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In this week’s It’s Great Business Question Corner, Bob Goodwin shares some useful job search tips that he calls “Making Your Own Weather. He also pulls back the curtain, providing the meaning behind the inspiring pneumonic KEEL. 

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In today’s challenging career market, you need someone to help guide you through the process of a job search. This week’s guest on It’s Great Business is Bob Goodwin, founder of Career Club, an organization that helps people who are in job transition. A finance graduate of the University of Tennessee, Bob’s career foundation began in sales at Xerox.  And as he says, “if you can sell copiers, you can sell anything.” Throughout his career, Bob was known as a networker and connector.  

During our informative chat, Bob will share with you his personal journey which culminated in the creation of his company, Career Connections.  Working with both employers for outplacement as well as directly with job seekers, Career Connection provides B2B sales and marketing expertise to help with job transition. When you tune in to our discussion, you will hear tips on how to manage your search from lead generation to funnel management as well as how to think about your personal brand. 

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If you are currently on a job search or a career change, you will want to hear Jim Kerr’s practical advice about culture and leaders. 

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During this week’s It’s Great Business, Jim Kerr a global communications and public relations executive for Fortune 500 companies Unisys and FIS, shares his amazing and very relatable career story. The Temple University English Literature graduate’s personal story highlights how finding “the journey within” is possible. In fact, he details how it led him to back to what he was meant to do, being a full-time writer and blogger.

Throughout our chat, Jim shares his career perspectives from corporate executive to writer--which began the day he lost his job. As he describes, “I just starting walking home…21 plus miles later, the journey to self-reflection enabled him to “see” what was really important.” Realizing that he was not alone with unfulfilled feelings, Jim decided to share, writing The Long Walk Home: How I lost My Job as a Corporate Remora Fish and Rediscovered My Life’s Purpose. As you listen to this inspiring podcast discussion, I hope that you begin to really think about what makes you fulfilled, what brings you joy, “what lights you up.” Jim also writes regularly for HumbleDollar and on his blog peaceableman.com. 

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Nothing better than a career search tip from Bob Carignan, a Korn Ferry recruiter.
Check out question corner this week, it will be time well spent.

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This week our featured guest on It’s Great Business is Bob Carignan, Executive Senior Partner of the Lucas Group, a Korn Ferry company. In our informative conversation you learn more about the role of the executive placement professional and hear how this accomplished sales and marketing leader became a Top 10 recruiter. During our conversation, Bob shares his journey which began as an undergrad at Florida State University and then on to the University of Maryland where he received an MBA. Today, Bob’s role as a talent recruiter enables him to help clients and candidates achieve business and career aspirations. He is known for his focus on identifying high level talent who often become the catalyst for improving an organization’s financial success. During our lively conversation, Bob shares some great tips along with a work/life philosophy of focusing on small wins and enjoying the journey. If you are one of the many professionals looking to raise your career game and stay challenged, you will not want to miss this episode.
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Be sure to check out Part 2 of our It’s Great Business podcast discussion with Angelique Bellmer Krembs, Katie Lacy, and Cie Nicholson, three members of the Band of Sisters- Pepsi alumnae and change makers helping all of us tackle gender bias in the workplace.  During this second half of our personal discussion, we get to know the sisters even better as they provide additional tips and advice including a perspective that you need more than a mentor, you need a sponsor. You will also learn how to navigate the “Great Idea Greg” challenge. 

And don’t forget to subscribe to It’s Great Business on your favorite podcast app. if you missed part 1 of our interview, you may want to check it out as well as insights and guidance from past and future guests.  To connect with the Band of Sisters and purchase You Should Smile More: How to Dismantle Gender Bias in the Workplace, their website is thebandofsisters.com.

Listen, Learn and Laugh when you tune into this episode of It’s Great Business with Angelique Bellmer Krembs, Katie Lacy, and Cie Nicholson, 3 members of the Band of Sisters, a talented group of Pepsi alumnae and change makers who have seen it all, from the bottom rung to the board room. 

Each of these amazing professionals’ bios include undergrad and grad work at the University of Virginia, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, Georgetown University and Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. And if that is not impressive enough, they have held leadership roles in more than 29 industries, serving in the C -suite at companies including the NFL, Keurig, Equinox, ESPN, BlackRock. Today, many of them serve in Boardrooms as Industry Advisors and as Exec Coaches. 

During Part 1 of our lively discussion, Angelique, Katie and Cie share their perspectives and advice for you on how to tackle gender bias in the workplace. They provide great advice from new their book, You Should Smile More: How to Dismantle Gender Bias in the Workplace along with some unique counsel on how to create and build long lasting business relationships eg. create a list of 10 people who you would call if you got fired tomorrow. They also share how to deal with challenging and quite common office scenarios like, Who’s the New Girl? Susan, Will you Take Notes and one of my favorites, The Cellophane Standoff. 

And don’t forget to subscribe to It’s Great Business on your favorite podcast app as you will not want to miss Part 2 of the discussion and of course, gain insights and guidance from future guests.  If you would like to connect with the Band of Sisters and purchase You Should Smile More: How to Dismantle Gender Bias in the Workplace, their website is thebandofsisters.com.

Welcome to the It’s Great Business 2022 year end episode. We hope that you enjoy listening to some of the best and brightest professionals who have shared their career and life tips. If you would like to hear more from any of the guests we have featured, you can find them on your favorite streaming platform. 

 Happy Holidays from the It’s Great Business team! Once again, we wish you all a wonderful and healthy new year with success - the way you define it!

Guests
2:07 - Andrew Zimmerman
7:21 - Ephraim Cohen
13:22 - Erin Essenmacher
17:59 - Jay Mossman
27:32 - Sue Keith
32:37 - Jeff Goldwasser

Check out this week’s Question Corner episode of It’s Great Business with Devon Bergman. Devon and Janice share their thoughts on professional success and great people.

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