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Description: This week I am speaking with Joanne Kaminski, owner of OnlineTutorCoach.com and she helps tutors start, and grow their online tutoring businesses. Here is her bio from her website: Joanne Kaminski is a former teacher and Reading Specialist with 10 years of experience turned online reading tutor.  She is the founder of the Online Tutor Coach, LLC where she helps other tutors who are great at tutoring but struggle with attracting students.  Joanne impacts over 20,000 tutors through her YouTube channel, Facebook Group, Instagram, and podcast.  She is the author of How to Start an Online Tutoring Business Making 4-5 Figures a Month which is available on Amazon. When I was teaching high school math, I was approached by a lot of people that this was something they would like to do as an encore career. Becoming a teacher is a really hard transition. If you are interested in this go listen to episode 227 which was called Teaching High School Chemistry as an Encore Career with Keith Stolzenbach Becoming

Description: This week I am speaking with Darcy Eikenberg, author of Red Cape Rescue: Save Your Career Without Leaving Your Job. Let me read you a snippet from her bio. Darcy helps high-performance professionals accelerate their leadership in ways that work for their organizations and for themselves. With a practical, real-life perspective, and with over 20 years of experience working with top companies such as The Coca-Cola Company, Microsoft, and Deloitte, Darcy’s clients consistently grow to greater levels of clarity, confidence, and control in their work and lives—all leading to better business results. Before launching her own business, Darcy was a Principal at human resources consulting firm Hewitt Associates (now part of Aon), where she served on both the Southeast and the North American Communication Consulting Leadership teams. In those roles, she was accountable for developing and retaining talent, building managers and teams, and growing a healthy bottom line. She also innovated and led an internal

Description: This week I am bringing back Thom Singer to the podcast. I have known Thom for well over a decade and I first had him on back in 2017 to discuss his pivot from business development for law firms to becoming a full time public speaker and master of ceremonies primarily for associations. When the pandemic started Thom’s business completely shut down and I had him on in episode 185 to discuss how he was coping. I later brought him back for episode 213 in July of 2021 to get an update. Thom recorded an end-of-year episode for his own podcast called What I Learned the Last Two Years. I was so impressed with that episode I wanted to bring Thom back on to discuss what he has had to do to adapt his business and more importantly what he has done to maintain his own mental health and happiness. Before we go any further let me mention I have a new sponsor MagicMind. Magic Mind is the world’s first productivity drink. It is not an energy or coffee-based drink but a drink that will help you stay focused. I h

Description: This week I want to take you through the process we went through in buying a house in Mexico. The first thing I want you to understand the process is very similar to purchasing in the United States but … what you are buying is different. In all of my travels around the world in my career, people build houses from materials that are readily available. In the US houses are built from wood. In Mexico, they are built from brick and concrete. The brick and concrete in Mexico are similar to what is available in the US but different. Therefore, houses in Mexico are built and not architected. I will explain more about this later. Before we go any further let me mention I have a new sponsor - Magic Mind. Magic Mind is the world’s first productivity drink. It is not an energy or coffee-based drink but a drink that will help you stay focused. I have been using it for several months it has made a real difference but more on this later in the show. You can get a 20% discount by going to Magicmind.co/repurpose

Description: This week I have a very different kind of episode. I am talking with Sal Hanna who is a recruiter for the Milton Hershey School. Let me read you’re a snippet from their website: Milton Hershey School is a cost-free, private school for boys and girls in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Milton and Catherine Hershey founded the school in 1909 with money they earned from the chocolate company. Since then, the lives of more than 10,000 children from working-class families with lower income have been transformed through high-quality education and structured home life. As some of my long-time listeners know I took time out of my career to teach high school math at an inner-city high school in Austin Texas. I did this in my late 40s and I was often approached by people saying they wanted to do what I was doing when they retired. Sal does not recruit teachers but he does for house parents. I want you to listen to our discussion and let me know your thoughts. For the full show notes click here.

Description: This week I will be discussing the latest trends in interviewing with Alex Freund, The Landing Expert. I have known Alex for almost 10 years. He is one of the most respected coaches when it comes to interviewing skills and, more importantly, he is an expert on video interviews. Given that almost all interviewing has gone remote and with the rise of the dreaded interview with the bot, I thought now would be a good time to discuss the changes that have occurred. This episode is sponsored by Career Pivot. Check out the Career Pivot Community. Make sure and pick up my latest book, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life Third Edition. For the full show notes click here.

Description: This is the first episode of 2022 and I thought we would start with a 2022 Career Reality Check-In for the 50+ Crowd with John Tarnoff. Last year, we recorded a similar episode and it was the most downloaded new episode for the year. I have had John on the podcast in episodes 232, 208, 152, and 120. John has been the most frequent guest on the podcast in the 5+ years I have been producing this podcast. I consider John Tarnoff to be a peer, colleague, and friend. John specializes in helping those in the 2nd half of life reinvent themselves. In 2017, he published his book, Boomer Reinvention: How to Create Your Dream Career. The following is a snippet from his website. After my startup went bust, I decided to go back to school to earn a Master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology – a branch of behavioral psychology that focuses on self-responsibility and self-forgiveness as pathways to healing and change. I didn’t think that I wanted to become a psychologist but I hoped to learn more about myself, what

Description: This will be the last episode of 2021 as I will be taking a break during the holiday season. The podcast will return on January 3rd of 2022 with a 2022 reality check discussion with John Tarnoff. I also wanted to take a moment to reflect on 250 episodes of this podcast. I never thought when I got started that I would be producing a podcast episode just about every week for over 5 years. It is one of the top-ranked career podcasts and I hope I can continue to meet your expectations in 2022. This week I am speaking with Bonnie Marcus, author of Not Done Yet!: How Women Over 50 Regain Their Confidence and Claim Workplace Power. Here is a bit from her Amazon author page: Award winning entrepreneur, Forbes contributing writer, and executive coach, Bonnie Marcus, M.Ed., assists professional women to successfully navigate the workplace and position and promote themselves to advance their careers. With 20+ years of sales and management experience, Bonnie’s extensive business background includes CEO of a

Description: This week is a different kind of episode. I brought Barry Silverberg, Director of Non-profit Studies at Austin Community College into the Career Pivot community to discuss the for-profit to non-profit transition. I have known Barry for many years, and I like to say he is the godfather of the non-profit community in Texas. I sought out Barry’s advice several times during my career. I am using the audio from the meeting in this episode. We hold these types of meetings every couple of weeks and we record them. In this episode, you will hear Barry and I discuss the transition and then he takes questions from the members. Because of this podcast, I am able to get people to come to speak, offer their knowledge and advice with the Career Pivot community. As I have said before this podcast is my greatest networking tool. This episode is sponsored by Career Pivot. Check out the Career Pivot Community. Make sure and pick up my latest book, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life T

Description: This week I am speaking with Andy Storch, author of Own Your Career Own Your Life. Andy Storch is an author, consultant, coach, speaker, and facilitator specializing in helping clients turn strategy into action and people doing the best work of their lives. Andy’s purpose is to love and support his family and to impact the world by inspiring people to stop drifting, take control and live life with intention. Andy is also the host of two podcasts, including "The Talent Development Hot Seat and Andy Storch Show," and the co-founder and host of "The Talent Development Think Tank Conference and Community." Andy is also the author of the book, Own Your Career Own Your Life, published in 2020. It is because of his book that I am speaking with Andy. We met when we both were speakers for a career summit a few months back. Andy gave me a copy of his book Own Your Career Own Your Life and it really resonated with me. This episode is sponsored by Career Pivot. Check out the Career Pivot Community. Make sure

Description: This week I am speaking with three career professionals who I highly respect. Virginia Franco from Virginia Franco Resumes Adrienne Tom from Career Impressions Sarah Johnston from Briefcase Coach These three women have teamed up to create a career resource marketplace called Jobsearchjourney.com. This is a marketplace where you can get affordable, high-quality job search products produced by some of the best people in the career industry. The prices range from just a few dollars to a couple of hundred dollars. I like what they are doing AND they are first time eCommerce entrepreneurs. I wanted to tell you about the website and its journey. This episode is sponsored by Career Pivot. Check out the Career Pivot Community. Make sure and pick up my latest book, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life Third Edition. For the full show notes click here.

Description: This week I am celebrating 5 years of producing the Repurpose Your Career podcast. I have been publishing an episode almost every week with the exception of the times of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year for the last 5 years. I want to take you on my journey and hopefully, I can inspire you to start your own podcast as this has proved to be my best networking tool ever. I have met so many incredible people and built relationships with people that I probably would never have met without the podcast. This episode is sponsored by Career Pivot. Check out the Career Pivot Community. Make sure and pick up my latest book, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life Third Edition.

Description: This week I am speaking with my dear friend and colleague Susan Lahey. Susan is a freelance writer who has worked with me on all three of the Repurpose Your Career books. I had Susan originally on the podcast in episode 54 and then did an encore episode with an update in episode 122. Susan took you on her journey on how she went from a journalist to being a freelance writer. This is a much more difficult transition than you might think. In 2019, Susan decided to move her freelance writing business to Port Portugal after all three of her children had graduated from college. I wanted Susan to take you on her journey of both becoming an expat and setting up her business in Europe. This episode is sponsored by Career Pivot. Check out the Career Pivot Community. Make sure and pick up my latest book, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life Third Edition. For the full show notes click here.

Description: This week I am speaking with Pierre Fricke who is a member of the Career Pivot membership community. I actually worked with Pierre back in the 1990s when both of us were at IBM. Pierre has an encore career that goes back to his childhood, buying and selling vintage money. His website is BuyVintageMoney.com. I want you to hear his story because he saw ageism occurring when he himself was still young. He cultivated this business on the side for decades. You will hear that he has a real passion for this area and he can continue to do this for as long as he likes. I specifically want some of my younger listeners to take note of this episode. This episode is sponsored by Career Pivot. Check out the Career Pivot Community. Make sure and pick up my latest book, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life Third Edition. For the full show notes click here.  

Description: This week I have a real joy for you as I am interviewing Queen Michele. Queen is in her late 50s and is an  African American retired school teacher who moved to the North Shore of Lake Chapala Mexico in 2018. She lives on a $1,100 monthly teacher pension. I interviewed Queen in episode 119 in March of 2019 after she published her book Considerations: A Guide For Moving Abroad. I am bringing back her back as she has several more entrepreneurial endeavors to tell you about. During our interview her dog Quincy interrupted us, and I left that in the episode as he is a big part of Queen’s life. Queen is an incredibly resilient and energetic woman that I hope will inspire you. This episode is sponsored by Career Pivot. Check out the Career Pivot Community. Make sure and pick up my latest book, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life Third Edition. For the full show notes click here.

Description: This week I am interviewing Neil Dsouza, CEO of GetSetUp. GetSetUp is the largest and fastest-growing online community of older adults who want to learn, connect and stay active. With over 3 million members in 160 countries. The platform offers live classes taught by peers who are experts in their field, social hours hosted by community members, and special events with speakers who directly address areas of interest to older adults. Classes are taught in English, Spanish, Hindi, and Mandarin. GetSetUp has offices in U.S., Australia, India, and more sites coming soon. The Career Pivot community has supplied many guides to GetSetUp and their experiences teaching on the platform have been amazingly positive. This episode is sponsored by Career Pivot. Check out the Career Pivot Community. Make sure and pick up my latest book, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life Third Edition. For the full show notes click here. *

Description: This week I am interviewing Thea Kelley and we are calling this episode LinkedIn Recommendations: Why You Need Them, How to Get & Use Them. I have had Thea in the podcast in episode 53 called Thea Kelley on Interviewing for a Great Job in the 2nd Half of Life in November of 2017 and episode 157 called Creating a Career Pivot Resume with Thea Kelley in January 2020. I have tremendous respect for Thea. I contacted Thea a couple of months ago and asked her to suggest a topic to discuss with you. I thought this would be a thought-provoking discussion. Here is her bio: Thea Kelley is a job search and interview coach based in the San Francisco Bay Area and serving job seekers nationwide since 2008. Her book, the Amazon best-seller Get That Job! The Quick and Complete Guide to a Winning Interview was hailed as "Excellent" on Forbes.com. For smart job search tips and a free gift, subscribe to Thea's blog at www.GreatJobSooner.com. That site also provides information on contacting Thea for one-on-on

Description: This week I am interviewing Alec Arons who is a member of the Career Pivot Membership community. Alec had a long and successful career in the finance and consulting arena. Alec retired in 2019 and has been diligently building a portfolio career that is anchored by his coaching practice but has many moving parts. Alec is very adaptable and willing to experiment with different tools and platforms to see what works best for him. His encore career is designed to enable his quest to take his photography to the next level and travel the world. The Career Pivot blog and Repurpose Your Career podcast survey will remain open until the end of September 2021. Please take a moment and take the survey -- click here. I want to know which types of episodes you have liked, what you would like more of and I very much need your input on the show notes, like do you even read them? This episode is sponsored by Career Pivot. Check out the Career Pivot Community. Make sure and pick up my latest book, Repurpose Your Ca

Description: This week I am doing a solo episode about what you need to prepare for to be a digital nomad. I want to give you an overview of what it takes to go on the road. I am doing this from the perspective of leaving the US, but much of what I will tell you will apply if you want to be a digital nomad inside the US. This is in direct response to the first 42 respondents to my Career Pivot blog and Repurpose Your Career survey. I want and NEED your input. I have created a survey that covers both the blog and this podcast. Please take a moment to stop now and click here. I want to know which types of episodes you have liked, what you would like more of and I very much need your input on the show notes, like do you even read them. I will be keeping the survey open through the end of September of 2021. This episode is sponsored by Career Pivot. Check out the Career Pivot Community. Make sure and pick up my latest book, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life Third Edition. For the f

Description: This week I am speaking with Michael Clinton. Here is a version of his LinkedIn about section: He spent 40+ years in the publishing business as a Publisher, SVP, Exec VP, and President/Publishing Director of Hearst Magazines. Highlights include being on the executive team to launch O, The Oprah Magazine, Food Network, and HGTV magazines and acquiring such titles as Elle, Men's Health, and Women's Health, among others. In 2020, He transitioned out of the day-to-day operations to become Senior Media Advisor to the CEO of The Hearst Corporation. Aside from his publishing career, he has published 10 books, 8 photography, and 2 memoirs, The Globetrotter Diaries (after visiting 100 countries) and Tales from the Trails (after running 7 marathons on 7 continents). Writer, photographer, runner, motivational speaker. Coming in Fall 2021.... a new book... ROAR into the second half of your life (before it's too late!) In this episode, I discussed with Michael the concepts and processes presented in his book.