The Career Change Maker Podcast
Janine Esbrand
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Are you ready to take charge of your career and advance with purpose?
Welcome to the Career Change Maker Podcast, where we empower ambitious professionals to manage and grow their careers with confidence.
Hosted by Janine Esbrand, lawyer turned Career & Leadership Development Specialist, this podcast delivers actionable insights to help you navigate career progression, enhance your leadership skills, and make an impact in your current or future roles.
Each week, Janine provides career advancement strategies, leadership development tips, and practical advice to help you thrive at work. Drawing from her own experience transitioning from a corporate lawyer to leading her own company, Janine shares the tools and mindset shifts that can propel you forward. Plus, she interviews successful professionals who have navigated their own paths to career growth and fulfilment.
Whether you're aiming to elevate your position, step into leadership, or simply unlock more 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. Ready to become a career change maker?
Subscribe now and start advancing your career today!
Join our community to continue the conversation www.careerchangemakers.com/careernavigator
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#111 - The Biggest Reason You Are Reluctant To Make a Career Change Right Now
The Career Change Maker Podcast
12/15/20 • 15 min
In this episode, I talk about the biggest thing that really holds people back from going ahead and pursuing a career change. I often hear people say that they can't find another role or now is not a good time to look with what is going on right now with Covid-19.
In my experience coaching lots of high achieving women, I have noticed that that people tend to stay stuck where they are and don't move forward because they are scared of making the wrong decision.
What you will learn in this episode:
- How to challenge yourself if it's really not a good time or not
- Why you need to focus more time and energy on gathering the correct data so that you can make an informed decision about your next career decision
- How to change your perception of fear when looking for a career change
- Find the courage to step out of your comfort zone
THIS EPISODE IS BOUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CLARITY ACADEMY
This episode was brought to you by my signature program, the Career Clarity Academy.
If you are looking for support with changing career direction, book a suitability call >> www.lightboxcoaching.com/academy
Want to connect with others who are on a career change journey too? Join the Career Change Made Simple Facebook community.
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#105 Why Brainstorming Potential Career Options Isn't Getting You Anywhere
The Career Change Maker Podcast
11/11/20 • 10 min
In this episode I share why jumping in and brainstorming potential career options might not be the best thing that's going to get you to where you want to be, or give you the clarity that you need to move forward.
What you will learn from this episode:
- How to understand whether or not a role is the right fit for you
- Change your mindset to focus less on the external and more on the internal
- Why you need to slow down to speed up
- How to drill down into the core reasons why your current role no longer serves you
THIS EPISODE IS BOUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CLARITY ACADEMY
This episode was brought to you by my signature program, the Career Clarity Academy.
If you are looking for support with changing career direction, book a suitability call >> www.lightboxcoaching.com/academy
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#124 - Making A Big Career Transition
The Career Change Maker Podcast
04/09/21 • 19 min
I recently quit being a lawyer after over 10 years practising to go full time in my coaching business. In today's episode I share the "why" and the "how" of making my biggest career transition to date.
What you will learn:
1. How lockdown impacted my career decisions
2. The four part framework I used to determine the best next move for me
3. The importance of positioning yourself for opportunities.
Other episodes you might like:
Episode 100 – The 5 Significant Career Changes I Made In The Past 6 Years
Episode 59 – Why I Quit (And What’s Next)
THIS EPISODE IS BOUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CLARITY ACADEMY
This episode was brought to you by my signature program, the Career Clarity Academy.
If you are looking for support with changing career direction, book a suitability call >> www.lightboxcoaching.com/academy. The next cohort of the program begins on 26 April 2021.
Want to connect with others who are on a career change journey too? Join the Career Change Made Simple Facebook community.
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# 231 How Working With A Career Coach Can Accelerate Your Results
The Career Change Maker Podcast
09/20/23 • 14 min
Have you ever wondered whether you should hire a career coach?
In this episode, I will be sharing the different ways that working with a career coach will help you to make progress on your career journey sooner.
If you feel like you ave been spinning your wheels for some time, getting some outside assistance may be just what you need.
You will learn how a career coach can support you through:
- Structure
- Insights
- Accountability
- Possibility Models
Our signature program, The Career Change Maker Program is open for enrolment for the last time this year. We get started on Monday 25 September 2023. If you are interested in working with us and getting Career Coaching Support from Janine, book a call HERE
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#73 How to Market Yourself to Stand Out with Mallory Schlabach
The Career Change Maker Podcast
11/18/19 • 49 min
In this episode, I interview Mallory Schlabach, Marketing Expert and mother of 4 about how she has grown her business while raising her family. She shares some amazing guidance on how you can use marketing stand out.
What You Will Learn:
The power and importance of personal branding.
What Mallory Schlabach’s career looks like before and after her children?
The simple approach to marketing yourself or business
How can we blend traditional marketing with modern internet marketing?
3 Key Takeaways:
Personal Branding is about how you can be intentional about the messaging you put out about who you are, what you do, and what you stand for.
Scale what you already do well, get a really refined goal and strategy for your business, and remain consistent.
Figure out where and how to get in front of your core audience and start local.
Tweetable Quotes:
“What I like to define marketing as is it’s like the very first impression you make in the relationships you start to build to make sales.” – Mallory Schlabach
“Who do you want to be? How do you want to show up? That is kind of the thing that is going to set the tone for everything you do because it is going to dictate what your branding looks like.” – Mallory Schlabach
Visit lightboxcoaching.com/episode73 for the links to resources mentioned in this episode.
Click to view: show page on Awesound
If you are a professional or leader who wants to create more impact in your career without working harder, book a fitting call with Janine today.
#72 How Writing a Book Can Build Your Personal Brand with Deborah Ager
The Career Change Maker Podcast
10/11/19 • 27 min
In this episode I interview Deborah Ager, Book Mentor and Founder of Radiant Media Labs, who helps clients write books that build their businesses and their personal brands. She also shares how she balances her career with being a mum.
If you are anything like me, writing a book has been on your bucket list for some time, but it has always seemed like such a huge task. Well, I am so grateful that Deborah breaks things down today and shows us how simple writing your book can be.
What you will learn:
Deborah's interesting career journey to date.
The importance of looking at your plan from your employer's point of view and thinking about what would entice them to say yes to your proposal.
How Deborah's unique approach helps people write books that others actually want to read.
Why self-publishing could be a good option for getting your message out to the world faster.
How her love of writing has passed on to her daughter.
Head over to lightboxcoaching.com/episode72 to download Deborah's 3 Secrets to writing a book people will actually read
Click to view: show page on Awesound
If you are a professional or leader who wants to create more impact in your career without working harder, book a fitting call with Janine today.
#85 - How to Know Whether you Should Start a Business with Liana Wilson-Fricker
The Career Change Maker Podcast
03/12/20 • 47 min
Starting a business and working for yourself is the dream for many people, especially when you are fed up with your current role and need a change. In this episode we are giving you the lowdown on what it really looks like to start and grow a business.
My guest is Liana Wilson-Fricker. She is a California-bred optimist with over 15 years of experience in community building and grassroots marketing. As Founder of The Inspiration Space, Liana connects the dots between aspiring entrepreneurs and the diverse network of mentorship and support that they need to succeed.
Working in collaboration with the University of Winchester Business School and a network of partners, Liana's brand of community management gives people easy access to the content, peer-support, and motivation they need to create a successful business during this technology-driven industrial revolution.
What you will learn:
- How to leverage the experience you already have to get started in business
- The challenges that come with building a business around your young family
- The power of solving a problem through your business
- How to know whether starting a business is right for you
Links and references:
If you are a professional or leader who wants to create more impact in your career without working harder, book a fitting call with Janine today.
#68 - From Teaching in Schools to Building Schools with Amy McLaren
The Career Change Maker Podcast
07/30/19 • 36 min
We are continuing our career change series and have the pleasure of interviewing an amazing guest about her career change story.
Amy McLaren is a former grade 1 teacher turned entrepreneur who has leveraged her classroom experience to make an amazing impact on the world as the co-founder of a not-for-profit organisation called Village Impact.
What you will learn:
How Village Impact began and key reasons for its growth over the years.
The secret to Amy being able to juggle her family, business and charity responsibilities
How motherhood changed Amy's perspective
How Amy's love for travel has impacted her life and business.
Tips for anyone who is contemplating taking the leap into running your own business.
Tweetable Quote:
"Nobody makes an impact all by themselves. It takes a team."
Click to view: show page on Awesound
If you are a professional or leader who wants to create more impact in your career without working harder, book a fitting call with Janine today.
#81 - The Important of Maternal Health Arianna Taboada
The Career Change Maker Podcast
02/11/20 • 29 min
In this episode, I speak to Arianna Toboada about a very important topic, maternal health. As mothers, our needs and desires often put on the back burner as we tend to other very important priorities.
Maternal health is important at the beginning of the journey and throughout the various stages of parenting. Arianna shares how she transitioned into her post motherhood career and now helps women manage the demands of working motherhood.
What you will learn:
How a change in policy lead to Arianna's focus on supporting mums
A useful tool for finding the right support in motherhood
Unique struggles that self-employed women face after maternity leave
Changing the approach to planning to fit in with each stage of life and motherhood.
Links and References:
lightboxcoaching.com/episode81
Instagram @ariannataboada
Click to view: show page on Awesound
If you are a professional or leader who wants to create more impact in your career without working harder, book a fitting call with Janine today.
#69 - Improving Your Negotiation Skills with Michelle Gyimah
The Career Change Maker Podcast
08/07/19 • 37 min
We are continuing the Career Change series. In this episode, I speak to Gender Pay Gap Consultant, Michelle Gyimah about a really important topic - negotiation.
Here is what you will learn:
How Michelle navigated her transition back to work after maternity leave
The importance of learning how to negotiate your salary
What to do if you start a business that doesn't work out
Ways to shift your mindset to overcome reluctance to ask for what you want
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Find show notes at lightboxcoaching.com/episode69
Download my negotiation checklist - lightboxcoaching.com/negotiation
Click to view: show page on Awesound
If you are a professional or leader who wants to create more impact in your career without working harder, book a fitting call with Janine today.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Career Change Maker Podcast have?
The Career Change Maker Podcast currently has 298 episodes available.
What topics does The Career Change Maker Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education, Business, Careers and Career Change.
What is the most popular episode on The Career Change Maker Podcast?
The episode title '#124 - Making A Big Career Transition' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Career Change Maker Podcast?
The average episode length on The Career Change Maker Podcast is 23 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Career Change Maker Podcast released?
Episodes of The Career Change Maker Podcast are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Career Change Maker Podcast?
The first episode of The Career Change Maker Podcast was released on Aug 30, 2016.
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