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110: Maximizing Personal-Professional Growth with Jonathan Raymond

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Jonathan Raymond says: "Part of being an authority is not to collapse when... people get defensive to test you and see if you're going to hold your ground."

Refound CEO and author Jonathan Raymond explains how personal and professional growth are one thing, not two.

You’ll Learn:

  1. How you can become the leader your team is waiting for
  2. The makings of a perfect conversation
  3. Approaches to receiving feedback constructively

About Jonathan

After twenty years of not being able to decide whether he was a business development guy or a personal growth teacher, Jonathan stopped trying to figure it out. He’s the owner of Refound, an online training startup that offers Good Authority training programs for owners, executives, and managers. He’s madly in love with his wife, tries not to spoil his daughter, and will never give up on the New York Knicks. Jonathan is the former CEO and Chief Brand Officer of EMyth, where he led the transformation of a global coaching brand and has worked in tech, clean tech, and the nonprofit world after graduating law school in 1998. He lives in Ashland, Oregon, a lovely town that’s too far away from a warm ocean.
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084: Navigating Your Career Climb with Jolene Blackbourn, Esq.

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Jolene Blackbourn says: "Find out exactly what your boss has to report or accomplish and help them meet those goals."

Lawyer and mentoring enthusiast Jolene Blackbourn makes the case for helping others to help ourselves.

You’ll Learn:

  1. What you think you know about your job, but you actually don’t
  2. How not to add a task to your to-do list
  3. A drag and drop tip to collecting praise

About Jolene
Jolene has been an in-house attorney with a major insurance company for almost 10 years. She serves as a mentor to many new attorneys and helps prospective law students determine whether law school is right for them. She also coaches a youth soccer team.

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082: Why You Might Not Need to be a Manager with Mark Allen

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Mark Allen says: "The challenge is don't wait... the next thing doesn't just come along. You've got to find it or make it."

Professor and author Mark Allen presents different opportunities to climb the corporate ladder, even if you don’t want to be a manager.

You’ll Learn:

  1. Alternatives to the traditional managerial track
  2. Why going for manager may not be optimal…even if you’re a top performer
  3. Means of valuing your team in the workplace

About Mark
Dr. Mark Allen is an educator, speaker, consultant, and author who specializes in talent management and corporate universities. He is the author of Aha Moments in Talent Management and the co-author and editor of The Next Generation of Corporate Universities, and The Corporate University Handbook. He has also written numerous articles in practitioner and academic publications.
Mark is a professor at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management. He is also a senior faculty member of the Human Capital Institute, a senior associate with the Kiely Group, and has taught for Vatel University and the American Management Association.

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076: Career Acceleration with Comparably’s Jason Nazar

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Jason Nazar says: "One of the things that the most successful people I've ever met do is they act as if they're already financially successful... They act as if they already know the answers."

Comparably co-founder and CEO Jason Nazar shines a light on employer and employee best practices.

You’ll Learn:

  1. Two big mistakes that are stopping you from advancing in your career
  2. Guidance in your search for finding and keeping mentors
  3. Two transformational questions that you should ask yourself everyday

About Jason
Jason Nazar is one of the most active tech entrepreneurs and investors in southern California, and is a popular contributor for Wall Street Journal, Forbes, INC, and Business Insider. He’s founder/CEO of Comparably, an online platform that makes workplace compensation and culture dramatically more transparent. Prior to Comparably, he founded Docstoc — the largest small business content site with over 50 million members — before he sold it to Intuit in 2013 for a reported $50M. Named one of the most admired CEOs by the Los Angeles Business Journal, Jason is currently Entrepreneur in Residence for the City of Los Angeles, appointed by Mayor Garcetti.

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071: Being the CEO of Your Own Career with Angela Copeland

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Angela Copeland says: "Being the CEO of your own career is really not waiting for someone to give you a chance... and just kind of going after what it is that you want to do."

Career coach Angela Copeland shows how to take charge and proactively, intentionally manage your career.

You’ll Learn:

  1. Warning signs that you’re under appreciated at your job and how to deal
  2. A simple, powerful way to highlight your progress and set yourself apart at work
  3. Effective interview tactics

About Angela
Angela Copeland is a career coach and CEO at her firm, Copeland Coaching. She is host of the Copeland Coaching Podcast, columnist for the Career Corner newspaper column, and author of career e-book Breaking The Rules & Getting The Job. Angela’s personal career background gives her the breadth to help job seekers with a variety of different needs, including finding the right job, interviewing, and offer negotiation.

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