For this month's podcast, I'm commemorating one year as a full-time entrepreneur!   To celebrate I want to take this opportunity to reflect on my journey, share the lessons I’ve learned along the way and offer 7 tips to anyone who is considering becoming an entrepreneur.    Here’s a snapshot of what I cover:  1. Why I decided to leave the corporate world for entrepreneurship  2. The challenges I faced and how I overcame them  3. The 4 lessons I’ve learned in my 18 months as an entrepreneur   And more!   These past few months have tested me in ways I never thought possible, and have taught me a lot about who I am and what I want from life. I’m so honoured to be able to share my story with you.    Also, be sure to check out my free masterclass  - '3 Steps to Leaving a Job That Makes You Miserable Even When No One is Hiring' https://www.soulcareer.com/masterclass/

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024: One Year as a Full-Time Entrepreneur

We're continuing our focus on multi-location careers in the latest episode of the Soul Career podcast.  Our guest for this episode is Mari-Anne Daura. Mari-Anne is an American living in Denmark whose job is based in Sweden. She currently works as Communications Business Partner for Sustainability at IKEA. She is also a former Soul Career client and one of our success stories.    Here's a snapshot of what we cover:  1.  Mari-Anne's current role at IKEA and what she loves most about her job.   2. How she found Soul Career. And how we've helped her to move past her self-limiting beliefs to find a job that she loves.   3. Her childhood and experiences living a multi-location lifestyle  4. Her plans for the future.   I hope you enjoy this episode. Leave a comment and let us know what you think.    Also, don't miss our free masterclass - '3 Steps to Leaving a Job That Makes You Miserable Even When No One is Hiring' https://www.soulcareer.com/masterclass/ 

023: When Your Passion Becomes Your Career

This month's episode of the Soul Career podcast is all about freedom, flexibility and how you can design a multi-location career. My special guest is Audra Gordon, founder and creative director of Beam Bold - a clothing company that focuses on reducing textile waste and facilitating size inclusion.  Audra was born in St. Vincent, moved to America when she was 13 and became a U.S. Citizen, then up and moved to Hong Kong with detours through Ghana and London.  What’s also interesting is that Audra recently left her full-time career in banking to become an entrepreneur.  We’re going to talk about how she’s structured her career around this theme of flexibility.    To connect with Laura and find out more about her life as an expat, check out her website:https://audraverse.com/  You can also check out her company Beam Bold here: https://beambold.com/  Finally, don't miss our free masterclass - '3 Steps to Leaving a Job That Makes You Miserable Even When No One is Hiring' https://www.soulcareer.com/masterclass/ Thanks for listening! 

022: How to Design a Multi-Location Career

In this episode of the Soul Career podcast, I have the pleasure of being joined by DJ DiDonna, Founder of The Sabbatical Project - an organization that brings together researchers, companies and advocates working to catalyze sabbaticals and their enabling policies for people everywhere.    DJ started The Sabbatical Project after he took a four-month sabbatical from his job as a founder of a fintech company. He joins me today to discuss the benefits of taking an extended break and why he believes this should be a common practice for all professionals.    You can find out more about the sabbatical project here:  https://www.thesabbaticalproject.org/  Be sure to check out our free masterclass: 3 Steps to Leaving a Job That Makes You Miserable Even When No One is Hiring. Available here: https://www.soulcareer.com/masterclass/  Thanks for listening!

021: Valuable Lessons For Anyone Who Wants to Take a Break From Work

My guest for this episode of the Soul Career podcast is Laura Maydon, Laura is the Founder and Former Managing Director of Endeavor, a mission-driven organization that helps entrepreneurs scale and has offices in more than 30 locations around the world.    Laura is on sabbatical from work and has been for the past 2 years. In this episode, she shares her reasons for going on sabbatical, how she planned for it, what the experience has been like for her and how she plans to re-enter the workforce.    This episode is perfect for anyone who has been toying with the idea of going on sabbatical but is still unsure about this move might affect their career.    Leave a comment and let us know what you think. And if you’re interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at soulcareer.com.

020: How Taking a Sabbatical From Work Can Benefit Your Career

My guest for this episode of the Soul Career podcast is my friend and fellow entrepreneur Sheldon Powe.  Sheldon is the Founder and CEO of Innovate10X, a leading digital transformation firm based in Jamaica. He also invests in a number of entrepreneurs. In fact, Sheldon is one of the three men who made a seed investment in Soul Career®.   I met Sheldon in 2018 when he was leaving his 21-year career at the JMMB Group - one of Jamaica’s largest investment firms, founded by his family, to start Innovate 10x. His decision to leave his corporate job was risky, but it helped him to fulfil his long-held desire for entrepreneurship.  In this episode, he shares his career journey and gives his advice for anyone thinking of making the leap from the corporate world to become an entrepreneur.    Here’s a snapshot of what we cover:   1. The reason Sheldon decided to leave his corporate job at JMMB to form his own company.   2. Sheldon's upbringing and how this helped to encourage his entrepreneurial spirit  3. Why he decided to invest in Soul Career® And how he decides to invest in any entrepreneur?  4. His definition of a Soul Career®  5. His advice for anyone who is interested in identifying potential investors for their business   Please reach out to us and let us know what you think! You can send us an email at hello@soulcareer.com or schedule a free consultation from our website: http://www.soulcareer.com​.   #JMMB​ #Innovate10x​ 

019: Leaving a Corporate Career to Become an Investor and Tech Entrepreneur

In this episode of the Soul Career podcast, I follow-up on my conversation with Yasmina Zaidman, Chief Partnerships Officer at Acumen, by talking more about what the social impact space looks like, and how you can craft a career in this space.   Here's a snapshot of what I cover:   1. Personality types that are attracted to the mission space  2. How I found my way to a mission-driven career  3. A framework to help you decide if a mission-driven career is the right fit for you.    You can also use the following links to access more information:   Certified B Corporations - https://bcorporation.net/ Stanford Social Innovation Review - https://ssir.org/ Chronicle of Philanthropy - https://www.philanthropy.com/ Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs - https://www.andeglobal.org/ Acumen - https://acumen.org/  We hope you find this episode useful. Leave a comment and let us know what you think. And if you’re interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at https://www.soulcareer.com/.

018: Crafting a Career in the Social Impact Industry

In this episode of the Soul Career podcast, I interview my friend and mentor Yasmina Zaidman.    Yasmina Zaidman’s life proves that you can have a fulfilling career in the impact space. She is the Chief Partnerships Officer at Acumen - a global nonprofit organization that changes the way the world tackles poverty, by investing patient capital in early-stage businesses whose products and services are enabling the poor to transform their lives.   She was also my first official mentor. We met when I sat next to her at dinner at a conference in October 2017. We hit it off immediately and she offered to mentor me as I had just received the offer to become the new CEO of the Branson Centre. Since then, she’s become my mentor and friend, we jump on Zoom calls, and meet up in person whenever I’m in New York.    Here’s a summary of what we cover:   1. Her role and why she still loves working at Acumen  2. The effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the world of mission, impact and philanthropy 3. Her tips for people who are interested in transitioning to careers in the world of philanthropy, mission and impact.    Leave a comment and let us know what you think. And if you’re interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at soulcareer.com.

017: Designing a Career of Purpose, Mission and Impact

Kaneisha Grayson’s career proves that you don’t have to have the typical 9 to 5 job to be successful. She is one of my best friends and fellow Harvard Graduate. She is also the CEO and Co-founder of The Art of Applying. The largest black-owned graduate admissions consulting firm in the world. Kaneisha has undoubtedly found her Soul Career. But the path was not always smooth. In this month’s Soul Career podcast, Kaneisha shares how she was able to overcome personal disappointments and heartache to build a million-dollar business and ultimately live a life that she loves. Here is a snapshot of what we cover: Her life growing up in Texas and her decision to go to Harvard Business School. Her business including revenues, clients, packages and pricing. Why she decided to take a leap of faith and launch her business coming out of the Great Recession when everyone was just looking for a job. How she was able to increase her profits from 2018 to 2019 despite a reduction in overall revenue. Her perspective on dating and love. Her tips for listeners who are seeking to build a business that matches their personality and lifestyle. Leave a comment and let us know what you think. And if you’re interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at soulcareer.com! 

016:Building a Million Dollar Business That Matches Your Dream Lifestyle

When you envision a Soul Career, you probably think of a life away from the corporate grind. But, it’s possible to find fulfilment in traditional jobs and make a corporate career a Soul Career. In this month’s episode of the Soul Career podcast, we interview Attorney-at-Law, and Partner at Hart Muirhead Fatta, Sanya Goffe.  Sanya has what many would consider a traditional Law career. She climbed the ladder in her law firm to Partner, sits on multiple prestigious boards and recently became an Eisenhower Fellow. Amazingly, she has achieved all this while being a wife, a mother, and having a passion for philanthropy. So how has she achieved this success while still making time for herself?  And, what keeps her motivated when so many lawyers complain of stress and burnout. We discuss all this and more. Here’s what we cover: 1. Sanya’s decision to live in Jamaica; even though she is a dual citizen of Jamaica and the United States.  2. Her decision to become a lawyer and what that journey looked like 3. Her passion for pension reform in Jamaica 4. Her passion for philanthropy and volunteerism 5. Her advice for other lawyers who feel miserable in their careers Leave a comment and let us know what you think. And if you’re interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at soulcareer.com! 

015: Can a Traditional Corporate Career Be a Soul Career?

We talk a lot about how finding your dream job can change your life.    But what happens after you find your dream job? How can you establish yourself as an indispensable employee in the first few months?   In this month's podcast, Co-founder and COO of Soul Career Warren Rickards discusses his current role as Strategic Customer Success Manager at Cloudflare. And shares how he was able to get a promotion just 15 months after starting his job.   Here's what we cover:  1.  Warren's current tasks as Strategic Customer Success Manager. And how his responsibilities have changed since getting his promotion.   2. The actions that helped him "wow" the company in the first 90 days.   3. His greatest successes. And the challenges he has faced.   4. Specific actions that he believed contributed to his promotion.  5. His negotiating techniques.  6. What he believes the future holds.   Leave a comment and let us know what you think! And if you're interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at soulcareer.com!

014: How to Get Promoted at a Job You Love

The world as we know it is changing rapidly. Globalization, technology and COVID-19 are having a massive impact on the way we live and work.   But how will these changes impact our careers decades from now?   In this episode, we’ll explore the changes you can expect coming out the pandemic and what these changes mean for the evolution of our careers in the future. We're going to look at changes across the following three areas:   1. Remote work  2. Contract work (including freelancing and the gig economy)  3. Automation and Digitization   Then we'll discuss the impact of these changes be on:   - Inequality  - The case for Universal Basic Income   Leave a comment and let us know what you think! And if you're interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at soulcareer.com! The McKinsey report referenced in this episode can be found here: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/what-800-executives-envision-for-the-postpandemic-workforce . 

013: How Will the Future of Work Affect Our Careers?

As jobs become more uncertain, people in the workplace are looking for ways to boost their credibility and enhance their reputation. In addition, many people have been recording and putting out online content to shore up their online brand as a result of the pandemic and this massive shift from offline to online.   So this leaves us with two questions:  1. How can we determine if someone else is credible  2. How do we become more credible ourselves   Here’s how I've structured this episode:  - I share my criteria for determining if someone else is credible   - I share my framework for becoming more credible by developing meaningful, valuable contributions that you can use at work, in your company, or in your online personal brand  - I end with tips on how to enhance your credibility by building your network and your body of work   Leave a comment and let us know what you think! And if you're interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at soulcareer.com!

012: How to Become More Credible

Brandon Andrews is charged with leading a nationwide casting tour focused on bringing more diverse ideas and voices to Shark Tank – an award winning American business reality show that connects budding entrepreneurs with potential investors. Brandon is living his Soul Career - a career he never knew existed when he was growing up with his grandmother in a small town in southern Alabama.  As a child he was a natural athlete with a bright mind and ambitions of becoming an engineer - but life for Brandon was not easy. As a high school student his mother was incarcerated and he and his sister were temporarily homeless. But his determination and positivity helped him to overcome these challenges as he channeled his experiences into an increased sense of responsibility for others. It was this ongoing commitment to diversity and the development of minority communities that led Brandon to a 5-year career in politics in the U.S. Senate and eventually to activism and entrepreneurship. Join us as Brandon shares the story of his career and delivers valuable advice to potential entrepreneurs. Reach out to Brandon on: Phone: He gives his phone number in the episode! Instagram: @yesbrandon Website: https://brandonandrews.superphone.io And if you're interested in scheduling a free career consultation with Soul Career - visit https://calendly.com/soulcareer/consultation. 

011: Brandon Andrews' Path to Leading Diversity Casting for ABC's Hit Show Shark Tank

Paralympic athlete David Smith has faced tremendous odds. He was born with  talipes equinovarus (“clubfoot”), misdiagnosed as an epileptic in childhood and, on the cusp of a successful athletic career, was diagnosed with a life-threatening spinal tumor. He had four surgeries - one of which left him partially paralyzed - and had to learn to walk four times. Yet through it all he maintained his passion for athletics and has developed a new life philosophy. We recorded this episode in January 2020, but it’s relevant now more than ever. As we face the COVID-19 pandemic, we may feel overwhelmed by the difficult messages and imagery we’re confronted with every day. It can be easy to lose our commitment to our goals, give up on our dreams and go into a negative space. But David’s story shows us how to reframe any challenge into something that motivates us to move forward with a renewed sense of purpose. Join us as David shares how he remained persistent through tremendous odds and how he went from what he calls a ‘human-doing’ to a human being. Here’s how we’ve structured the episode: - David’s battles with tumors and ill health over the past decade - When he knew becoming an athlete was his Soul Career and how he continued pursuing his dream in the face of so many medical challenges - The impact of his background and childhood, and how his early experiences helped him to develop a ‘can-do’ mindset - How remaining open and keeping a sense of gratitude helped him to accept and adjust his life in the face of challenges - How confronting his own mortality revealed the importance of living in the present moment and finding happiness from internal rather than external validation - His current life philosophy and how he finds joy in his life. If you enjoyed this episode, let us know. Send us an email at hello@soulcareer.com or schedule a free consultation via our website https://www.soulcareer.com.

010: How Nike Athlete, David Smith, Stayed Resilient through Tumors, Surgeries, and Partial Paralysis

The Soul Career podcast brings you stories from people who discovered careers that filled them with purpose and made them feel valued. Soul Career is a professional development company with a mission to empower global professionals to understand who they really are and design careers that fit their true selves.

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