Big Dreamers! The Reinvent Success Show

The art of personal reinvention means trusting your ability to take the risks worth taking, celebrating when things work out according to plan, and learning from your setbacks when they do not. BJ Wishinsky, Communities Program Manager, for the Anita Borg Institute (ABI) put into action the quote from American naturalist John Burroughs "Leap, and the net will appear," when she joined ABI after a 20-year computing industry career. Her risks paid off and, today, BJ uses social media tools and networks to help technical women and their advocates connect with resources, opportunities, and each other.

Allyson Kapin, founding partner of Rad Campaign (http://radcampaign.org) has been named one of the “Top Tech Titans” by the Washingtonian, one of the Most Influential Women In Tech by Fast Company and one of the top 30 women entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter by Forbes for her leadership role in technology and social media. Founder of Women Who Tech in 2007(http://womenwhotech.com), Allyson champions women who are inspiring change and transforming technology.

My guest this week knows plenty about fearless job search--from building a sizzling resume to mastering the first 15 seconds of an interview, Marky Charleen Stein, author of four books, Monster.com online interview expert and contributor to careerjournal from the Wall Street Journal will share her seven proven strategies to get you out of your comfort zone and into that dream job:* How to capture your reader's emotions in the "seven second" zone of your resume * How to make your job skills sizzle * 10 mistakes to avoid on your resume and how to quickly fix them * How to master the first 15 seconds of the interview * How to create "chemistry" with the interviewer * Questions you should ask the interviewer * Negotiating a higher salary in a recession *

Southern California-based Harry Gries found himself out of a job in 2006 after twelve years with the same company. A twenty-year veteran of the high-tech industry--ASIC designer, EDA applications engineer, consultant, project manager, and business development manager--Harry can now add blogger to his repertoire of skills. Harry...the ASIC Guy (http://theasicguy.com) is a mix of slice of life stories and insight into the people side of ASIC design, the same reason he left a desk job to become an applications engineer in the first place. His blogging story with its twists and turns along the way are all part of Harry's next career reinvention.

Award-winning educator and Parenting & Youth Coach, Rob Stringer BA, BEd, CPC has spent almost two decades helping kids, teens, and adults meet with success, and live lives they LOVE!. Rob's big dream of bringing low-cost or free support to low-income families has resulted in the launch of Youth Coach Canada. Youth Coach Canada helps kids, teens, and young adults meet with success by making professional life coaching services available to youth aged 11-21.

Monte Malhotra, junior year Stanford student, will share his practical tips for the young (and not so young) on how you can begin investing where you are today. My guest started investing at the ripe age of nine when his teacher got him fired up about personal finance. Now, Monte is on a mission to educate youth and college students on redefining financial freedom.

Join host Dee McCrorey, Innovation Coach of Risktaking for Success, and her Big Dreamer guests as they share their "If I can do it, you can do it too" attitude on transforming your life through passion, smart efforts, and creative use of Web 2.0 social media. Get ready to fire up your own big dreams!

My guest this Sunday is Jill Foster, a woman who has tapped the power of social media to reinvent and re-inspire herself from a 70-hr/wk sales manager losing sight of her original sense of service and personal values to that of social media maverick and citizen journalist.

Kathleen Gage an internationally recognized Internet Marketing Expert who rose above seemingly insurmountable odds to become an award winning business owner, bestselling author, Internet sales and marketing trainer, and award winning keynote speaker. Kathleen is known for her unique and creative approach - including the use of social media - to help others understand the power of beliefs, thoughts, and actions that promote the marketing mindset and create a successful life.

Learn what lies behind the planning of the Profit from Passion conference and the talented women who will make this year's Santa Clara University event on April 19 a success. The Women in Business (WIB) network brings together current students, alumni, and businesswomen from various industries to promote and celebrate women in business. This year's topics include emerging trends, best practices, career strategies and more--how you can profit personally and professionally from your passion.

Spend five minutes with this GenY professional and your hope barometer rises. Kristy Graves is out to inspire change in the world and believes the connecting power of social media holds the key. Deemed the "Social Networking Queen" at Craigslist Foundation for her ability to raise funds for the non-profit using grassroots social networking, Kristy's passions extend to the environment and personal fitness, two areas that fit quite nicely with her community outreach vision.

Elizabeth M. Lengyel, fellow BTR host of Career Juice! and colleague at Coach of the Airwaves, joins me for the launch of Big Dreamers! The Reinvent Success show. Elizabeth is the winner of COTA's recent name the eZine contest, and someone who definitely fits the bill of a Big Dreamer. Join us to discover the path she took from corporate HR executive to hosting her own Internet radio show.