Chan with a Plan

EPISODE SUMMARY Max provides insights on 3 key points based on this past week's episode with Christine LeLacheur on The Great Resignation and the future of work.  TIMESTAMPS [0:26] How being visible with executives through attending social events helped Max land multiple promotions and raises, working at his first job out of university [2:02] Shorter tenures are now the norm and it's expected for...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Christine LeLacheur, Co-Founder of the C Factor Community and Founder of Cheurfire Consulting. We discussed The Great Resignation, what the future of work will look like and how managers can help their team transition effectively back into an office work environment, as well as what to do with the team members that have...

EPISODE SUMMARY Max provides insights on 3 key points based on this past week's episode with Andrea Yacub Macek on overcoming curveballs to steer you into a career path you'll enjoy. TIMESTAMPS [0:38] Job search advice for recent graduates to help them mentally and tactically prepare for a possible gruelling job search [3:08] Why you shouldn't take a job that you don't 100% believe is the right fi...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Andrea Yacub Macek, founder and CEO of AYM Consulting, a career coaching company. We discussed 2 significant career curveballs she had to face in her career that were both a blessing in disguise as each curveball helped give her career clarity and guidance needed to move her career in the right direction. The main messa...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Nicole Andani, VP of International Sales & Marketing at Northern Response, a company that reaches 90 countries worldwide. We go in depth on product development and product marketing, from finding the right product to build, finding key subject matter experts to help you with your launch and marketing your product effect...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Lindsay Issler, an entertainment industry veteran currently a Brand Director at CBS. We go in depth with Lindsay’s career journey from getting her start in the entertainment industry and taking risks in her career in order to get to where she is today. Lindsay also provides advice for aspiring entertainment professional...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Amanda Henry, founder of Lady Boss Finance, a platform created to equip young professionals with the blueprint for navigating the corporate workplace and their personal finances to live abundant lives. We go in depth with Amanda’s story of how she graduated from an ivy league school with $65K in debt, paying it off quic...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Joseph Kim, the Director of Talent Acquisition at Kira Systems where he has led growth efforts to scale the company by more than 500%. We talk about job search strategies in general and what recruiters look for in selecting a candidate from 1st round screening to sending out that coveted job offer. In addition, we also...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Virginia Franco, a multi-certified Executive Resume and LinkedIn Writer, Coach and Storyteller. Virginia discusses how writing a resume isn’t a one size fits all solution, as your strategy will change depending on where you are in your career. She also discusses other important resume best practices such as length of bu...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Linda Evans, a strengths-based career coach, speaker, and writer who specializes in personal branding. Linda provides various tips and strategies to help you ace your interview and land your dream job. From discussing how to predict what types of questions the company will most likely ask, to how to strategize when you...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Bryan Clayton, CEO and co-founder of GreenPal, an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. Bryan discusses key business lessons when it came to growing GreenPal to what it is today such as why you should be focused and deep when you start, why outsourcing initially is a bad idea an...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Justin Dux, a Salesforce Administrator for Be The Match, a company saving lives by matching unrelated donors to cellular therapies. Justin provides an overview of what Salesforce is and why starting your career path in Salesforce as a Salesforce Administrator can be the 1st step to a long and lucrative career. QUOTES “C...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Brittany Ramsey, Founder of BWell Mindset with over 7 years of recruiting experience both internal and agency side. Brittany discusses various networking strategies to help you land your next job, from the dos and don’ts of outreach and how to stand out from other professionals networking at the same target companies th...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Kirsten Granados, Founder of Grow & Arrow based in Irvine, California. Kirsten discusses a wide range of fundamental personal finance topics such as investment options, credit scores and financial planning to buy your 1st home. Kirsten also discusses a framework on how to evaluate purchase decisions as well as having th...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Erin Orstrom and Roja Budati both in the Product Management field to discuss their experience with fully remote working. Erin’s expertise focuses on her experience in transitioning from a normal work environment to a fully remote work environment due to COVID-19, while Roja provides expertise mainly in onboarding at a n...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Edward Gorbis, CEO of Career Meets World, a personal development coach, career strategist and author of the book Unbreakable Mindset. Edward discusses his journey into corporate America as an immigrant and what he did to become successful in the workplace. The discussion continues with Edward providing advice on what fu...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Courtney Nicholson, a sales and marketing professional that ran a boutique digital marketing agency for 7 years before joining a company in Indiana that provides energy code compliance services to residential and commercial builders. Courtney discusses how she ended up becoming an entrepreneur and what led her to close...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Shaina Danzinger, a professional that came from a non technical background to successfully enter the technical field of UX/UI design. Shaina discusses what made her decide to start learning UX/UI design, what bootcamp she chose and provided an overview of the program from the content to the pace of learning. She then di...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Mark Herschberg, author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Mark discusses the importance of always negotiating your job offer, as well as tips and strategies to negotiate for maximum compensation. The discussion ends with a few tips on how to improve your current compensation pac...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with GG (Gayle Gallagher), former Senior Manager - Marketing at Amazon, now Founder of the Amaz0n Interview Whizz Academy, an E-Learning Amazon interviewing training platform to help you prepare for the Amazon interview process. GG discusses the complete Amazon application process from beginning to end and provides great tip...

EPISODE SUMMARY   In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with AJ Vaughan, Co-Founder of The E1B2 Collective. His focus and dedication is to always put employees first and help forever change the world of work. AJ discusses why it is critical to be open with your career intentions with a company during the interview process and how to ensure that the company lives up to their pro...

EPISODE SUMMARY   In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Liz Wilcox, a serial entrepreneur who specializes in Email marketing and helps turn your Email marketing initiatives into a converting machine. Liz talks about how to develop a target Email list that wants to buy from you immediately, the best Email marketing software to start off with and how collaborating with other...

EPISODE SUMMARY   In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Diana Alt, a career strategy coach who utilizes the skills she’s gathered throughout 20+ years in corporate product development roles to help people manage their careers and business. Diana discusses in depth about imposter syndrome from what it is, to the long term consequences it will have in one’s career if they do...

EPISODE SUMMARY   In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Leslie Cason, founder of The Creative Enclave, a tech studio specializing in helping course creators build profitable online schools on Teachable and Kajabi. Leslie shares the fundamentals of creating a profitable online course, from finding the right expertise to monetize, what content should be in a course and how t...

EPISODE SUMMARY   In this episode of Chan With A Plan, host Max Chan speaks with Joel Hansen, an entrepreneur who has grown his personal brand on LinkedIn over the past few years, generating over 30,000 followers and has collaborated with top brands such as the LA Clippers, Translink, Best Buy, Vancouver Canucks, Prezi and Adobe to develop initiatives that drive brand awareness and media attention...