Letz Create - Career Success Stories

Maribel returned to the workforce after maternity leave to find her whole department and management had changed. A role she had been in for more than 15 years was no longer the fulfilling workplace it once was. Her confidence had been shattered and she didn’t know who to turn to. Even though Maribel was in Human Resources, she struggled to identify her unique skills. She made the brave decision to contact Marina and hasn’t looked back. Marina was able to provide clarity, confidence and a strategic plan to help Maribel find career success.

Renaldo was in a senior leadership role when he decided he wanted a change. His role was no longer satisfying and he wanted to find a job that was more closely aligned to his values. Renaldo took the risk – he left the security of his role but didn’t quite count on feeling lost and frustrated while job searching. He quickly realised he needed the support of a professional Career Coach. Marina helped Renaldo with positioning himself so that potential employers could see how much value he offered.

In this podcast, Anna shares her story about finding her confidence. She lacked belief in her own ability and didn’t have the right job search tools to stand out. What’s more incredible is that Anna found her career success during a worldwide pandemic when the economy was looking very bleak. With the help of a Career Coach, Anna was able to identify her weaknesses and overcome them. Marina helped Anna turn things around so that her resume, application and interview stood out in a very crowded market.

We develop skills every day at work and in our daily life. In this podcast Aileen Hiskins, reveals how you can identify and articulate your key strengths, skills and capabilities for a successful job search. Self-awareness is the key to understanding what you’re really good at and looking for opportunities, particularly in challenging times. Learn how to unpack and audit your skillsets and attributes to increase your employability.

Aileen Hiskins is the Managing Director of Strategic Alignment Training. Aileen’s consulting and advisory skills span leadership development, executive coaching, culture change, capability development and talent management. Aileen has an ability to quickly understand business issues and create practical, quality solutions that focus on improving business performance. She’s a skilled and highly regarded facilitator, coach and mentor, and has facilitated very successful learning programs with people at all levels, including senior executives in Australia, Asia, the US and UK.

Much of Aileen’s work focuses on helping people enhance and strengthen their leadership capabilities while addressing reactive behaviours and habits that get in the way.

If you’ve recently been stood down or made redundant during the COVID-19 pandemic you will be job searching in a heavily congested market. Find out how to overcome the challenges of job searching during a pandemic and learn exactly what recruiters are looking for in candidates. Nikki Domeney works closely with HR teams and supports the recruitment process. She discusses with us what applicants need to put their best foot forward.

Nikki Domeney, Director of H20 People and Culture, provides HR and engagement support which extends to varied industries such as professional services, IT and Sustainable Energy businesses. The name reflects her unique style and process, as well as her personal values. H20 symbolises Nikki’s ability to do a deep dive with her clients to assist them to grow with a process that flows.

She coaches and advises her clients on best practice for creating and maintaining healthy, thriving work places. She is forward thinking with a fail forward approach “so much learning and growing can be achieved if we pause recognise our mistakes as opportunity, without fear or judgement”.

Nikki brings over 20 years’ experience to building teams, driving proactive culture change, supporting business, developing policies and procedures and enhancing team engagement, as well as the recruitment process.

When life as you know it suddenly changes how do you deal with it? Losing your job, a loved one, experiencing major trauma or changes to daily life can leave you feeling out of control and experiencing a whole range of emotions. When this happens our minds have a tendency to catastrophize the situation and take control of our mindset. How can you move forward again?

In this podcast Gabor Bukovinszky shares with us the key tools to reframe challenging situations. Learn how to move from devastation mode to find stability and purpose again. Rise from the challenges of life events, learn coping mechanisms and the strategies that will help you get back to your life’s path.

Gabor Bukovinszky is a trained life coach, NLP and Meta Dynamics practitioner and co-founder of Yoga Flame. His passion is people and his purpose is to help YOU shine. Through his studies in human behaviour and professional experience, he will help you to break through your limiting beliefs, plan the future you desire and inspire you into action to make these intentions a reality. Gabor has worked with sports professionals, business owners, yoga teachers, managers, artists and many more to awaken their inspiration for life and realise their dreams.

Video is a powerful communication tool for building trust and engagement in the online world. In this podcast, Yana Martens shares with us her insider tips and techniques to help you feel at ease in front of a camera and to help you elevate your personal brand.

These insights have never been more important than right now – a time when more people are working in isolation from home and connecting via video conferencing to the workforce. It’s equally important for those who are job searching with recruiters and employers now moving to video interviews. Empower yourself with the knowledge on how to present yourself and put your best self forward.

Yana’s expertise is based on an understanding of self-image and human behaviour from a degree in psychology, combined with years in front and behind the camera, as a model and photographer.

Yana helps her clients elevate their personal brand by increasing self-awareness, encourages them to get out of the comfort zone and face their fears of being seen and judged. With over 14 years’ experience in front of the camera she knows exactly how it feels and how to address all negative thinking that might arise.

Karen Hollenbach shares her insider tips and strategies on optimising your LinkedIn profile. Learn how you can make quality connections and how to position yourself on LinkedIn to support your career goals. It’s the ideal online tool for job seekers and is the most widely used by recruiters who are looking to fill roles.

Karen is a LinkedIn Training Specialist, Online Educator, Content Marketer, Speaker & Commentator and Top 10 APAC LinkedIn Expert. As the founder of Think Bespoke, Karen leads a collective of experienced content marketers, writers and career planning professionals dedicated to helping Australians achieve their business and career goals.

Karen's community values her warm, friendly and down to earth approach that encourages new ways of thinking. She offers a unique perspective on how to get value from LinkedIn, based on building relationships and adding genuine value to the communities you serve. Karen works with values-based individuals and organisations in the education and professional services sectors across Australia.