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Career Change Maker | Career Clarity, Career Opportunities, Career Pivots, Burnout, Corporate Job, Portfolio Career

Janine Esbrand - Executive Coach, Career Strategist, Keynote Speaker

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Empowering high-achieving women to navigate career change, advance with confidence, and lead with impact.

***Top Rated Career Change Podcast***

Hello hello! I’m Janine Esbrand – lawyer turned Career Strategist, Executive Coach, and Keynote Speaker.

Over 10 years ago, I walked away from my dream career as a corporate lawyer because it wasn’t my dream anymore. Since then, I’ve navigated multiple career transitions within the law, built a successful coaching and consulting business on the side, and stepped fully into entrepreneurship.

Through these experiences, I’ve learned what it truly takes to step off the default career treadmill and lead your career with intention.

Now, I’m on a mission to help you do the same – to build a career that aligns with who you are and allows you to create maximum impact.

The Career Change Makers Podcast delivers actionable insights to help you:

✔️ Navigate career progression with confidence
✔️ Enhance your leadership skills
✔️ Create impact in your current role or future opportunities

Each week, you’ll find:

✨ Career change insights
✨ Career advancement strategies
✨ Leadership development tips
✨ Practical advice to help you thrive at work

Whether you’re aiming to elevate your position, step into leadership, or unlock greater career satisfaction, this podcast is for you.

Tune in for candid conversations and expert guidance designed to help you take ownership of your career journey.

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339 I No Motivation for Your Next Career Chapter? Try This

Thursday, September 24, 2026 • Duration 13:43

Do you know exactly what you want but still aren't moving towards it? Are you frustrated because you know it isn't a lack of discipline? Are you wondering what's actually missing?

With my 42nd birthday approaching and my eldest starting high school, I've been in a season of recalibration. I have big goals, but the conviction to consistently move them forward wasn't always showing up, so I paused and looked back to figure out why.

In this episode, I share three moments when I achieved something big, the common thread that kept me going, and how you can find that same thread in your own story to close the gap between your goal and taking action.

What you will learn:

Why you need to look back before you push forward

When motivation dips, our instinct is to push harder. Instead, I encourage you to revisit the milestones in your career and life that you're genuinely proud of and ask what was true for you then that isn't true now. The patterns you spot are the ingredients you need to move forward again.

Why the goal itself is never the fuel

Getting in shape, living in another country, writing a talk: none of those goals were what kept me going. The fuel was always what those goals would allow me to do and create. I explain why a clear, meaningful why is what turns a goal you want into a goal you actually act on.

How to use the Five Whys exercise to find your real motivation

Your first answer to "why do I want this?" is usually the surface-level one. I share the Five Whys exercise I use with my clients and walk through an example of a professional wanting to build an additional income stream alongside her career, showing how asking "why" five times uncovers the deeper reason that gives you real conviction.

Ready to turn your why into a plan?

If you're ready to strategise the steps that will move you towards the goals you've set, book a Career Expansion Session with me. These are 75-minute 1:1 sessions where we look at where you are right now and what needs to shift for you to expand beyond it, whether that's starting your own thing alongside your career or levelling up where you are. Spots are limited each week, so grab yours here: [LINK]

And I'd love to hear how your Five Whys exercise goes! Tag me on Instagram @janineesbrand, email me at janine@careerchangemakers.com, or connect with me on LinkedIn.

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336 I How To Turn Your "Someday" Career Goals Into A Start Date

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 • Duration 18:40

Do you keep telling yourself you'll build something for yourself "one day," but that day never actually arrives?

Are you waiting for more time, more capacity, or the "right moment" before you let yourself even consider building an additional income stream?

And if your only income depended on one employer, one role, one paycheck — how secure would you actually feel right now?

If yes, lean into today's episode.

I caught up with a past client recently, someone who came to me after leaving a role she'd been in for 13 years, still figuring out what was next. Back then, she told me she'd love to build something of her own "one day", but the priority was securing her next role first. Someday. Not now.

Fast forward to this week, and her update floored me: not only has she built a thriving consulting business on the side, she's just landed a more senior role than the one she left AND negotiated to keep her consulting business running alongside it. It isn't either/or for her anymore. It's both.

That conversation is exactly why I wanted to record this episode. Because I hear some version of "I'd love to do that one day" from experienced, brilliant women all the time. I wanted to unpack why now, not someday, is the right time to start. In this episode, I'm breaking down why building before you need it is the real security net, why your existing expertise is more valuable (and more AI-proof) than you're giving it credit for, and how starting small is the actual path to a portfolio career that protects and fulfills you.

What You Will Learn

- Why Building An Additional Income Stream Is Your Real Security Net

In uncertain times with layoffs, redundancies, constant shifts in the job market — having all of your income tied to one employer is a risk. I talk through why starting to build something of your own now, while things are stable, means you're not scrambling to build from a place of panic later.

- Why Your Experience Is More Valuable Than You Realise (Especially With AI On The Rise)

With so much conversation about AI disruption, I explain why your judgement, nuance, and years of hard-won expertise are exactly what can't be replicated. Most high-achieving women are sitting on more value than they've ever stopped to fully articulate.

335 I You Don't Need To Quit Your Job To Build Additional Income Streams

Friday, August 21, 2026 • Duration 17:22

Do you assume that building something of your own means you're eventually supposed to quit your job?

Do you find yourself stuck between two options that both feel wrong — stay exactly where you are, or blow up your entire career and start again?

Are you telling yourself you can't start building on the side because you don't have the time or the capacity to do it alongside everything else?

I'm so glad you're here.

One of the questions I get asked most is how I fit it all in. How do I manage legal work, coaching, podcasting, speaking and consulting, whilst raising a family and running a home?

A few weeks ago I shared a screenshot of my colour-coded calendar on LinkedIn to show people how it actually works, and it did really well withover 10,000 impressions. But what that screenshot didn't show was how I got there. I didn't wake up one day and add five colours to my calendar at once. I didn't leave law to build my coaching business. I trained as a coach in the evenings, then built out a practice around it during maternity leave, and I worked my day job throughout for five years before I ever went all in. Every stream got added while the one before it was still finding its feet.

In this episode, I'm challenging the binary idea that you either build something and leave, or you stay exactly where you are. I'm walking you through why your job can actually fund the experiment of building something new, how to start from what you have capacity for rather than every possibility you could chase, why building one stream at a time is what makes a portfolio career feel achievable, and why your first milestone doesn't need to be replacing your salary.

What you will learn:

Why your job can fund the experiment Your salary isn't the thing standing between you and building something of your own — it can be the advantage that lets you build it. I share how keeping my day job let me treat my income as capital, funding tens of thousands of pounds in coaching and training over the years, long before my business was generating anything close to that itself.

How to start from capacity, not possibility When we ask "what could I build?" in the abstract, it gets overwhelming fast, and overwhelm leads straight to analysis paralysis. I talk through why the better question is "what can I realistically give three to five hours a week to, for the next six months?" and how looking honestly at your week, protecting that time, and treating it as non-negotiable is what actually gets you moving.

334 I The Truth About Additional Income Streams That No One Tells High Achievers

Thursday, August 13, 2026 • Duration 28:56

Have you ever caught yourself rolling your eyes at another "I made five figures in a week" ad and wondered why everyone has seemed to have figured out how to shortcut their way to creating additional streams of income.

Your resistance is understandable - you're a high achiever, and high achievers don't move on hype, they move on what actually makes sense.

In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on what it really takes to build a portfolio career when you're a seasoned professional, not a beginner with nothing to lose.

I share a story from a recent kayaking trip that taught me something important about what we see versus what's actually happening beneath the surface when someone builds multiple income streams. Then I walk through the real starting point for uncovering your commercial value, plus five reflection questions to help you identify what's already sitting inside your experience, waiting to be leveraged.

What you will learn:

The Expertise Blind Spot - The longer you've been good at something, the harder it becomes to recognize it as expertise. I unpack why the skills that feel easiest to you are often the ones with the most value to someone else, and how to start noticing what you've stopped seeing in yourself.
Stop Asking "What Should I Build" - I explain why chasing a business model (coach? consultant? course?) keeps you stuck in confusion, and why shifting the question to "what valuable problem am I already equipped to solve?" changes everything about how you approach building something of your own.
Finding the Shortest Bridge - I break down why you don't need a new qualification, a brand, or a completely different skillset to get started. I show you how to find the shortest bridge between the expertise you've already built and a problem someone else genuinely values, so you can create momentum without starting from zero.

I also share the five questions I want you to sit with this week to start uncovering where your career capital already lives.

If this episode has you thinking there's more inside your experience than you've been giving yourself credit for, I'd love to help you go deeper.

Multiple Streams of Income Intensive I'm running a completely free, two-day live event on 2nd and 3rd September called the Multiple Streams of Income Intensive, where we'll unpack your expertise, translate it into market value, and map your fastest route to your first additional income stream. You do not need to know what you want to build to join us. Save your seat at

333 l Stop Sitting On Your Experience, Make It Start Working For You

Season 1 · Episode 333

Thursday, August 6, 2026 • Duration 26:04

When you reflect on key milestones in your life and career, do you only focus on the achievement itself, or do you talk about who you became while reaching it?

Most ambitious women are sitting on years of rich, transformative experience that is working far less than it could simply because they haven't learned how to articulate its true depth and impact.

In this episode of the Career Change Maker Podcast, I share three pivotal milestones from my own journey to demonstrate how shifting your perspective on your past achievements can transform how others view your expertise. If you want your experience to start working for you instead of constantly feeling like you have to chase new markers, this episode will show you how to pull out the hidden gems in your story.

What You Will Learn in This Episode

The Milestone Trap: Why focusing solely on surface-level accomplishments causes you to overlook the true depth of your skills and value.
Translating Depth: How to articulate experiences in a way that highlights your adaptability, leadership, and emotional intelligence.
Commitment as Currency: Why sharing the behind-the-scenes effort and journey sets you apart in a world constantly looking for shortcuts.

Resources & Links Mentioned

Free 2-Day Multiple Streams of Income Intensive (Sept 2 & 3): Join Janine for a live event on building a portfolio career and creating multiple streams of income without quitting your corporate job. Sign Up For The Free Intensive Here
Career Capital AI Tool: Track your career milestones and articulate your value effortlessly. Explore Career Capital Use Code JANINE30 at checkout to claim your free trial.

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332 I From My Coaching Room: Feeling Undervalued at Work? Here’s What That Actually Means

Season 1 · Episode 332

Thursday, July 30, 2026 • Duration 12:39

Have you ever been made to feel like you weren't good enough, not because of your results or effort, but because of how someone in your organization views or interacts with you?

Do you find that being handed work below your level or being overlooked for major opportunities is slowly eroding your confidence over time?

What if being undervalued at work isn't a reflection of your actual ability, but simply evidence that you are sharing your expertise in the wrong room?

In this episode, I am taking you inside my coaching room to share a powerful story from a senior, highly experienced client who was feeling stuck and overlooked in her corporate role. When she took the exact same expertise she was using at work and packaged it for external clients, everything shifted. The positive response and paid validation completely restored her confidence and transformed how she showed up across her entire career.

Many ambitious women assume that being undervalued inside an organization means they need more training, more credentials, or more time before stepping out into the marketplace. In reality, being undervalued is contextual, not evidential. One room's read on your capabilities is not the final word on the immense value you can bring.

Building something on the side isn't just about creating an extra stream of income; it serves as a powerful space to test your ideas, build unshakeable self-belief, and take control of your professional worth.

What you will learn in this episode

Why being undervalued is contextual rather than evidential. Feeling overlooked in your current role doesn't mean you lack capability. Switching up the context and presenting your skills to the right audience can completely change how your work is received and valued.
How external validation rebuilds internal confidence. Receiving positive feedback and getting paid for your expertise outside of your nine-to-five provides a level of validation that instantly shifts your self-belief.
The ripple effect of owning your worth. Securing client opportunities outside of work teaches you how to set firm boundaries, advocate for your time, and show up with top-tier confidence inside your primary role.

331 I Why Building On The Side Makes You Better At Your Day Job

Season 1 · Episode 331

Friday, July 24, 2026 • Duration 16:13

Are you holding back from starting a side project or an additional stream of income because you fear it will ruin your focus at work?

Do you worry that building something on the side will make your employer question your commitment or negatively impact your day-to-day performance?

What if creating a business outside your 9 to 5 is actually the key to sharpening your skills and making you a highly sought-after professional?

In this episode, I share a recent personal experience from a legal consulting project that proved why having a side venture actually enhances your career performance rather than distracting from it. Drawing on the systems and problem-solving skills I developed as a business owner, I was able to build a brand-new operations system that added immense, immediate value to the organisation.

Many ambitious women assume that dividing their focus will dilute their impact. In reality, stepping into a training ground outside your full-time role broadens your perspective, refines your resilience, and equips you to solve high-level problems with ease.

Building something on the side isn't just a strategy for leaving corporate; it is often the ultimate training ground to help you show up as a leader, stand out in your industry, and thrive where you are.

What you will learn in this episode

How side projects act as an active skill-building ground. Pushing yourself to build something from scratch forces you to develop resilience and strategic awareness that you simply cannot build by keeping your head down in a routine role.
The power of training your brain to think like a business owner. Stepping outside your day-to-day tasks builds an entrepreneurial mindset. You begin anticipating challenges, optimising processes, and thinking with the long-term vision that C-suite leadership looks for.
Why cross applying your unique skill stack makes you a sought after employee. Combining your corporate expertise with the diverse capabilities gained from running a business gives you a unique perspective that sets you apart from your peers.

Ready to gain exclusive insights and stay ahead in your career journey?

330 I How To Manage Your Time While Building Multiple Streams of Income as a Mid-Career Woman

Thursday, July 16, 2026 • Duration 16:48

Do you tell yourself you don't have enough time to build something on the side, on top of everything you're already carrying?

Do you find yourself scrolling, waiting, or filling small pockets of your day without ever noticing where that time actually goes?

Have you ever started building a business or an additional income stream, only to watch it stall the moment life got busy again?

In this practical, behind-the-scenes episode, I share the exact time-blocking method I used to build my coaching and consulting business while working full-time as an in-house lawyer, raising two small children, and being a wife. I started building back in 2016 while on maternity leave, and when I went back to work, I had to figure out how to keep growing what I'd started without dropping the balls that already mattered most. What I learned wasn't about squeezing more into my day. It was about protecting what actually mattered and being intentional with the time I already had.

This is the method that's allowed me to release over 320 podcast episodes, build multiple income streams, and attract clients from all over the world, even in the busiest seasons of my life.

What you will learn in this episode

How to audit your time before you try to find more of it. Most of us feel like we don't have enough time, but the truth is there are pockets being lost every day, in scrolling, in waiting, in low-intention moments. Tracking where your time actually goes for a week or two reveals exactly where you can reclaim it for what you're building.
Why you have to prioritise what actually moves the needle. When you're building something new, everything can feel urgent, but not everything deserves your time. Learning to prioritise revenue-generating activity over the busywork that feels productive, like perfecting a website or researching endless tools, is what actually creates momentum.
How to use time blocking to protect your energy. Deciding in advance when you work on your business, and putting it on the calendar as a non-negotiable appointment with yourself, stops the constant mental drain of feeling like you should be doing something at all times. A colour-coded calendar system lets you see your whole life at once, without losing sight of any part of it.

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