Show Notes
Am I the only one who’s been feeling scattered lately? Caught between excitement that we’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel with this pandemic, stressed about how life is going to look for the next few months, and worried that so many are still at risk? Not to mention everything else going on in the US and around the world…
All of this has had me feeling a bit all over the place emotionally and energetically. If that’s you too, I hope this week’s episode might help bring us all some peace.
Up this week is Lauren Steckler, an intuitive life coach who made her transition after “checking all the boxes” – a corporate job in fashion sales, a marriage, a good education – and realizing that none of it was for her. In this episode, Lauren and I talk about how to take the leap when your gut tells you that it’s time – even if you don’t know where you’re going – as well as setting boundaries in talking about your career change with family and friends.
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The pandemic has been a journey (to say the least) for teachers, who have had to deal with so many emotionally, mentally, and physically in caring for their students remotely and then dealing with the change of going back to school. For many teachers, this time has forced them to re-evaluate their lives and careers in this new context – and who can blame them?
Jemma Zoe Smith began her career as a strategy consultant, working across companies such as Proctor & Gamble, KPMG, and Credo Business Consulting. A 3-time Oxford graduate, Jemma worked during her studies to expand access to education for underrepresented sectors, and realized a passion for the education space. Now, Jemma works as an international tutor and education consultant through her tuition agency, The Education Hotel, where she focuses on students ages 11-18 – and she recently launched her second business, Top School and Uni, offering advice on UK schools and universities. On this episode, we talk about overcoming imposter syndrome and taking the leap into doing something you love – even if everyone around you is doing the “normal thing.”
Our guest this week is Margaret Becker, a community health nurse and lactation consultant based in Spain. Before going full-time to pursue her passion for maternal health, she worked as a Contracting Officer for the military for more than 5 years. In addition to her clinical and consulting work, she also hosts the Mobile Milk Maid Podcast, where she shares stories and conversations about women’s and infant health.
For this latest episode, I wanted to try something a little different. We have so many entrepreneurs on the show – people who have made a huge career change to start a business in a field they’ve never worked in, or those who took a risk to hang their own shingle after years of experience in the corporate world. Today, I wanted to dive a bit deeper into entrepreneurship by talking to someone who has made his whole career out of it.
This week is all about getting used to the idea of taking risks – even making risk-taking and change-making a habit in your daily life. That’s something that Raechel Lambert, founder of the Founder’s Marketing Playbook, has done really well – from moving to San Francisco from the East Coast sight unseen with no plan, to taking the leap from finance, to marketing, to entrepreneurship.