Insider's Career Club Podcast -Sindy Thomas

Jodi Mac is an intuitive, dynamic and versatile leader with over 25 years in the ed tech and talent sourcing space, architecting SaaS business models.

As Co-Founder/CEO of Work Simplr--she has built a new talent sourcing platform with students at the center, for on demand, fractional paid work. Work SImplr was recently announced as a member of the ASU+GSV Elite 200 for 2022 and a Shark Tank Finalist for 2023.

Podcast Highlights

04:34 The birth of Worksimplr
05:08 Explanation of de-risk and the areas students work in

08:39 Finding student workers
10:00 Skills training provided

11:54 Our front-loaded monitoring process
13:45 Scoping the work

21.40 The Worksimplr Internship Training Program
26:00 Why this is a right career for Jodi

Worksimplr provides fractional workers for FinTech, Healthcare and Education.

Contact at: www.worksimplr.com

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Phillip Stemann is a content creator with a significant passion for SEO. He's been in the web industry since I was 13 as a consultant, programmer and CTO. It all started with me opening a PHP file, and then he was hooked. Since then, he has transitioned to SEO, and loves the technical aspect combined with the content part of SEO. He stays on top of everything surrounding SEO and shares everything he learns on his YouTube channel, social media, and newsletter.

Join me for a closer look into how he became a programmer in Denmark, without a getting a degree.

02:43 About Phillip
05:45 At age 13 Badminton vs Technology

06:40 The intrigue
09:38 Experience vs degree

10:07 His career path
12:25 From partnership to CTO

14:26 Employers paradigm change on education vs skills
15:25 Difference in being an employee

21:07 Technical skills for software development and specializing
22:59 SEO & Marketing

25:03 Market trends & AI
25:57 AI & building new tech tools

To contact: Phillip Stemann
www.phillipstemann.com

You can also find him on his UTube channel, Twitter search on his name.

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Leadership expert and Vibrant Life coach Dr. Geneva Jones Williams, widely known as Dr. Geneva, is a pioneer in driving transformative change across the nonprofit and entrepreneurial landscapes. She was Detroit United Way's first female executive and served on boards under five Michigan governors and five Detroit mayors, Dr. Geneva founded her firm, Dr. Geneva Speaks, LLC. This leadership and personal development powerhouse caters to high-achieving professionals ready for their next level of success and impact.

As the current Chair of the Women's Commission, appointed by Michigan’s governor, her influence extends beyond boardrooms and into the lives of women across Michigan. Her podcast, Ignite2Impact, and LinkedIn newsletter, "The Future is Female," offer actionable insights and thought-provoking perspectives, making her a sought-after voice in leadership and personal development.

00:01 Introduction Dr. Geneva
02:28 Family & community

08:09 Career overview
10:59 Training and excelling in community work

14:14 Making a career transition to entreprenauer
19:41 Networking how to's

24:57 Personal brand in networking
30:37 Noting your career transition

36:07 How she did it
42:50 Reaching goals

47:00 Assisting others with branding
48:00 Priorities and self care

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College media instructor Karl W. Beckstrand is the best-selling author/illustrator of twenty-seven multicultural/multilingual books (65 e-books—reviews by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal).

Raised in San Jose, California, he has lived abroad, earned a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in conflict resolution, and a broadcast & film certificate. His western novel, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award. Beckstrand loves volleyball and singing (in rock bands or choirs).

His Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, biographies, Spanish/bilingual books, wordless and STEM books feature diverse characters—and usually end with a twist. See: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Follett, Ingram, Target, Walmart, and PremioBooks.com.

Find Karl's and his Books here:

www.kidsworldbooks.com
[email protected]
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Shellee Howard, Founder of the College Ready Plan. She’s a Certified Independent College Strategist and Counselor.

She helps Middle and High School students (and their parents) by preparing them for the college admissions process, to help them create a Stand Out Strategy, to get into their best fit college without going into debt, and even how to succeed once admitted. You gotta to hear this podcast—it will save you big, big bucks!

Get her book free here:

https://keap.page/uh791/book1.html

Our guest today is Robert Indres, who came from humble beginnings moved out of his parents’ house at the age of 14 and began working odd jobs to support himself. He is now a business tycoon, Robert has lived in 17 countries and observed common mistakes and successes in businesses on a world-wide scale.

In the past 10 years he gained extensive experience in founding, acquiring and directing multi-million dollar businesses. He owns or co-owns 8 companies in multiple industries you can learn more about him by listening to this inciteful podcast. Join US!

Beate Chelette is the Growth Architect and Founder of The Women’s Code and provides visionaries and leaders with proven strategies, blueprints and growth maps that provide clear steps to improve business systems, strengthen leadership skills and teams so clients and audiences can maximize profits and scale their impact.

Beate is a podcast host of The Business Growth Architect Show and is listed amongst the “Top 100 Global Thought Leaders” by PeopleHum and “One of 50 Must Follow Women Entrepreneurs” by HuffPost.

Podcast Highlights:

03.03 - Her first business
05.22 - Dealing with difficult life changes

08:55 - Letting go and surrendering
12:31 - The overall shift in business

15:46 - Why the major business transformation?
20:02 - More on the Growth Architect

20:36 - What your talent is worth?
25:32 - Nitchesizing

28.31 - How to be an authority in your industry
29:09 - Your next steps?

30:17 - The Women's Code

Contact information for Beate:

www.beatechelette.com
www.whatsyourtalentworth.com
www.GrowthArchitect.xyz

Today's focus is on skills you need to ready yourself for the new future work. To get a copy of the skills list send an email to me: [email protected].

Podcast Highlights:

01:39 The impact of technology changes on business
02:04 Biggest job losses

03:53 New digitally-enabled jobs
04:47 Core and Cognitive Skills & more

05:20 New jobs in Education
07:10 AI trends - predictions from IBM

08:23 Skills - analytical and creative thinking
11:43 Importance of Technical Literacy

13:11 AI & Big Data growth & adoption
15:04 Active listening and Empathy

15:58 Leadership and Social Influence
17:00 Quality Control

**Data shared is based on research from the 2023 Future of Work Report, from the World Economic Forum.

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Big changes in the work landscape have started in 2023. Change is coming and there's no stopping it. New and frontier technologies are transforming the way we work and will cause major disruption as companies adopt these new technologies.

Workers must keep up and prepare themselves with new skills to remain viable in this new "Age of AI". Where to start? Get a handle on upcoming changes for the world of work. Listen up this podcast shares solid data on where you can start.

Podcast Highlights:

02:05 Recap of the state of work changes
03:55 The Future of Work & AI

04:40 The Research Data
06:00 Key Industry Trends --5 Year Outlook

07:57 Disruption - Job Growth, New Jobs & Job Elimination
09:21 Being Career Proactive

13:06 High Growth Industries & Jobs
16:00 More High Job Growth

18:00 Adjust Your Outlook or What's In It For Me