Best Irelaunch Llc Podcasts (2024)

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EP 291:A pivot from sports management to DEI leadership after a 2 yr career break with Ashley Miller 44:46

23h ago44:46

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Ashley Miller spent the first 19 years of her career working in the NBA and WNBA organizations. After a two-year career break, Ashley pivoted her career by joining Goldman Sachs in private wealth management via Goldman’s Returnship program. She later became Chief of Staff for Diversity Recruiting and leader of the Returnship program. From there, As…

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EP 290: A pivot into life sciences with a dual masters degree after a 15 yr break with Rowena Zahn 41:30

23d ago41:30

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Rowena Zahn took a 15 year child care career break during which time she completed a dual degree master's program in Food Science (MS) and Business (MBA). Having left a pharmaceutical sales career before her career break, Rowena's relaunch ultimately led to her career in account management in global life sciences. Her key accounts include global ph…

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EP 289: Six promotions in IT at Discover following a 5 year career break, with Heather Bannon 26:23

1M ago26:23

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In 2006, Heather left her role as a Senior Programmer Systems Analyst at Discover Financial Services to begin a five year childcare career break. She ultimately relaunched her career by returning to Discover, where she has been promoted six times over the 13 years since she has been back. Heather is currently the Senior Director of Information Tech…

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EP 288: Relaunching and pivoting via Vanguard’s Return to Work Program, with Felicia Williams 29:42

2M ago29:42

29:42

Felicia Williams spent over 20 years as a director in accounting, finance, and audit at a major US railroad before electing to take a career break. In 2022, she relaunched her career and made a significant career pivot when she joined the Return to Work program at Vanguard. Hear how Felicia determined that a side interest should become the focus of…

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EP 287: The Key Step You Cannot Skip to Relaunch Your Career Successfully with Carroll Welch 32:12

3M ago32:12

32:12

What's the one step you cannot skip in order to successfully relaunch your career? Carroll Welch, Career, Executive & Leadership Coach, and one of our longest-serving iRelaunch coaching partners reveals the answer in this multi-faceted conversation.Note: The iRelaunch BootCamp referred to in this episode has been replaced by the iRelaunch RoadMap, …

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EP 286: Networking Makes the Difference When Relaunching with Mary Catherine Malley, rebroadcast 30:05

3M ago30:05

30:05

Mary Catherine Malley is Director, Assistant General Counsel for Juniper Networks. Her route to this huge role for a global, NYSE listed, multi-billion company following an 11 year career break is the topic of our conversation. A surprising conversation with a neighbor jumpstarted her relaunch, and ended up in a returnship-like role for his company…

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EP 285: The Stigma of Long Term Unemployment and What to Do About It, with sociologist Ofer Sharone 47:19

4M ago47:19

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Today we welcome Ofer Sharone, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst whose research focuses on career transitions, unemployment, and aspirations. His new book, The Stigma Trap: College-Educated, Experienced, and Long-Term Unemployed shows how the stigma of unemployment renders all workers, including those who a…

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EP 284: Harnessing disruption when you least expect it, a conversation with Carol Fishman Cohen 48:41

4M ago48:41

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We are pleased to present you with a special broadcast of a previously recorded interview where Carol Fishman Cohen, host of the 3,2,1 iRelaunch podcast, CEO & Co-founder of iRelaunch, sits on the opposite side of the podcast mic and answers questions regarding her relaunch and more on the "Disrupt Yourself Podcast" with Whitney Johnson. We hope yo…

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EP 283:Relaunch success in Tech Sales after a 17-year break and nearing age 50 with Elizabeth Andrew 36:48

5M ago36:48

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Elizabeth Andrew is a top-producing technology sales executive, startup advisor, and TEDx speaker who has established herself as a leader, motivator, and role model. Elizabeth achieved career success by breaking down barriers in the San Francisco technology space at nearly 50 years old and after a 17-year career break, with no technology experience…

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EP 282:Top Examples of Diversity Initiatives that Work, with iRelaunch Diversity Lead Janet Peterson 20:28

5M ago20:28

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Janet Peterson is Diversity Lead at iRelaunch, and like many on the iRelaunch team, Janet is a relauncher. Prior to her five-year career break, Janet held leadership roles in sales, marketing, and training and advocacy at Johnson & Johnson, and at Xerox Corporation. She served as board member for the American Diabetes Association and was a liaison …

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EP 281: How to Brag about Yourself Without Sounding Obnoxious with Selena Rezvani, rebroadcast 35:01

6M ago35:01

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Today's episode is a rebroadcast of an earlier podcast full of tips on how to bring your best self to the table. When Carol asks for Selena Rezvani’s best advice on how to “be a fierce self-advocate” as Selena says, and how to reach out to people to help in a job search without coming across as opportunistic, Selena explains this is all about demon…

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EP 280: From a Wall Street returnship to DEI leader: a relauncher reflects, with Jennifer Andrews 29:08

6M ago29:08

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Jennifer Andrews is an equity and inclusion expert who relaunched her career in 2015 as part of Credit Suisse's Real Returns program in their second cohort. After eight and a half years at Credit Suisse, Jennifer took on a new role leading the equity and inclusion efforts globally at Guardian Life, where she is today. We speak with Jennifer about h…

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EP 279: Best advice compilation of 2023 - Part 2 32:42

7M ago32:42

32:42

Looking back at the many stories we've aired over the last year, we wanted to share the best bits of advice from our incredible list of guests. Today, the great advice continues as we hear from Keita Young of FanDuel and her exciting story of reaching a senior level after her relaunch; Samantha Orlando of Lockheed Martin and her relaunch after a li…

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EP 278: Best advice compilation of 2023 - Part 1 37:47

7M ago37:47

37:47

Looking back at the many stories we've aired over the last year, we wanted to share the best bits of advice from our incredible list of guests. Today, we'll hear from Kerry Carter, who relaunched and had a long career at Staples before becoming CEO of non-profit Hope & Comfort; Avanti Tilak, astrophysicist turned data scientist; Shweta Sharma, who …

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EP 277: The Black Relaunchers' Perspective discussion; a Mocha Moms + iRelaunch event 44:27

8M ago44:27

44:27

Today, we are pleased to share an excerpt from The Black Relauncher’s Perspective Panel, a webinar hosted recently by Mocha Moms + iRelaunch. This panel highlights the professional return to work stories of four Black relaunchers, Catherine Duffy, Country Leader of Bermuda, AIG; Kuae Kelch, National President of Mocha Moms Inc.; LaBrena Settles, SV…

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EP 276: Resume advice for relaunchers, with iRelaunch resume expert Heidi Ravis 40:24

8M ago40:24

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Today we welcome Heidi Ravis, our iRelaunch recommended resume expert. Heidi has over 30 years experience working with relaunchers in a wide range of industries and situations. She's a relauncher herself and has a first-hand understanding of relauncher résumé challenges. In this episode, we speak with Heidi about her career journey, and get her bes…

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EP 275: From infrastructure consulting to public finance investment banking, with Ying Chen Axt 44:57

9M ago44:57

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Ying Chen Axt spent six years as an Infrastructure project finance consultant before taking a nine year career break. While on career break, working around her child’s schedule, she studied for and passed the three rigorous and notoriously difficult Chartered Financial Analyst exams to gain the highly regarded CFA credential.“It turned out the expe…

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EP 274: Strategies for a successful HR relaunch and the important role of SHRM, with Christine Fay 31:52

9M ago31:52

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Christine Fay is the Human Resources Manager at Grenova, a biotechnology start-up focused on waste reduction solutions. A human resources professional with extensive experience in human capital consulting across a variety of sectors, from Fortune 500 companies to federal government agencies, Christine relaunched her HR career after a seven-year car…

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EP 273: Negative Self-Talk and the Job Search with Steven Campbell, rebroadcast 33:31

10M ago33:31

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Author, Speaker, Educator and Coach Steven Campbell joins Carol to discuss the power of the brain and how destructive negative self-talk can be, especially during a prolonged job search. Steven points out “your brain believes everything that you tell it” and having a more positive discussion with your brain can change your life. He will also discus…

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EP 272: Relaunching as a business systems analyst in academia with Priya Venkatesan 40:42

10M ago40:42

40:42

Priya Venkatesan works as a Business Systems Analyst at University of California, Davis. She relaunched into her position with UC Davis after a 16 year career break. Her relaunch involved many job applications, interviews and rejections before she ultimately found success. She became a certified Scrum Master during her career break, and since she's…

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EP 271: Angel investor diversity and inclusive access to capital with Jill Johnson 37:54

11M ago37:54

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Jill Johnson is the co-founder and CEO of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL), based in Newark, New Jersey. IFEL is an independent nonprofit organization that supports economic development through entrepreneurship. IFEL recently acquired Pipeline Angels, founded by Natalia Oberti Noguera, who is a member of the iRelaunch Advisory Bo…

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EP 270: Career pivots and relaunches with producer, director, author and speaker Wendy Sachs 37:20

11M ago37:20

37:20

Today we welcome Wendy Sachs, a seasoned communications executive and creative storyteller. Wendy has spent more than two decades in media as a journalist, Capitol Hill Press secretary, Emmy Award-winning TV producer, Forbes columnist, author, film director, and digital editor in chief. Additionally, Wendy is a frequent keynote speaker giving talks…

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EP 269: An unusual decision and a successful relaunch in finance, with Jennifer Chin Schnabl 33:21

12M ago33:21

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Today we welcome Jennifer Chin Schnabl, who relaunched her finance career four years ago. Jennifer is currently a Vice President in the Capital Markets group at State Street Global Advisors, where she is responsible for managing and developing relationships and strategic initiatives with top tier investment banks and liquidity providers. In today’s…

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EP 268: MEA's mission to reframe aging and midlife, with founder Chip Conley 34:05

12M ago34:05

34:05

Chip Conley, co-founder of MEA (Modern Elder Academy), started his professional career disrupting the hospitality industry twice, first, as the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, the second largest operator of boutique hotels in the world, and then as Airbnb's head of Global Hospitality and Strategy leading a worldwide revolution in travel. Chip…

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EP 267: Relaunching an Engineering career after a life-threatening illness, with Samantha Orlando 39:06

1y ago39:06

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Samantha Orlando is Senior Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin. Samantha, who has a bachelor's degree in ocean engineering from Florida Atlantic University started her career in 2003 as a systems engineer at Lockheed Martin, where she built underwater vehicles. A decade later, Samantha resigned for medical reasons. In March, 2021, Samantha resumed …

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EP 266: Reaching Senior Level Management after Relaunch: Keita Young's Exciting Career Path 32:29

1y ago32:29

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Keita Young is an attorney who is currently Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at FanDuel. After practicing employment law earlier in her career, Keita took an 11-year career break from the legal profession. During that time she was an entrepreneur - owning a children’s specialty boutique and eventually relaunched her legal career through JPMorg…

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EP 265: UK's Daphne Jackson Trust leader helps over 480 relaunchers in research, with Katie Perry 36:27

1y ago36:27

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Katie Perry is the Chief Executive of the Daphne Jackson Trust, which under her leadership has become the UK’s leading organization dedicated to helping returners relaunch their research careers. Katie is a physicist with a background in science communication. She holds a doctorate degree in Physics from the University of Surrey, where she worked w…

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EP 264:Electrical engineer relaunched her career 4 years ago and is going strong with Tcheula Lienou 35:14

1y ago35:14

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Tcheula Lienou, a Senior Controls Hardware Engineer with Trane Technologies took a ten-year career break to raise her three children before relaunching her career in 2019. Tcheula participated in the inaugural cohort of Ingersoll Rand’s ReLaunch career reentry program, which is now run by Trane Technologies following a 2020 corporate restructuring.…

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EP 263:Relaunchers in Senior Roles: How Carmen Park Rose Through the Ranks after an 8yr Career Break 43:13

1y ago43:13

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Carmen Park is a technical leader with experience in the automotive, electronics, telecom, semiconductor, defense, and medical device industries. She is a senior manager at Johnson & Johnson and is pursuing a master’s degree in data analytics at Penn State University. Carmen returned to a technical role after an 8-year career break. Listen in as sh…

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EP 262: Keeping your Contacts over an 8 Year Break and Relaunching in Public Service with Jana Toner 33:58

1y ago33:58

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Today we welcome Jana Toner, Senior Vice President with American Corporate Partners, which is dedicated to assisting US veterans and active-duty military spouses in finding rewarding careers. Based in Washington DC, Jana has over 20 years’ experience in the private and public sectors, including working in two White House administrations. She took a…

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EP 261: Redefining Career Paths in Terms of Life Stage, not Age, with Susan Golden 35:54

1+ y ago35:54

35:54

Susan Golden is the director of DCIX at the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI), and a lecturer and adjunct professor at Stanford University. She leads the DCIX Longevity Innovation Special Interest Group focused on creating innovations and new business opportunities for longevity and healthy aging, and she serves as a lead mentor to the…

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EP 260:Taking a Break from a Prolonged Job Search Led to Getting Hired, with Amy Miller, rebroadcast 34:20

1+ y ago34:20

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Amy Miller is a PR and communications expert who wrote to us a few months ago after relaunching her career following an eight year career break and a three year effort to relaunch. Despite doing all of the recommended steps to find a new job, she only got a couple of phone interviews and got to the point where she became so demoralized that she had…

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EP 259: My What If Year Author Alisha Fernandez Miranda Explores Careers thru 4 Internships 36:30

1+ y ago36:30

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Alisha Fernandez Miranda is the author of My What If Year. Detailing her year of unpaid internships, the book follows Alisha on her quest to figure out what might have happened if her life had taken a different path. Alisha is also the host of Quit Your Day Job, a new podcast that takes listeners behind the scenes of her guests' dream jobs. Alisha …

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EP 258: How One Couple Managed Their "Dual Relaunch," with Corey & LaBrena Settles 49:08

1+ y ago49:08

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Today we are airing the audio version of our previously released video interview with Corey and LaBrena Settles, both military veterans who later relaunched their careers within a five year period; Corey after a 2 year career break for eldercare reasons and LaBrena after a 17-year career break focused primarily on childcare.We discuss how Corey and…

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EP 257: Zarna Garg's Spectacular Relaunch from SAHM to Stand-Up Comedy and Social Media Star 41:36

1+ y ago41:36

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"She could make anyone laugh and I wanted her to be paid for it. 'Mom, have you ever thought about being a stand-up comedian?' As she began dreaming of a comedy career, the reality of her current life as a stay-at-home mom sank in. She began to cry and told me it was too late for her. I could not bear to watch her struggle between ambition and doub…

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EP 256: Relaunching in Tech in the US and India after Three Career Breaks, with Shweta Sharma 41:25

1+ y ago41:25

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How does a technical professional prepare for relaunching her career in technical roles after career breaks of different lengths and in two countries? What kind of updating is required? How does the job search work? Did it get any easier after each career break? Did the strategies change?A strong proponent for the benefits relaunchers can bring to …

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EP 255: How an Astrophysicist Career-transitioned and Relaunched in Data Science with Avanti Tilak 36:06

1+ y ago36:06

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Avanti Tilak's career transition and relaunch from astrophysics and academia to corporate data science was a triumph after a long, frustrating period of setbacks. Avanti explains how she updated her skills, which freelance roles contributed to her progress, how she dealt with repeated rejection, and what ultimately led to her successful relaunch in…

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EP 254: From Corporate Relaunch to Senior Executive Leadership to a NonProfit CEO with Kerry Carter 36:39

1+ y ago36:39

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After her relaunch and subsequent rise to senior executive leadership roles in the distribution and logistics industry, Kerry Carter made the leap to the nonprofit world, taking on the role of CEO of Hope & Comfort. Hope & Comfort provides basic hygiene products to tens of thousands of adults in need in Massachusetts such as deodorant, toothpaste, …

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EP 253: "Best Advice for Relaunchers" Holiday 2022 Compilation 31:23

1+ y ago31:23

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Hear the “Best Piece of Advice” from select episodes of “3,2,1 iRelaunch,” Samantha Kranyak shares what gave her the confidence to relaunch after divorce and becoming a single parent; Arlene Willis successfully relaunched into the transportation industry; Rabbi Suzanne Offit offers encouragement from her relaunch in the clergy; Krystal Shorts share…

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EP 252: "Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books," a Relaunch Success Story, with Zibby Owens 32:51

1+ y ago32:51

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Zibby Owens is an author, podcaster, publisher, CEO, and mother of four. Writing has been her passion since she was a child. During her 11 year career break to take care of her children, she continued writing and ultimately began a podcast called Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books. The popularity of her podcast subsequently led to the creation of h…

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EP 251: Powerful Language and Its Effect When You’re Relaunching with Julie Holunga, rebroadcast 31:05

1+ y ago31:05

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How can relaunchers ensure they are making the best impression while networking, at a professional conference, and even in an interview? Today’s episode is a rebroadcast of an earlier episode with guest, Julie Holunga, executive coach and founder of Chinook Executive Solutions. Julie asserts that relaunchers should be deliberate about the words the…

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EP 250: How I Relaunched after Years of Trying, and Where I am Today, with Amanda Liu 27:01

1+ y ago27:01

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Amanda Drake Liu is currently Senior Director, Data Analytics, for ADP. She took a 14-year career break before relaunching as part of MetLife’s Act2 Program in 2014, to which she connected with through iRelaunch’s Return to Work Conference. Amanda got in touch with us last year because she was interested in hiring a relauncher to work for her! We d…

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EP 249: Big Career Pivots: From Professional Dancer to Professional Chef with Steve Konopelski 40:49

1+ y ago40:49

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Today we welcome Chef Steve Konopelski, a Broadway dancer turned pastry chef who is Chef Instructor with the prestigious Auguste Escoffier Culinary Institute. Steve explains how he successfully navigated his extreme career transition; starting with how he thought of his new career goal in the first place, to how he proceeded to reach that goal step…

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EP 248: Relaunch + Career Shift: Investor Relations to Hospital Administration, with Wendy Schlatner 30:49

2y ago30:49

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Wendy Schlatner’s career started in investment banking and investment relations. She took a 16-year career break and then made a career transition when she relaunched in medical practice management. Her interest in the new field was piqued after spending several summers running the health office at her kids’ sleepaway camp. In this episode, which i…

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EP 247: Discussing their new book How to Leave the Law, with co-authors Liz Brown & Amy Impellizzeri 42:47

2y ago42:47

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Liz Brown, a lawyer turned business professor, and Amy Impellizzeri, litigator turned novelist, are the co-authors of How to Leave the Law, a guidebook for lawyers considering a career change, that was released September 6, 2022. Listen in as we speak with Liz and Amy about their individual career paths, their new book and the many examples of care…

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EP 246: Returning to the Legal Profession After a 12 Year Career Break, with Kendra Johnson 31:50

2y ago31:50

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Kendra Johnson is currently Senior Counsel/Manager, Management Liability Claims at the global insurance giant, Markel Corporation. Kendra had been out of the legal profession for over 12 years when she attended our Spring 2019 iRelaunch Return to Work Conference in metro Chicago, at a pre-Pandemic time when our conferences were in person! Shortly a…

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EP 245: Returning to Work as a Salesforce Administrator, with Supermums Founder Heather Black 33:08

2y ago33:08

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Heather Black is founder and CEO of Supermums, an organization that trains relaunchers and others to be Salesforce administrators. In 2010, Heather became an “accidental” Salesforce administrator for her non-profit, helping to establish their customer relationship management system (CRM). She loved it so much that two years later she decided to ups…

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EP 244: The Mental and Emotional Journey of a Career Break and Ultimate Relaunch with Steve Deeble 39:33

2y ago39:33

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Steve Deeble is a Senior Technical Writer at Gurucul, a global cybersecurity company protecting data and information from insider threats and external cyberattacks. He has taken career breaks to care for his father following a stroke, and to transition back to a technical career after 12 years as a video producer. He found himself competing with yo…

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EP 243: Relaunching at Lockheed Martin after a 20 year Career Break, with Jennifer Tufillaro 29:02

2y ago29:02

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Jennifer Tufillaro is a Control Account Manager for the Radar Systems Engineering Group at Lockheed Martin. She initially joined Lockheed Martin after receiving her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University, and subsequently took a 20-year career break for childcare reasons. Jennifer returned to Lockheed Martin when she …

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EP 242: The Career Journey from Military Spouse to Strategy Consultant, with Monique Garcia Rizer 37:20

2y ago37:20

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Monique Garcia Rizer was a military spouse for 13 years to a reserve service member. She relaunched twice, first after her partner's deployment, and second, after a major life transition. Monique currently serves as Vice President of Freedman Consulting, a consulting firm focused on strategic planning and policy development for non-profits, foundat…

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