Joe Wenig resides in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He spent 27 years in the corporate world as an executive working for the data analytics company Teradata. As part of this, Joe ran the Asia Pacific business from Tokyo. He loved this role because it meant servicing interacting with some of the great companies in the world as clients of Teradata.

On returning to the US, Joe started his own business using the franchise model. One of them is a business called the entrepreneur Source, which helps people work out what is next in their career. He helps professionals find a business that helps them transition from the corporate world into a business of their own.

Joe has stumbled upon his passion which is mentoring and helping people develop their careers. He approaches everyone as a puzzle and then tries to work out a discovery process that finds the best path for his client’s career. As part of the process, Joe works out the client’s personal Why and then helps them match it to a business opportunity.

Professionals are choosing to finish their corporate careers in increasing numbers and are looking for the next phase in their career and the lifestyle opportunities this change brings.

The hot areas where people are reskilling and moving towards are driven by their passion, personal interest and market opportunities. 

The pandemic has caused a lot of low paid service jobs to disappear or be reduced. In the interim, people have realised they did not like the roles anyway. 

As a part of the retaining, Joe works with transitioning executives buying their own franchise business. 

For leaders, the most significant change has been leading a distributed workforce. It is more than having a zoom call or picking up the phone. 

Younger people are also starting their businesses. Their energy and fast-moving capability help them get up to speed quickly. Experience is replaced by personal drive and talent. There are fewer preconceived ideas that can hold you back.