Career Switch Podcast: Actionable advice for your career change Lixandra Urresta

After she was laid off in her 50s, Argentine-born Mirta Rinaldi decided to follow her passion for cooking. Today, at age 72, Mirta teaches Argentine cuisine and owns her own business, Mendulcina, where she hosts cultural experiences and makes and sells delicacies from her home country. 

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Mirta shares how she made her career change and the rich ties her new career as a cooking instructor and entrepreneur has to her culture. It's more than just cooking for Mirta; it's about preserving her family's legacy and teaching others about Argentina. 

Check out Mirta's advice if you, too, are making your career switch after age 50! 

Episode Highlights:
Getting laid off after age 50Learning a new career hands onSaving family recipesFocusing on your passionReinventing yourself at any ageNot being afraid to be yourself Advice for a career change over 50Sharing your culture with others 

Find Mirta Rinaldi at:
Instagram: @rinaldi.mirta and @mendulcina 
Website: League of Kitchens

Learn more about the League of Kitchens at:
Website: www.leagueofkitchens.com
Instagram: @leagueofkitchens
Facebook: @LeagueOfKitchens
LinkedIn: @theleagueofkitchens

Watch Mirta's documentary, "From Grandma with Love: Mirta's Argentine Kitchen":
Amazon Prime
Apple TV+

More episodes for Hispanic Heritage Month:
Ep 33: Leaving corporate to lead a non-profit

More episodes for making a career change after age 50:
Ep 4: Aged out: Making a career switch at over 50
Ep 16: Starting a new career after 50
Ep 18: The pros and cons of being a full-time author
Ep 21: A side hustle results in a career switch
Ep 23: How being bilingual helps your new career
Ep 32: How to make a career change after 50


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Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Did you know? 48% of U.S. employers offer undergraduate or graduate tuition assistance as a benefit? This means you can start making your career change NOW while you’re still at your current job! 

When Weavy Garcia’s company offered an MBA program to their employees, he went for it. It was an opportunity to learn about business, get his master’s, and switch from IT into sales, a more lucrative option for him. 

In this throwback episode, Weavy recalls what it was like to go back to school for 18 months while working full-time and how it affected his family life. 

Weavy shares how his MBA and IT experience have secured his future and how networking played a key role in making his career change. 


Episode Highlights:
Applying for an employer-sponsored degree programEarning a degree to diversifyGoing back to school while working full-timeStaying motivatedLeaving to grow your careerHow to network sociallyNetworking to open doorsPros and cons of alternating between two fields Securing your future with a higher degree

Weavy’s podcast: The Uncanny Coconuts
Weavy’s drone business: FlyTechGuy Drone Services

48% of U.S. employers offer tuition assistance: 2023 SHRM Employee Benefits Survey


Resources:
10 Best Master’s Degrees for Career Changers: 
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/best-masters-degrees-for-career-change
 
These Fortune 500 companies will help pay for employee MBAs:
https://fortune.com/education/business/articles/2021/07/15/these-fortune-500-companies-will-help-pay-for-employees-mba/
 
50 Companies with Amazing Tuition Reimbursement Programs:
https://myscholly.com/50-companies-with-amazing-tuition-reimbursement-programs/
 
25+ Companies with Tuition Reimbursement Programs:
https://getschooled.com/article/5206-companies-with-great-tuition-reimbursement-programs/
 
How to Use—and Ask For—Employer Tuition Reimbursement Benefits:
https://extension.harvard.edu/blog/how-to-use-and-ask-for-employer-tuition-reimbursement-benefits/



Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Any career switch will have its ups and downs. I speak with recovery coach Gerardo Matamoros about some potentially harmful behaviors you may start relying on to help you handle whatever is going on right now with your career change.

Gerardo is the owner of consulting firm 7RM7 and a group facilitator for Smart Recovery, a nationwide nonprofit which offers free support groups to individuals who want independence from any type of addictive behavior. 
In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Gerardo tells us what’s really behind whatever behavior you may be using to cope, whether it’s too much eating, spending, drinking, smoking, sleeping, TV watching, gaming, pill taking—anything that can be harmful when done in excess. 


Gerardo explains how your thoughts affect your actions and offers 3 keys to how you can better cope with making a career change.

Episode Highlights:
Warning signs that can lead to unhealthy behaviorsWhy people start turning to potentially harmful behaviors to copeStress and controlCognitive distortions that affect your actionsQuestioning your thoughts Using cognitive behavioral therapy or CBTStages of changeReducing anxiety with acceptance and patienceTaking action to reduce stress


Find Gerardo Matamoros at:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gerardo-matamoros


Learn more about Smart Recovery at:
English: www.smartrecovery.org
Spanish: https://smartrecovery.org.es


Resources mentioned: 
How to Make Stress Your Friend, TED Talk by Kelly McGonigal


Ep 5: How to handle uncertainty while making a career change




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Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

When making a career change from corporate to nonprofit, who wouldn’t want that HR perspective? The chance to find out from a Human Resources manager what they’re looking for when hiring. Thanks to nonprofit consultant and coach Niki Lomibao, that’s exactly what you’ll get in this episode!
Niki has 10 years of HR experience in the nonprofit world and she’s hired plenty of career changers. As the principal CEO of Desert Blue Consulting & Coaching, Niki gives us the inside scoop on what it takes to transition to nonprofit.


In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, we cover the common assumptions many of us make when we think about switching to nonprofit. Niki also shares what you should do NOW before you start applying for nonprofit jobs and she reveals three interview questions you’ll likely be asked by HR managers to see if you’re a good fit for nonprofit.  


Episode Highlights:
Myths about working in nonprofitThe biggest difference between working for corporate vs nonprofitWhat you should do NOW before you apply for nonprofit jobsSoft skills HR managers look for in career changers3 interview questions to see if you’re a good fit for nonprofit
Find Niki Lomibao at:
Website: www.desertblueaz.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikilomibao_desertblue
LinkedIn:
Niki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niki-l-4b980975/
Desert Blue Consulting and Coaching:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/desert-blue-consulting-coaching/


Resources for nonprofit jobs:
 https://www.idealist.org/en
 https://www.indeed.com
 https://nationalnonprofits.org/nonprofit-jobs/search
 https://careers.councilofnonprofits.org/



Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Before she burnt out on the long hours and commute, Helene Godin was a lawyer for 22 years. She quit in 2010 with no plan.
Over the next year, Helene  used her skills as a lawyer to study the gluten-free market and develop recipes. In 2011, she opened By the Way Bakery.  Today, Helene has five retail locations and her gluten-free, dairy-free and kosher products are sold at Whole Foods and Stew Leonard’s grocery chains. 


In this episode of Career Switch Podcast, Helene shares the ups and downs she went through to open her store and how she continues to grow her multi-million dollar business. She also reveals the everyday challenges she still faces as the founder and CEO of By the Way Bakery. 

Helene offers her best advice for making a career change, especially if you, too, are thinking about starting a retail business. 


Episode Highlights:
Quitting due to burnoutStudying the gluten-free marketUsing lawyer skills to start and run a businessDesigning a storeSelecting a logoChallenges of running a retail businessHow to grow a businessHow to attract customers

Find By the Way Bakery at:
Website: www.btwbakery.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bythewaybakery
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ByTheWayBakeryHastings


Other episodes about starting a business:

Ep 29: A life-changing experience inspires a career change

Ep 25: A hobby turns into a career change

Ep 6: Starting a woman-and-minority-owned small business 




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Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

You need confidence to make a career change. Public speaking and confidence coach Sammie Walker Herrera  shares how you can be more confident with job interviewing, networking and negotiating.

In this episode of Career Switch Podcast,  we cover how to look and sound confident when answering some common interview questions in-person or virtually, how to ask people for their salary range without cringing, and how to use silence to get the upper hand when negotiating a job offer.  

As the founder of Speak Y'All, Sammie works with senior leaders at companies such as Amazon, Oracle, and Microsoft. And she coaches these executives on their impromptu speaking and interviewing skills to build confidence. 


Episode Highlights:
How to be more confident verbally, vocally and visually Look and sound confident when answering interview questions Tell a story to show you can change careersSTARR method for storytelling Appear more confident virtuallyImprove eye contactNetwork with new people confidentlyAsk others for their salary range Use silence to negotiate a job offer

Find Sammie Walker Herrera at:
Website: www.speakyall.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammiemlwalker
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speakyall/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/speakyall


Find Sammie's seminars at:
Latina Professionals LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/company/latinaprofessionals


Music credit: TimMoor from Pixabay

Podcast info:
What's your career switch? What do you think about this episode and the show? Tell us at careerswitchpod.com. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.