Well. We've had quite a few conversations with quite a few people doing quite a few different things! It's been a blast. To round out our second season (!), we thought we'd do a bit of a summary of the key takeaways, or golden nuggets that came out of those conversations. Because despite all the differences, there were a lot of ideas and experiences that repeated over and over again. What did we find the most telling? The number of times these things came up: The role networking played in so ...

In this episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane chatted with Rachel Brethauer, Copywriter, Magical Unicorn and aspiring TV writer. Besides giving us a peek behind the curtain of TV writing, Rachel also hit on some pretty important themes in our conversation with her. They included: The bonuses of partnerships and connectionsSeeing it as "making friends" and "finding your people" instead of "networking"How success doesn't look at all what you think it willLearning to accept what isn't in your control: o...

In this episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane chatted with Vicki Noels-Cornish, who is a fellow career pro. Vicki's pathway has been a little different than Devon and Sarah-Jane's, mainly because she defines herself as "neurospicy." If you have ADHD, a learning disability or you feel like you fall into the category of neurodivergence, you definitely don't want to miss this episode! A few of our big takeaways: What it means to be "neurospicy," and how that can impact your career and your work lifeThe ...

On this episode, we'll meet Melissa Macfarlane Heidmiller, a Brand Marketing Manager. We thought she meant brand marketing as in, marketing shoes. She means brand marketing like marketing businesses. It's her job to make sure that organizations look attractive to potential employees. The industry has only been around since the 80s, and it's been in Canada for maybe 10 years. Here are a few things we chatted about: The miraculous thing that is visiting career counsellors after high schoolBuild...

Did you ever have a time when you were working in fraud investigation, and then your family history, your creativity and your joy all converged in one place, and you quit your job and opened a restaurant? Yeah, we didn't either. But this episode's guest did! Meet Honey Abada, the current owner of La Isla Manila in Barrie, Ontario. Honey dropped some terrific insights on her own career journey, including: Leading with curiosityGetting out of your own head, and really hearing how others see you...

In this episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane jump into the world of environmental careers, with Leslie Greener, Business Centre Pratice Lead, Environmental Service at Stantec Consulting Ltd. (We didn't know what that meant either, so don't worry, we asked!) Leslie's work in the environmental field has spanned the private sector, the public sector and consulting work and she's currently on her second tenure at Stantec. Some of the wisdom Leslie shared in the episode: Looking at other options after he...

In this episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane chatted with Courtney Brooks, Case Manager, Employment and Social Services for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. As usual, talking about someone's career journey led to some great nuggets of information. Here are some of the highlights: Using transfer credits to choose a university program so that it takes less time and costs lessFinding the balance of competency at work and being challenged enough to land in the sweet spot of job satisfactionUsing skills...

In this week's episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane sit down and talk to Aaron Schoenmaker, and hoooo boy, does he have a story! Today, Aaron is the Manager of National Student Recruitment at Centennial College. Follow along as we unwind Aaron's twisty tale from high-school dropout and petty criminal to factory worker, skilled tradesperson, marketer and college recruiter. Here are a few highlights we discovered: Networking and building relationships are your best friend when it comes to career movem...

In this week's episode, Devon and Sarah-Jane sit down with Jenn Powell, a self-described "Jenn of all trades." Currently, Jenn coordinates events and training for clients across the postsecondary education industry in Canada. But how did she get there? In this chat, we hit on some great nuggets of info: Surviving never working in the thing you studied forTaking education on a continuing basis while workingUnderstanding how postsecondary education works by working in postsecondary educationThe...

Join Devon and Sarah-Jane for a chat with Amanda Donovan, who is the Activities Coordinator for St. Paul's Anglican Church in Charlottetown, PEI. (A job she would never have expected to be doing!) While much of her job is about event management, and she gets to lean into her love of events and building connections, we got pretty philosophical about life and careers at the end! Along the way, some other great tidbits about careers came out: Recognizing the common thread about you that shows up...