Career Therapy

On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.88), we welcome Al Dea to the podcast. 

Al is an Author, podcast host, advisor, product marketer, and the founder of BetterWork Labs. He’s passionate about helping people and organizations navigate transformation and today we talk about the evolving relationship between employees and employers, the new priorities people look for in their work, and what steps you can take to quit your job in 2022.

On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.87), we welcome social media marketer and podcaster Catherine Colombo. Catherine is the host and producer of the ‘Careers Through the Years Podcast’ on Spotify. She is also the founder of Muse of Media, where she provides small businesses with innovative, affordable marketing. In today’s episode, Martin and Catherine talk podcast startup inspiration, the pressures a lot of us feel to pick the ‘right’ career early on in our lives, and the best (and worst) of modern-day digital marketing. Check it out!

On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.86), we welcome back OverEmployed.com founder 'Isaac Price' for round TWO. Isaac, whose identity will be kept anonymous for this episode for reasons you will soon find out, is the founder of Overemployed.com - a website dedicated to helping people 2x their income by secretly working 2 remote full time jobs at the same time. Today we talk about the upsides of working two jobs at the same time, why it is important to prioritize your life over your work, and the importance of taking ownership in our careers.

On this week's Career Therapy Podcast, Meg Murphy talks us through her layoff story as a Brand and Product Manager, and how she leveraged her community to bounce back and land a job during the pandemic.

This episode first premiered on October 14, 2020. We chose this episode as the fourth Career Therapy Rewind because honestly, Meg's a very articulate and well-spoken guest. Also, this episode contains a lot of real, practical, genuine advice on how to DO something after a layoff, create your own future, and move forward with your life. Crucial stuff.

This episode first premiered on May 19, 2020. We chose this episode as the third Career Therapy Rewind because Martin and Lia both give very candid advice on how to approach the job search (and networking) if you're shy, introverted, or inexperienced at reaching out.

Lia James has built her career across workforce development, curriculum design, inclusive hiring, writing, and storytelling, and joins us today to cover a myriad of topics centered around getting the job that’s right for YOU. She's a “connector with an innate ability for bringing people together.” Her “mind is in a constant daydream of solution-chasing and people-matching as if a large Rolodex of puzzle pieces were magically flipping through [her] head.” Our conversation touches on vulnerability, networking tips & tricks, and what actually works in the modern day job search.

Juliet is a self-proclaimed “incubatress of ideas,” and in this conversation, she and Martin discuss their shared interest in overcoming mental blocks. Juliet also talks about how she became a creative career coach after stints in television, broadcasting (at PBS), and professional mural painting.

We chose this episode as the second Career Therapy Rewind because Martin and Juliet specifically discuss how to work with unconventional and/or off-the-beaten path pieces of a lifetime. What should you do about a resumé gap? What if you were a professional poker player for a few years?? What if, like Martin, you sang in a ska band??? (Believe it.) These are less talked-about career challenges and something that Juliet’s not afraid to tackle.

Jason is the founder, front-end developer, and UX designer at gruntmonkey LLC, a small design practice specializing in process and development. He’s also the maker of limited edition show posters (through The Poster Works), a UX and web development instructor with General Assembly, a mentor, and a coffee roaster. His clients include NASA, M&M/MARS, and Boeing, and he prides himself on providing designs that maintain a balance of beauty and functionality. We chose this episode as the first Career Therapy Rewind because it contains some real practical advice on how to get (and then manage) clients. There's also a lot of reassurance and perspective around the nightmare of dealing with HR, extended interview processes, and what companies are actually going through when they’re hiring. Check it out!

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On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.81), we'd like to welcome you to our first ever year in review! Over the past year we have put out 41 episodes with a total of 2,157 minutes of conversations. The podcast has been streamed in 20 new countries, including Germany, Argentina, The Czech Republic, India, and Japan. We’ve increased our follower count by 647% and our listener count by 999% …and 26 of you listen to the Career Therapy Podcast more than any other podcast. Honestly, when Spotify gave me these numbers, my brain nearly exploded. So, thank you thank you thank you so much for your support. I can’t wait to bring you even more to listen to in 2022. So without further adieu, here are some of our best clips from the past year to refresh your memory and end things on the right foot.

On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.80), we welcome Taylor Desseyn to the conversation. Taylor is a Sr. Recruiter at Vaco, has placed over 450+ people into their dream tech careers, hosts the Guidance Counselor 2.0 live show and podcast, and is a self proclaimed Recruiter Against Recruiters. In today’s convo we take a look behind the corporate and recruitment curtain, explore what an ideal hiring process would look like, and map out the future of finding a job in 2022. The world is changing and we need to change with it.

On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.79), we welcome Liz Kislik to the conversation.

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Liz is a management consultant, executive coach, TEDx speaker, and contributor to Harvard Business Review and Forbes. She spoke at TEDxBaylorSchool on Why There’s So Much Conflict at Work and What You Can Do to Fix It, and is the author of Workplace Wisdom: How to Resolve Interpersonal Conflicts in the Workplace, available as a free ebook.

In today’s episode we talk about conflict, including the strife bubbling between employers and employees during this time of Great Resignation; how using the phrase “poor baby” can help you build empathy, and what you can do to control your inner conflict so it you can stop reacting to things and start leading your career with a balanced, empathetic worldview.