Your Career GPS

By Brad W. MintonBusiness Careers

Your Career GPS episodes

August 30, 2023Ep. 91 Untapped Potential: Enhancing Career Potential Of Neurodiverse Workers (Special Guest: Brandon Slade)
In this incredible episode, Brad sits down with Brandon Slade, CEO of Untapped Learning to talk about the unique superpowers of the neurodiverse community as well as well as the call to action for both job seekers and employers to maximize their effectiveness to tap those powers. Key highlights from this episode include:
How Brandon found his path towards purpose-driven work

Brandon tells our listeners about the great work he's doing at Untapped Learning

He highlights some of the most important misinterpretations about the neurodiverse community from the angle of career

Neurodiverse students can often struggle with confidence as they transition to the workforce which can impact their ability to communicate their value and advocate for themselves. He discusses what steps they can take to build more confidence

How individuals with these conditions can find companies and opportunities that can utilize their talents or accommodate any limitations

Brandon touches on tools/technology/resources he recommends that are fairly universally useful

It can be worrisome for people to disclose a diagnosis to a potential employer. He talks about how to work though this decision and best practices

He talks about why mentorship is so impactful particularly for individuals with these challenges and how people can find the right mentor

What is the best piece of career advice that he could pass along to this next generation

Guest Info:
Brandon Slade is the founder and CEO of Untapped Learning, an executive function coaching organization. Slade was diagnosed with ADHD at an early age, but it wasn't until college that he fully recognized his brain did not work like those of his neurotypical peers. Since then, Slade’s goal has been to better understand the ADHD brain. After teaching special education for 12 years, he started Untapped Learning. Untapped's mission is to help students with executive function challenges to develop the skills they need to succeed academically and beyond.
32 min
July 12, 2023Ep. 90 Switching Lanes: Embracing Change For Career Advancement (Special Guest Lata Hamilton)
In this episode Brad sits down with Lata Hamilton to talk about change, and how to embrace it, navigate it effectively and propel your career forward faster than ever before! Key highlights from this episode include:
“It’s not about where you start it’s about where you’re going” is such a powerful statement and plays into Lata's story. She outlines how this has played out in her career.
There is often so much fear with making a change or taking a chance. She talks about how she helps her clients get unstuck from fear or analysis paralysis
Making temporary shifts is often not too difficult but having sustained change is challenging and what steps can people take to ensure lasting change for the most career advancement
Lata discusses how women in particular can fall into traps and not live up to their career potential

What steps women can make to ensure they’re being set up for a path of advancement and leadership within their organizations and beyond

The issue of pay gap is improving but it’s still not where it needs to be, what women can do to close that gap and increase their earnings potential

Lata talks about the alternative ways of being employed that can change earnings trajectory for young professionals

She outlines what is the best piece of career advice that she could pass along to this next generation

Lata Hamilton is a pocket rocket burst of energy with a big heart...and big hair!
She is the Founder & CEO of Passion Pioneers and the creator of the “Leading Successful Change” program.
Lata has worked with some of Australia’s biggest companies, and tripled her salary in just 3 years to almost $200,000. She moved from Marketing to the world of Organisational Change Management and developed her own style of inspirational change leadership. She’s worked on changes that have impacted over 100,000 people, global cultural
transformations, operating model changes, and digital transformation that is literally changing the way that we work.
In 2015, Lata became a certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner and Coach, and started her own side hustle. Lata transitioned full-time to her business in July 2021, blending her coaching and change work into her courses and consulting services. She helps women carve their own paths for change in career, leadership and life with
confidence and authenticity and truly earn their worth. Her 2022 diagnosis of endometriosis only further solidified her belief that women need to have the flexibility and freedom in their work to support their health.
Lata is an absolute foodie, a cardio junkie, and an avid op/thrift shopper. Lata was adopted from India by an Australian family and believes it doesn’t matter where you started– it’s where you’re going and the lives you change along the way that counts.
Coming to live bright and early from Sydney, Australia.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/latahamilton/
39 min
June 28, 2023Ep. 89 Off The Beaten Path: Using Creativity In Your Career (Special Guest Tony Leonard)
In this fantastic episode Brad sits down with Tony Leonard, A Career Coach for creative professionals. He talks all about how creative individuals can leverage it for good in their career in terms of the various decisions they make and the opportunities they seek. Some highlights from this episode include:
So often young people are discouraged to pursue careers in creative ventures like art, music, language arts, film etc. Tony discusses he wants young creatives to know about this.
Tony helps our listeners understand how knowing yourself holistically helps in career choice and how to even leverage creativity

He talks about the importance of open-mindedness when navigating early career decisions

Creative professionals can sometimes be undervalued and not treated with respect of their worth. He talks about what young people need to look out for and how can they counter this

So many young people often feel restricted from bringing confidence to their ideas to the workplace, and Tony talks about how to work through this

How can young job seekers stand out in a subjective world and job market.

What is the best piece of career advice that Tony could pass along to this next generation

Guest Info:
Tony Leonard is a career coach who works mainly with creative professionals. He has 13+ years helping people with their professional pathways. Creative people, of all types, often struggle with being valued in the marketplace. Tony specializes in assisting creative professionals through difficult transitions.
Tony uses a holistic approach to coaching that begins with deep listening. Tony’s own struggles with mental health have shaped his coaching and made him a more empathetic human. He is committed to social justice. He understands individual humans operate within systems of oppression and that these systems negatively impact career development.
Tony’s work aims to help clients reduce suffering and increase joy in their lives. Anxiety related to money causes a great deal of suffering. By helping humans get to a point of financial abundance, suffering is reduced, and creative people can get back to their world-improving work.
Website: https://www.tonyleonardcoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-leonard1/

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34 min
June 14, 2023Ep. 88 Driver's Seat: Conversations For Career Advancement (Special Guest Anish Majumdar)
In this impactful episode Brad sits down with Anish Majumdar to discuss the importance of having critical conversations early in your career and how to navigate the concerns of how to advocate yourself early in your career amongst prospective employers, your current supervisor or colleagues. Highlights from this episode include:
So many young people struggle to advocate for themselves as they enter into their early professionals roles Anish breaks down his suggestions for how to start building confidence through building rapport with others

Anish discusses ways that young professionals can make great first impressions to connect with leaders in their organization while still maintaining courtesy and being open-minded
He talks about how to create an accountability system through being proactive
What would he consider the best practices to be when young people are trying to negotiate a possible promotion

There is difficulty with how to quantify value. Anish talks about steps early professionals can they take to set themselves up for success

A misalignment of strengths and abilities in the workplace can happen so Anish talks about how can young professionals address these challenges with their supervisors

He has talked about this new paradigm of professional success involving creating a “universe of opportunities.”, he discusses what this means.

Anish discusses what is the best piece of career advice that he could pass along to this next generation
Guest Info:
Anish Majumdar is a Career Coach and expert in the Hidden Job Market.
Over the past 12 years, he has helped thousands of professionals around the world take the reins of their professional destiny and break free of the necessity of “job searching”- permanently. His webinars, videos and articles have appeared in Fast Company, Business Insider, Glassdoor, and Ivy Exec. He lives with his wife and three children in Rochester, NY.
Website: www.helloanish.com
37 min
May 31, 2023Ep. 87 Dodging Traffic: Job Search Workarounds (Special Guest Matt Warzel)
In this episode Brad sits down with Matt Warzel Founder of MJW Careers LLC to talk about how to cut through the fluff and be more effective in delivering your message to hiring teams. Key highlights from this episode include:
From the perspective of a former recruiter, Matt has mentioned seeing that disconnect between what job seekers do and what recruiters want and shares what some of the biggest are
Student and recent grads have a challenging time communicating their value in their resumes, when they lack work experience, he breaks down what is the best approach

Mett talks about how the generalist approach can't work for the majority of job seekers.
We hear so much of the time investment of a job search. He discusses where should young job seekers spend their time to ensure it doesn’t become a full time job.
Matt talks about what are some of the best tools/technology that he's discovered that can help job seekers get closer to landing their roles without sacrificing quality
With so much talk lately about ChatGPT used to hack certain elements of the job search, but there are cautions as well that Matt discusses along with appropriate uses.
He discusses what is the best piece of career advice that he could pass along to this next generation

Guest Info:
Matthew Warzel, CPRW is a certified resume writing expert with over 15 years in Human Resources and career advancement techniques. He manages MJW Careers and provides assistance to companies in transition from downsizes to buyouts as well as individual job seekers needing to advance their careers. Matt has a long history working in Human Resources and on recruitment/staffing teams across a variety of industries. He fashions a resume that allows employers to review the applicant's assets while highlighting his or her accomplishments, showcasing impacts on the employer's bottom lines using quantitative verbiage, and maintaining brevity.
He has been featured in media and publications that include Forbes, Money, AARP, SHRM, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Australia, Yahoo! UK, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Life, Yahoo! Sports, AOL, Glassdoor, The Ladders, Monster, Fatherly, Dollar Sprout, The Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, LongIslandWeekly, Suffolk News Herald, MSN Money, Healthline, FairyGodBoss, CourseHero, HR C-Suite, Medium, KTVN Reno, WICZ-TV Fox 40, The Star-News, North Carolina Latino News, MySanAntonio.com, The Beaumont Enterprise, The Daily Courier, MilitaryHire.com, TAOnline.com, Patch, Upjourney, HigherEdJobs, CareerAddict, Career Sherpa, Tribune Content, The Network Journal, The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, College Recruiter, Talent Egg, Taffeta and Deseret News National among others.
Website: https://linktr.ee/mjwcareers
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mjwcareers
YouTube: youtube.com/mjwcareers
34 min
May 17, 2023Ep. 86 Paving The Road: Crafting Your Authentic Impact Story
In this episode Brad goes solo to provide a framework for personal branding to take it beyond the surface level and create an authentic impact story. Some highlights on this episode include:
Brad discusses the importance of having a personal brand that is powerful and authentic to the individual

The STAR framework of personal branding to create a unique impact story

Brad shares examples of guiding questions that can help individuals reflect on their own factors to build their impact story

He shares tools and resources that can be used to bring these elements together

He offers real-world examples using client stories to showcase what an authentic impact story can look like

How can people tie these elements together in a way that resonates and resembles a personal mission.

Brad is the Founder of Mint To Be Career LLC and the host of Your Career GPS Podcast.
Website: www.minttobecareer.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-w-minton/
TikTok/IG/Facebook: @minttobecareer
31 min
May 03, 2023Ep. 85 2 Hours To Destination: Networking Strategy To Close Your Job Search (Special Guest Steve Dalton)
In this impactful episode Brad sits down with Steve Dalton, the Author of The 2-Hour Job Search and most recently “The Job Closer” to understand how so many people get sucked into the belief that job search has to be a long and arduous trek rather than a streamlined process. Key highlights from this episode include:
Steve discusses what motivated him to write his first book and what prompted the follow up years later.

The difference between job search tips and the elusive job search recipe.

Where do most people get networking wrong by the advice out there on the internet.

Steve breaks down the importance of trust building in the job search.

He talks about the difference between proactive and reactive networking.

What steps can be taken to work through the initial fear of reaching out during networking

The importance of going into a job search with a learning forward attitude and how that actually looks in practice.

How to lead with curiosity when connecting to others in a way that makes them feels valued.

How can cover letters be utilized as an effective job search strategy rather than a document that will never been seen
Guest Info:
Steve Dalton was inspired by his students' difficult job searches during the 2008 financial crisis, so the then-Duke MBA career coach set out to create the first set of job search instructions to replace the ubiquitous networking “tips” which only worked for a select few.
Steve Dalton has since delivered hundreds of workshops on his advocacy-building methods for both universities and employers following the success of his first book, The 2-Hour Job Search, which was published by Penguin Random House’s Ten Speed Press in 2012.
His books – including his 2021 follow-up The Job Closer – are both Amazon #1 best-sellers and have now sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide. Their “recipes” are currently taught at over 100 universities worldwide, and Dalton himself is a frequent guest speaker at top universities and Fortune 500 companies.
Through his company, Contact2Colleague, Dalton provides workshops and keynotes to help companies improve their talent retention, advancement, and diversification through cohort onboardings, ERG presentations, company-wide trainings, and more.
Dalton has been featured in Fast Company, the Wall Street Journal, and Fortune among others and was a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. His networking videos are popular on YouTube, and his video on how to answer “Tell me about yourself” is among YouTube’s Top 1% most popular.
Prior to career services, Dalton was a chemical engineer, strategy consultant, and marketer. Dalton holds an MBA from Duke and a chemical engineering degree from Case Western University. He currently resides in Durham, North Carolina.
Website: https://www.contact2colleague.com/
2 Hour Job Search Book: https://2hourjobsearch.com/
The Job Closer Book: https://www.thejobcloser.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daltonsteve/
36 min
April 19, 2023Ep. 84 Zero to Sixty: Early Career Hacks To Accelerate Your Network Growth (Special Guest Meghan Cathlin)
In this fantastic episode Brad sits down with Founder of Considerate Ventures Meghan Cathlin to talk about networking strategies that early career professionals can make to accelerate the potential gain long term. Key highlights from this episode include:
Meghan breaks down her career journey that’s gotten her to where she is today and how she was able to make impactful career moves early

She was pulled to event planning/promotion work and realized pretty quickly that she were great at it. She talks about moving natural talents into superpowers

We all know the importance of networking but for so many young people just starting in their career it can be very intimidating. What helped her get over that and how she worked through fear and being awkward

She breaks down the importance of informational interviewing and how she utilized this practice in her career journey

“If they’re not leading with kindness, they can’t create anything meaningful.” Meghan talks about how this principle has served her

For those looking to start conducting informational interviews, what advice would she give them about how to make them the most effective

What are the tactics or strategies that she's encountered that can greatly accelerate the growth one’s professional network

She discusses what are some ways that individuals can keep their network “warm” and ensure they keep a consistent flow of opportunities

What is the best piece of career advice that she could pass along to this next generation

Guest Info:
For more than 20 years Meghan Caithlin has worked in service to artists, authors, celebrities, C.E.O.s and dignitaries alike, delighting in bringing calm, order and warmth to her clients. Now with Considerate Ventures, she is exclusively offering her powers of organization, creativity, and intuition to those who use their platforms, power, and influence for good.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghancathlin/
36 min
March 22, 2023Ep. 83 Pedal To The Metal: Taking Risks In Your Career (Special Guest Chris Wilson)
In this fantastic episode Brad sits down with Chris Wilson, the Owner and Founder of Chris Wilson Co. to talk about how to take risks even in early stages of your career and what advantages and potential drawbacks can come with that. Highlights in this episode include:
Chris discusses his story of career navigation and how it led him to travel across country to follow his dreams

Chris talks about how analysis paralysis impacts so many young people who are concerned about making the “right” choices and offers his thoughts about how people can work through it

He often speaks about the myth of the perfect job and clarifies what this actually should mean for young adults

He highlights what are some early career moves that Gen Z can make to take more small chances to build momentum

Based on his personal experience, a lot of trial and error, he talks about what lessons have the various risks and tough decisions taught him

What is the best piece of career advice that he could pass along to this next generation

Guest Info:
Chris Wilson is a 2 x published author of the books Optimal Health and Optimal Wealth. He runs a career coaching business based in Vancouver, Canada. Chris helps young professionals leave the job they hate and transition to a career they love! He's published over 150 articles online dedicated to work, life, and productivity. Chris believes in working toward your goals and never giving up.
Website: www.chrismwilson.com
Instagram: @chrismwilson
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamchrismwilson/
34 min
March 08, 2023Ep. 82 Cash For The Road II: Funding Your Education (Special Guest Ann Garcia)
In this fantastic episode Brad invites Ann Garcia onto the podcast and they talk Money! More importantly, why money is such a problematic issue for so many young people to pay for their education and some great ways to make better decisions. Key highlights from this episode include:
Paying for College/Higher Education is concern for so many, Ann breaks down what would be some of the biggest misconceptions about how to pay for college/higher education

Ann discusses the FAFSA, what it means and what it can provide young people in terms of options

She talks about what advice she would give those pursuing college to position themselves to get more aid

There’s a lot out there about scholarships being underutilized by young adults pursuing college, she talks in detail about how scholarships can be accessed

Ann talks about what are some great ways/tips for current students to keep their costs down that they may not be thinking of right now

She discusses what are some great resources that prospective students can tap into to budget and form a financial game plan as it pertains to school

Ann provides her best piece of career advice that she could pass along to this next generation
Guest Info:
Ann Garcia, aka The College Financial Lady, has helped thousands of families save millions of dollars on college. A fee-only Certified Financial
PlannerR and managing partner of Independent Progressive Advisors, Ann specializes in helping families balance the desire to support their children’s
dreams with the reality of funding their own lives. Her book How to Pay for College is available from bookstores everywhere Ann has been featured in the New
York Times, US News & World Report, CNN Money and countless other media. Ann and her husband, Bob, live in Portland, OR. Their twins will graduate debt-
free from college next year.
Website: https://howtopayforcollege.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collegefinanciallady
37 min

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