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- 19 - How to find a job with Jennifer Osborn
Are you currently on the lookout for a job? Then this episode of "The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Business" podcast is a must-listen for you! Join host Catryn Becker as she engages in a conversation with Jennifer Osborn, Founder of TalentSENSE, to unravel the secrets of HR and recruiting, and gain valuable insights into the current job market trends. Jennifer, an expert in HR and recruiting, provides practical advice and tips to empower job seekers, highlighting the nuances between HR and recruiting, the role of recruiters as allies, and leveraging bargaining power in today's job market. Don't miss out on this episode filled with job search strategies and actionable insights!
In this episode, Jennifer Osborn dives into the distinct roles of HR and recruiting, shedding light on their differences and the skill sets required for each. As a job seeker, understanding these nuances can significantly impact your job search strategy. Jennifer emphasizes how recruiters can become your strongest allies throughout the hiring process, advocating for your interests and ensuring the right fit between candidates and organizations. Their guidance and support can enhance your chances of securing your dream job.
Additionally, the episode delves into the current job market dynamics, providing insights into the trends that job seekers need to be aware of. Jennifer reveals that it's currently a job seekers' market, granting candidates increased bargaining power. Armed with this knowledge, job seekers can negotiate better salary offers and consider various aspects of an opportunity before making a decision. The episode equips you with practical tips to leverage this favorable market condition and maximize your chances of finding the right job.
Tune in to this episode to gain valuable job search strategies, understand the intricacies of HR and recruiting, and navigate the current job market with confidence. Don't miss the opportunity to learn from Jennifer Osborn's expertise and empower yourself in your job search journey!
About Jennifer Osborn - President of TalentSENSE
TalentSENSE is a human resources and recruiting consulting firm providing clients with competent HR solutions and unmatched red-carpet-style recruiting. Jennifer Osborn founded the company in 2013. She wanted to own an HR/Recruiting Consulting business since college, finally remembered her dream after 12 years in corporate America, and went after it with just about nothing except her optimism and determination. She now has a team of people supporting clients who share the same values around: Excellence, Authenticity, Courage, Integrity, Emotional intelligence, and Indispensable.
The TalentSENSE team has diverse experience in a broad array of industries including legal, accounting, government, technology, marketing, manufacturing, medical, and retail. Most have over 20 years of experience in HR and/or recruiting as well as advanced degrees and relevant certifications.
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Contact Catryn Becker:
- Work with Catryn
- YouTube
Contact Jennifer Osborn - TalentSENSE:
- Website
- Facebook - TalentSENSE
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28 min - 18 - Is your ego getting in the way of your growth? With Stephanie Goshen
"A wing and a prayer and a lot of turkey sandwiches." This is how guest Stephanie Goshen describes the entrepreneurial journey for her. In this episode, Stephanie, self described creative, and host Catryn Becker discuss the steps necessary to nurture a business mindset while still allowing the creative juices to flow.
Stephanie further describes the process she went through to learn all of the skills necessary to run her successful hair salon and apothecary business, Eden Reign, and how she needed to leave her ego at the door in order to do so. She learned the value early on about surrounding herself with people who she admired.
The conversation really turns juicy as Stephanie shares how a major medication situation she experienced a few years ago changed her view on the world both personally and professionally. She shares how letting go of others expectations really helped her to soar.
Contact Catryn Becker:
- Work with Catryn
- YouTube
Contact Stephanie Goshen - Owner of Eden Reign:
- Website - Old Town Spring
- TikTok
- Facebook - Personal
- Facebook - Apothecary
- Facebook - Salon
- Eden Reign Salon Booking Link
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38 min - 17 - Coaching like NBA legend Phil Jackson. With Greg Hess
How did Phil Jackson manage such huge egos like Michael Jordan from the Chicago Bulls or Kobe Bryant from the LA Lakers? In this episode, host Catryn Becker interviews Coach Greg Hess about how his experience as a basketball coach relates to the business coaching he performs for and with various teams. There are many parallels between the two.
Coach Hess does a remarkable job of relating our characteristics and team dynamics from the business world into sports analogy. He even ties it back to relationship and loading the dishwasher!
Coach Hess shares incredible wisdom in the following three areas:
- Know thy self
- Know thy team
- Know thy customers
If you like this interview, please like and subscribe to this podcast and leave a review! Thanks for listening!
About Coach Greg Hess
Coach Hess has a proven track record of successful coaching endeavors. From the court, field or course to the boardroom, Coach Hess delivers winning systems and messages to help driven and energetic business owners and leaders increase their profits and their operating efficiencies.
As your coach and advisor, Coach Hess will help you achieve more using proven tools, methodologies and systems, tested and perfected over tens of thousands of businesses worldwide over the past three decades. He will hold you accountable for your results and, just like a sports coach, push you to perform at optimal levels.
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Contact Catryn Becker:
- Work with Catryn
- YouTube
Contact Coach Greg Hess | Business Accelerator Specialist:
- Website
- YouTube
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25 min - 16 - Do you know how to create Wealth? With Linda Chung
Is your money making you money? It is possible with strategies that have been around for years and guest Linda Chung from Chung Financial Services. Listen as Linda and host Catryn Becker discuss these strategies as well the journey that lead her to this career. It is a journey of overcoming cultural and parental pressure to find a career that lights you up and energizes you! A great listen for sure.
About Linda Chung
Creative and spontaneous, I'm a motivated and passionate entrepreneur with a history of success. Highly energetic and creative, I am adept at turning challenges into opportunities. My experience as an Agency Owner, real estate investor, emotional intelligence coach/consultant, angel investor/startup advisor/consultant has given me the opportunity to work in various roles across various industries such as marketing and management roles.
I have been successful in Sales, Business Development, Strategic Thinking, Coaching Facilitating Operations, Training Workshops, Marketing, Management, Consumer Products, Music Industry Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance.
With a strong business development background and an MBA from Columbia, I have been able to work with clients in the music industry. My JD from Cornell has given me extensive experience in both corporate law and music law.
I am a woman who is compassionate, courageous, confident, creative, collaborative and curious. I am passionate about my work because it allows me to use all of my skills to help people grow their businesses or pursue their goals.
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Contact Catryn Becker:
- Work with Catryn
- YouTube
Contact Linda Chung | Chung Financial Services:
- All the links - Linktr.ee
- Website
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27 min - 15 - You've been evicted!! Now what? With George Oggero.
Eviction Notice. The last thing anyone wants to see on their door when they come home. Now what?!? As an attorney providing real estate guidance to tenants and landlord, guest George Oggero is the person you want in your corner. As George shares, tenants will have the best outcome if they can seek counsel BEFORE they receive the eviction notice. He can help you work out a deal with the management company.
Switching gears to the business of being a small business, George and podcast host Catryn Becker discuss the fears and scarcity mindset that can hold solopreneurs back from scaling their business. Listen how George overcame this fear and how he makes sure he makes payroll. Catryn and George also discuss another common obstacle that small business owners face - consistency.
In wrapping up the interview, George ends with great advice - "Call me first". If you have a question that you think you may need a lawyer, call George and he will lead you in the right direction.
About George Oggero
George Oggero is the managing partner at The Oggero Law Firm located in Houston, Texas. The Oggero Law Firm provides guidance on real estate and real estate investment matters, estate planning and probate, business matters, and general civil litigation.
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Contact Catryn Becker:
- Work with Catryn
- YouTube
Contact George Oggero | The Oggero Law Firm:
- Website
- Facebook - Personal Page
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32 min - 14 - How to Pivot from a Pink Slip with Jennifer Greene
For most people, receiving a "pink slip" would be devastating news but Jennifer Greene and her husband used as a launching pad for following their hearts. Listen in as host Catryn Becker chats with Jennifer about her journey from anti-human trafficking into real estate flipping, investing, and coaching. It is quite the wild ride!
Additionally, Cat and Jen discuss the importance of creating firm boundaries, establishing guiding core values, and how to not let others determine your worth. Jen brings an interesting take on how she views the interview process, with keeping in my mind how she hires to protect her brand. She shares how to see past people who are just really good at interviewing. We also share stories of being mothers and how we work differently now to balance family life.
About Jennifer Greene
Ever since Jen can remember, she has always had a passion for helping people. Jen has a unique capability to strategize ways out of complicated real estate situations, such as probate, divorce, eviction, and she specializes in foreclosures. Having faced foreclosure with her husband, Dan, she spent a long time educating herself and others on how to avoid foreclosure. Jen has built many solid relationships with attorneys throughout the Twin Cities and comes highly recommended to solve complex real estate situations. In her spare time, you will find Jen traveling, boating, playing volleyball, and spending time with her husband and two sons at their cabin. Jen also serves as the Vice Chair on the Board of Directors for the Sexual Violence Center in Minneapolis.
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Contact Catryn Becker:
- Work with Catryn
- YouTube
Contact Jennifer Greene | Property Haus:
- Website
- Facebook - Personal Page
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32 min - 13 - Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable with Alyssa Webb-McCune
Why does the topic of sex still make us so uncomfortable? And how does this affect us in the workplace? In this episode, Catryn discusses sex and how it impacts your brand and culture especially under the lens of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and efforts with Alyssa Webb-McCune, the founder of Natural Balance Counseling.
Among all aspects of mental health, Alyssa works a lot around the topic of sex, which is considered a taboo subject for many people. We dive deeper into how to market and promote a brand when its considered taboo and how to lean into your company value's to keep true to yourself.
Additionally, if you have ever wondered if you need to see a therapist or a sex therapist, this is a great resource on how to find the right one for you and find comfort in how to seek the help you need.
Discussion topic resources:
- Find a Therapist
- Sex Therapy Certification
Contact Catryn Becker:
- Work with Catryn
- YouTube
Contact Alyssa Webb-McCune | Natural Balance Counseling:
- Website
- Facebook - Business Page
- Facebook - Personal Page
- Book - Intentional Self-Love
About Alyssa
Alyssa Webb-McCune, the founder of Natural Balance Counseling, has been a part of the Houston community for over a decade. She understands the unique variety of her neighbors and tailors her style for each individual that walks through her door. Her passion is providing a safe and supportive space for clients and clinicians to grow and be the best version of themselves. She understands that going to counseling for the first time, or starting back after a rocky first attempt, can be intimidating. She works hard to ensure everyone feels comfortable and heard in a caring, judgment-free space.
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24 min - 12- Is something wrong with me? With Nila Raju
At one point or another, most of us ask ourselves "What's wrong with me?". As we get more life experience, we realize that we don't think the same as other people and for some reason think the deficit must be with us. In this episode, Catryn talks with guest Nirmala (Nila or Nimi) Raju, an energy healer with certifications and trainings in over 50 modalities! Nila shares with us just why she has so many certifications as well as how she came to start looking deeper and desiring more from her career first in chemical engineering and then in IT services.
Enjoy!
Contact Catryn Becker:
- Work with Catryn
- YouTube
Contact Nirmala (Nila or Nimi) Raju | Infinite Healing:
- Healing with Nila
- IT with Nila
- YouTube
- SoundCloud
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34 min - 11-How to find "The One" with Andrea Walker
How do you know if you have found "The One"? This is something a lot of people spend time thinking about but it is usually only in connection with romantic relationships. We rarely think of "The One" in terms of our career when it should garner just as much consideration, if not more, based on the percentage of time we will spend working during our lifetime. In this episode, Catryn dives deep with Andrea Walker, a Gene Key Guide for Entrepreneurs, on how to look inwardly to understand who you were created to be and how that translates to finding and/or creating a fulfilling career for yourself.
Contact Catryn Becker:
- Work with Catryn
- YouTube
Contact Andrea Walker | Gene Keys Guide for Entrepreneurs:
- Facebook - Personal Page
- Facebook - Group
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26 min - 10 - How to attract and retain the best talent with Adam Coffey
In this episode of "The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Business," host Catryn Becker sits down with Adam Coffey, a successful CEO, to discuss the crucial role that culture plays in an organization's success.
The conversation kicks off with Catryn asking Adam about his experience in building and maintaining a strong company culture. Adam shares his insights on how he has created a culture that promotes accountability, transparency, and trust within his teams.
As the discussion continues, Catryn and Adam delve deeper into the ways in which culture can impact an organization's bottom line. They touch on topics such as employee retention, customer satisfaction, and attracting the best talent, and how each of these areas can be positively or negatively affected by an organization's culture.
Throughout the conversation, Catryn and Adam provide actionable insights for business leaders looking to improve their organization's culture, including tips for creating a culture of open communication, promoting diversity and inclusion, and encouraging employee feedback.
In summary, this episode of The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Business offers a thought-provoking discussion on the importance of culture in business, with practical advice for leaders looking to build a culture that fosters success and growth.
About Adam Coffey:
Adam has had an incredible career that began serving our great country as a humble soldier in the US Army to scaling a staggering three small businesses into empires. He has done nearly 60 acquisitions and Billions of dollars in successful exits. In his spare time he has managed to write two #1 best-selling books – The Private Equity Playbook and most recently The Exit Strategy Playbook.
Contact Catryn Becker:
- Work with Catryn
- YouTube
Contact Adam E. Coffey:
- Website
- Books
- Wikipedia
- Forbes
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About The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Business
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Welcome to 'The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Business,' a podcast that goes beyond the surface to explore the realities of the business world. Hosted by Catryn Becker, People Optimization Specialist and…
visionary leader, this show features insightful interviews with entrepreneurs, corporate executives, real estate moguls, and more. Hear firsthand accounts of the successes, failures, and pivotal moments that shaped their careers. Catryn's engaging style uncovers the strategies and mindsets that can help you avoid mistakes, accelerate your growth, and achieve your goals. If they can overcome their obstacles, so can you—tune in and transform your business journey.