Your Career GPS

In this great episode Career Coach and Salary Negotiation Specialist Claudia Miller joins Brad and Cassie to talk about how young professionals can and should negotiate their starting salary coming out of school. She highlights many important strategies and considerations, Highlights of this episode include: 

Guest Info:

Claudia Miller

Website: www.claudiatmiller.com 

Podcast: "Roadmap To The Executive Suite" https://www.claudiatmiller.com/podcast 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiatmiller/ 

Instagram: @claudiatmiller 

In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie sit down with the Founder of Working Simply Carson Tate to talk all about how to exercise choice and control in our careers and not find ourselves trapped in a pattern of negativity and fear. In this empowering episode we discuss: 

· Carson discusses her background and how she ended up doing the incredible work she's doing in employee engagement and productivity

· She breaks down what are the signs that young people can look for to know that maybe they’re not in the right place mentally

· Students and recent graduates sometimes get into a role they thought they wanted only the realize their dream is becoming a nightmare. She highlights what a good first step would be if they are feeling regret about the role they decided to take

· What steps students/new grads can take if they are realizing they’re dreading the upcoming workday

· How can people resolve conflicts of personality with their supervisors without burning bridges

· How choice and control can apply to young people regardless of the circumstances of their first job

· Is there a point would you suggest they throw in the towel after all efforts have been exhausted

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

Guest Info

Carson Tate 

https://carsontate.com/ 

LinkedIn

Book: Own It, Love It, Make It Work 

In this incredible episode Sarah Johnston, Founder of Briefcase Coach and Co-Founder of the Job Search Journey talks about what the difference is for someone in a high performance job search versus a standard one. She walks through all phases from the mental game, the marketing materials, the applications, and the interviewing to outline how savvy job seekers stand out to get hired! Key highlights from this episode include: 

Guest Info:

Sarah Johnston

Website: https://briefcasecoach.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahdjohnston/

Job Search Journey: https://www.jobsearchjourney.com/

In this incredible episode Brad and Cassie sit down with Therapist turned Recruiter and Career Coach Brittany Ramsey. As the Founder of Bwell Mindset she uses her mental health background to help her client arm themselves with the best mindset to seek and land the careers they really aspire to have. Some highlights of this episode include: 

· Brittany talks about her background and how she found her current career

· How her counseling background has served her in her current career

· What an unhealthy mindset looks like and present for a student or young professional (in terms of thoughts and behaviors)

· What impact it can have on the early stages or their career and the long term impacts

· She's seen plenty of patterns of individuals who sabotage their growth from faulty beliefs. She discusses how can people start to recognize this and start changing course

· While it's understandable for young people to lack confidence, she discusses the steps they can take to gain it over time

· Failure is inevitable part of growing up and being successful but the wrong outlook can derail you. She talks about how young people can shift their mindset to cope with failure in a healthier way

· What habits and rituals young people can get into to cultivate a healthy belief system and mindset

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

Guest Info:

Brittany Ramsey

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

Instagram: @bwell_mindset

In this fantastic episode Cassie and Brad sit down with Traci Bakenhaster, CEO and Founder of Raising the Next Generation. Traci whom has lived and experienced financial traps throughout her youth, now works hard to give back and educate others on how to be financially savvy. Key highlights from this episode include: 

· Traci speaks about her background and how you found herself in her current career

· She talks about adversity and coping with hardship and the moment where things really changed for her

· So many young people want to go to school but are terrified of the price tag. She talks about getting the education without the debt. 

· She touches on the biggest traps people fall into in early adulthood with regard to finances

· She breaks down the biggest things that young people can do to set them up for success before they enroll into college or a training program

· She discusses the need and the art to negotiate to get the best salary as a young professional

· What other factors are to consider after accepting a job offer to set grads up for financial success

· She outlines the best resources, websites and apps that students and new grads can use to be more financially savvy

· She hits on what the best piece of career advice that she could pass along to this next generation

Guest Info: 

Traci Bakenhaster

Website

Instagram @raising_next_gen

LinkedIn 

Podcast

One year after it's launch Brad Minton and Cassie Spencer take time in this episode to pause and reflect on the positive experience of the podcast, the incredible people they have been able to meet and highlight a few of their favorite episodes due to personal resonance. 

Episodes Highlighted: 

Ep. 23 Quiet Power: Harnessing Introverted Strength In Your Career (Special Guest Faris Khalifeh) 

Ep. 32 The Winding Road: The Benefit Of Career Adaptability (Special Guest Andrea Koppel)

Ep. 38 Turbocharged: Accelerating Your Brand Strategy (Special Guest Rosie McCarthy)

Ep. 41 Recalculating: When Your Journey Goes Off Course (Special Guest Lindsey Pollak)

This episode featuring only our hosts Brad and Cassie centers exclusively on networking best practices and follow through. Networking can single-handedly help you gain career clarity, increase opportunities, and land the positions you want. Some highlights from this episode include: 

In this amazing episode Brad and Cassie invite Career Coach and Founder of College Iris Emily Steliotes. Emily breaks down the decision of choosing to advance your education in terms of graduate school notably what are the pros and cons, and the major factors that can help determine if grad school is an appropriate choice for your goals: Some of the highlights from this episode include: 

Guest Info: 

Emily Steliotes

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilysteliotes/

Website: https://collegeiris.com/ 

Instagram: @thecollegeiris

In this fantastic episode we talk about how to get and maintain control in your career with Career Coach Linda Gardner! We dive into how easy it is for young people to be led astray and make wrong turns in their career and what they need to do early to take the wheel and not lose it. Some highlights from his episode include: 

· Linda discusses her background and how she transitioned from human resources to career coaching

·  She describes what were some of the best lessons that she learned in her time working in human resources that helps her in your work now

· She breaks down what common themes she sees in those individuals who are stuck and miserable? Where did they get it wrong?

· It’s very easy for young people just starting their career to let external influences impact their career decisions, she talks about how they can tune out that noise and gain control

·  Linda talks about how students can rebound after a misstep like choosing the wrong major or getting a bad internship and what are some good steps they can take 

· She talks about examples of things you thing are worth fighting for and trying to control and what aren’t

· Linda breaks down good habits or rituals she would recommend young professionals take to keep balance and not get too overwhelmed

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

Guest Info:

Linda Gardner

LinkedIn

Website

Instagram/TikTok @yournextcareerwithlinda 

In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie invite the amazing Dominic Imwalle, Founder of Dx Counseling to talk about how dangerous career comparison can be to young job seekers and how to break out of that mental trap. Some key highlights from this episode include: 

👉Dominic speaks about his own personal journey that led him to his current career path? 

👉In his work, he sees a lot of young people make the mistake of comparing their journey with their peers. Dominic speaks a little bit about what that looks like from his experience and the behaviors that come from it. 

👉 He talks about why do he thinks it’s so easy for students and new grads to fall into this trap of comparison. 

👉Most students and new grads aren’t super confident entering into their first job.  Dominic discusses how can they really start working on this now to alleviate insecurities and improve their performance.  

👉Dominic talks about how there are times when comparing yourself to someone else can be helpful/productive. 

👉He highlights the short and long term impacts this can have on someone’s career and overall wellbeing. 

👉He talks about strategies that people who are just starting out can take to not get distracted by the actions of their peers.  

👉Dominic outlines a valuable piece of career advice he wished he had when he started his career. 

Guest Info:

Dominic Imwalle 

LinkedIn

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