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My guest today has worked with CNN, Huff Post, Business Insider, HSBC, LinkedIn, and even at a top gaming company in Hong Kong. Chris Anderson recently moved back to his native California after some very adventurous years in South East Asia. There are 3 reasons I wanted to bring Chris on the show:

a)     Chris not only talks about career pivots, one of my favourite topics, but has also lived it

b)     The one theme in most of Chris’ career is related to content: managing it, mastering it, learning what works and what doesn’t

c)      Chris spearheaded the ‘Top Startups’ while at LinkedIn News and I want to talk about start ups: the good, the bad and the ugly. 

In this episode,  Chris and I cover a lot of topics, including:

- How he got hired at LinkedIn and how life changed within a couple of months when Covid hit SE Asia.

- Applying to listed jobs vs the hidden job market

- How everyone is a content creator to some degree, and how we can up our game 

We really enjoyed this conversation, I hope you do too!

Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris77/
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This episode is from a Youtube video of mine where I share how the latest NYT best seller by Gary Vaynerchuk can actually help your job search and career development. I do this by going over the 12 and a 1/2 emotional ingredients mentioned in the book and how they can help the common scenarios during job search, like interviewing, and also others we all face during our career. 

Resources mentioned during the podcast:
How to negotiate salary: https://youtu.be/4VBjjkbEthY

How to answer 'greatest weaknesses' in interviews: https://www.superchargeyourself.com/weaknesses

Best networking tip ever:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sonalbahl_networkingskills-networkingtips-jobseekers-activity-6611236996322992128-_zyT

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If you want to be a fantastic leader, today’s conversation is perfect for you. My guest is Priya Ramesh. Priya is a Master Certified Coach and that in itself, I think is a pretty big deal, there are only 70 MCC’s in India and  only 1,327 wordwide.  Priya was my Mentor Coach during my Coaching Certification Program and I have learnt so much from her. Today, the tables have turned, I’m the one asking the questions, and I know this will be such a valuable conversation

In this episode, Priya and I talk about:

- What Priya's original plans were upon graduating from university, and what actually ended up happening in reality

- What has been the most transformative position Priya has held in your career, and how she got there

- They say a shoemaker’s children usually go barefoot. Being a coach and helping and guiding so many thousands of people, doesn’t always translate to helping yourself objectively. How can someone listening today, who is heavily in that service mindset, put on their own oxygen mask first?

- What it's really like being a Leadership Coach and what are some of the traits of a top coach

- Priya's own coaching model the beautifully encapsulates the coach/client relationship. My South Asian listeners will particularly enjoy this one, and the rest will learn two new Sanskrit words

Learn more about Priya by visiting her LinkedIn profile and website:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/priya-ramesh-mcc-leadership-coach-b015119/
https://orenda.net.in/

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My guest today is Andy Griffiths. 
If you haven’t heard of Andy, and if you have kids/nephews/nieces, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Treehouse Books: the 13 Storey Treehouse, 26 Storey Treehouse and so many more. These books are created by New York Times bestselling team Andy Griffiths who is the writer and Terry Denton, the illustrator. 
Andy Griffiths is one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors. He and Terry have collaborated on more than 33 bestselling books since 1997. In Australia, Andy and Terry’s books have sold over 10 million copies, won innumerable awards including Book of the Year.
 
Their Treehouse Series in particular have been embraced by children around the world and now published in more than 35 countries. Five of the books in the series have been adapted for the stage and have all had sell-out seasons at the Sydney Opera house, as well as highly successful seasons in the Netherlands, New Zealand and the US. 
 
I’ve brought Andy to the podcast for so many reasons: to learn about Andy’s career, because it is a prime example of squiggly career path vs a career ladder that we’ve all believed to be true for so long, and this is such a valuable episode.  

In this episode, Andy takes us behind the scenes and shares what real life was like, before being 'discovered' by Macmillan Publishers. Andy shares his stories of courage, heartbreak, rejection and how that journey brought him closer to his current success.

We also talk about how he and Terry achieved global success in their fifties and sixties, and what that means in the world today that is quite obsessed with youth.

We also talk about 'cotton wool' childhoods and why Andy is so vocal about it on social media.

Whether or not you have children, nephews or nieces, I know this will prove to be a valuable listen. 

Learn more about Andy and his books here: http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/

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There are so many reasons I invited Jules White on the podcast. 

She’s not only the only person I know who’s been on Dragon’s Den and had a TEDx Talk, but also run successful businesses and been through multiple layoffs. Jules exhibits what a lot of us don’t know we have: grit and determination, to get back up when life knocks us down. 

In this episode, Jules gets down and dirty with us and holds truly nothing back:

Bankruptcy,
layoffs, 
the reality behind her experience on Dragon's Den, 
miscarriage, 
divorce, 
loss, 
business partnership breakup,
starting employment again, 
starting her sales coaching consultancy, 
and so much more.

This conversation is rife with precious career and life lessons that I'm sure will help you.

Learn about Jules on social media, her book and podcast: https://linktr.ee/livelovesellit
Connect with Jules on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juleswhite134/
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My guest today is in Pasadena, California and her name is Julie Winkle Giulioni. Julie is the author of ‘Promotions Are So Yesterday: Redefine Career Development, Help Employees Thrive’ and the co-author of the international bestseller, ‘Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go’. Julie is also named by Inc. Magazine as a Top 100 Leadership Speaker and in this conversation, we talk about Julie’s career and how every single person alive today can thrive in their own career.

We talk in detail about Julie's own career, her favourite roles, and what made her 'trade in the illusion of security for the illusion of freedom' and venture out on her own.

The underlying theme of her latest book 'Promotions are so yesterday' is so key in 2022 and beyond. We talk about how the idea for this book came about, and the answer is quite personal.

We also talk about two particular concepts from her book that I think the listener will find even more  valuable:

a) “Pretirement: the period leading up to retirement and a time for reciprocal contribution”.  (And spoiler alert: it’s not related to age).

b) "It’s called work for a reason. If it was enjoyable, they’d call it fun.” Sheesh, we’ve all heard that. Julie shares with us how we can bring contentment, and dare we say, joy, in our work.

This is such a valuable and fun conversation, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Learn more about Julie here:  https://www.juliewinklegiulioni.com/
Get Julie's new book Promotions are so Yesterday here.  
Follow Julie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliewinklegiulioni/
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My guest today is Josh Braun. Josh is one of the leading voices on LinkedIn on all things Sales, and I love having conversations with Sales trainers because I think sales skills are life skills. 

I have been following Josh for quite some time now, and his advice is always fluffless and on point. I had a feeling that Josh would be a pretty great podcast guest, but when I saw Josh’s past career, especially in education (Josh is a qualified Elementary school teacher, or as we call it here in Europe, Primary school) I KNEW he’d make a great guest. 

In this conversation PACKED with so many powerful stories, Josh shares:

- How he chose Teaching as a Career, got hired at this first teaching job and how he infused tech into the classroom in the 1990's

- How Josh pivoted from Teaching to Sales and the transferable skills that helped him to successfully make that shift

- Why Josh started his own sales training firm and how he got hired by his very first paid client

- Favourite advice that can work in parallel to help someone whether in Sales or a career transition

- His unique perepective on rejection

We even did a demo where I pretended to be an annoyed prospect and Josh was cold calling me!

This is such a good conversation, you don't want to miss it!

Follow Josh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-braun/
Josh's website: https://joshbraun.com/

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The great resignation is real, and it’s happening, daily. But there’s a lot you need to know, before you do something you regret.
Like what?!
Basics of Employment Law.

Don't be ignorant, this stuff can save you a lot of headache! Employment Law seems technical and boring and you think it's not your problem.

If any of these is your problem:
- Bullying, harassment and discrimination
- Termination - unfair dismissal, resignation, weird non-compete clauses
- How covid has impacted work - flexible working and health & safety systems including mental health
- Join me on this LIVE with the fabulous London based barrister and Communication Coach Kolarele Sonaike as we talk about: Universal Employment Law principles we ALL need to know.

Follow Kola on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kolarelesonaike/
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Today’s episode is part of my series ‘Where are they now’ to check up on how some of my past guests are getting on and how sometimes the best laid plans can go differently.

And today I am speaking with Jay Beech. Jay was a guest on the show back in June 2021 on episode 38 titled ‘From Redundancy to 8 job offers in 2 weeks’’ and we had chatted a month or so after his #HireJayBeech campaign which went viral on TikTok and LinkedIn. Then, in Oct 2021, just 5 months later, he was unfortunately laid off again. His #HireJayBeech sequel was born and Jay started his new gig pretty quickly.

In this episode, Jay shares with us how he navigated: 
-another layoff so quickly after the last one,
-an ADHD diagnosis while dealing with the above
-how he selected his current employer and how the process was different from last time
-how he handles trolls
-and how leaning in to being himself has attracted unprecedented opportunities and changed his career and life.

Follow Jay on social media: 
Tik tok: @jayybeech
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayybeech/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Jaybeechmedia

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My guest today is in Wisconsin, USA and his name is Joel Lalgee. Joel is a recruiter who hires recruiters, and in this episode we are going to talk about it all, Joel’s career and the state of the recruitment industry, and how that impacts job seekers and others in transition. If you don’t follow Joel on LinkedIn, I highly recommend you start, because his is probably one of the funniest accounts, and his memes are epic, and you know what they say about humour: it’s exaggerated truth.

 In this episode, Joel and I chat about:

 - What his original plans were when Joel was younger and how those plans got derailed

 - Which position has been THE career defining role for Joel and how he got hired there 

- How Joel got hired in his current position (hint there was no resume involved!)

- How Joel has transitioned from a small business owner to an employee

 - Joel’s opinion on what’s HOT in recruitment. We talk about how the demand for recruiters is sky high these days, that there are more demand than software engineers. What are these recruiters being hired for, is it all mostly for recruiting tech roles? And is it all a bubble? 

 - What according to Joel, is are some of the biggest mistakes he sees job seekers make these days

 And so much more!

Follow Joel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-lalgee-73a56621/
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