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We are continuing the celebration of Career Development Month by doing a deep dive into career coaching and having conversations with career coaches about the their own career paths, the things they love about career coaching, advice they wish everyone knew, and of course, exploring the happenstance moments along the way!

Max Chan, Founder of Chan With A Plan is a Career Coach and Podcaster that helps frustrated professionals overcome career challenges so they can stop feeling confused and defeated and start feeling focused and confident in order to excel in their career.

Guest Links:
LinkedIn
Instagram
TikTok
Chan with a Plan Podcast

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Happy Career Development Month!

We are celebrating Career Development Month by doing a deep dive into career coaching and having conversations with career coaches about the their own career paths, the things they love about career coaching, advice they wish everyone knew, and of course, exploring the happenstance moments along the way!

Coach Nadia (she/hers) is a holistic career coach that works with individual job seekers, organizations and freelancers/small business owners. She offers one to one coaching, group coaching and organizational consulting. You can explore her free blog on her website, www.beyonddiscoverycoaching.com, alongside free downloadable ebooks and career guides which are filled with helpful tips and tricks. Looking for more support? She has an online job search course you can access 24/7 to help you land your next dream job fast and easy! 

Guest Links:

Website: https://www.beyonddiscoverycoaching.com/

Blog: https://www.beyonddiscoverycoaching.com/blog

Online Job Search Course: https://beyond-discovery-coaching.teachable.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyond-discovery-coaching/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyonddiscoverycoaching/

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Disney loving NICU nurse, Magically Kellie sprinkles a little pixie dust on Happenstance this week sharing how her lifelong love of Disney, career in nursing, and philosophy on doing the things that make you happy have all come together to create the content that Kellie shares as @Magically.Kellie

Kellie  shares her hot takes about Disney, dives into the misconceptions about Disney Adults, and shares some of her best tips and tricks for a perfect park day.

Let's see where Happenstance takes us...

Magically Kellie's Disney Favs:
Favorite Disney Snack:
Cheeseburger Spring Rolls & Cream Cheese Pretzel

Favorite Disney Ride:
Guardian's of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind with honorable mentions to the PeopleMover

Favorite Disney Character Meet & Greet:
MICKEY!
 
One Thing Kellie will never not do at Disney:
"I can't not wear ears! I even have an emergency pair in my car!"

All Time Favorite Disney Related Halloween Costume:
"Zenon and Protozoa! Zetus Lapetus that was the most fun costume we've ever done!"

Guest Links:
@Magically.Kellie

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Timm Chiusano joins Cassie on this episode of Happenstance to talk about all thing content creation, working a 9-5 in corporate America, appreciating the time that we have, and so much more.

Timm is an accomplished executive leader with marketing, production and creative experience at all levels plus a track record of solving complex business problems.  Timm is also insatiably curious about content creation and how to best share his addiction to appreciation with the social media world.  With a track record of making unnecessary yet inspiring content that started in earnest in 2020, Timm has found himself in the odd world of being TikTok famous in present day.  With over 500,000 followers across all platforms, he has haphazardly yet genuinely invigorated his followers perspective on life in a style that is distinctly his own.

Guest Links:
TikTok
Instagram
Career Tip Sheet

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With the common thread of connection and storytelling weaving through various passion projects and topics, Cassie chats with Ruth Smart (@eveningcrickets) to talk about all things creativity, time management, making career changes, following your passions and of course Harry Styles.

This episode dives into the benefits of social media and how community and connection is made through storytelling, the impact that we can have to create change, and how we can reclaim spaces and create new spaces to explore our passions along the way.

Let's see where Happenstance takes us...

Guest Bio:
Ruth is a 29 year old creative that lives in Chicago, IL with her wife and two cats. When she's not at her 9-5 job, Ruth is constantly looking for ways to cultivate joy. She's a playwright, musician, fangirl, songwriter, and voracious reader. You can find all of her content at www.eveningcrickets.com.

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On this solo episode Cassie talks about all things joy.

This episode is an unedited look back at the last year.  Cassie reflects on some of the biggest changes, the smallest moments and the things, especially right now, that are bringing her joy. 

It's a "Joy Cake Day" where we celebrate just because we can.

Let's see where happenstance takes us....


Episode Links:
Paige's Lessons Podcast


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From Intern to CEO, our guest Blair Bloomston shares her story of Happenstance. How one conversation let to hear learning about Game on Nation, how she's navigated her career at one organization, and how we can add en element of play to not only our work but also to our everyday lives.

This episode dives into mindset, making career decisions, gamification, and includes a lot of laughter along the way. Let's see where Happenstance takes us...

Episode Topics:
- Daily POP (00:02:12)
- Guest Introduction (00:05:35)
- Intern to CEO (00:07:15)
- Intentional Choices Toward Progress (00:15:05)
- Gamification (00:17:48)
- The Lens of Play (00:31:20)
- A Happenstance Moment and The Art of Patience (00:35:25)
- Being Present (00:39:25)

Guest Bio:
As a Partner and VP for Game On, Blair has spent the last fifteen years working with the world’s most recognizable athletes, teams, and corporations, including NASCAR, USOC, Deloitte, USO, Honda, Acura, Hilton, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. She is a co-creator of the MILE™ curriculum, an expert on game theory and game-based training and oversees all business operations for Game On. Blair holds a BFA in Drama from Marymount Manhattan College, and resides in Bradenton, FL with her husband and two sons.

Game On Nation website: https://gameonnation.com 

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Freelance writer, poet, solo traveler, and social media lover Taylor Gilliatt joins Cassie on Happenstance to share her journey from working a corporate 9-5 to traveling, freelancing and in the words of Taylor "piling on as much goof stuff as possible".

Let's see where Happenstance takes us...

Episode Topics:
- Daily POP (00:03:27)
- Guest Intro (00:08:15)
- Changes in Location and Inspiration (00:15:23)
- Freelance Writing (00:16:56)
- The Best Advice Taylor has Ever Been Given (00:22:56)
- Booking a One Way Flight to Italy (00:30:20)
- A Happenstance Love Story (00:38:28)
- The Foundation to Pivot (00:46:39)

Guest Bio:
Taylor Gilliatt is a freelance writer, blogger, poet, traveler, and storyteller.  She is also a lover of inspiration-based messages and personal development. Taylor has spent the better half of her twenties trying to realign to her intuition and carve out her own path in a way that feels fulfilling, which means getting comfortable with the unknown, trusting in the unseen, and diving into the unfamiliar.

Graduating from The University of Massachusetts Amherst with a BBA, Taylor felt compelled to use her degree, get a corporate job, and start climbing the ladder. But when the pandemic hit, none of that spoke to her anymore.

Taylor spent time living in Europe (Czech Republic & Italy), volunteering abroad in Asia (Nepal), and traveling in Africa and the Middle East. She lived most of her life in the Boston area, but also spent a decent chunk of time living on Mountain Time in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She published a poetry book called Within in September 2021 and has written for and maintained her own personal storytelling blog since October 2020.

Guest Links:
Taylor Gilliatt Website
Within: Taylor's Poetry Book
In a Pinch Instagram
Poetay Instagram

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"I think I'm in a perpetual career transition" 

Restaurant Manager turned Career Coach turned Entrepreneur, Chris Hegg, from @ChrisatPeak joins Cassie on Happenstance to talk about making big career moves, the chaos and challenges behind career transitions and how he has developed a deep dense of confidence when it comes to follow his passions and taking advantage of opportunities. 

Let's see where happenstance takes us...

Episode Topics:
- Daily POP (00:02:40)
- Guest Introduction (00:07:18)
- Making a Mid-Career Change  (0025:49)
- 10 Years in the Restaurant Industry (00:32:08)
- The Start of a 4 Year Career Change (00:37:55)
- Making Your Own Career Transition (00:42:46)
- The Transition to Entrepreneurship and Reselling (00:44:37)
-A Story on Looking Out for Yourself (00:56:46) 

Guest Bio:
Chris Hegg is a solopreneur, career coach, content creator, reseller, and curriculum developer who is dedicated to being a catalyst for thoughtful career change. 

Chris began his career managing restaurants before launching his first big career transition at the age of 30. The “what everyone sees” version of this story is that Chris went back to grad school and became a Career Coach. This sounds like he took one giant step, and voila, transition complete. No! The “real” story of this transition involved dozens of small steps (and mis-steps), all during the Great Recession of 2008. This includes quitting a perfectly fine job, arranging countless coffee meetings, volunteering in the community, working a half dozen part-time jobs, paying off a mountain of debt, selling a car to fund tuition, and moving 900 miles south to attend graduate school.  For Chris, the real magic in that change was taking small steps, lots of them.

After earning a Master of Arts in College Student Development, Chris worked as a Career Coach at universities and career schools. He soon established his first business, Peak Opportunity Coaching.  During his 10+ years of experience in career education, Chris has taken part in tens of thousands of conversations about work, life, passion, money and change.  He has drawn inspiration from the brave career changes of his clients, and how the modern world presents so many new avenues to explore and carry out career change.  Cue big career transition number 2. 

While working full-time as a Career Coach and growing his career coaching practice, Chris built a successful side-hustle selling used clothing on ebay (insert a bunch of small steps that nobody sees here). This side hustle grew quickly and he stepped aside from career coaching to focus on his growing used clothing business, Peak Opportunity Outfitters. Chris then started a new side-hustle too.  Under the name @ChrisAtPeak, Chris shares candid videos of his entrepreneurship journey, especially the small steps.  He shares this content to inspire and encourage others to pursue their own side-hustles, and to roll those side-hustles into big, brave career moves.  You can find Chris’s storefronts and follow his journey at chrisatpeak.com.

Guest Links:
Instagram & Tiktok: @Chrisatpeak

Let's Connect:
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Happenstance the Podcast is back!

After a short month long break, Cassie is back to host Happenstance  and we are kicking things off with an incredibly special episode and a Happenstance first...instead of one guest, Cassie is joined by FOUR guests in episode 11: Rose, Bud, Thorn: 10 days in London and Edinburgh.

This summer Cassie went on a 10 day trip to London and Edinburgh with 4 friends. This episode dives into the trip highlights (roses), opportunities and moments of happenstance on the trip (buds) and of course, the not to fun aspects of travel (thorns).

Hear Daily Pop, Roses, Buds, Thorns, and a trip recap from 5 perspectives... Let's see where Happenstance takes us....

Episode Topics:
- 00:09:28 Molly's Recap
- 00:30:30 Ann's Recap
- 00:50:10 Kara's Recap
- 01:13:17 Steve's Recap
- 01:28:02 Cassie's Recap

Links:
Princess Yum Yum's Instagram
Camden Market London
Skuna Boats: Hot tub Boat in London
Surgeons Hall Museum: Edinburgh
Restaurant Olivia: Kara's Favorite Restaurant in Denver

Let's Connect!
Instagram: @HappenstanceThePodcast & @CareerCoachCassie

Let's Connect:
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