Lifetime at Work: Career Advice Podcast

Being laid off from a job you love can be a tough. It especially hurts when it’s in the career field you’ve always wanted and dreamed about succeeding. It’s even worse when it happens twice.

In this episode, host Greg Martin talks with Dyonne Fashina about what she did after losing two corporate jobs in the interior design industry. She now owns and runs her own design firm called Denizens of Design, and in many ways the drive, inspiration and concept was driven out of losing her job.

In this episode, the two talk about what its like to work for a big firm versus your own firm in the design industry, they share stories about being laid off (Greg was laid off too in 2010) and the benefits and challenges of a job done on your own terms, your own way.

Episode 8. Social media began as a way to stay connected with our friends - it used to be all about the “social”. Now social media is used to grow businesses, sell brands and sell people as brands.

Ariel Niu went to business school to study marketing. The field has lead her to the world of digital marketing, helping grow other brands while growing her own brand. Her goal - to grow enough of a following to make running her own person brand a full time job. Can she do it?

In this episode, host Greg Martin and Ariel talk about our relationship with social media and all the things it is good and bad for in our lives. The discussion focuses on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube and how Ariel has grown her following to tens of thousands of people in a short time. 

With all the platforms out there social media is changing a lot of about our lives. What does it mean for us and our the world of business?

Episode 8. Social media began as a way to stay connected with our friends - it used to be all about the “social”. Now social media is used to grow businesses, sell brands and sell people as brands.

Ariel Niu went to business school to study marketing. The field has lead her to the world of digital marketing, helping grow other brands while growing her own brand. Her goal - to grow enough of a following to make running her own person brand a full time job. Can she do it?

In this episode, host Greg Martin and Ariel talk about our relationship with social media and all the things it is good and bad for in our lives. The discussion focuses on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube and how Ariel has grown her following to tens of thousands of people in a short time. 

With all the platforms out there social media is changing a lot of about our lives. What does it mean for us and our the world of business?

How do you take the career path of an accountant and make it your own? 

Shalini Dharna began her career in the way many accountants do, at a big firm. The problem was she didn’t like it enough to work in big firm audit her whole life. Today she runs her own business. Yes, it’s an accounting business but because she has made it her own, Shalini has the opportunity to work with and help many other small businesses and entrepreneurs every day.

In this episode, host Greg Martin and Shalini talk about what its like to love and hate your job, the ins and outs of the accounting world and how Shalini found the best place for her, as an accountant.

How do you take the career path of an accountant and make it your own? 

Shalini Dharna began her career in the way many accountants do, at a big firm. The problem was she didn’t like it enough to work in big firm audit her whole life. Today she runs her own business. Yes, it’s an accounting business but because she has made it her own, Shalini has the opportunity to work with and help many other small businesses and entrepreneurs every day.

In this episode, host Greg Martin and Shalini talk about what its like to love and hate your job, the ins and outs of the accounting world and how Shalini found the best place for her, as an accountant.

Episode 6. Are we going to be working from home forever? What has the experiment of Covid-19 taught us about enjoying our job and enjoying our kids?

Anna Stevens is Program Director at a digital marketing agency in Toronto. When Covid-19 hit she fled her downtown Toronto life with her husband and kids and moved North to cottage country - it was a 5 month experiment in a different kind of life.

In this episode, host Greg Martin and Anna talk about how office life and office culture have changed through online, Zoom calls and constant scheduling. They talk about the good and bad this pandemic is doing for our relationships with our kids, family and colleagues. The biggest question - what has Covid-19 taught us and what do we do about it?

Episode 6. Are we going to be working from home forever? What has the experiment of Covid-19 taught us about enjoying our job and enjoying our kids?

Anna Stevens is Program Director at a digital marketing agency in Toronto. When Covid-19 hit she fled her downtown Toronto life with her husband and kids and moved North to cottage country - it was a 5 month experiment in a different kind of life.

In this episode, host Greg Martin and Anna talk about how office life and office culture have changed through online, Zoom calls and constant scheduling. They talk about the good and bad this pandemic is doing for our relationships with our kids, family and colleagues. The biggest question - what has Covid-19 taught us and what do we do about it?

Episode 5. How do you know you’re in the right place, doing the right job, in the right city, hanging out with the right people - for you? 

Luis Serrano thought he was on the path to having everything he wanted in life until he lost it all - his job, his relationship, his friend, his purpose. After a bout with depression, he worked with a life coach to rebuild himself.

Now he works with corporations around the world to facilitate team building (Zoom call leader!), and he helps  individuals as a life coach to help people find their “purpose”.

In this episode, host Greg Martin and Luis talk about why all the things we want coming out of university and in our 20s might not be the same forever. We have an image of what we want built from the people around us (parents, friends, mentors) but it can be hard at times to know what's right for you. And the thing is, once you get started on a path, it can be hard to change directions.

According to Luis, finding your "purpose" doesn't mean quitting your job and moving away from everyone you love, it can mean changing your perspective on your day or doing little things you love to make you happy. This episode might just help bring a little more happiness and meaning to your life.

Episode 5. How do you know you’re in the right place, doing the right job, in the right city, hanging out with the right people - for you? 

Luis Serrano thought he was on the path to having everything he wanted in life until he lost it all - his job, his relationship, his friend, his purpose. After a bout with depression, he worked with a life coach to rebuild himself.

Now he works with corporations around the world to facilitate team building (Zoom call leader!), and he helps  individuals as a life coach to help people find their “purpose”.

In this episode, host Greg Martin and Luis talk about why all the things we want coming out of university and in our 20s might not be the same forever. We have an image of what we want built from the people around us (parents, friends, mentors) but it can be hard at times to know what's right for you. And the thing is, once you get started on a path, it can be hard to change directions.

According to Luis, finding your "purpose" doesn't mean quitting your job and moving away from everyone you love, it can mean changing your perspective on your day or doing little things you love to make you happy. This episode might just help bring a little more happiness and meaning to your life.

How hard should we work? Is there a work-life balance we should strive to achieve or should the goal be to find work that we’re so passionate about we work all the time?

Ricky Rathore loves his job. He’s a real estate broker and a real estate lawyer and he manages a large team of real estate agents (90-100 agents right now). He works all the time, but loves it because of his passion for his company and his love for the job.

In this episode host Greg Martin and Ricky talk about why he loves his job, his philosophy on work, his goals and why he gets frustrated when people try to pull him away from what he loves (the job).