Foster Williams is a recruiter in the Dallas / Fort Worth area as well as one of the founders of the Search4Uinc.com job search tool, a co-host on the Who Ya Know job networking show on LinkedIn, and a new Crossroads Career ministry partner. He attended the conference in October 2021 and had a great time connecting with other like-minded people excited about helping job-seekers around the country. Today we talk about his career journey, tips and advice for job searching, and the way God guides each of our paths.  This is a fun and encouraging episode and a great way to end season 1 of the Crossroads Career Podcast. We’ll be back with more episodes during season 2, starting in Spring 2022.

In the meantime, you can follow Crossroads Career on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, or visit crossroadscareer.org to sign up for our weekly newsletter so you can stay encouraged and up to date. 

On this episode of the Crossroads Career Podcast, we interview radio station managers Steve Lungren and Lyman James about the story that brought them together. From Lyman getting on his knees in the basement of the radio station and asking God for help, to Steve leaving a career in auto sales to manage the station, it's a remarkable story of answered prayers, hearing God calling, and trusting God in career transition. 

Connect with the radio station (104.7 The Bull) in Ponca City, OK 

Check out the brand new Hear God Calling You workbook from Crossroads Career 

Crossroads’ mission is to help people find and follow Jesus Christ through crossroads in their careers. We work to do this by educating, equipping, and encouraging people to hear God calling, maximize their potential, and get the right job.  Visit our website for more information: www.crossroadscareer.org

On episode 23 of the Crossroads Career Podcast, our guest is Kathleen Crandall. Kathleen is a respected and nationally-known expert on personal branding, an engaging keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, a speaker coach and message development expert, and the founder of Know My Impact.

In today’s encouraging conversation, she shares 5 questions to ask yourself to help develop and understand your personal brand, as well as sharing her own powerful testimony of faith, health and career adventures.

Connect with Kathleen Crandall on her website or LinkedIn. 

Crossroads’ mission is to help people find and follow Jesus Christ through crossroads in their careers. We work to do this by educating, equipping, and encouraging people to hear God calling, maximize their potential, and get the right job.  Visit our website for more information: www.crossroadscareer.org

In this episode of the Crossroads Career Podcast, Crossroads team members Laura Miller, Dave Sparkman, and Tim Krauss talk about the development process of the brand new Hear God Calling You workbook. Listen to hear more about the inspiration for this project, what to expect as you work through the workbook, and some personal stories of how spending a year learning more about Calling impacted each of them. 

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

Hear God Calling You workbook

You Are Created for Good Works workbook

Unique Distinctions blog post

11 Ways to Go With God blog post

Ask Others exercise

Joe Colavito & Mark Delaney - podcast episode 11

Crossroads’ mission is to help people find and follow Jesus Christ through crossroads in their careers. We work to do this by educating, equipping, and encouraging people to hear God calling, maximize their potential, and get the right job.  Visit our website for more information: www.crossroadscareer.org

Today's guest on the Crossroads Career Podcast is Mary Kay Ziniewicz. Mary Kay is the founder of a network called Bus Stop Mamas, where stay-at-home parents can connect with employers who are offering flexible work. We have a great conversation today about how Bus Stop Mamas is working toward changing perceptions of motherhood and career reentry. We also discuss Mary Kay's own career journey and all the surprises God had for her along the way.

Join the Bus Stop Mamas network today or share this episode with a friend who needs this message of encouragement and empowerment. You can also connect with Mary Kay Ziniewicz on LinkedIn. 

Crossroads’ mission is to help people find and follow Jesus Christ through crossroads in their careers. We work to do this by educating, equipping, and encouraging people to hear God calling, maximize their potential, and get the right job.  Visit our website for more information: www.crossroadscareer.org

Today's episode of the Crossroads Career Podcast is an interview with Elise Hartmann, the Operations Manager for Crossroads Career. She shares her own journey of career change that brought her to Crossroads, as well as about the ways that our new Crossroads Connection Team is serving people in job transition. 

If you'd like to chat with us via our website, click here! If you're interested in becoming a Crossroads Ambassador, visit www.crossroadscareer.org/ambassadors for more information and to register. If you want to volunteer as Guide or Concierge, email [email protected] for more information. 

Crossroads’ mission is to help people find and follow Jesus Christ through crossroads in their careers. We work to do this by educating, equipping, and encouraging people to hear God calling, maximize their potential, and get the right job.  Visit our website for more information: www.crossroadscareer.org

Our guest on Episode 19 of the Crossroads Career Podcast is George C. Murray. George has a heart for people in job transition based on his own personal experience of going through 3 job transitions in 5 years. He has some great insights and advice to offer us today based on his own life. He also took what he learned from that first search process and wrote a book, “Hired: Cut Your Career Search Time In Half.” He is currently Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain for a medical device company and lives in the Minneapolis area.

You can pick up a copy of his book on Amazon, your local bookseller, or on his website. Connect with George on LinkedIn and catch an episode the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of Coffee with George and Phil on LinkedIn Live.

Are you interested in joining our team of Ambassadors to pray for Crossroads' ministry and point others to the resources we have available? Register now at crossroadscareer.org/ambassador. 

Crossroads’ mission is to help people find and follow Jesus Christ through crossroads in their careers. We work to do this by educating, equipping, and encouraging people to hear God calling, maximize their potential, and get the right job.  Visit our website at crossroadscareer.org. 

On this episode of the Crossroads Career Podcast, we talk with author, speaker, and consultant Dale Kreienkamp about his book, "How Long, O Lord, How Long? Devotions for The Unemployed and Those Who Love Them." He wrote the book after having a position eliminated two times in his career and personally walking through unemployment and job transition. He's also got over 40 years of experience in Human Resources and is the CEO of Thriving Through Transitions. 

You can connect with Dale, buy his book, and sign up for his blog post emails on his website or buy the book on Amazon. 

Are you interested in joining our team of Ambassadors to pray for Crossroads' ministry and point others to the resources we have available? Register now at crossroadscareer.org/ambassador. 

Crossroads’ mission is to help people find and follow Jesus Christ through crossroads in their careers. We work to do this by educating, equipping, and encouraging people to hear God calling, maximize their potential, and get the right job.  Visit our website at crossroadscareer.org. 

Our guest this week on the Crossroads Career Podcast is Anne Pryor, MA. She's a LinkedIn Expert with specialization in recruiting, sales, and personal branding, as well as being an artist.

Visit her website and connect with her on LinkedIn. Be sure to check out her Featured Section for lots of great info.   

Crossroads’ mission is to help people find and follow Jesus Christ through crossroads in their careers. We work to do this by educating, equipping, and encouraging people to hear God calling, maximize their potential, and get the right job.  Visit our website at crossroadscareer.org. 

Resources mentioned on the episode: 

• Tips for building your LinkedIn profile
• LinkedIn Profile Checklist
• Optimize Your Influence on LinkedIn
• Anne's HUBS strategy
• Bus Stop Mamas (recruiting resource for stay-at-home parents)
• William Arruda's books on Personal Branding
• Kathleen Crandall - Know My Impact (Personal Branding)
• Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking book by Jon Acuff

This episode of the Crossroads Career Podcast is an interview with John Beacham from the Minnesota Crossroads network about his recent job search. John is a IT professional in the Healthcare industry, and just experienced 17 months between positions. He was anything but complacent during his transition! He shares about the crucial networking, interviewing, servant leadership and self-development he did, as well as what brought him help and hope, during this time.

Crossroads’ mission is to help people find and follow Jesus Christ through crossroads in their careers. We work to do this by educating, equipping, and encouraging people to hear God calling, maximize their potential, and get the right job.  Visit our website at crossroadscareer.org.