Professional Life Crisis

Amanda Branson•amandabranson.substack.com

Helping young professionals build confidence as they start their careers. No BS, NY-style advice from a sarcastic, overachieving gal who’s been there. "We have no idea what we're doing, but we know we're doing it really, really well"

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7. Positivity is like an orbit with Kate Thompson

To watch the video of this episode, you can find it here! Kate Thompson is a leadership coach, experience designer, marketer and art enthusiast. We met via a great network we are both part of, called the Chief of Staff Network . It’s a great active community filled with interesting, inspiring, empathetic professionals. If you’re a Chief of Staff, (or close enough) highly recommend checking it out! If you’re going through something personal right now outside of work, I highly recommend this episo...

Dec 12, 2023•59 min

6. WorkPsych: Procrastination

In this episode, we cover: * Breaking down what it means to procrastinate, from a psychology perspective * Why we procrastinate in life and especially at work, including my take on a few things on this list that are BS if you’re a highly motivated person like me * Some of my favorite strategies I’ve adopted to help me procrastinate faster and better, cause get real, I’m not gonna stop anytime soon * Why my future self-thanks me for my past actions Quote of the day: “Do the bad version first! We ...

Dec 05, 2023•15 min

5. If you want to be a ____ you have to start by telling yourself you are one

Jennifer Wong (affectionately known as “Jwong”) is a product designer, design coach/mentor, and one of the most authentic people I know. We met while working together at our previous jobs, and both got laid off on the same day. In this episode, we cover: * Understanding the “why’s” behind personal and team demotivation * Founding her own startup and why she decided that pursuing entrepreneurship wasn’t her full time aspiration * What it means to be a woman in design, and the implied career limit...

Nov 28, 2023•51 min

4. 10 Things I Learned Working for a Startup

In this episode, we cover: The mentality shift that I had to make when I went from a 500,000 person to company to a 5 person company was chasmic. In this episode I covered the top 10 things I learned when I transitioned from consulting to a startup that I want to pass onto you, especially if you’re working at a startup, going to work at a startup, or are just startup-curious. (Srsly, just let me save you some time down in the self-questioning spiral that is working for a startup for the first ti...

Nov 21, 2023•10 min

3. Sales, Recruiting and Southeast Asia with David Rolls

David Rolls is a 360 recruiter by trade, now recruiting consultant and influencer on TikTok and LinkedIn. David and I met when I brought him on as one of our influencers at my previous company. Little did I know how much richness he would have to share all around the changes in the recruiting industry, the differences between working as an internal vs agency recruiter, and his holistic approach for how to show up as your best self at work. In this episode, we cover: * Internal vs agency recruite...

Nov 14, 2023•51 min

2. Being a generalist at a startup in a tech recession

In this episode, we cover: * What it means to be a generalist at a startup * What is a Chief of Staff? * What does it mean to be in a startup recession? * What I'd consider the pros & cons of being a generalist * My overall take on whether it's a good idea to be a generalist in a recession or not * Some advice from me if you are in fact going to be one Quote of the day: Joining a startup comes with a fairly steep learning curve every time. And you'll need to have that lifelong learner mental...

Nov 14, 2023•10 min

1. When management consulting just ain't quite it

Launch day is finally here! I can’t thank you enough for supporting the podcast. I hope my professional stories and ones from my guests will help you see things from a new perspective, brighten your optimism about your career, and help you realize that if you accidentally replied all to a 15,000 person email thread as a brand new analyst, there is life on the other side, and you’re in good company. In this episode, we cover: * My journey to and through the consulting world * The infamous “first ...

Nov 14, 2023•17 min

The PLC Trailer

Here's what I define as a Professional Life Crisis: A crisis about your current job or potential career move that also makes you question just about everything about your life. - If I work in XYZ, what will that do to my self-image? - Why am I so hung up on my value as a person as a direct correlation to my salary? - Do I need to move to a new city, get a new job, or both? - Are all jobs miserable, or am I just in the wrong one? - Does taking a remote role just *make sense* or make me look lazy?...

Nov 09, 2023•51 sec

PREVIEW: What's the deal with recruiting?

David Rolls , is a 360 recruiter by trade, now recruitment consultant and influencer on TikTok and LinkedIn. David and I met when I brought him on as one of our influencer partners at my previous AI tech startup. Little did I know how much richness he would have to share all around the changes in the recruiting industry, the differences between working as an internal or agency recruiter, and what that means for job seekers. Sneak preview above, and the full episode, along with 2 others will drop...

Nov 08, 2023•2 min

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