Career Switch Podcast: Expert advice for your career change – Details, episodes & analysis

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Career Switch Podcast: Expert advice for your career change

Lixandra Urresta

Business

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/29d. Total Eps: 61

A podcast for career changers who are trying to switch industries or professions, or break out on their own and start a business. Listen to others who've taken that bold step to make their career switch and take action with your own. Career experts weigh in with their best advice for challenges along the way. Learn more and contact us at www.careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn @careerswitchpod.

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01/08/2026
#85
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31/07/2026
#79
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21/07/2026
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26/06/2026
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07/06/2026
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02/06/2026
#70
🇬🇧 Great Britain - careers
16/05/2026
#95
🇨🇦 Canada - careers
05/05/2026
#98
🇨🇦 Canada - careers
04/05/2026
#67
🇨🇦 Canada - careers
10/04/2026
#61

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47: Battling an identity crisis with a career change

Season 3 · Episode 47

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 • Duration 36:08

Former newspaper reporter Jonathan McFadden opens up about the identity crisis he battled with his career change. He recalls everything he was afraid to lose if he left journalism—would it be worth it?

“I, like many of us do, conflated my value as a human with my value as an employee,” says Jonathan.

In this episode, Jonathan shares how he tried a couple of different jobs and industries before landing on user experience, also known as UX.

Was it all worth it? Tune in to find out and to hear Jonathan's advice for changing careers more than once.

Episode Highlights:
• Feeling overworked
• Wanting a better quality of life
• Planning to leave
• Former colleagues look out for each other
• Soft skills are core skills
• Learning the language in a new industry
• Battling an identity crisis about leaving journalism
• Transitioning to user experience, or UX
• Feeling aligned with what you’re doing
• Don’t focus on the job title
• Advice for making multiple career changes

Additional Episodes:
Ep 31: Leaving journalism: When you need to change industries
Ep 35: Leaving media: Career change for editors

Additional Podcast Mentioned:
What Rules!?: A Career Podcast for Women of Color

Resources:
Where Editors Go Next—An Ongoing List of Pivot-able Industries by Chandra Turner
2024 Editorial Hiring Report by TheTalentFairy

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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46: How faith can guide your career change

Season 3 · Episode 46

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 • Duration 16:11

Whether you’re feeling stuck, curious about a new field, or dealing with the ups and downs of a career switch, you can make spirituality part of your journey.

We revisit a chat with author and life coach Nancy Gavilanes, who shares how your faith can guide you through a career change.

“You need faith to have patience, persevere, and not give up,” says Nancy.

Episode Highlights

The spiritual component of making a career change
Listen to that stirring in your heart
Advice if you’re feeling stuck
Using faith to deal with uncertainty and doubts
Taking a leap of faith
Trust the process
Living in the now
3 ways to include spirituality in your career change

Find Nancy Gavilanes at:

Website: www.aboundingfaith.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/aboundingfaith

X/Twitter: twitter.com/AboundInFaith

Facebook: www.facebook.com/AboundInFaith

Podcast: Abounding Faith for Today Podcast

Amazon: Nancy Gavilanes Author Page

37: Starting a retail business after corporate burnout

Season 3 · Episode 37

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 • Duration 26:52

Helene Godin was a lawyer for 22 years before she burnt out on the long hours and commute. She quit in 2010 with no plan.

Over the next year, Helene used her skills as a lawyer to study the gluten-free market and develop recipes. In 2011, she opened By the Way Bakery. Today, Helene has five retail locations and her gluten-free, dairy-free and kosher products are sold at Whole Foods and Stew Leonard’s grocery chains.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Helene shares the ups and downs she went through to open her store and how she continues to grow her multi-million dollar business. She also reveals the everyday challenges she still faces as the founder and CEO of By the Way Bakery.

Helene offers her best advice for making a career change, especially if you, too, are thinking about starting a retail business.

Episode Highlights:

Quitting due to burnout
Studying the gluten-free market
Using lawyer skills to start and run a business
Designing a store
Selecting a logo
Challenges of running a retail business
How to grow a business
How to attract customers

Find By the Way Bakery at:
Website: www.btwbakery.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bythewaybakery
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ByTheWayBakeryHastings

Other episodes about starting a business:

Ep 29: The ups and downs of building a business

Ep 25: Is your hobby your next career?
Ep 6:

36: How to be more confident with your career change

Season 3 · Episode 36

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 • Duration 30:42

You need confidence to make a career change. Public speaking and confidence coach Sammie Walker Herrera shares how you can be more confident with job interviewing, networking and negotiating.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, we cover how to look and sound confident when answering some common interview questions in-person or virtually, how to ask people for their salary range without cringing, and how to use silence to get the upper hand when negotiating a job offer.

As the founder of Speak Y'All, Sammie works with senior leaders at companies such as Amazon, Oracle, and Microsoft. And she coaches these executives on their impromptu speaking and interviewing skills to build confidence.

Episode Highlights:

How to be more confident verbally, vocally and visually
Look and sound confident when answering interview questions
Tell a story to show you can change careers
STARR method for storytelling
Appear more confident virtually
Improve eye contact
Network with new people confidently
Ask others for their salary range
Use silence to negotiate a job offer

Find Sammie Walker Herrera at:

Website: www.speakyall.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammiemlwalker

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speakyall/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/speakyall

Find Sammie's seminars at:
Latina Professionals LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/company/latinaprofessionals

35: Leaving media: Career change for editors

Season 3 · Episode 35

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 • Duration 28:56

If you're an editor who's been affected by the layoffs in journalism and media, this episode is for you! I chat with editorial recruiter Chandra Turner, founder of The Talent Fairy, a recruiting agency that specializes in placing editorial talent.

Chandra was a top editor at consumer magazines, such as CosmoGirl and Parents, before she was laid off in 2017. Today, she works with large corporations, startups and nonprofits across a variety of industries to connect them with editors and content creators. She’s also a career coach, who helps editorial professionals transition out of traditional media.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Chandra and I talk about how media is changing and how editors can switch to other industries that need their editorial skills. We also cover the biggest challenges many editors face when leaving media and how to handle them.

Episode Highlights:
• How media is changing
• Why editors make the best hires
• Industries looking to hire editors
• Resources for journalists and editors who are leaving media
• Believing you can transition out of media
• New terminology for content creation: content marketing, brand publishing, branded and sponsored content, affiliate marketing
• Surprising results of Chandra’s annual survey of editors

Find Chandra Turner at:

Website: www.TheTalentFairy.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chandra-turner

Instagram: www.instagram.com/thetalentfairy
Career Boot Camp for Editors: next session starts 9/11/23!

Resources:

by Chandra Turner

34: 3 signs it's time for a career change

Season 3 · Episode 34

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 • Duration 22:38

Welcome to Season 3! Are you thinking about making a career change, but aren't sure? I speak with certified life and career coach Deirdre Taylor about three big signs you should watch out for that are telling you it’s time for a career switch. We also cover how to begin taking those first steps with your career change in this episode of Career Switch Podcast.

Deirdre has over a decade of experience supporting her clients, many of whom are career changers. She also hosts a Masterclass series for professionals who are unhappy with their careers and ready for something new.

Episode Highlights:

Signs it’s time to change jobs vs making a career switch
Being aligned with your values = being authentic
Excuses we use to deal with the signs we’re experiencing
Longing for something else
Physical and mental symptoms
How to take those first steps to making a career change

Find Deirdre Taylor at:
Website: deirdretaylorcoaching.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/deirdretaylor

More episodes featuring Deirdre Taylor:
Ep 7: Lost with what career switch to make?

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

33: Leaving corporate for non-profit (Hispanic Heritage Month)

Season 2 · Episode 33

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 • Duration 21:29

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I speak with Charlotte Castillo, managing director of Poderistas, a non-profit founded by Latinas that focuses on building a digital community to inspire civic engagement among Latinas.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Charlotte tells us how she first got involved with Poderistas as a volunteer and how she used her marketing and brand strategy expertise to help launch the organization in 2020. She shares the initial hesitation she had about leaving behind her corporate career when she was offered the opportunity to run Poderistas, how she worked through her doubts, and how she’s adjusting to her new non-profit world.

Episode Highlights:

Volunteering after getting laid off
Volunteering while working full-time
When a career opportunity doesn’t fit your plan
Working through your doubts about switching to non-profit
Achieving work-life balance
Adjusting to the non-profit world
Switching from corporate to non-profit work, such as fundraising and grant writing
How to use your marketing skills in non-profit
Asking for help with new job duties
How to deal with impostor syndrome

Learn more and get involved with Poderistas at:

Website: https://poderistas.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/poderistas

Twitter: https://twitter.com/poderistas

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@poderistas

Facebook: www.facebook.com/poderistas

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32: How to make a career change after 50

Season 2 · Episode 32

Tuesday, August 30, 2022 • Duration 25:52

Some of the most listened to episodes of Career Switch Podcast are those that feature guests who’ve switched industries or professions after age 50. So, I decided to dedicate an entire episode to making a career change when you’re over 50.

I speak with Penny Kastaris, executive coach and senior consultant with Right Management Talent Solutions, a company that offers career transition services.

Penny is a young Boomer, who helps over-50 clients with their career change, whether they know what they want to pursue next or are lost.

In this episode, Penny addresses the most frequent concerns she hears from her clients and offers her best advice for making an over-50 career switch.

Resources:

Assessment tests: Hogan, Birkman, Myers-Briggs

BetterUp: Changing Careers at 50? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Indeed: Should You Make a Career Change at 50? Tips on How to Do It Successfully

Monster: The After-50 Career Change

Yahoo: How to Make a Career Change After 50

Additional Over-50 Episodes:
Ep 4: Aged out: Making a career switch at over 50Ep 16: Ep 18: Ep 21: Ep 23: Ep 41:

31: Leaving journalism: When you need to change industries

Season 2 · Episode 31

Tuesday, August 16, 2022 • Duration 16:48

Chances are you need to make a career switch if your industry is in trouble. Maria Azua was just starting her career to become a magazine editor in 2016 when she realized print journalism was unstable.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Maria tells us how she made the tough decision to leave publishing and switched to search engine optimization, or SEO, in digital marketing. She offers advice if you need to change your industry, too.

Resources:

TheMuse: 5 Steps You Need to Take if Your Company’s Feeling Even More Unstable and Shaky than Usual

Harvard Business Review: Worried You Might Be in a Dying Industry?

Yahoo News: 8 Ways to Escape a Dying Industry

The Muse: How I Shifted from a Dying Industry (and Landed a Job I Love)

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

30: Ladies, avoid these mistakes with your career change!

Season 2 · Episode 30

Tuesday, August 2, 2022 • Duration 19:18

Career mindset coach Ellen Torreyson helps women challenge their beliefs and get real about why they want to make a career change and how they go about it.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Ellen fills us in on the major mistakes she sees with her clients before and after they decide to make a career switch, and how you can avoid them.

Find Ellen Torreyson at:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ellentorreysoncoaching

Facebook: www.facebook.com/EllenTorreysonCoaching

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ellentorreyson

Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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