We Just Work Here
We Just Work Here
Kelly Schmidt
Join Talent Manager and Corporate Enneagram Coach Kelly Schmidt in exploring the many facets of being employed in a post-pandemic world. Guests bring their own POV on remote work, creating culture, soft skills, managing others, job searching, side gigs, and more.  In each episode, Kelly encourages us all to take a step back to see the big picture: there's more to life than our job. At the end of the day, we just work here.
Solo Episode with Kelly!
The final We Just Work Here pod of 2023! Kelly answers a few questions from listeners including: the difference between networking and creating connections, how to know if you should take the job that's offered and whether sales is still a good career opportunity.
Dec 28, 2023
16 min
Darrell Clack: Create Content to Create Connection
Darrell joins Kelly to talk about the challenges and upsides to job searching during the holiday season and gives some tangible advice for those wondering how to start creating content in order to build an authentic connection with others on LinkedIn.
Nov 22, 2023
31 min
Mike Peditto: Realistic Recruiting
Wondering about how to beat the ATS? Land an interview for a role with 500 applicants? Network your way into a new job? Mike is a Top Recruiting Voice on LinkedIn, so who better to have on the podcast to bust a few recruiting myths? Mike and Kelly demystify the job search and toss in some hot takes along the way.
Oct 21, 2023
26 min
Pathik Parikh: Developing Leadership In Middle Management
Leadership development coach Pathik Parikh empowers listeners with the tools and strategies that shaped his experience as a middle manager at one of the largest employers in the US:  Amazon. Pathik believes in simple and actionable leadership advice, which he puts into action by offering tips for middle managers' success in any circumstance.
Oct 17, 2023
31 min
Kevin Schmidt: Inside the Neurodivergent Mind
Kelly is joined by her brother, Kevin, who was diagnosed with autism in his late twenties. He shares his thoughts on hiring autistic employees, some essential workplace accommodations, the challenges of nuance for the neurodivergent brain and why he's now grateful for a late diagnosis.
Sep 14, 2023
39 min
Kim Robinson Jr: Clarity Kills Drama
Kim offers a unique perspective on how to develop clarity in the workplace and explains why "sweating the details" is a crucial first step to empowering others to do their best work.
Aug 28, 2023
26 min
Rachel Serwetz: Advice From A Real Career Coach
Rachel brings her  best practices for finding the right job, starting over and making a career pivot to the pod. She is is the founder of Woken, a career exploration platform, and has helped hundreds of people find clarity in their job search.
Aug 24, 2023
27 min
Rachael Roberts: Gender, Sales and Stereotyping
Rachael shares a firsthand account of what it's like to be a woman in tech sales and Kelly has plenty of follow up questions. Why should a woman consider a career in sales these days? What does it take to "make it"? Does sharing the same gender with your boss guarantee more opportunity? Rachael expands on the idea that success has more to do with personality than chromosomes. 
Jun 30, 2023
37 min
Dave Shrigley: Leadership In A Post-Pandemic World
Dave offers his perspective on the intricacies of leading and managing people after a collectively life-changing few years. He and Kelly dig in on the challenges of "fairness" when managing a team remotely and the aspects of leadership we can all develop within ourselves, regardless of your title.
Jun 5, 2023
32 min
Veronica Janik: There Is No Hacking A Startup
Veronica Janik shares what it took to start her own business on Amazon, how she knew it was time to work for someone else, and why you're probably not going to make a million dollars with nothing but a laptop. 
May 19, 2023
27 min
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