The Career Transition Experts

The Career Transition Experts

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The Career Transition Experts episodes

  • EP 200. The Psychology of AI Adoption, Career Transition Strategies, and Job Market Insights for Every Executive Professional - with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

    In this episode of The Career Transition Experts podcast, we cover the following key strategies for navigating AI adoption at work and in your career transition: 

    The Three Psychological Barriers to AI Adoption: The real reasons employees and leaders resist AI,  fear of job loss, identity threat, and shame around AI usage  and why addressing these is more important than any technical training

    The Right Way to Introduce AI at Work: Why broad mandates fail and how focusing AI tools on the tasks people hate most builds momentum, reduces shame, and opens the door to genuine adoption over time

    Building Trust as a Leader in the AI Era: Practical steps leaders can take to address employee fear, rebuild trust, and create a culture where AI usage is openly discussed and celebrated rather than hidden

    Career Transition & AI Readiness: How professionals navigating career transitions can position themselves confidently in interviews by demonstrating AI fluency, emotional intelligence, and strategic thinking

    The Future of Work, AI Agent Management: Why the future belongs to professionals who can manage AI agents and the skill set every career professional and leader needs to start developing right now

    Our guest, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, is a behavioral scientist, CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, and author of the hot new book, The Psychology of AI Adoption at Work: From Resistance to Results. Called the "Office Whisperer" by The New York Times, his work has been featured across NPR, CBS News, and 550-plus media interviews worldwide.

    You may contact him at [email protected]

    If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy Review session - click here for more information.


    21 min
  • EP 199. The Biggest Career Fear in Today's Job Market — And Why AI Is Different From Every Technology Before It

    In this episode of The Career Transition Experts podcast, we tackle one of the most real and raw conversations happening in today's job market;  the fear that by learning and using AI, professionals are quietly training their own replacement.

    Dr. Tsipursky gets straight to the heart of what so many career professionals are feeling but not saying out loud. AI is not just another technology upgrade like a new CRM or ERP system. It is a fundamentally different kind of disruption,one that is making even the most experienced professionals question their value and their future. From a tax preparer watching AI complete five days of work in thirty minutes, to executives navigating career transitions in an increasingly automated hiring landscape, the fear is real. And acknowledging it is the first step to doing something about it.

    Our guest, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, is a behavioral scientist, CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, and author of the hot new book The Psychology of AI Adoption at Work: From Resistance to Results. Called the "Office Whisperer" by The New York Times, his work has been featured across NPR, CBS News, and 550-plus media interviews worldwide.

    You may contact him at [email protected]

    If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy Review session - click here for more information.


    2 min
  • EP 198. Why AI Agent Management Is the Future of Work — And How to Position Yourself Ahead of It

    In this episode of The Career Transition Experts podcast, we deliver one of the most forward-looking career insights every professional and leader needs to hear in today's job market; the future of work is not about AI replacing people. It is about people managing AI agents. And the career professionals and leaders who start developing that skill set right now will be the ones leading in tomorrow's hiring landscape.

    Dr. Tsipursky cuts straight to what every career professional navigating a transition needs to understand, AI agent management is not a future concept. It is the present reality reshaping how companies hire, how leaders build teams, and how professionals at every level need to position themselves. Whether you are preparing for your next interview or leading an organization through change, this is the skill set that will set you apart in any job market.

    Our guest, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, is a behavioral scientist, CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, and author of the hot new book The Psychology of AI Adoption at Work: From Resistance to Results. Called the "Office Whisperer" by The New York Times, his work has been featured across NPR, CBS News, and 550-plus media interviews worldwide.

    You may contact him at [email protected]

    If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy Review session - click here for more information.


    2 min
  • EP 197. Stop Hunting Jobs, Start Solving Problems: Navigating the New Leadership Market - with Rick Diana Pt. 2

    I recently had an impromptu phone conversation with Rick Diana, Principal and Founder of Trinitas Talent Management, along with the premonition that it would be good to record and tee-up as a podcast episode. 

    During this empassioned exchange, as we often have as business colleagues and friends, we distinguish between being an employee/job hunter and the new reality of being a business person and problem solver. Listen to this second installment of a two-part series as Rick shares invaluable insights on the kind of results and impact you must convey to get attention and get hired.

    We also get into the advantages of consulting, interim, fractional, and paid board roles that you can enjoy if you embrace this trend in high-level leadership hiring. 

    You may contact him at [email protected] 

    If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy Review session - click here for more information.


    13 min
  • EP 196. Stop Hunting Jobs, Start Solving Problems: Navigating the New Leadership Market - with Rick Diana Pt. 1

    I recently had an impromptu phone conversation with Rick Diana, Principal and Founder of Trinitas Talent Management, along with the premonition that it would be good to record and tee-up as a podcast episode. 

    During this empassioned exchange, as we often have as business colleagues and friends, we distinguish between being an employee job hunter and the new reality of being a business person and problem solver. Listen to this two-part series as Rick shares invaluable insights on value propositions and the big gap between job descriptions and talent search methods in today’s market, and learn what that means regarding your use of a resume and the way people have traditionally represented themselves. We also get into the advantages of consulting, interim, fractional, and paid board roles that you can enjoy if you embrace this trend in high-level leadership hiring. 

    You may contact him at [email protected]

    If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy Review session - click here for more information.


    16 min
  • EP 195. From Passive Applicant to Strategic Candidate: AI Job Search, Networking, and Hiring Insights for Today's Job Market - with Carrie Christiano

    In this episode of The Career Transition Experts podcast, we cover the following key strategies for career transition success in today's AI-driven job market:

    The EMPOWER Framework: How to stop being a passive applicant and put yourself in the driver's seat of your career, building a clear action plan that takes you from stuck to strategic

    Understanding Your Industry Landscape: Why the most important first step in any job search is researching what is happening in your specific industry space and mapping your strengths to the right opportunities

    AI Detectors, the ATS Evolution, and Strategic Research: How to use AI to go far beyond resume tailoring, researching why a position is open, what a company is currently prioritizing. How to position yourself around their real challenges and initiatives

    PLUS- Smart AI Prompting for Job Search: Why the quality of your prompts determines the quality of your results and how to ask AI the strategic questions that produce a narrative response, not just a generic output

    AND The Biggest Job Search Mistake to Avoid: Why relying on automated services to tailor and mass-submit resumes is one of the most damaging things a job seeker can do in today's hiring landscape and what to do instead

    Our guest, Carrie Christiano, is a career strategist, recruiter, and author with a background spanning talent acquisition, résumé writing, and career coaching. She is the founder of Empower Career Studio and author of EMPOWER Your Job Search with AI. Carrie's work focuses on helping experienced professionals stop reacting emotionally to career change and start navigating today's job market with clarity, strategy, and confidence.

    You may contact her at [email protected]

    If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy Review session - click here for more information.


    18 min
  • EP 194. The Networking Strategy That Opens the Hidden Job Market

    In this episode of The Career Transition Experts, we uncover one of the most powerful and often overlooked career transition strategies, using AI to unlock the hidden job market through smart, confident, and strategic networking.

    Our guest explains why networking is the key that opens doors no job posting ever will. From crafting outreach messages that feel natural and comfortable to holding meaningful conversations with decision makers inside companies where you want to work, AI is giving career professionals a level of confidence and clarity in their networking campaigns that was simply not possible before. 

    Our guest, Carrie Christiano, is a career strategist, recruiter, and author with a background spanning talent acquisition, résumé writing, and career coaching. She is the founder of Empower Career Studio and author of EMPOWER Your Job Search with AI. Carrie's work focuses on helping experienced professionals stop reacting emotionally to career change and start navigating today's job market with clarity, strategy, and confidence.

    You may contact her at [email protected]

    If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy Review session - click here for more information.


    3 min
  • EP 193. How to Use AI to Build a Value Proposition That Wins in Any Job Market

    In this episode of The Career Transition Experts, we explore one of the most powerful and underused job search strategies available to career professionals today using AI not just to tailor your resume, but to think and research strategically like a career consultant. Our guest also breaks down why the real value of AI in your job search goes far beyond plug and play resume tweaks. 

    Our guest, Carrie Christiano, is a career strategist, recruiter, and author with a background spanning talent acquisition, résumé writing, and career coaching. She is the founder of Empower Career Studio and author of EMPOWER Your Job Search with AI. Carrie's work focuses on helping experienced professionals stop reacting emotionally to career change and start navigating today's job market with clarity, strategy, and confidence.

    You may contact her at [email protected]

    If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy Review session - click here for more information.


    3 min
  • EP 192. What Every Career Professional Must Know About AI, the Job Market, Networking, and Getting Hired in 2026 - with Adam Smith

    In this episode of The Career Transition Experts,  we cover the following key strategies for career transition success in the age of AI:

    AI & the Job Market: Understand how AI is already reshaping hiring across every industry and why waiting to engage with these tools is the most dangerous career move you can make right now

    The Jevons Paradox & Job Security: Why AI is not going to shrink the job market, it is going to expand it and how to position your career to benefit from that growth

    Skepticism & Fear in the Workplace: How to navigate colleagues and leaders who resist AI, why ego silently drives that resistance, and how to bring people along on the journey as a multiplier

    Company Culture & Career Growth: The three non-negotiable ingredients of a great workplace culture  open mindedness, bidirectional communication, respect and trust  and why culture determines whether even the most brilliant AI professional will succeed or fail

    Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: How to silence self-doubt, reframe rejection, show up confidently in interviews, and stop letting fear of being found out hold your career back

    Resume Strategy in the AI Era: Why even the AI expert needed outside expertise to craft a truly compelling resume  and why AI gets it wrong more often than most people realize

    Interview Mastery: Why the best hiring managers have completely abandoned old-school whiteboarding interviews and what they are actually measuring in candidates today

    Career Advice for Every Industry: Why AI is coming across every field without exception and why the professionals who experiment constantly, fail forward, and teach others will always be the ones writing their own ticket

    Our guest, Adam Smith, Director of AI Development and former Senior Software Engineering Manager, has spent years on the front lines of AI adoption  building automated AI pipelines that generated nearly a million dollars in labor value in just three weeks, leading high-performing teams with exceptional retention, and championing a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and human connection. His journey from self-driven AI experimenter to recognized thought leader and career success story is a masterclass in what it truly means to future-proof your career in today's job market.

    You may contact him at [email protected]

    If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy Review session - click here for more information.


    26 min
  • EP 191. AI Is Not Coming, AI Is Already Here — Why Every Career Professional Needs to Stop Waiting and Start Experimenting Now

    In this episode of The Career Transition Experts, we share one of the most powerful and urgent career wake-up calls: AI is not coming, it is already here. And the professionals who are waiting for someone else to teach them may already be falling behind.

    Our guest explains what every career professional needs to hear right now regardless of industry. Stop waiting. Start experimenting. The job market is not going to slow down for anyone, and the only way to build real confidence with AI is to get in, let the tool fail, and learn from it. The people who will lead in tomorrow's hiring landscape are the ones teaching others today  not waiting to be taught.

    Our guest, Adam Smith, Director of AI Development and former Senior Software Engineering Manager, has dedicated years to experimenting with, applying, and championing AI across his organization. His hands-on approach to AI adoption has made him a recognized thought leader and a trusted voice on how professionals at every level can embrace these tools to accelerate their careers.

    You may contact him at [email protected]

    If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy Review session - click here for more information.


    2 min

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