Jazzed About Work

Jazzed About Work

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Jazzed About Work episodes

  • Economics commentator Chris Farrell talks UNretirement
    Award-winning journalist Chris Farrell writes and talks about financial management and the economy, for places like Marketplace Money, Bloomberg, the Minneapolis StarTribune and Minnesota Public Radio. In this episode, he focuses particularly on his book, “Unretirement: How Baby Boomers are Changing the Way We Think About Work, Community and the Good Life.” The book has been hailed as a breath of fresh air, after years of gloomy reports that Baby Boomers were about to bleed America dry. Chris reports that retirement isn’t what it used to be, and that many older people are actually bolstering the economy by continuing to work, by starting new businesses and by volunteering vital services.
    34 min
  • Paleontologist and explorer Nancy Stevens talks about the adventure of science
    Paleontologist Nancy Stevens is a scientist but most of all, she says, she’s an explorer. Leading teams in Africa and other places, Nancy has discovered new fossil species from mammals to frogs. Some of her finds are groundbreaking, like the oldest fossil evidence of the split between Old World monkeys and apes. When on a field trips Nancy looks at how animals interact with their environment, over time. And back on campus she thinks about how people interact with the environment today. In this episode, she talks about collaborating across disciplines to connect science and the environment to everyday life.
    27 min
  • Judge Gayle Williams-Byers Offers Tips For Promoting Your Well-Being
    Municipal Court Judge Gayle Williams-Byers -- whose side gig is teaching other judges -- is determined to convince her colleagues that “self-care is not selfish.” In this episode, she explains that judges have one of the toughest jobs in the world. Not only do they have the pressure of leading people in difficult situations, but the kinds of horrible events they hear about, day after day, can leave them suffering from what some call “vicarious trauma.” Judge Gayle describes simple ways that even the busiest people can improve their well-being, and thus their performance.
    40 min
  • Business Journalist Mark Miller Discusses Retirement Strategies and Growing Through Trauma

    Mark Miller, a journalist who often covers issues related to retirement and aging, writes three columns, including for Reuters, and his work appears in places like The New York Times and AARP Magazine.


    He is the author of The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security: Practical Strategies for Money, Work, and Living. It’s a helpful book for anyone grappling with retirement options, and in this episode Mark shares some of its advice. Mark also discusses his most recent book: Jolt: Stories of Trauma and Transformation. He explains how some people survive a very difficult life event, like the death of a child, but ultimately they experience transformation, and they come out stronger than ever. See more: https://muckrack.com/retirerevised

    31 min
  • Job Search Expert Susan P. Joyce Shares LinkedIn Tips

    Online job search expert Susan P. Joyce has been quoted in hundreds of books, articles and blog posts. And she runs two top career websites: Job-Hunt.Org and WorkCoachCafe.com


    Susan is a prolific writer, and in her work she shares masses of excellent information about topics like how to create a modern resume, how to do well in a job interview and how to launch an effective hunt when it’s time for your next career shift. In this episode, Susan shares practical tips for building a smart online presence and talks about how to about make LinkedIn.com work for you. See her profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanjoyce/

    32 min
  • Captain Julius Pryor says Diversity and Inclusion Programs Should Reflect Broader Company Goals

    Today’s guest is Julius Pryor III, a retired Navy captain and a certified Navy leadership instructor. He is widely known as an innovative, goal-focused executive, and a no-nonsense consultant.


    What really sets Julius apart is that he has succeeded as the Chief Diversity Officer at five global companies. In his book, THRIVING IN A DISRUPTIVE WORLD, Julius says that he’s driven by outcomes, and that’s how he approaches diversity and inclusion efforts. Instead of just counting heads in the work force, Julius works to understand the mission of a company, and helps leaders to craft D&I efforts that are aligned the broader corporate goals. See his profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpryor3rd/

    37 min
  • Intel CIO Paula Tolliver talks about STEM careers

    Intel Chief Information Officer Paula Tolliver understands what it takes to transform a company or an industry. And she knows that IT savvy can be a key to career success, particularly because managing information is critical to forming and implementing a smart corporate vision.


    Today, Paula will share lessons from her in career technology, like how she learned to be “fearless.” She will talk about why and how more women should say “yes” to jobs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. And she will describe so of the ways Intel is working to encourage a diverse and inclusive STEM workforce.

    42 min
  • Workplace Expert Dan Schawbel Advises Communicating in Person

    Author, entrepreneur, workplace expert and 2006 college grad Dan Schawbel says that his mission in life is to support the work lives of people in his age group. Dan is a well-known expert on the millennial generation. And he has a savvy way of talking to young professionals, and offering them practical advice for building careers.

    This episode focuses on Dan’s new book: Back to Human – How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation. Although he’s a social media star, Dan says the dominance of technology is contributing to an epidemic of loneliness in the American workplace. He urges young professionals to build real human relationships, and he says that his goal with this book is to “bring some sanity back to the workplace.”


    For more information, take his self-assessment http://danschawbel.com/work-connectivity-index-wci/ or check out his book at: http://danschawbel.com/back-to-human/

    36 min
  • Government Official/Fitness Studio Owner Tali Wenger
    Tali Wenger is passionate about her job as a director of field operations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. She’s proud of their work responding to disasters like hurricanes, floods and fires. And Tali also loves her side gig, as co-owner of Off Road DC, which operates two independent, community-focused cycling and fitness centers in Washington, DC. In this show, we discuss what it takes to juggle two very different careers. And Tali share insights about what it takes to launch a small business in a market where there is much competition.
    28 min
  • Building a Career as a Musician in a Rural Area w/ Forrest Marquisee
    In Episode 32, journalist Sara Schonhardt talked about how some young college grads are heading back to small towns to find work. That show was recorded in a small sound studio in the woods, by a stream, in rural Rappahannock County, Virginia. The studio is owned by Forrest Marquisee, who is finding ways to work as a musician in a county where the biggest town has fewer than 400 people. In this episode the conversation continues, with Sara as guest host, interviewing Forrest about the joys and challenges of piecing together his creative career in a community at the edge of Shenandoah National Park.
    37 min

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Jazzed About Work features lively, informal conversations about everything it takes to create a resilient and rewarding career. In each episode, host Beverly Jones interviews experts who can share…