Women with Cool Jobs

How do people make decisions? Is it based on facts, logic, emotions, or other factors?

Jen Clinehens, a behavioral marketer, helps organizations large and small better understand the psychology and science behind customer decisions and opinions.

Jen has worked with brands like AT&T, McDonald's, Adidas, and Starbucks and is the Founder and Managing Director of Choice Hacking, a customer experience (CX) agency.

Whether it's understanding why a customer is buying one brand's product over their own or why the customer is putting less product in their cart than before, Jen helps individuals and organizations dive deep into the brains of their customers. She uses a combination of behavioral science, AI, & psychology to increase customer growth and engagement.

We talk about her career path starting at age 16 as a classical violist to how watching "Mad Men" allowed her to consider a career that involved creativity and business. She also shares how running her own business since 2020 takes her back to entrepreneurial roots where she wears many hats.

You can find her podcast "Choice Hacking", newsletter, blogs and more by going to her website.

Contact Info:
Jen Clinehens - Guest
[email protected] (email)
ChoiceHacking.com

Julie Berman - Host
www.womenwithcooljobs.com
@womencooljobs (Instagram)
Julie Berman (LinkedIn)

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Wishing you had your own cool job??

• Not sure what you want to be when you grow up?
• In a time of transition or reinvention?
• Are you so busy that you’ve put yourself on the backburner for awhile?

Get Sparked!
Understand yourself better and learn what feels exciting and fulfilling for you.

Not sure where to start?

Julie can help you figure out what lights you up and fulfills you, so you can do a cool job, too!

• Schedule HERE to do a free, quick debrief to see how you can add more of what sparks you to life and work.

Julie Berman is a Sparkologist in addition to being the Podcast Host & Producer of "Women with Cool Jobs".

It's back to school for kids and parents! It's a time of renewal, change, and getting back into a groove.

If you're a mom whose child has gone back to school and you're wondering about your next steps and if it's time to find full-time work, it's essential to know about “returnships”. Returnships are an on-ramp for caregivers to get back into the workforce and find a full-time job.

In this replay, Tami Forman, the former Executive Director of Path Forward shares her mission to bring talent back into the workforce and to identify future talent through returnships.

Returnships are like the cousin of internships. For internships, you're a young adult who is in or who has just graduated from college. For returnships, you're an adult who already worked for at least 5 years, took time off to care for a child or an adult, and you're now wanting to return to the workforce.

As of the time of original recording, Path Forward had worked with more than 80 employers, including Amazon, Netflix, Walmart, Apple, Verizon, and more.

We discuss topics such as:

• What's a returnship?
• Who's a good fit for a returnship?
• How does the process work?
• How do you get one?

Tami also discuss her career path and what it's like to be a visionary and a nonprofit executive who wears many hats.

Resources

• 50 Ways to Get a Job , a book by Dev Aujla
• Path Forward

Contact Info:
Tami Forman - Guest
Tami Forman's LinkedIn Profile

Julie Berman - Host
www.womenwithcooljobs.com
@womencooljobs (Instagram)

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Wishing you had your own cool job??

• Not sure what you want to be when you grow up?
• In a time of transition or reinvention?
• Are you so busy that you’ve put yourself on the backburner for awhile?

Get Sparked!
Understand yourself better and learn what feels exciting and fulfilling for you.

Not sure where to start?

Julie can help you figure out what lights you up and fulfills you, so you can do a cool job, too!

• Schedule HERE to do a free, quick debrief to see how you can add more of what sparks you to life and work.

Julie Berman is a Sparkologist in addition to being the Podcast Host & Producer of "Women with Cool Jobs".

If there’s someone you want to connect with, whether for podcasting, networking, or to make a new friend, there are some easy steps you can follow to initiate the connection. 

In this episode, I share my process and tips that I've learned over the past 3+ years for how I've been able to connect with some of the coolest people. From the beginning, I have had a really great success rate for people responding to me.

You'll get insight on how to write an email or direct message (DM) that shows: 

• You are authentically interested in who they are and what they’re bringing into the world. 
• You’ve made it easy to connect by providing some different options with a scheduling link or where they can share their availability.
• You’ve been specific about why you are reaching out. 
• You're very respectful and understand that we all live very busy lives. 
• You always try to give people the benefit of the doubt! (This helps you be optimistic for the future response of "Yes!")

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Wishing you had your own cool job??

• Not sure what you want to be when you grow up?
• In a time of transition or reinvention?
• Are you so busy that you’ve put yourself on the backburner for awhile?

Get Sparked!
Understand yourself better and learn what feels exciting and fulfilling for you.

Not sure where to start?

Julie can help you figure out what lights you up and fulfills you, so you can do a cool job, too!

• Schedule HERE to do a free, quick debrief to see how you can add more of what sparks you to life and work.

Julie Berman is a Sparkologist in addition to being the Podcast Host & Producer of "Women with Cool Jobs".

Dr. Nika Gueci is the inaugural Executive Director of ASU’s Center for Mindfulness, Compassion & Resilience where the mission is “to change the world into a more compassionate and inclusive place by creating a mindful, welcoming culture of caring and belonging."

Learn about how Nika found a job that lights her up, where she can be authentically herself, and that enables her to be a leader who is nurturing, supportive, and collaborative. 

Hear how her career path includes several very diverse and different degrees, a restart and redirect, plus a super supportive friend who saw her potential. (We all need those cheerleaders in our lives!)

Nika explains what it means to be mindful and that mindfulness is a skillset; it is not related to religion and is a research-based practice. 

• Mindfulness offers a set of tools that you can use to enhance your everyday well-being. 
• It benefits your life as an individual, as a leader,  as part of a community, and more. 

She shares some awesome, actionable tips for adding more mindfulness to your every-day life and ways to change your habits or coping skills through being present in the moment.

In addition to being the Executive Director, she is also a Senior Fellow at ASU's Learning Enterprise that offers personal development opportunities for lifelong learners.
 
Resources

•  Arizona State University’s Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience (“Center”) 
• Inside Higher Ed
• The Chronicle of Higher Education

Contact Info:
Nika Gueci  - Guest
[email protected] (email)
Nika Gueci (LinkedIn)
Nika Gueci's website

Julie Berman - Host
www.womenwithcooljobs.com
@womencooljobs (Instagram)
Julie Berman (LinkedIn) 

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Wishing you had your own cool job??

• Not sure what you want to be when you grow up?
• In a time of transition or reinvention?
• Are you so busy that you’ve put yourself on the backburner for awhile?

Get Sparked!
Understand yourself better and learn what feels exciting and fulfilling for you.

Not sure where to start?

Julie can help you figure out what lights you up and fulfills you, so you can do a cool job, too!

• Schedule HERE to do a free, quick debrief to see how you can add more of what sparks you to life and work.

Julie Berman is a Sparkologist in addition to being the Podcast Host & Producer of "Women with Cool Jobs".

Dr. Nika Gueci is the inaugural Executive Director of ASU’s Center for Mindfulness, Compassion & Resilience where the mission is “to change the world into a more compassionate and inclusive place by creating a mindful, welcoming culture of caring and belonging."

Learn about how Nika found a job that lights her up, where she can be authentically herself, and that enables her to be a leader who is nurturing, supportive, and collaborative. 

Hear how her career path includes several very diverse and different degrees, a restart and redirect, plus a super supportive friend who saw her potential. (We all need those cheerleaders in our lives!)

Nika explains what it means to be mindful and that mindfulness is a skillset; it is not related to religion and is a research-based practice. 

• Mindfulness offers a set of tools that you can use to enhance your everyday well-being. 
• It benefits your life as an individual, as a leader,  as part of a community, and more. 

She shares some awesome, actionable tips for adding more mindfulness to your every-day life and ways to change your habits or coping skills through being present in the moment.

In addition to being the Executive Director, she is also a Senior Fellow at ASU's Learning Enterprise that offers personal development opportunities for lifelong learners.
 
Resources

•  Arizona State University’s Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience (“Center”) 
• Inside Higher Ed
• The Chronicle of Higher Education

Contact Info:
Nika Gueci  - Guest
[email protected] (email)
Nika Gueci (LinkedIn)
Nika Gueci's website

Julie Berman - Host
www.womenwithcooljobs.com
@womencooljobs (Instagram)
Julie Berman (LinkedIn) 

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Wishing you had your own cool job??

• Not sure what you want to be when you grow up?
• In a time of transition or reinvention?
• Are you so busy that you’ve put yourself on the backburner for awhile?

Get Sparked!
Understand yourself better and learn what feels exciting and fulfilling for you.

Not sure where to start?

Julie can help you figure out what lights you up and fulfills you, so you can do a cool job, too!

• Schedule HERE to do a free, quick debrief to see how you can add more of what sparks you to life and work.

Julie Berman is a Sparkologist in addition to being the Podcast Host & Producer of "Women with Cool Jobs".

What if you could leverage the WISDOM OF YOUR FUTURE SELF to guide your present choices? What would your older self say to your "young" self? 
 
It's my birthday, and I'm reflecting! I'm going to be 39 this year, and it dawned on me that this is the last year of my 30s... a decade in which I've been growing a family, a podcast, a business.
 
It's the end of an era. What's the next phase going to be like? 

What if you could USE YOUR OWN WISDOM from your future wise, experienced older self (cuz let’s not say “old”!) to help you make decisions about:

• What do you want in your future? 
• What risks do you want to take? 
• Who do you want to connect with and surround yourself with?

I share a story about my awesome grandma, her “young” friends, and my birthday thoughts. I talk about how I’m thinking about this next phase of life as I head towards my 40s! I talk about the power we have now -- in the present moment (when we’re actually LIVING LIFE) -- to make intentional choices that will lead to a life filled with more joy, fulfillment, and purpose.

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Wishing you had your own cool job??

• Not sure what you want to be when you grow up?
• In a time of transition or reinvention?
• Are you so busy that you’ve put yourself on the backburner for awhile?

Get Sparked!
Understand yourself better and learn what feels exciting and fulfilling for you.

Not sure where to start?

Julie can help you figure out what lights you up and fulfills you, so you can do a cool job, too!

• Schedule HERE to do a free, quick debrief to see how you can add more of what sparks you to life and work.

Julie Berman is a Sparkologist in addition to being the Podcast Host & Producer of "Women with Cool Jobs".

What if you could leverage the WISDOM OF YOUR FUTURE SELF to guide your present choices? What would your older self say to your "young" self? 
 
It's my birthday, and I'm reflecting! I'm going to be 39 this year, and it dawned on me that this is the last year of my 30s... a decade in which I've been growing a family, a podcast, a business.
 
It's the end of an era. What's the next phase going to be like? 

What if you could USE YOUR OWN WISDOM from your future wise, experienced older self (cuz let’s not say “old”!) to help you make decisions about:

• What do you want in your future? 
• What risks do you want to take? 
• Who do you want to connect with and surround yourself with?

I share a story about my awesome grandma, her “young” friends, and my birthday thoughts. I talk about how I’m thinking about this next phase of life as I head towards my 40s! I talk about the power we have now -- in the present moment (when we’re actually LIVING LIFE) -- to make intentional choices that will lead to a life filled with more joy, fulfillment, and purpose.

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Wishing you had your own cool job??

• Not sure what you want to be when you grow up?
• In a time of transition or reinvention?
• Are you so busy that you’ve put yourself on the backburner for awhile?

Get Sparked!
Understand yourself better and learn what feels exciting and fulfilling for you.

Not sure where to start?

Julie can help you figure out what lights you up and fulfills you, so you can do a cool job, too!

• Schedule HERE to do a free, quick debrief to see how you can add more of what sparks you to life and work.

Julie Berman is a Sparkologist in addition to being the Podcast Host & Producer of "Women with Cool Jobs".

Are you considering a new career, but you're not sure how to figure out what to look for or what's next? Julie shares how to get more clarity on what you love and what you want for your career and life. 

Better navigate career changes by understanding what lights you up and fulfills you, and on the flip side, what drains and stifles you. Not sure how? Start by taking the free Sparketype assessment at sparketype.com

Did you know Julie is a Certified Sparketype Advisor (aka SPARKologist!!)?

In this episode Julie shares how discovering Sparketypes not only lead to so many ah-ha moments and clarity in her own life, it lead to wanting to create a business to help people understand what lights you up and how to add more of it to work and life.

She also shares an awareness exercise and some questions to ask yourself to gain clarity.

We all deserve to have our own cool job!

Resources
 

• www.sparketype.com 

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Wishing you had your own cool job??

• Not sure what you want to be when you grow up?
• In a time of transition or reinvention?
• Are you so busy that you’ve put yourself on the backburner for awhile?

Get Sparked!
Understand yourself better and learn what feels exciting and fulfilling for you.

Not sure where to start?

Julie can help you figure out what lights you up and fulfills you, so you can do a cool job, too!

• Schedule HERE to do a free, quick debrief to see how you can add more of what sparks you to life and work.

Julie Berman is a Sparkologist in addition to being the Podcast Host & Producer of "Women with Cool Jobs".

Are you considering a new career, but you're not sure how to figure out what to look for or what's next? Julie shares how to get more clarity on what you love and what you want for your career and life. 

Better navigate career changes by understanding what lights you up and fulfills you, and on the flip side, what drains and stifles you. Not sure how? Start by taking the free Sparketype assessment at sparketype.com

Did you know Julie is a Certified Sparketype Advisor (aka SPARKologist!!)?

In this episode Julie shares how discovering Sparketypes not only lead to so many ah-ha moments and clarity in her own life, it lead to wanting to create a business to help people understand what lights you up and how to add more of it to work and life.

She also shares an awareness exercise and some questions to ask yourself to gain clarity.

We all deserve to have our own cool job!

Resources
 

• www.sparketype.com 

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Wishing you had your own cool job??

• Not sure what you want to be when you grow up?
• In a time of transition or reinvention?
• Are you so busy that you’ve put yourself on the backburner for awhile?

Get Sparked!
Understand yourself better and learn what feels exciting and fulfilling for you.

Not sure where to start?

Julie can help you figure out what lights you up and fulfills you, so you can do a cool job, too!

• Schedule HERE to do a free, quick debrief to see how you can add more of what sparks you to life and work.

Julie Berman is a Sparkologist in addition to being the Podcast Host & Producer of "Women with Cool Jobs".

Lindsay Cordova, a site manager at UPS Integrad, is responsible for the overall operation of the McKinney, TX, facility that trains both new and experienced truck drivers who deliver and pick up UPS packages. The overarching goal of the training is to keep drivers and communities safe.  

From overseeing the overall operations and logistics at the facility, to cultivating strong relationships with peers and colleagues, to rapping about safety, get a glimpse of what it's like to have a leadership role in a male-dominated industry.

Lindsay has been with the company for 20 years and has held a variety of positions, including: driver, supervisor, and trainer.  

The McKinney, TX, site  is one of 11 Integrad sites across the United States where they incorporate cutting-edge tools (like simulators and virtual reality) and techniques (to accommodate different learning styles) to train individuals.

We also explore Lindsay's passion for training, how she earned her undergrad degree in counseling, and how she balances her work and family life as a mom of three. 

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Wishing you had your own cool job??

• Not sure what you want to be when you grow up?
• In a time of transition or reinvention?
• Are you so busy that you’ve put yourself on the backburner for awhile?

Get Sparked!
Understand yourself better and learn what feels exciting and fulfilling for you.

Not sure where to start?

Julie can help you figure out what lights you up and fulfills you, so you can do a cool job, too!

• Schedule HERE to do a free, quick debrief to see how you can add more of what sparks you to life and work.

Julie Berman is a Sparkologist in addition to being the Podcast Host & Producer of "Women with Cool Jobs".