Work From Home with Kimber

Show Notes | November 7, 2019 | Episode 007

Finding Your Purpose & Unlocking Financial Wellness

Kimber sits down with US VetLife founder Scott Tucker to cover everything from strategizing financial solutions for your family to overcoming depression and finding your purpose. USVetLife is an amazing company that is innovating both the financial and employment spaces for military families. This episode focuses on personal development and finding ways to align your passions to income. As an added bonus, Scott and Kimber come up with a pretty fantastic reading list.

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US VetLife (Contact: [email protected])

The Transition Savings Plan

The Rosie Network

VetForce

FourBlock

The Veteran's Guide to Life, Liberty, and Purpose by Scott Tucker

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

Tribe by Sebastian Junger

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Purpose. It’s something we all want, but how many of us have actually found it? And if we’ve been lucky enough to find it, have we found a way to make a career out of it? US VetLife founder and Army veteran Scott Tucker has not only found his passion and purpose but he is out there every day sharing it with the world. USVetLife is an amazing company that is innovating both the financial and employment spaces for military families.

Scott is all about financial wellness. There is a shocking statistic out there that the average military family gets out of the service with only $5,000 to their name. We are so used to benefits taking care of us and, honestly, our financial education isn’t working. Here is the goal: learn how to use our money. We should be positioning ourselves financially for the eventual transition out of the military. There has never been a time like this in the history of the world, where so much information and access is available to us. But here is the catch - you have to want to go out and find the information and opportunities. Then, once you find it, you have to ask. Ask for help, ask for explanations.

So how do we tackle this? Scott suggests a modern, proactive approach. “Do we want to leave it to the government?

Show Notes | October 31, 2019 | Episode 006

Discussing

How MilSpouses Can Grow In The Agent Role

In this episode, Aira Agent Hiring Manager Kyle Kozlowski sits down with Kimber to talk about why the Agent role is such an exciting opportunity and why Aira has made the commitment to hiring military spouse.

This one-of-a-kind company works to enhance the way low-vision people experience and interact with the world. The mission of Aira is truly about the people. They put their Explorers, the people who you are serving as an Agent, front and center. Aira is all about empowering people to live life on their own terms.

Kyle shares everything from his favorite

moments working with Explorers to tips for prepping for your interview (hint:

don’t do it in the back of a van).

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VirtForce is thrilled to have Aira as an employment partner. So what do they do? Aira transforms lives every day by providing objective visual information that enhances the way low-vision people experience and interact with the world. Agents (that could be you!) guide Explorers through things like visiting museums, vacationing on a beach in Hawaii, or making sure their kid is actually doing their homework.

Kyle Kozlowski is the Agent Hiring Manager

at Aira. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in public

health, is a two-year remote work veteran, is an avid outdoorsman, and is dad

to goldendoodle Ellie. Kyle sat down with us to talk about why the Agent

role is such an

exciting opportunity and why Aira has made the commitment to

hiring military spouses. As an added bonus, the Agent

role at Aira is both CONUS and OCONUS friendly.

The mission of Aira is truly about the people.

They put their Explorers, the people who you are serving as an Agent, front and

center. Aira is all about empowering people to live life on their own terms.

Aira is looking for candidates who are determined, have well-developed

problem-solving skills, and have a service mindset.

Here is where the exciting news for the

VirtForce family comes in: Aira is committed to hiring 100 military spouses,

which is why they have partnered with us.

Show Notes | October 22, 2019 | Episode 005

Just

Start. Start Messy. Start Ugly. Just Start.

In this episode of the VirtForce Podcast,

personal development coach and military spouse Kristen Earp and host Kimber

take questions live from the VirtForce community. Topics include reentering the

workforce, getting résumé ready, creating a flexible career plan, and avoiding

getting discouraged while job hunting.

Kristen also asks listeners to consider what

values they can’t live without in a job and how you can find alignment through

understanding those values.

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Podcast, we would love to hear from you. 

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Finding Your Clarity and Confidence Master Class

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Military Spouses with Advanced Degrees Facebook Group

Flawless

Consulting by Peter Block

Institute of Management Consultants

Rebecca Okamoto on Elevator Pitches

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Launching a Career in IT When You Do Not Have A Degree

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Kristen Earp goes by many titles. These

include seasoned consultant, certified leadership and development coach, and

like many of us in the VirtForce community: military spouse. Kristen is a

virtual career veteran, having worked virtually for over ten years.

Through her experience as both a working

professional and a military spouse, Kristen has learned the importance of being

able to identify what values you cannot live without in a job. For Kristen,

these are service, connection, and growth. Her passion for training,

consulting, and coaching combined with these values drives her to succeed in

her role as personal development coach.

Kristen, along with VirtForce founder and show

host Kimber tackle questions from the VirtForce community, such as “How do I

reenter the workforce?” “How do we find alignment with our values?” and what

career happiness really means.

This episode will give you the tools to needed

to start building your network and developing meaningful connections. You will

learn how to dust off your résumé, get pointers on interview techniques, and

get access to a long list of resources to help you connect with your community.

Most importantly, Kristen wants to help you

find clarity around what it is you want out of a job.

How MilSpouses Can Take A Step into Remote Work

Show Notes | October 17, 2019 | Episode 004

In this episode of the VirtForce Podcast, we discuss how BOLD it is for Military Spouses to work from home.

We explore the company Boldly through the eyes of their Marketing Manager and former Military Spouse, Audrey Fairbrother.

Audrey discusses WHY Boldly loves hiring Military Spouses for virtual jobs. She also reveals some of the positions they are currently looking for: Paralegal, Project Manager, Executive Assistant, Accountant, and Paralegal. 

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Boldy Jobs for Milspouses (recently Worldwide101) American Corporate Partners (ACP) Military Spouse Employment Initiative

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Have you ever been in the position where you don’t know what might happen next? Do you feel like there is one foot planted and one ready to take a leap as far as life plans go? Are you a milspouse who wants to sustain their career? Audrey Fairbrother, Marketing Director of Boldy and former milspouse, understands theses questions very well and wants military spouses to be BOLD and bring work-life balance into your life by working remotely. 

“Everyone can benefit from remote work. It just allows for a better work-life balance. It gives you that extra time with your family. Everyone has important priorities going on, so I think remote work helps even all out,” said Audrey.

Audrey has been working for Boldy for more than five years and has been able to sustain her career with them through multiple military moves and transitions. If you haven’t heard of Boldy, they are a 100% remote premium business staffing company that provides executives a highly-skilled remote staff to help represent their business and carry out responsible tasks. 

Boldly currently provides its clients with a staff of executive assistants, marketing/social media experts, project managers, accountants, and paralegals. Boldly is also made up of several military spouses. They have a dedicated milspouse page! 

“Military spouses make some of our best candidates. They are naturally adaptable, which is great for this type of position with different clients and industries. They are resourceful and independent. Military spouses have amazing soft skills, “ said Audrey. 

If you have over 7 years of experience as an executive assistant, marketing/social media experts, project managers, accountants, or paralegals - Boldy is looking for you. If you don’t have the required 7 years of experience, don’t get discouraged.

A conversation with Salesforce Experts Mike Wheeler and Brooke Bracy

Show Notes | October 10, 2019 | Episode 003

In this episode of the VirtForce Podcast, Kimber talks with Mike Wheeler of Mike Wheeler Media and Brook Bracy, Certified Salesforce Administrator and Bilingual Hiring Expert, on how Salesforce can impact the careers of virtual job seekers. 

We EXPLORE how Vetforce, an online military community for the Salesforce platform, can catapult military spouses into a virtual career.  

The panel discusses WHY learning about Salesforce can help those without college degrees work in the tech industry. They share how you can future-proof your skillset in a career and gain more relevancy.  

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Are you a Military Spouse that hasn’t finished your degree? Are you a Military Spouse who wants to gain job experience while working on a degree? Do you have a graduate degree, but still having a hard time finding a job? Would you like to break into the tech industry?  

We had the opportunity to talk to Mike Wheeler of Mike Wheeler Media and Brook Bracy, Certified Salesforce Administrator and Bilingual Hiring Expert, on how Salesforce can help military spouses catapult their careers. 

First, what is Salesforce? 

Salesforce is a customer relationship management (CMS) software that helps companies and customers combine into one integrated platform. The web platform helps a companies' departments such as marketing, sales, commerce, and services combine into one platform online (also known as the cloud).  

“Why Salesforce matters in terms of a virtual career? There is an extreme shortage of Salesforce talent and Salesforce professionals? So, the supply versus demand equation is in your favor, “ said Mike Wheeler. 

You saw the words “cloud” “computing” and “software” and want to run. Keep reading. You do not need to learn to code or understand development to work on the Salesforce platform. Salesforce has created an educational community for the military community called VetForce that teaches participants how to use the platform by earning badges and a unique gamification process.   

“Learning about Salesforce has given me more job security. It’s made me more hopeful about my career progress. Vetforce gives the military community an opportunity to earn certifications that can cost hundreds to a thousand dollars,” said Brooke Bracy. 

The military community can join the Vetforce platform for absolutely FREE and earn industry certifications for FREE while launching a career at the same time. Salesforce provides job security for those who do not have a college degree. The skills are in high demand and can provide a sustainable and an increase in salary in the long term.  

The one about VetForce with David Nava

Show Notes | October 3, 2019 | Episode 002 

In this episode of the VirtForce Podcast, we talk to Salesforce Lightning Champion, David Scott Nava, about Vetforce.

We explore how Vetforce helped him learn to love cloud computing and how the program helped launched his career into technology. David provides steps on how to start with VetForce and REVEALS how Military Spouses can utilize the free industry certifications (worth thousands) and jump into a career in technology. 

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Are you recently transitioning from a stay at home parent into a career? Are you tired of starting entry-level over again? Do you want a career in technology? Are you unsure of how to jump into tech without spending more money on schooling? 

If you’ve answered yes to all these questions. We want to talk Vetforce with you. Vetforce is a free education based platform provided through Salesforce in upskilling the military community with high demand technology skills and providing partners with a diverse and trained talent pipeline. 

To talk more about the platform, we had the honor to talk to veteran David Scott Nava about his journey with the platform and how Vetforce launched his career into technology within months. David used Vetforce while transitioning from active duty service into a civilian career role. 

After getting his MBA and project management certifications, David was unsure of what industry to apply his skills. He utilized his LinkedIn and heard about VetForce. He signed up and started training immediately. Through the module and gamification of the Vetforce training, David was able to earn 413 badges through the process and explained, “It’s such an awesome way to learn Salesforce, and it was completely free.  I did a couple of badges and found out that I loved it. And very quickly found out that I do have a love for Information Systems. And began my journey down that path.” 

(David Nava is in the middle, image from https://veterans.force.com/s/)

David was able to continue his learning and free education through Vetforce and earn free industry certifications (which can be valued in the thousands). David is a currently a Salesforce Lightning Champion and 6x Trailhead Ranger. If you don’t know what that means, he’s pretty much the big deal in Salesforce terms.

In our interview, David also provided some incredible insight into how military spouses can take advantage of Vetorce and how to gain real-life experience while training in VetForce “Salesforce created specific badges for military spouses because they understand the unique challenges military spouses face.

      “If you do not have experience or a degree, Salesforce is making it easy to bridge the gap for our veterans and military spouses.

Show Notes | Episode 001 | October 3, 2019

In this episode, we discuss what VirtForce is and how we can help you.

This podcast is for EVERYONE. Every listener is welcomed here. Our content and information is beneficial to military spouses or anyone affiliated with the military community.

Whether you are employed, not employed, currently looking or on a career transition, we hope that our podcast helps you on your career journey.

Our podcast also helps business owners who are interested in the strategic advantages of remote team members and how they can help their bottom line.

What does VirtForce do?

We search for employers who hire virtual team members. We vet the jobs they are offering and bring you legit work from home positions. 

We share these jobs on our membership only Job Board, we also email them to you and live stream announcements about them to our Facebook and Youtube channels. 

We spend a lot of time creating just in time education and coaching about working remotely and the career search. So you might find the information you need in our Master Classes or video courses.

We provide resources like the Active Search Program which gives you access to monthly group coaching too!

Finally, we provide our free Podcast which gives you access to interviews from dozens of Military Influencers and Military Friendly Employers. This information will help inspire and guide you on your virtual career journey.