Portfolio Career Podcast

Job searching is hard. Sometimes as a Generalist you have too many choices and potential options to potentially pursue. Nick deWilde embarked on a job search in 2020 and then the pandemic hit. He blogged about his journey and eventual landing spot at Guild Education in his newsletter, The Jungle Gym.  You will learn: - how to approach a job search as a generalist - the importance of creating and s...

While on sabbatical from startups a few years ago, Julia Lipton went abroad and saw a lifestyle that fundamentally changed her. She saw people making as much money as she was previously and working much less. She began consulting and now lives a Portfolio Career and is helping others do the same. She is the Founder of Awesome People Ventures, consults for another investment fund, and recently prod...

Serena Kern-Libera released her first music album in 2013. She has collaborated with leading musicians and artists like Rishi Rich. Professionally, she has also been an acclaimed lawyer and trade policy expert in London. She believes these two distinct and separate careers have complimented each other. Her passion to have the next generation find their passion led to Serena cofounding Discover2Dre...

People often talk about wanting to have an impact in their local community. Marcus Goodwin is leading by example once again, as he is running for Washington DC Council in the November 2020 election. Marcus previously ran in 2018 as well. You will learn how Marcus has adapted his campaign first time, the skills it takes to lead and run a campaign. One of Marcus's campaign slogans is People Over Pol...

The passing of a loved one is extremely difficult. It often eventually reminds us what really matters and the life that we want to live. For Elisabeth Cardiello, losing her Dad resulted in her eventually starting her company, Caffe Unimatic. Coffee and conversations over coffee was a signature experience and moment of connection between her and Dad. Elisabeth has started a project called Brave Con...

When talent meets opportunity, incredible things can happen. For Katie Hunt, she has been a leadership force at many leading companies like Warby Parker, Hinge, and 30+ other companies that she has consulted for. She is currently the Cofounder of The Fund and the Cofounder of SHOWFIELDS. Before these two companies, she was an Independent Consultant for startups. Through iteration and then focusing...

Developing and building a personal brand online is hard, especially on Twitter. Natalie Sportelli is an expert on Twitter, and you will learn strategies and tactics so that you can too. Natalie currently leads brand and content for Lerer Hippeau, a leading early-stage venture capital firm in NYC. You will learn how and why she works on side projects, including her new newsletter called Found Objec...

WOW. Thank you for two years of podcasting together. If you have listening and supporting for two years now, THANK YOU. If this is your first episode, THANK YOU. This bonus episode a reflection on the two years, gives you an on my Portfolio Career, and a few things you can do today!   To subscribe to my every two weeks One Email Away newsletter for opportunities, please do so here.

What would a remarkable job-matching newsletter look like? Tom Guthrie did just that with onejob. It was born out of his experience helping people trying to find and source primarily Chief of Staff opportunities. Tom grew this newsletter and community, and turned into a material revenue source. Through this network, Tom recently co-founded Propel, a curated network of rising stars who want to buil...

Samantha Clarke has been an early advocate and practitioner of the Portfolio Career lifestyle. She is the author of Love it or Leave It, which includes sections on a Portfolio Career. She has also taught How To Build a Portfolio Career classes with Guardian. Happiness is her purpose umbrella and her consulting work for companies and individuals is underneath it. You will learn the benefits of mapp...

Kim Kaupe is the Cofounder and CEO of The Superfan Company, a fan engagement agency. The company has collaborated with A-list properties such as Oprah, The New York Mets, KISS, Shawn Mendes, ACE Comic Con, Miller Coors, and Paul McCartney. She is the host of the LinkedIn Live series Coffee with Kim, a global keynote speaker, teacher of multiple LinkedIn courses, and more. She did not intend to be...

Hana Jung loves surfing. She has learned how to ride the waves of life too. After having a successful career in marketing roles in New York, she left for an unknown path. With her focus on service, he eventually then founded Re:Boot Experiences to help leaders connect, learn, and expand. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!   In this episode, you will learn: what Hana has learn...

What is in your portfolio? Salman Ansari has been a Founder, CTO, web & iOS engineer, teacher, writer, illustrator and a DJ. Currently, he writes essays and mainly advises startups. One of his recent essays, The Polymath Playbook, went viral. We talk about this essay and more for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!    You will learn: - the importance of having a foundational skill - how t...

The global pandemic has stress-tested so many of our careers and lives. What if our Portfolio Careers were anti-fragile? What actions could you take for this to occur? Khe Hy left a very accomplished 15-year career on Wall Street for a new unknown chapter. For the last 5 years, he has run his own business and has been called "Oprah for Millennials." His RadReads newsletter now reaches 20,000. You...

Should we be looking at our careers differently instead of jobs? Hayley Darden recently published a blog post titled, It’s Time to Retire the Idea of Jobs. She wants us to think differently about contribution, talent matching, and organizational design. She has worked in the recruiting and learning development sectors, has read over 1000s of resumes, and worked on many creative projects. All of th...

For the last almost 3 years, Wes Kao has run her own marketing and strategy firm. She is an end-to-end marketer helping B2C brands launch new products and create new categories. Before that, she was co-creator and Executive Director at Seth Godin's altMBA. In the past fifteen years, she has launched 150+ products, features, and campaigns at Flite, BareMinerals, L’Oreal, and Gap. You will learn how...

April Rinne is equal parts global authority, advocate, ally and adventurer. She has been an early expert and practitioner of the Portfolio Career lifestyle movement. She is an advisor to policymakers, startups, and global development firms, to name a few. She is also a globetrotter with insatiable wanderlust; her work and curiosity have taken her to more than 100 countries. In 2011 she was named a...

Kat Vellos is the author of We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships which was released in January 2020. Based on the overwhelming support of the book and her related expertise as a Connection Coach, she left her prior job to go full-time on speaking, coaching, consulting, and advising. She is also the Founder of both Bay Area Black Designers and Better than Small Talk....

Has your Portfolio Career changed due to given COVID-19? Have you moved locations? For Lakshmi Parthasarathy, she decided to leave New York City and work remotely in Columbia by herself on a whim. Travel and adventure have always been a passion for her, so she decided to jet-set. You will learn about she has been able to explore interests while also working remotely as a software engineer at FreeW...

Neil Soni has built, grown, and created new ventures – both within the world’s largest brands and as an independent entrepreneur. Neil is currently the Founder & CEO of Unlimited Brewing Company , the world’s first platform for customizing and personalizing beer. He also runs a growth and innovation consulting practice, which helps startups and Fortune 500 companies partner and invest in cross-ind...

Georgie-Ann Getton-Mckoy wrote a book called The Art of Getting Sh*T Done. It details her professional journey filled with tons of projects, accomplishments, and accolades. As a follow-up to our prior podcast conversation, you will hear how her Portfolio Career has evolved after publishing the book. You will also learn about The Power of Being Broke, in case you have been reevaluating your career...

Are you interested in doing more strategic work as a freelancer? After leaving Google, Tom Critchlow has been self-employed for six years. He shares his journey and his Strategic Independent framework to help you get better clients, paid more, and have more resiliency. One of the core principles is to ask for “context” for your work. You will also learn about crafting and creating your own identit...

When was the first time you worked in a co-working space before? Tony Bacigalupo started Manhattan's first coworking location, New Work City, in 2007. He is passionate about bringing people together and meaningful human connection. Most recently, he has been advising and coaching coworking space owners. In this episode, he provides tactical insights on how to start conversations that matter, facil...

Do you wish you had more reach with the work you do... or could do? Wish you had more opportunities? Do you wonder if prior work and skills are going to come into use in the future? Wonder if it is OK if you haven't found the "one thing" yet? I read the book, Range, by David Epstein to answer these questions for you. This book is a extremely helpful to learn about about different case studies, exa...

300 podcast episodes. Katie Dalebout has recorded over 300 podcast episodes. She is the host of the Let It Out podcast. She started the podcast in 2013. She was working full-time and podcasting. She also wrote a book during that time period on journaling. You will learn the benefits of these two key parts of Katie's Portfolio Career. In this episode, you will learn: - how Katie grew her podcast an...