50 Conversations

We hear from Jennifer about making the big shift from a clinical psychologist to a full stack developer. Plus how to choose a qualify certificate program or coding bootcamp.

Jeremey shares how he's combined his creative and technical skills to make the jump into the cutting edge world of conversation design. Plus, what it's like to attend a data science bootcamp.

Listen to this lively story on how Lindsey went from budget finance to career coaching at a university. Plus, insights into what it's like to work in higher education.

We catch Alexandra in the middle of her career change from actress to user experience researcher (UX). Listen to this if you’re curious about bootcamps for your career change.

Maigen shares her experience transitioning from flight attendant to UX/UI Engineer. She also gets real about what lead to her career change. Plus, a look into what it’s like to learn new skills at a digital bootcamp.

From chef to working for the UN to executive director for a nonprofit, Amy’s adventurous career path has been anything but traditional. Hear what it’s like to start anew and how to understand your skills as your career evolves. Plus, the benefit of choosing a graduate program abroad.

Not all career changes are planned. From mobile phone sales to business and sales operations for a digital agency, Lissa shares her unexpected career change that starts with a customer insisting she join her team. Plus a round of shout outs to good bosses.

From publishing to the art world to director at a digital design studio, Aimée shares the twists and turns on her creative career journey, what it’s like to go back to school in your mid-30s, and the surprising career she’d choose if she weren’t on her current career path.

If you're a person that wants to build things in your career, this show will resonate with you. Aimee merges art and digital tech, stumbling into the design world. WIth a liberal arts background, Aimee taught herself design skills and ended up going back to school in her mid-30s. We talk about being in the right place at the right time, bouncing back from the financial crash, learning new skills on YouTube, learning to code, and so much more. This is a freewheeling episode, with lots of laughter and celebrating the joy of learning new things.

Notable show quotes:

"I have pulled from all of my previous learnings and understandings and it's really been this evolution of my career, whether the industry or the title has changed. I've been using all have the same skillset throughout cause they've all kind of culminated together to help push me in this career that I finally found that I love."

“It's like the idea of 35 being too late for you to go back to school to me is crazy because I think about life expectancy these days. It's like, what else you're going to do. We should be so lucky to live to seventies, 80s, nineties. 35 is a drop in the bucket for you to go figure out stuff.”

This is a podcast for the curious. If you're curious about changing your career and not quite sure how to do it, this is your podcast.