Get Yourself the Job

Jennifer Hill and Julia Dederer debunk myths around aging and discuss how to invent your next 30 years. Julia emphasizes the importance of looking at old assumptions and stereotypes and breaking those down so that you can invent what you want your life to look like. Julia offers insights on how to overcome having shame about “not having achieved what you were meant to” by a certain age.

To connect with Julia, please email her at: [email protected] or connect to her Facebook Page: facebook.com/inventingyournext30

Julia Dederer is a Silicon Valley Executive Coach and workshop leader in personal development with more than 35 years of experience. For 30 years she has worked with some of the foremost transformational education companies in the U.S. She holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley and was a faculty member with the Global Women’s Leadership Network out of Santa Clara University. Julia is a passionate advocate for robust living from cradle to grave. She is presently writing a book; It’s an Open Road: Inventing Your Next 30 Years and delivering workshops by that same name.

Jennifer Hill asks best-selling author and international speaker, Gary Douglas, “How do you handle bullies?” Gary offers tips on expanding your consciousness and asking questions rather than getting confrontational. Gary also shares a question that you can ask yourself to generate greater satisfaction and happiness in all areas of your life.

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Gary Douglas is a best-selling author, international speaker and a sought-after facilitator. He is known for his intensity of awareness and his incredible capacity to facilitate people to ‘know what they know’. He chooses to embody consciousness in everything that he does which inspires others to choose to become more conscious as a result.

Gary came with an exceptional level of awareness into the Midwest middle class ‘white bread’ family and lived the ‘Leave it to Beaver’ childhood. He has a very different view on life and realized that he was so different from most of the people he knew when he was only six years old. He became aware of this difference by watching people create their lives and seeing that none of it was about the joy and the possibilities – it was always about the wrongness of everything.

Gary knew there had to be more than this reality was offering since there was nothing about it that was magical, joyful or expansive. So, he began seeking deeper awareness to life’s mysteries at an early age. Along the way he uncovered a new way forward- one that would create change in the world and in people’s lives. He discovered that magic is all around us; it’s something we create – its consciousness. He recognized that the capacity to be more aware and more conscious was every person’s gift if they were willing to choose it.

Gary has become an internationally recognized thought leader in transforming lives and creating different choices – willing to empower people to see different possibilities and to recognize what is truly possible for them. He believes that if enough people choose to be more aware and more conscious, they will start to see the possibilities of what they have available to them and change what is occurring here on planet earth.

Jennifer Hill asks leadership expert, Julie Benezet, “How can you create your career in the 21st Century?” Julie shares tips from her “The Journey of Not Knowing: How 21st Century Leaders Can Chart a Course Where There is None.” Julie emphasizes the importance of pushing through the things that cause you discomfort and not taking anything personally.

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Julie Benezet has devoted her professional life to building companies, real estate and careers. She currently works as an executive consultant, coach and teacher, following 25 years in business and law. She is the founder of The Journey of Not Knowing®, a leadership development program that teaches its executives how to navigate the new. She speaks and writes extensively on leadership. Her book, The Journey of Not Knowing: How 21st Century Leaders Can Chart a Course Where There Is None, received a Gold Medal from the Independent Book Publishers Association and was a 2016 Foreword INDIES Finalist.

Julie spent four years as a member of the Amazon.com leadership team that brought the company from the early steep ramp up phase to its emergence as an established business. As its Vice President, Corporate Resources and Director of Global Real Estate, she is credited with leading the delivery of over 7,000,000 square feet worldwide with the supporting corporate infrastructure in just two years. Before joining Amazon.com, Julie built and raised capital for businesses and real estate representing a broad range of industries of diverse sizes, from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups. She practiced law in New York and Seattle.

For ten years, Julie led the “Challenges of Leadership” program for executives at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She has appeared in numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Tech Republic.com and The Zweig Letter. She has served on many profit and nonprofit boards including the Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center at Wharton, Sparling, Inc. (now Stantec) and the CREW Network Foundation. She holds an LLB (law) and M.Sc. (psychology) from McGill University and a B.A. from Cornell University. After many years of enjoying the intensity of urban life, she moved her base of operations in 2013 to the calmer but no less active Southern Oregon where she lives with her husband and two orange cats. When she is not working, she loves to garden, read mysteries, explore new wineries, and wander through compelling physical environments.

Jennifer Hill interviews motion capture specialist and actress, Dani Swan, about how she created her personal brand. Dani talks about the obstacles she faced coming to Hollywood from Australia and offers advice to people looking to get into the entertainment industry. Dani emphasizes to always follow your passion and find balance in whatever you pursue.

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Dani Swan is an Australian-born versatile Performer and Business Woman currently based in USA.

Dani is an internationally known Dancer, Motion Capture Performer, Voice-over Artist/Actress, Accredited Pilates Practitioner and Creative Director/Producer. She is represented by leading Hollywood Agents, VOX USA and the Team from Hummingbird PR

She is Managing Director of Cyber Blue Productions LLC, Hollywood ,CA and CEO of The Swan Movement PTY. In 2016, Dani was selected to be a Board Member for the Performance Motion Capture Artists SAG-AFTRA.

Dani is the Lead Performer, Motion Capture Artist, and Producer of the upcoming Science Fiction Franchise CERULEAN, created by Concept Artist Tani Kunitake (The Matrix, Star Wars Episode 8) and Visual Effects guru Grant Boucher (Titanic, Dogma). Dani was the face of the Sydney International SyFy Festival as ‘Cerulean’ and is the model for the Comic book which will be published early 2017.

Dani is Guest Judge and Creative Director on Caribbean’s Next Top Model Season 2. Tyra Banks Global Empire.

Jennifer Hill interviews CEO, Author and Professional Trainer, Denise Dudley, about how young job seekers can go about finding their passion and landing their first professional position. Denise focuses on the importance of first impressions and shares her "7 communication components" that can make a positive impact in one's interview.

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Author of Work It! Get In, Get Noticed, Get Promoted, Denise Dudley is on a mission to help young professionals everywhere take charge of their careers and find meaningful employment in their ideal field of work. Dudley is also a professional trainer and keynote speaker, business consultant, and founder and former CEO of SkillPath Seminars, the largest public training company in the world, which provides 18,000 seminars per year, and has trained over 12 million people in the US, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Dudley speaks all over the world on a variety of topics, including management and supervision skills, leadership, assertiveness, communication, business writing, career readiness, and personal relationships. Dudley thrives on people, animals, and lively audiences!

Jennifer Hill asks social media expert, Maria Bereket, about the recent changes that LinkedIn has made and how to best utilize those changes when job hunting. Maria emphasizes the importance of the publishing tool and shares what parts of your profile you should put an emphasis on to catch an employer’s attention.

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Maria Bereket is a Social Media and Branding Consultant, LinkedIn Strategist, Internet Geek, and Incurable Problem Solver. Her work focuses on bridging the gap of the digital divide that was created when technology took over the marketplace. Her passion is working with business owners and professionals who need to learn how to use social media to grow their brands through thought leadership. She recently wrote a series of social media marketing articles for the Art World News—guiding struggling retailers on how to embrace social media as a marketing tool to attract new customers.

Maria has been marketing for over 20 years and remembers the world when the Yellow Pages ruled everything! As an early adopter of anything digital, Maria’s real strength is bringing innovation to any problem. Teaching people to embrace technology and learn how to communicate in our digital world is not only her passion but her super-power! Design Bear Marketing is her business site, but many of her thoughts, articles and insights are best found posted on her LinkedIn Profile—a site she feels is our common portal to the global business world. Send her a connection request at [email protected] and start networking.

Jennifer Hill interviews NY Times best selling author, Dr. Lois Frankel. Dr. Frankel talks about some of the unique mistakes that women make in business that prevent them from being successful. Dr. Frankel also talks about mistakes people make to sabotage their careers.

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Dr. Lois P. Frankel, President of Corporate Coaching International, is a bestselling author, executive coach, and an internationally-recognized expert in the field of leadership development for women. She has appeared on Larry King Live, The Tavis Smiley Show, The Today Show, CNBC, and PBS to discuss her New York Times bestselling books, Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich, and Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It. Her other books include See Jane Lead and Stop Sabotaging Your Career. Alex Trebek even asked the question on Jeopardy, “This is the prime piece of business real estate that nice girls don’t get.”

Her work as a public speaker, consultant, and author has brought Dr. Frankel to countries around the globe and provided her with the privilege of serving diverse clients such as The Walt Disney Company, Amgen, The World Bank, The Indonesia Women’s Leadership Summit, Santos Energy, Miller Brewing Company, Australian Institute of Management, McKinsey & Company, Inc., Lockheed Martin, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Los Angeles County Fire Department, ARCO Indonesia, Ernst & Young, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Belgium Women’s Conference, Morgan Stanley, AlliedSignal Aerospace, BP, Warner Bros., Australia Human Resources Institute, and Northrop Grumman. She also provides pro bono consultation and workshops to nonprofit community agencies.

Dr. Frankel earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern California and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Phillips Graduate Institute. Although she is proud of her many accomplishments, none so much as founding two nonprofit organizations, MOSTE: Motivating Our Students through Experience and Bloom Again Foundation: Sowing Seeds of Health and Hope. Her work with women and girls was recognized through Maybelline New York’s “Empowerment through Education” award, the Los Angeles County’s Woman of the Year Award in business and industry, and a Presidential Medal from SUNY Oswego. Originally from the East Coast of the United States, she currently enjoys residing in Southern California where she has never had to put snow tires on her car or storm windows on her home.

Jennifer Hill asks retired Major General Mark Graham: “How can Veterans transition from service to civilian work?” General Graham offers resources and talks about the organization he works for Vets4Warriors.com. He shares how the organization offers 24-hour free help to Veterans ranging from support for mental illness to landing a job.

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The phone number is 855-838-8255

Major General (retired) Mark Graham is currently serving as the Senior Director, Rutgers UBHC National Call Center. Included in his duties is Director, Vets4Warriors and several other programs. MG Graham retired from the US Army on August 1, 2012 after almost thirty-five years of service. His final position was as the Director (G-3/5/7) U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In this position, he oversaw the plans, operations and training for Army forces (active and reserve component) stationed in the Continental United States and ensured conventional forces were prepared for worldwide deployment and combat.

MG Graham and his wife, Carol, are tireless champions of military and civilian efforts to promote mental health and suicide-prevention awareness, and to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health care. To honor the memory of their sons, 2LT Jeff Graham who was killed by an IED in Iraq in February 2004, and their son Kevin a Senior Army ROTC cadet who died by suicide in June 2003 while studying to be an Army Doctor at the University of Kentucky, the Grahams established the Jeffrey C. and Kevin A. Graham Memorial Fund to provide the “Question, Persuade, Refer” suicide prevention program at the University of Kentucky. The Grahams were instrumental in establishing the Jeffrey and Kevin Graham Memorial Endowed Lectureship in Psychology for the study of depression and suicide prevention at Cameron University, in Lawton, Oklahoma. Additionally, they support the ongoing efforts of the Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention Partnership, Colorado Springs, Colorado (El Paso County), through the "Jeffrey and Kevin Graham Support Services". The Graham’s story is featured in the award winning book, “The Invisible Front: Loss and Love in an Era of Endless War”, by Yochi Dreazen.

MG Graham was commissioned a second lieutenant of Field Artillery in December 1977 at Murray State University. Spanning almost 35 years, MG Graham served in key command and staff positions in the United States, Germany and Korea. Past assignments include Field Artillery Battalion Command at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Brigade Command in California as the first Active-Duty Army Colonel to command a National Guard brigade in peacetime; Commander of the Battlefield Coordination Detachment, Osan, Korea then the Executive Officer to the U.S. Forces Korea Commander; Chief of Staff and Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill; the Deputy Commanding General of 5th U.S. Army/Army North where he supported evacuation and relief operations following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; then as the Commanding General of Fort Carson, Colorado and Division West of First US Army.

In addition to his Bachelor’s degree in political science, MG Graham holds a Masters of Business Administration from Oklahoma City University and a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the National War College.

MG Graham’s numerous military awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal.

Jennifer Hill asks “Bestseller in a Weekend” CEO, Alicia Dunams: “When is the right time to write your first book?” Alicia gives tips to employees and business owners on when and how the they can write their first book. Alicia also suggests that writing a book can be a great business tool and a wonderful way to build your brand.

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Alicia Dunams is the founder and CEO of “Bestseller in a Weekend,” a live workshop that takes students from idea to author in record time; "The Book Funnel," an author services company that provides "white-glove and concierge" done-for-you book services; and “Authoring Leadership,” corporate retreats and training programs which facilitates personal and business transformation through the process of storytelling and authoring collaborative books. Passionate about women and leadership, Alicia is the host/producer of Wealthy Girl Summit, an annual wealth-building conference for women, featuring celebrity authors and influential business leaders. Alicia has been featured as a business expert on Inc.com, KTLA, Business Rockstars and The Steve Harvey Show.

Jennifer Hill asks “The Outplacement Guy,” Pete Tzavalas: “How can you put together a great resume?” Pete offers suggestions on resume writing, networking and interviewing. Pete gives great advice on how to handle some of the hardest interview questions.

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Pete Tzavalas, Sr. Vice President, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., AKA: "The Outplacement Guy"

Pete is a strong consultant and business developer with a diverse industry background. Develops strong strategic relationships and partnership to provide effective human resources solutions. Specialties: His focus is on outplacement, leadership development, executive coaching, assessment, retention, team alignment, and mergers and acquisitions. He helps organizations execute strategy through their people for better business results.