The Baily Hancock Show

No doubt you’ve heard that the best jobs to go for in order to future-proof your career are in tech. But what if you don’t want to be a web developer? And how do you transition into a tech role if you’ve spent your career going down another professional path? After spending 8 years in the education industry in roles spanning admissions, business development, and product management, Anya Iverova founded Careeer.me to help people do just that - transition their career into the tech industry. On this episode, Anya shares how getting into tech is achievable for anyone, and how you can start making moves in that direction today.

After spending 8yrs in the education industry, with roles spanning admissions, business development, and product management, Anya Iverova founded Careeer.me to help people transition their career into the tech industry.

Careeer.me focuses on coaching graduates and current working professionals on specific skills such as professional rebranding, understanding your value-add, pitching transferable skills, and offer negotiation. Anya infuses her love for sales into every client experience, helping clients gain the pitching and job strategy skills they need to land the exact job they want.

Website: Careeer.me

About Alison:

Alison Becker is a writer/comedian/actor/producer best known for playing Shauna Malwae-Tweep, the longest running guest star on NBC's "Parks and Recreation." She has appeared on Showtime’s "Californication," FX’s "The League," HBO's "The Newsroom" from Aaron Sorkin, "New Girl" on FOX, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Kroll Show,” “Lucifer,” two of the "Law and Order" series, and many more. You may also know her as Xandra Dent from Adult Swim's “Newsreaders.”

Alison has also starred in some of the most popular web series ever made, including "Dating Rules from My Future Self” with Shiri Appleby, College Humor’s Batman series with Pete Holmes, and ESPN’s "Mayne Street" with Kenny Mayne. Becker's comedic talent has also been showcased in many other classic videos from Above Average and Funny or Die, including playing opposite Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy's girlfriend. You may remember her from her hosting days on Fuel TV's "The Daily Habit," several shows on Fuse, and as the VJ of the weekly "Top 20 Countdown" on Vh1.

Alison has produced pilots for TruTV and My Damn Channel, is currently developing three feature scripts, and just wrote, produced and starred in a film that is fast becoming a festival darling. Alison has been involved with the Upright Citizens Brigade theatre for over 15 years, and she has been a member of four house teams, both improv and sketch. Alison graduated from Georgetown University, cum laude, and she is a member of the high IQ society Mensa.

Website: alisonbecker.com & www.accessimprov.com
Twitter: @thealisonbecker
Instagram: @thealisonbecker

Janet Sciales, better known as the StarGoddess, escaped from New York the first day she was street legal and headed south to where the weather suited her clothes. Janet graduated from "Harvard on the Hillsborough", the University of Tampa in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and a minor in Psychology.

Discovered in 1982 casting astrological charts on Occult night in a Playboy club in downtown St Petersburg, Janet has been appearing on radio and television ever since, on both a local and national level. She can be heard every weekday morning on the Fun House at Fun Radio 92.7 with her daily horoscope feature, "One thing you need to know to have a Fun day", every Monday morning on, "Tomorrow's News Today", a weekly overview video for all 12 signs, and every Thursday at 11:30 she joins, "Wide Open," AM 1010 with Mason Dixon and the Sarge which she posts as a podcast on Fridays.

Janet's been in the StarGoddess career field for most of her lifetime, and when not on the air, she's an ever-so-serious professional Astrologer, counseling clients both in-person, on the phone, or via Skype. She's also available for private parties and speaking engagements.

Website: JanetSciales.com
Facebook: The StarGoddess
YouTube: TheStarGoddess

Books/Websites referenced in the episode:
- "Secrets From A Stargazer's Notebook", Debbi Kempton Smith

- Linda Goodman's Sun Signs

- CafeAstrology.com

- Astro.com

Ben Brooks' career has been a fantastic adventure. Some of his work includes: getting grey-haired insurance brokers excited to use social media, helping design spy planes for the US Army, changing tires on rental cars while wearing a suit, helping to get Don't Ask, Don't Tell repealed, buying servers on his corporate card to get a project moving, teaching junior high students how to apologize to their parents, designing cufflinks to represent an org’s values, following around aircraft mechanics in Switzerland, defusing screamers in a call center, slicing software development processes with Kaizen, teaching executives to tell stories while in an old English castle, and even producing animation. 

Ben's now the Founder and CEO of PILOT, an innovative career improvement company revolutionizing the way manager and HR help grow and engage their top talent. PILOT combines an easy-to-use technology platform with focused, real-world advice that empowers employees to take control of their professional success

Website: pilot.coach & benbrooksny.com
LinkedIn: benbrooksny
Instagram: @benbrooksny

About Melanie:

Melanie bridges brand strategy, marketing and growth to build digital-first, consumer-obsessed businesses. She’s built a billion-dollar brand, founded a consulting firm working with Sephora and Li & Fung, and spoken at SXSW on the Future of Retail.

As Vice President of Marketing and Brand Development at Clique - one of Fast Company's 50 Most Innovative Companies - Melanie shapes the Consumer Brands vision and strategy while spearheading development, marketing and growth for the company's portfolio of community-driven fashion and beauty brands, including Who What Wear and JoyLab.

Prior to Clique, Melanie played a key role in Westfield's current and future customer strategy, leading brand strategy and marketing for a one billion-dollar development. She was also a core member of Westfield's Future of Retail team, collaborating across disciplines to lead the convergence of tech, culture and commerce. At 24, Melanie co-founded Post+Beam, a marketing consultancy helping brands reach millennials through emerging digital channels, with clients including Sephora, Li & Fung and Make Up For Ever.

Melanie’s insatiable curiosity about how people and things work has led her to study topics across data science, web development, media, consumer behavior, innovation culture, business management and running in heels.

Website: melaniezbender.com

About Baily:

Baily Hancock is a Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur who goes by the titles Collaboration Consultant, Career Happiness Strategist, Podcaster, Speaker, and Workshop Instructor. She teaches people how to collaborate with their community to achieve their goals, whether that's making a career change or growing their business

A natural-born connector, Baily has spent her career growing and nurturing her network and finding ways to collaborate along the way. She works with entrepreneurs to help them amplify their company's reach and influence with partnerships, and with professionals to help them find happiness and fulfillment in their careers. Baily travels the country leading workshops and doing speaking engagements on her two favorite topics: career happiness and collaboration.

Website: BailyHancock.com
Instagram: @BailyHancock

After many years as a stay at home mom, LeAnne Fuller struck out in the world to find her passion and fell in love with Pole Dancing Fitness. She started a small studio and created a space for women to explore yoga, pilates, and pole until the economy and an unexpected divorce knocked her down. At the age of 40, LeAnne went through a variety of jobs, from personal assistant to leasing agent, and even stripper in Vegas just trying to keep food on the table.

After a soul-searching trip to Big Sur, LeAnne was inspired to make some big changes in her life, which led to her applying to grad school and finding a job that would allow her to work while she took classes. That job was at The Perfect Workout, and within two years she had been promoted to Regional Manager opening the Texas Region. Since that time LeAnne has successfully opened Texas and managed the Los Angeles and Bay area teams. In 2018 she took her next leap of faith by launching her own company culture consulting company called WEEEHelp which stands for "Workplace Ethics, Etiquette, and Education".

Website: weeehelp.com  
LinkedIn: /Leanne-Fuller

About Maxie:

Maxie McCoy is a writer and speaker obsessed with giving individuals the tools they need to believe in themselves. She specializes in creating meaningful offline experiences that provide practical action in workshop and group formats. She’s worked with brands like TRESemmé, AMEX OPEN, AT&T, L’Oreal, Disney, Brit+CO, Square, Twitter, CapitalOne, Honest Tea, Microsoft, and TEKsystems to create original events that engage their target audiences both online and off. Prior to this phase of her career, Maxie built the Local Levo communities for Levo, the fastest growing career platform for millennials. During her time, she scaled the ambassador program to thirty cities, launched Local Levo globally, and produced over 500 events with 40 volunteer ambassadors.

Maxie has been featured on Good Morning America, TheSkimm, Forbes, Fortune, INC, Bustle, MyDomaine, ABC Radio, Women’s Health, Marie Claire, Billboard, CNN and many more as an expert in women’s leadership. Committed to the global rise of women, she writes weekly inspiration and monthly curriculum on maxiemccoy.com. Her forthcoming book, You’re Not Lost, will be published by Penguin Random House in August 2018.

She is a graduate of Lehigh University with a BA in Journalism and MA in sports media where she played volleyball. Before working in the women’s leadership space she was a sports broadcaster, hosting The High School Road Tour for Fox Sports Southwest. Maxie calls San Francisco home and originates from Plano, TX. When she’s not working, you can find her on a surfboard in Bali or at the Ferry Building Farmers Market in San Francisco.

Website: maxiemccoy.com
Instagram: @maxiemccoy
Pre-Order Maxie’s Book - "You're Not Lost"
Attend the Fireside Chat with Baily & Maxie at GA Santa Monica on August 28th

About Jaclyn:

Jaclyn Johnson is the Founder and CEO of Create & Cultivate and Author of WorkParty. By the time Johnson was 28, she had sold her first business and launched Create & Cultivate, the fastest growing conference and online platform for women who want to create and cultivate the career of their dreams. Known for its powerful messaging and experiential marketing, Johnson is reshaping attitudes on female entrepreneurialism, work culture and the gig economy for women all over the world.

On August 21st, Jaclyn will release her first book, WorkParty, which offers a rallying cry for women in the workplace. WorkParty is Johnson’s career manifesto sharing her story as well as advice on how she turned distrust into determination, frustration into fuel, and heartache into hard work - and how the reader can too. Johnson bootstrapped Create & Cultivate to a multi-million dollar powerhouse. The nationwide conference has been bringing women together since 2012 and has featured speakers such as Kim Kardashian West, Meghan Markle, Gloria Steinem, Issa Rae and more front-runners in fashion, technology, design, and business.

Websites: createcultivate.com & workparty.com
Instagrams: @jaclynrjohnson + @createcultivate + @workparty

Jaclyn's original blog: Some Notes on Napkins

About Anique:

Anique grew up in the US where she studied Marketing and Entrepreneurial Ventures. After a four-year stint working with Creative Services at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Anique started her own agency providing a range of services with a focus on corporate identity and branding. Once she sold the agency, Anique moved to California and joined the Silicon Valley life in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here, she helped launch and grow various tech startups.

Stemming from a love for travel and new cultures, Anique recently relocated to Europe and started The Collective Europe, a community for creatives, entrepreneurs, and startups who aim to learn new skills to grow their business or start a new one, all in a tech-free environment where inspiration is abundant and community rules over competition. This year, The Collective Europe is partnering with FreedomXFest, a festival centered around supporting the entrepreneurial and location-independent lifestyle. The festival kicks off on the 14th of August - grab your ticket while you still can!

Embracing the digital nomad lifestyle, Anique loves to connect with people and brands all over the globe. She is a strong decision maker and excels at providing direct and meaningful feedback to those she is working with directly. She's driven by relationships and results and loves connecting with others through shared ideas and celebration of unique differences.

Website: thecollectiveeurope.com
Instagram: @thecollectiveeurope