Pivoting Out of Edu

Join with us as we learn about Amy Yamamoto Callahan's journey through various educational contexts including K-12 teaching, government, and corporate work. Amy shares great advice about leveraging your network and following your heart.

Negotiating a benefit package is not necessarily an area of comfort for many folx period, nevermind the different elements of benefits, like equity and bonuses, offered in corporate roles. Check out this practical episode with Jaimie & Tom that helps you think through the process of negotiating!

This week we learn from Dr. Vijay Pendakur about the variables that drove him to leave a role as a Dean of Students and his approach to pivoting. He discusses his ruthless self-analysis and codified his work and how he pivoted to a VP role in Ed Tech. 

This week we dive into the story of a former professor's pivot to EdTech. Dr. Eric Stephens shares his challenging journey in the professorship and how he turned that experience around by securing a job in EdTech while helping countless others with his #hirehighered movement.

Shownotes:

• https://www.translateacademia.com 

Join us this week to hear the story of a seasoned student affairs officer who transitioned to a role in Ed Tech. Darren Jones shares how he found his full-time role and how he complements this with leadership consulting. He gives great advice about finding a job that gives you butterfly feelings and a unique way to negotiate compensation packages. 

Join us for our first "Getting Practical with Your Pivot" episode where we give listeners the inside and in-depth scoop on how to make the pivot. In this episode, we talk with Claire Murphy about the world of project management - an area many student affairs folx are very well prepared to pursue. Claire is a wealth of knowledge and all-around great person to chat with. Tune in!

Show notes:

• Project Management Institute 
• Certified Associate in Project Management

This week, Tom talks with Dr. Alexandria White about her experiences during the pandemic that led to her finding "the light" in her career. Dr. White shares her passion for impacting the lives of moms working in student affairs through her S.A.M.s (Student Affairs Moms) initiative - which includes a facebook group and website among other strategies. In Student Affairs Mom-fashion, Jaimie was not able to be present for the recording because she was doing a She.Is.Beautiful 5K with her eldest daughter Jojo. 

We are confident you will love this episode!  Dr. White's story is very powerful!

Show notes:

• Student Affairs Moms Facebook Group
• Student Affairs Mom Website 

This week we talk to Jeff Patterson, CEO of Gaggle and Ed Tech leader who has helped countless individuals find positions in EdTech. Learn about his journey as an entrepreneur and his thoughts for folx looking to pivot out of campus-based positions.

Kicking off season two with a special podcast crossover! Join our hosts, Drs. Jaimie Hoffman and Tom Studdert, as they chat with Dr. Jill Creighton host of NASPA's Voices from the Field podcast. In this episode we have frank conversations about working in higher education and factors that may impact people staying in the profession or pivoting out of the profession. 

Show notes:

• Where are the Jobs?, blog 

Join Drs. Jaimie Hoffman and Tom Studdert for the introduction of their second season. They talk about what's ahead for this season and, by special request, they share some random facts about each other.  The random facts are sure to make you giggle and hopefully, you get excited about the season ahead with some of the fun stuff they foreshadow.