Monthly Archives: May 2023

Can I Reinvent Myself for Career Bliss?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we pose this viewer question: Can I Reinvent Myself for Career Bliss?

Our guest is Debra Olshan Cooper.

Debra is the founder and president of Your Career Design Lab; by crafting unique stories, she helps professionals at all stages of their careers to excavate their passions and purpose and turn them into a paycheck.

This week’s lead question was posed by What’s Your Work Fit? viewer Jessica:

Jessica is a middle management executive who has performed well in whatever assignment higher ups have placed her. But sometimes, she feels like she is “just going through the motions,” bored and uninspired, and not achieving her own work fit.

Jessica asks: Can I reinvent myself for career bliss?

During this information packed episode, Debra also answers “what’s your work fit?’ Her personal vision surely will resonate with many career professionals.

About our guest:

Debra Olshan Cooper has enjoyed a multi-act executive career journey across fashion, public relations, marketing and serial entrepreneurship. She founded her executive career coaching company, Your Career Design Lab, in 2018. What is more, Debra is the host of The Passionate Professional podcast. She splits her time between New York City and Miami, Florida.

This episode originated as a live show on May 17, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: May 26, 2023

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How Do I Turn My Layoff Into Career Advantage?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we pose this viewer question: How Do I Turn My Layoff Into Career Advantage?

Our guest is Mike Faber.

Mike is a veteran learning and development professional who designs and facilitates leadership and training programming for sales professionals.

In January 2023, he was laid off from his full-time executive role. So, we ask Mike: How Do I Turn My Layoff Into Career Advantage?

Over five years on-the-job, What’s Your Work Fit? viewer Helen immersed herself in her work and workplace. Last month she was laid off.

And management assured her that her severance was not due to a performance issue, but rather for broader corporate-wide cutbacks. During her tenure, she never considered the possibility of a layoff. And now she’s wondering: how do I turn my layoff into a career advantage?

During this information packed episode, Mike also answers “what’s your work fit?’ His personal vision surely will resonate with many career professionals.

About our guest:

Mike Faber is a veteran learning and development professional. He lives and works in the Denver, Colorado area.

This episode originated as a live show on May 10, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: May 19, 2023

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How Do I Make My Start Up Human-Friendly?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we pose this viewer question: How Do I Make My Start Up Human-Friendly?

Our guest is Simon D’Arcy.

Simon is a partner at Evolution, where he works with leaders of fast growing start-ups and high-growth companies that strive to be iconic, world-enriching entities.

He is an executive coach, consultant and leadership mentor with over 20 years of experience assisting leaders and companies on six continents. And, along with Todd Emaus, he authored Scale Without Losing Your Soul: The Startup Culture Guide.

What’s Your Work Fit? viewer Connor launched a sustainable fashion start-up. He expects it to be operational within the next 9 months. In every startup Connor has been a part of in the past, he laments that the stress level of the workplace was extreme. It got to the point—quite early in the process—that “we had to make believe we all were having fun chasing the founder’s dream.” Now that Connor is a founder, he hopes to build a more compassionate talent experience for everyone joining up to get the brand off the ground and cashflow positive.

Simon takes us through the kinds of journeys that his founder-clients take, to flesh out their company essence, and establish a culture code, to render their start ups as great places to work. He also describes how Glassdoor has changed the way that career professionals look at the work-experience in startup companies.

During this information packed episode, Simon also answers “what’s your work fit?’ His personal vision surely will resonate with many career professionals.

About our guest:

Simon D’Arcy is a serial entrepreneur, startup founder, and leading thought-leader in the future of work and workplace. He lives and works in Santa Barbara, California.

This episode originated as a live show on May 3, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: May 12, 2023

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How Can I Remote Work Outside of My Home?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we pose this viewer question: How Can I Remote Work Outside of My Home?

Our guest is Amina Moreau.

Amina is the CEO and co-founder of Radious, an online marketplace that turns houses, apartments, and other residential properties into collaborative workspaces, rentable by the day.

As Amina describes Radious, “we’re like Airbnb and WeWork had a baby.” And the platform is getting high praise from guests who need to secure great venues to work and hosts looking for income from their residential properties.

Our viewer May lives with her partner in a “shoebox sized” apartment of less than 400 square feet. She’s been granted remote work privileges by her boss. But she laments that working from her and her partner’s tiny living quarters is difficult if not impossible. So May asks: “How can I remote work OUTSIDE of my home?”

Amina provides the stunning positive value proposition for Radious and describes how it is catching on in array of post-pandemic workplace options for companies and the people who work for them.

During this information packed episode, Amina also answers “what’s your work fit?’ Her personal vision surely will resonate with many career professionals.

About our guest:

Amina Moreau is a serial entrepreneur, startup founder, and leading thought-leader in the future of work and workplace. She lives and works in Portland, Oregon.

This episode originated as a live show on April 26, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: May 5, 2023

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