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Episode 043: Intel CIO Paula Tolliver talks about STEM careers
Intel Chief Information Officer Paula Tolliver understands what it takes to transform a company or an industry. And she knows that IT savvy can be a key to career success, particularly because managing information is critical to forming and implementing a smart corporate vision. Today, Paula will share lessons from her in career technology, like… Read More
Episode 042 : Workplace Expert Dan Schawbel Advises Communicating in Person
Author, entrepreneur, workplace expert and 2006 college grad Dan Schawbel says that his mission in life is to support the work lives of people in his age group. Dan is a well-known expert on the millennial generation. And he has a savvy way of talking to young professionals, and offering them practical advice for building… Read More
Episode 041 : Government Official/Fitness Studio Owner Tali Wenger
Tali Wenger is passionate about her job as a director of field operations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. She’s proud of their work responding to disasters like hurricanes, floods and fires. And Tali also loves her side gig, as co-owner of Off Road DC, which operates two independent, community-focused cycling and fitness centers in… Read More
Episode 40: Building a Career as a Musician in a Rural Area w/ Forrest Marquisee
In Episode 32, journalist Sara Schonhardt talked about how some young college grads are heading back to small towns to find work. That show was recorded in a small sound studio in the woods, by a stream, in rural Rappahannock County, Virginia. The studio is owned by Forrest Marquisee, who is finding ways to work… Read More
Episode 039: Bev Jones and Tom Hodson talk about how to beat the career blahs
What do you do when you’re overwhelmed by work, you’re feeling exhausted and burned out, and you just don’t know how to start digging your way out of the hole? How do you know where to put your energy when everything feels like it’s just too much? And how can you get motivated to even… Read More
Episode 038 : Leadership expert Karen Hough describes the power of saying “yes…and”
Karen Hough runs her own thriving consulting firm in Columbus, Ohio. But she started out as an actress. She did improv – where the actors appear on stage with no script or anything, and they have to make up their lines as they go along. In this episode, Karen says that a key principle in… Read More
Episode 037 : Career expert Kerry Hannon shares career shift tips
Media personality Kerry Hannon is a well known expert on career transitions, entrepreneurship, and finance. She was the guest on our popular first episode. And now on this show Kerry returns to talk about how to get started when you want to – or perhaps you have to – make a career shift. Kerry offers… Read More
Episode 036 : Software Developer Shannon Turner Encouraging Women in the Tech Sector
In her day job, software developer Shannon Turner manages tech needs for a non-profit that supports women’s rights and social justice. In this episode, we focus on Shannon’s side gig — she is the founder of Hear Me Code, a non-profit group with a creative approach to teaching coding to women who want to get… Read More
Episode 035: Kate White Urges Working Women To “Go Big”
Kate White was the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 14 years. And in addition to being a busy journalist, Kate has written 12 mystery novels. But what this episode focuses upon is how Kate also has emerged as a career guru for women. She made headlines in the 90’s with her groundbreaking best-seller: Why Good… Read More
Episode 034 : Author & Environmentalist Bob Deans
Journalist and author Bob Deans is a wonderful writer and passionate speaker. These days, as director of strategic engagement for the Natural Resources Defense Council, he’s a frequent national media commentator on environmental issues. But Bob started his career as a newspaper reporter. He rose to the top of that profession, including a term as… Read More
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