Career Couch with Dr. Carole & Friends – Details, episodes & analysis

The Career Couch with Dr. Carole & Friends had a diverse and amazing  group of subject matters experts this season from various locations around the world.  The listeners were privileged to hear from many who were authors and  had completed a lot of research to support their discussion. The topics were rich and engaging. The listeners commented and sent feedback to me from every continent. 

I want thank my listeners for being interested and finding value in these topics and guests. I also want to thank my guests in season four: 

• Mark Bobbitt and Chris Edmonds, consultants and co-authors of “Good Comes First: How Today’s Leaders Create an Uncompromising Company Culture that Doesn’t Suck”
•  Dr. Barbara Dallay Pezee, international leadership coach and consultant
• Jamie Flinchbaugh, advisor and author of "People Solve Problems: The Power of Every Person, Every Day, Every Problem"
• Michael Timms, author of “How Leaders Can Inspire Accountability"
• Steve White, president and special counsel to the CEO of Comcast and author of "Uncompromising" 
• Michael Chang Wenderoth, executive coach and author of “Get promoted: What You are Really Missing at Work that’s Holding You Back” and, 
• Sonya Barnes, brand expert of Sonya Barnes International

I appreciate each and everyone of you for your commitment to helping others reach their full potential. 

Thank you, 

Dr. Carole Isom-Barnes, podcast host and business consultant
Xperience Leadership, LLC
www.XperienceLeadership.com

Are you thinking about quitting your job and pursuing that great idea that has been on your mind for years? Numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau found that a whopping 5.4 million new business applications were filed in 2021, surpassing the record set in 2020 of 4.4 million.

Your podcast host, Dr. Carole Isom-Barnes, also took the leap and left her traditional job over a decade ago to pursue her entrepreneurial dream. As the now business owner of Xperience Leadership, LLC , for twelve years, she takes the mic solo to offer sound advice in the midst of the Great Resignation for those considering the plunge. If you are thinking about it, you will definitely want to listen to this episode. 

Welcome to Season 4 of the Career Couch with Dr. Carole & Friends.  Be prepared to enjoy subject matter expert advice and opinions from authors, consultants, leaders and researchers from all around the world this season on workplace and organizational issues. As always, we have new topics and new guests - please enjoy!

I look forward to you joining us every other Monday for a new episode!

Dr. Carole Isom-Barnes can be reached at Carole@XperienceLeadership.com or visit www.XperienceLeadership.com for further information. 

This third season was all about you and your well-being as we had amazing episodes with dynamic guests and topics. I want to thank you, listeners, for tuning in each week. I also want to thank my guests and friends who took the time to serve as co-leads and share their diverse expertise and knowledge: 

• Dr. Joe Grasso, clinical psychologist
• Ms. Chris Bush, Homeland Security expert and private investigator
• Dr. Rob Fazio, clinical psychologist, author, and business owner
• Dr. Edward Brodkin, psychiatry professor and author 
• Ms. Ashley Pallathra, researcher and author
• Ms. Wanda Pierce, consultant and business owner
• Dr. Karen Geiger, consultant and business owner
• Dr. Randy Cook, surgeon and podcast host
• Ms. Carson Tate, consultant, author, and business owner
• Ms. Tracy Litt, consultant, author, and business owner

The Career Couch with Dr. Carole & Friends will return with Season 4 in January 2022, with new guests and friends. 

Dr. Carole Isom-Barnes can be reached at Carole@XperienceLeadership.com or visit www.XperienceLeadership.com for further information. 

Tracy Litt is a proven powerhouse of transformation. As a certified leadership expert, mindset coach, and spiritual advisor (and licensed hypnotherapist) , she helps people across the globe to break the patterns that bind them so they can become the highest versions of themselves. As founder of The Litt Factor, a personal growth and coaching company, she reaches people through private coaching, group programs, immersive workshops & seminars, speaking and online courses. Tracy is also the celebrated author of Worthy Human, a featured Amazon best-seller.  She has been praised for her outstanding TEDx talk. 

In this episode she walks us through her powerful and practical process, The Choice Method, which elevates prosperity, fulfillment, and happiness to new and incredible heights. She also offers guidance to leaders in respecting their self-worth, becoming empowered and striving for wild success.

"Own it. Love it. Make it Work."  This is the title of the new book from productivity expert/consultant and best-selling author, Carson Tate. Carson takes  the listeners on a transformational journey in owning  one's career and making any job work.

She walks us through four doors: door #1- escaping, door #2 - remaining in misery, door #3 - leaving the 9-5 and becoming an entrepreneur,  or door #4 - owning it, loving it and making it work. She offers actionable tools and approaches, such as The Five Essentials to support the listeners in pursuit of door #4.

"Own it. Love it. Make it Work" can be found at all major bookstores.

Dr.  Randy Cook, a well-respected clinician with four decades as a surgeon, educator and organizational leader, gifts the listeners with his wisdom and insight in many areas. Dr. Cook also serves as a professional coach with MD Coaches, a company dedicated to coaching and empowering physicians to achieve their best version of themselves.  In this episode, he addresses: 

• his late-in-career professional failure as a practitioner
• his career recovery/transformation via self-reflection and identification of transferable skills.

He also offers advice to those interested in attending medical school or are currently in medical school; he shares his opinion on topical healthcare issues, such as the demand placed upon physicians who are employees of medical providers, healthcare workers leaving the industry, and the impact of prosperity on the human connection. 

You can also listen to Dr. Cook on his podcast, "RX for Success" found on Apple and other podcast sites. 


Contact the host at Carole@XperienceLeadership.com.
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Dr. Karen Geiger of Karen Geiger & Associates, consults with organizations and individuals to create awareness on the issue of white privilege, implement change and alter the race narrative.  In this episode she addresses: 

• her personal journey  with race and how she became comfortable with her own white privilege
• social identity and race
• the need to reframe white identity
• the significance of changing white people's level of awareness for the benefit of all society
• how to fight the system and  policies which have disparate impact.

Dr. Geiger can be reached at www.KarenGeiger.com.


Contact the host at Carole@XperienceLeadership.com.
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Transitioning to Your Dream Job continues with part 2 and an inspiring and realistic conversation with Ms. Wanda Pierce. Wanda leveraged her successful corporate America experiences with Mobil, Johnson & Johnson and Merck, to transition to her dream roles in the area of philanthropy.

She is the business owner of Pierce Consulting Works, LLC, which provides interim CEO services for non-profits in the midst of change and the producer and host of "Philanthropy Matters" on WERA 96.7 in Virginia.

Wanda is a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia Business School.

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                                Contact the host at Carole @XperienceLeadership.com.
                                       Learn more at www.XperienceLeadership.com.

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Chief inspiration officer and coach, Tony Martignetti joins the Career Couch in Part 1 of a series on "Transitioning to Your Dream Job." He discusses how he transitioned from a career in finance and strategy and a passion for art,  to one where he guides leaders who are ready to transition to their fullest potential.  He also provides advice and  strategies to maneuver  you closer to you dream job.

Tony leaves us with some thought-provoking questions, such as, "What's your why?" and “What patterns do you want to break?" 

Tony is also the author of, " Climbing the Right Mountain: Navigating the Journey to An Inspired Life" and host of the podcast, "The Virtual Campfire."