Your Career GPS

By Brad W. MintonBusiness Careers

Your Career GPS episodes

February 22, 2023Ep. 81 Joy Ride: Creating An Unserious Career Journey (Special Guest Alana Kilmartin)
In this episode Brad connects with Alana Kilmartin all the way from Australia to talk about how to have fun in your career journey. They talk about how pressure from family and society can take young people off course and add considerably more pressure. Key highlights from this episode include:
She tells our listeners a little about her upcoming book Unserious Careers

Alana talks about the spark for Unserious Careers and how she advocates for things that allow more fun in the journey

She discusses how can young people have conversations with their parents about taking unconventional or atypical paths after high school or university and get buy-in

The value of travel and how young people can get started with using travel as a career exploration tool

Alana talks about gap years, and the many values that they can provide young people

She talks about how young people can build momentum towards having a successful career while simultanesouly having fun and enjoying the process

For students/new grads on a tight budget, she talks about how could they tap into some of these things that they may see as more luxuries

Alana provides her best piece of career advice
Guest Info:
Alana Kilmartin is wildly passionate about work and how we can use it to create an epic life when we leave school. She is the author of Unserious Careers, an e-book for how to navigate the first 5 years of your career. Alana is on a mission to remove the pressure around career decisions and inspire you to focus on fun instead. She is a fan of all things gap years, travel and snowboarding!
Website: www.unseriouscareers.com
TikTok: @unseriouscareers
Instagram: @unseriouscareers
38 min
February 08, 2023Ep. 80 Curb Appeal: Communicating Your Value Add (Special Guest Kelsey Wat)
In this amazing episode Brad is joined by the Founder of TGIM Careers Kelsey Wat where she helps break down the ways that Gen Z and early career professionals can move past short-selling their strengths and skills and embrace their authentic superpower and value add. Highlights from this episode include:
So many young people feel uncomfortable speaking about their value due to their own biases. Kelsey talks about what are the ways that people tend to sell themselves short

She discusses what could be a good first steps to get past the limiting beliefs

What the most common missed opportunities are for people to really sell their value in terms of their job search

When considering the fundamentals of building a brand that communicates value, what do you consider the core components? What would attract prospective employers?

In the process of networking for job opportunities what words of advice do you have about HOW to deliver the message of your value the right way?

Interviews are a great way to sell your unique value. What advice do you have about how to differentiate yourself among other top candidates?

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

How can our listeners follow you and connect with your content?
Guest Info:
Kelsey Wat is a career coach and founder of TGIM Careers, a career consulting and talent development agency dedicated to helping individuals and groups successfully navigate the job market and design careers that bring about personal and professional fulfillment. Kelsey has worked in workforce development and career coaching for over 10 years and has helped 100s of individuals, including US veterans, the homeless population, business students, MBAs, executives, and early career professionals. Kelsey brings a background in social work and focus on strengths-based coaching to her practice, allowing her to work holistically with her clients to navigate the intersection between their lives and careers. Kelsey lives in Northern California with her husband and 3yo twin daughters.
www.tgimcareers.com
IG: tgim.careers
TikTok: tgimcareers
34 min
January 25, 2023Ep. 79 Upshift: Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile And Presence (Special Guest Jamie Edwards)
In this fantastic episode Brad sits down with Jamie Edwards, the CEO of Jam Sessions with Jamie. He helps our listeners learn about how to maximize their impact and visibility through LinkedIn and profile optimization. Some key highlights from this episode include:
Jamie discusses how he got started and created his own authentic brand.

He talked about how he’s been able to build a following in an organic way after he was off the platform for a while.

Jamie talks about how to fundamental factors that can help a profile start to stand out when first getting on the platform.

The value of the headline and how to create an eye-catching statement.

He breaks down common areas and challenges where people new to the platform can get off course.

What actually makes an impactful about me/bio section

Jamie targets the common sections that seem to be most neglected by jobseekers.

Jamie talks about one of his success stories about how to make an impactful and optimized LinkedIn profile.

How to utilize the #opentowork banner.

What would be the best first step for anyone completely new to the profile.

Jamie provides his best piece of career advice.
Guest info:
Jamie Edwards
Jamie is a successful people leader, culture champion and has spent most of his career building, developing and leading high performing sales and operations teams for Fortune 50 companies. After mastering the career development track, he now coaches' others and provides a knowledgeable and fun approach on how to build an attractive, high-quality resume, how to create a more visible LinkedIn profile and how to have confidence answering the toughest questions during the interview process. His spotlight posts that he creates for every candidate and displays to his entire network of 17K× followers get a ton of engagement which helps jobseekers become more visible to even more recruiters and hiring managers.
To date Jamie has helped over 100 people ROCK their job search and increase their chances of getting interviews and job offers through his company Jam Sessions with Jamie.
Calendar: http://calendly.com/jamsessionswithjamie
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiefoxedwards/
34 min
January 11, 2023Ep. 78 Grinding Gears: Working Through A Quiet Promotion (Special Guest Ana Goehner)
In this first episode of 2023, Brad sits down with Career Strategist Ana Goehner. In this fantastic session they break down the trap of the quiet promotion, a situation that so many young people can find themselves in which ultimately can lead to quiet quitting. Highlights of this episode include:
There are so many hot button topics today that center around workplace culture and work-life balance. One of those issues is “quiet promotions” which sounds better than it is. Ana breaks down what this actually is and means for young employees.

Many young people feel enormous pressure to work hard and sacrifice in the early stages of their careers. From her own experience and now working with others she covers what are the signs/symptoms that it may be too much

Ana talks about how to understand the differences between investing in projects that will improve skills and provide longer investment in their future.

Ana discusses what are great ways that our listeners can begin establishing boundaries

Ana answers the question about if there are ways that quiet promotions can be turned into positives

If our listeners suspect they’ve been quietly promoted she talks about what she would suggest addressing that with their supervisor in a positive way

She talks about if there there a certain tipping point at which one would say it may be time to exit a position/company

Ana provides her best piece of career advice that she could pass along to this next generation
Guest Info:
Ana Goehner is a bilingual career strategist and career development instructor. She helps you go from overwhelmed to empowered, so you can advocate for yourself, set boundaries, and thrive in a healthy work environment. Her work has been seen on LinkedIn News, Time Magazine, HuffPost, and more.
Website: https://www.anagoehner.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anagoehner/
#careeradvice #careertips #genZ #quietpromotion #jobsuccess
38 min
December 28, 2022Ep. 77 Full Circle: Post-Interview Questions To Hit The Mark
In this great episode Brad and Cassie go solo to address how to cap off your interview the right way and make a lasting impact. In this episode they cover the important basics of why to have interview questions of your own along with what types of interview questions to ask and how to follow up. Highlights from this episode include:
The reasons why having interview questions is not just important it's essential

What information you can ascertain from the right interview questions

How many questions is a happy-medium to bring to an interview

The best ways to go about preparing in order to have the most effective interview questions that can impress your interviewer

Interview questions that are not as common but can provide the most intel into an organization

The questions that demonstrate commitment to the role or company and make positive impacts

The best protocol when it comes to following up.
31 min
December 14, 2022Ep. 76 All-Weather Vehicle: Recession Proofing Your Career (Special Guest Jeremy Schifeling)
In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie invite Jeremy Schifeling, Head of Consumer Marketing at Khan Academy onto the podcast to break down how young people can protect themselves when the inevitable next recession does hit. Highlights from this episode include:
Many students, new grads and Gen Z have had older siblings or parents who lived and worked through recessions but have not gone through it themselves. Jeremy breaks down things that he’d want them to know about the next recession

In his opinion what are the most essential critical skills that young people need to have to ensure they’re not expendable

What are the technical skills that he sees as being important and could be transferable to many different industries that can help people recession-proof

For those who have “versatile” Liberal Arts degrees, what can they do to gain more stability and protection from being unemployable

What potential career pathways does he see as being able to whether the storm of the next recession from the vulnerability of layoffs

Not all industries are impacted in the same way during a recession. He discusses some of the industries that have historically remained stable during times of instability

There is SO much information available and talk about recessions it can be hard to know where to go for information, what information is accurate, etc. He breaks down how to work through the information overload.

He discusses how can young people utilize LinkedIn the right way to recession-proof themselves

Jeremy covers the best piece of career advice that he could pass along to this next generation
Guest Info:
Jeremy Schifeling
Jeremy Schifeling has devoted his career to helping others succeed in theirs. From teaching kindergarten in Brooklyn to recruiting top students at Teach For America to leading education marketing at LinkedIn, he’s touched the lives of millions of people at every stage of their journeys. Along the way, he’s published the best-selling LinkedIn book on Amazon, served as a career coach for military veterans and MBA students at the University of Michigan, and produced the most-viewed video in LinkedIn’s history. He currently leads consumer marketing at Khan Academy and shares his thoughts on Break into Tech, a site for anyone who wants to launch a tech career: www.breakinto.tech
Website: www.breakinto.tech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schifeling/
29 min
November 30, 2022Ep. 75 Detour: Knowing When To Change Course (Special Guest Devon Turcotte)
In this great episode Brad and Cassie sit down with Founder of Careerified Devon Turcotte to address an important issue that effects so many young people which is when to know that the position, or even the career you chose is no longer the direction you need to be in and when a detour is in order. Some key highlights from this episode include:
How terribly common for students or even new professionals pushing themselves through a path that may not be beneficial, for example getting a degree they’re not passionate about. She breaks down this concept of “sunk cost fallacy”

Devon discusses why she feels that this happens so often, despite acknowledging that better options are available

She talks about what signs people should look for to let them know that the path they’re on may not be sustainable for the long term

Devon talks about wow can individuals evaluate whether a change of course is in order

She addresses how can people evaluate the difference between a conflict of job environment versus a conflict in the career path

Devon talks about real world examples of needing to change course and how people have progressed through it

She discussed what is the best piece of career advice that she could pass along to this next generation
Guest Info:
Devon Turcotte (she/her) is a career advisor and the owner of careerified, where she focuses on helping GenZ and young Millennials gain career clarity and craft actionable steps so that they can build meaningful careers that have an impact. Devon’s draw to the career development field is rooted in the connection between mental health and youth career decisions. She is a fierce advocate for lifelong learning and believes that there is always an alternate route to success. Prior to starting careerified, Devon worked with thousands of teens, parents and educators, delivering in-school presentations on careers in the skilled trades and recruiting and career coaching in Ontario’s community college system.
Website: https://careerified.ca/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devon-turcotte/
Instagram: @careerified
29 min
November 16, 2022Ep. 74 Lane Change: Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone (Special Guest Elena Agaragimova)
In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie break down the dreaded comfort zones and how to push through them to greatly enhance learning and development in our careers. We invite the Co-Founder of Bessern Elena Agarimigova to help us our young listeners learn the practical steps and rationale of how this can be a career game changer. Highlights from this episode include:
Elena talks about about how breaking comfort zones has impacted her career journey

In her work helping individuals develop essential skills and tap into their potential Elena talks about what she sees as the common themes as to why so many people can stay stuck in negative habits that sabotage their success

Knowing what she knows from talent acquisition what skills does she see as essential for young people to learn early

For our listeners who may be in the early stages of their career she talks about what are ways they can improve their productivity and make positive impacts on their organizations

She talks about neuroscience and it's connection to performance, and what are the implications for our listeners

There’s a lot of pressure it today’s working to be productive and to be high performers in the work place. Elena discusses how can our listeners work to find a balance

It’s common for students and young professionals to struggle making a connection between the work they’ve done / the skills they’ve used and the work they want to do. She provides advice on how to draw connections between experience and identifying transferable skills

Elena talks about what are small ways that listeners can start to expand their comfort zones in day to day life

Elana breaks down what is the best piece of career advice that she could pass along to this next generation
Guest Info
Elena Agaragimova
Elena is an engaging skilled trainer and talent development specialist, credited with combining operations, education, and international expertise to design and deliver programs for diverse audiences. She is known for her ability to drive change within individuals and organizations that are looking to reach their potential and maintain their competitive edge in the business world. Elena is currently immersed in corporate learning and talent acquisition providing talent onboarding and development to multi-nationals across the MENA region.
She is an entrepreneur who founded Bloom Youth – a platform that prepares youth for the future and Co-Founded Bessern – a tech solution for productivity and well-being in organizations.
Elena has a strong passion for L&D, promoting creative and engaging workplaces and all about optimizing performance through the development of others with a keen interest in neuroscience. As a career and talent development coach, Elena has over 12 years of experience working individuals across different generations, supporting them in achieving their professional and personal goals.
Website: bessern.co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenaagaragimova/
35 min
November 02, 2022Ep. 73 Mile Markers: Early Career Success Benchmarks For Gen Z (Special Guest Bernie Floresca)
In this fantastic episode, Brad and Cassie bring in Bernie Floresca, Career Coach and Founder of Graduate To Hired to break down some of the important success benchmarks and career hacks that current students in postsecondary education can do to maximize their career net worth before graduation. Key points of discussion include:
For students who are just entering into college or university in 2022, Bernie talks about what he thinks are the biggest first small steps that they can make to ensure an easier transition to the workplace

Many students early into their journey are still working on clarifying their goals. Bernie talks about how they can engage in steps to build their brand while it’s still being formulated

Bernie talks about what he sees as the biggest regrets that seniors or recent grads have about what they “should have done” earlier on and what suggestions do you have about it

What suggestions he has for students who are struggling to find an internship or co-op experience, and what steps they can take to increase their odds

Many students don’t take advantage of their career services offices on campus. He talks about what specific services should they utilize that builds to bridge to success after graduation

For recent grads that are still struggling to really launch their professional career, they may just take the first job they could get or they’re now in a lackluster environment. Bernie talks about what would be the most important things they can do to have more success landing the positions that they feel are best for them

Bernie talks about what is the best piece of career advice that he could pass along to this next generation

Guest Info:
Bernie Floresca is an educator; he's a natural at bringing out the best in people. Bernie holds a Master's in electrical engineering, and is trained in leadership, communication, and coaching with Landmark Education. His diverse background includes being Adjunct Faculty at McHenry County College and DeVry University, project manager for AT&T Bell Laboratories, and career coach at Illinois Institute of Technology.
Website: BernieFloresca.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berniefloresca/
24 min
October 19, 2022Ep. 72 Burning Rubber: Making Your Mark Through Content Creation (Special Guest Katelyn Richards)
In this episode Brad & Cassie bring Katelyn Richards onto the podcast to break down how to begin the process of creating content through social media and LinkedIn in order to build, strengthen or grow your personal brand! Some key highlights from this episode include:
Gen Z already has experience using tools for branding but not in a career sense. Katelyn discusses what suggestions she would make to transition from using social media and other tools from a personal to professional focus

LinkedIn is one of those tools that most students and new grads don’t use until they have to do so. Katelyn talks about what toknow about the platform and why they should use it

Why creating content is a career game changer and how young adults can get started

After being honored with a top follow on LinkedIn what she has learned in her journey that’s led to this point of success

What would she say are the biggest pitfalls to avoid when creating content and building a brand and what our listeners can do to avoid them

If she were talking someone who’s starting from ground zero and starting to build their brand. What would be the first 3 things she suggest they should do to begin

What is the best piece of career advice that she could pass along to this next generation
Guest Info
Katelyn Richards (2022 Top 25 Job Search Expert to Follow on LinkedIn)
With a decade’s worth of experience in hiring & recruiting in the higher education & talent acquisition industries, Katelyn helps top talent leave behind unfulfilling & misaligned work experiences by clearly and confidently telling their career story. She helps professionals stop getting overlooked in the job search process and start being recognized (and hired!) as the valuable team members that they are at companies where they can finally thrive!
Website: acraftedcareer.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyn-richards/
28 min

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