In this episode, we invite Sebastian Rusk. He is a Podcast Launch Specialist. He's been building online communities for the last 15 years, and has made it his mission to help people tell their stories by starting a podcast! Sebastian founded PodcastLaunchLab.com in 2016 as a turn-key podcast launch solution for marketers and entrepreneurs that want to start a podcast.

What you will learn:

- Getting out of your comfort zone
- Importance of humor in job interviews
- Sebastian’s thoughts on podcasting for jobseekers
- What to do with an hour-long podcast episode
- How to get started with a podcast

Mic Drop Moments

🎤Sebastian at (04:50) - Bomb like a man!

🎤Sebastian at (06:50) - I tell myself every day, I’m the best at what I do but I can improve every day.

🎤Sebastian at (11:30) - Some people light up a room when they walk into it. Some people light it up when they walk out of it.

🎤Sebastian at (14:00) - If you have a resume and you’re submitting and you’re sending it out and you’re connecting with recruiters and you think you’re sending nice messages and emojis and making them feel warm and fuzzy, it simply is not enough. Chances are your resume is on the bottom of the stack.

🎤Sebastian at (14:36) - I would start interviewing within an organization that I wanna go to work for.

🎤Sebastian at (17:06) - Record a podcast episode on why Hershey chocolate bars are your absolute favorite chocolate bar on the planet.

🎤Trevor at (19:25) - We are one in a million.

🎤Sebastian at (24:20) - You find someone who can get it done, or you research the tools that help you actually get it done, and you figure it out. Or you just don’t do it. Those are your two options.

🎤Sebastian at (24:30) - It’s never about resources. It’s about resourcefulness.

🎤Sebastian at (26:40) - Everything else is going to be an ongoing disaster if that’s not turned out.

🎤Sebastian at (27:44) - Some things don’t need prayer. They need discipline. God already told you what to do.

Get in touch with Sebastian
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianrusk/

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💸 Financial Impact of Career Transition:
Financial stress can take a huge toll on your mental and physical health, your relationships, and your overall quality of life. You may be wondering…

- How long will the search take?
- How much of my savings will I have to use?
- What to do with my 401(k), 403(b), pension plans?
- How should I take my severance?
- What happens to my insurance benefits?
- How long will it take to recover?

Separately and independently from the Who Ya Know Show, Trevor Houston and Mark Elder are licensed financial professionals offering insurance and financial products through various carriers. We can help you assess your financial situation and guide you through this transition. For more information, visit 👉 https://www.ClearPathWealthStrategies.com/

In this episode, we invite Stefanie Dean. Stefanie is the CEO of Solar Plexus Consulting & the "bad resume shredder"! She helps people shred their bad resumes and ineffective job search strategies.

What you will learn:

- How did Stefanie start her journey to serve jobseekers
- How did she start her business
- Technical blindspot that job seekers aren’t aware of
- How does ATS read the data
- Stefanie's advice to job seekers
- How to get your resume noticed by people
- Why do jobseekers get ghosted after interviews
- Abundance mindset v/s scarcity mindset
- The importance of negotiation while landing a job
- Stefanie’s guide to career strategies that work

Mic Drop Moments

🎤Stefanie at (08:32) - Be really good about your application strategy which is the thing that comes after having a good resume, which is going to include leveraging your network, applying, strategizing, and diversifying.

🎤Trevor at (11:18) - Ain’t nobody got time for that.

🎤Stefanie at (16:05) - You get into the interview and if you don’t know how to communicate verbally, which includes presenting yourself in a confident way, being able to speak to not just the skills that you have but being able to just communicate with people.

🎤Trevor at (15:42) - Confidence too!

🎤Stefanie at (17:10) - Jobseekers need to understand that companies expect you to negotiate. So, if you are walking in there and you’re like, ‘I’m just gonna accept it.’ Then guess what, you just lost.


Get in touch with Stefanie
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanie-joanne/

Get to know all things Who Ya Know:
👉 https://linktr.ee/whoyaknow

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💸 Financial Impact of Career Transition:
Financial stress can take a huge toll on your mental and physical health, your relationships, and your overall quality of life. You may be wondering…

- How long will the search take?
- How much of my savings will I have to use?
- What to do with my 401(k), 403(b), pension plans?
- How should I take my severance?
- What happens to my insurance benefits?
- How long will it take to recover?

Separately and independently from the Who Ya Know Show, Trevor Houston and Mark Elder are licensed financial professionals offering insurance and financial products through various carriers. We can help you assess your financial situation and guide you through this transition. For more information, visit 👉 https://www.ClearPathWealthStrategies.com/

In this episode, we invite Brenden Kumarasamy. Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become the top 1% communicators in their industry.

What you will learn:

- The first ever conversation of Brenden with Trevor
- Brenden’s channel: MasterTalk
- Why public speaking is the number one fear in the word
- Importance of practice in job interviews
- How to bring your script to life
- Keeping up your communication skills after getting hired
- The power of communication

Mic Drop Moments

🎤Trevor at (01:45) - Everybody welcome Brenden!

🎤Trevor at (03:58) - You started a YouTube channel, started a coaching business, and dropped your full-time gig. And this is now your full-time gig.

🎤Brenden at (11:05) - I love serving clients in the same way I love serving others and I look forward to interviewing for this role.

🎤Brenden at (15:49) - The biggest mistake that I see candidates make is that they go about the process alone. They don’t work as a team.

🎤Brenden at (16:49) - Us three as a unit will be hundred times more effective than any individual candidate.

Get in touch with Brenden
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendenkumarasamy/

Get to know all things Who Ya Know:
👉 https://linktr.ee/whoyaknow

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💸 Financial Impact of Career Transition:
Financial stress can take a huge toll on your mental and physical health, your relationships, and your overall quality of life. You may be wondering…

- How long will the search take?
- How much of my savings will I have to use?
- What to do with my 401(k), 403(b), pension plans?
- How should I take my severance?
- What happens to my insurance benefits?
- How long will it take to recover?

Separately and independently from the Who Ya Know Show, Trevor Houston and Mark Elder are licensed financial professionals offering insurance and financial products through various carriers. We can help you assess your financial situation and guide you through this transition. For more information, visit 👉 https://www.ClearPathWealthStrategies.com/

In this episode, we invite Regeline Sabbat a.k.a. Gigi. Regeline is the CEO & Founder of Life Service Center of America, LLC, Motivational Keynote Speaker, 3x Best Selling Author of the " Walk With Me" & " God First" books that have been endorsed by Les Brown.

What you will learn:

- Regeline’s journey of finding her inner beauty
- How did she overcome her life challenges
- Overcoming heart blocks due to trauma in life
- How to maintain a positive mindset through pain
- How to gain patience
- Personal responsibility and accountability
- Regeline’s book: Walk With Me
- Her second book: God First
- Self-talk to motivate yourself

Mic Drop Moments

🎤Regeline at (04:33) - Remember that beauty is truly within you. You just need to dig deep and find it within you.

🎤Regeline at (08:15) - You may not be able to see right now, what job God may have next for you.

🎤Regeline at (08:51) - God knows the plan that he has for you.

🎤Regeline at (16:45) - Your resume will never be final.

🎤Regeline at (19:54) - I am enough!

Get in touch with Regeline
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/regeline-%E2%80%9Cgigi%E2%80%9D-sabbat-465748164/

Get to know all things Who Ya Know:
👉 https://linktr.ee/whoyaknow

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💸 Financial Impact of Career Transition:
Financial stress can take a huge toll on your mental and physical health, your relationships, and your overall quality of life. You may be wondering…

- How long will the search take?
- How much of my savings will I have to use?
- What to do with my 401(k), 403(b), pension plans?
- How should I take my severance?
- What happens to my insurance benefits?
- How long will it take to recover?

Separately and independently from the Who Ya Know Show, Trevor Houston and Mark Elder are licensed financial professionals offering insurance and financial products through various carriers. We can help you assess your financial situation and guide you through this transition. For more information, visit 👉 https://www.ClearPathWealthStrategies.com/

In this episode, we invite Marc Champagne. Marc is a mental fitness expert, host of the top 50 podcasts Behind the Human, and co-founder of the journaling app KYO, which ended up reaching over 80 million people. He is the author of Personal Socrates, a best-selling book exploring the pointed questions that stimulate our mental fitness and teach us how to direct our internal narrative to work for us instead of against us. He has studied mental fitness practices for over a decade and consults with Fortune 500 companies.

What you will learn:

- Marc’s journaling app KYO and its success
- Why did the app was shut down
- What helped Marc to get to the other side
- Marc’s book: Personal Socrates
- Marc’s transition to mental fitness
- Dealing with negative thoughts
- How to keep your mind healthy during jobsearch
- The $10 million mindset
- How to wake up with solutions to your challenges

Mic Drop Moments

🎤Marc at (07:16) - We are all one question away from a completely different life.

🎤Marc at (08:44) - It’s really hard to make clear decisions when you are in a fierce state.

🎤Marc at (08:69) - Whether it’s a job interview, whether it’s pitching someone, you’re showing up with the right energy, and that makes a difference.

🎤Marc at (21:00) - If we let the mind calm down and some stillness be there, then all of a sudden the connection point starts to form and you have all the answers to your questions.

Get in touch with Marc
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-champagne-%F0%9F%97%9D-14767b17/

Get to know all things Who Ya Know:
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💸 Financial Impact of Career Transition:
Financial stress can take a huge toll on your mental and physical health, your relationships, and your overall quality of life. You may be wondering…

- How long will the search take?
- How much of my savings will I have to use?
- What to do with my 401(k), 403(b), pension plans?
- How should I take my severance?
- What happens to my insurance benefits?
- How long will it take to recover?

Separately and independently from the Who Ya Know Show, Trevor Houston and Mark Elder are licensed financial professionals offering insurance and financial products through various carriers. We can help you assess your financial situation and guide you through this transition. For more information, visit 👉 https://www.ClearPathWealthStrategies.com/

In this episode, we invite Stephynie Malik. Stephynie is the CEO & Founder of SMALIK Enterprises. Her experience building businesses from scratch allows her to get her clients real results through her executive coaching, business consulting, and crisis management services. In order to provide more value, Stephynie has launched her own podcast, Spin It!, where she speaks with top minds about turning obstacles into opportunities.

What you will learn:

- How to turn obstacles into opportunities
- Stephynie’s strengths and gifts
- Obstacles that came in Stephynie’s way
- Saying yes to everything that comes in your way
- The importance of taking a mental break
- When did Stephynie feel that she had reached her goal
- What would take Stephynie’s business to the next level
- Positions that Stephynie is hiring for
- Stephynie’s new course on executive presence

Mic Drop Moments

🎤Stephynie at (03:19) - Someone always knows someone.

🎤Stephynie at (11:57) - I got big schooling, I’ll tell you that, by several executives and VCs, who said, “Are you kidding? You have started 11 global businesses. Some of them have gone public. You have been on the lead deal team for over a billion dollars. Are you serious right now?” And I was like, “So what?”

🎤Stephynie at (14:54) - Say yes, even if it’s a volunteer because you’re learning and you are gaining knowledge and you wanna make yourself indispensable for that next position.

🎤Trevor at (18:38) - Just ask!

🎤Stephynie at (29:30) - If you come to work with me, Trevor.

🎤Stephynie at (27:17) - I have a one and a half percent turnover across all my firms globally.

🎤Stephynie at (29:45) - We are going to offer all of your listeners 20% off, with a promo code HOUSTON.

Get in touch with Stephynie
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephyniemalik/

Get to know all things Who Ya Know:
👉 https://linktr.ee/whoyaknow

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💸 Financial Impact of Career Transition:
Financial stress can take a huge toll on your mental and physical health, your relationships, and your overall quality of life. You may be wondering…

- How long will the search take?
- How much of my savings will I have to use?
- What to do with my 401(k), 403(b), pension plans?
- How should I take my severance?
- What happens to my insurance benefits?
- How long will it take to recover?

Separately and independently from the Who Ya Know Show, Trevor Houston and Mark Elder are licensed financial professionals offering insurance and financial products through various carriers. We can help you assess your financial situation and guide you through this transition. For more information, visit 👉 https://www.ClearPathWealthStrategies.com/

In this episode, we invite Hala Taha. Hala Taha is the host of Young and Profiting Podcast, frequently ranked as a #1 Education podcast across all apps. Hala is also the CEO of YAP Media, a full-service social media and podcast marketing agency for top podcasters, celebrities, and CEOs generating over $2M in revenue in its first year. She is well-known for her engaged following and influence on LinkedIn, and she landed the January 2021 cover of Podcast Magazine.

What you will learn:

- Halla’s most memorable episode on Young and Profiting Podcast
- Why Halla chose podcasting over everything else
- Podcasting equipment for a beginner
- How to set your podcast apart
- How to get more views on your podcast
- Different ways to monetize a podcast
- How starting a podcast changed Hala’s life

Mic Drop Moments

🎤Hala at (09:28) - I would like to scale this conversation with a hundred of my friends.

🎤Hala at (23:18) - Watch out Joe Rogan.

🎤Hala at (23:48) - As soon as I started my podcast, I was so desired by employers. I get inundated by people who want me to work at their companies.


Get in touch with Hala
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/

Get to know all things Who Ya Know:
👉 https://linktr.ee/whoyaknow

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💸 Financial Impact of Career Transition:
Financial stress can take a huge toll on your mental and physical health, your relationships, and your overall quality of life. You may be wondering…

- How long will the search take?
- How much of my savings will I have to use?
- What to do with my 401(k), 403(b), pension plans?
- How should I take my severance?
- What happens to my insurance benefits?
- How long will it take to recover?

Separately and independently from the Who Ya Know Show, Trevor Houston and Mark Elder are licensed financial professionals offering insurance and financial products through various carriers. We can help you assess your financial situation and guide you through this transition. For more information, visit 👉 https://www.ClearPathWealthStrategies.com/

In this episode, we invite Hala Taha. Hala is the host of Young and Profiting Podcast, frequently ranked as a #1 Education podcast across all apps. Hala is also the CEO of YAP Media, a full-service social media and podcast marketing agency for top podcasters, celebrities, and CEOs generating over $2M in revenue in its first year. She is well-known for her engaged following and influence on LinkedIn, and she landed the January 2021 cover of Podcast Magazine.

What you will learn:

- How was Hala’s first podcast episode
- What is Hala’s biggest gift according to her
- How is Hala building her community
- Hala’s story and the rejections that she faced
- What motivated Hala to move on
- Hala’s journey from an intern to a peer
- How did Hala start Young and Profiting Podcast

Mic Drop Moments

🎤Hala at (04:42) - It’s not the first time running teams of 30, 40, 50, or 60. Everybody used to work for free for me.

🎤Hala at (06:32) - A lot of my volunteers for young profiting are now leading teams of 20-30, and have quit their full-time jobs.

🎤Hala at (11:41) - I got fired on a Thursday. By Sunday, I had a new idea and I was already working on it.

🎤Hala at (17:50) - We were the first one who did that. All the blogs do that now and did that afterward, but we were the first ones to do that.

Get in touch with Hala
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/

Get to know all things Who Ya Know:
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💸 Financial Impact of Career Transition:
Financial stress can take a huge toll on your mental and physical health, your relationships, and your overall quality of life. You may be wondering…

- How long will the search take?
- How much of my savings will I have to use?
- What to do with my 401(k), 403(b), pension plans?
- How should I take my severance?
- What happens to my insurance benefits?
- How long will it take to recover?

Separately and independently from the Who Ya Know Show, Trevor Houston and Mark Elder are licensed financial professionals offering insurance and financial products through various carriers. We can help you assess your financial situation and guide you through this transition. For more information, visit 👉 https://www.ClearPathWealthStrategies.com/

In this episode, we invite Roger L. Brooks. He is the founder and host of American Real TV, a weekly talk show featuring some of the most fascinating people from around the world. He’s also the CEO of the Bestseller Academy, where he helps busy people write, publish and market their first books. Roger is a three-time bestselling author and lives in upstate New York with his wife, Sabrina, and their two children.

What you will learn:

- Roger’s journey of getting started as an author
- Roger’s company: Bestseller Academy
- Use of technology and transcribing audio
- The jobseeker podcast
- Benefits of writing a book
- How to become an authority in your field
- People who have impacted Roger’s life
- Roger’s best-selling books

Mic Drop Moments

🎤Roger at (03:12) - People have been trying to pass on knowledge. So I feel it’s our duty to do so.

🎤Roger at (11:14) - If you write a book, it’s gonna take a little bit more time and effort. It will absolutely help you to get to the top of the resume pile.

🎤Mark at (17:50) - Guess what jobseekers, you are all in sales right now.

🎤Roger at (21:12) - He was so tough that he toughened me up. I needed that at 9, at 10. By the time I was 11 and 12, I became an all-star, because of him.

Get in touch with Roger
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerlbrooks/

Get to know all things Who Ya Know:
👉 https://linktr.ee/whoyaknow

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💸 Financial Impact of Career Transition:
Financial stress can take a huge toll on your mental and physical health, your relationships, and your overall quality of life. You may be wondering…

- How long will the search take?
- How much of my savings will I have to use?
- What to do with my 401(k), 403(b), pension plans?
- How should I take my severance?
- What happens to my insurance benefits?
- How long will it take to recover?

Separately and independently from the Who Ya Know Show, Trevor Houston and Mark Elder are licensed financial professionals offering insurance and financial products through various carriers. We can help you assess your financial situation and guide you through this transition. For more information, visit 👉 https://www.ClearPathWealthStrategies.com/

In this episode, we invite Stephanie Saunders. Stephanie's career path hasn't always been a laser-straight line to success. However, there have been a couple of reliable constants, real estate, thriving against the odds, and the ability to market herself. She is a prior corporate executive turned founder, real estate investor, keynote speaker, podcast host, angel investor, non-profit founder, and Forbes top social media influencer 2020.

What you will learn:

- Stephanie’s childhood and growing up
- Her transition to a new career field
- Why did Stephanie get into real-estate
- Stephanie’s foundation offering grants for tech careers
- How can jobseekers get back to their cashflow
- Stephanie’s requirements to take her business to next level
- How did Stephanie land a National Sales Execute Role
- What you know or who you know

Mic Drop Moments

🎤Stephanie at (08:33) - There are technology jobs that are booming, and they’re paying really well.

🎤Stephanie at (11:18) - You have to figure out what you’re not doing. And it could likely be your presence online.

🎤Stephanie at (16:20) - I was able to adapt during the first failure, change my career path, and then from there it was all about who I met for the next decade.

🎤Stephanie at (17:35) - I will call out one of my first bosses Mike Rosaler and Richard Popkin. They believed in me.

🎤Stephanie at (21:22) - Surprisingly, I really enjoy the Cowboys stadium.

Get in touch with Stephanie
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thestephaniesaunders/

Get to know all things Who Ya Know:
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If you enjoyed today's episode, don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a positive ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review!! It only takes a few minutes and let me tell you... those reviews really help people find the show!

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💸 Financial Impact of Career Transition:
Financial stress can take a huge toll on your mental and physical health, your relationships, and your overall quality of life. You may be wondering…

- How long will the search take?
- How much of my savings will I have to use?
- What to do with my 401(k), 403(b), pension plans?
- How should I take my severance?
- What happens to my insurance benefits?
- How long will it take to recover?

Separately and independently from the Who Ya Know Show, Trevor Houston and Mark Elder are licensed financial professionals offering insurance and financial products through various carriers. We can help you assess your financial situation and guide you through this transition. For more information, visit 👉 https://www.ClearPathWealthStrategies.com/