Take charge of your career and ditch the Sunday blues with Host, Angie Callen. Are you at a career crossroads? Level up your career with the wisdom of professionals who have figured out that special sauce. Whether it's a job search, career change, or going out on your own, we'll break down barriers and provide actionable takeaways to help you take charge of your Mondays. Welcome to the No More Mondays movement!
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Welcome to Second Act Stories, a podcast focused on life and career change. In each episode, we bring you the story of a courageous individual who has made a decisive career pivot and is pursuing a more rewarding life in a second act. The stories are in their own words and the words of friends and family that helped them find a new path. Each episode examines the “before” and “after” phases of a life or career relaunch and offers lessons learned.
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Casual conversations that change lives and careers. Experience the catalyst!
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Journalist Linda Grasso hosts candid conversation with fascinating women about the things that matter most: happiness, health and purpose. SheSez is a master class for the modern woman. In her signature unabashed style, the well-known TV broadcaster showcases her seasoned interviewing skills, fueled by a keen sense of what women want to know. With thoughtful cadence and saucy humor, Linda peels back the layers on each guest, giving equal time to successes and failures. Interviewees come from ...
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Here we will journey into someone's life and learn about how they got to where they are now. No journeys are alike and there are many ways to get where we want to. It doesn't always have to be the traditional way of college as we are led to believe. We’ll definitely hear stories like that but that’s just one of so many ways to progress in life. With inflation, economic change, job restructure, so many things changing, how do we even know what or where we’re going? I hope that you find these ...
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Repurpose Your Career podcast brought to you by Career Pivot is a podcast for those of us in the 2nd half of life to come together to discuss how repurpose our careers for the 21st century. Come listen to career experts give you proven strategies, listen to people like you tell their stories on how they repurposed their careers and finally get your questions answered. Your host, Marc Miller, has made six career pivots over the last 30 years. He understands this is not about jumping out of th ...
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Pattern of Purpose is a storytelling podcast spotlighting the humans behind the brands. Dedicated to the multi-passionates, the serial entrepreneurs, and the ideas people, if you’ve done it all and are ready to tie it all together, this is the show for you. Host and messaging consultant, Kim Wensel, speaks with founders to uncover the through lines in their career, make sense of their story, and investigate how they’ve built a platform bigger than their business. If you know you could make a ...
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A Chat with Our Favorite Predictor of Powder: Joel Gratz on Turning a Passion into a Business
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For those of you not in the know, Joel Gratz is the CEO and founder at OpenSnow, a company well-known in the mountains for their spot-on weather forecasting for both snow in the winter and hiking in the summer. He is the Prognosticator of Powder, if you will. Joel’s forecasting is an integral part of our weekly planning, especially in the winter, w…
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Empowering Moms: She Left Corporate Real Estate to Launch A Breast Pumping Startup
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Patrice Meagher had a lucrative career in real estate. For 15 years, she worked in New York City as an Executive Vice President at CBRE, one of the world's largest, corporate real estate firms. But like other working parents, she struggled with the challenge of balancing her work life and raising a family of four children. A specific pain point in …
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Want to Know What Will Make or Break your Company? Learn All About Culture Strategy!
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Culture Strategy? No, it's not a lab technique for growing penicillin; Culture Strategy is the brainchild of Vin Zeeland, a coach, consultant, and author on understanding the power of culture and how it can drive both personal and business success. For the individual listener, Vin shares insights on how you can empower yourself by maximizing your s…
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Happiness by Choice: A Google Leader’s Perspective on Life Beyond Hard Work
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Imagine this: you’ve achieved your dream job and instead of making you happy, it’s killing you inside. That’s the position Eric Nehrlich found himself in as a leader at Google. When burnout came knocking, it took serious introspection to redesign his life and find happiness again, and he shares his wisdom in this episode and in his new book, You Ha…
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Internal Communications; Learn the Secret to Engaging and Inspiring Your Co-Workers
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Communications are at the center of every modern business. How we choose to communicate with others is more important than ever, especially when it comes to those whom we work with. Emily Hecker is an author and strategic communications professional who is with us today, sharing her wisdom on the importance of internal communications and how it can…
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School's Out, Laughs Are In: Retired Teacher Patty Forehand Becomes a Standup Comic
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The moment Patty Forehand opens her mouth, you know she’s from the deep south. And with that comes a certain set of preconceived notions. If she opens her mouth in front of a microphone on a comedy club stage, those notions are immediately blown away, and the results are hilarious. It’s funny once the F-bombs start flying and you realize she’s not …
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Change Happens; How to Find your Path and Make Your Heart Sing
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WARNING: Deep thoughts ahead! Whether we like it or not, change is a constant in our lives, and how we approach it and deal with it is essential to our well-being. Brian Gorman is today's guest. He is an author, coach, and all-around guru on all things change-related. Get ready to take some notes!
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Behind the Hiring Curtain: a Frank Conversation with a 3rd Party Recruiter
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So many job hiring questions, so little time! On today’s episode, we get a glimpse into the world of 3rd party recruitment with Gianni Portale. Do you have questions about how to get an edge with top recruiters? Listen in for his do’s and don’ts of building relationships with recruiters and get the inside scoop on how to optimize your job search pr…
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The Vision Starts with You; How to Roadmap Your Way to Success
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You wouldn’t start on a trip without an idea of where you wanted to go or how to get there, right? Then why do so many of us go through our careers without a clear goal in mind? Our guest today is Lissi Daniels, an influence coach, educator, and speaker whose journey into helping others define and achieve their goals is a perfect road map for other…
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Financial Literacy for All; Learn the 7 Money Milestones and How Money Works
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Financial stability should be an attainable goal for everyone, period. That said, how we each obtain it is going to need an individual touch, and it’s important we all have someone to help guide us to where we want to be. Enter Troy Holt, a Certified Financial Educator whose mission is to eradicate financial illiteracy, ensuring all people are able…
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Building a Better You; Learn How to Leverage Your Unique Strengths
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We all have behaviors or learned beliefs that we acquire throughout life. But how often do we stop and evaluate whether those default beliefs, reactions, and thought processes are actively helping or hurting us in the present? We’ve got a whopper of an episode here where we chat with Carole Stizza, an executive coach and author who works with leade…
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Lessons in Chemistry Co-star Stephanie Koenig
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When you see Stephanie Koenig on the screen, you might do a double take. You might have seen her before on the TV series The Flight Attendant or The Offer. But with her role in the upcoming Apple+ series Lessons in Chemistry (debuting October 13), you'll soon not just recognize the face but the name as well. Indeed, Stephanie is a star on the rise …
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Lawyer to Clown to Children’s Musician: Robert’s Unusual Journey
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Robert Markowitz was a criminal defense attorney in Palo Alto, California. But the work caused him a great deal of stress and he started developing all sorts of physical ailments. So he quit and headed to Mexico to escape the job he hated. When he finally returned to the United States, he was 37-years-old, broke and living with his mother back in h…
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The Art of Entrepreneurship; a Deep Dive into Achieving Success in the Film Industry
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The film industry is an ever-changing, constantly growing industry that has seen incredible change in the past ten years. Today's conversation is with Ben Daniele, co-founder of Scatter Brothers Productions, a full-service production and editing company based in Florida with operations across the southern United States. For anyone looking to make i…
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Discover the Perfect Destination for Your Retirement or Remote Work Abroad #337
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Description: In this episode, I am speaking with Emily Bron from International Lifestyle Consulting. Emily helps people relocate for retirement or for remote workers to find their ideal destinations. Emily has relocated to a foreign country multiple times in her life. You will probably pick that up by her accent. She is relocating again and helping…
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Engaging Gen Z at Work; How to Create a Successful, Supportive, Corporate Culture
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Corporate culture is changing, whether employers like it or not. Gen Z is bringing new ideas, new expectations, and new norms into the workplace, and it's up to the older generation to recognize all the 'Pros' that this brings with it instead of focusing on the 'Cons.' Helen Day is our guest in this episode, and she has a plethora of advice to offe…
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From Turbulent Childhood to a Successful Life - Memoir by Steph Silver #336
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Description: In this episode I am speaking Steph Silver who is the author of the book Anywhere, USA: A Memoir. This will be a bit of a different kind of episode. I have known Steph for many years and I had no idea that she had an upbringing with an incredible amount of upheaval. I want you to hear a bit of the story from the book, the process of wr…
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On Patrol: Deputy Royce James Trades Financial Service for Public Service
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After growing up in what he describes as the ghettos of Daytona Beach, Royce James spent a decade working as a financial advisor, ultimately reaching the elite level of working with high-net-worth individuals. In spite of that success, he was frustrated by the fact that very few of his clients followed his advice. He knew it was time for a career c…
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Career 101: How to Build and Maintain Meaningful Business Relationships
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Relationships are at the core of our personal lives, so it only makes sense that they are at the core of our business and entrepreneurial endeavors as well. Just as you nurture relationships with those close to you, knowing how to keep your professional circle engaged and involved is an integral part of being successful in one’s career. Don’t take …
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Adversity Has Power: a Story of Courage and Transformation
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How do we live our best lives? With life’s challenges coming our way daily, it’s not always easy to find your path, and having a guide to help you on that journey is essential. Our guest today is Laban Ditchburn, author, speaker, and the World’s Best Courage Coach. After a rough childhood and a battle with addiction, his path to transformation and …
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Rebroadcast - Are You Prepared to be an ‘After the Age of 50’ Entrepreneur? #335
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Description: In this episode I am speaking with Wendy Mayhew who is the author of WISER: The Definitive Guide to Starting a Business after the Age of 50. This is a rebroadcast of episode 180 I recorded with Wendy in early 2020. I think it is as relevant today as it was 3 years ago. This is a guide to entrepreneurship for those over 50. Before we ge…
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The Power of Authenticity: Ben Lavender’s Guide to Success
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What does it take to succeed in life? Is it a matter of luck, hard work, or something else? How do you balance your personal and professional goals and stay true to who you are? These are some of the questions we explore in this episode, where we have the pleasure of talking to Ben Lavender, New York's Favorite British Mortgage Broker.…
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The Megatrends Reshaping Our Postgenerational Society: A Guide by Mauro Guillén #334
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Description: In this episode I am speaking with Mauro Guillén who is the author of the book THE PERENNIALS: The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society. This is a topic that you need to be paying attention to as we are in the later stages of our careers. There are some big megatrends that many companies, governments, and people are not payin…
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"I Work With My Hands Everyday"...Ex-KPMG Consultant Finds Bliss Crafting Custom Furniture
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Sergio Raynal was at the top of his game. With a staff of 25+, he was responsible for KPMG’s real estate and hospitality consulting for Pacific Asia and the West Coast of the United States. Woodworking was always a hobby and a way to relieve stress from his high-pressure job. But it became a “side hustle” and eventually a full-time pursuit followin…
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Rewire Your Life: Changing Workplace Culture One Brain at a Time
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For those of you who weren't aware: we live in polarizing times. The mental and physical stress caused by discord about the most basic of facts is getting out of hand, and people have forgotten how to deal with disagreement. With social media-fueled tirades and news-driven anxiety attacks spilling over into the workplace, though, we have an even bi…
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50+ Job Market - Some Examples of Success from the Career Pivot Community #333
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Description: In this episode, I want to discuss with you what I am seeing in the 50+ job market. I was on an Encore Network call the other day and two of us were asked for our views of the 50+ job market. I want to discuss how I view the world in August of 2023 and take you through 4 examples of very recent success from members of the Career Pivot …
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Finding Balance in a Chaotic World: How to Prevent and Recover from Burnout
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Burnout is no joke. With the gigantic pandemic-induced shift in how and when we work, the boundary lines between work and life blur and shift, and oftentimes not for the better. We’re working more hours, pushing and grinding, and pushing and grinding, and repeating that day after day after day….! Preventing burnout and knowing how to recover from i…
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'From the Vault' How Noa Shaw, an Overweight Drug Dealer, Became a SoulCycle Instructor
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We hope you enjoy this ‘From the Vault’ episode, which reintroduces one of our favorite guests: Noa Shaw. Noa Shaw has led a hard life. Drugs and alcohol took hold of him at an early age. And he has struggled as both a drug addict and drug dealer for most of his adult life. But eight years ago his life took a turn for the better when he wandered in…
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