NEXT | Navigating Career Pivots & Reinvention in the Age of AI

Erika Parker Price
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NEXT is your weekly guide to discovering and building your next chapter, whether that's a job, a business, or another passion that comes in a less traditional box.    Hosted by Erika Parker Price, the show draws on both her corporate background in tech, as well as her entrepreneurial experience as a career coach. 

  1. 3d ago

    38. Choosing Your Next: How to Know When It's Time

    Today we're diving into how to tell when it's actually time to leave a job you could keep. Leaving on your own terms is it's own kind of hard. There's no severance, no clean story, no external event to point at — just a growing sense that this isn't it anymore, and no obvious moment to act on it. This episode is about that gap: how to know when the feeling is real, and what to do before you hand in anything. Ready to get support on what's next? Check out erikaparkerprice.com and book a free call. Questions? Comments? DM Erika on LinkedIn

  2. Sep 7 ·  Video

    37. Rewrite Your Story to Rewrite Your Habits with Connie Kwan

    Connie Kwan on story habits, identity, and building a new writing routine Erika Parker Price interviews Connie Kwan, a builder and storyteller whose career spans product leadership, AI-powered prototyping, teaching storytelling, and now writing a book called STORYHabits. This conversation is both an origin story and a practical coaching session, as Connie walks Erika through her STORY framework for changing habits through identity and motivation.We discuss how habits shape career transitions, why identity is the missing piece in habit change, and how to make a goal small enough to actually stick. The episode also explores how AI is changing engineering team habits, code review, and norms faster than most organizations can adapt. Key topics Connie Kwan’s path from corporate product leader to portfolio career as a builder and storytellerThe origin of Story HabitsConnie’s thinking on habit change was shaped by her work at a smoking cessation company.That experience gave her a scientific lens on motivation, behavior change, and what helps habits actually stick.She later connected that with her storytelling work and realized identity and story were missing from the habit-change conversation. Why identity matters more than streaks in habit buildingWorkshop: Erika’s writing habitThe S T O R Y frameworkS - Set the right goalT - Ten valuesO - Overlay the habit onto a valueR - Run the testY - Evaluate whether the story worked or needs revisionConnie uses Erika’s own values to find an anchor that supports the writing habit.How to think about confidence and motivationThe goal should feel 90 percent achievable.Connie emphasizes keeping both confidence and motivation above roughly 90 percent throughout the process.Small wins matter because they create the loop that makes the habit repeatable.How AI is changing team habitsTimestamps 00:00 - Introducing Connie Kwan and the purpose of the episode  01:46 - Why Connie fits both sides of the show’s mission  05:14 - Connie introduces herself as a builder and storyteller  06:23 - From smoking cessation to the origins of Story Habits 08:00 - Why identity is the missing piece in habit change 10:57 - How habits can rewrite your life one step at a time 13:16 - Inherited habits, hacked habits, and chosen habits 16:43 - Choosing Erika’s writing habit to workshop live 18:08 - S T O R Y begins with setting a realistic goal 20:50 - Defining values as anchors for habit change 22:27 - How connection becomes the strongest writing anchor 24:50 - Using courage as a possible motivation, then ruling it out 27:04 - Why creativity is central to Erika’s identity as a writer 30:10 - Future-focused fiction and the pressure to “get it right” 33:07 - Purpose as a deeper reason to write the book 34:42 - What Erika does instead of writing and why 36:25 - Moving from story work to logistics and calendar design 39:21 - The “because” that gets Erika to the desk 41:23 - Reviewing the S T O R Y framework and running the test 43:28 - Small goals for career change and skill building 48:41 - How team habits are changing in an AI-driven workplace 53:49 - Why teams need to rebuild norms around AI use 57:51 - Where to find Connie and what’s next for the follow-up 58:19 - Connie’s closing thought: rewrite your story to rewrite your habits “Rewrite your story to rewrite your habits.” Ready to get support on what's next? Check out erikaparkerprice.com and book a free call. Questions? Comments? DM Erika on LinkedIn

  3. Aug 31 ·  Video

    36. The Resume Rewrite That Showed Kelly Tibbitts Her Worth — and Landed the Job

    Kelly Tibbitts is an educator, a pastor, a coach, and a podcaster. When it comes to self-awareness, she's done all the work - Enneagram, StrengthsFinder, Human Design, Pat Lancioni's Six Types of Working Genius - and even coaches on many of the disciplines.  That's why she was so surprised to discover that all that self-awareness didn't translate to her resume. She'd spent years accepting lesser titles and lower salary, as she'd been raised to believe that "women get paid in praise."  A little bit of coaching and a resume re-write was all it took for her to step into her full capability - and land her next role as an Executive Director.  For more information on Kelly, check out her website or podcast, Live a Vibrant Life.  Ready to get support on what's next? Check out erikaparkerprice.com and book a free call. Questions? Comments? DM Erika on LinkedIn

  4. Aug 24

    35. The Impact of AI on your Career: 4 Roles to Consider

    How do you want to approach the rapidly changing landscape of your career when it comes to AI? In this episode, Erika proposes the framework proposed by Encode at Plan for AI.  SleeperTacticianAnchorShaperIf you haven't seen it yet, check out The AI Doc: How I Became an Apocaloptimist, currently streaming on Apple. Ready to get support on what's next? Check out erikaparkerprice.com and book a free call. Questions? Comments? DM Erika on LinkedIn

  5. Aug 17

    34. From Layoff to Entrepreneur: Six Week Sprint to Find Her Ikigai

    Elizabeth Field DiGiovanni was only a few hours into her layoff from Meta when she had already established the LLC for Parcel Air, her entrepreneurial venture providing screen-free activity boxes for flying with little kids - individually wrapped and shipped straight to your door!  Rather than jump into a job search, she decided to take advantage of the time and money her severance offered, and run a 6-week sprint to see what was possible with a strong vision, an AI back-end, strategic freelance hires from within her inner circle plus Claude as her Chief of Staff.  When we spoke she was 60 days into the business, already breaking even, and finding an entirely new level of work-life integration as she discovered her ikigai (the intersection of what she loves to do, what she's good at, what the world needs, and what she can get paid for).  Watch her build the company publicly by subscribing to From the Desk of EFD on Substack. You can also connect with her on LinkedIn or Instagram.  If you're curious to discover your own ikigai, stay tuned for my Find Your Next workshop this fall. Join the waitlist to be the first to be notified!  Ready to get support on what's next? Check out erikaparkerprice.com and book a free call. Questions? Comments? DM Erika on LinkedIn

  6. Aug 10

    33. It's Never Been Easier to Start Your Next Thing

    While it's harder to "land your next job" in 2026 than it's been in years, it's easier than ever to build something of your own. In this first episode under the new name, I make the case for both — and walk through the six pieces of the stack I used to build my own business, most of which cost nothing. Whether you're staying, searching, or ready to pivot, you're the one in the driver's seat. Ready to get support on what's next? Check out erikaparkerprice.com and book a free call. Questions? Comments? DM Erika on LinkedIn

  7. Aug 3

    32. Same Show. New Name. Bigger Question: What's Next?

    This is our last show under the name Land Your Next Job.  I'm shifting to NEXT so we can answer the bigger question of what's next that so many people are asking me.  It'll still be in your feed, so if you haven't already like, subscribe, and follow!  And come find me on Substack! Ready to get support on what's next? Check out erikaparkerprice.com and book a free call. Questions? Comments? DM Erika on LinkedIn

  8. Jul 27

    31. Are You Running Toward your Future or Away from Your Past?

    Running towards = positive energy  Running away = negative energy Regardless of the circumstances of how you landed here, you can definitely reframe where you're headed into a future-facing "towards" rather than a past-looking "away." That simple change shows up in your words, your body language, your energy - and eventually, the outcome you seek.  Ready to get support on what's next? Check out erikaparkerprice.com and book a free call. Questions? Comments? DM Erika on LinkedIn

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NEXT is your weekly guide to discovering and building your next chapter, whether that's a job, a business, or another passion that comes in a less traditional box.    Hosted by Erika Parker Price, the show draws on both her corporate background in tech, as well as her entrepreneurial experience as a career coach. 

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