Tips for the Transition | The Career Roadmap – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode of Tips for the Transition: The Career Roadmap, I talked with Dr. Letitia Wright, a trailblazing businesswoman and media mogul who made a bold pivot from a career in medicine to become the Executive Producer and host of her nationally syndicated television show, Wright Place TV. Dr. Wright shares her journey of reinvention and the strategies she’s learned for navigating career pivots, especially when the path forward is uncertain.

Dr. Wright sheds light on why more people than ever are considering significant career shifts and offers practical advice on how to embrace change, overcome fear, and successfully navigate industry transitions. Whether you’re contemplating a career pivot or in the middle of one, this episode is packed with actionable tips to help you thrive in your new direction.

CONNECT WITH DR. LETITIA WRIGHT
Executive Producer, TV Host, Speaker

Website: wrightplacetv.com

LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/drletitiawright

Chat with Dr. Wright: drwright.youcanbook.me


CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST, MARÍA TOMÁS-KEEGAN
Certified Career & Life Coach | Transition Expert

Women leaders face unique challenges and opportunities when times are uncertain. If you’re wondering what’s next or seeking more meaningful work, the key to unlocking possibilities starts with understanding where you stand right now. These tools will help. Learn more: transitionandthrivewithmaria.com

LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/mariatomaskeegan

In this episode of Tips for the Transition: The Career Roadmap, María Tomás-Keegan chats with Tess Cheng, a certified health and wellness coach with over a decade of experience helping busy professionals prioritize their brain health and overall well-being.

Tess specializes in guiding women leaders, helping them maintain cognitive function and resilience, particularly during high-pressure situations and significant life transitions.

Throughout the conversation, Tess will emphasize the importance of “giving your brain a break” and introduce practical brain-boosting strategies that women can easily incorporate into their hectic schedules. We’ll discuss the unique cognitive challenges women face in leadership roles and why it’s critical to prioritize brain health.

She’ll talk about how many physicians overlook cognitive health, share insights on the link between brain health and resilience, and highlight proactive steps women can take to protect their long-term cognitive function, especially in light of Alzheimer’s risks.

Don’t miss this enlightening episode to learn what’s good for your brain.

CONNECT WITH TESS CHENG
Health & Wellness Coach

Website: glowithtess.com

LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/tess-cheng-ms

Tess’ Gift: Guide to Better Sleep Every Night  tinyurl.com/GWTSleepGuide


CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST, MARÍA TOMÁS-KEEGAN
Certified Career & Life Coach | Transition Expert

They say it takes a village, and the women leaders in the Take the Wheel Leadership Alliancemay be the village you need. We empower each other to build strategic alliances that help move us forward in our careers and lives, collaborate to enhance self-advocacy, decision-making, leadership, and personal growth skills, and support each other through challenges, brainstorm solutions, and celebrate successes. And much more.

If you’re intrigued by whether this is the village for you, click here to learn more:
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LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/mariatomaskeegan

This week, we revisit our insightful discussion with Erica Anderson Rooney, a C-suite executive who is also a renowned keynote speaker, executive coach, and the dynamic host of the podcast “From Now to Next.”

With over a decade of experience in HR, Erica has been instrumental in helping executive women shatter the glass ceiling and achieve their career goals.

Erica believes your LinkedIn profile is your digital handshake to the world. So, how can you leverage it and enhance your LinkedIn presence for maximum impact?

In this episode, Erica takes us on a deep dive into LinkedIn optimization and how it can be a powerful tool in your career advancement. She shares her expertise on:

• Building a compelling personal brand that serves as your career currency.
• Creating engaging and relevant content.
• The best ways to maintain a professional yet personable LinkedIn presence.
• Strategies to make your LinkedIn profile memorable and impactful.
• Who to connect with to grow your professional network effectively.

It’s a jam-packed episode, and you’ll want to take notes!

CONNECT WITH ERICA ANDERSON ROONEY
Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach & Consultant

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ericarooney

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

Erica’s Gift: 5x5 LinkedIn Strategy | Stop wondering what to post on LinkedIn and focus on a STRATEGY! ericaandersonrooney.myflodesk.com


CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST, MARÍA TOMÁS-KEEGAN
Certified Career & Life Coach | Transition Expert

Get Your Free Book: Get Unstuck! thrivewithmaria.com/getunstuck4

Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mariatomaskeegan

Visit my website for courses & training: transitionandthrivewithmaria.com

"Career Magic" is the key to unlocking a fulfilling and joyful work life, according to best-selling author and expert Patty Lennon. In her book "Make Space For Magic," Patty shares her unique approach of blending brain science and metaphysics to help individuals create their own career magic and turn their dreams into reality.

As a keynote speaker, certified coach, and founder of The Receiving School®, Patty has made it her mission to spread the power of "career magic" to as many people as possible. She's a former type-A corporate banker who discovered there was more to life than just making money and pursued a master's degree in psychology to better understand how to create career magic.

Patty's message has resonated with readers and listeners, leading to her being featured in reputable publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, and Daily Worth. She's determined to help others tap into the power of career magic to transform their work lives.

If you're ready to add some career magic to your life, be sure to check out Patty's book "Make Space For Magic." With Patty's guidance, you too can make space for "career magic" and enjoy a fulfilling and joyful work experience.

If you enjoy this episode, please show your support by commenting, sharing a review, or giving it a five-star rating where available. Your support means the world to us and helps us continue to bring you valuable content. Start your journey towards making your career magical today!

CONNECT WITH PATTY LENNON
Best-selling Author | Speaker | Coach

Website: www.PattyLennon.com 

Podcast: www.pattylennon.com/podcasts  

Book: www.pattylennon.com/makespaceformagic 

Gift: The 10 most common signs the Universe sends us www.pattylennon.com/signs    

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST, MARÍA TOMÁS-KEEGAN
Certified Career & Life Coach | Transition Expert

Career Challenged? What are you struggling with right now? Want advice to address it? Bring the conversation to our private Facebook Group: Career Transition Roadmap | Support for Professional Women
https://www.facebook.com/groups/careertransitionroadmapforprofessionalwomen

 Are You Stuck? Career or life events that throw you off course can raise self-doubt, sabotage your every move, or worse—get you STUCK! This popular book teaches about change, transition, and your choices as significant events disrupt life-as-you-know-it.
https://transitionandthrivewithmaria.com/free-book-get-unstuck/ 

Unsure What To Do Next? Check out this free assessment to help answer the question, Do I Stay Or Do I Go? Now or Later?
http://thrivewithmaria.com/DecisionTool16

Have you ever noticed a repeating pattern in your career or relationships? Are you constantly attracted to toxic situations and not sure why? This could be a result of early trauma affecting your career choices.

In this episode, we dive into the topic of trauma and career choices with special guest Stacy Backauskas — known as Staci B. She is an expert in helping people understand the impact of early trauma on their career paths. With over 20 years of corporate experience and 8 published books, she offers practical ways to live your destiny, not your fate.

Staci B, a highly sensitive and creative woman, shares her own touch of trauma and how it has shaped her career journey. As a caregiver, stand-up comedian, actress, poet, visual artist, and a fabulous cook, she has a unique perspective on the topic.

Join us as we explore the question "Has Early Trauma Influenced Your Career Choices?" and gain valuable insights from Staci B. If you enjoy this episode, please show your support by commenting, sharing a review, or giving it a five-star rating where available. Your support means the world to us and helps us continue to bring you valuable content.

CONNECT WITH Staci Backauskas
Early Trauma Specialist | Author | Educator 

Website: https://stacib.com/         

Gifts & Resources: https://stacib.com/resources-and-gifts  

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

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST, MARÍA TOMÁS-KEEGAN
Certified Career & Life Coach | Transition Expert

 Career Challenged? What are you struggling with right now? Want advice to address it? Bring the conversation to our private Facebook Group: Career Transition Roadmap | Support for Professional Women
https://www.facebook.com/groups/careertransitionroadmapforprofessionalwomen

 Are You Stuck? Career or life events that throw you off course can raise self-doubt, sabotage your every move, or worse—get you STUCK! This popular book teaches about change, transition, and your choices as significant events disrupt life-as-you-know-it.
https://transitionandthrivewithmaria.com/free-book-get-unstuck/ 

 Unsure What To Do Next? Check out this free assessment to help answer the question, Do I Stay Or Do I Go? Now or Later?
http://thrivewithmaria.com/DecisionTool16

Not all of you are at the stage of considering the transition into retirement, but I’ll bet you know someone who is. And the kinds of questions that come up for those preparing for the transition into retirement can be very similar to the ones we ask ourselves in a mid-career transition.

For instance, Who Am I—now that things are changing? And is this all there is?

So, what you’ll hear from our next expert guest can apply no matter what career stage you’re in, but we’ll focus on the transition into retirement because it’s one of those career transitions that can throw us for a loop!

Nancy Schwartz is a Transformational Retirement Strategist whose mission is to disrupt how we think about the transition into retirement. She helps her clients create a purposeful and healthy life after they choose to leave the work world behind.

Nancy struggled with the transition into retirement herself. And when she couldn’t find the support she needed while preparing for the transition into retirement from her long high-powered corporate career, Nancy read everything she could from top global experts in health and retirement.

Her innovative and solution-oriented approach to solving complex issues served her well and led her to develop a 12-week science-based proprietary retirement transformation program. Nancy is a health and lifestyle consultant who advocates for personal growth and enrichment.

If you enjoy this episode, please show your support by commenting, sharing a review, or giving it a five-star rating where available. Your support means the world to us and helps us continue to bring you valuable content.

CONNECT WITH NANCY SCHWARTZ
Founder | Envision Healthy Retirement

Website: www.envisionhealthyretirement.com          

GIFT: Better Sleep | Learn 5 SMART ACTIONS to implement today.  Sleep’s return on investment has tremendous value; best of all, it’s never too late to start a healthy sleep practice. Unfortunately, most of the US population in their 50’s has lost between 40-50% of their deep sleep from youth. Is this you? Check out how you can improve your sleep today.
www.envisionhealthyretirement.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-schwartz-envisionhealthyretirement/   

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST, MARÍA TOMÁS-KEEGAN
Certified Career & Life Coach | Transition Expert

Career Challenged? What are you struggling with right now? Want advice to address it? Bring the conversation to our private Facebook Group: Career Transition Roadmap | Support for Professional Women
https://www.facebook.com/groups/careertransitionroadmapforprofessionalwomen

Are You Stuck? Career or life events that throw you off course can raise self-doubt, sabotage your every move, or worse—get you STUCK! This popular book teaches about change, transition, and your choices as significant events disrupt life-as-you-know-it.
https://transitionandthrivewithmaria.com/free-book-get-unstuck/ 

Unsure What To Do Next? Check out this free assessment to help answer the question, Do I Stay Or Do I Go? Now or Later?
http://thrivewithmaria.com/DecisionTool16

Are you a busy career woman struggling to find the balance between your demanding job, family and caregiving responsibilities, and daily distractions? If so, you're not alone, as many women struggle to achieve work-life balance in today's fast-paced world.

That's why I'd like to introduce you to Mridu Parikh, a former professional organizer and founder of Life Is Organized. Mridu is a productivity pro who is dedicated to helping women achieve a better work-life balance, whether that means doubling their business revenue, losing weight, or finding more time for self-care.

With her simple strategies and tips, Mridu can help you ditch the overwhelm and achieve the results you want. Her teachings on work-life balance and task mastery have been featured in The Huffington Post, Forbes, US News & World Report, and Real Simple.

Join me as I share Mridu's expertise with you, and discover how to create a more balanced, organized life. If you enjoy this episode, please show your support by leaving a comment, sharing a review, or rating us with five stars. Thank you!

CONNECT WITH MRIDU PARIKH
Productivity & Time Coach 

Website:
www.lifeisorganized.com         

GIFT: 21 Killer Hacks To Stop Feeling Overwhelmed
http://lifeisorganized.com/resources/  

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

Productivity On Purpose Podcast:
https://lifeisorganized.com/podcast 

 CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST, MARÍA TOMÁS-KEEGAN
Certified Career & Life Coach | Transition Expert

Career Challenged? What are you struggling with right now? Want advice to address it? Bring the conversation to our private Facebook Group: Career Transition Roadmap | Support for Professional Women https://www.facebook.com/groups/careertransitionroadmapforprofessionalwomen

Are You Stuck? Career or life events that throw you off course can raise self-doubt, sabotage your every move, or worse—get you STUCK! This popular book teaches about change, transition, and your choices as significant events disrupt life-as-you-know-it. https://transitionandthrivewithmaria.com/free-book-get-unstuck/ 

Unsure What To Do Next? Check out this free assessment to help answer the question, Do I Stay Or Do I Go? Now or Later?
http://thrivewithmaria.com/DecisionTool16

Let's delve into practical strategies for successfully navigating a career transition and making bold moves in both your career and life. Our guest, Gina Casbarro, has a captivating story of personal growth and transformation, leading her to become a certified Life Designer™ coach and feng shui consultant. With her experience, she now helps others design a life and space that aligns with their goals and values, through a combination of coaching and feng shui.

Gina's passion for coaching started when she was a manager at lululemon, where she spent over eight years coaching and developing leaders. Her interests in nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to incorporate feng shui into her coaching practice. As a digital nomad, Gina travels the US while hosting the podcast "Follow Your Spark," where she shares the inspiring stories of individuals who have created fulfilling lives.

Join us for this insightful conversation about career transition and the strategies to overcome fear and make brave moves in your life. If you like what you hear, please show your support by leaving a comment, sharing a review, or rating us five stars.

CONNECT WITH GINA CASBARRO
Life Coach & Feng Shui Consultant

Website: www.ginacasbarro.com        

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

Follow Your Spark Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/follow-your-spark/id1587981171          

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST, MARÍA TOMÁS-KEEGAN
Certified Career & Life Coach | Transition Expert

Career Challenged? What are you struggling with right now? Want advice to address it? Bring the conversation to our private Facebook Group: Career Transition Roadmap | Support for Professional Women https://www.facebook.com/groups/careertransitionroadmapforprofessionalwomen

Are You Stuck? Career or life events that throw you off course can raise self-doubt, sabotage your every move, or worse—get you STUCK! In this popular book, learn about change, transition, and your choices as significant events disrupt life-as-you-know-it.https://transitionandthrivewithmaria.com/free-book-get-unstuck/ 

Unsure What To Do Next? Check out this free assessment to help answer the question, Do I Stay Or Do I Go? Now or Later? http://thrivewithmaria.com/DecisionTool16

Visit my website for more books & training: https://transitionandthrivewithmaria.com

Join me as I sit down with Tess Zigo to discuss her journey of making a successful career transition. After nearly a decade in corporate finance, Tess knew it was time for a change. She sought the help of a coach and went through a process of discovery that eventually led her to her true calling as a certified financial planner.

With her background in finance and passion for helping women gain control of their money and create a plan for the future, Tess is now living proof that it's possible to turn a soul-sucking job into a fulfilling career.

In this episode, we delve into Tess's story and explore how having a career coach to help you can make a career transition easier. We'll talk about the importance of exploring possibilities, facing the fear of the unknown, and taking action to make the career change you desire.

Tune in for an inspiring conversation about career transitions, and don't forget to give the episode some love by commenting, sharing a review, or using the five-star rating where available. Thank you for your support.

CONNECT WITH TESS ZIGO
LPL Financial Advisor

Website: www.truwealthy.com       

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

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST, MARÍA TOMÁS-KEEGAN
Certified Career & Life Coach | Transition Expert

Career Challenged? What are you struggling with right now? Want advice to address it? Bring the conversation to our private Facebook Group: Career Transition Roadmap | Support for Professional Women https://www.facebook.com/groups/careertransitionroadmapforprofessionalwomen

 Are You Stuck? Career or life events that throw you off-course can raise self-doubt, sabotage your every move, or worse, get you STUCK! Learn about change, transition, and the choices you can make as significant events disrupt life as you know it in this popular book.https://transitionandthrivewithmaria.com/free-book-get-unstuck/ 

 Unsure What To Do Next? Check out this free assessment to help you answer the question, Do I Stay Or Do I Go? Now or Later? http://thrivewithmaria.com/DecisionTool16

 Visit my website for more books & training: https://transitionandthrivewithmaria.com

Join me in this episode as I talk about a career transition story of Joanne Kaminski, a former teacher and reading specialist who had to shift gears from teaching to starting her own online business. After going through trial and error, she discovered her next best move and now she is the founder of the Online Tutor Coach, where she empowers other tutors to attract more students and grow their business.

Joanne's journey and success show that even when faced with unexpected career changes, it's possible to find new opportunities by tapping into your existing skills, experience, and passions.

Don't miss out on this inspiring story of career transition and entrepreneurship, and don't forget to show your support by commenting, sharing a review, or rating this episode. 

CONNECT WITH JOANNE KAMINSKI
Online Tutor Business Coach

 Website Resources | 50+ Ways to Attract Online Tutoring Students: www.onlinetutorcoach.com/50      

Facebook Group | The Ultimate Support Group for Online Tutors: https://www.facebook.com/groups/303391446535402 

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

CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST, MARÍA TOMÁS-KEEGAN
Certified Career & Life Coach | Transition Expert

Career Challenged? What are you struggling with right now? Want advice to address it? Bring the conversation to our private Facebook Group: Career Transition Roadmap | Support for Professional Women https://www.facebook.com/groups/careertransitionroadmapforprofessionalwomen

 Are You Stuck? Career or life events that throw you off-course can raise self-doubt, sabotage your every move, or worse, get you STUCK! Learn about change, transition, and the choices you can make as significant events disrupt life as you know it in this popular book.https://transitionandthrivewithmaria.com/free-book-get-unstuck/

Unsure What To Do Next? Check out this free assessment to help you answer the question, Do I Stay Or Do I Go? Now or Later? http://thrivewithmaria.com/DecisionTool16

Visit my website for more books & training: https://transitionandthrivewithmaria.com/