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 Untemplater Founders, Jun Loayza and Monica O'Brien : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (311)

Monica O’Brien blogs at Social Pollination, and she recently wrote a book by the same name. She currently does marketing consulting for small companies.

Jun Loayza is the cofounder and chief marketing officer or Viraology and president of socialmediamarketing.com. You can find him at junloayza.com.

Untemlater started after Jun wrote a blog post called Tell me the truth: Can Gen Y Team Up? The post was a call to action to bring individually successful people together to see what they could do together.

Untemplater is now a company with six founders covering topics around six basic areas:

• Entrepreneurship
• Career
• Travel
• Family
• Mind
• Team

Listen to the interview to hear more about Untemplater, its mission and the people behind it.

 

 New Job, New You - An interview with author Alexandra Levit [13:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (323)

back in 2008. She’s back again to talk about her latest book, New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Bright New Career. The book features stories from real people who have reinvented their own careers.

Find out more about Alexandra Levit at alexandralevit.com, and read more about her new book at newjobnewyou.com.

SHOW NOTES

There are seven motivators that may lead you to seek a new career:

1. Family
2. Independence
3. Learning
4. Money
5. Passion
6. Setback
7. Talent

A few of the questions that we covered:

• How do I overcome the fear of making a big change?
• Where do I start?
• What are the major challenges of shifting to a new career?
• How should I structure my goals for the new year?
• What if I fail?

 

 Self-Promotion for Introverts - an Interview with Nancy Ancowitz [10:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (471)

“In many cases, and especially as you get up the ladder in the work world, you really often can’t tell an introvert from an extrovert—because many introverts who are far along in their careers have developed certain social skills, have developed public speaking skills, and you really can’t tell us apart.”
—Nancy Ancowitz

Nancy Ancowitz is a business communications coach and author of Self-Promotion for Introverts: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead. She spent twelve years on Wall Street as a marketing head for major financial firms. While there, she took a personality assessment, and she was surprised to learn that she’s an introvert.

What is an introvert?

Introverts aren’t loners or antisocial. They simply gain their energy from being alone. Solo activities such as reading, writing, researching and quietly thinking will recharge their energy.

What can an introvert do to better prepare for career success?

• -Rest up and recharge your energy before big meetings
• -Prepare a few opening lines, questions, contributions or topics of conversations
• -If you’re heading into a meeting, get on the agenda before it begins
• -Introverts tend to be better at writing, so email a few ideas in advance or follow up with ideas through email.
• -Lobby your ideas in one-one situations before the big meeting
• -Get speech or public speaking lessons to learn how to use your voice (introverts tend to speak more quietly)
• -Make eye contact, sit up straight and have a firm handshake
• -Practice

Find out more about Nancy Ancowitz at selfpromotionforintroverts.com.

 

 Grads Take Charge: Author Interview and Book Giveaway [9:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1437)

Kathryn Marion has just published a new book filled with advice to help new grads venture into the next chapter of their lives. The book, Grads Take Charge, features advice from recent grads (including yours truly and other bloggers with great advice) on everything from finding the right job to handling money and life at home.

The book is available at QwikSmarts.com, and The Creative Career readers can use the coupon code CC25 for 25% off.

The Giveaway

I have an extra copy of Grads Take Charge to give away to one lucky reader. To win, leave a comment with the phrase Take Charge, and if you want, tell me what you look forward to or fear about life beyond college (you don’t have to be a senior to win—this giveaway is available to anyone who can benefit from the advice in this book). I’ll randomly select a winner next Monday, May 18.

 

 Sherry Petersik: From NYC Copywriter to DIY Blogger [15:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1051)

I called Sherry to talk about her unique career path from working as a copywriter in New York City to working for herself as a blogger in Richmond, Virginia.

Enjoy the interview, and be sure to check out the blog for yourself. You can also read about Sherry’s “day in the life” as a professional blogger at High-Heeled Foot in the Door.