Portfolio Career Podcast

Change is happening all around us. Unfortunately, it can very hard when it is *us* dealing with change. People are changing jobs more and more these days, in addition to many other life changes. Rei Wang is the cofounder of The Grand, a new and innovative group coaching company. In this episode, you will learn how to better understand change. Rei is also an angel investor into companies that focus...

Allison Esposito Medina has built Tech Ladies, the largest community of women in tech. It initially started as a coffee networking gathering in New York City in 2014. More than 7 years later, the community now helps 100,000+ women. When Tech Ladies started, Allison was also working another job. In this episode, you will learn how she grew the community, and when she decided to go full-time on it....

What is one of the important skills for your career? Your creativity. Maria Brito used to be a corporate lawyer in New York. After leaving law, Maria became an art advisor, creator creator, and more. She tapped into her creativity and created her own lane and path. She is the brand new author of How Creativity Rules The World. If you are look into learn more about your creativity, this episode is...

We are often told to believe that there is one path for us to follow. However, through my journey, I have taken many different paths. And sometimes, multiple ones at the same time! Rebekah Bastian is the author of Blaze Your Own Trail and the Cofounder of Own Trail. The book and her company help you see this too, and empower you no matter where you are. Excited for you to build and grow your Portf...

Three years ago, Daniel Vassallo quit working at Amazon. He was a very highly-paid software developer there. Without a job lined up, he wanted to create his own path. He currently has a portfolio of small bets (products, services and more) and wants to help you do the same. Daniel has over 110,000 Twitter followers. In this episode, you will learn how to use Twitter tips as well. Excited for you t...

Sharing your ideas publicly and reaching out to people are two good things for your career. For Paige Finn Doherty, sharing on Twitter helped her get a job which then lead to more opportunities. She is the author of Seed To Harvest, a simple book to help you understand the venture capital business. She is currently the Cofounder Behind Genius Ventures and the host of the Seed To Harvest podcast. S...

Are you looking to improve your Zoom video meeting presence and effectiveness? Lorraine Lee was an early employee on LinkedIn's video product team. She is now on a mission to help people stand out more over video. In February 2022, she has a brand new cohort based course out called Engage Your Virtual Workforce. In this episode, you will learn actionable tips for your next video meeting and develo...

When I started the podcast in the summer of 2018, two of my roommates then were Juvoni Beckford and Kean Gardner. For episode 200, I was able to celebrate it with them and share their insights for you. In this episode, you will hear their life updates, the transitions they are going through, what they are prioritizing in 2022, skills they want to learn, why a writing practice is important to both...

One of the easiest ways to change your prospective and who you can become is by changing the people you are around. For Katya Stepanov, she was inspired by creatives and entrepreneurs who were creating their own paths in New York City. In addition to many person projects, Katya is the Cofounder of the Inheritance Project and Rebis Immersive, a storytelling advisory company. If you are a coach or a...

It's been a hard 2 years in many ways for us. Some of us have dealt with burn out during this time and or are currently dealing with it. Morgane Michael is an educator, podcaster, and now an author with an overall focus on mobilizing kindness. Her new book is called from From Burnt Out to Fired Up to help people overcome burn out. In this episode, you will learn how Morgane's podcast and other cre...

When Lisa Cuesta first got involved with the cryptocurrency sector in 2017, the sector mostly contained whitepapers and ideas compared to companies and real projects. Since then, the sector has grown and matured, especially in the last 18 months. In June 2021, Lisa published a blog post sharing why she was transitioning full-time into the sector. In this episode, we discuss her transition, crypto...

How was your 2021? I wanted to share 20 reflections from my year. Many of the reflections are related to my Portfolio Career. Some include stories and insights into how I am thinking about my Portfolio Career now. In 2021, I had 3 different jobs and gigs and I talk about that journey in hopes that it helps you. Thank you for being part of the show in 2021, and I am excited to build and grow our Po...

Annika Lewis had been writing about web3 and cryptocurrencies for some time. After a conversation with a friend, she decided to leave the venture capital industry to work at Gitcoin, a DAO. Her journey to this role is filled with interesting stories and actionable insights. If you are looking to learn more about how work and Portfolio Careers are changing because of cryptocurrency and web3 technol...

Writing a book is hard. With two people writing it together, there are synergies and accountability benefits. For Ashika Kalra and Jade Chen, they decided on writing a book profiling personal stories of 25 female leaders in New York City. By connecting with these leaders over cold email, they completed interviews and the beautiful book together. They did so while both working busy and impactful fu...

Emerging technologies are changing the world of work. In 2021, there has been a growth in popularity in DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) has an organizational structure. Kinjal Shah cofounded an investment DAO called Komorebi Collective. Kinjal is also an investor at Blockchain Capital. In this episode, you will about how to get involved with DAOs, the benefits of them, and how its po...

In 2021, there has an explosion of interest, activity, and investment in the Web3 sector. Dror Poleg is an author and also teaches a new cohort-based course called Hype-Free Crypto. In this episode, you will learn how to think about Web3, how to potentially get started, and why there is a lot of interest in the space. On a high-level, Dror shares why he is super bullish on the power and possibilit...

Arlan Hamilton is first non-celebrity Black women to be featured on the cover of Fast Company. She is the Founder of Backstage Capital, author of It's About Damn Time, has her own educational academy, and is recently the Founder of Runner. In this episode, you will learn how Arlan started building these complimentary ecosystems, why information is valuable, and how it only takes one "yes" for you...

Growing a coaching business is hard work. For Nikki Goldman, she has been able to grow her B2B coaching business, I/O Coaching, by producing great work. She has been able to grow it largely without using social media. You also learn about how to have hard conversations and the future of Portfolio Careers. Excited for you to Build and Grow your Portfolio Career! As always, this episode with notes i...

Sahil Lavingia's new book, The Minimalist Entrepreneur, provides a roadmap for a different path compared to the one painted by Silicon Valley. A few pillars are starting, creating content, and being active in community. These pillars can be viewed as foundational to building a Portfolio Career. In addition to being the CEO of Gumroad, Sahil is a painter, course creator, investor, and now an author...

The world of work is changing. New roles and paths are being created daily. For Steph Smith and Calvin Rosser, they have decided to not pursue corporate ladder, but instead create their own path. They cohost The Shit You Don't Learn in School podcast and also work on other projects. If you are looking for proven approaches idea, frameworks, and how you could be more anti-fragile in your career, th...

Freelancing is a great way to do work that you actually made. In this episode, you will learn how it can happen in a few different ways as a business owner, employee or soloprenuer. Jen Waldman and Peter Shepherd both consider themselves freelancers, while approaching the work with a different lenses to provide you multiple ideas and approaches to understand. They co-host The Long and The Short of...

In 2017, Paul Millerd left working for a consulting firm in New York. He has since been on the Pathless Path and designing his life around other things like writing and freelancing. Paul is now writing a new book called The Pathless Path to help normalize the path of going off the traditional or historical script. If you are looking to better understand your current or possible relationship to wor...

Are you looking to jump-start your Portfolio Career? Podcasting has changed my life. It has helped me build and grow my Portfolio Career. In this episode, you will learn 30 reasons how podcasting could help your career. This episode is a follow-on to an earlier episode when I shared 15 reasons. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career! As always, this episode with notes is available...

We often told to find a job that looks good on paper. Unfortunately, many of those jobs are leading to a lack of fulfillment and excitement. Jen Glantz is the creator of the Odd Jobs newsletter, which profiles how you can find an "odd job." One that could be more exciting and rewarding for you. Her main business, Bridesmaid for Hire, is a service that led national fame including Good Morning Ameri...

Do you Google people before you met them? Turns out, pretty much everyone does that for you as well. Kim Kaupe is the creator of the brand new cohort-based course called Career Capital. In her course, Kim aims to help you improve how you show up when you are Googled. Kim is also an expert on using LinkedIn and Kim shares actionable tips for you in this episode. You will also learn how Kim has crea...