Podcast #281 – Toni Frana with Flexjobs Discusses the Opportunities in the Hot Freelance Remote Work Job Market Description: This week I am speaking with Toni Frana, Career Services Manager for Flexjobs, and we are going to discuss the freelance job market. This is a follow-up to episode 274 where I discussed with Mike McNatt […]
Becoming a Domain Lead at GetSetUp using Her Passion for Healthy Food [Podcast]
Podcast #267 – Becoming Domain Lead in the Health and Wellness, Cooking, Food, and Nutrition Areas for GetSetUp Description: This week I am speaking with Deb Livingston, domain lead in the health and wellness, cooking, food, and nutrition areas for GetSetUp. Deb made this leap only with her passion for healthy food and no formal […]
Finding Passion in the Garden and Composting with Deborah Schnur [Podcast]
Podcast #262 – Going from Mechanical Engineering to Finding her Passion in the Garden and Composting Description: This week I am speaking with Debbie Schnur who is a Career Pivot community member. She has quite a story to tell of progressively connecting the dots to find her happy spot. Debbie left her career as a […]
Vicki Soll Finds a Happy Place in Her Career by Teaching Older Adults [Podcast]
Podcast #260 – Vicki Soll a Career Pivot Community Graduate Talks About Her Journey to a Happy Place in her Career Description: This week I am speaking with a graduate from the Career Pivot community, Vicki Soll. Vicki wandered around a lot in her career in the high-tech industry. She did okay but was never […]
Learning how to Adapt and Get Scrappy with Your Career with Thom Singer [Podcast]
Podcast #255 – Thom Singer Discusses How He Has Adapted his Career and Business to the Pandemic Description: This week I am bringing back Thom Singer to the podcast. I have known Thom for well over a decade and I first had him on back in 2017 to discuss his pivot from business development for […]
A Plan B of an Encore Career is the Best Defense Against Ageism [Podcast]
Podcast #244 – Pierre Fricke Detected Ageism Early and Planned his Encore Career as a Defense Against Ageism Description: This week I am speaking with Pierre Fricke who is a member of the Career Pivot membership community. I actually worked with Pierre back in the 1990s when both of us were at IBM. Pierre has […]
Public School Teacher to Expat Author to Entrepreneur with Queen Michele [Podcast]
Podcast #243 – Queen Michele Returns to the Podcast to Speak to Us About Her Entrepreneurial Endeavors Description: This week I have a real joy for you as I am interviewing Queen Michele. Queen is in her late 50s and is an African American retired school teacher who moved to the North Shore of Lake […]
Finance Leadership to an Encore Portfolio Career Leading with Coaching [Podcast]
Podcast #240 – Marc Discusses with Alec Arons his Journey to a Portfolio Career that Funds and Feeds his Passions Description: This week I am interviewing Alec Arons who is a member of the Career Pivot Membership community. Alec had a long and successful career in the finance and consulting arena. Alec retired in 2019 […]
School Teacher to Evocative Fiction Author to Writing and Editorial Coach [Podcast]
Podcast #233 – Elizabeth Sumner Wafler Tells Her Story of Making a Career Pivot Description: This week I am speaking with Elizabeth Sumner Wafler. Elizabeth is a former school teacher, an aspiring women’s fiction author, and an editorial and writing coach. Let me read you a snippet from her website: As an evocative writer, I […]