The Career Pivot Podcast with Fexingo: Changing Industries, Switching Roles, and Mid-Career Moves

Episode 4 of The Career Pivot Podcast digs into a common but tricky career move: switching to a new role or industry at the same level while securing a higher salary. Lucas and Luna walk through the specific negotiation strategy that worked for a marketing manager who pivoted to product management at a different company — including how she used a competing offer and a skills gap analysis to justif...

Episode 3 of The Career Pivot Podcast dives into the overlooked career move of landing a corporate board seat—without the typical CEO pedigree. Lucas and Luna unpack a concrete case: a senior marketing director who joined the board of a mid-cap software company at age 42, adding $85,000 in annual retainer income and a strategic credential. They break down the three-step board resume playbook: find...

Lucas and Luna break down the overlooked difference between 'transferable skills' and 'skill translation' — and why the second matters more for mid-career pivots. Lucas shares the story of a former middle-school principal who became a program manager at a major logistics firm, mapping how she reframed her experience for a hiring manager who initially rejected her resume. They discuss the cognitive...

In the debut episode of The Career Pivot Podcast, co-hosts Lucas and Luna introduce the show by examining a single striking statistic: the average American changes careers three to seven times in a lifetime. They break down why a 2023 Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey found that 28% of workers in their prime earning years—ages 35 to 54—have already made a major industry switch, and why anoth...