The Flourish Careers Podcast

Jennifer Smith
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How to find a new job? How to make a career change? How to find a job with no experience? How do I get noticed by a new employer? How do I figure out what’s next for my career? And the biggest question of all, can I really find a job I love?! What if I told you that with the right supporting tools and framework, you could learn to dig down to your roots, plant the seeds for the career you desperately desire… and grow the confidence to get there? Welcome to the Flourish Careers podcast. This is a workshop-style career show packed with actionable step-by-step tips that are helping heart-based + career-minded professionals all over the globe navigate the changing world of work and cultivate a happy + healthy career. Former HR leader and recruiter turned career coach, expect to learn and be inspired by Jenn Smith as she shares her best-kept secrets about making heart-based career changes and navigating the ups and downs of job searching in today’s world of work. Because you deserve a long, radiantly happy + healthy career.

  1. 3D AGO

    // 5 Questions to Ask Before Making a Career Move and How AI Can Support Career Clarity with Michelle Schafer

    Are you running toward something, or away from something? When work starts to feel off, I see many people go straight into action mode: update their resumes, scroll job boards, and apply quickly. Doing something feels safer than pausing—but clarity doesn’t come from rushing. It comes from slowing down and noticing. In this episode, I’m joined by expert career transition coach Michelle Schafer, and we talk about what career clarity really looks like before you make a move. Michelle shares five questions that help you understand how you want your days to feel, what’s non-negotiable in this season, and what will actually sustain you over time. If you’re at a crossroads (or sensing it might be time for a shift), this conversation will help. 🎧 Related episode: Why Success in Your Job Search Starts with Mindset with Michelle Schafer  🔗 Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn | Website 📗 Download a free chapter from Michelle's book  📚 Order Michelle's book Cultivating Career Growth: Navigating Transitions with Purpose   🌟 Download the Career Focus Framework 💛 In a season of transition? The In Season guided planner is designed to support career change and fresh starts—in just five minutes a day → flourish.careers/shop https://flourish.careers/shop (use code PODLOVE for 10% off your order) 🖋️ For detailed show notes, visit the Flourish Careers Blog 🌟 Stay in touch! Newsletter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Shop

    49 min

  2. FEB 11

    // Staying Relevant in the Age of AI with Natalie Benamou

    What does it really mean to stay relevant in a world reshaped by AI and constant change? In this episode, Natalie Benamou, Founder + CEO, shares the personal moments, from an unusual accident to a pivotal phone call, that redirected her career.  We talk about relevance, why curiosity matters more than speed, and how lived wisdom remains irreplaceable in the age of AI. Natalie brings a generous mix of insights and resources you can start using today ✨ If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I falling behind?” this conversation offers an impactful reframe: you’re not behind. Relevance is about presence and curiosity. 🔗 Connect with Natalie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliebenamou/ 🌟 HerCsuite® https://hercsuite.com/ 🔗 NEXT2LEAD AI https://hercsuite.com/next-2-lead-ai-powered-by-hercsuite/ 📗 Natalie’s latest book: Power of What’s NEXT: Bold Moves By Design: https://amzn.to/4qLk21k 💛 In a season of transition? The In Season guided planner is designed to support career change and fresh starts—in just five minutes a day → flourish.careers/shop: https://flourish.careers/shop (use code PODLOVE for 10% off your order) 🖋️ For detailed show notes, visit the Flourish Careers Blog 🌟 Stay in touch! Newsletter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Freebies + Shop

    32 min

  3. FEB 4

    // Career Courage: Why It’s Finally Time To Do What’s Right For You—And How To Begin

    What if the bravest career move you could make was simply permission to try? In this episode, I share the sentence that changed my career path and the stories that taught me about self-trust. We’ll explore what courage really looks like in our everyday work lives—setting boundaries, saying yes (and no), and choosing what’s right for you, even when it doesn’t match expectations. 🖋️ In Season planner-meets-journal (use code PODLOVE for 10% off your order): https://shopflourishcareers.myshopify.com/discount/PODLOVE  🎧 Tune in to the Career Reinvention Roadmap: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 💛 Join Flourish Careers Insider community: https://course.flourish.careers/offers/s26qDEcs 🌟 Check out Fried to Flourishing Career Change Experience  🖋️ For detailed show notes, visit the Flourish Careers Blog 🌟 Stay in touch! Newsletter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Freebies + Shop

    20 min

  4. JAN 28

    // Career Reinvention Roadmap (Part 3): Practical Steps to What’s Next

    You’ve noticed the signs and redefined success, the next question is simple (and loaded!): now what? In this conversation, Jen Pestikas and I share the small, intentional steps that helped us reinvent our careers without pressure or a dramatic leap. We talk about self-discovery practices, micro-experiments, grounding rituals, and learning to follow energy instead of titles. Reinvention isn’t a straight line or a polished plan. It’s a series of aligned steps, taken with curiosity, courage, and the right support. This final episode of the Career Reinvention series is about making that next chapter feel possible—and sustainable. Part 1: Career Reinvention Roadmap: Signs, Steps, Shifts to Your Next Season Part 2: Career Reinvention Roadmap: Redefining Success 📓 In Season planner-meets-journal (use code PODLOVE for 10% off your order): https://shopflourishcareers.myshopify.com/discount/PODLOVE  💛 Brave Women at Work Community: https://bravewomenatwork.com/ ✨ Human Design chart: https://www.myhumandesign.com/ 🌟 Enneagram assessment: https://www.truity.com/ 💛 Join Flourish Careers Insider: https://course.flourish.careers/offers/s26qDEcs 🖋️ For detailed show notes, visit the Flourish Careers Blog 🌟 Stay in touch! Newsletter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Freebies + Shop

    29 min

  5. JAN 21

    // Career Reinvention Roadmap (Part 2): Redefining Success

    We spend almost 90,000 hours of our lives working. Why wouldn’t we want those hours to feel meaningful? Spacious? Even joyful?! If your definition of success is shifting, you’re not losing ambition; you’re refining it. That’s the conversation we’re having in The Reinvention Roadmap Part 2 — what success looks like when it’s built from the inside out. 🤍 Once you start questioning corporate life (or step away from it entirely), the definition of success you inherited often stops working. Titles, metrics, and external validation no longer tell the story. When success is defined from the inside out, it stops demanding more and starts supporting you... and that shift can change everything. 📓 In Season planner-meets-journal (use code PODLOVE for 10% off your order): https://shopflourishcareers.myshopify.com/discount/PODLOVE  💛 Brave Women at Work Community: https://bravewomenatwork.com/ 🌟 Alt Summit conference: https://altitudesummit.com/ 💛 Join Flourish Careers Insider: https://course.flourish.careers/offers/s26qDEcs 🖋️ For detailed show notes, visit the Flourish Careers Blog 🌟 Stay in touch! Newsletter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Freebies + Shop

    21 min

  6. JAN 14

    // Career Reinvention Roadmap (Part 1): Signs, Shifts + Steps to Your Next Season

    What if the discomfort you’re feeling in your career isn’t a problem to fix…but a signal to listen? There comes a moment (sometimes quietly, sometimes all at once) when the career you built no longer fits who you’re becoming. And nothing is technically “wrong”… but something feels off. That season? I call it the quiet in-between. In this three-part series, Jen Pestikas from Brave Women at Work and I are exploring the emotional, intuitive, and practical sides of career transformation, especially for heart-based professionals who feel called toward something more aligned. Welcome to Season 11 and The Career Reinvention (three-part) Series: Signs, Shifts & Steps to Your Next Season. Today, we will start with the signs and the messy middle.   🖋️ In Season planner-meets-journal (use code PODLOVE for 10% off your order): https://shopflourishcareers.myshopify.com/discount/PODLOVE  💛 Brave Women at Work Community: https://bravewomenatwork.com/ 📚 Book: Die Empty by Todd Henry: https://amzn.to/3Ys0Xou 💛 Join Flourish Careers Insider community: https://course.flourish.careers/offers/s26qDEcs 🖋️ For detailed show notes, visit the Flourish Careers Blog 🌟 Stay in touch! Newsletter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Freebies + Shop

    27 min

  7. 12/17/2025

    // How To Use Rituals To Prioritize Yourself And Your Career

    What if the tiniest ritual could be the thing that finally helps you breathe again? In this Season 10 finale, we’re wrapping up a meaningful season of heart-centered conversations and digging into how to use rituals to prioritize yourself and your career. We’ll talk about why rituals matter, how they can ground you during transitions, and simple ways to weave them into your days without adding more to your to-do list. It's the perfect episode to help you close out the year and welcome the new year with a steadier, more grounded rhythm 💖 🌟 Meet the In Season planner, a three-month guide to honor your rhythm, your rituals, your next season.: https://course.flourish.careers/in-season-planner  💛 Join Flourish Careers Insider: https://course.flourish.careers/offers/s26qDEcs 🖋️ For detailed show notes, visit the Flourish Careers Blog 🌟 Stay in touch! Newsletter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Freebies + Shop

    20 min

  8. 12/10/2025

    // Crafting a Modern Career Rooted in Creativity with Briana Ottoboni

    What if the quickest path to career clarity is hidden in your inbox? 💌 In this episode, I’m joined by Briana Ottoboni, founder of Fractal Studio and host of The Trades Show, to explore the quiet comeback of the trades, the rise of modern craftsmanship, and what artisans can teach us about creating with intention. We also dig into the “inbox test,” a simple way to notice what genuinely pulls your attention and sparks a more grounded, creative direction in your career. Briana’s nonlinear path through sustainable fashion, tech, and consulting shows why careers work best as experiments, not linear ladders. If you’re craving more creativity or a fresh way to think about where you’re headed, this conversation will inspire you!   💛 Join Flourish Careers Insider: https://course.flourish.careers/offers/s26qDEcs 🔗 Connect with Briana The Trades Show on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0g5nz0QQY4lNTi7qhfjBoj?si=c1564de49b6f4b89 The Trades Show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tradesshow Substack:https://brianaaugustina.substack.com/ Personal Website: https://www.brianaaugustina.com/ For consulting work: https://www.fractalstudio.work/ 🖋️ For detailed show notes, visit the Flourish Careers Blog 🌟 Stay in touch! Newsletter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Pinterest | Freebies + Shop

    46 min
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How to find a new job? How to make a career change? How to find a job with no experience? How do I get noticed by a new employer? How do I figure out what’s next for my career? And the biggest question of all, can I really find a job I love?! What if I told you that with the right supporting tools and framework, you could learn to dig down to your roots, plant the seeds for the career you desperately desire… and grow the confidence to get there? Welcome to the Flourish Careers podcast. This is a workshop-style career show packed with actionable step-by-step tips that are helping heart-based + career-minded professionals all over the globe navigate the changing world of work and cultivate a happy + healthy career. Former HR leader and recruiter turned career coach, expect to learn and be inspired by Jenn Smith as she shares her best-kept secrets about making heart-based career changes and navigating the ups and downs of job searching in today’s world of work. Because you deserve a long, radiantly happy + healthy career.

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  • Creator
    Jennifer Smith
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    158
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Flourish Careers Podcast

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