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How Do I Engage a Career Mentor?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we pose this viewer question: How Do I Engage a Career Mentor?

Our guest is Stefan Bradham.

Stefan is the VP of Marketing and Communications at the National Minority Supplier Development Council in Washington, D.C.

He is also the VP of Mentoring for the D.C. Chapter of the American Marketing Association; through his professional involvements, Stefan helps organizations and people to “find themselves” through strategic marketing and other capabilities.

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

Claire is new-to-the-workplace. And, she has a lot of ambition. Claire recognizes that she’d benefit by receiving the regular insight and advice of a career mentor, to help her shape her workplace experience. But she doesn’t know how to go about getting one.

So Claire asks: how do I engage a career mentor?

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

About our guest:

Stefan Bradham is the VP of Marketing and Communications for the National Minority Supplier Development Council, a trade association. He lives and works in Washington, D.C.

This episode originated as a live show on July 19, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: July 28, 2023

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How Do I Promote People Who Don’t Look Like Me?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we pose this viewer question: How Do I Promote People Who Don’t Look Like Me?

Our guest is Lauren Daley PhD.

Lauren is a globally recognized future of work expert, advocate for women in the workplace, public speaker, career coach, and educator.

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

Devin is a senior manager and “top B school” MBA; he leads a team of 20 VP-level managers. Throughout his career, Devin followed the edicts of the C-suite to hire and promote career professionals with similar pedigrees and philosophies about work and workplace.

And for many years, that strategy seemed to work.

But Devin laments that promoting people who looked like him rendered a culture that blots out diverse points of view. What is more, because of rigid return-to-office (RTO) policies, Devin adds that his company hasn’t retained top people.

He asks: how do I promote people who DON’T look like me?

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

About our guest:

Lauren Daley PhD is on the leading edge of the future of work. She is also an advocate for women in the workplace, public speaker, career coach, and educator. She lives and works in Gainesville, Florida.

This episode originated as a live show on July 12, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: July 21, 2023

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I Need Upskilling. How Do I Ask For It?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we pose this viewer question: I Need Upskilling. How Do I Ask For It?

Our guest is Marti Konstant.

Marti is a workplace futurist, motivational speaker, professional trainer, and best-selling author of Activate Your Agile Career: How Responding to Change will Inspire Your Life’s Work. 

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

Julie entered the workforce in Fall 2022, joining up with a mid-sized medical services company on one of the client support teams. She loves the company which engages an ever-changing marketplace.

But she feels as if she’s run out of tricks in her trick bag, to respond to all the novel client demands and technological changes including AI.

Julie recognizes that she needs to up her game but she is unsure—and a bit anxious— about how to engage her supervisor for help. And as she writes “I need upskilling. How do I ask for it?” 

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

About our guest:

Marti Konstant is a globally recognized workplace futurist, motivational speaker, professional trainer, and best-selling author. She lives and works in Chicago, Illinois.

This episode originated as a live show on June 21, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: June 30, 2023

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How Can I Begin a Fourth Act Career?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we pose this viewer question: How Can I Begin a Fourth Act Career?

Our guest is Josef Katz.

Josef is an independent strategic marketing executive with subject matter expertise in several market spaces including healthcare and retirement services. He is also co-host of the PrimeLife Podcast.

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

James started his career at an ad agency. After that, he moved to corporate marketing and then onto running his own marketing consultancy which he is about to close.

He is not ready to retire, but he wants to take the opportunity to do something outside the scope of work that confined his career.

James asks: How can I begin a fourth act career?

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

About our guest:

Josef Katz is an independent strategic marketing executive with subject matter expertise in several market spaces including healthcare and retirement services. He is also co-host of the PrimeLife Podcast. Josef lives and works in the New York City suburbs of New Jersey.

This episode originated as a live show on June 14, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: June 23, 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 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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Why Can’t My Boss and I Agree on My Next Role?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we posed this viewer question: Why Can’t My Boss and I Agree on My Next Role?

Our guest is Julie Winkle Giulioni. She is a workplace growth and development champion, a prized consultant working with c-suites in major companies, and the author of the new book, Promotions Are SO Yesterday.

One of the-most vexing challenges for head count managers is in how they recognize, reward, and support their team members. Yet, what few managers recognize is the way that talent seek recognition and support today is less about the kinds of promotions that past workplaces experienced, that is compensation and title enhancements. 

That’s why Julie’s book is entitled Promotions Are SO Yesterday, because the trajectory of one’s career progression is no longer a ladder climb. And today’s talent want to benefit from the kind of guidance that allows them to become intentional workplace leaders.

And recognizing what motivates career professionals in the workplace today is key to ensuring that they retain on-the-job longer while crushing their deliverables.

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

About our guest:

Julie Winkle Giulioni is a champion for workplace growth and development. She believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to reach their potential. And she supports organizations and leaders who want to make that happen with keynote speeches, consulting, and training. Julie lives and works in Southern California.

This episode originated as a live show on April 12, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: April 21, 2023

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Why Won’t My Team Willingly Return to the Office?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we posed this viewer question: Why Won’t My Team Willingly Return to the Office?

Our guest is Fran Saele. He is a workplace, and real estate solutions expert and a frequent thought-leader in the area of future of work. Fran’s professional passion includes the dynamic new ways of work and the transformation of the workplaces that support it. Fran answers this and other questions.

There are some roles that hiring managers believe have to be done face-to-face in the co-location. These may include executive assignments where, they believe, “being in the room” ensures that high level consultative skills are mastered. 

And yet, those same managers struggle to recruit prime hiring prospects and workplace veterans to work in the co-location. In the wake of Covid, many of their people learned to be intentional and highly efficient at their roles while working from anywhere.

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

About our guest:

Fran Saele is a veteran of the commercial real estate space who held senior executive positions with Accenture, CBRE, and Newmark. On social media, Fran publishes some of the-most compelling thought-leadership on future of work and workplace. He lives and works in Cincinnati, Ohio.

This episode originated as a live show on April 5, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: April 14, 2023

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How Can I Create a Neurodiverse-Friendly Workplace?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we posed this question: How Can I Create a Neurodiverse-Friendly Workplace?

Our guest is Kay Sargent. She is Senior Principal and Director of Workplace at HOK and a globally recognized thought leader on intentional workplace design. Kay answers this and other questions:

Neurodiversity in the workplace impacts the needs and preferences of career professionals who present on the Autism spectrum. However, the neurodiverse workplace in the wake of Covid now includes millions more, such as people suffering lasting effects of “Long Covid.” Designing an intentional workplace for a diverse constituency such as this can help people to thrive and perform well on-the-job.

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

About our guest:

Kay Sargent is Senior Principal and Director of Workplace at HOK and a globally recognized thought leader on intentional workplace design. She lives and works in the Washington, D.C. area.

This episode originated as a live show on March 31, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: April 7, 2023

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Why Doesn’t My Company’s Founder Respect Me?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we posed this question: Why Doesn’t My Company’s Founder Respect Me?

This week, neuro-resiliency and leadership Coach Justin Noppe answers this and other important questions.

Neuroresilience helps career professionals to thrive in the workplace. To that end, it also enables them to make work a wonderful part of a day that includes lots of other wonderful experiences, and not the entire day.

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

About our guest:

Justin Noppe is a neuro-resiliency and leadership coach who helps to revitalize today’s workplace. He also takes to social media to address leadership’s pivotal impact on the future of work. Justin lives and works in Houston, Texas.

This episode originated as a live show on March 29, 2023. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: March 31, 2023

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