Career Switch Podcast: Recent Episodes
Lixandra Urresta
A podcast for career changers who are trying to switch industries, professions, or break out on their own. Listen to others who've taken that bold step to make their career switch and get motivated with your own. Experts weigh in with their best career advice. Learn more and contact us at www.careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @careerswitchpod.
So many of us stay in jobs that feel “safe” with the steady paycheck, the benefits, and the routine. But deep down, we know something’s missing.
I sit down with Juliana Londoño, a licensed mental health therapist and entrepreneur, to talk about why deserving to make a career change is different from asking whether you can or should.
In the season finale of Career Switch Podcast, Juliana and I dissect the most common reasons people put off pursuing a career switch—from financial fears to family obligations.
We share our own experiences of leaving secure jobs, talk through how to navigate tough conversations with loved ones, and lay out some small, practical steps you can take to prepare for your own leap.
We also dive into why self-worth and confidence are at the heart of believing you deserve to switch industries or professions.
Episode Highlights:
• Wanting more fulfillment career-wise in your 40s and 50s
• Physical and mental signs you're unfulfilled at work
• Leaving a secure 9 to 5 job
• Putting off a career change due to financial fears and family obligations
• Finding support outside of your family circle
• Why change is hard for us
• How to talk to your loved ones about wanting to make a career change
• When you can't answer your family's questions and concerns
• Managing fears of the unknown when changing careers
• Deserving is not the same as 'can' or 'should'
• Leaving a toxic work environment
• Small first steps to switching industries or professions
Find Juliana Londoño at:
Website: https://www.juliana-londono.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliana-londono18/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliana.londono_/
Want more advice? Check out these additional episodes:
Ep 55: The hidden blockers keeping you stuck
Ep 34: 3 signs it’s time for a career change
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
We all know networking is a big part of making a career change. But does it feel like work to you? My guest today can help make it easier.
Karen Wickre is the author of Taking the Work Out of Networking. Karen has spent 30 years in tech as a writer, editor, and communications professional, and has been called “the best-connected Silicon Valley figure you’ve never heard of" because of her superpower—connecting people.
If you’re making a career change and dread the idea of networking, especially if you're an introvert, Karen offers a fresh perspective. In this episode, she shares practical strategies and mindset shifts to help you connect with others more naturally at in-person events, on LinkedIn, and within your current company.
Episode Highlights:
• Why networking feels like work for many of us, especially introverts
• Organic ways to network at in-person events, like conferences
• Knowing what works for you and what doesn't
• Low-key ways to follow up with people you've met
• Accessing your "brain trust" to change careers
• Small peer groups for career changers
• Reaching out to new people on LinkedIn so it's non-transactional
• The perfect amount of time to chat with someone new
• Embracing your quiet side and strengths
• Changing your mindset about networking to make it easier
• How to network within your company for new career paths
Find Karen Wickre at:
Website: https://karenwickre.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenwickre/
Book: Taking the Work Out of Networking: Your Guide to Making and Keeping Great Connections
Resources Mentioned:
Never Search Alone: https://www.neversearchalone.org/
Want more advice? Check out these additional episodes:
Ep 50: An inside track to a career change
Ep 24: Using your quiet strengths as an introvert to change careers
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Zayda Rivera is a Reiki Master who made her career change her own—by bringing together her Puerto Rican heritage and her teachings.
In this episode celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, Zayda shares the calling she felt to take her career in a new direction after years of covering entertainment, politics, and breaking news as a professional writer. She opens up about the self-doubt she had about launching her spiritual business Mindful Living with Z and how she grew her clientele by infusing Puerto Rican indigenous traditions into her Reiki practice.
If you're second-guessing yourself about your career switch, Zayda's story can inspire you to take those first steps and believe in yourself along the way.
Episode Highlights:
• Answering a call to study Reiki
• Becoming a Reiki Master
• Finding initial clients
• Expanding into other spiritual content
• Growing up with a mix of religious and spiritual rituals
• The link between Reiki and Puerto Rican ancestral practices
• Fear and self-doubt about starting a spiritual business
• When your partner doesn't support your career change
• How to believe in yourself
• Growing a business without advertising
• Networking in the Reiki world
• Taking small steps that lead to big change when making a career change
Find Zayda Rivera at:
Website: https://www.mindfullivingwithz.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfullivingwithz
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mindfullivingwithz
Book: Being Bruja: A Young Mystic’s Guide
Reiki Master 8-week Certification Course: https://www.mindfullivingwithz.com/fall-classes
Zayda’s Spiritual Content:
PS Juntos: https://www.popsugar.com/author/mindfulz
Parents Magazine: https://www.parents.com/zayda-rivera-8419597
Resources:
Learn more about Reiki: https://www.reiki.org/
The Reiki Association: https://www.reikiassociation.net/
International Association of Reiki Professionals: https://iarp.org/
More episodes for Hispanic Heritage Month:
Ep 41: Pursuing your passion at any age
Ep 33: Leaving corporate to lead a non-profit
Ep 14: How a passion project led to a career change
More episodes for starting a business:
Ep 37: Starting a business after corporate burnout
Ep 29: The ups and downs of building a business
Ep 6: Starting a woman-owned small business
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
When friends began offering to pay him for his photos, Anthony Randazzo started thinking his hobby could become more than just a creative outlet.
In 2012, Anthony made the bold decision to leave behind his Wall Street law career after he realized it wasn't for him. Eventually, he made the switch from corporate attorney to professional photographer.
In this throwback episode, Anthony shares how he turned a hobby into a career, the doubts and resistance he faced along the way, and the practical lessons he learned about running his business, 1028 Photography.
If you’ve ever wondered whether your hobby could become your next career, this conversation will give you the inspiration—and the real-world advice—you need.
Episode Highlights:
• Growing up with limited career options
• Discovering your profession isn't a good fit
• Deciding to leave a "dream job"
• Facing initial shock from family and friends
• Transitioning out of law
• How to get good at photography
• Researching what it means to be a professional photographer
• Handling doubts about starting a business
• Getting your first paid gig
• Growing through word of mouth
• Setting up a business
• Learning how to market your business
• Making it through the pandemic
• Learning how to deal with clients (customer service)
• Anthony's advice if you're thinking about breaking out on your own
Find Anthony Randazzo at:
Website: www.1028photo.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/1028photo
Facebook: www.facebook.com/1028photo
Resources Mentioned:
Professional Photographers of America: www.ppa.com
Other photography associations:
https://csus.libguides.com/photography/associations
Want more advice? Check out these additional episodes:
Ep 37: Starting a business after corporate burnout
Ep 29: The ups and downs of building a business
Ep 6: Starting a woman-owned small business
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
When her longtime boss passed away in 2022, Lisa Pollione found herself at a crossroads with her career—in her 60s.
In this episode, Lisa shares how she reinvented her professional life after two decades as a trusted chief of staff and executive assistant to a pharmaceutical advertising executive.
Lisa recalls the actions she took: signing up with temp agencies, exploring new paths, and staying open to opportunities. After trying out a few different roles as a temp, she’s now thriving in a new career as a compliance officer.
If you're wondering, "what's next for me?", maybe temping is the way to go. Lisa offers honesty, humor, and practical advice for all career changers, especially those over 60.
Episode Highlights:
• Having a stressful job as the right hand to a busy executive
• Facing a crossroads after losing a longtime employer
• Why temp agencies can help you explore different paths
• Learning new skills while working as a temp
• Taking on responsibilities beyond the job description
• Why being proactive and flexible wins out over credentials
• What to look for in company culture before committing full-time
• What to tell temp agencies when you’re not sure what you want
Resources:
Top 10 U.S. Temp Staffing Firms:
Manpower: https://www.manpower.com/
Kelly: https://www.kellyservices.com/
Robert Half: https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en
Adecco: https://www.adecco.com/en-us
Randstad: https://www.randstadusa.com/
Express Employment Professionals: https://www.expresspros.com/
Aerotek: https://www.aerotek.com/en
PeopleReady: https://www.peopleready.com/
MRINetwork: https://mrinetwork.com/
Staffmark: https://staffmark.com/
More temp agencies:
2025 America's Best Temp Staffing Firms by Forbes Magazine
Want more advice? Check out these additional episodes:
Ep 4: Aged out: Making a career switch at over 50
Ep 16: Breaking into a new industry in your 50s
Ep 18: The pros and cons of being a full-time author
Ep 21: From side hustle to a new career
Ep 23: How being bilingual helps your new career
Ep 32: How to make a career change after 50
Ep 41: Pursuing your passion at any age
Ep 48: Tuning into your younger self
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Do you want to make a career change, but you feel stuck? Do you keep procrastinating, thinking you’ll get started next week, month, or year?
Here to get you going is executive coach and leadership consultant Ellen Whitlock Baker. As the founder and CEO of EWB Coaching, Ellen helps midlife professionals reclaim who they are and what they want to do next in their careers.
In this episode, Ellen shares why it’s so hard to get started even when you know it’s time for a change. She reveals how you can identify those conscious and unconscious blockers that are keeping you from switching to a new career and the tiny, low-risk steps you can take to start anyway—even if you’re scared, unsure, or don’t have a plan yet.
Episode Highlights:
• Why it's hard to get started with a career change
• Your biological wiring that resists change
• Perfectionism and other common blockers that keep you stuck
• How your upbringing and past work experiences influence your thinking
• Taking action even when you don't feel ready
• Small "experiments" to investigate new career paths
• Reframing failure as learning
• Using AI to generate insights for possible next steps
Find Ellen Whitlock Baker at:
Website: https://ewbcoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenwhitlockbaker/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellenwbcoaching
Podcast: The Hard at Work Podcast
Start Anyway Workshop on 9/18/25: https://ewbcoaching.com/startanyway
Discount code for 15% off: SWITCH25
Resources Mentioned:
Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey
Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career by Herminia Ibarra
Want more advice? Check out these additional episodes:
Ep 34: 3 signs it’s time for a career change
Ep 19: Here’s why you’re procrastinating about your career change
Ep 7: Lost with what career change to make?
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Jim Fina made his career switch in the late 90s when new media was becoming more mainstream and integrating itself into our daily lives. Jim, a textbook editor at Scholastic, gradually transitioned into project management at a time when it was relatively new in tech.
Jim's experience from 20-plus years ago mirrors where we are today with artificial intelligence. Just like the web in the 90s, AI is quickly going mainstream and reshaping how we live and work.
In this episode, Jim shares how he paved his way in a new field and how you can do the same in AI or any other growing industry.
Episode Highlights:
• Exploring new media after a layoff
• Telling colleagues you're interested in other areas
• Defining a role when it's still new in an industry
• How to switch into a field that's still being defined, like AI
• The skills you need to get your foot in the door
• Working through comparing yourself to others
• Do certifications help?
• The one thing every interview question boils down to
• What a hiring manager really wants to hear from you in an interview
• How to answer a question if you don't know that answer
• Using a layoff to get out of a rut
• Making a career switch in multiple steps
Resources Mentioned:
What Color is Your Parachute? by Richard N. Bolles
Want more advice? Check out these additional episodes:
Ep 38: How to transition from corporate to non-profit
Ep 16: Breaking into a new industry in your 50s
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
If you need a pep talk today, this episode is for you! Wherever you are in your career change journey, my guest has you covered with practical tools and soulful guidance.
Robyn Moreno is a spiritual coach and author of Get Rooted. In this episode, Robyn shares how you can manage those fears and doubts that often come up with making a career switch—by tapping into your intuition and staying in the present.
Robyn also reveals the four pillars you can always count on to stay grounded and motivated to keep going with your career change.
Episode Highlights:
• What it means to get rooted
• Feeling unrooted where you are
• Acknowledging your inner voice (or “ser”) that guides you toward change
• Accepting the newness of switching industries or professions
• Networking in a whole new way
• How to reframe your past experience as fuel for your next chapter
• Four pillars to handle the ups and downs of a career change
• The concept of "susto" and how unprocessed work trauma can hold you back
• Trusting and valuing yourself as you transition into a new field
Find Robyn Moreno at:
Website: https://www.robynmoreno.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robynnmoreno/
Book: Get Rooted
Need more encouragement? Check out these additional episodes:
Ep 52: Figuring it out as you go
Ep 43: Trying to change careers now
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Any career change has its risks. That’s why a major goal of this podcast is to encourage you to TAKE ACTION. Nayan Patel exemplifies this mission perfectly.
Recently, Nayan went from working as a banking executive to managing a horse farm. As the new owner of Horse Shadow Run, he now oversees a 16-acre horse farm that offers boarding, riding lessons, and summer camps in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In this episode, Nayan walks us through how he is figuring out his career transition into entrepreneurship. Nayan’s attitude that he can learn anything required to operate his business—by asking or finding the help he needs—has him optimistic that his career switch will work out.
Nayan shares how he’s navigating year one of his new venture, the calculated risks he’s taking, and his plan if things don't pan out.
Episode Highlights:
• Feeling overworked and wanting to slow down
• Deciding to buy a business
• Responsibilities of running a horse farm
• How to learn on the job
• When to outsource
• Why Nayan isn’t afraid to ask for help
• Tackling the worst case scenario
• Taking calculated risks
• Giving yourself a time frame to figure things out
• Managing people, a transferable skill that supports entrepreneurship
• Working alongside your spouse
• Horse Shadow Run boarding, riding lessons, and summer camps info
• Working on expanding the business
• Nayan's advice for taking risks
Find Horse Shadow Run at:
Website: https://horseshadowrun.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/horseshadowrun
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/horseshadow.run/
Mentioned in this episode:
Charlotte is a growing city:
Number of People Moving to Charlotte Area Every Day Climbs to 117 by Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, August 2024
Other episodes about starting a business
Ep 37: Starting a retail business after corporate burnout
Ep 29: The ups and downs of building a business
Ep 25: Is your hobby your next career?
Ep 6: Starting a woman-owned small business
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Let's face it, career changers aren't typical job candidates. You've got the extra hurdle of having to convince a hiring manager that you can do the job you're applying for in a new field.
To better understand what a hiring manager is thinking—and feeling—I’m speaking with Dawn Graham, PhD, a licensed psychologist and author of Switchers: How Smart Professionals Change Careers and Seize Success.
Dawn is a leading career switch coach, TEDx speaker, LinkedIn Learning instructor and the former host of the popular show, Dr. Dawn on Careers, on SiriusXM Radio.
In this episode, Dawn takes us on a psychological deep dive into what’s really going on when a hiring manager evaluates a career changer. She reveals which pain points you need to address, the mistakes you could be making without even realizing it, and how to reframe your approach to win over the person who'll likely be your boss.
Episode Highlights:
• The psychology aspect of a job search
• Loss aversion and red flags
• Incorporating emotion in hiring
• Elimination vs Selection
• How to counter bias with networking
• Closing the gap as a career changer
• Pros and cons of cover letters
• Identifying a hiring manager's pain points
• How a hiring manager is likely feeling
• Addressing concerns a hiring manager has about career changers
• How to show that you are serious about your career switch
• Deciding if you need to go back to school
• Mistakes you could be making when applying for a job in a new field
• Match first, stand out second
• The benefits of a stepping stone switch
Find Dawn Graham, PhD, at:
Website: https://execpsyc.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdawngraham/
Book: Switchers: How Smart Professionals Change Careers and Seize Success
LinkedIn Learning Courses: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/dawn-graham
TEDx Talk: Your Next Job is One Conversation Away
SiriusXM Radio show: Dr. Dawn on Careers
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Sometimes you don’t have to go far to make a career switch. My guest today is a great example of how to change careers without changing companies.
Mia Villarreal went from social media strategist to product marketing manager—within the same organization—in only a couple of years.
In this episode, Mia shares how she first got into VMware, a global software developer, in 2020 as a contractor—a move that gave her access to the company culture and cross-functional teams before she was even a permanent employee.
Mia walks us through the inside track she took to change careers within VMware—from leveraging in-house platforms to tapping into her internal network.
She also recalls how her mentors and trusted colleagues helped her navigate her impostor syndrome about transitioning to product marketing when she had no direct experience.
Episode Highlights:
• Getting your foot in the door as a contractor
• Is your company culture conducive to a career change?
• Accessing in-house resources
• Getting help with impostor syndrome
• How to ask your manager for support with switching roles
• What to keep an eye out for possible openings within a company
• Setting up coffee chats – how to approach people and what to cover
• What to do in the first 30, 60, and 90 days in a new role
• Leaning into your strengths when making a career switch
Resources Mentioned:
Product Marketing Alliance: https://www.productmarketingalliance.com/
CliftonStrengths Assessment: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx
Career coach Alicia Wolfe: https://www.integratewell.co/
Additional Episodes:
Need more help with impostor syndrome? Check out these episodes:
Ep 49: Need some A.I.R. with your career change?
Ep 11: Impostor syndrome and other roadblocks to a career change
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Madeline Miller, a Gen Z and Millennial career and leadership coach, shares her A.I.R. Formula—Alignment, Influence, and Resilience—to help professionals connect with a more fulfilling career.
Drawing from her own career switch as an entertainment attorney turned entrepreneur, Madeline breaks down the mindset shifts needed to:
• Align your work with your values
• Build influence
• Develop the resilience to keep moving forward
"If you are going through a career transition, mindset is the most important part," says Madeline, founder of Coaching with Madeline.
Episode Highlights:
• Madeline's career trajectory that led her to develop A.I.R.
• Alignment: Finding a sense of purpose by aligning your work with your values and skills
• Influence: The gap between who you are and how you want to show up
• Resilience: Developing healthy emotional resilience to get through setbacks
• Managing impostor syndrome
• Handling uncertainty
• How to get started with A.I.R. for a career change
Find Madeline Miller at:
Website: https://coachingwithmadeline.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madelinemillercoaching/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/millermadeline/
Career and Leadership Coaching Packages: https://coachingwithmadeline.com/career-leadership-coaching-packages/
E-book: Redefining Success: The Burnout-Free Formula for Influence and Impact
https://coachingwithmadeline.com/ebook-the-burnout-free-formula-for-influence-and-impact/
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Barbara Brandon-Croft is recognized as the first Black woman cartoonist in the U.S. to break into the mainstream press with Where I’m Coming From, her cartoon feature centering on Black female voices.
As we celebrate Women's History Month, Barbara looks back at her various careers—from her early days as a fashion and beauty writer to her time as a cartoonist at the Detroit Free Press in the 90s, and later, as the research director at Parents magazine, where she worked for 18 years.
In this episode, Barbara recalls how she navigated unexpected career shifts, including getting laid off from Parents—in her 60s. She shares how tuning into her younger self helped her embrace the unknown and revive her cartooning career post layoff.
"I needed to start thinking about receiving what I couldn't imagine," she says about the many doors her shift in perspective has opened.
Barbara’s story also demonstrates the role timing can play when it comes to a career change. When she had to move on from being a cartoonist in her younger years, it turns out it's just the right career for her now.
Episode Highlights:
• Barbara's journey as the first Black woman cartoonist syndicated in the mainstream press in the U.S.
• Facing unexpected career changes
• Finding guidance in your younger self
• The financial realities of creative careers and how to navigate them
• How unpaid opportunites can lead to paid opportunities
• Getting out of your comfort zone
• Barbara's reviving her cartoonist career today
• The role of trust and openness in career reinvention
Find Barbara Brandon-Croft at:
Website: https://barbarabrandoncroft.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbarabrandoncroft/
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA): https://www.moma.org/magazine/authors/626
Barbara’s Book: Where I’m Coming From
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Former newspaper reporter Jonathan McFadden opens up about the identity crisis he battled with his career change. He recalls everything he was afraid to lose if he left journalism—would it be worth it?
“I, like many of us do, conflated my value as a human with my value as an employee,” says Jonathan.
In this episode, Jonathan shares how he tried a couple of different jobs and industries before landing on user experience, also known as UX.
Was it all worth it? Tune in to find out and to hear Jonathan's advice for changing careers more than once.
Episode Highlights:
• Feeling overworked
• Wanting a better quality of life
• Planning to leave
• Former colleagues look out for each other
• Soft skills are core skills
• Learning the language in a new industry
• Battling an identity crisis about leaving journalism
• Transitioning to user experience, or UX
• Feeling aligned with what you’re doing
• Don’t focus on the job title
• Advice for making multiple career changes
Additional Episodes:
Ep 31: Leaving journalism: When you need to change industries
Ep 35: Leaving media: Career change for editors
Additional Podcast Mentioned:
What Rules!?: A Career Podcast for Women of Color
Resources:
Where Editors Go Next—An Ongoing List of Pivot-able Industries by Chandra Turner
2024 Editorial Hiring Report by TheTalentFairy
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Are you feeling a stirring in your heart with your career?
As the year winds down, we revisit a chat with author and life coach Nancy Gavilanes, who shares how your faith can guide you through a career change.
Whether you’re feeling stuck, curious about a new field, or dealing with the ups and downs of a career switch, you can make spirituality part of your journey. And Nancy shows you three ways how.
“You need faith to have patience, persevere, and not give up,” says Nancy.
Episode Highlights
- The spiritual component of making a career change
- Listen to that stirring in your heart
- Advice if you’re feeling stuck
- Using faith to deal with uncertainty and doubts
- Taking a leap of faith
- Trust the process
- Living in the now
- 3 ways to include spirituality in your career change
Find Nancy Gavilanes at:
Website:www.aboundingfaith.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/aboundingfaith
X/Twitter: twitter.com/AboundInFaith
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AboundInFaith
Podcast: Abounding Faith for Today Podcast
Amazon: Nancy Gavilanes Author Page
Join Abounding Faith's email community and get access to a free gift: https://www.aboundingfaith.com/community/
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
It takes time to change industries or professions, and depending on how you handle that time—and the feelings that come with it—it could lead to burnout.
I speak with Dr. Kyle Elliott, a career coach and founder of CaffeinatedKyle.com. Kyle coaches career changers, so they avoid burnout as they work on their career switch.
In this episode, Kyle shares how having clear targets, realistic goals and a good support system can keep you from burning out. He offers techniques to apply for jobs strategically along with ways to take care of yourself while changing careers.
Episode Highlights:
- Specify clear targets
- Set realistic goals
- Focus on what you can control
- Stay grounded
- Separate facts vs feelings
- Techniques to apply for jobs strategically
- Who should be in your support system
- Self-care while making a career change to avoid burnout
- Ways to bolster your confidence to combat impostor syndrome
- How all jobs are the same
Find Dr. Kyle Elliott at:
Website: https://caffeinatedkyle.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylecromerelliott/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caffeinatedkyle/
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/caffeinatedkyle
Resources Mentioned:
Kyle's articles:
How to Avoid and Manage Job Search Burnout
How to Write a Career Change Resume (with Examples)
Workforce Development Board: Find one in your area
Average job search:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation News Release 9/1/23
Episode 5: How to handle uncertainty while making a career change
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
As a person of color (POC) and/or first-generation professional, your family’s culture and background likely influenced your beliefs, which can now impact your making a career change.
Dani Tan is a leadership and career coach, who works with POC and First Gens who are often the first, few or only in their space. Dani reveals how the scarcity mindset from our parents can affect our career choices. And she shares how the power of networking can reset our thinking.
Dani, who is Asian Latina and first generation, also teaches us how to let go of some career lessons we learned as kids. And, we tackle guilt, that overwhelming feeling that can keep POC and First Gens from making a career switch.
Episode Highlights:
- Common career-change fears for POC and First Gens
- How the scarcity mindset of your parents affects your career choices
- Why networking is especially important for POC and first-generation professionals
- Building a community of role models, mentors, sponsors and allies
- How networking can quiet the fears of making a career change
- Highlight Reel and Words of Empowerment exercises to tackle self-doubt
- Connecting with other POC and first-gen professionals
- Dealing with guilt about wanting to change careers
- Releasing “survival mode” to find a new career that'll make you happy
- Highlighting those skills that make you special as a POC and First Gen
- Letting go of the “put your head down and just work hard” mentality
Find Dani Tan at:
Website: https://www.danitan.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-tan/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danitani/
Podcast: The Pivot and Promotion Podcast
LinkedIn Groups for POC:
Latina Professionals
Latino Professionals
National Association of Asian American Professionals
Asian American Professionals and Leaders Network
The Black Professionals Network
Black Leaders Worldwide
Resources:
National Career Development Association: Understanding the Needs of First-Generation Professionals
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
My guest today is trying to change careers now while he has a full-time job, a mortgage and two young kids. David Mock opens up about the challenges he's facing, his immediate concerns (will it work out?, will it be worth it?), and how he's getting through it all.
Currently, David feels stuck and he shares how he's working on becoming a certified junior cybersecurity analyst, a new career that would provide personal growth, financial freedom and more flexibility. It could also secure his future in a growing field.
Are you working on your career switch, too, like David? Here's hoping you can relate to any part of his story and that his experience and advice will motivate you to keep going.
Episode Highlights:
- Feeling stuck
- Looking for growth and financial freedom
- Wanting to change environments
- Researching a new field
- Securing a better future
- Learning from interviews
- When going back to school is not an option
- Self-paced studying while having a full-time job and family
- Taking time for self-care
- Internships and freelancing
- How to deal with fear and self-doubt
Find David Mock at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidkmock/
Cisco program: Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Career Path
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Cybersecurity is a growing industry: https://blog.dol.gov/2023/09/22/see-yourself-in-cybersecurity
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
If you’re dreaming about breaking out on your own to do something creative, this episode is for you! Creative strategy coach Michelle Guo works with creatives, such as freelance web designers, copywriters and social media managers. As the founder of Magicave Media, Michelle empowers her clients to build a sustainable business around their desired lifestyle.
Is a creative career right for you? Michelle helps you figure that out with all the things you should consider, including your personality, lifestyle and finances. She also reminds us that a creative career has a business side to it, which you should also keep in mind.
Epiosode Highlights:
- What is a creative career?
- Consider your personality, lifestyle and finances
- Resources for creatives
- How ikigai can help you figure out a creative career
- The business side to a creative career—taxes, legal and profit
- Common challenges for creatives
- Dealing with rejection
Find Michelle Guo at:
Website: www.magicavemedia.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelleannguo/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/magicave-media/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelleannguo
Clear, Connect & Close Resource Vault: https://www.magicavemedia.com/clear-connect-close
Resources Mentioned:
Freelancers Union: https://freelancersunion.org
SCORE: https://www.score.org
PositivePsychology: The Philosophy of Ikigai: 3 Examples About Finding Purpose
LinkedIn: Ikigai, Japanese Secret To Long & Happy Life – A Book Summary & Review
Creative Career Switch Episodes Mentioned:
Ep 18: The pros and cons of becoming a full-time writer
Ep 21: A side hustle results in a career switch
Ep 25: A hobby turns into a career change (photography business)
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
After she was laid off in her 50s, Argentine-born Mirta Rinaldi decided to follow her passion for cooking. Today, at age 72, Mirta teaches Argentine cuisine and owns her own business, Mendulcina, where she hosts cultural experiences and makes and sells delicacies from her home country.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Mirta shares how she made her career change and the rich ties her new career as a cooking instructor and entrepreneur has to her culture. It's more than just cooking for Mirta; it's about preserving her family's legacy and teaching others about Argentina.
Check out Mirta's advice if you, too, are making your career switch after age 50!
Episode Highlights:
- Getting laid off after age 50
- Learning a new career hands on
- Saving family recipes
- Focusing on your passion
- Reinventing yourself at any age
- Not being afraid to be yourself
- Advice for a career change over 50
- Sharing your culture with others
Find Mirta Rinaldi at:
Instagram: @rinaldi.mirta and @mendulcina
Website: League of Kitchens
Learn more about the League of Kitchens at:
Website: www.leagueofkitchens.com
Instagram: @leagueofkitchens
Facebook: @LeagueOfKitchens
LinkedIn: @theleagueofkitchens
Watch Mirta's documentary, "From Grandma with Love: Mirta's Argentine Kitchen":
Amazon Prime
Apple TV+
More episodes for Hispanic Heritage Month:
Ep 33: Leaving corporate to lead a non-profit
More episodes for making a career change after age 50:
Ep 4: Aged out: Making a career switch at over 50
Ep 16: Starting a new career after 50
Ep 18: The pros and cons of being a full-time author
Ep 21: A side hustle results in a career switch
Ep 23: How being bilingual helps your new career
Ep 32: How to make a career change after 50
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Did you know? 48% of U.S. employers offer undergraduate or graduate tuition assistance as a benefit? This means you can start making your career change NOW while you’re still at your current job!
When Weavy Garcia’s company offered an MBA program to their employees, he went for it. It was an opportunity to learn about business, get his master’s, and switch from IT into sales, a more lucrative option for him.
In this throwback episode, Weavy recalls what it was like to go back to school for 18 months while working full-time and how it affected his family life.
Weavy shares how his MBA and IT experience have secured his future and how networking played a key role in making his career change.
Weavy’s podcast: The Uncanny Coconuts
Weavy’s drone business: FlyTechGuy Drone Services
48% of U.S. employers offer tuition assistance: 2023 SHRM Employee Benefits Survey
Resources:
10 Best Master’s Degrees for Career Changers:
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/best-masters-degrees-for-career-change
These Fortune 500 companies will help pay for employee MBAs:
https://fortune.com/education/business/articles/2021/07/15/these-fortune-500-companies-will-help-pay-for-employees-mba/
50 Companies with Amazing Tuition Reimbursement Programs:
https://myscholly.com/50-companies-with-amazing-tuition-reimbursement-programs/
25+ Companies with Tuition Reimbursement Programs:
https://getschooled.com/article/5206-companies-with-great-tuition-reimbursement-programs/
How to Use—and Ask For—Employer Tuition Reimbursement Benefits:
https://extension.harvard.edu/blog/how-to-use-and-ask-for-employer-tuition-reimbursement-benefits/
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Any career switch will have its ups and downs. I speak with recovery coach Gerardo Matamoros about some harmful behaviors you may start relying on to help you handle whatever is going on right now with your career change.
Gerardo is owner of consulting firm 7RM7 and a group facilitator for Smart Recovery, a nationwide nonprofit which offers free support groups to individuals who want independence from any type of addictive behavior.
In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Gerardo tells us what’s really behind whatever behavior you may be using to cope, whether it’s too much eating, spending, drinking, smoking, TV watching, video-game playing, or pill taking—anything that can be harmful when done in excess.
Gerardo explains how your thoughts affect your actions and offers 3 keys to how you can better cope with making a career change.
Episode Highlights:
- Warning signs that can lead to unhealthy behaviors
- Why people start turning to potentially harmful behaviors to cope
- Stress and control
- Cognitive distortions that affect your actions
- Questioning your thoughts
- Stages of change
- Reducing anxiety with acceptance and patience
- Taking action to reduce stress
Find Gerardo Matamoros at:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gerardo-matamoros
Learn more about Smart Recovery at:
English: www.smartrecovery.org
Spanish: https://smartrecovery.org.es
Resources mentioned:
How to Make Stress Your Friend, TED Talk by Kelly McGonigal
Ep 5: How to handle uncertainty while making a career change
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
When making a career change from corporate to nonprofit, who wouldn’t want that HR perspective? The chance to find out from a Human Resources manager what they’re looking for when hiring. Thanks to nonprofit consultant and coach Niki Lomibao, that’s exactly what you’ll get in this episode!
Niki has 10 years of HR experience in the nonprofit world and she’s hired plenty of career changers. As the principal CEO of Desert Blue Consulting & Coaching, Niki gives us the inside scoop on what it takes to transition to nonprofit.
In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, we cover the common assumptions many of us make when we think about switching to nonprofit. Niki also shares what you should do NOW before you start applying for nonprofit jobs and she reveals three interview questions you’ll likely be asked by HR managers to see if you’re a good fit for nonprofit.
Episode Highlights:
- Myths about working in nonprofit
- The biggest difference between working for corporate vs nonprofit
- What you should do NOW before you apply for nonprofit jobs
- Soft skills HR managers look for in career changers
- 3 interview questions to see if you’re a good fit for nonprofit
Find Niki Lomibao at:
Website: www.desertblueaz.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikilomibao_desertblue
LinkedIn:
Niki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niki-l-4b980975/
Desert Blue Consulting and Coaching:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/desert-blue-consulting-coaching/
Resources for nonprofit jobs:
https://www.idealist.org/en
https://www.indeed.com
https://nationalnonprofits.org/nonprofit-jobs/search
https://careers.councilofnonprofits.org/
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Before she burnt out on the long hours and commute, Helene Godin was a lawyer for 22 years. In 2010, she quit with no plan.
Over the next year, Helene used her skills as a lawyer to study the gluten-free market and develop recipes. In 2011, she opened By the Way Bakery. Today, Helene has five retail locations and her gluten-free, dairy-free and kosher products are sold at Whole Foods and Stew Leonard’s grocery chains.
Helene shares the ups and downs she went through to open her store and how she continues to grow her multi-million dollar business. She also reveals the everyday challenges she still faces as the founder and CEO of By the Way Bakery.
Helene offers her best advice for making a career switch, especially if you, too, are thinking about starting a retail business.
Episode Highlights:
- Quitting due to burnout
- Studying the gluten-free market
- Using lawyer skills to start and run a business
- Designing a store
- Selecting a logo
- Challenges of running a retail business
- How to grow a business
- How to attract customers
Find By the Way Bakery at:
Website: www.btwbakery.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bythewaybakery
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ByTheWayBakeryHastings
Other episodes about starting a business:
Ep 29: A life-changing experience inspires a career change
Ep 25: A hobby turns into a career change
Ep 6: Starting a woman-and-minority-owned small business
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
You need confidence to make a career change. Public speaking and confidence coach Sammie Walker Herrera shares how you can be more confident with job interviewing, networking and negotiating.
We cover how to look and sound confident when answering some common interview questions in-person or virtually, how to ask people for their salary range without cringing, and how to use silence to get the upper hand when negotiating a job offer.
As the founder of Speak Y'All, Sammie works with senior leaders at companies such as Amazon, Oracle, and Microsoft. And she coaches these executives on their impromptu speaking and interviewing skills to build confidence.
Episode Highlights:
- How to be more confident verbally, vocally and visually
- Look and sound confident when answering interview questions
- Tell a story to show you can change careers
- STARR method for storytelling
- Appear more confident virtually
- Improve eye contact
- Network with new people confidently
- Ask others for their salary range
- Use silence to negotiate a job offer
Find Sammie Walker Herrera at:
Website: www.speakyall.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammiemlwalker
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speakyall/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/speakyall
Find Sammie's seminars at:
Latina Professionals LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/company/latinaprofessionals
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
If you're an editor who's been affected by the layoffs in journalism and media, this episode is for you! I chat with editorial recruiter Chandra Turner, founder of The Talent Fairy, a recruiting agency that specializes in placing editorial talent.
Chandra was a top editor at consumer magazines, such as CosmoGirl and Parents, before she left the industry in 2017. Today, she works with large corporations, startups and nonprofits across a variety of industries to connect them with editors and content creators. She’s also a career coach, who helps editorial professionals transition out of traditional media.
Chandra and I talk about how media is changing and how editors can make a career change to other industries that need their editorial skills. We also cover the biggest challenges many editors face when changing fields.
Episode Highlights:
• How media is changing
• Why editors make the best hires
• Resources for journalists and editors in transition
• Believing you can transition out of media
• New terminology for content creation: content marketing, brand publishing, branded and sponsored content, affiliate marketing
Find Chandra Turner at:
Website: www.TheTalentFairy.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandra-turner/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetalentfairy/
Resources:
Chandra’s article: Where Editors Go Next—An Ongoing List of Pivot-able Industries
LinkedIn Groups:
LinkedIn for Journalists
Publishing and Editing Professionals
Magazine Editors Network
Magazine
Additional Episodes:
Episode 31: Leaving journalism: When you need to change your industry
Additional Podcasts:
Beyond the Newsroom
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Welcome to Season 3! Are you thinking about making a career change, but aren't sure? I speak with certified life and career coach Deirdre Taylor about three big signs you should watch out for that are telling you it’s time for a career switch. We also cover how to begin taking those first steps with your career change.
Deirdre has over a decade of experience supporting her clients, many of whom are career changers. She also hosts a Masterclass series for professionals who are unhappy with their careers and ready for something new.
Episode Highlights:
- Signs it’s time to change jobs vs making a career switch
- Being aligned with your values = being authentic
- Excuses we use to deal with the signs we’re experiencing
- Longing for something else
- Physical and mental symptoms
- How to take those first steps to making a career change
Find Deirdre Taylor at:
Website: deirdretaylorcoaching.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/deirdretaylor
More episodes featuring Deirdre Taylor:
Ep 7: Lost with what career switch to make?
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I speak with Charlotte Castillo, managing director of Poderistas, a non-profit founded by Latinas that focuses on building a digital community that inspires civic engagement among Latinas.
Charlotte tells us how she first got involved with Poderistas as a volunteer and how she used her marketing and brand strategy expertise to help launch the organization in 2020. She shares the initial hesitation she had about leaving behind her corporate career when she was offered the opportunity to run Poderistas, how she worked through her doubts, and how she’s adjusting to her new non-profit world.
Learn more and get involved with Poderistas at:
Website: https://poderistas.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/poderistas
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poderistas
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@poderistas
Facebook: www.facebook.com/poderistas
YouTube: www.youtube.com/poderistas
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/poderistas
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Some of the most listened to episodes of Career Switch Podcast are those that feature guests who’ve switched industries or professions after age 50. So, I decided to dedicate an entire episode to making a career switch when you’re over 50.
I speak with Penny Kastaris, executive coach and senior consultant with Right Management Talent Solutions, a company that offers career transition services. Penny is a young Boomer, who helps over-50 clients—both those who know what they want to do next and those who are lost—with their career change. In this episode, she addresses the most frequent concerns she hears from her clients and offers her best advice for making an over-50 career switch.
Resources:
Assessment tests: Hogan, Birkman, Myers-Briggs
BetterUp: Changing Careers at 50? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Indeed: Should You Make a Career Change at 50? Tips on How to Do It Successfully
Monster: The After-50 Career Change
Yahoo: How to Make a Career Change After 50
Additional Episodes:
Ep 4: Aged out and making a career switch at over 50
Ep 16: A career switch 15 years in the making
Ep 18: The pros and cons of being a full-time author
Ep 21: A side hustle results in a career switch
Ep 23: An unexpected career switch
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Chances are you need to make a career switch if your industry is in trouble. Maria Azua was just starting her career to become a magazine editor in 2016 when she realized print publishing was unstable. She tells us how she made the tough decision to leave her rocky industry and switched to search engine optimization, or SEO, in digital marketing. She offers advice if you need to leave your industry, too.
Resources:
TheMuse: 5 Steps You Need to Take if Your Company’s Feeling Even More Unstable and Shaky than Usual
Harvard Business Review: Worried You Might Be in a Dying Industry?
Yahoo News: 8 Ways to Escape a Dying Industry
The Muse: How I Shifted from a Dying Industry (and Landed a Job I Love)
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Career mindset coach Ellen Torreyson helps women challenge their beliefs and get real about why they want to make a career change and how they go about it. She fills us in on the major mistakes she sees with her clients before and after they decide to make a career switch, and how you can avoid them.
Find Ellen Torreyson at:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ellentorreysoncoaching
Facebook: www.facebook.com/EllenTorreysonCoaching
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ellentorreyson
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Sometimes a career switch can be inspired by a life-changing experience. After working in finance for almost 10 years, Teddy Levarda was looking to make a career change. Having to sit all day at work and the constant stress of his investment job had given him chronic hip and back pain.
Teddy tells us how acupuncture changed his life and how it inspired him to become a licensed acupuncturist. He shares his initial doubts about giving up a six-figure salary when he went back to school for his Master's in 2016, and he opens up about the anxiety he felt while starting and building his practice, Morningside Acupuncture, in NYC. Today, he specializes in treating pain and stress using acupuncture, dry needling, and Chinese medicine.
Find Teddy Levarda at:
Website: www.morningsideacupuncturenyc.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/morningsideacupuncturenyc
Facebook: www.facebook.com/morningsideacupuncturenyc
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/morningside-acupuncture
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
If you’re in your 20s and you feel stuck in your career, this episode is for you. Perhaps you majored in a certain subject in college, got a job in that major after graduation, and you now realize it’s not the field for you. Or maybe you had limited career options because your parents expected you to follow a specific path like doctor, lawyer, or engineer, and you now want to make a career switch.
I speak with Delicia Alarcón, an academic and career coach who helps recent grads and young professionals with their career transitions. As the CEO of the coaching company Delilingo Academy, Delicia shares the three biggest challenges many 20-somethings face when making a career switch and how to work through them.
Find Delicia Alarcón at:
Website: www.deliciaalarcon.com
Instagram: @deli.the.explorer
TikTok: @hypetiadeli
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/deliciaalarcon
YouTube: https://youtu.be/T7S0wTLBBW0
Podcast: College and Career Coffee Chats with Delicia
Revamp Your Resume mini course: www.deliciaalarcon.com/resources
1:1 Coaching: www.deliciaalarcon.com/letsworktogether
Resources: www.deliciaalarcon.com/resources
Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Alchemist by Pablo Coelho on Amazon
16personalities: www.16personalities.com
Upwork: www.upwork.com
PeoplePerHour: www.peopleperhour.com
HeyTutor: https://heytutor.com
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Former high school teacher Tyler Banh certainly understands why so many teachers are leaving their profession these days.
In this episode, Tyler shares why he quit teaching in 2018 and the transferable skills he used to become a senior specialist in digital learning for a management consulting firm. He talks about the techniques he utilized to address his knowledge gaps, how he purposely took care of his physical and mental health while making his career switch, and how he’s giving back by helping other educators transition out of teaching.
Resources:
LinkedIn group: Teaching: A Path to Learning and Development
Episode 13: How to Market Yourself as a Career Changer
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
One of the trickiest parts about making a career switch is having to show someone that you’ve done A, B, and C in one industry or profession and that you’ll be able to do X, Y, and Z in a new one. You basically have to convince somebody to take a chance on you.
Career coach Win Sheffield walks us through how to use storytelling to make your transferable skills stand out—no convincing required. We cover how to find stories throughout your career, what to include, and how to best use stories when you’re networking, interviewing, and writing your resume.
Find Win Sheffield at:
Website: www.winsheffield.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/winsheffield
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WinSheffieldCareerCoach
Resources from this episode:
Stories worksheet: www.winsheffield.com/stories/
Stories microcasts: www.winsheffield.com/microcastdraft
Register for Win's online Stories Workshop: Conveying Your Value
Mondays at 4:30 pm EST
https://www.winsheffield.com/events-2/
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
When people offer to pay you for something you do well, take note. It could lead to a career switch. It did for Anthony Randazzo. As a straight-A student, Anthony grew up with two career options—doctor or lawyer. He became a corporate lawyer and worked on Wall Street before he quit at age 29 after he realized the profession was not for him.
Anthony tells us how his photography hobby led to his next career when his friends started offering to pay him for taking pictures. He shares how he got his small business, 1028 Photography, off the ground and offers advice if you, too, want to start your own business.
Find Anthony Randazzo at:
Website: www.1028photo.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/1028photo
Facebook: www.facebook.com/1028photo
Resources:
Professional Photographers of America: www.ppa.com
Other photography associations:
https://csus.libguides.com/photography/associations
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Nancy Ancowitz, author of Self-Promotion for Introverts: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead, walks us through why introverts can struggle with networking, interviewing, thinking on the spot, and impostor syndrome when making a career switch. Nancy points out the quiet strengths you likely already have as an introvert to help you work through these challenges. She also shares techniques and her three-part formula for introverts.
Find Nancy Ancowitz at:
Website: https://nancyancowitz.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nancyancowitz
Amazon: Self-Promotion for Introverts: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead
Blog: PsychologyToday.com
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
When Julia Abrantes moved from NYC to Atlanta, she assumed she’d have no problem finding another job as a legal secretary with her 30 years experience. To her surprise, she had a hard time landing a job in her new city and ultimately, she had to make an unexpected career switch in her 50s. Julia shares how she eventually became a licensed insurance agent, a new career she was willing to try for six months. Today, Julia helps State Farm clients with their home, auto, and renters insurance needs—in English and Spanish—and truly enjoys it.
Resources:
Indeed.com: How to Become an Insurance Agent
Idealist.org: The Benefits of Being Bilingual
Fluentu.com: Reap These Benefits of Being Bilingual!
Monster.com: The Value of Spanish in the Workplace
Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay
Podcast info:
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One of the best things you can do for your career switch is volunteer. I speak with career transition coach Bonnie Diamond, a senior executive coach at Right Management, about the professional and personal benefits of volunteering when switching industries or professions. Get motivated to volunteer today!
Find Bonnie Diamond at:
Website: www.bonniebdiamond.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bonniebdiamond
Find volunteer opportunities at:
Idealist: www.idealist.org
Volunteers of America: www.voa.org
Catchafire: www.catchafire.org
Pro Bono Planner Match: https://probonoplannermatch.org
VolunteerMatch: www.volunteermatch.org
Volunteer.gov: www.volunteer.gov
United Way: www.unitedway.org/get-involved/volunteer
Learn more about the benefits of volunteering:
Indeed: What Are the Benefits of Volunteering? 10 Reasons to Volunteer
Flexjobs: 9 Ways Volunteering Can be a Step Toward Changing Careers
Jobscan: Where and Why to Include Volunteer Work on a Resume
Fast Company: You’re Probably Not Doing This One Activity that Can Help Your Career
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If you listen to audiobooks, you may have heard Mike Lenz on Audible. Mike is a voiceover actor who has narrated about 170 titles over the past 15 years. When Mike started doing voiceover in 2006, he was working as a pharmacist and running his own business. For some 10 years, he narrated books and voiced other projects on the side. Today, Mike is a full-time voiceover actor and works with corporate clients and major publishers, like Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster.
In this episode, Mike shares how he learned his craft, the mental challenges he had about making his career switch, and the decade he remained, as he calls it, “persistently consistent” with his side hustle to make voiceover acting his new career.
Find Mike Lenz at:
Website: https://mikelenzvoice.com
Podcast: https://mikelenzvopodcast.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mikelenzvo
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@mikelenzvoice
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mikelenzvoice
Voiceover course: https://vosuccess.com
Audiobook mentioned in episode:
Sell More with Science by David Hoffeld on Audible
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Welcome to Season 2! I speak with career coach Vilma Usaite, who believes in taking a holistic approach to making a career switch. In this episode, Vilma breaks down her signature program for finding a fulfilling career into three stages. Her goal? For each person to have a career where it feels like you’re, essentially, getting paid for being yourself.
Find Vilma Usaite at:
Website: www.vilmausaite.com/
Instagram: @vilma.usaite
Podcast: The Holistic Career Change Podcast
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If you know that you need to make a career change, but you keep procrastinating, it's time to get real. I speak with career coach Jeanne Lyons, founder of Accelerated Synergies, who sheds light on why we hold off on starting the process of a career switch, and how our mindset is key to taking those first steps.
Find Jeanne Lyons at:
Website: acceleratedsynergies.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannelyons-acceleratedsynergies/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acceleratedsynergies
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How many of us have dreamed of ditching our 9 to 5 job to become a full-time author? In 2020, Jody Leber-Pay quit her job in financial services to write books. Under the pen name, Bradley Pay, Jody has written two novels so far in The Spectrum Series with her co-author Robin Bradley.
Jody shares how she prepared to make her career switch, the pros and cons of being a self-published author, and how she handles both the creative and business sides of her new career. She also offers advice if you're thinking about writing full-time.
Find Jody Leber-Pay and The Spectrum Series at:
Website: https://TheSpectrumSeries.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thespectrumseries
Amazon Author’s Page: www.amazon.com/Bradley-Pay/e/B085FXJJN5/
Goodreads Author’s Page: www.goodreads.com/author/show/20021721.Bradley_Pay
Resources:
Writer’s Digest webinars: www.writersdigest.com/webinars
Reedsy webinars: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) webinars: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202193640
TED Talks about writing: www.ted.com/topics/writing
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Does making a career switch require faith—in ourselves, in the steps we’re taking, in the future, and even in something bigger than us? Christian author and life coach Nancy Gavilanes shares how your faith (whatever it may be) can play an important role in making a career switch, and she offers 3 ways to make it part of your journey.
Find Nancy Gavilanes at:
Website: www.AboundingFaith.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aboundingfaith/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AboundInFaith
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AboundInFaith/
Podcast: Abounding Faith for Today
Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.com/author/aboundingfaith
Book mentioned in this episode: Waiting on God Well: How to Prevent Breaking Down on Your Way to Your Breakthrough!
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After climbing the ladder, project manager Andrew Grossi missed the creative part of being an architect—designing. In 2002, he decided to make a career switch to become a boat designer. He set up a plan and started taking courses in boat design. Unfortunately, the 2009 recession threw a wrench in Andy’s plan, and eventually, it took him two tries and some 15 years to make his career switch.
In this episode, Andy tells us what kept him motivated, how he broke into a new industry in his 50s, and how he is back to learning and growing as a novice boat designer—and loving it.
Resources:
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers: www.sname.org
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U.S. Army veteran Regina Ross is a professional certified coach, who helps military service men and women transition into the civilian sector once they complete their service. Regina is the founder of Walk on Purpose and she suggested we talk about the hard time some veterans have with their career switch post military.
With the U.S. withdrawing from Afghanistan and Iraq this year, plenty of vets are looking for new careers. In this episode, Regina explains the common pitfalls military vets should avoid when switching to a civilian career. She highlights the skills unique to military personnel that we should all pay attention to. Plus, she provides resources for vets who are looking for a new career AND for companies that are hiring.
Find Regina Ross at:
Website: www.walkonpurpose.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/reginaross
Instagram: www.instagram.com/regina.l.ross
Walk on Purpose free 90-minute replay of Career Empowerment During Crisis Workshop:
www.walkonpurpose.com/career-empowerment-during-crisis
Walk on Purpose 6-week virtual group coaching program, Fortify Your Foundation:
www.walkonpurpose.com/fortify-your-foundation
Resources:
Stand Beside Them: www.standbesidethem.org
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes: www.hiringourheroes.org
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Veterans Employment Toolkit: www.va.gov/VETSINWORKPLACE/index.asp
U.S. Small Business Administration Veteran-Owned Businesses: https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/grow-your-business/veteran-owned-businesses
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I speak with Isabel González Whitaker, founder of the Sara J. González Memorial Park in Atlanta—the first park named for a Latinx individual in the state of Georgia. Isabel’s mother, Sara, was a Cuban refugee who became a leading immigrant and minority rights advocate in Georgia.
What began as a passion project for Isabel—memorializing her mom with the founding of a park—eventually led her to a career switch from celebrity journalist to social entrepreneur. In this episode, Isabel shares how she used her journalism skills to raise funds for the park, and how her hard work caught the attention of a large children’s healthcare charity, where she is now a principal advisor. She is also a senior fellow for Encore.org, the leading think tank on intergenerationalism.
Learn more and support the Sara J. González Memorial Park at www.sarajgonzalezpark.org
Instagram: www.instagram.com/explore/tags/sarajgonzalezmemorialpark
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sarajgonzalezpark
92nd Street Y’s Women inPower Fellowship: womeninpower.org
Presidential Leadership Scholars Program: www.presidentialleadershipscholars.org
Encore.org: encore.org
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It's no secret (or is it?) that career changers need to market themselves differently than regular job seekers. Certified resume writer and professional career coach Timothy Lo, founder of Your Next Jump, uses a real-life client example to walk us through how to put together a resume that'll stand out, how to best use LinkedIn, and how to talk about your experience in one industry or profession when you're interviewing for a job in a different one.
Find Your Next Jump at www.yournextjump.com.
Free monthly webinar: Practical Strategies for Standing Out in the Crowded Job Market
www.yournextjump.com/gethired
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Imagine you’re at your funeral. What 3 things would you want written on your tombstone? What would you want people to remember about you after you’re gone?
It might sound grim to think about these questions, but they make up the Tombstone Test and it’s what spurred 27-year-old Allison Fedele to make her career switch and become an elementary school teacher.
In this episode, Allison tells us how she trusted her gut when she started seeing red flags at her 9 to 5 job as a graphic designer. She shares her ups and downs about going to grad school, including how she handled the financial burden in her 20s, and how using the Tombstone Test helped her follow her calling to teach.
Resources:
Transitioning Life: The Tombstone Test
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transitioning-life-tombstone-test-nick-kittle/
The Tombstone Test: What Legacy Will You Leave?
https://www.personalgrowthchannel.com/2018/03/the-tombstone-test.html
Did you know that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides tax benefits for education?
https://studentaid.gov/resources/tax-benefits
Student Education Tax Credits
https://www.efile.com/education-or-student-tax-credits/
Education Tax Credits and Deductions You Can Claim
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/student-loans/education-tax-credits
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We tackle 3 roadblocks that can creep up while making a career switch. One of them is impostor syndrome. It’s when you feel incompetent and attribute your success to luck or other factors, and you downplay your skills, experience, and achievements. We’ll also look at low self-worth and lack of self-care, which can take you on a mental detour with your career change journey.
Here to discuss these roadblocks with me is certified executive coach Natalie Archibald. Natalie focuses on evaluating her clients’ belief systems, identifying their blind spots, and exploring their hidden gems, to help them achieve their career goals. In this episode, she tells us how to handle impostor syndrome, low self-worth, and lack of self-care, so we can move forward with our career switch.
Find Natalie Archibald:
Website: www.nataliearchibald.com
Instagram: @knicknats_by_nat
Resources:
Career Change and Impostor Syndrome—How to Increase Your Confidence When Changing Careers
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecenizalevine/2018/04/08/career-change-and-impostor-syndrome-how-to-increase-your-confidence-when-changing-careers/?sh=579441576c06
Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome It
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/overcome-impostor-syndrome
Practicing Self-Care During a Career Change
https://verilymag.com/2018/09/self-care-during-a-career-change
Self-Care Will Help You and Your Career
https://www.case.org/resources/self-care-will-help-you-and-your-career
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If your company offers tuition assistance to pursue a degree, you can start making your career switch NOW while you’re at your current job. This is what Weavy Garcia did when he decided to diversify from IT. Getting his MBA through his employer was an opportunity to learn about business, get his master’s, and switch into sales, a more lucrative option for him.
In this episode, Weavy tells us what it was like to work full-time during the day and take classes at night (and even on the weekend) to earn his degree. Spoiler alert: it was tough, but it was worth it for his career switch. His MBA, along with his IT experience, have helped him secure his future by always being employable, whether in IT, sales, or both. He now has the flexibility and diversification he was looking for. He also shares how he had to move on from his employer after he got his MBA in order to grow and how networking was key in making his career switch.
Weavy’s podcast: The Uncanny Coconuts
Weavy’s drone business: FlyTechGuy Drone Services
Resources:
10 Best Master’s Degrees for Career Changers:
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/best-masters-degrees-for-career-change
These Fortune 500 companies will help pay for employee MBAs:
https://fortune.com/education/business/articles/2021/07/15/these-fortune-500-companies-will-help-pay-for-employees-mba/
50 Companies with Amazing Tuition Reimbursement Programs:
https://myscholly.com/50-companies-with-amazing-tuition-reimbursement-programs/
25+ Companies with Tuition Reimbursement Programs:
https://getschooled.com/article/5206-companies-with-great-tuition-reimbursement-programs/
How to Use—and Ask For—Employer Tuition Reimbursement Benefits:
https://extension.harvard.edu/blog/how-to-use-and-ask-for-employer-tuition-reimbursement-benefits/
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It can feel like you’re starting over when you’re making a career switch. Perhaps you’re thinking that you’ll for sure have to take a pay cut to switch industries or professions. This is a common assumption for women.
Here to set us straight is Anna McDonnell Dowling, the CEO and co-founder of the f school, an online platform that teaches women the life skills that are not taught in school. Her mission: to equip women with tools they need to live more empowered lives. One of these tools is salary negotiation.
In this episode, Anna explains the 3 biggest mistakes women tend to make when negotiating a starting salary as part of a career switch. She teaches us how to prepare both verbally and physically for the negotiation, how to counteroffer that initial starting salary, and how to handle common roadblocks, such as, “It’s not in the budget.” She also tells us about her free online class on salary negotiation, where you can get even more help. To date, the f school has taught close to 1,500 people in over 50 countries!
Free online class for women: How to Negotiate a Higher Salary Without the Fear of Hearing ‘No’
www.thefschool.com/salary
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Are you thinking about working with a career coach to help with your career change? Bella Holzkenner worked with two career coaches to decide her next move after being in asset management for more than 20 years. One of them was certified career and life coach Deirdre Taylor, who was featured in our last episode about how to figure out your career switch when you’re lost.
Bella tells us about the work she did with her coaches and how Deirdre’s support helped her make the decision to become a mental health counselor—something she resisted at first. She also explains how volunteering and taking on a neutral perspective, which she learned from Deirdre, played an important role in making her career switch.
Learn more about Bottomless Closet at bottomlesscloset.org.
Find volunteer opportunities at volunteermatch.org, unitedway.org, volunteer.gov.
Want to hear more about Deirdre's career coaching? Listen to Episode 7, "Lost with what career switch to make?"
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Do you want to make a career change, but don’t know what to pursue? You’re not alone. So many people are struggling to figure out their career switch as shown on Facebook groups for career changers. The most common post on these groups goes something like this, “I’m so unhappy doing what I do right now at my job, but I don’t know what else to do with my career!”
Here to the rescue is certified life and career coach Deirdre Taylor. Deirdre helps her clients discover their passion and purpose, and prepare for success in their careers. In this episode, she offers some direction on how to look past simply what you do (or did) on the job to figure out what career switch to make when you’re lost.
Find Deirdre Taylor at deirdretaylorcoaching.com.
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After almost 20 years as a structural engineer, Patricia Rodriguez reached a point where her career had gotten somewhat stagnant and she was ready for a change. She jumpstarted her career by starting her own firm and teaching—the dream combo she had imagined in graduate school.
Patricia shares how she opened new doors for herself as a woman-and-minority-owned small business and how her long-standing relationships in her industry helped her land her first clients as well as a teaching position. She recalls the ups and downs of starting her own business, which included learning new skills to run her firm, PAR Engineering, in New York City.
Find PAR Engineering at par-eng.com.
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Making a career change can take time. And not knowing if it'll turn out the way you want and when it’ll actually happen, can be very stressful. Are you working on your career switch and constantly worried? Are you feeling discouraged as the weeks or months go by? Life coach Allison Carmen, author of The Gift of Maybe: Finding Hope and Possibility in Uncertain Times, offers 3 tools to handle uncertainty while making a career switch.
Find Allison Carmen at www.allisoncarmen.com
Her book: The Gift of Maybe: Finding Hope and Possibility in Uncertain Times
Her podcast: 10 Minutes to Less Suffering
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Errol Griffiths spent decades in ad sales until he was aged out. Unsure of what to pursue next, he explored a few options that didn’t work out. He shares how he figured out his career switch at over age 50, and made his way into financial advising, where his age is now an asset with his clients and he can work as many more years as he wants.
Articles for a career switch over 50:
Flexjobs: 6 Tips for Starting a New Career at 50
AARP: Identifying Shortage Occupations and the Skills 50+ Workers Will Need, 2017-2020
LearnHowToBecome.org: The Complete Guide to Career Change After 50
TheBalanceCareers.com: Top 10 Best Jobs for Women Over 50
TheMuse.com: 7 Tips to Help You Change Careers at (or After) Age 50
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Which key features on your LinkedIn profile should you update NOW for your career switch? And which ones can get you noticed by your target companies? Is it always better to have more LinkedIn connections? Here to tell us is LinkedIn expert Louise Brogan, host of the weekly podcast, “LinkedIn with Louise”, where she shares her best tips and advice for using LinkedIn to make a career switch.
Find Louise Brogan at:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/louisebrogan
Podcast: www.louisebrogan.com/podcast
Twitter: www.twitter.com/louisebrogan_
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/socialbeeni
For a free download on how to use LinkedIn, go to: www.louisebrogan.com/download
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Self-declared Type A personality Christina Martin Pendleton shares how she overcame her fear of failure to start her non-profit, LiKen, in spring 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, which turned out to be mostly a positive force for her.
LiKen is an organization in the Boston metro area that helps adolescents, who are displaced due to their parents' struggles with substance use disorders. It provides comfort items to these at-risk kids in real time to encourage self-care and healthy coping strategies.
Learn more about LiKen at www.likenkids.org.
Ways to donate to LiKen:
Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/85-1321939.
Give Box: https://givebox.com/helpbreakthecycle.
PayPal: paypal.me/likenkids.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiKenKids/.
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Career coach Win Sheffield tells us how the pandemic has changed the job market and the possible advantages to making a career switch now.
Resources:
Find Win Sheffield, certified career coach, at his website: www.winsheffield.com.
Win's weekly virtual Stories Workshop: Conveying Your Value Through Sharing Your Experience happens every Monday at 4:30 pm EST and you can register for it on his website under Events.
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Lixandra Urresta, executive producer and host, on why she started Career Switch Podcast.
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