Experiencing a career transition is overwhelming, to say the least. But that doesn’t mean it has to be lonely or even shameful. In this episode of Talk Talent To Me, we are joined by the incredible founder of Kindred, Maggie Mannion. Kindred is a community of professionals who are navigating career transitions together. Today, we talk about what led Maggie to start her company, the kinds of professionals Kindred targets, how she curates content relevant to people of many different professions, and much more! We then discuss how she ensures there is value for people beyond seeking jobs before delving into some common questions people ask recruiters in the community. Finally, Maggie shares her plans for the future of Kindred. 

 

Key Points From This Episode:

 

• Welcoming today’s guest, the founder of Kindred, Maggie Mannion. 

• Maggie tells us about her journey in community work and what led her to found Kindred. 

• The kinds of people Maggie targeted for Kindred initially and the current representation. 

• How Maggie comes up with resources for people regardless of their career backgrounds. 

• What the people Kindred serves are looking for from the community they’re joining. 

• Some common questions people ask recruiters in Maggie’s community. 

• How Maggie is ensuring that there is value in Kindred beyond job seeking. 

• Maggie shares her plans for Kindred going forward: cohorts. 

 

Quotes:

 

“Kindred is all about career transitions and really is built on this thesis that career transitions and navigating career transitions don’t have to be a solo pursuit.” — Maggie Mannion [0:03:56]

 

“Lay-offs don’t need to be lonely!” — Maggie Mannion [0:04:54]

 

“The shared experience among people [part of Kindred] is that they’re navigating change.” — Maggie Mannion [0:10:56]

 

“So many of our experiences that feel really hard for ourselves are really common actually; we just don’t talk about them.” — Maggie Mannion [0:23:15]

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

 

Maggie Mannion on LinkedIn

Kindred 

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