to roles at top companies—and eventually to founding her own HR consulting and career development firm.
She shares practical advice for today’s job seekers, including using AI tools wisely, building a strong network, and preparing a few core accomplishment stories to handle most interview questions. But she also emphasizes the importance of balance, patience, and staying true to yourself through the ups and downs of career transitions. Althea’s journey is a reminder that success doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s—and that when you align your work with your calling, incredible things can happen.
Episode Minutes:
- Minute 9:00 — Starting Transformational Talent Group
- Minute 15:00 — Empathy and Authenticity in Leadership
- Minute 21:00 — Networking and Self-Advocacy
- Minute 33:00 — Balancing Work and Life
Links + Resources from This Episode:
- Visit www.transformationaltalentgroup.com
- Connect with Althea on LinkedIn
- Get your copy of Dana’s new book, The Internal Revolution: Lead Authentically and Build Your Personal Brand from Within
- Learn more about The Strengths Journal
About Althea Gordon
Althea Gordon is the Founder & CEO of Transformational Talent Group, a boutique HR consulting and career development firm. She is a celebrated, multi-award winning global talent acquisition executive with over 20 years of experience. Her career spans key roles at Fortune 50 companies and some of the world’s largest brands such as Apple, Visa, BNY and Texas Instruments, carving out a distinguished career that blends strategic vision with a deep commitment to people.
Althea has successfully led professional and executive recruiting, early career recruiting and programming, talent acquisition operations, sourcing and market intelligence, employment branding and talent attraction, inclusive recruiting strategies and programs, and recruitment coordination.
Althea has a bachelors degree from Fordham University and a law degree from the University of Houston. She is a licensed attorney in the state of Texas.
When she’s not working she’s creating new experiences and having adventures with her husband and daughter.
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