059: Be Open to New Discoveries - Alisa Barcan

01/29/20 • 41 min

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Alisa Barcan is a Financial Coach and Consultant based in the UK who helps people rewrite their financial stories. She works with professionals and small business owners who wish to decipher their finances and improve their financial situation and relationship with money. Alisa is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review Ascend, a prize winner Chartered Certified Accountant and a qualified Coach from The University of Cambridge, UK.

Alisa grew up in Romania and never dreamed she would live anywhere but her homeland. When her partner was offered a Ph.D. scholarship in the UK, everything changed. She moved with him and never looked back. Initially, her career in political science and international relations was challenged as she has no permit to work in the UK. While she waited to get the proper permit, she took classes and had the opportunity to take some career assessments. The results of these tests pointed her in a totally different direction towards finance and accounting. The rest, as they say, is history! She became an accountant and analyst for 6 years and then started her own business as a financial coach.

In this episode we discuss:

Alisa is from Romania and had no plans to relocate until her partner was offered a Ph.D. scholarship in the UK, and at that point, they chose to move.
Her career trajectory shifted drastically after she took classes that offered career assessments. She discovered strengths in finance and accounting and decided to apply for just one accounting job. She got the job and has been doing financial work since.
How Alisa decided to leave the corporate world and start her own business as a financial coach.

Alisa is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review Ascend, is a prize winner Chartered Certified Accountant, and is a qualified Coach from The University of Cambridge, UK.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcasts/ - episode 059

In this episode we discuss:

Alisa is from Romania and had no plans to relocate until her partner was offered a Ph.D. scholarship in the UK, and at that point, they chose to move.
Her career trajectory shifted drastically after she took classes that offered career assessments. She discovered strengths in finance and accounting and decided to apply for just one accounting job. She got the job and has been doing financial work since.
How Alisa decided to leave the corporate world and start her own business as a financial coach.

Alisa is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review Ascend, is a prize winner Chartered Certified Accountant, and is a qualified Coach from The University of Cambridge, UK.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcasts/ - episode 059

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058: Shift Your Mindset for Opportunities - Lorraine Rise

Lorraine Rise holds an M.S. in Human Resources Management as well as certifications in Human Resources (SHRM-CP), Resume Writing (CPRW) and Career Coaching (CPCC).

Lorraine has served well over 200 clients in over 30 industries, both public and private. Many of her clients come from some of the most recognizable firms in the country including Microsoft, Amazon, Fannie Mae, Morgan Stanley, and more. Career UpRising, LLC is located in the Washington DC metro area but serves clients all across the globe. Listen to Lorraine's inspirational podcast, Career UpRising, on InFlowRadio.com, iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and more.

Lorraine has built her career in the practice of coaching others to succeed. Her career began in the health and weight loss industry, coaching hundreds of clients to reach their weight loss goals. As a Director and Regional Trainer for Jenny Craig Inc., she hired, trained and mentored dozens of employees in sales, customer service, and management. After a layoff in 2013, Lorraine made a career change into human resources. She has since supported the human resources and recruiting efforts at numerous firms in Information Technology. In 2015, she made another career change and founded her firm, Career UpRising.

In this episode we discuss:

The career journey that led Lorraine into the health and weight loss industry, working for Jenny Craig and a few other companies, and the experiences that led her to pursue a career in human resources and recruiting.
The moment Lorraine knew she was ready to start her own business.
Her inspirational podcast, Career UpRising.
Contract work and the advantages it offers to an emerging independent coaching practice.
Lorraine’s coaching practice and her focus on people who are mid-later career.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcasts/ - episode 058

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060: Reflect on Your Success - Sarah Friedell O’Connell

Sarah Friedell O'Connell is an executive coach and the owner of Change Point Advisors, a firm dedicated to helping senior executives navigate career changes. She has been coaching C suite executives for over 10 years and has worked with hundreds of people across a variety of industries and functions. Sarah brings a unique perspective and deep expertise to her work advising senior leaders. Part of Sarah's uniqueness and success as a coach stems from the expertise she gained in her first career in corporate communications and later in public relations.

Sarah has over 20 years of experience in communications, and public relations, serving as a spokeswoman at Fidelity Investments and also for the president of Harvard University. She brings her real-world business experience, as well as her expertise and communication strategy, marketing, branding and messaging to her work coaching executive clients. Sarah understands what it takes to work in a high-pressure environment. As the owner of her firm, ChangePoint Advisors, she partners with her clients to clarify their goals, create customized action plans, and teach them to communicate strategically and effectively to accomplish their goals. Whether they are seeking a new job planning for an active retirement, exploring Board of Director's seeds, or launching entrepreneurial pursuits, Sarah has a proven process to help her clients succeed.

In this episode we discuss:

Sarah attended the College of William and Mary and knew she wanted to live in Washington D.C. after she graduated.
How her early work experiences gave her the foundation she needed for future career success.
Sarah served as a spokeswoman at Fidelity Investments and subsequently for the President of Harvard University.
While serving as a spokeswoman at Harvard, Sarah was taking weekend courses to become a life coach.
When her work as a spokeswoman became increasingly demanding, she made the choice to take a brief sabbatical to get clear about her next career move.
Sarah believed she would return to communications work, but discovered opportunities in the outplacement field.
She took the entrepreneurial leap and now brings her business experience and her expertise in communications strategy, marketing, branding, and messaging to coach executives.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcasts/ - episode 060