Second Breaks

Skillcrush Founder, Adda Birnir, talks about creating new career paths, even if you have zero technical experience to start with.

Skillcrush Founder, Adda Birnir, talks about creating new career paths, even if you have zero technical experience to start with.

A breath-of-fresh-air networking approach and how new career opportunities can be found where you least expect it. Shannon Paris shares her experience after losing her dream job.

Highlights of Episode 42

• How Shannon Paris addressed and handled the loss of her dream job
• The importance of being intentional about who you spend time with and have conversations with during a career transition period
• Shannon’s approach to networking and how it doesn’t have to be awkward
• What Shannon paid attention to during interviews that pointed her to key strengths and assets
• How being open to new ideas opened a new career path for her

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In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’re exploring one of the most common assumptions there is out there about what happens to women’s ambitions and career aspirations when they become mothers. My guest, Jennifer Hargreaves, has first-hand experience and in this episode, she shares how this prevailing assumption limited her options at the company where she was employed at the time she became pregnant with her first child.

Highlights of Episode 41

• Jennifer’s first experience with workplace bias against pregnant women
• The challenge women face when looking for flexible work arrangement
• Where the idea of Tellent came from
• The process that Jennifer took to explore the idea for a year before fully committing to it
• What helped her the most during her career transition

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Jennifer Hargreaves, Tellent founder, traces her journey, from that fateful day when she was told the position she wanted wasn't suited for someone wanting to have kids, to the birth of her own company.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, we're exploring one of the most common assumptions there is out there about what happens to women's ambitions and career aspirations when they become mothers. The good news first: More and more people and organizations are amending their understanding and their company practices about women and mothers in the workforce. But [...]

Highlights of Episode 40

• How Nicole Lewis-Keeber discovered her new career path while leveraging her background and training
• Where do issues with our relationship with money come from
• Impact of having a scarcity mindset
• How to recognize symptoms of money mindset blocks
• How to address money mindset blocks

  

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Nicole Lewis-Keeber shares her transition story from clinical psychotherapist to money mindset coach. She also talks about how to spot thought patterns that suggest an issue with your relationship with money and first steps to address it.

From psychotherapy to business/money mindset coach, Nicole Lewis-Keeber shares her how she leveraged her background and training to create a unique niche in a crowded space Perhaps one of the most difficult things to do is to deliberately shift away from a career you’ve spent money, time, and energy building from schooling, certification and licensing, and [...]