David Buck, a seasoned professional with over 35 years of experience in business development, has honed a deep understanding of productivity and efficiency beyond mere busyness. His journey led him to establish Kairos Management Solutions and pioneer the Infinity Lifestyle Design program. These endeavors are dedicated to assisting professionals grappling with rigid schedules to reclaim valuable personal time. As a Certified Professional Retirement Coach, David empowers clients to reshape their t...
Jan 21, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 97
In this episode of "People in Transition," we're joined by Debra Boggs, an esteemed entrepreneur, international speaker, and expert in executive career growth, C-level job search strategy, and board candidate best practices. As the CEO and Founder of D&S Executive Career Management, Debra's accolades include being recognized by Forbes as a NEXT 1000 Entrepreneur and serving on the Forbes Business Council. She is also a founding Member of the Career Industry Authority and holds a master’s deg...
Jan 07, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 96
Thea Kelley has over 15 years of experience as a job search and interview coach, catering to job seekers across the nation. Her book, "Get That Job! The Quick and Complete Guide to a Winning Interview," achieved best-seller status on Amazon and received glowing praise as "Excellent" from Forbes.com. With a focus on mock interviews, personalized feedback, and expert tips, Thea equips individuals to distinguish themselves in the job market and secure their desired positions. Her coaching aims to a...
Dec 24, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 95
Annie Margarita Yang isn't just a finance expert; she's a guiding force for Millennials navigating a system that seems rigged against them. With a no-nonsense approach, Annie boasts over a million YouTube views and is the bestselling author of two impactful books: "The 5-Day Job Search" and "1,001 Ways to Save Money." Beyond her online persona, Annie leads a corporate career as an accounting manager and business operations leader in real estate. Yet, her true passion lies in empowering individua...
Dec 10, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 94
Dr. Sarabeth Berk Bickerton stands out as a preeminent authority in the realm of hybrid professional identity and career belonging. Her expertise has garnered recognition in esteemed publications such as Forbes, and she has delivered compelling talks as a TEDx speaker. Additionally, Dr. Bickerton is the author of "More Than My Title." Identifying as a "Creative Disruptor," Sarabeth operates at the intersection of being an artist, researcher, educator, and designer. Her journey towards this reali...
Nov 26, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 93
Nichole Lee is a trauma-informed healer, intuitive guide, and transformational life coach. She specializes in guiding individuals who are experiencing significant life transitions, feeling stuck, unfulfilled, or overwhelmed into rediscovering who they are, healing from past pain, and charting a fulfilling new path for their lives. Before dedicating her life to healing and personal transformation, Nichole spent two decades as a Business Management Consulting Leader and Executive Coach, driving la...
Nov 12, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 92
Jennifer is the President and Managing Director of the Global Recruiters Network of Moon Valley. Global Recruiters of Moon Valley’s expertise includes recruitment of Executives & Professionals across the United States in PBM, Healthcare/Pharma/Bio, and Senior Living in Management, Financial, Operations, Sales, and Project Management roles and expertise in public speaking, consulting, and training services. As a senior Healthcare Executive at CVS Health for over 23 years across multiple healt...
Oct 29, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 91
A highly skilled transition and leadership coach, Emily is passionate about empowering individuals and organizations to reach their full potential. With over two decades of experience in the field, she has helped countless clients navigate significant life transitions and develop the necessary skills to excel at life and work. Drawing from her diverse background in psychology, business, and personal development, she uses a holistic approach to coaching that addresses both the practical and emoti...
Oct 15, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 90
Lisa and Nan's curiosity about retirement life was piqued when they opted for early retirement packages and experienced it firsthand. Having spent decades working in financial services, their focus was on the financial aspect of retirement. However, after gaining firsthand experience, they realized the striking similarities between retirement planning and career planning, excluding the need for resumes and interviews. Motivated by their expertise in Design Thinking, they dove deeper into the iss...
Oct 01, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 89
Neha Dixit-Naik helps companies hire and retain high-caliber team members by using her proven 3-step approach to consistently attract the best candidates, test their skills, and ensure they add to your culture. Neha has worked with Fortune 15, 50, and 500 companies as a trusted expert. Her specialty is helping scaling businesses build and keep a first-rate team. RecruitGyan offers full-service, full-cycle talent acquisition for tech and medical companies in startup, growth, and scale mode. In th...
Sep 17, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 88
Jared Tang is the founder of Gaggle Social; he is on a mission to streamline the tech hiring process for enterprise software, such as Salesforce, Oracle, NetSuite, AWS, and more. He has a rich history of enterprise software recruitment and hiring processes and creative marketing leadership in various industries and sectors. Jared has a BBA degree from Pace University, and he has completed two certification courses from Cornell University in Executive Leadership and Performance Leadership and one...
Sep 03, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 87
Amy C. Waninger is the Founder & CEO of Lead at Any Level, where she improves employee engagement and retention for companies that promote from within. Amy offers assessments, advisory services, and training on essential skills for inclusive leaders. She is the author of seven books, including Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career. Amy is a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP), Certified Diversity Executive (CDE), and Gallup Certified Strengths Coach...
Aug 20, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 86
In 2011, Scott and his wife Carrie took Inspired Stewardship as a business to serve Christian men and couples struggling to live out their calling. They help align how you use your time, talent, and treasures so that you can identify and live a fully authentic life that allows you to live your calling, serve others, and provide for your family. As certified Human Behavior Senior Consultants and members of the John Maxwell Team, they focus on helping you understand yourself and understanding othe...
Aug 07, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 85
Chad Bean is a highly accomplished recruitment professional with over a decade of experience in the industry. Throughout his career, Chad has held several senior management positions at some of the world's top companies, where he has established a reputation for his exceptional leadership skills, strategic thinking, and innovative approach to recruitment. As the owner and manager of Ignite Recruitment, Chad leads a company genuinely changing the game in the recruitment industry. Ignite Recruitme...
Jul 09, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 84
Jeff Ton is a sought-after speaker, author, and thought leader, having led powerful teams and built successful Information Technology departments for over 30 years. Jeff describes the IT landscape simply by saying, “Businesses today are demanding more from their technology and their technology leaders.” In more than three decades, Jeff has served as Chief Information Officer with Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana and Lauth Property Group. He has 14 years of experience in various technology ...
Jun 25, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 83
Preparing Yourself to Manage Your Job Search in the Most Effective Way Are you considering how to achieve your true career potential? Do you have relatives at school or university who need help finding a great job to launch their winning career? Yes? Then this podcast will catapult your thinking into a new and productive gear. Very importantly, the podcast covers a range of essential life skills not taught at school or university. First, you’ll learn the seven guiding principles which underlie a...
Jun 11, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 82
Davina Ware is a Career and Workplace Strategist, marketing professional, and founder of Upwardly Paved Path career coaching. She leads her clients to reach their fullest potential through the latest career transition principles, personal branding, and professional empowerment. She launches professionals into careers of authority that utilize their gifts and talents and prepares businesses to create spaces where top talent can thrive. She is no stranger to career transitions as she has worked in...
May 28, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 81
Brad Hill has 20 years of federal service as a leader (program management) in the Department of Agriculture and Forest Service and as an analyst and liaison in the Department of Defense (Intelligence Community). He is now the US Health and Human Services Executive Officer, Administration of Children and Families, Region 10 (WA, ID, OR, AK). But, before that, Brad found himself burnout and needing to change. In this episode, we talk about his job transition experience, including: · How he knew he...
May 14, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 80
Limor Bergman has worked in the tech industry for over 20 years as a software engineer, engineering manager, and Director of engineering. After spending nine years living in the US, she returned to her home country and focused on her passion for supporting women's career growth, mainly in tech. She has mentored women for over four years and created a mentorship program for women with PowerToFly. She also consults and runs workshops with companies on various topics, such as: Internal mentorship p...
Apr 30, 2023•24 min•Season 3Ep. 79
Anne Donovan is a Human Resources leader known for developing new programs and training, dramatically improving employee retention and leadership performance. Conducting extensive employee feedback research, she designs initiatives to address underlying issues across many industries. Executives value her talent for identifying core workforce needs and taking action to develop and drive projects. Anne’s passion lies in helping people grow, both personally and professionally. Anne has a talent for...
Apr 16, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 78
Sindy obtained a B.S. Degree in Kinesiology and Physical Education from California State University, East Bay. In her junior year, she started, teaching Dance. Later, she taught high school and pivoted into a Trainer role at a youth job-training program combining her love of education and business. In an HR career spanning over 25 years, she found her niche in a recruiting. She has been a Recruiter, Sr. Recruiter, Recruiting Manager, Director of Talent Acquisition, and Principal Recruiting Consu...
Apr 02, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 77
Emily Wong is the founder of Words of Distinction, a boutique firm she created to help job seekers land interviews through powerful career storytelling. Emily has helped hundreds of mid-career and executive-level job seekers earn rewarding roles at top organizations like Meta, Google, Fitbit, Roche/Genentech, Moderna, Abbott, Amazon, Microsoft, Sony, Stanford, Northrop Grumman, and Cisco. The host of the Career Cohort podcast , she’s contributed to several bestselling books that specialize in re...
Mar 19, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 76
John Tarnoff is an executive and career transition coach, speaker, and author who supports mid and late-career professionals in defining, planning, and achieving more meaningful and sustainable careers. Fired 39% during his 35 years as a film producer, studio executive, and tech entrepreneur, he learned how to turn setbacks into successes in a volatile business. He reinvented his career at 50, earning a master’s degree in spiritual psychology to share his lessons with others facing similar chall...
Mar 05, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 75
Heike Heemann is passionate about helping others shine in their careers. Her specialty is supporting mid-career professionals to find better career opportunities and build their professional brand on LinkedIn. If you need help optimizing your LinkedIn profile or creating your own LinkedIn strategy for attracting clients, connect with her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/heikeheemann and find free resources at https://linktr.ee/HeikeHeemann Heike also helps career women improve their confi...
Feb 19, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 74
Catherine Lamb is a leading UK-based career transformation expert who helps professionals manage their fear of failure as they go through a job transition. Catherine worked for 15 years in recruitment and is a qualified coach from Henley Business School. She brings together her wealth of knowledge and expertise to work with professionals who want to change careers and dread not being an expert in their new job or who want to step up into a key promotion but feel like an imposter. Catherine has d...
Feb 05, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 73
Dominic Imwalle believes you should be able to obtain your career dreams and that’s what he helps professionals do. His clients have landed roles at Oracle, Deloitte, EY, Tata Consultancy, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Eaton, Salesforce, KPMG, PWC, Dell, Higher Education or started their own venture. But, landing your dream role doesn’t happen by chance, it takes hard work, patience, perseverance and working your job search plan. Dominic has seen how treacherous the job searching process can be; aut...
Jan 22, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 72
Mark James, CPC, is the founder and president of HIRE Consulting Services (HCS) established in 1999. He is a Certified Personnel Consultant and the author of "The Interview Mindset: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Your Career!" (2022) Available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/4N7KqJ7 . Mark is equipped with over 25 years of experience in Executive Career Management Coaching, Outplacement, and Executive Search Consulting. He is also a quarterly speaker at Operation Connect, a program offered by the Nor...
Jan 08, 2023•32 min•Season 2Ep. 71
Max Chan helps professionals with their job search in order to land more interviews, generate more job offers and make more money. His company, Chan with a Plan, ( https://www.chanwithaplan.com ) offers a variety of services, including: · Recruiting plan and guidance · Cover letter and resume writing · LinkedIn profile optimization · Job interview preparation In this episode, Max provided his expert guidance so you can find your next great job faster and easier. Some of the points he covered inc...
Dec 25, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Gina Riley is a career coach, a talent selection and interview skills trainer, and an executive search consultant. As the creator of her Career Velocity coaching program, she uses her executive search experience to the benefit of her clients, sharing the best tips and tricks from a stand-out resume and LinkedIn profile to networking, marketing, and interviewing practice and the creation of a thought leadership plan. She Transforms her clients' approach to their career development and helps them ...
Dec 11, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Donna Star spent 30 incredible years in Corporate America, and then she took the leap to entrepreneurship. She is now an Executive Coach, Business Consultant, and Writer who leverages her extensive experience to help companies and individuals maximize their potential. Currently, her work centers around working with professionals who are dealing with work transitions - promotions, job changes, corporate politics, and everything that comes with managing a career and a life. The transformations she...
Nov 27, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 68
