Another great transition story from another amazing veteran! Kathy drops some knowledge bombs on us, kind of ironic since she previously defused them!

Kathy provides a deep dive inside look to her journey to where she is today. Mastering being a Navy diver and explosives expert, taking on the stunt double world, finding her way into a few start ups, landing the dream gig at Facebook, and now going back to her fitness roots at Crossfit, LLC.

Things we covered in this episode:

Be where your feet are and hold the dummy bag. Kathy's tip for early success in finding a job, get into rooms to be able to talk to the right people. For her that meant holding the dummy bag during stunt double training. That has transformed into at least two networking calls a month!

Master your story. Be able to master your elevator pitch i.e. the story that is going to make the person you are networking with want to hire you. Tips for this, be personal and figure out what the person you are talking to wants or needs. Framework for the chat: be interesting, be relevant, and keep it focused (1-3 mins)

Always be networking (ABN)! Kathy makes a great point. As military veterans we are never going to have the most lucrative resume for technical positions. We won't pass the AI resume gate, so talk to the gate keeper. Network and making sure its with the right people. You want to be a Data scientist? Make sure you are talking to someone on the data scientist team!

This episode has so much packed in, it could have gone on forever!

Enjoy, and go follow Kathy on LinkedIn!