Get Yourself the Job

Jennifer Hill asks career expert, Brooke Loesby: How can someone master the mindset for a successful career transition? Brookes offers several tools and techniques for making an effortless career transition and focuses on skills assessments to help someone plan their next move.

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Growth occurs outside our comfort zone. Brooke Loesby serves as a trusted ally, resource, and sounding board for your transition and professional growth. She is skilled in helping navigate roadblocks and keeping you focused on your path. Brooke has a genuine passion and interest in your success. Guided by your inner voice, Brooke lends her creativity, inquisitiveness, and enthusiasm to help you manifest your calling.

Brooke’s approach is personalized and proactive; she works to clarify your aspirations and help you achieve your goals. Brooke’s clients range from humanitarian activists to media and fashion professionals, to start up entrepreneurs, and senior attorneys from Am Law 100 firms.

Before coaching, Brooke experienced several career transitions of her own: for three years, she worked in legislation on Capitol Hill, for Senator Larry E. Craig; as an attorney, Brooke practiced Labor and Employment law at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld; she then served as Assistant Director of Career Services at Loyola Law School, for six years. Brooke earned her Juris Doctor from Pepperdine Law School and her B.A. from University of Idaho. She enjoys hiking, vegetarian cooking, yoga, and meditation.

Jennifer Hill discusses how a person’s perspective can shape their personal and professional world. She differentiates between "reacting" vs. "responding" and offers ways to overcome our "animal instincts." Jennifer also offers tools to deal with challenging personalities in the workplace.

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Jennifer Hill began recruiting in 2003 and has recruited for top tier law firms and corporations throughout the United States. Jennifer has appeared on many major news outlets around the world including: KNX Radio, BBC News, ABC, NBC, FOX and E! News, and has been quoted in numerous online articles as well including The Ladders and Glassdoor. In addition, Jennifer has been featured speaker for various conferences, law firms and corporations around the United States. In 2010, Jennifer opened her own corporate/legal staffing company, JHill’s Staffing Services, Inc., which was recently sold to Marcum Search LLC in February of 2018. Jennifer remains on as the President of JHill’s Staffing Services, a division of March Search and now runs their California offices.

Jennifer also hosts a weekly radio show on LA Talk Radio, called “Get Yourself the Job,” with over 30,000 listeners a month, where she interviews experts and authors from around the world on the subject of landing one’s dream job.

Jennifer has earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California Irvine, and currently is a part of the Dean’s Leadership Society with UCI. Jennifer is very passionate about contributing to her community and spends her spare time volunteering for organizations such as the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, SOS Mentor, and BuildOn. She recently used a portion of her company’s proceeds to build her first school in Nepal in 2017 and plans to build her next school in Senegal in April of 2018.

Jennifer Hill speaks with author and cross-cultural consultant, Sharon Schweitzer, about the steps to increasing your Emotional Intelligence. Sharon notes that for every 1 point your EQ increases, your salary increases by $1300. Sharon also discusses the importance of our personal and social competencies.

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A cross-cultural consultant, business etiquette expert and best-selling and international award-winning author, Sharon Schweitzer has built a career around understanding cultural differences and the tremendous role they play in building strong and successful international business relationships.

With more than 20 years of practical business and legal experience, Sharon provides a depth of international business consulting and training services to highly-motivated individuals, attorneys and corporate executives in global corporations and law firms. Her work and travels have taken her to more than 60 countries on seven continents. She speaks French and some Czech. Sharon is certified to administer the GCI (Global Competencies Inventory) and the IES (Intercultural Effectiveness Scale) intercultural assessments.

Sharon’s consulting and training expertise includes:

Cross-Cultural Training & Consulting

Intercultural Communication

Relocation & Destination Services

Business Etiquette Workshops and Break-Out Groups

Speaking Engagements & Panel Moderation

Keynote Presentations

University Sessions

Her drive to share comprehensive, cross-cultural knowledge stems from her life as a Third Culture Kid, her travels, and her earlier practice as an employment attorney, which involved resolving cultural conflict between employees and management.

Sharon is accredited in Intercultural Management from the Hofstede Centre in Finland and attended the Protocol School of Washington. She was a finalist in the 2015 Austin Chamber International Business Awards and an honoree in the City of Austin program “Celebrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit of Austin Women” in 2009. She is author of the Amazon #1 best-selling book in International Business, Access to Asia (3rd printing), named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2015.

Sharon lives in Austin with her husband John.

Jennifer Hill asks speaker, trainer, author and “inclusionist,” Ellie Krug, about her passion on how we can work towards greater compassion and acceptance personally and professionally. Ellie discusses her inclusion training techniques from her program “Gray Area Thinking” and explains how to connect rather than react to biases.

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Ellen (Ellie) Krug (pronounced “Kroog”), while an Iowa civil trial attorney with 100+ trials, transitioned from male to female in 2009. She later became one of the few attorneys nationally to try jury cases in separate genders. From 2011 to 2016, she served as the executive director of Call for Justice, LLC, a Minneapolis legal nonprofit that was conferred an American Bar Association award for innovatively increasing legal access. The author of Getting to Ellen: A Memoir about Love, Honesty and Gender Change (2013), Ellie currently speaks, trains and consults on diversity and inclusion topics to governmental entities, court systems, corporations, law firms, social service organizations, and colleges and universities. A hopeless idealist, Ellie has presented her diversity and inclusion program, “Gray Area Thinking®” across the country. In 2016, Advocate Magazine named Ellie one of “25 Legal Advocates Fighting for Trans Rights.” She is a monthly columnist for Lavender Magazine and pens a widely-circulated monthly newsletter, The Ripple. Ellie views herself as an “Inclusionist” and founded an inclusion-oriented consulting company, Human Inspiration Works, LLC, in late 2016. In January 2017, Ellie launched her weekly radio and podcast show, “Hidden Edges Radio,” on AM950 in the Twin Cities. The show highlights our commonalities as we each work to survive the Human Condition. A year later, she launched “Ellie 2.0” about her belief in “practical idealism” and how each of us can play a role in fostering positive change in the world.

Jennifer Hill interviews social media expert, Spencer Smith, and talks to him about the secrets to social media in business and job hunting. Spencer suggests highlighting other people in your network to help build your own personal brand. Spence also suggests incorporating video into all of your social media posts for more traction.

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Spencer Smith is the founder of spencerXsmith.com and social media marketing company AmpliPhi, and an instructor at the University of Wisconsin and Rutgers University. He was formerly a VP of Sales for two Fortune 100 companies.

He's been called a "Social Media Expert" by Forbes, and his company AmpliPhi is the winner of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 InBusiness Magazine Executive Choice Award for Social Media Consulting Company. Spencer spoke at 74 events in 2017, including a presentation at the New York Stock Exchange in September.

His debut book "ROTOMA: The ROI of Social Media Top of Mind" was featured in Forbes in late 2017, and is an Amazon Bestseller. Spencer contributes articles to both Marketing the Law Firm and various American Bar Association publications.

Jennifer Hill speaks to TED expert and coach, Mark Lovett, about how to create a great story and become a TED speaker. Mark talks about how to bring your unique twist to a TED talk and that your talk should cause the audience to think differently about the world.

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A recovering c-level executive, Mark Lovett was saved by the art of storytelling. Leaving behind the corporate world, Mark now spends his time organizing TEDx events, such as TEDxSanDiego & TEDxYouth@SanDiego, teaching at UCSD Extension, plus coaching speakers and conducting workshops through his company, Storytelling with Impact. In the past 8 years Mark has attended 75+ TED/TEDx events and watched over 1,500 speakers take the stage to present their story. He shares the insights gained from his experience with those who want to deliver personal talks which have the power to impact the lives of others.

Jennifer Hill speaks to author, Emma-Kate Swann, about her new book co-written with Bob Rosen: “Conscious: The Power of Awareness in Business and Life.” Emma-Kate discusses the 4 steps to elevating one’s consciousness: Go Deep, Think Big, Get Real and Step Up. She also suggests coming from “confident humility,” “constructive impatience,” and “realistic optimism” for a more successful and more conscious life.

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Emma-Kate Swann serves as vice president of leadership and transformation at Healthy Companies International. Emma-Kate helps organizations navigate change by coaching executives to optimize their performance, and guiding teams to build more productive relationships. Trained in organizational psychology, Emma-Kate has led global leadership development initiatives focused on high potential employees. She holds an M.A. in Organizational Psychology from the University of New South Wales and a B.A. in Psychology from Macquarie University.

Jennifer Hill talks to author and culture expert, Karen Jaw-Madson, about her new book "Culture your Culture: Innovating Experience @Work." Karen explains how you can have an impact on your company’s culture, even if you are not in a management role. She also discusses the importance in company culture in attracting and retaining top talent.

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Organizational expert Karen Jaw-Madson enjoyed success as a corporate executive before pursuing a ‘portfolio career’ comprised of research, writing, consulting, teaching/speaking, and creative pursuits. As a versatile leader across multiple industries, Karen developed, led, and implemented numerous organizational initiatives around the globe. Today, this East Coast transplant to Silicon Valley (via Ireland and the Midwest) is principal of Co.-Design of Work Experience, where she enables organizations with innovative approaches and customized solutions for intimidating challenges. Focus areas include culture, organizational change, and people strategies. Her book, Culture Your Culture: Innovating Experiences @Work (Emerald Group Publishing) was released in June, 2018. She has a BA in Ethnic and Cultural Studies from Bryn Mawr College and a MA in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University

Jennifer Hill speaks to the "Pitch Whisperer," John Livesay, about how to make yourself go from invisible to irresistible. John gives tools for becoming a better storyteller and also offers a promo code to download a free copy of his book.

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John Livesay is known as “The Pitch Whisperer.” and as a sales keynote speaker, he helps salespeople become magnetic storytellers with the ability to make irresistible offers to their ideal clients.

John has captivated audiences in settings ranging from Anthem insurance to Coca-Cola’s CMO Summit. He is also the author of The Successful Pitch: Conversations On Going From Invisible To Investable and the host of “The Successful Pitch” podcast, which is heard in over 60 countries.

John has appeared on TV as the expert on “How To Ask For What You Want And Get A Yes.” During a 20-year career in media sales with Conde Nast, John worked across all 22 brands in their corporate division, and was the recipient of salesperson of the year honors.

John currently lives in Los Angeles with his two King Charles Spaniels who welcome him home after he returns from his keynote talks, reminding him of the importance of belly rubs

Jennifer Hill asks Chief Revenue Officer, Dave Woodward: "How do we discover our superpower?" Dave offers suggestions for identifying your strengths and that we should “hire out” our weaknesses. Dave offers tips for creating a second stream of revenue and following your passion.

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Dave Woodward is Chief Business Development Officer and Chief Revenue Officer for ClickFunnels, the revolutionary online sales and marketing software designed as a simple-to-use, all-in-one marketing solution for entrepreneurs and business owners who want to market their services and products online. Dave hosts the weekly ClickFunnels Podcast, #FunnelHacker Radio.