Portfolio Career Podcast

When we seek support, we can open ourselves to new opportunities. For Victoria Song, she has worked over 25 coaches. She learned the coaching ins-and-outs and is now an advisor and coach to leading technology company entrepreneurs. After starting her career as a venture capitalist, she had an epiphany and want to help people be more heart-centered and aligned with their work. She is the new author...

Launching a Cohort-Based Course for the first time could be very scary. When you are working full-time as well, it could seem even harder. For Sara Sodine Parr, she had thinking about creating a course in 2020. Her background and expertise is in customer research to help companies build products that users want. In the summer of 2021, she launched her new course, Build The Right Thing.  In this ep...

Writing one book is good for your career. But how about publishing 7 and writing 10? For Luca Dellanna, he likes the idea of having a portfolio of books and work to help different people in different ways. He also likes how this makes his career more antifragile. He is an expert on this topic and teaches an Antifragile Organizations Cohort-Based Course. In this episode, we talk about career antifr...

When did you realize that could be a community builder? Laís de Oliveira believes that everyone has the capacity to do so, if we choose to do so. Professionally, the opportunities to do so are growing by the day. Laís is the author of the book, Hacking Communities, after she learned frameworks after somewhat stumbling into the community building field. Today, she is the Program Director for the On...

If you knew that change was the constant, what would you do differently? April Rinne's new book called Flux: 8 Superpowers For Thriving in Constant Change helps you discover and adopt a new mindset and compass to move forward. One of the Superpowers is "Creating Your Portfolio Career." April was a prior podcast guest on the show also. In this episode, I summarize the book for you. Excited for you...

The tables were turned and Carly Valancy interviewed me to share some updates on my end! Recently, I got a new job and I wanted to tell you about it. Currently, Carly is the Director of Community at NuMarket and the Cofounder of The Reach Out Party. We talk about reaching out, staying in touch, and the benefits of podcasting.  Excited for you to Build and Grow your Portfolio Career!  As always, th...

Have you ever wanted to launch a side hustle? It can be really hard to learn about ways to make some extra money with your ideas, interests, and skills. Insert: Side Hustle Stack. While on a gap year from Stanford, Lila Shroff co-created the Side Hustle Stack for people to learn ways to make some extra income and build out their Portfolio Career. Lila is also a Research Analyst at Atelier Ventures...

In 2018, I created my podcast through a Cohort-Based Course created by Seth Godin by Alex DiPalma. Since then, the growth of Cohort-Based Courses has only accelerated. In the summer of 2021, Katherine Roan, JP King, and myself were honored to be three of the 14 freelance coaches in Maven's How To Build A Cohort-Based Course course. In this episode, you will hear our experience, how we think about...

You are One Email Away from a new job, relationship, project, and more! In this special bonus episode, you will hear 5 stories from prior Portfolio Career Podcast guests and episodes. From this episodes, you will hear how a thoughtful email and outreach can really go a long way. The barrier to connect with someone is really low. It's time to reach out and go after what you want! You will hear from...

Personal projects can have multiple benefits. First, you are scratching your own itch and you are learning along the way. Second, they can lead into additional opportunities. For Adam Ashton, he has started many personal projects: podcasts, courses, and books. In 2020, many of them resulted in paid projects. Adam is the co-host of the 300+ episode What You Will Learn podcast. In 2021, he and his c...

Have you thought about all of the combined risks that you take? Michele Wucker wants you to know that You Are What You Risk, which is the name of her new and latest book. In this episode, you will to better understand your risk profile, your risk fingerprint, and risk umbrella. Excited for you to Build and Grow your Portfolio Career! As always, this episode with notes is available on my website. C...

Are you looking to start a new consulting practice? Try starting with your existing employer, especially if you are thinking about leaving. Terry Rice has been self-employed for 6 years. He currently works as a Business Development Expert-In-Residence at Entrepreneur Magazine. He also helps people start their own coaching or consulting practice.  In this episode, you will learn: -why your existing...

Do you want to achieve professional and career growth fast? Consider cold emailing leaders in your field. For Nik Sharma, he realized the power of cold email in high school. Yes, high school. In this episode, Nik details tactics, insights, and stories including about successfully emailing Mark Cuban. Nik is the Founder of Sharma Brands and is also known as "The DTC Guy" because of the brand and re...

Would you like to have a bigger network? Have more people that know you? Well starting reaching out to them over email. Molly Beck is the author of Reach Out and Cofounder of the Reach Out Party. Reaching out to someone new every day transformed her career, and it can do so for you too. You will also learn the importance of following-up, how to do so, and the value of creating any personal project...

Are you interested in a career path as a community builder? Well, it's now becoming easier to do so! For many years, companies have not prioritized hiring professional community builders and community teams. Times are a changing. Yuval Yarden is Head of Community for Venwise. She is passionate about helping people find jobs as community builders and that it is an attractive career path. Learn prac...

What would it look like it if you bet on yourself more? Shivani Berry decided to take a leap and start a new coaching and leadership business without any clients. She is the Founder and CEO of Ascend, a leadership program for women. In this episode, you will learn how Shivani started her business in 2019 and has been able to scale it since.  You will also learn: - why a lot of Ascend's growth has...

Are you excited about the online learning industry? Charlotte Crowther is an online course creator advisor and the Founder of MySnapshot. She has worked with leading course like Tiago Forte's Building a Second Brain and Ali Abdaal's Part-Time YouTuber Academy courses.  In this episode, you will learn: -the processes behind creating a course -why the online learning industry is exciting -how Charlo...

Shripriya Mahesh has a diverse career with excellence in many fields: film, photography, building products, investing, and blogging. Shripriya Mahesh is currently the Founding Partner of Spero Ventures, an early-stage venture capital investing firm. Throughout her career, she has made changes and focused on adventure and regret minimization. These days, Shripriya believes that we are in the age of...

Tina He is an investor at Pace Capital, a leading VC fund in New York. Since 2018, she has been writing and growing a newsletter called Fakepixels. In this episode, you will learn how she started the newsletter and how she grew it. Tina is passionate about side projects  and provides actionable ideas for your existing or potential projects.  In this episode, you will learn: - how Tina started her...

Having good relationships is fundamental for career growth. Cat Hernandez has been helping people get jobs, hiring people, and also some times letting go of people for over 10 years. Because of this and more, she has pulled into new jobs by contacts. Since 2015, Cat has been working with founders as an investor at Primary Venture Partners and now at The Venture Collective. This type of work natura...

David Kidder is the Cofounder and CEO of Bionic, a company that ignites growth revolutions for large organizations. David is an angel investor to 40+ startups and an author, including The Startup Playbook and New To Big.  In this episode, you will learn: - how to use a start-up playbook for long-term personal and professional growth - the best advice that David got from Elon Musk - why "how to lea...

Are you looking to find a career-market-fit like a company looks for product-market-fit? Listen to Scott Britton, Cofounder of Troops, talk about his journey to currently in this ideal state. Along his highly accomplished career so far, Scott has still experimented and iterated on many different things, including selling courses, writing a book on life hacks, and starting another startup.  In this...

Do you want to grow your career and life? Teal Founder and CEO Dave Fano is helping people create meaningful careers through tools, resources, and community. Dave was previously the Chief Growth Officer at WeWork and has seen how and why people level-up professionally and wants to provide that for more and more people.  In this episode, you will learn: - how people are getting hired these days - w...

Have you ever dreamed of making a living as an independent content creator? Kinsey Grant was the host of the very popular Business Casual podcast, but the opportunity to become an independent creator was too appealing. During March 2021, she left the fast-growing Morning Brew to take a leap.  In this episode, you will learn: - how Kinsey grew the Business Casual podcast,  - what Kinsey she likes a...

What would it look like if there was more joy in our days? How about more joy in the workplace? Sarah Wood is on a mission to empower more Joy Soldiers, people who activate joy in others, in the workplace. Following her TEDx Talk in 2019, Sarah has particularly been doing this work. Following a serendipitous moment, Sarah is now the Head of Community and Growth at Upstream.  In this episode, you w...