The Impromptu Game Plan

In the process of living her own impromptu career game plan from attorney to law firm manager to founder of a start-up accelerator fund, Kelly realized that her superpower was actually networking and understanding how to use her network to maximum effect. And so she wrote a book on the subject and is now a keynote speaker. 

Kevin has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential in the Experience Industry and an HR Executive Rising Star. While he didn't get here by career pivots, it did involve a journey of self-discovery and reflection to recognize what his core values are and to understand how to craft a career that aligns with them. 

Sam comes from a long line of accountants, including his sheep counting great-grandfather in Italy. So a career as an accountant seemed to make sense initially. But through multiple pivots and re-inventions of himself, Sam has found his twin passions in his private equity and venture capital firm, Tip of the Spear, but also in the Javelin Institute which provides Executive Education targeting Leaders who experience family hardship 

While questioning her own career choice in IT, Bruna had the epiphany that she'd been trying to make a career change based on thinking about only her past job experiences or by focusing solely on what she was passionate about.  Once she realized that she had to bring her strengths, experiences, passions, and values into alignment with who she is as a person, she realized that her perfect career pivot was towards helping other people make similarly successful career changes as an Executive Coach

After a long and successful career in packaging design, Charlotte found herself burned out and suddenly dealing with breast cancer. She knew she needed to find more work-life balance and has spent the last few years trying to build a portfolio career that allows her to be creative without any of the overhead of a corporate job. 

Kicking off season two, we talk to David who had a long and successful media and marketing career. He now runs a non-profit, the Refugee Employment Partnership, and finds it to be the most meaningful work he's ever done. 

After a career full of twists and turns, Theo has found a truly meaningful career as a Family Service Counselor at the famous funeral home and cemetery, Hollywood Forever.  The cemetery is the final resting place of hundreds of Hollywood legends, including Judy Garland, Cecil B. DeMille, Rudolph Valentino, Mickey Rooney, Tyrone Power, Douglas Fairbanks,  and hundreds of others.

We've been finding the topic of the #GreatResignation so fascinating and relevant to The Impromptu Game Plan, that we decided to devote an episode to discussing it. We consider whether a better name for this is the Great Reframing and what we think the trend bodes for people looking to make career pivots. Here are some of the articles we reference

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/29/more-people-plan-to-quit-as-return-to-work-plans-go-into-effect-.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/josephcoughlin/2021/07/06/first-he-fired-his-employer-are-you-ready-for-societys-great-reframing/?sh=1e6cebf74a01
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6819252294266187776/

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/the-most-fundamental-skill-intentional-learning-and-the-career-advantage

This week we talk with  Alyssa,  a career adjuster. After COVID lockdown caused her to reassess her career and work-life balance, Alyssa became part of the #greatresignation. She found a career as a personal financial advisor, giving her the purpose and work-life balance she was craving. https://caminvestor.com/

This week, we chat with Niko about courageously making bold career and life choices. After years of working as a tech consultant for large companies, Niko has found that the way to align his strengths and experiences around technology with his passions and values has been to say no to projects and roles and to be prepared to step away from his career.