You want to become a project manager — but your career path feels messy, you don’t have the title, and a part of you keeps thinking, “This won’t work for me.”

This podcast helps you transition into project management with a clear plan, a stronger story, and the confidence to move before you feel ready — so you can stop second-guessing yourself and start making career moves that actually work.

This is for career changers and non-traditional backgrounds who are serious about a project management career pivot and want a realistic path into project manager roles. If you’re looking for rigid textbook theory or generic job-search fluff, you’ll probably hate it here.

The vibe is simple: we diagnose what’s actually holding you back (fear, identity lag, clarity, strategy), then we give you practical moves you can take immediately — how to position your experience, how to talk like a project manager, and how to build traction without waiting for permission.

This podcast is hosted by Kayla Quijas, PMP — a Senior Project Manager and career coach who helps people pivot into project management by translating real-world experience into hireable project manager positioning.

In this podcast, we talk about topics like: project management career pivots for non-traditional backgrounds, how to tell your project management story without the project manager title, confidence and identity lag, networking that doesn’t feel cringe, PMP and certifications (what matters, what doesn’t), interview answers that prove you can run work, transferable skills and “messy” resumes, choosing the right project management niche, and rebuilding your reputation and network without starting from zero.

Expect a mix of coaching-style conversations, tactical solo teaching, and real case breakdowns — focused, practical, and made for busy people.

Follow the podcast for new episodes every week. Start with Episode 1: Becoming a Project Manager — What to Do When You Don’t Feel Qualified.

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