Career Switch Podcast: Expert advice for your career change

Career mindset coach Ellen Torreyson helps women challenge their beliefs and get real about why they want to make a career change and how they go about it.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast,  Ellen fills us in on the major mistakes she sees with her clients before and after they decide to make a career switch, and how you can avoid them. 


Find Ellen Torreyson at:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ellen_the_coach

Facebook: www.facebook.com/EllenTorreysonCoaching

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ellentorreyson

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay 

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

After working in finance for almost 10 years, Teddy Levarda was looking to make a career change. Having to sit all day at work and the constant stress of his investment job had given him chronic hip and back pain. 

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Teddy tells us how acupuncture changed his life and how it inspired him to become a licensed acupuncturist. He shares his initial doubts about giving up a six-figure salary when he went back to school for his Master's in 2016. 

Teddy also opens up about the anxiety he felt while starting and building his practice, Morningside Acupuncture. Today, Teddy specializes in treating pain and stress using acupuncture, dry needling, and Chinese medicine.


Find Teddy Levarda at:

Website: www.morningsideacupuncturenyc.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/morningsideacupuncturenyc

Facebook: www.facebook.com/morningsideacupuncturenyc

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/morningside-acupuncture

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay 

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

If you’re in your 20s and you feel stuck in your career, this episode is for you. Perhaps you majored in a certain subject in college, got a job in that major after graduation, and you now realize it’s not the field for you. Or maybe you had limited career options because your parents expected you to follow a specific path like doctor, lawyer or engineer, and you now want to make a career switch.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, I speak with Delicia Alarcón, an academic and career coach who helps recent grads and young professionals with their career transitions. 

As the CEO of the coaching company Delilingo Academy, Delicia shares the three biggest challenges many 20-somethings face when making a career switch and how to work through them.


Find Delicia Alarcón at:

Website: www.deliciaalarcon.com

Instagram: @deli.the.explorer  

TikTok: @hypetiadeli

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/deliciaalarcon

YouTube: https://youtu.be/T7S0wTLBBW0

Podcast: College and Career Coffee Chats with Delicia

Revamp Your Resume mini course: www.deliciaalarcon.com/resources

1:1 Coaching: www.deliciaalarcon.com/letsworktogether

Resources: www.deliciaalarcon.com/resources

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Alchemist by Pablo Coelho on Amazon

16personalities: www.16personalities.com

Upwork: www.upwork.com

PeoplePerHour: www.peopleperhour.com

HeyTutor: https://heytutor.com

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay 

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Former high school teacher Tyler Banh certainly understands why so many teachers are leaving their profession nowadays.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Tyler shares why he quit teaching in 2018 and the transferable skills he used to become a senior specialist in digital learning for a management consulting firm. He talks about the techniques he utilized to address his knowledge gaps, how he purposely took care of his physical and mental health while making his career switch, and how he’s giving back by helping other educators transition into corporate.


Resources:

LinkedIn group: Teaching: A Path to Learning and Development

Find more advice geared toward teachers in Episode 13: How to Market Yourself as a Career Changer

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay 

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

One of the trickiest parts about making a career switch is having to show someone that you’ve done A, B, and C in one industry or profession and that you’ll be able to do X, Y, and Z in a new one. You basically have to convince somebody to take a chance on you.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, career coach Win Sheffield walks us through how a good story can make your transferable skills stand out—no convincing required. We cover how to find stories throughout your career, what to include, and how to best use stories when you’re networking, interviewing, and writing your resume. 


Find Win Sheffield at:

Website: www.winsheffield.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/winsheffield

Facebook: www.facebook.com/WinSheffieldCareerCoach

Resources from this episode:

Stories worksheet: www.winsheffield.com/stories/

Stories microcasts: www.winsheffield.com/microcastdraft

Register for Win's online Stories Workshop: Conveying Your Value 

Mondays at 4:30 pm EST

https://www.winsheffield.com/events-2/

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay 

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

When people offer to pay you for something you do well, take note. It could lead to a career switch. It did for Anthony Randazzo. As a straight-A student, Anthony grew up with two career options—doctor or lawyer. He became a corporate lawyer and worked on Wall Street before he quit at age 29 after he realized the profession was not for him.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Anthony tells us how his photography hobby led to his next career when his friends started offering to pay him for taking pictures. He shares how he got his small business, 1028 Photography, off the ground and offers advice if you, too, want to start your own business. 

Episode Highlights:

• Having limited career options
• Discovering your profession isn't a good fit
• Deciding to leave
• Initial shock from family and friends 
• Transitioning out of law
• How to get good at photography 
• Researching what it means to be a professional photographer
• Handling doubts about starting a business 
• Getting your first paid gig
• Growing through word of mouth
• Setting up a business
• Learning how to market your business
• Making it through the pandemic
• Learning how to deal with clients (customer service)
• Anthony's advice if you're thinking about breaking out on your own

Find Anthony Randazzo at:

Website: www.1028photo.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/1028photo

Facebook: www.facebook.com/1028photo

Resources:

Professional Photographers of America: www.ppa.com

Other photography associations: 
https://csus.libguides.com/photography/associations

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay 

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Nancy Ancowitz, author of Self-Promotion for Introverts®: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead, walks us through why introverts can struggle with networking, interviewing, thinking on the spot, and impostor syndrome when making a career switch.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Nancy points out the quiet strengths you likely already have as an introvert to help you work through these challenges. She also shares techniques and her three-part formula for introverts.

Find Nancy Ancowitz at:

Website: https://nancyancowitz.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nancyancowitz

Amazon: Self-Promotion for Introverts: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead

Blog: PsychologyToday.com

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay 

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

When Julia Abrantes moved from NYC to Atlanta, she assumed she’d have no problem finding another job as a legal secretary with her 30 years experience. To her surprise, she had a hard time landing a job in her new city and ultimately, she had to make an unexpected career switch in her 50s.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Julia shares how she eventually became a licensed insurance agent, a new career she was willing to try for six months. Today, Julia helps State Farm clients with their home, auto and renters insurance needs—in English and Spanish—and truly enjoys it.


Resources:

Indeed.com: How to Become an Insurance Agent

Idealist.org: The Benefits of Being Bilingual

Fluentu.com: Reap These Benefits of Being Bilingual!

Monster.com: The Value of Spanish in the Workplace



More episodes for making a career change after age 50:
Ep 4: Aged out: Making a career switch at over 50
Ep 16: Starting a new career after 50
Ep 18: The pros and cons of being a full-time author
Ep 21: A side hustle results in a career switch
Ep 32: How to make a career change after 50
Ep 41: Pursuing your passion at any age

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay 

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

One of the best things you can do for your career change is volunteer. I speak with career transition coach Bonnie Diamond, a senior executive coach at Right Management, about the professional and personal benefits of volunteering when switching industries or professions. 

Get motivated to volunteer today!


Find Bonnie Diamond at:

Website: www.bonniebdiamond.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bonniebdiamond

Find volunteer opportunities at:

Idealist: www.idealist.org

Volunteers of America: www.voa.org

Catchafire: www.catchafire.org

Pro Bono Planner Match: https://probonoplannermatch.org

VolunteerMatch: www.volunteermatch.org

Volunteer.gov: www.volunteer.gov

United Way: www.unitedway.org/get-involved/volunteer

Learn more about the benefits of volunteering:

Indeed: What Are the Benefits of Volunteering? 10 Reasons to Volunteer

Flexjobs: 9 Ways Volunteering Can be a Step Toward Changing Careers

Jobscan: Where and Why to Include Volunteer Work on a Resume

Fast Company: You’re Probably Not Doing This One Activity that Can Help Your Career

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay 

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

If you listen to audiobooks, you may have heard Mike Lenz on Audible. Mike is a voiceover actor who has narrated about 170 titles over the past 15 years.

When  Mike started doing voiceover in 2006, he was working as a pharmacist and running his own business. For some 10 years, he narrated books and voiced other projects on the side. Today, Mike is a full-time voiceover actor and works with corporate clients and major publishers, like Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Mike shares how he learned his craft, the mental challenges he had about making his career change, and the decade he remained, as he calls it, “persistently consistent” with his side hustle to make voiceover acting his new career after age 50.  


Find Mike Lenz at:

Website: https://mikelenzvoice.com

Podcast: https://mikelenzvopodcast.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mikelenzvo

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@mikelenzvoice

Instagram: www.instagram.com/mikelenzvoice

Voiceover course: https://vosuccess.com

Audiobook mentioned in episode:
Sell More with Science by David Hoffeld on Audible


More episodes for making a career change after age 50:
Ep 4: Aged out: Making a career switch at over 50
Ep 16: Starting a new career after 50
Ep 18: The pros and cons of being a full-time author
Ep 23: How being bilingual helps your new career
Ep 32: How to make a career change after 50
Ep 41: Pursuing your passion at any age

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay 

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.