Following a 36-year career as a public-school teacher, Dena is continuing her love for education as a humanitarian educator, running a non-profit organization she founded 18 years ago. The Dream School foundation supports public education in Nigeria with infrastructure and resources to teach and learn. We discuss: Opportunities are often unexpected [02:13] Taking a chance…

Gina Covarrubias is the founder of Deliberate Doing, an exclusive STEM coaching service dedicated to teaching engineers and other technical professionals how to defeat career despair. We discuss: Engineers are famous for figuring things out [02:45] How to get out of the corporate bubble [06:33] How college teaches you to be an employee [11:10] A…

Judy Schoenberg and Linda Lautenberg are the co-founders of EvolveMe. We discuss: Paying it forward to women in their 50s [1:55] How to make a pivot after taking an 18-year-break from work [03:57] An opportunity to take ownership of your career [07:43] The key to putting one foot in front of the other when times…

Julie Erickson is an executive and career coach who started her own business 15 years ago after being fired from a job and realizing she needed to take another path. We discuss: A Monday morning get going meeting [02:48] How to go where it’s warm [05:39] The dark hallway in-between they never tell you about…

Gail Robertson has a degree in Journalism and a Masters in Curiosity! After building a background working in Media, Fundraising, Advertising, Public Relations, and even as the owner of a Bed and Breakfast on Pelee Island, Gail uses her diverse skills to build and grow brands that last a lifetime and beyond. As the owner…

Bob Goodwin is the founder of Career Club. We discuss: Making job search your job [01:21] You can’t shoot a target you can’t see [03:02] How come the job candidate is unarmed [06:11] A back door entry into companies of interest [09:09] The best learning is the unexpected one [11:20] How people should manage their…

Josepha started Strathos Coaching and Consulting in January 2021. It was a big leap after working for an employer for her entire 30-year career. Josepha is passionate about helping people and organizations see possibilities, leverage strengths, and achieve goals. We discuss: There is more to life than the financial side [02:07] A very clear North…

Sarah Baker Andrus is the founder and CEO of Avarah Careers, a career coaching business. We discuss: What makes it really hard to plan the next move [02:23] An introspective experience that helps you do what you do [05:25] Why you should say “no” to temporary gigs and interim roles [06:55] What to call yourself…

Recovering corporate HR executive turned activator for leaders who want to show up as the best versions of themselves and advisor for organizations focused on creating workplaces that people want to be part of. We discuss: All of the things you [don’t] want to do [01:38] Not necessarily a money maker right up front [04:17]…

Carl Landau has started 3 media companies and 5 magazines. He also has created hundreds of live conferences and trade shows.  Probably more importantly he has sold his 3 companies. His media companies were in the Software Development, Craft Brewing and Niche Media industry. He sold his last business 2 years ago and has started…

Charlotte Japp is the founder of CIRKEL, a company that connects older and younger professionals for mutual personal and professional growth.   We discuss: A mentorship that works both ways [01:58] A framework for intergenerational spaces [05:38] Splitting energy between a regular job and entrepreneurship [08:48] How the people who want to be helped will…

Ingor is passionate about people. She’s known by many as a storyteller and power-connector. She uses storytelling to share her thoughts and helps others to connect with people and resources to help them flourish. We discuss: The fear of the unknown as a trigger to get into entrepreneurship [01:30] How to transfer your corporate skills…

Ed Evarts is a leadership coach, team coach, strategist, podcast host, and author who helps successful leaders build their self-awareness so they can self-manage more effectively. We discuss: The difference in people you hire versus those you inherit [01:20] How helping others succeed makes you successful as well [06:05] How to survive the 5-year critical…

Andy Levine is the creator and host of “Second Act Stories.” A fascination with storytelling and second acts, triggered the launch of this podcast. He lives in Ocean Grove, New Jersey about five blocks from the Atlantic Ocean. He is always on the lookout for a good story and has traveled across the country to…

Paula White is a globally recognized sales leader focused on shifting perspective through music. She is experienced in scaling Inside Sales Teams into multi-million stand-alone sales channels. We discuss: The times we choose faster income rather than building a company [02:03] Why corporate work culture makes you want to sleep [03:40] How promotion takes away…

David Shriner-Cahn, host of Going Solo, shares lessons learned from our first 100 episodes of Going Solo. We discuss: The challenges of a challenging transition [00:22] Successfully self-employed at 60 [03:40] What brings true abundance and success [07:04] The most profitable way to get your business off the ground [9:04] The differences between being an…

Lorraine Rise built her career by coaching others to succeed. Her skills and experiences are in the Human Resources and Recruiting fields. She held various positions as an employee, and then in 2015, Lorraine founded her own firm, Career UpRising. Lorraine is also the host of the podcast Career UpRising. We discuss: Why so many…

Deb Coviello is the author of CEO’s Compass – Your Guide to Getting Back on Track and host of The Drop-in CEO podcast.  We discuss: What keeps you moving forward at times of crisis [02:28] Pausing versus just doing [04:28] How to know if you’re ready to take the step beyond self-reflection [07:32] Another thing…

A graduate of Harvard Business School, Denrich Sananda has over 20 years of experience in the process automation sector. He’s been based all over the world – in the Middle East, India, in parts of the former Soviet Union and Turkey. Denrich recently moved to Toronto, Canada and started his own Cybersecurity Practice. We discuss:…

In Milt’s last contract as a VFX producer with a large International VFX company, he managed a diverse team. It consisted of internal Los Angeles based artists as well as an external team of international artists.  We discuss: The many faces of execution of creativity [01:44] The insecurities that creatives often struggle with [03:27] The…

Jean-Yves Laguillez has authentic China expertise with over 10 years of direct experience in China as a top executive.  We discuss: The feeling of being an entrepreneur without the risk of running your own company [01:43] Why it’s good to acquire an existing company rather than launching your own from scratch [05:49] A roadmap to…

Michael Ryan is known as the “Inventory Iceberg Crusher” unlocking cash frozen in inventory for manufacturers.  We discuss: Accidentally falling into consulting [02:03] How to do the business development once you know how to do the delivery [04:12] The best prepared consultant [05:50] How to keep the sales pipeline always full [07:24] Beer networking at…

Jennifer Fondrevay is the Founder and Chief Humanity Officer of Day1 Ready™, a consultancy that advises forward thinking business leaders, owners and C-Suite executives on the people challenges of business transitions, particularly Mergers & Acquisitions. We discuss: The people challenges of Mergers & Acquisitions [03:29] A premortem: getting all senior leaders on the same page…

Mark is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Educated at MIT, Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500s, and academia.  We discuss: The feeling of being stuck without knowing how to get to the next level [01:58] Building lots…

Sam Gupta has been an ERP thought leader in the digital transformation space for nearly two decades, with the primary focus on financial systems and ERP.  We discuss: The pros and cons of getting your first job before the age of five [02:05] An exploration of new shiny things away from the family business [04:30]…