Your Work Aunty

Welcome Back to Season 2! We're back and better than ever. Check out the new trailer. Rest in Peace to Fat Man Scoop.

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In this episode of the Your Work Aunty Podcast, host Kalaida Marie Homes interviews Monica Sherese a self-discovery and intentional living coach for high-achieving women over 40. They discuss Monica's personal journey of transitioning from a perfectionist high achiever to a coach empowering women to create the lives they dream of. The conversation covers the distinctions between coaches, mentors, and therapists, personal growth, dealing with naysayers, toxic work environments, women's experiences over 40, embracing change, the essence of coaching, and the transformative power of fiction books.

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In this episode, the host Kalaida Marie returns from a break and hints at an upcoming episode on overcoming a funk. The guest, Anna Ramirez, a diversity, inclusion, and belonging expert, shares her journey in the DEI field, discussing the importance of diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace. They touch on strategies for creating inclusive environments, allyship, career growth, personal development, and embracing failure for growth.

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The opinions expressed in this podcast, my website, or related publications are my own and do not represent the posting, strategies, and opinions of my employer.

n this episode of "Your Work Aunty" podcast, host Kalaida Marie Holmes engages in a deep and insightful conversation with Kara Hardin from The Practice Lab (www.thepracticelab.org). Kara Founder and CEO of The Practice Lab, is a mental health educator, Registered Psychotherapist, and former practicing corporate and securities lawyer, who works at the intersection of mental health and performance. Kara’s core values are learning and kindness.

They discuss topics such as resilience, persistence, and understanding the difference between enduring and being resilient in various aspects of life. They also touch on the importance of self-assessment, breaking free from limiting labels like introvert or extrovert, and the significance of kindness and self-compassion.

In this episode of the Your Work Aunty podcast, host Kalaida Marie Holmes talks about the importance of networking and building relationships. She emphasizes the value of networking not just for career opportunities but also for personal growth and connections. Kalaida shares tips on how to network effectively, whether in person or virtually, and stresses the significance of authentic communication and mutual benefit in networking.

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Host Kalaida Marie Holmes interviews Mercedes Edney, the founder of Ixora Botanical Beauty (www.ixorabb.com), in this episode of Your Work Aunty podcast. Mercedes shares her entrepreneurial journey of running a successful skincare business for 12 years, from starting with a shea butters business to focusing on facial skincare products. The conversation covers topics such as personal background, the importance of connections, challenges faced in the skincare industry, and valuable insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and skincare enthusiasts.

As always, you can find Kalaida at www.yourworkaunty.com or YourWorkAunty on all Social Media Platforms (https://linktr.ee/yourworkaunty).

Mercedes Edney can be found on https://www.instagram.com/theskincarebully/ and on Twitter and Tiktok (https://linktr.ee/skincarebully)

In this episode of the "Your Work Aunty" podcast, Kalaida Marie Holmes, the host, provides an in-depth guide on resume writing. She shares her expertise and insights on gathering information for resumes, choosing a layout, building a resume, and offering tips to address ageism and other challenges. She also announces the launch of a resume workshop and a new social media channel.

Topics discussed:

- Importance of resumes in career progression

- Gathering information for resumes

- Choosing a layout for resumes

- Tips on building a resume

- Addressing ageism and making strategic changes to your resume

- Proofreading and naming resumes appropriately

Kalaida also shares some announcements about things coming soon this year.

00:00 Welcome to the Podcast

01:27 Introduction to Resume 101 - Gathering Resources

14:34 Building A Resume - Starting with the Layout

43:49 Proofreading Your Resume

48:22 Tips for Executives

49:49 Outro

In this episode of the Your Work Auntie podcast, host Kalaida Marie Holmes and guest Brian Wilson discuss the importance of maintaining healthy adult friendships. They emphasize the need to put oneself out there and make connections, define different levels of friendships, and stress the importance of being open to receiving and supporting each other in friendships. The hosts also discuss the importance of respect, transparency, and intentionality in building strong friendships, debunk the idea of not making friends at work, and encourage listeners to form connections in their workplace. They share personal stories of long-lasting friendships that have enriched their lives and discuss the importance of overcoming fear of rejection and making the first move to say hi to people. The episode also covers the significance of supporting friends by checking in and being there for major and minor life events, etc.

Resilience is something we all need to preserve and to persist in meeting our professional and personal goals, especially during the holidays when many of us are grappling with loss, grief, isolation, shame, or all the above. In Episode 4 of Your Work Aunty podcast, Kalaida delves into the topics of resilience, perseverance and endurance while delving into other topic areas such as boundaries, claiming your power, friendships, choice, taking action, connection, and assertiveness. This was an important topic for me to cover and I wanted to honestly share my lessons learned, where I still struggle, and where I’ve overcome because we’re all in this together.

If you need therapy or mental health support on your path to greater resilience, go to the linked blog post on www.yourworkaunty.com for free resources.

In Episode 3, “Don’t Eff it Up – Interview Success for Candidates & Hiring Managers”, guests: Damien Richburg, CFA - VP of Direct Hire & Contract Recruiting at recruitAbility & Nathaniel H. Benjamin, People Champion, Diversity strategist, Executive Coach.

During this episode Kalaida, Damien, and Nate shared about their worst and best interview experiences, most hated interview questions, and tips for interviewers as well.

Subtitles/captions provided in English.

You can find Nate at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanielhbenjamin/.

You can find Damien at https://www.linkedin.com/in/damienrichburg/.

As always, you can find Kalaida at www.yourworkaunty.com or YourWorkAunty on all Social Media Platforms.

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