Your Career GPS

In this episode Brad connects with Alana Kilmartin all the way from Australia to talk about how to have fun in your career journey. They talk about how pressure from family and society can take young people off course and add considerably more pressure. Key highlights from this episode include:  She tells our listeners a little about her upcoming book Unserious Careers Alana talks about the s...

In this amazing episode Brad is joined by the Founder of TGIM Careers Kelsey Wat where she helps break down the ways that Gen Z and early career professionals can move past short-selling their strengths and skills and embrace their authentic superpower and value add. Highlights from this episode include:  So many young people feel uncomfortable speaking about their value due to their own bias...

In this fantastic episode Brad sits down with Jamie Edwards, the CEO of Jam Sessions with Jamie. He helps our listeners learn about how to maximize their impact and visibility through LinkedIn and profile optimization. Some key highlights from this episode include: Jamie discusses how he got started and created his own authentic brand. He talked about how he’s been able to build a following in an...

In this first episode of 2023, Brad sits down with Career Strategist Ana Goehner. In this fantastic session they break down the trap of the quiet promotion, a situation that so many young people can find themselves in which ultimately can lead to quiet quitting. Highlights of this episode include:  There are so many hot button topics today that center around workplace culture and work-life ba...

In this great episode Brad and Cassie go solo to address how to cap off your interview the right way and make a lasting impact. In this episode they cover the important basics of why to have interview questions of your own along with what types of interview questions to ask and how to follow up. Highlights from this episode include:  The reasons why having interview questions is not just impo...

In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie invite Jeremy Schifeling, Head of Consumer Marketing at Khan Academy onto the podcast to break down how young people can protect themselves when the inevitable next recession does hit. Highlights from this episode include:  Many students, new grads and Gen Z have had older siblings or parents who lived and worked through recessions but have not gone t...

In this great episode Brad and Cassie sit down with Founder of Careerified Devon Turcotte to address an important issue that effects so many young people which is when to know that the position, or even the career you chose is no longer the direction you need to be in and when a detour is in order. Some key highlights from this episode include: How terribly common for students or even new professi...

In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie break down the dreaded comfort zones and how to push through them to greatly enhance learning and development in our careers. We invite the Co-Founder of Bessern Elena Agarimigova to help us our young listeners learn the practical steps and rationale of how this can be a career game changer. Highlights from this episode include:  Elena talks abou...

In this fantastic episode, Brad and Cassie bring in Bernie Floresca, Career Coach and Founder of Graduate To Hired to break down some of the important success benchmarks and career hacks that current students in postsecondary education can do to maximize their career net worth before graduation. Key points of discussion include:  For students who are just entering into college or university i...

In this episode Brad & Cassie bring Katelyn Richards onto the podcast to break down how to begin the process of creating content through social media and LinkedIn in order to build, strengthen or grow your personal brand! Some key highlights from this episode include:  Gen Z already has experience using tools for branding but not in a career sense. Katelyn discusses what suggestions she w...

In this episode Brad and Cassie sit down with Career Coach, CEO & Founder of Mindful Career Path Alicia Ramsdell. The conversation focused on her practice of incorporating mindfulness principles in her work and how it can help young people become grounded in their own internal compass and intentional in their career choices. Some highlights from his episodes include:  Alicia has been a su...

Capping off an incredible 70 episodes Brad and Cassie reflect on the journey of the podcast and so many of the amazing takeaways they have gained learning from 60+ guests. They each highlight a few of their most memorable episodes and the lasting lessons provided in the message.  Brad and Cassie discuss plans to take a short hiatus from recording Your Career GPS, but cover the important proje...

In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie sit down with Millennial Career Coach Eliana Goldstein to discuss the path to career fulfillment, what it takes to get there and how easily young people can get off course. Some key highlights from this episode include:  Eliana tells our listeners about her background and how she found her way to her current career How Eliana defines career fulfillmen...

In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie sit down with Gene Rice, the Chairman of Rice Cohen International and the Author of the new book, Grad to Grown-Up: 68 Tips to Excel in Your Personal and Professional Life to discuss how to become an expert interviewer and start landing job offers! Some key highlights from this episode include:  Gene tells our listeners about his career journey and hi...

In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie sit down with former HR executive turned leadership coach Melissa Carson to talk about the myths of a perfect job and how young people can still find fulfillment without chasing unicorns. Key highlights from this episode include:  Melissa talks about her career journey through HR and how it led to her launching her own business She talks about her boo...

In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie are back and talking about skills! More importantly the skills that too often colleges, and universities aren't putting enough focus and attention on that employers want and need. To discuss this important issue, they bring in Mark Herschberg, an experienced Chief Technical Officer, an Instructor, Speaker and the Author of the book, The Career Toolkit: Ess...

This amazing compilation episode highlights guests from the past 30 episodes and covers their answers to our signature question: "What is the best career advice you can pass along to the next generation?" Here is a full listing of the 25 guests included in this episode in order:  Charlene Walters (Ep.36) 0:57 Liz Guerrera (Ep.37) 2:05 Rosie McCarthy (Ep.38) 3:25 James Whittaker (Ep.39) 4:13 T...

In this great episode Brad and Cassie go solo and discuss a critical topic for so many frustrated job seekers: Coping with the wait of the job search! It's frustrating and difficult to say the least but in this episode they highlight some key points including:  Why the job search process often so long and so slow What are some of those complicating factors and other reasons that a job search...

In this amazing episode Brad and Cassie connect with Jasmine Escalera, Career Coach and Founder of Jasmine Escalera Coaching where she breaks down how to assess fit with an organization and what to do when it's clearly not, or worse, become toxic. Some great highlights from this episode include:  Jasmine tells our listeners about her background and how this fueled her work There’s a lot of ta...

In this amazing episode we break down strategic networking with the incredible Loren Greiff. She helps our listeners understand how small shifts in mentality and approach can create big gains in terms of networking and building social capital. Some key highlights from this episode include:    🌟Loren tells our listeners about her background and how this fueled her work today   ...

In this fantastic series we discuss the unique challenges of being an international student but in particular those living abroad from the United States. We bring in expert guest Nadia Ibrahim-Taney of Beyond Discovery Coaching who helps those who are pursuing international study and career to maximize the experience. Highlights from this episode include:  Nadia tells our listeners about her...

In this fantastic episode Cassie and Brad sit down with Multilingual Educator, International student expert and Director of Orbit 5, David Mendoza to talk about the unique challenges of international students and graduates. David helps break down how international students, graduates can leverage their unique stories and amazing gifts to contribute in this country and have fulfilling careers. This...

In this amazing episode Career Coach and Founder of MollyCateCoaching Molly Cate sits down with Brad and Cassie and talks about how to find direction and clarity using internal signals. She helps our listeners understand what practical steps can help students, new grads and early career professionals develop a clearer picture of the road ahead. Some highlights from this episode include:   Mol...

In the first episode of 2022, Brad and Cassie are back and talking about how to take control in the new year with Madeline Mann, the Founder of Self Made Millennial. In this episode they dive into the pitfalls of hitchhiking through your career and how to take more accountability.  Madeline tells listeners about her background and how she found her way to career coaching from a path in HR She...

In this fantastic episode Brad and Cassie sit down with Virginia Franco, the Founder of Virginia Franco Resumes to talk about how young people can write when so many employers and hiring managers aren't taking the time to read. So many great pieces of practical advice in this episode. Some of the major highlights include:  · Virginia discusses her background and how she found her way to her c...