Your Career GPS

In this fantastic episode Brad Minton is accompanied by guest co-host Cassie Spencer, Career Coach and Assistant Director of Internships and Career Education at Binghamton University In New York. They sit down with Brenda Zarate a Marketing Consultant turned Career Coach in New York City. The topic of the episode is centered around mindset and how, for students and first career professionals, it can be your best friend or your worst enemy. Brenda outlines many of the hardships she endured early in her career and the times she feel defeated. She talks about how her own north star kept her moving through those challenging times and how important it is for young people to find their own unique north stars. She discusses the importance of honoring your small achievements to help put things in perspective when things don't go well. Brenda also discusses how rejections have a habit of changing our belief systems for the worse but how we can adapt and cope more effectively. 

Guest Info: 

Brenda Zarate 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendazarate/  

[email protected] 

In this incredible episode, Brad Minton and special guest host Jess Smith of Jess Smith Coaching, interview the amazing Kyle Elliott. Kyle is the founder of Caffeinated Kyle and is a career coach and resume writer for top executives seeking roles at major companies such as Facebook, Amazon, Google and many more. Kyle discusses the importance that he places on being authentic in your career journey and how it's vitally important for young people to really get clarity on who they are, the value the bring, and how to live in a way that allows them to never have to wear a mask (no pun intended) at work. Kyle, takes our listeners through the reasons that living an authentic life and career simultaneously lead to better fulfillment, improved mental health and overall better productivity. He outlines several ways he uses various activities with his clients to help them truly understand what makes them fabulous. He also highlights some of the greatest career advice he's ever received and how it helps serve him in working with others. 

Guest info: 

Kyle Elliott

www.caffeinatedkyle.com 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylecromerelliott/

Instagram: @caffeinatedkyle 

In this amazing episode Brad Minton and special guest host Melissa Mata sit down with Lisa Lewis Miller the founder of Career Clarity. Lisa talks about her personal career journey going through so many different "dream jobs" on paper but realizing that she was left unfulfilled. She discusses the different phases in the process to find career clarity and how so many young people getting started tend to get really ahead of themselves and make the mistake of choosing a job or career based on it's exterior. She goes in depth in outlining how our listeners can dig in to their own discovery and utilize her 4 pillars of career fulfillment in order to find the work they're meant to do! Finally, Lisa discusses the crucial importance for young people to have a growth mindset as they move about their career journey. 

Guest info: 

Lisa Lewis Miller

www.getcareerclarity.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamlewis/

Podcast: The Career Clarity Show

Book: "Career Clarity: Find The Work That Fits Your Values And Life Style" 

#careerfulfillment #careerclarity #podcast #findyourwhy #stregnths

The lessons of 2020 have been resounding. One of the the most important lessons is that things don't always turn out the way you want or plan. In this episode Brad W. Minton takes time to recalibrate the podcast after Megan's departure . Additionally, he expresses gratitude and appreciate for those who have contributed to the show and who can been encouraging and supportive since it's inception. Stay tuned, many more weeks of amazing career content are ahead! 

In this amazing episode Brad Minton and Megan Vallee interview Lezlie Garr. Lezlie, a certified professional resume writer and founder of ResumeLezlie.com discusses her career journey and how she navigated through several shifts and pivots from her original plans. She breaks down for listeners the true nature of resume function in the job search today and how this document is being screened by employers and the software they utilize in their screening processes. She helps our listeners understand what are some of the most common resume issues that she has seen in her clients, as well as what are the key ingredients to a great resume versus a good resume. She highlights the steps that students and young adults can take in order to differentiate themselves to turn this document into a value proposition. She breaks down the importance of taking a solid inventory of all past accomplishments to drive the value of the document further. Finally she discusses the cover letter and how this document is generally underutilized, and how it can serve young job seekers. 

Guest info:

Lezlie Garr

www.resumelezlie.com 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/resumelezlie/

Instagram: @resumelezlie 

#resume #resumewriting #careerdevelopment #jobsearch #coverletter #podcast

Hosts Brad Minton and Megan Vallee are joined in this episode by Hannah Morgan, Owner and Job Search Strategist with Career Sherpa. Hannah discusses her career journey and how she came to find career coaching and job search strategy as her calling in life. She talks about how social media has changed the landscape of personal branding, networking, and job search and is a powerful tool for career advancement. She highlights the ways in which young people and aspiring professionals can utilize various platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Tik Tok, She highlights steps that students and new grads can take to shift from using this platforms in a personal capacity to a more professional way. Hannah reminds our listeners the areas of caution regarding social media including how employers view candidates pages, and the ways this can work against job seekers and those looking to break into an industry. Hannah many small, easy action steps that our listeners can take to maximize their brand through the use of social media including ways to engage with companies, employers, and employees in companies of interest. 

Guest Info: 

Hannah Morgan

www.careersherpa.net 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahmorgan/ 

Facebook and Instagram: @careersherpa 

#socialmedia #personalbranding #networking #contentcreation 

On this incredible episode Megan and Brad sit down with Ariella Despins (formerly Coombs), who presently serves as the Director of Career Support at Work It Daily, a Private B2C SaaS career coaching platform with over 3,000+ monthly premium subscribers. Ariella talks about the concept of personal branding for young people and the core ingredients needed for an effective brand. She highlights the importance of establishing and taking control over your own personal brand or letting others control it for you. She lays out the core components that comprise a successful personal brand along with easy steps to consider,  Finally, she does remind listeners about how a personal brand can have setbacks and potential downsides particularly in the early stages. 

Guest Info: 

Ariella Depsins 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariellacoombs/ 

www.workitdaily.com 

#personalbranding #careerdevelopment #podcast #contentcreation 

In this incredible episode Founder of My Marketability and Career Coach Diana YK Chan sits down with Brad and Megan on an important topic: How to stand out from the traffic and move to the fast lane of your career! Diana provides background into her own unique story of moving to Canada as a child and how over time she came to accept and embrace her own awesomeness rather than running from it or trying to fulfill other people's fantasies of her own life. She talks about the many lessons she has learned as a job seeker, as a recruiter for Google, and now as a Career Coach in her own business. She helps listeners understand the pillars to moving to the fast lane: Marketability, Visibility, Credibility, and Likability. She helps listeners understand why it's important to stand out from the traffic in today's competitive job market as well as how to do so in a way that's easy for students and new grads to do even when they may be a little fearful. 

This is a can't miss episode with one of the best career coaches in the world today! 

Guest Info: 

Diana YK Chan

www.mymarketability.com 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianachan/ 

#personalbranding #careerdevelopment #standout #authenticity #careersuccess #collegestudents #newgrads #collegetocareer #podcast

This is episode Megan and Brad have the opportunity to interview Megan Collins Myers, an amazing recruiter turned Career Coach and founder of Myers Career Coaching. Megan talks about her personal career journey in a way that is very relatable for most young professionals. She talks about her path to career coaching and how she leveraged her own natural curiosity and a love for people to use informational interviewing as both a career starter as well as a career accelerator. She talks about the best approaches to informational interviewing including who you should interview, what questions to ask, and how to follow good protocol. She highlights her best pieces of advice for students and young professionals to leverage the knowledge around them using informational interviewing and the payoffs to doing so. 

Guest Info: 

Megan Collins Myers

www.myerscareercoaching.com 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganmyers1010/

#informationalinterviewing #careerdevelopment #podcast #networking 

For this incredible episode Megan and Brad interview Mike Bird of CoachOiseau Career Coaching. Mike talks about his journey to career coaching by way of athletic coaching and how he fell in love with cultivating the development of young people. He talks about how creating content for young people is not a new activity, but one that they can center to enhance their career development. He outlines several important considerations including the type of content you produce, the audience it's meant for, and how to deal with fear and even writers block. Mike describes the journey all young content creators take and how ultimately they can use a variety of platforms to beat the job market traffic and gain the right attention! Don't miss this one! 

Guest Info: 

Mike Bird 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/birdmike/

https://www.coachoiseau.com/ 

#careerdevelopment #contentcreation #careerjourney #findyourpath #overcomefear #authenticity #personalbranding