The Broken Handle

We have all heard the standard corporate slogan to “bet on yourself,” but rarely does anyone hand you the actual execution formula under the hood. This week on The Broken Handle , Will and JB dismantle the vague motivational hype and replace it with a clinical, data-driven framework for professional self-direction. They synthesize two massive, real-world blueprints from leaders who look completely...

Why does a historically strong economy with a low 4.3% unemployment rate feel so fractured to active job seekers? In this episode of The Broken Handle , Will and JB dive into the ground-level reality of the 2026 labor market using data from Lightcast principal economist Ron Hetrick. They dismantle the noisy online narrative that artificial intelligence is causing widespread economic collapse, reve...

When you look at the top-line economic headlines, everything looks frictionless. But on the ground, the story is entirely different: thousands of applicants are packed shoulder-to-shoulder fighting for the exact same entry-level cloud and junior developer roles. In this episode of The Broken Handle , Will and JB challenge you to step out of that crowded line and look at the unsexy side doors stand...

The job board is a trailing indicator. By the time a position hits LinkedIn or Indeed, you are already competing with hundreds of candidates. In this episode of The Broken Handle , Will and JB introduce a tactical playbook designed to give you an unfair advantage in the labor market: OSINT (Open Source Intelligence). Will breaks down how to use active reconnaissance and Google Dorking strings to s...

The modern job search feels rigged because, in many ways, it is. If you have sent out hundreds of resumes only to be met with total silence, you are not the problem—the system is. In this inaugural episode of The Broken Handle , hosts Will and JB pull back the curtain on “pipeline theater” and the ghost job epidemic. Deconstructing recent labor data from private research firms and the federal gove...

The Broken Handle is a business show for the people the business shows forgot. Every week, Jarrod and Will cut through the career theater to talk about what’s actually happening in the job market — layoffs, AI displacement, hiring chaos, and what it all means for working people. This is Episode 0. No guests, no data deep-dives — just two guys introducing themselves, explaining why they built this...

We made a trailer. The corporate machine has its mouthpieces. Working people have us. The Broken Handle is your weekly guide through the job market — honest, unfiltered, and built for the people the business shows forgot. New episodes dropping soon. Subscribe so you don’t miss any. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, v...

We made a Trailer .The corporate machine has its mouthpieces. Working people have us. The Broken Handle is your weekly guide through the job market — honest, unfiltered, and built for the people the business shows forgot. New episodes dropping soon. Subscribe so you don’t miss any. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, v...