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INTERVIEW: Podcasting for Career Practitioners

June 2, 2020 by Jim Peacock Leave a Comment

This is another Peak-Careers monthly interview and this month I am with Mark Anthony Dyson and Marie Zimenoff who have been podcasting for years on a wide variety of career topics. I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing them. Learn about podcasting for career practitioners, how they got started, what trends they see, and tips on what you can do if you’d like to get started.

This is a follow up to my recent blog called Career Podcasts… A Little Help from my Friends, where I list the top career podcasts as submitted by my friends on LinkedIn.

What we will explore in this Podcasting for Career Practitioners interview:

Why did you decide to get into podcasting?
What has changed over the past couple of years in podcasting?
What advice do you have for people in this area?

BIO’s

Mark Anthony Dyson is always hacking and reimagining the job search process. He is a freelance career advice writer working with online publications serving job seekers and career changers. His career advice is featured on Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Company, and Linkedin’s #GetHired publication. Learn more about Mark Anthony, his podcasts, and blogs at Voice of the Job Seekers

Marie Zimenoff, CEO of Career Thought Leaders and Resume Writing Academy, knows career services have the power to change lives. She began her career as an advisor and recruiter for the Colorado State University mechanical engineering graduate program while completing her Master of Education in Human Resource Studies and Career Development. In 2008, Marie left the university to start her business. Inspired by a passion to make a difference in the industry, she trains career professionals around the globe in resume writing, career coaching, and business development. Learn more at Career Thought Leaders

Jim Peacock is the Principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a weekly email for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching. He is the author of A Field Guide for Career Practitioners: Helping Your Clients Create Their Next Move

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Career podcasts…a Little Help From My Friends

May 18, 2020 by Jim Peacock Leave a Comment

Here is a list of career podcasts that come recommended from my friends on LinkedIn. I posted a few of my favorite career podcasts and asked people to share their favorites.

I have not listened to every one of these, but I feel confident you should check them out, as will I over the next few weeks.

Descriptions in quotes come directly from the podcast website or from comments from the person recommending the podcast.

Special “shout out” to the following people who recommended one or more of these podcasts; Mac Prichard, Tammy Gooler Loeb, Ryan Rhoten, Marc Miller, Jordan Bell, Rosaria Pipitone, Andrew Levine, Carol Fishman Cohen, Edythe Richards, Kitcaster, Rocio G. and others.

Where ever you see my Peak-Careers mountain logo, it means I have listened to it and recommend it.

CAREER PODCASTS

Repurpose Your Career Podcast by Marc Miller

Repurpose Your Career Podcast

Topic: Career change

Description: “Brought to you by CareerPivot.”

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Talklaunch by Various hosts

https://www.talklaunch.net/

Topic: Career success

Description: “The Talklaunch podcast features founders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs. Here we discover how they build their business, and what keeps them on top.”

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First, You Hustle by Jordan Bell

I had a cameo appearance on one of Jordan’s early shows where I talked about ‘intentional serendipity’ 🙂

https://firstyouhustle.podbean.com/

Topic: Creative careers for college students

Description: “Thanks for including First, You Hustle! It has been a fun way to do programming for our students.” Jordan Bell, Columbus College of Art and Design.

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Going Solo by David Shriner-Cahn

http://www.goingsolo.club/

Topic: Self-employment

Description: David shares the stories of people who turn to self-employment after a job loss, a timely subject today. “Have you lost your job after 20 or 30 years in your career? Do you feel traumatized and unsure of how to go forward? Would you rather work for yourself and have more control over your destiny? You are not alone. In GOING SOLO, we discuss what it’s like to go from being highly skilled and well-compensated to unemployment; how to deal with the trauma of late-career job loss; and how to reinvent yourself as an entrepreneur, satisfying your soul and supporting your lifestyle.”

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Work from the Inside Out by Tammy Gooler Loeb

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/work-from-the-inside-out/id1444574191

Topic: Career challenges

Description: “Tammy’s guests talk about overcoming personal career challenges.”

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Careers by Jenn by Jennifer Swanson

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/careers-by-jenn-podcast-get-job-love-your-work-advance/id489253572

Topic: Career development

Description: Jenn offers tips for job search, personal growth, and self-improvement

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3, 2, 1, iRelaunch! by Carol Fishman Cohen

https://www.irelaunch.com/podcast

Topic: Returning to work

Description: “Carol’s guests, often career coaches, share strategies for professional women returning to the workforce. Featured as one of the “Top Career Podcasts” since it’s inception in 2017, 3,2,1 iRelaunch! is focused on getting you back on the career track and making your return to work smooth and successful. We feature strategies, advice and success stories about returning to work after a career break.”

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Find Your Dream Job by Mac Prichard

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-dream-job-insider/id1047320599?mt=2

Topic: Career exploration

Description: A podcast for professionals focused on finding work that matters. https://www.macslist.org/podcasts

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The Voice of Job Seekers by Mark Anthony Dyson

TVOJS Podcast

Topic: Job search

Description: “One of my faves.”

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Your Career Podcast by Jane Jackson

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/your-career-podcast-jane-jackson-create-your-dream/id989168672

Topic: Career development

Description: “Do you want more out of your career? Find out how to find your dream job, gain inspiration and great ideas to create the career of your dreams or start your own business.”

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The Career Confidante by Marie Zimenoff

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-career-confidante/id793020523

Topic: Career development

Description: “Mondays at 3 PM Pacific on VoiceAmerica Business, Marie provides a featured topic, interviews national leaders, and reviews the latest career management tools. You will benefit from a weekly Get Career Smart(TM) tip and featured job of the week, in addition to practical strategies in branding, career transition, advancement, job search, resumes, interviewing, and social media.”

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Second Act Stories with Andrew Levine

https://www.secondactstories.org/

Topic: Career change

Description: “Welcome to Second Act Stories, a podcast that shares the stories of people who have made major career changes to pursue more rewarding lives in a second act. The stories are in their own words and the words of friends and family that helped them find a new path. Every two weeks we bring you a new story. Each episode examines the “before” and “after” phases of a life/career change and offers lessons learned.”

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Ramsey Network Podcasts by Various hosts

https://www.daveramsey.com/show/podcasts

Topic: Career and life coaching

Description: “My favorite work podcast. He talks so much about limiting student loans and how to live life within your means. I’ve been incorporating his message in my career counseling practice.”

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How I Built This by Guy Raz

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this

Topic: Entrepreneurship

Description: From National Public Radio. “For anyone exploring an entrepreneurial path, it’s great to listen to the stories of the men and women behind some amazing companies.”

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Side Hustle School by Chris Guillebeau

About

Topic: Entrepreneurship

Description: “I’ve been a fan for some time for both entertainment and professional development value.”

MARKETING

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PR Maven by Nancy Marshal

I was interviewed by Nancy in the fall of 2019. Check it out here.

The PR Maven® Podcast

Topic: Public relations and branding

Description: “Listen to Nancy Marshall interview industry leaders, top executives, media personalities & online influencers about PR & their personal brand.”

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Agents of Change by Rich Brooks

Podcast

Topic: Digital and social marketing

Description: “The Agents of Change serves business owners, marketers, and entrepreneurs to help them reach more of their ideal customers through search, social, and mobile marketing.”

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The Brand New You Show by Ryan Rhoten

I was interviewed by Ryan in June 2019. Check it out here

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ryan-rhoten/the-brand-new-you-show

Topic: Branding

Description: “A personal branding and digital branding podcast.”

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The Jane Anderson Show by Jane Anderson

https://janeandersonspeaks.com/podcast-episodes/

Topic: Branding

Description: “The Jane Anderson Show is the podcast for experts, consultants, speakers, trainers, academics and coaches who are or aim to be the leaders in their field. Jane shares her insights as well as interviews those who are industry experts to find out about their experiences when marketing themselves under their Personal Brand, or name.

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School of Podcasting by Dave Jackson

https://schoolofpodcasting.com/

Topic: Podcast tutorial

Description: Courses that teach how to create your own podcast.

ENTERTAINMENT

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Crimetown by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier

https://www.crimetownshow.com/

Topic: Crime documentary

Description: “In partnership with Gimlet Media. Each season, we investigate the culture of crime in a different city.”

INTERVIEWING / STORY-TELLING

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The Turnaround by Jesse Thorn

https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/the-turnaround-with-jesse-thorn/

Topic: Interviewing, story telling

Description: “The Turnaround is a show about our greatest living interviewers, hosted by Jesse Thorn and produced by Maximum Fun and Columbia Journalism Review. Featuring conversations with prominent interviewers about their careers and their craft, the show is a perfect resource for a new generation of storytellers and journalists. Even if you aren’t a budding journalist, hearing how Terry Gross, Combat Jack, Katie Couric, or Larry King (among many others) each approach the craft of interviewing will make you a naturally more curious, inquisitive person. The knack for being present in the moment, a good listener, and a good probe for information is something that will benefit your career no matter what field you work in.”

FINANCE

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Bigger Pockets by Brandon Turner and David Greene

https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast

Topic: Investing

Description: “Personally, I love it because I like flipping houses!”

WORKFORCE

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Managing the Future of Work by Joseph Fuller and William Kerr

https://www.hbs.edu/managing-the-future-of-work/podcast/Pages/default.aspx

Topic: Workforce

Description: “From Harvard Business School. Covers a range of thoughtful and sometimes controversial topics about workforce development and trends.”

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Future of Work by Jacob Morgan

https://thefutureorganization.com/future-work-podcast/

Topic: Workforce
Description: “A great way to stay updated on the latest #HBR topics and trends.”

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If you have a favorite podcast that you’d like to share, I’d love to hear what it is. What it’s about. And why you like it.

Jim Peacock is the Principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a weekly email for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching. He is the author of A Field Guide for Career Practitioners: Helping Your Clients Create Their Next Move

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Why podcasts should fit into your day – learning while you walk or drive.

February 13, 2017 by Jim Peacock Leave a Comment

As many of you know, I am a huge promoter of professional development in our field. We need to constantly be learning how to better serve our clients and we can do that a variety of ways.

Attending conferences like National Career Development Association and Mid-Atlantic Career Conference and your state associations
Participate in classes, seminars (online or live), webinars
Watch Ted Talks (look for my April newsletter on this)
Read professional books or journals

I would like you to consider adding podcasts to this list.

A few years ago, a person in my Boomer online seminar turned me onto a podcast called Meditation Oasis which has a number of different meditations to listen to. My favorite is her “Relax Into Sleep.” Then last summer I was talking with Marc Miller of Career Pivot via video-conference. He talked about how he was listening to a number of different podcasts when he walked to the coffee shop, and how much he felt he was learning daily because of it.

Since then I have added about eight different podcasts to my regular listening. They range from a few that focus on entrepreneurship and marketing topics, to a number that focus on career topics. Of course there are many others that include news agencies like public broadcasting and entertainment.

I try to listen to a few podcasts weekly. Occasionally I download one to my phone and listen in my car while I drive to Portland once a week where I work at a career counseling and outplacement firm. Other times I will plug in and listen while walking in the neighborhood on one of my daily breaks, or I will just take a half hour and sit and listen to a podcast because I may want to take notes.

Regardless of when and how you do it, I strongly encourage you to add podcasts to your professional development modes of learning.

Read my interview with Marc Miller to learn what his and my favorites are. Click here.
Interested in reading other blogs on professional development? Click here.

Do you listen to podcasts?

If so, what are your favorite podcasts?

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Jim Peacock is the Principal at Peak-Careers Consulting and writes a monthly newsletter for career practitioners. Peak-Careers offers discussion-based online seminars for career practitioners focused on meeting continuing education needs for CCSP, GCDF and BCC certified professionals as well as workshops for career practitioners and individual career coaching.

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Interview with Marc Miller from Career Pivot

February 13, 2017 by Jim Peacock Leave a Comment

Here is a summary of my interview with Marc Miller talking about podcasts on January 19,2017

Marc Miller is the owner of CareerPivot providing support and resources for Boomers in transition. Marc and I chatted last summer and he turned me on to listening to podcasts. Since then he has started his own podcast giving advice to Boomers looking for a change and interviewing experts in the career field to help Boomers reinvent themselves.

The two times Marc and I have video-conferenced it has been a real pleasure talking with him and found myself learning so much from his advice but also simply enjoying our chat.

For people new to podcasts, why do you like podcasts?

Marc: It educates me at times that I would not get educated. I can listen to one on my daily walk to the coffee shop and back and I can also listen when I’m driving somewhere. Now, these are times when I learn. I get a morning walk, a coffee, and a couple podcasts which also helps me clear my mind.

One thing Marc mentioned that the biggest difference with podcasts is that you hear the person and get to know them at a different level, a more personal level. I agree with this as after listening to Darren on Problogger, I really do feel like I know this guy now. His advice is always practical. Could I get this by reading his blog? Sure, but like Marc, I will plug into a podcast on a walk and it gives me a chance to get away from the computer.

Marc says that a couple reasons podcasts have really taken off is the growth of the smartphone being in nearly everyone’s pocket and that cars now have Bluetooth capability. Even though my car currently does not have Bluetooth I have still listened to podcasts by listening on my phone on my drive to Portland once a week. Instead of listening to music…I learn something new.

Podcasts come in all different lengths of time but Marc and I both prefer the ones in the 30-minute window. There are lots under a half hour which is perfect for most of our drive time, walk and workout time blocks. You can find podcasts that go for an hour or more. Personally, this is too much of a time commitment for me.

What are your favorite podcasts?

EO Fire by John Lee Dumas (Entrepreneur On Fire) and ProBlogger by Darren Rowse are ones Marc enjoys and also are two he mentioned to me this summer and I have been listening ever since. I can’t say I listen to every episode but I did listen in to Probloggers 30 day challenge which gives a tip on how to blog every day for 30 days. I found this extremely helpful for my blogging.

Other favorites of Marc’s are; Mark Anthony Dyson’s “The Voice of Job Seekers”; Money Matters radio show on Saturday mornings which also releases as a podcast; and Roger Whitney and the Retirement Answer Man Show. He has a number of other ones he listens to and you can see his list at his blog on favorite boomer podcasts. (Marc’s favorite podcasts)

A couple of my favorites are The school of Greatness – Lewis Howes; The Tim Ferris Show; Meditation Oasis; and The $100 MBA show.

What is your podcast, Repurpose Your Career, about?

I want to show career changes in the second half of life and that changing is possible and people are doing it. It is a combination of four styles. One is me sharing information with my listeners. Then interviewing an expert in the field. The third style is interviews with people who have had a career change in the 2nd half of life and can talk about how they did it and then I alternate with experts in the career field”.

I use a different show format for all of the 4 episode types. (Airs on Monday’s but you can listen whenever you want)

Expert show – I mostly tailor questions around the expert.

Career change interview – I use the format you described.

Sharing a chapter from my book, Repurpose Your Career – I read the chapter and then ask questions to ponder

Answering listener questions – Elizabeth Rabaey (one of his staff) reads a listener’s question, I answer and then we discuss.

Note: I just listened to Marc’s most recent podcast interviewing Taylor Pearson who wrote the book, The End of Jobs, talking about how jobs are so different now and the opportunity to be an entrepreneur so great. Very interesting indeed.

How do you find Podcasts?

On Macintosh / Apple products you just go to your I-Tunes store and search for actual titles of podcast, like Repurpose Your Career, or by topics.

Not an Apple product person? Find podcasts on Stitcher and Google Play

Thank you so much, Marc, for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk about how Podcasts can help people grow professionally and learn from thought leaders in our field.

Marc Miller is the founder of Career Pivot which helps Baby Boomers design careers they can grow into for the next 30 years. Marc authored the book Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for Baby Boomers published in January 2013. He also authored the book Personal Branding for Baby Boomers: What it is, How to Manage It and Why It’s No Longer Optional in September 2015. He has been featured on Forbes.com, US News and World Report, CBS Money-Watch and PBS’ Next Avenue. Career Pivot was selected for the Forbes Top 100 Websites for your Career. Marc has made six career pivots himself, serving in several positions at IBM in addition to working at two successful Austin, Texas startups, teaching math in an inner-city high school and working for a local non-profit. Learn more about Marc and Career Pivot by visiting the Career Pivot Blog or follow Marc on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn

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INTERVIEW: Podcasting for Career Practitioners

What we will explore in this Podcasting for Career Practitioners interview: