Career changes are an inevitable part of life. The way we deal with these transitions will guide the way our life unfolds.

Doug and Michelle discuss the dynamics of careers in the current economic environment and the factors that press many people into career transitions.

When these career transition points come, it is important to embrace the challenge with an open mind and can-do attitude. Michelle helps people who are going through career changes to find entrepreneurial opportunities that are a fit for their personal and professional background.

You can connect with Michelle at [email protected]

Doug's business specializes in partnering with companies and non-profits to create value and capture cost savings without layoffs to fund growth and strengthen financial results. 

You can find out more at www.TerminalValue.biz

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Schedule time with Doug to talk about your business at www.MeetDoug.Biz

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Welcome to the terminal value Podcast where each episode provides in depth insight about the long term value of companies and ideas in our current world. Your host for this podcast is Doug Utberg, the founder and principal consultant for Business of Life, LLC.

Doug: Welcome to the terminal value podcast, I have Michelle Charles on the line. Michelle is actually an entrepreneurial career consultant. And she has the auspicious honor of being the person who initially presented expense reduction analysts to me, which of course is my core business and helping companies, nonprofits, education institutions, reduce their overhead costs, you know, without you know, without needing to resort to layoffs to do it. And so Michelle actually brought her on line, because we're going to talk today about about people's career, and the, you know, the the bumps in the road that a lot of people run into. Michelle, please tell us about yourself a little bit.

Michelle: Oh, hi. Hi. Great to be here. Thank you, Doug. Well, I am a career or worship coach, I grew up, I was born in a tiny island about Trinidad in the West Indies, migrated to the United States, I eventually joined the military. And once I retired to the military, I was living my next step, after 25 years, and I decided, you know, I always had an entrepreneurial drive the motivations for, that's what I wanted to do. And that's where I started exploring Priyanka. And I found a path that led me to, that's quite my life. 

Doug: Yeah, that's outstanding. Yes. And first of all, for 25 years, and it was in the army, correct? 

Michelle: Correct. Yes. 25 years.

Doug: 25 years, the US Army, thank you very much for your service, and quite a bit of it at that.

Michelle: Thank you, as well to your service.

Doug: I guess so yes, I was also in the Marine Corps Reserve, not for 25 years only for six. But but still those. Those can be long years? 

Michelle:  Oh. Definitely. 

Doug: So Michelle, tell us a little a little bit about some of the things that you've observed in, in helping career coach people. I mean, just because I