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This summer is kinda special. I will be celebrating 10 years of career coaching . What started as an experiment turned into a real business and a fresh start after I shut down my tech startup. I’ve met some wonderful people, worked with great clients, and enjoyed the journey. This will also be the summer I turn 60 . Yikes! Just writing those words feels crazy. It sounds so old! Luckily, I don’t fe...

I recorded a podcast episode for my recently updated article on navigating the first week after a layoff. Written version linked below… Larry Cornett, Ph. D. , is a career coach who spent 20+ years in Silicon Valley at Apple, IBM, Yahoo, eBay, and several startups as a designer, leader, and product and design executive. Whether you're fighting for a promotion, navigating a layoff, or planning your...

Do you feel you spend your days working in your job and trying to keep everyone happy, but you never have the time to invest in yourself ? Unfortunately, that’s pretty common. In this episode, I talk about the need for you to take time away from the office to focus on your career development, leadership development, and/or personal development. Episode summary * Start Investing in Yourself: Who is...

My guest for this episode is Peter Morville . Peter is a pioneer in the fields of information architecture (IA) and user experience. His bestselling books include Information Architecture , Intertwingled , Search Patterns , Ambient Findability , and Planning for Everything . He has been helping people to plan since 1994, and advises such clients as AT&T, Cisco, Harvard, IBM, the Library of Congres...

Are you familiar with Alex Karp, the CEO of Palantir ? He thinks you’d better get used to the reality of the impact of AI on your job . “ This technology disrupts humanities-trained—largely Democratic—voters, and makes their economic power less. And increases the economic power of vocationally trained, working-class, often male, working-class voters. And so these disruptions are gonna disrupt ever...

In this podcast episode, I explain more about why I created the Invincible Career Guide and how we’ll be using it to provide a structured approach to pursuing your career goals this year ( hit play above to listen ). Each month has a specific theme, and each week includes topics and exercises aligned with that theme. Grab the content of this week’s update so you can paste it into your copy of the...

Struggling to find a new job in tech? Look outside the bubble! I’ve been telling my clients this for years. As the core of the Silicon Valley tech industry swirls in chaos, uncertainty, and darkness, move to the periphery and explore healthier industries and geographies that need your valuable expertise . “So much opportunity, inspiration, creativity, and possibility lies in applying the skills an...

Thank you to everyone who tuned in live today! In this livestream conversation, I sat down with Substack writer and podcaster Jonathan Small to talk about what it really means to navigate work, identity, reinvention, and retirement as members of Generation X . Jon and I traveled different career paths. He moved from magazine publishing to digital media, podcasting, and entrepreneurship. Check out...

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Thank you to everyone who tuned in to my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.invinciblecareer.com/subscribe

My guest for this episode is Tague Griffith . He is a seasoned engineer who has been building products and leading teams across a number of the tech industry’s best-known companies, including Google, Apple, Amazon, as well as some lesser-known startups. Most of his career has focused on new product development. He’s also dipped into research and advisory work, including helping develop Stanford’s...

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the pressure to have a distinguished career? * The sense that you should invest in yourself professionally, on top of trying to survive the chaos of these modern times. * The feeling of falling behind if you’re not climbing the career ladder quickly enough. * People being disappointed that you haven’t done more with your professional life. * Friends telling you that...

Have you ever experienced a conversation like this with someone? * “I want wild adventure, but I must feel safe at all times.” * “I want to quit my job, but I can’t give up the nice lifestyle I enjoy.” * “I crave more freedom, but I dread losing security.” * “I hate working for someone else, but I’m too afraid to work for myself.” * “I want a better life, but I can’t change anything.” If it were e...

Are you in your late 40s or beyond? If so, you have decades of valuable experience, a powerful network, and a laundry list of success metrics. But lately, you may be feeling stuck in your career . * You’re no longer moving up. * You’re watching your younger colleagues get promoted. * Recruiters ghost you more often now. * Job interviews stall out even when you think you interviewed well. You’re to...

My guest for this episode is Bob Baxley , design advisor, mentor, author, and speaker. He is one of the most familiar design leaders in Silicon Valley, having worked on products you probably use every day. Bob and I worked at some of the same companies (e.g., Apple, Yahoo), but only crossed paths once at one of my favorite coffee shops in Mountain View, CA. He has strong opinions about design, lea...

My guest for this episode is Ha Nguyen, Founder and Managing Partner at NextStep Advisors . Her company helps early-stage founders become master company builders, operators, and people leaders. They help founders with strategy and planning, operational excellence, and executive coaching. They also provide fractional consulting and advisory services. About Ha Ha Nguyen has 22 years of deep expertis...

🎟️ Get your ticket for our live Job Interview course launching at the end of May. Two ex-tech leaders teach the insider secrets to getting hired, promoted, and staying off the layoff list. The price goes up in 4 days! Tim Yeo joins me for this special episode so we can share more details about our upcoming live cohort course, Too Valuable to Lose . We discuss our backgrounds as leaders in the tech...

🎟️ Get your ticket for our live Job Interview course launching at the end of May. Two ex-tech leaders teach the insider secrets to getting hired, promoted, and staying off the layoff list. The price goes up again in 5 days! My guest for this episode is Steven Puri , the Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company . His mission is to help millions of people find their focus, achieve more, and have a healt...

“Nothing is working. I can’t find a job!” I was talking with an acquaintance about their job search strategy recently. They complained that nothing they had tried was working. They had written and shared articles on social media, but the engagement wasn’t very good. They had searched for jobs but couldn’t find what they were seeking. * I asked how many articles they had written. * They said, “Two....

The Job Market Is Frozen That was the recent headline of an Atlantic article . It reflects the baffling frustration many job seekers are feeling right now. “Six months. Five-hundred-seventy-six applications. Twenty-nine responses. Four interviews. And still, no job.” Already in 2025, we are seeing a flurry of firings and layoffs happening across the corporate world and now in the U.S. federal gove...

We may feel powerless at times like these, but we are not. Over 70M people in the U.S. didn’t want the outcome we are dealing with now. Millions more are now regretting choices made that enabled what is happening. However, if we unite, we become powerful . The coordinated focus of our time, energy, and money would have a massive impact on those who think we have no voice. We are familiar with the...

My guest for this episode is Sarah JanTausch , the Founder of SRJ Coaching and Consulting and creator of the Values-Based Career method. This method helps individuals unlock the hidden job market and ditch burnout while creating a career move rooted in their core values, ideal work style, and goals. Before starting her own business, she worked in politics and government, serving Ohio’s Governor an...

My guest for this episode is Isabel Sterne , a writer, designer, and brand strategist who helps entrepreneurs and professionals build aligned brands. She offers LinkedIn visual design, content writing, marketing clarity calls, and monthly and project-based marketing and branding support. I always talk about treating your career like a business that sells a product called “you.” As such, you should...

My guest for this episode is Emily Schneider , a visual storyteller specializing in presentation design. She helps businesses and corporate leaders confidently transform their messages into beautiful, effective presentations that genuinely resonate with their intended audiences. If you give talks and presentations, her advice is invaluable. Becoming comfortable with public speaking is one of the b...

My guest for this episode is Maureen Wiley Clough . Maureen is the host of It Gets Late Early , a podcast and community of tech employees bringing awareness to the issues facing experienced workers and striving to create a better working world for all. I’ve talked about the issue of ageism in the tech industry before. I faced it myself a few times, and I witnessed discriminatory behavior during my...