Work In Progress Podcast

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Episode Timestamps
01:09 Introducing Karen
02:37 Did Karen always know she’d steer into coaching
05:48 Karen’s first time speaking to a group
09:37 How she got started with event management
15:20 What where the first days on the job like
16:20 For how long did she work as an event manager
23:46 Karen’s thoughts and actions after quitting her job
27:17 Why did she choose to come to the Americas?
28:59 Karen talks about her trip
32:12 The Tony Robins event that kickstarted it all
34:07 Highlights of the event
37:52 Finding her first clients
39:14 Bringing up the fact with her parents and friends that she wants to quit her stable job
41:10 Memorable moments throughout her career journey
48:08 Details about her coaching gig
49:44 Closing words


Karen's Career Change
From events manager to coaching

About Her
Karen helps clients on their awakening path to create lasting change from the inside out, by cultivating self-approval from within. By going on an inward journey, Karen helps women to harness self-mastery, attune to their own unique light, and become the conscious creators of their lives. From this internal place, she helps clients take ownership of their lives and follow aligned action in order to create their own version of success whether in career, relationships or life. It’s not always easy work, but it is the most powerful work we can do. 

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About Us
We have more interviews on career change on our podcast! Head over there to check out more interesting  stories!

• Want to learn more about why we care about career transitions? Check out Why Work In Progress
• Connect us with someone who has an amazing career story at https://www.instagram.com/work_in_progress_blogs/ and [email protected] 

Music was used with permission. Credit: Happy by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial

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Episode Timestamps
01:25 Guest Introduction
03:14 Experiences from her previous IT Helpdesk job
06:08 Realising an IT specialist job wasn’t for her
10:58 Explanation on what a sales force job is
14:39 Steps in transitioning from IT to sales
18:50 What does a sales force job entail/tools of the job
20:19 Departure from the previous company
24:06 How to look for a remote job/What to look out for?
29:20 How did everything lead up to her current situation
35:14 Current endeavours
38:21 Acknowledging the value in career coaching and self employment
40:36 Possible future ventures
42:25 Searching for a job mid-pandemic
45:53 Closing words

Kimberly's Career Change
While working as an IT Helpdesk specialist, Kimberly was given an opportunity to integrate Salesforce into her work. 

About Kimberly

• Find Kimberly here: Website, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn 

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About Us
We have more interviews on career change on our podcast! Head over there to check out more interesting  stories!

• Want to learn more about why we care about career transitions? Check out Why Work In Progress
• Connect us with someone who has an amazing career story at https://www.instagram.com/work_in_progress_blogs/ and [email protected] 

Music was used with permission. Credit: Happy by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial

Claire's Career Change
Claire worked her way up over 8 years at an education startup to a senior leadership role in New York. Claire got the privilege of working at senior roles and got to try out remote work before it was common as today, but surprisingly, she was still unhappy. After taking a year to travel and work on her mindset, she realized "It's less about fixing issues but more about shifting as a person”. In the midst of getting offers to work as COOs, she realized that her true passion is to help other women reconnect with themselves and transform. 

Some simple steps from Claire if you're feeling like you have blinders on and can't seem to find enjoyment in your work, start by writing down what makes you feel joy, proud, and grateful every day! It sounds like the simplest thing and almost cliche but it has been proven by research that counting your blessings is a proven way to make you happier.

What is something that surprised you about your career change?
My path started unfolding for me with every step forward I took!

About Claire
Claire is a transformational career coach who helps women reconnect to themselves so they can start doing work they love and living life on their terms. After over a decade in New York City, Claire found herself in a place that is probably familiar to many of you–STUCK. She had spent the better part of her professional career working long hours, climbing a corporate ladder, chasing titles and salary increases. Through a year-long journey around the world, she transformed her mindset and redesigned her life on her terms. Claire now lives in Mexico City and is the founder of Claire Sellers Coaching and creator of FreedomU, a four month transformational coaching journey for women ready to get off the hamster wheel and onto their sacred path of purpose and freedom.

• Find Claire here: Website, Instagram, Facebook Group

Resources
Free journaling prompts that can help you find clarify and transform your life

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About Us
We have more interviews on career change on our podcast! Head over there to check out more interesting  stories!

• Want to learn more about why we care about career transitions? Check out Why Work In Progress
• Connect us with someone who has an amazing career story at https://www.instagram.com/work_in_progress_blogs/ and [email protected] 

Music was used with permission. Credit: Happy by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial

Resources

• Blog post
• Find Serena here: Website, Instagram, Facebook Group

Serena's Career Change
Serena's career journey went from opera singing, non-profit fundraising to career coaching. Her goal is to help people solve the problem of "I need to leave my job, but I have no idea what to do next!" 

What is something that surprised you about your career change?
That even in the weirdest career pivots..there is always a through-line of your strengths.

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About Us
We have more interviews on our podcast! Head over there to check out more interesting stories!

• Want to learn more about why we care about career transitions? Check out Why Work In Progress
• Connect us with someone who has an amazing career story at https://www.instagram.com/work_in_progress_blogs/ and [email protected] 

Music was used with permission. Credit:
Happy by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial

Resources

• NPR Life Kit: “How to make a career change, from someone who has done it” 
• Janine Esbrand's "The Career Change Maker Podcast" Episode 89
• Brittany Ramsey: From Clinical Therapist to Recruiter to Entrepreneur

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Episode Summary
In this episode we share some useful resources if you are considering changing career. Some resources we personally go to for career transitions:
1. Podcasts

• Quotes from NPR Life Kit episode "How to make a career change, from someone who has done it”:
  •  The career is not a ladder anymore, that model no longer works for most industries. Rather, it’s more like a portfolio
  • You take your experiences with you to your next career
• The Career Change maker podcast by Janine Esbrand
  • Jamie talks about career change tips, strategies and inspirational stories that can help you get unstuck and transition into work that you love. She has a “Career Clarity Academy” where she helps people find  clarity in what they want to do and help them do it!  
  • Episodes 89-93 Career Change Academy break down steps to career transition by day 

2. Use the people in your life as resources: when Angela was exploring Product Management, she asked brother in law and talked to MBA classmates 

• Find people who are doing what you want to do and ask them how they got to where they are. Try this on LinkedIn and meet more people on Eventbrite

3. if you can identify an industry or specific role~

• Do your research, don’t make assumptions about what the role’s day to day is like
• Find people who are doing what you want to do and ask them how they got to where they are

4. Whether you know what you want to pivot to or not, virtual events are all over the internet. We use Eventbrite to find local events and if there are specific roles I'm interested in, there almost always is at least one online community on Facebook or LinkedIn

• We are part of Women Who Code, Women In Product, and TEDX communities in the Bay Area

5. Mindset is EVERYTHING! Have an open mind, be super clear about your WHYs and what drives you even if money is not in the equation. You never know what your next opportunity is going to come up and if you have any ounce of doubt about networking, listen to our episode where we interviewed Britt Ramsey who turned a 2 week internship into a full time job!

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About Us
We have more interviews on our podcast! Head over there to check out more interesting stories!

• Want to learn more about why we care about career transitions? Check out Why Work In Progress
• Connect us with someone who has an amazing career story at https://www.instagram.com/work_in_progress_blogs/ and [email protected] 

Music was used with permission. Credit:
Happy by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial
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Resources

• Contact us at https://www.instagram.com/work_in_progress_blogs/ and [email protected] 
• Interview summary 
• Find Frannie here: LinkedIn, Instagram, Website, YouTube
• From "You're Fired!" to "That Girl's on Fire!": 7 Practical Steps to Make a Seamless Transition in Any Area of Life
• Secret Service: Hidden Systems That Deliver Unforgettable Customer Service

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From Teacher to Podcast Agent, Frannie's goal is to help others maximize their personal brand through podcasting and digital marketing.

Aside from working as a teacher, she was also a school administrator, project manager and fitness instructor. When she was let go from her job in early 2020, she was able to turn things around using the skills and experiences she’s accumulated over the years. 

Topics discussed
- Everyone is a work in progress
- How she got started in teaching
- Her philosophy of “people before profit” 
- How she discovered she was good at customer service and sales 
- How she created a business that fits her skills and personality
- She found her first client on the same week she was let go from her previous job
- Writing her first book in three weeks 
- The importance of knowing your boundaries
- Frannie’s brother got a date from being a guest on her podcast 
- The worst part is cold calling
- Morning routine 
- Advice on asking open ended questions
- We might be guests on Frannie’s future talk show
- Advice on creating a pitch for yourself in the podcast space

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We have more interviews on our podcast! Head over there to check out more interesting stories. 

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A year ago, we published our first episode. It was a short introduction to what we want to achieve with this podcast. A year later, we look back, reflect and plan ahead.
So far, we've interviewed 28 amazing people who switched careers to be closer to what makes them more fulfilled. Among the careers they transitioned into, there are three major groups (characters are limited, the comprehensive list is on our blog: 

1. Entrepreneurship 

• Goli: Lawyer to Podcast & Business Owner
• Lauren: Hospitality to Ceramic Artist
• Masha: Marketing to Digital Nomad
• SAM & LANCE: Advertising & Fashion to Conscious Shopping
• Malak: Engineer to Movement Teacher 
• Brittany: Therapist to Recruiter
• Emily: Teacher to Owner

2. Coaching 

• Lucybloom: Makeup Artist to Yoga 
• Rosie: HR to YouTube & Coach
• Jennifer Nagel: Higher Education to Fitness Coach
• Amanda: Nonprofit to Career Coach
• Vanessa: Law to Yoga 

3. Tech

• Xenia: Political Science to AI 
• Amy: Pharmacist to UX Designer
• Shawn: Finance to Tech
• Albert: Mechanical Engineer to Data Scientist

There are more so please stay tuned!









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Resources

• Contact us at https://www.instagram.com/work_in_progress_blogs/ and [email protected] 
• Interview summary 
• Find Emily here: Hinter, Bloom Class, Instagram

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From Teacher to Business Owner, Emily's goal is to create sustainable businesses like Bloom Class and give families the opportunity to have supplemental education from the comfort and safety of their homes.

We talked about WHY she quit the career as teacher and what she plans to do in the future with her experience in businesses and teaching.


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We have more interviews on our podcast! Head over there to check out more interesting stories. 

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Resources

• Contact us at [email protected] 
• Interview summary 
• Find Albert here: LinkedIn, instagram, site, learn data science online

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From Mechanical Engineer to Data Scientist and Entrepreneur, Albert's goal is to help people reach a higher level of consciousness by means of AI.

With his unbeatable determination and positivity, Albert is making the switch from mechanical engineering to data science and entrepreneurship. He has just finished a year-long master program and is ready to get started. We learn in this episode why and how he decided to switch, and what he has in mind for the future.



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We have more interviews on our podcast! Head over there to check out more interesting stories. 

Music was used with permission. Credit:
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Resources

• Contact us at [email protected] 
• Interview summary 
• Find Brittany here: LinkedIn, instagram

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"I owe so much of my career to just really valuing people and connections."
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From Clinical Therapist to Corporate Global Recruiter to Entrepreneur, Brittany's purpose is to use mindset strategies to help others discover their purpose and pivot into meaningful careers. In 2015, she left clinical therapy and she talked to us about what she learned along the way.

As a recruiter, she cannot stress enough the importance of networking "when you don't have to". In graduate school she took a two-week internship at a real estate developer company and when she met the President of Sales while getting coffee in the kitchen, she debated whether she should introduce herself and make a connection. Most people in the same situation would have passed on the opportunity because this was such a short internship in an unrelated field, but she thought, "I have nothing to lose from this. I'm going to talk to him!"

Brittany introduced herself and turned in her resume even though she wasn't expecting to hear back. Years later, while working as a clinical therapist, she got a call and was offered an unexpected role that she had no prior experience in. This is how Brittany got her foot in the door in recruiting. Today, she is a Talent Acquisition Manager at L'Oreal and an entrepreneur.




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We have more interviews on our podcast! Head over there to check out more interesting stories. 

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