Best Warzel Podcasts (2024)

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Building a Soccer Club and Legacy in Your Career with Brenda Ha 44:16

1M ago44:16

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Episode 62. A good career always starts one way and ends another. As you get older, not everything comes about moving up and more money, eventually the goal of legacy becomes the focus. Brenda Ha began her career in the corporate world, but when she started a family and started craving more flexibility, she decided to start her own business—a conci…

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How She Built a Food Business to Do Good with Richa Gupta 40:15

2M ago40:15

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Episode 61. How do you know you should start a business, and how do you put the pieces of your life together to do it and be successful? Richa Gupta is a food entrepreneur who founded Good Food for Good, a fantastic lineup of sauces, condiments and related food products sold in grocery stores across North America. Richa’s experience in becoming a m…

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Reverse Episode on the Own Your Role Podcast with Dino Watt and Greg Martin 40:59

3M ago40:59

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Episode 60. Check out this unique and really cool episode of the Lifetime at Work podcast, though it’s a bit different than the others. Instead of our host, Greg Martin, asking the questions, this episode features an interview that Greg did as the guest on another podcast. The show is called Own Your Role with Dino Watt and it highlights leaders in…

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Careers in Canadian Capital Markets with Bill Vlaad 49:05

3M ago49:05

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Episode 59. Bill Vlaad is a well known name across Bay Street and the Canadian capital markets. He’s one of the most important connectors in the business because as a recruiter, him and the team are forever trying to put the best people at the best companies. In this episode, host Greg Martin talks with the CEO of Vlaad and Company as he brings in-…

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How to Help Everyone Enjoy Their Job More with Chris Dyer 49:45

4M ago49:45

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Episode 58. We all complain about our jobs sometimes, its a part of the world of work. But much of our enjoyment comes from the culture within the organization we work for and can make a huge different in our personal job happiness and satisfaction. This episode guest is Chris Dyer, an entrepreneur who started his business and found himself leading…

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Applying Lessons to Careers and Business from a Fighter Pilot with Jim Murphy 47:23

5M ago47:23

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Episode 57. There are lessons to be learned from everywhere in life, and they’re really fun when coming from a former fighter pilot. This episode’s guest is retired fighter pilot and business consultant Jim Murphy. After his dream of being in professional baseball disappeared Jim went into sales, but didn’t love it. Inspired by the movie Top Gun he…

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The Future of Work Can Be Better for All with Lawyer Niki Avraam 46:02

5M ago46:02

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Episode 56. There is the typical way to advance in a law career, and then there’s the approach Niki Avraam took. Niki is a legal entrepreneur, speaker, and the co-founder of Howat Avraam Solicitors. When she saw room for societal growth and change, she decided to pivot from focusing on commercial law towards employment and discrimination. Her appro…

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Thursday is the New Friday with Joe Sanok 47:55

6M ago47:55

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Episode 55. Have you ever thought about the concept of a 4 day work week? Would it work with your job and the way you work? The question might force us to explore the idea of work, what we’re trying to accomplish, productivity and our daily motivation. In this episode, guest Joe Sanok talks about his book Thursday is the New Friday, which is all ab…

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Tips on Building Your Resume and Story to Get the Job with Matt Warzel 54:29

6M ago54:29

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Episode 54. How’s your resume looking right now? Have you revisited it in a while? Good, because this episode is all about getting the job, resumes, interviews, positioning yourself and everything else that goes with getting the job you want. Guest Matt Warzel is a career coach and resume writer, bringing over 10 years in human services and career …

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Abandoning Your Family's Dreams to Find Your Own Career with Frank Hanna 45:41

6M ago45:41

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Episode 53. Frank Hanna started his career in his family’s restaurant at 12 years old. His dad has his life planned out and that was in the family business. But, after almost two decades working alongside his family, he left it behind because the stress and overwhelming nature of a family business were too high. In this episode with host Greg Marti…

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The HR Ladder and When You Know You Need a Completely Different Career with Nick Goblirsch 50:25

7M ago50:25

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Episode 52. Nick Goblirsch started his career in the HR (Human Resources) industry. He was in charge of hiring people and building organizations. Over time he became more successful by doing the jobs other people didn’t want to do, like driving efficiencies and layoffs. Then one day he decided he needed to do something completely different and quit…

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Finding Passion and Enjoying What You Do by Going All In with Rick Jordan 52:39

7M ago52:39

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Episode 51. Rick Jordan is a keynote speaker and podcast host of the All-In podcast with Rick Jordan. He is the CEO & Founder of ReachOut Technology, a cybersecurity firm that recently went public. He’s been featured on TV segments with all the majors channels - ABC, NBC, Fox, Bloomberg and more. Rick started his career at the bottom, without much …

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Lessons & My Career in Investment Banking with Greg Martin 31:11

8M ago31:11

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Episode 50. For a special 50th episode, host Greg Martin shares his story of his early career in investment banking, through entrepreneurship and to today. He then covers some of the major takeaways from his own career and from his experience interviewing guests on the podcast. Throughout the episode he shares the journey beginning his career at Ge…

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Marketing Career Paths and Options with Amy Anderson 49:20

8M ago49:20

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Episode 49. What are the options for starting a career in marketing? What are the options across in-house, agency and everything in between? In this episode, host Greg Martin interviews co-founder of Wild Coffee Marketing, Amy Anderson. Amy began her career working in New York in media and an account executive in the early days of digital media. Sh…

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You Need the Right Attitude or You Won’t Enjoy Work with Nicole Greer 53:58

9M ago53:58

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Episode 48. Lots of what determines whether we’ll be happy with our job and thus our career, is tied to attitude. When you listen to this week’s guest, you’ll see she has a positive energy that makes “work fun”. Nicole Greer is an executive coach, consultant, and recruiter, but what's really interesting is her journey of finding work, taking a long…

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A New Take on How to Grow Faster at Work and Your Life with Accenture Canada’s Innovation Lead Iliana Oris Valiente 47:01

10M ago47:01

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Episode 47. Knowing who we are today helps us figure out the future, how we grow, and what our future holds. Iliana Oris Valiente is a futurist who heads innovation at Accenture Canada and is well-versed in the world of blockchain and AI. Her career accomplishments have been grand, but she truly learned about herself in 2021 when she suffered burno…

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Beware and Avoid Getting “Trapped” in a Career with Karthik Suresh 49:33

10M ago49:33

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Episode 46. We all get stuck in our careers and in our jobs sometimes. Part of getting through it is attitude, another part is awareness, and another part is just making decisions that match with your age and experience. In this episode, host Greg Martin discusses career paths across Wall Street, Silicon Valley and everything in between with Karthi…

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The World of Technology Leadership with Benjamin Johnson 42:51

10M ago42:51

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Episode 45. What does it take to build the technology behind the leading software companies of today? The simple answer is a good CTO (Chief Technology Officer), which is the expertise and experience of Benjamin Johnson. Ben is the CEO and Founder of Particle41, a global software consultancy that offers end-to-end product development services. If y…

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How Work Has Changed Over the Decades with Jose Palomino 45:39

11M ago45:39

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Episode 44. The world of work has changed materially over the last several decades, morphed by everything from technology, to culture to big events like the pandemic. Jose Palomino is a veteran with lots of experience across the board in corporate worlds and in entreprenership. In this episode Jose discusses with host Greg Martin all about his hist…

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Workplace Experience of Minority Employees with Brenda Harrington 49:24

11M ago49:24

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Episode 43. Many of our workplaces lack diversity. Whether it be across the company, in a particular meeting or at the leadership level, it is rare to see a group of people that match the ethnic and gender diversity of our communities. So, what does it feel like when you look different? Brenda Harrington, the author of a book called Access Denied, …

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The Engineering Career You Always Wanted with Zach White 57:28

12M ago57:28

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Episode 42. The path to becoming an engineer may appear easy to some, but it’s not. It takes good grades, practice, reading and lots of time. Eventually you hit the world of work and it isn’t quite as easy as your favourite math, physics or programming challenge. Zach White was on a leading path to the top of his company as an engineer, just like h…

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Investment Banking, to Tech, to Community with Zachary Novak 49:48

1y ago49:48

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Episode 41. It’s hard to know what you want to do in your career long-term. Often times you start somewhere and see where it takes you. If you ask Zachary Novak, he says you have to find your thing, and it just takes time. With host Greg Martin, Zachary shares his beginnings in investment banking to how he discovered the idea of getting into the fi…

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Traveling in the Land of Startups with Sharekh Shaikh 50:25

1y ago50:25

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Synopsis Episode 40. Sharekh started his career studying computer engineer and living/working in the Middle East. But over time he realized he wasn’t a coder, and he didn’t want to work for someone else in the middle east anymore. So he came to North America and began the journey starting a company of his own. He’s still in the middle of this journ…

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Fear and Putting Yourself Out There with Ryan Hanley 59:03

1+ y ago59:03

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Episode 39. It’s hard to be bold and stand out. There’s a part of us that wants to fit in, find your people and be accepted. But other times you need to stand out and put yourself out there. In this episode Greg Martin interviews Ryan Hanley. Ryan is an insurance guy (not sexy as he admits), but he’s also a business owner, podcaster, and speaker wh…

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Life Lessons from the TV Show Succession with Dan Scott 49:24

1+ y ago49:24

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Episode 38. This episode is a special one, digging into the takeaways and lessons from the HBO hit Succession. To reflect on the show through 4 seasons, Greg Martin interviews Dan Scott, who runs the firm Spotlight Advisory Group. He helps wealthy individuals and families find creative outlets, discover their purpose, and deal with succession (the …

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Franchising, Between Corporate Employee and Business Owner with Anna Brambilla 44:33

1+ y ago44:33

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Episode 37. The route of franchising is a path we don’t consider, certainly not as often as the thought around owning your own business. But when you begin to realize, there are many franchises out there (beyond just restaurants) that are available to us. Starting up requries some capital and paying an ongoing royalty, but also comes with lots of s…

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We All Risk Becoming Obsolete with Julie Noonan 52:00

1+ y ago52:00

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Episode 36. We’re all getting older, technology is replacing jobs, employers want to hire younger people and layoffs are happening everywhere. What does that mean for the rest of us? In this episode Greg interviews Julie Noonan. Her expertise is all about managing big changes within organizations - she’s helped with dozens of M&A transactions, reor…

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Taking the Leap to Start Your Own Business with William Buist 56:28

1+ y ago56:28

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Episode 35. It’s an incredibly challenging step to leave a career or a well paying job to start your own business. The leap is huge. It’s risky. But many of us do it. Why start your own business? How do you get the most out of the experience? How do you be really good? In this episode host Greg Martin joins William Buist to share stories about taki…

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The Insurance Business as a Gateway to Earning and Learning Fast with Stanislav Kojokin 48:19

1+ y ago48:19

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Episode 34. What do you know about the insurance industry? Diving in quickly you learn that it can be a tremendous place to learn about the world of business and make money as someone new, young or old. The role of brokers is perhaps the most fun. With guest Stanislav Kojokin, co-founder and CEO of KASE Insurance, he tells us all about his journey …

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We Overachieve and We Burnout to Make Our Parents Proud with Hamza Khan 55:26

1+ y ago55:26

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Episode 33. There are many reasons we work hard at our jobs. Sometimes we work too hard and sometimes we work without really thinking why. Hamza Khan is an international keynote speaker, author and business owner who has been through the trenches working the long hours he needed to prove himself. Unfortunately when you do that, you can burnout, wit…

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The End of Work from Home with Adam Pekarsky 59:40

1+ y ago59:40

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Episode 32. Our working habits have changed, but not everyone thinks that should stay. Many employers out there feel like everyone working from home right now should head back to the office. Others thing embracing the work from home or the hybird lifestyle is here to stay. Adam Pekarsky works in the recruitment industry and has witnessed employers …

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Strategies to Find Your Happiness with Katie Jefcoat 58:45

1+ y ago58:45

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Episode 31. Katie Jefcoat is an expert on happiness. She has read all the books, reviewed all the studies and has been on the hunt to help people bring more happiness to their lives. It starts with understanding what makes us happy. A former lawyer, Katie is the host of the Everyday Happiness Podcast, she is also a best-selling author, public speak…

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How to increase your odds at finding fulfilling work at 50(ish), one coffee at a time; in conversation with Katherine Brown. (April 2020) 13:51

1+ y ago13:51

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50 coffees 50 conversations 50 ways to find fulfilling employment in your 50s. 'If there is no wind then row.' The 50:50 project aims to talk to 50 inspiring entrepreneurs who started new, fulfilling careers or businesses. Find out what worked & what the setbacks were. And drink coffee

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The 4 four mains types of CV/resume, when to use them and and how to manage your age and qualifications; in conversation with Matt Warzel (June 2020) 23:05

1+ y ago23:05

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The purpose of a CV is to get an interview. It's not your autobiography. But which type do you use and how do you manage your age and qualifications if you are overqualified for a role? When you're applying for jobs it's vital you know about the four different types of CV/resumes and how to use them most effectively to get to an interview. Matt War…

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In your 50s? Working for a corporate? Your career is probably Toast: in conversation with Lucia Knight. (Mar 2020) 17:26

1+ y ago17:26

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In your 50s? Working for a corporate? Your career is probably toast. In the best of times your career is almost certainly not as safe as you think it let alone now. So what should you be thinking about and what could you be doing to prevent yourself getting burnt?

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The challenges facing older women finding, and staying in, employment: in conversation with Dr Sarah Vickerstaff. (Feb 2020) 22:38

1+ y ago22:38

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There is age discrimination in the work place. Older woman face additional obstacles and sometimes have to make difficult choices. There are complex reasons why women face challenges when re-entering employment and the challenges are international. Many women feel trapped in their jobs in once in their 50s because of the reduced prospects of findin…

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Challenges facing older military veterans after long service careers: in conversation with Professor Matt Flynn. (July 2020) 23:19

1+ y ago23:19

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Proven leader of people, calm under pressure, dependable, trained & well qualified, multi-skilled. What employer wouldn’t want you? Many, it seems if you are a long service military veteran entering civilian employment for the first time after joining up. Professor Matt Flynn outlines the challenges faced by military veterans.…

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Want to know how to best engage with a recruitment agency during your job search? In conversation with Ben Pearson. (Dec 2019) 14:04

1+ y ago14:04

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Recruitment agencies are in the business of finding people for jobs not jobs for people. But they are an important channel for finding new employment. As an older worker you may not have used one before. Ben Pearson, Beyond Recruitment in New Zealand, talks about the most effective way to engage with them and prospective employers.…

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Feeling Like You Don't Belong in Your Workplace with Tricia Montalvo Timm 59:52

1+ y ago59:52

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Episode 30. Tricia Timm hid who she was for years as she climbed the corporate ladder as a lawyer, aspiring to be better and better eat each step. But, what did better mean and what was the top? Throughout much of her career she hid that she was Latina and in other cases hid that she was a mother. At a certain point she decided to stop hiding and t…

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Transition, purpose, meaning; what do you really want? In conversation with Stuart Lewis (Nov 2020) 22:44

1+ y ago22:44

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In your 50s you could be looking at potentially 15/20 years of work ahead of you. Maybe you’re wanting something else to do - in another sector, take a step back or volunteer. The transition can seem daunting. Looking for meaning/purpose can make you feel Restless. In conversation with Stuart Lewis, founder and CEO of Restless UK.…

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Transition. One word. Many meanings. From full time employment to...what? In conversation with Larry Steward. (Dec 2020) 19:17

1+ y ago19:17

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Transition. One word. Many meanings. We'll all face the time when our career draws to an end and we consider what we do next. We may have a further 20 to 30 years ahead of us. So what might we do? In conversation with Larry Steward, life transition coach.

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You're 50+ years old. Your role has been made redundant. You've been laid off. What do you do now? In conversation with Steve Preston. (Aug 2020) 19:30

1+ y ago19:30

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Your role has been made redundant. You've been laid off. What do you do now? It's a maze.Do you want full time employment, is self employment an option, what about retiring, is a portfolio career even a thing? What do you want, do you really, really want? In conversation with Steve Preston.

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Starting a new business in your 60s? What is the one key skill that an entrepreneur must have to succeed? In conversation with Paul Tasner. (Dec 2020) 24:40

1+ y ago24:40

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In his late 60's Paul Tasner started his own company (Pulpworks Inc) but discovered he lacked one key skill that an entrepreneur must have to succeed. Find out what that skill was and how he obtained it - and what else he learnt on the way.

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Don't look back in anger. In conversation with Paula Gardner. (Feb 2021). 18:30

1+ y ago18:30

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Been made redundant from your role, let go or some other euphemism to describe losing your job? Don't get stuck in bitterness or resentment The way you’ll feel following a redundancy can affect your moods for a long time. Even if you saw redundancy coming it still comes as a shock. Emotions you’ll experience have been likened to a bereavement. In c…

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If A>50 then E=0. Solving the Experience equation. In conversation with Hunter Leonard. (May 2021) 20:00

1+ y ago20:00

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If A>50 then E=0. In other words if you are 50+ your experience likely equals zero interest to employers. What can you do? Continue applying for jobs & face regular rejection as you come up against ageism? Start a business? Or is there a third road? What can you do?

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What We Want Out of Workplace Culture with Steven L. Blue 53:22

2y ago53:22

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Episode 29. Company culture is the focus of managers, owners and employees alike, but the question around what we’re all looking for isn’t always easy. Speaker, author, and business transformation expert Steven L. Blue discusses his background and why he’s an expert on company culture. Through experiences at different levels of an organization and …

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The 100 Hour Work Week to Start an Investment Banking Career with Linda Wan 59:17

2y ago59:17

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Episode 28. Investment Banking is one of the most intense place to start your career, but every year thousands of new recruits join the junior ranks of banks from Goldman Sachs to Merrill Lynch to Greenhill to a tiny boutique nobody has heard of. They work all night on powerpoint and excel, pitches and models, selling companies and raising money. T…

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How to encourage organisations to harness the power of older workers and the benefits of multigenerational workforces; in conversation with Mary Bright. (20 July 2021) 24:00

2y ago24:00

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How can organisations be encouraged to use the benefits of older workers? What do they need to change? Whose responsibility is it to encourage businesses? Which businesses are harnessing the power of intergenerational teams already?

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Succeeding in competency and behavioural based interviews; in conversation with Leah Lambert. (July 2020) 18:30

2y ago18:30

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Tell me about a time when you used your attention to detail to uncover an error. Describe a time when you were required to communicate a difficult or unpleasant idea to your boss. Describe a time when you have had to use your conflict resolution skills in the workplace. These are typical of questions asked in a behavioural or competency based inter…

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There is no 'perfect time.' Experience is your superpower; in conversation with Katherine Brown (June 2021) 14:30

2y ago14:30

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Waiting for the perfect time. With your Unicorn. In Camelot. You’re 50+, you’re unemployed, you can’t get a job and you’ve come to the realisation that you may no longer be employable in mainstream work. What do you do? You could sit back and wait for the 'perfect time' to make your move. Hint - there is no ‘perfect’ time. Katherine Brown, in the 5…

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