
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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#2 How systems and automation will change your life with Katie Jay
The Career Change Maker Podcast
09/05/16 • 35 min
In this episode Katy Jay from momhabits.com talks about how busy career women and mums can use automation to reduce stress and manage their time more effectively. Katy talks about how taking a systemised approach to things like choosing your outfit for the day can be a "game changer" and save you so much time. Katy also shares how challenging she found motherhood in the early days. If you are trying to figure out how to manage your full life more effectively this episode is for you.
Click to view: show page on Awesound

# 158 - Changing Careers And Challenging The Status Quo With Legal Edge
The Career Change Maker Podcast
01/01/22 • 30 min
In today’s episode I talk with two awesome guests - Donna Sewell and Helen Goldberg. They both share their journeys, what led them to leave the traditional legal route and start the business which is called LegalEdge. They share what they are doing now to facilitate flexible working and opportunities for lawyers to work in a way that's different, and impactful.
What you will learn:
- It takes time to create the ideal business model
- There's no such thing as failure - you either win or you learn
- Making sure your team is happy will lead to faster growth as a company
Donna shares, they set up LegalEdge to help businesses who needed an in-house lawyer on a flexible basis and didn’t want to hire. Donna was working In-house for a number of tech companies over several years. During that period of time began to think about a business model to facilitate flexible working and opportunities for lawyers.
After being terminated during maternity leave, Helen was keen to do something different so joined Donna to help her grow the business.
I asked Donna and Helen "how challenging was it to develop a model that wasn't the traditional law firm model that everybody was following?"
Donna highlights "it was quite challenging as it took some time to think through the model and how it would work and to not be just doing things the same way as every law firm was doing at the time. It got easier as time passed on and it feels like less of an uphill battle in terms of the education process."
LegalEdge was a fully functioning remote company that championed flexible working way before Covid and is continuing to lead the way with their people first culture.
Donna says they have been committed to finding different ways of doing things and making people aware that if they're not happy, they can do something about...13 years later and they are still making an impact and enjoying it.
Other episodes you may enjoy:
Episode 152: How To Make A Career Change Without Changing Income
Episode 144: How To Land Your Ideal Role Quickly
THIS EPISODE IS BOUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CHANGE MAKER PROGRAM
This episode was brought to you by my signature program, the Career Change Maker Program.
If you are looking for support with changing career direction, book a suitability call >> Career Clarity Call.

#62 - Confessions of a Working Father with Brian Ballantyne
The Career Change Maker Podcast
05/09/19 • 28 min
In this week's episode, I chat with Brian Ballantyne about working fatherhood. Brian has been advocating for women's rights in the workplace for the last 10 years. I am really looking forward to sharing this perspective as we don't hear enough of the challenges that working fathers face who are juggling work and parenting.
What You Will Learn:
Some of the great insights that Brian shares:
What his career life looked like pre-children compared to post fatherhood
How family dynamics, priorities and time management have shifted
The challenges Brian has faced as a working father
How Brian's experience in diversity and inclusion has impacted how he now does things within his role at his organisation.
The impact his new book 'Confessions of a Working Father' is having and the conversations it is starting.
Links & References:
linkedin.com/in/brian-ballantyne-336754/
amazon.co.uk/Confessions-Working-Father-Brian-Ballantyne-ebook/dp/B07JMGJD84
Click to view: show page on Awesound

# 190 Embracing The Career Change Journey With Anjuli Obaro
The Career Change Maker Podcast
09/29/22 • 46 min
In today’s episode I interview Anjuli Obaro about her career change journey to landing an ideal role and securing a pay rise at the same time.
What you’ll learn:
- The importance of getting clear on your values
- Staying committed to the goal even When life happens
- How to reposition your experience to attract different opportunities
Getting clear of your values- Anjuli took the time to get clear on her values early in the career change process which made it easier for her to identify opportunities that were ideal for her.
Staying committed to your goals - Anjuli made her commitment to change her career and leaving her 10 year teaching career in 2020. Despite her plans to transition promptly life happened! She was forced to press pause on her plans but was committed to make her change regardless of how long it would take.
Two years on and she was able to make a transition that allows her to live the flexible life style that she desires as a mother of two.
She made honoured her commitment and kept taking action (even if small at times) to ensure she achieved her goal.
Sometimes you need to slow down, but know that if you stay focused you will achieve your goals.
Reposition your experience to attract different opportunities- Initially Anjuli had no idea how her teacher experience would translate in other settings or industries.
She took the time to learn about different opportunities through research and networking.
When she identified two roles that she was interested in different industries, she had to position her experience differently for both roles.
Through making targeted applications which focused on the needs of the role and goals for the organisations she landed two compelling roles and had the opportunity to choose.
If you are on a career journey, be inspired and know that your ideal role is out there waiting for you!
Other episodes you may enjoy:
Episode 109 - The Importance Of Tapping Into The Hidden Job Market
Episode 121 : You Don't Need To Retrain To Find Job Satisfaction
THIS EPISODE IS BOUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CHANGE MAKER PROGRAM
This episode was brought to you by my signature program, the Career Change Maker Program.
If you are looking for support with changing career direction, book a suitability

19 HT-19 Leaving the Law with Lulu Minns
The Career Change Maker Podcast
12/26/16 • 39 min
In today's episode, I speak to Lulu Minns of Advocate My Success about her journey from being on the partnership track to running her own business. We discuss making tough career decisions, being true to yourself, equality in the legal profession, collaborating instead of competing, building your network and more.
To connect with or learn more about Lulu head over to lightboxcoaching.com/episode19 for the link to her website.
Click to view: show page on Awesound

#188 - The Power of Leveraging Your Strengths with Trudy Bateman
The Career Change Maker Podcast
08/03/22 • 30 min
In today’s episode, I am talking about the power of leveraging your strengths with guest expert Trudy Bateman, the Director of Strengths Profile.
Strengths profile is the tool that can help you understand how you can leverage your strengths to have optimal performance in the workplace.
What you will learn:
- Preparing For Success- Success is about what we truly are motivated to enjoy, so we measure your energy, your strengths, and how you use it. If you're not using it, then we can help you or you can help yourself to start to use this a bit more. So performance is energy, energy is the magic, energy is life and it is the life force. This is where you will make a difference in your career.
- Embracing Your Strengths - If everyone in the team knows what their strengths are then it's so much easier to make sure that you've got the right people doing the right roles and bringing the right energy and motivation to the work.
- Understanding Your Uniqueness- It's the uniqueness that you need to be thinking about when you're transitioning at any point in your career.
Episode Highlights
· 01:45 - If you know, understand and can leverage your strengths in the work that you do, your level of fulfilment is going to go up as is the level of impact that you're able to make.
· 16:50 - Your uniqueness in terms of careers is fundamentally critical as to how you sell yourself, how you talk about yourself, and also how you decide on the right kind of career.
· 23:10 - If we can push and stretch ourselves in the areas of our strengths by trying those new careers, and pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zone in the areas of our strengths, then we’re going to have much more confidence and success.
Want to find out your top strengths? Take your FREE strengths profile assessment HERE
Connect with Trudy Bateman on LinkedIn
Strengths Profile: Website LinkedIn
Other episodes you may also enjoy:
Episode 180: How Other Lawyers Are Getting Career Clarity And Making
Life Changing Transitions
Episode 182: How Lack Of Alignment Is Costing You Thousands Every Single Year
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How many episodes does The Career Change Maker Podcast have?
The Career Change Maker Podcast currently has 304 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 22 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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