Maartje Bakker

The Unconventional Career Coach

Business EN ↓ 71 episodes

Let's pivot your career so you can love Monday like it's Friday ☀️As an ex-Tech Leader turned Career Coach & Business Builder, I help my clients pivot their careers and land happy, healthy, and wealthy jobs. May this podcast inspire you to follow your heart - do the brave thing - and create the life and career you secretly dream of. 🟠 Learn about working with me: https://www.yourspacetothink.com/workwithme🟠 Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maartjebakker-spacetothink/🟠 Join my email list: https://forms.wix.com/f/7026362761672131484

Author

Maartje Bakker

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.yourspacetothink.com

Latest episode

Aug 13, 2025

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Episodes

E18. How to get funding-ready with your USA-based business - Nia Jackson-McClure 30.08.2023

Read more about The Pivot Plan & enroll here . Connect to Nia Jackson-McClure here . ----------------------------------------- Do you want to start a business in the USA and are curious about how to get funding? 🇺🇸 Are you wondering what it would take to quit your job & build the business you've been thinking of for years? Do you have a million questions about entrepreneurship and most...

E17. Revealing The Pivot Plan + Free 5-day Quest 25.08.2023

Read more about The Pivot Plan & enroll here: https://www.yourspacetothink.com/the-pivot-plan Sign up for the free 5-day Pivot Quest here: https://www.yourspacetothink.com/thepivotquest   If you want to chat to explore if The Pivot Plan is the right next step for your career, send me a DM on  LinkedIn  or send me an email at maartje@yourspacetothink.com. ---------------------------------------...

E16. Are you Quiet Quitting on yourself? How to stop sabotaging your career success. 23.08.2023

If you want to chat to explore if my new fall program is the right next step for your career, send me a DM on  LinkedIn  or send me an email at maartje@yourspacetothink.com. ----------------------------------------- The #1 thing I hear in our first coaching session: "I need to get out of my own way!" You are your own worst nightmare - but you can become your own biggest sponsor by tuning...

E15. Do you need a coach, mentor, teacher, or therapist? 17.08.2023

If you want to be the first to get access to my new program that is launching on my email list this Monday,  ⁠join my inner circle⁠  to get first dibs. Spots are already filling behind the scenes! If you want to get chat to explore if this is the right next step for your career, send me a DM on LinkedIn or send me an email at maartje@yourspacetothink.com. -----------------------------------------...

E14. How to use your money to escape the rat race - with Bryan Huhn 17.08.2023

If you want to be the first to get access to my new program that is launching on my email list this Monday, ⁠join my inner circle⁠ to get first dibs. Spots are already filling behind the scenes! ----------------------------------------- What if your money could get you out of the grind? This is THE episode to tune into if you are feeling stuck in your current role, company, or industry and are lon...

E13. How ancestral trauma affects Black People's career choices - with Brandon Jones 03.08.2023

Spoiler alert: it's not just "mindset" that is keeping you stuck in an unfulfilling career. We are diving deep into the topic of ancestral trauma and how it affects Black People's career choices. I am bringing Brandon Jones on board the podcast as an expert on historical trauma to bring awareness to where our history affects us - and how we can make conscious decisions to walk ou...

E12. How to become a Digital Nomad 31.07.2023

Get 25% off your Trusted Housesitters membership using ⁠my link⁠ . ----------------------------------------- Remote work, a travel ban, and my international love kick-started my digital nomad life in 2021. Flash forward to July 2023, I am traveling across the USA nomading it UP, and I have collected a few tips and tricks along the way. Settle in with your favorite tea, coffee, or whatever drink br...

E11. How to create the career of your dreams by connecting to your future self 12.07.2023

Schedule  your zero-pressure call  to explore how 1:1 career coaching with me gets you the career & life you've been dreaming of. ------------------------------------------------------ I wrote a letter from my future self, Maartje in 2028, to present-day me. Today I am sharing how that practice gets you the career you've been dreaming of in 3 digestible steps. Dive into my journal with...

E10. How to use the power of your period at work 05.07.2023

Join the Masterclass "Fem Force - Unleash the power of your period at work on August 8th to dive deep into how your menstrual cycle can boost your career. Try out my period ritual Renewed for free this month using this link . ------------------------------------------------------ It took me my lifetime to find out that my menstrual cycle was my career superpower. Don't you dare sleep on H...

E9. How to stop settling for a career that is less than amazing - with Amy Luckey 29.06.2023

Schedule your zero-pressure call to explore how 1:1 career coaching with me gets you the career & life you've been dreaming of. Get your FREE Guided Coaching Experience  ⁠here⁠ . Design your next career step in 23 minutes by listening to my voice. I got you! ------------------------------------------------------ We've all been there - feeling that tug in your belly that is telling you...

E8. Why getting promoted is not the secret to a successful career. 21.06.2023

Get your FREE Guided Coaching Experience  ⁠here⁠ . Design your next career step in 23 minutes by listening to my voice. I got you! ------------------------------------------------------ ❌ Getting promoted without working on your self-beliefs is the recipe for BURNOUT. Adding more to your plate while continuing to tell yourself to "be grateful to HAVE a job" and "This is just the wa...

E7. Breaking down one year of investing in my business - $19K, the good, the bad, and the learnings. 21.06.2023

Book your zero-pressure call to discuss 1:1 coaching with me here . I got you! ------------------------------------------------------ Check out ⁠Renewed⁠ , the monthly ritual for soulful women who long to unleash the ancient power of their menstrual cycle with ease. ------------------------------------------------------ Let's talk numbers y'all! I am opening up and becoming fully transpare...

E6. Why having a side hustle makes you a better employee - with Cym Rogers 07.06.2023

Get your FREE Guided Coaching Experience  ⁠here⁠ . Design your next career step in 23 minutes by listening to my voice. I got you! ------------------------------------------------------ Having a side hustle makes you a better employee. What? Yes. We said it! Cym Rogers has been coaching her clients through Imposter Syndrome whilst working her corporate job. In this live, we share how this is a win...

E5. How to play the LinkedIn game - and why I don’t play by the rules. 31.05.2023

Get your FREE Guided Coaching Experience  ⁠here⁠ . Design your next career step in 23 minutes by listening to my voice. I got you! ------------------------------------------------------ I am breaking down exactly how you can play (and win!) the LI game - AND I'm sharing why I DON'T play it. If you want to build your personal brand or use LinkedIn for your career or business - you want to t...

E4. It's not just mindset keeping you from the career of your dreams - Introducing Ancestral Trauma. 23.05.2023

Get your FREE Guided Coaching Experience  ⁠here⁠ . Design your next career step outside of the corporate hamster wheel in 23 minutes. I got you! ------------------------------------------------------ I strongly disagree with mindset coaches who say “you are the only thing that’s holding you back.” It’s a lie. You are carrying trauma in your DNA from all the generations before you. Even just playin...

E3. How to network your way out of the corporate hamster wheel. 19.05.2023

Get your FREE Guided Coaching Experience  ⁠here⁠ . Design your next career step outside of the corporate hamster wheel in 23 minutes. I got you! ------------------------------------------------------ Everyone on LinkedIn echos the same words: "use your network." But how does one do that?! I used my network to get out of the corporate grind and into a career that fills me with joy, gives...

E2. Why Toxic Gratitude is keeping you stuck. 12.05.2023

Get your your FREE Guided Coaching Experience ⁠here⁠ . Design your next career step outside of the corporate hamster wheel in 23 minutes. I got you! ------------------------------------------------------ Recognize any of these sentences? "I should be grateful to HAVE a job." "It can be a lot WORSE." "At least I HAVE money coming in." Yes, yes, yes, and no. This is tox...

E1. When to quit your job - and when to stay put. 07.05.2023

If you're on the fence about whether or not to quit your job - get your 🍑 into this room. Going back and forth between different decisions, outcomes, risks, and opportunities is not helping you. You're making yourself crazy. I've been right there and since have helped dozens of my clients make the right decision for themselves. In 40 minutes I am taking you through everything you need...

How to change the communication habits that hurt women's careers with Nausheen I. Chen - The LinkedIn Best Practice Series 09.03.2023

Some sneaky and engrained communication habits hurt women's personal brands, careers, and public speaking impact on the daily. Today we show you how to change them with the incredible Nausheen I. Chen. Nausheen coaches CEOs to speak with maximum impact on stage, on camera, and in person. She comes from the Fortune 50 and film worlds where she directed commercials for 7 years. She's a 2x TEDx speak...

How to speak up and be heard in every room you walk into with Malia Lym - The LinkedIn Best Practice Series 09.03.2023

In order to level up your career you need to speak up. Malia Lym and I will teach you the most practical tips for speaking up and being HEARD in every room you walk into.  Malia Lym is an accomplished professional engineer who has spent the last 10 years rising through the ranks of Fortune 100 companies to become a global engineering subject matter expert with an expansive list of credentials...

How to disagree with confidence with Nancy Burger - The LinkedIn Best Practice Series 09.03.2023

A healthy workplace, relationship, or ANY communication needs it: disagreement. Yet it is the one thing so many of us fear. In this episode of the LinkedIn Best Practice Series, we dive into how to disagree with confidence, featuring the incredible Nancy Burger. Nancy Burger is a communications strategist, author, and executive coach who guides companies to foster emotionally healthy cultures. Wea...

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