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Stress management

Jennifer K. Hill is joined by executive coach and HeartMath certified stress management resilience coach, Gilda Joffe. Gilda shares HeartMath techniques for becoming resilient in the face of stress both personally and professionally. Gilda emphasizes the importance of having tools to cope with stress before it hits you. One example she gives is cultivating positive emotions such as gratitude or love on a daily basis, and another is learning to pause and reset to neutral in the midst of an ups...

October 26, 2021

Common Career Questions

Common Career Questions: Bonus Episode Brandon Maslan answers commonly asked career questions from individuals at all stages of their careers. He provides insights on questions such as how to ask for a raise and/or promotion to how to get your resume recognized by recruiters. His insights included the importance of building your network, being clear on what you don't want in your next career step, and how to answer the question of why you are looking for a job.

Combatting Burnout

Combatting Burnout Talk less and listen more. First and foremost listen to yourself and what your body is telling you even if your mind is trying to push you harder. This was one of many powerful insights by Elizabeth Rosenberg, Founder of the appropriately named, Good Advice Company, who joined Jennifer Hill and Brandon Maslan to share her good advice. She shared that after winding up in the hospital she finally got healthy and started listening to herself. We so often put too much pressu...

Communication

Communication Jennifer Hill and Brandon Maslan discussed the importance of clear, authentic, and concise communication in one's career. When you are excited and passionate it is easier to elicit that same reaction in a listener. Be sure to ask questions about how a person is doing on that day and what matters most to them. We all have the ability to better understand one another, we just have to be willing to be authentic. In seeking to be understood you should always seek to first understand.

Impostor Syndrome

Impostor Syndrome Jennifer Hill and Brandon Maslan delved into why Impostor Syndrome is linked to one's success. When your doubt is the loudest it can show up in interviews and in fact, often results in you not putting yourself up for promotions or raises. By naming the ways you sabotage yourself, you are able to stop it. This can be done by reaching out to others for support and discovering how you help them. At the end of the day, you are ready for the job before you think you are ready. B...

Command your destiny

Command your destiny Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill interview world renowned celebrity vocal coach, Arthur Samuel Joseph, about his Vocal Awareness work. Arthur shares the importance of creating a "Persona Statement," which encompasses how you believe you are currently perceived, as well as how you want to be known. He walks Brandon through an exercise called a "Conscious Loving Breath (CLB)" and the phrase "I am an extraordinary human." Arthur emphasizes the importance of being one's ...

7 steps to six figures

7 steps to six figures Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill speak with award-winning digital marketer and Founder of the Executive Edge program, Johnny Walker. In the episode he shares 7-steps to six figure success. Johnny suggests that it is important to choose your boss, rather than waiting to be chosen. From there, he focuses on messaging/pitching as well as distribution (ie. LinkedIn/Hiring Managers/Networking). Johnny offers helpful tips on how to negotiate job offers as well as raises...

Intention X Action = Success

Intention X Action = Success Jennifer Hill and Brandon Maslan discussed the importance of having a clear intention in your career and your life. We all have 168 hours every week to make our vision a reality. The more time you spend in action towards that vision the better. Sometimes the best action is to trust that even a little can go a long way. To create your intent for your career the hosts suggested writing down what you want once in the morning, again in the afternoon, and once more ...

Michelangelo Mindset

Michelangelo Mindset with Dr. Mark Goulston Best-selling author, psychiatrist, speaker and thought leader, Dr. Mark Goulston, joins Jennifer K. Hill and Brandon Maslan to close out the month focused on increasing emotional intelligence. Dr. Goulston begins the show by sharing about the idea of self-discovered urgency, and his new Michelangelo Mindset. He explains that our goal is to see the good in others and ourselves. Dr. Goulston emphasizes how important listening is and that it is valu...

Accountability

Accountability Brandon Maslan and Jennifer Hill were joined by Stephan Stubbins who is a transformative coach and whose background includes being on Broadway and co-creating a theatre company called Transcendence Theatre. He shared his inspiring takes on emotional intelligence and self-regulation to achieve one's goal of getting THE job of their dreams. He discussed the importance of seeking out the right environment. One of his mantras is that which I am seeking is also seeking me. What do...

Accountability

Accountability Brandon Maslan and Jennifer Hill were joined by Stephan Stubbins who is a transformative coach and whose background includes being on Broadway and co-creating a theatre company called Transcendence Theatre. He shared his inspiring takes on emotional intelligence and self-regulation to achieve one's goal of getting THE job of their dreams. He discussed the importance of seeking out the right environment. One of his mantras is that which I am seeking is also seeking me. What do...

Appreciation at Work

Appreciation at Work Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill speak with best-selling author, speaker and thought-leader Dr. Paul White about how appreciation can make us better employees and managers. Dr. White emphasizes the importances of pausing and listening, as well as understanding what a person's preferred method is for being appreciated {i.e. Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Acts/Services, Gifts (not including bonus or salary), Physical Touch (such as a high five)}. He suggests th...

EQ = Employability, Part 2

EQ = Employability: Self-awareness Part 2 Jennifer Hill and Brandon Maslan discussed the vitalness of self-awareness in landing your dream job, keeping it, and being the best you can be in your career and your life. They shared that the more you look within the more you become aware of your impact on others. Those who seek to put others down often lack self-awareness and blame others for their shortcomings. To succeed in a career, being aware of how you impact others and constantly growing t...

EQ=Employability

Self Awareness: EQ=Employability Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill kick off a month-long series on Emotional Intelligence by discussing how self awareness=employability. Hill mentions the Drama Triangle and how one way to become self aware is through being accountable. They offer tools for bringing EQ to the interview process by clearly communicating what one's needs and expectations are. Hill also shares how to use "proactive confrontation" to see if someone is able to receive what yo...

The Future of Work

The Future of Work: Agility, Communication and Leadership Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill speak with futurist and best-selling author, Alexandra Levit, about the future of work. Alex shares that the leader of the future will need to be someone who is agile and that the old hierarchical strategy is becoming extinct. She also discusses that a mature attitude and a willingness to be vulnerable is critical for the leaders of the future. She explains that what matters to Generation Z and Mi...

Flow

Flow - Why it matters and how to get it Kelly Ceynowa, Learning and Development Expert, Career Growth Coach, and all-around inspiring human joined Jennifer and Brandon on this week's show. She shared her tips on how we can get unstuck and into the flow of our lives and careers. When we are in our flow others want to be in it with us. She suggested engaging in real conversations with our friends, colleagues, and employees where we talk about true emotions. Every morning start your day by maki...

Silencing the Inner Critic

Insecurity: Silencing the Inner Critic Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill explore the idea of self-worth and how to silence our inner critic. Maslan offers a technique for exploring and embracing one's super powers. Hill suggests using positive affirmations to pivot from self-doubt to confidence. They offer tools for being able to ace an interview, as well as how to gain the promotion or salary increase that one is seeking. They also emphasize the importance of understanding "why" you wa...

Toxic Environments Can Lead To Healthy Outcomes

Toxic Environments Can Lead To Healthy Outcomes Jennifer K. Hill and Brandon Maslan discuss what makes a toxic environment and offer tips for coping with them. They discuss various types of toxic personalities and how shifting one’s stance or perspective can shift the perceived toxicity. Hill emphasizes that creating healthy boundaries is the key to enduring a toxic environment or individual. Maslan explains that the more you build yourself up the less likely you are to be broken down by ...

Be Desirable, By Being You

Be Desirable, By Being You Jennifer K. Hill and Brandon Maslan were joined this week by, Daniel Lafleur, EVP/GMM, Head Merchant at Calvin Klein a PVH Company. She is the ultimate team captain and all-around player, who gets people on the court and lets them shine. She shares "Give people feedback with the true goal of helping them and they will receive whatever you tell them." Jennifer talked about bringing conscious awareness to your work and life. She emphasizes the importance of finding ...

Authenticity=Success

Authenticity=Success Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill explore how authenticity is the easiest and best way to create greater, as well as longer lasting success personally and professionally. They focus on ways to discover your authentic self and how to show up consistently as that person and professional. Hill shares that going through challenges that may test us, can also be an access to discovering who we really are and where our strengths lie. They emphasize that our struggles help us ...

Storytelling Tips From A Hollywood Screenwriter

Storytelling Tips From A Hollywood Screenwriter Brandon Maslan and Jennifer Hill were joined by Hollywood screenwriter, master storyteller, and story creation consultant, Justin Sternberg. He shared that every story should have 4 beats; who you were, the inciting incident, path to success, and who you are now. The key to a great story is writing and speaking of what you feel rather than what you experienced. You must understand the point of the story you are telling so that the listener can ...

Leaping towards your destiny

Leaping towards your destiny Jennifer K. Hill and Brandon Maslan interview best-selling author, Aliénor Salmon, about her new book "Finding Rhythm." She shares about the journey that inspired her to leave her dream job at the UN to dance throughout Latin America. Aliénor also discusses how to increase confidence and embrace the power of self expression in one's career. She encourages us to explore why we often feel ashamed to be ourselves and suggests that each of us asks ourselves the foll...

Confidence

Confidence Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill explore the idea of confidence and how we can harness our inner superhero before any interview or important meeting. They discuss how having confidence is the key to rising in your career and having a positive impact. Maslan shares tips from Amy Cuddy's book "Presence," and Hill shares exercises from celebrity vocal coach, Arthur Samuel Joseph. Maslan and Hill also explore how our environment directly impacts our confidence or lack thereof.

The Future of Job Hunting

The Future of Job Hunting Jennifer K. Hill and Brandon Maslan speak with COO of Job.com, Bill Klehm, about the future of job hunting. Klehm emphasizes that it is important for job seekers to have a plan. Klehm also suggests that entrepreneurship can be building your own brand within a company. He mentions that we all want to be respected and valued, and it is a company's job to be socially responsible and create an environment where people want to come to work and stay.

Should I stay or should I go now?

Should I stay or should I go now? Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill spoke with Jennifer Kohl, Executive Director of Integrated Media at VMLY&R, about how to stay in a job and continue to thrive in the same company or when it is time to leave. She compared it to making a great cake where you are, finding the ingredients within an organization to create the best career possible. Here is the key, if people are positively valued then they will stay and if they add positive value they will rise...

Dear Chairwoman

Dear Chairwoman - The Keys To Getting On A Board Brandon and Jennifer were joined by Rika Nakazawa, author of "Dear Chairwoman: Letters From Today's Trailblazing Women Board Leaders To The Fearless Directors of Tomorrow", who talked about the ways more women can get onto Corporate Boards. She talked about the importance of knowing your brand, having the confidence to share it, and finally knowing the right people to help. She talked about her brilliant book and key takeaways from it. They al...

Do's and Don'ts of Working with Recruiters

Do's and Don'ts of Working with Recruiters In this episode, co-hosts Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill offer suggestions regarding how to be effective when working with agency and in-house recruiters. They discuss the do's and dont's of working with recruiters. They mention that it is important always to listen to the recruiter and to communicate clearly what you are looking for, as well as to clarify expectations with your recruiter. They also emphasize to be accountable and reliable thro...

Tips From a Tech Recruiter

Tips From a Tech Recruiter Founder of Fabric Staffing, Rory Bebbington, joins Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill to offer advice on how to best work with a recruiter and how to break into the tech industry. Rory also offers suggestions for learning technology. He emphasizes that the key to success in an interview is great listening and being 100% honest.

Your Genuine Worth is Priceless

Your Genuine Worth is Priceless Jennifer K. Hill and Brandon Maslan speak with leading thought leader on money consciousness and author of "Love Money, Money Loves You," Sarah McCrum. She focuses on pivoting to your worth, and discusses tips for negotiating. She emphasizes that the place to start when connecting to increasing one's prosperity begins with you. Sarah also offers tips on negotiating, and explains that genuine value is what is most important.

Organized Hustle

***WARNING: This episode contain strong language*** Organized Hustle Show hosts Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill are joined by best-selling author, Jeffrey Gitomer. Gitomer shares tips from his latest book based on principles from Napoleon Hill, including utilizing concentration and imagination to make one's dreams come true. He also emphasizes the importance of "organized hustle" and how he plans his day the night before to be sure he never misses a beat. Gitomer shares the secret to s...

Trust: It is earned not given

Trust: It is earned not given Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill were joined by best-selling author and Chief Human Resources Officer, Paul Falcone. They discuss the idea of trust and how to earn it, and utilize it to build a lasting and successful career. Paul discusses how to earn good references, and what to do if you have burned a bridge. Paul also shares what makes a great leader and how a person can be a great leader in business. He shares ways to deepen connections and navigate your...

Building Relationships and Seeing Opportunities Not Roadblocks

Building Relationships and Seeing Opportunities Not Roadblocks Brandon and Jennifer were joined by the incredible, Robin Eletto who is the Chief People Officer at Fanatics, which is the worldwide leader in licensed sportswear, equipment, and merchandise. She shared her insights on the importance of establishing and maintaining relationships throughout your career to get hired and find new opportunities within your organization. Her approach to a joyful career is rooted in never seeing anythi...

Negotiation

Negotiation: Know Your Value and Your Company Should Too Jennifer and Brandon were joined by the Chief People Officer of Godiva Chocolatier, Amy Zuckerman. She shared some incredible tips on how to negotiate to get the job you desire and the value you want. Ultimately, she shared a great career all comes down to passion. You should be passionate about where you work and who you work with. If you are excited then a company will be too. Negotiate for what matters most to you and discover what ...

The End Is Your New Beginning:

The End Is Your New Beginning: Career Transition Jennifer and Brandon were joined by Mike Myles, a creative ally in the world of entertainment. He has worked in the entertainment industry for close to three decades most recently with CBS Interactive working on such shows as Big Brother, Amazing Race, Big Bang Theory and helping to put on The Grammys. He gave great insights on how and when to leave your job and where to go next. His suggestions were to stay curious and follow that curiosity. ...

Career Transition

The End Is Your New Beginning: Career Transition Jennifer and Brandon were joined by Mike Myles, a creative ally in the world of entertainment. He has worked in the entertainment industry for close to three decades most recently with CBS Interactive working on such shows as Big Brother, Amazing Race, Big Bang Theory and helping to put on The Grammys. He gave great insights on how and when to leave your job and where to go next. His suggestions were to stay curious and follow that curiosity. ...

Inventive Ways to Find your Dream Job

Inventive Ways to Find your Dream Job In this episode Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill explore lesser known methods for getting hired and discovering one's purpose. They suggest using informational interviews as a tool, along with researching new people and companies to connect with. Hill also recommends becoming an expert in your field by writing a blog, a book or a white paper and doing so by leveraging interviews with leaders in the industry and developing meaningful connections. Masl...

Perfect Pitch, it all Depends on the Audience

Perfect Pitch, it all Depends on the Audience Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill explore how to deliver the "perfect pitch" in an interview. They discuss the importance of authenticity, as well as being able to read the audience. They emphasize how important it is to practice your pitch, and to tie in your compelling personal stories to that pitch. Tips of the week: Practice, Practice, Practice Tailor your pitch Turn to hope, not fear

The Keys to Success in an Interview

Tough Questions and Easy Answers: The Keys to Success in an Interview Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill conduct a mock interview with an active executive job seeker in the legal industry named Jean. Maslan and Hill ask tough questions ranging from why Jean left her last position, to what her biggest weakness is and what the most challenging situation was that she has encountered and how she handled it. Throughout the mock interview, Maslan and Hill offer live coaching and also incorporat...

Interview Tips: Rule #1 be Honest

Interview Tips: Rule #1 be Honest Jennifer K. Hill and Brandon Maslan discuss how to prepare for a job interview and focus on using honesty to leave a strong impression. Other suggestions from the episode include: Be authentically yourself Practice your interviews Do your research Dress for success Do Amy Cuddy's power poses Say what you are going to do next/the value you will add to the organization Ask great questions

Getting Noticed: Resume and Cover Letter Tips

Getting Noticed: Resume and Cover Letter Tips Jennifer and Brandon discussed the importance of having a great resume and cover letter. They were joined by entertainment industry leader Chris Surette who has worked on projects ranging from The Grammys to Star Trek: Picard. He shared tips and pointers on the importance of writing a resume letter that conveys passion and expertise. This week they asked their audience to create a template resume that they can tailor based on whichever job the...

Getting Noticed: Resume and Cover Letter Tips

Getting Noticed: Resume and Cover Letter Tips Jennifer and Brandon discussed the importance of having a great resume and cover letter. They were joined by entertainment industry leader Chris Surette who has worked on projects ranging from The Grammys to Star Trek: Picard. He shared tips and pointers on the importance of writing a resume letter that conveys passion and expertise. This week they asked their audience to create a template resume that they can tailor based on whichever job the...

"Leveraging LinkedIn"

Leveraging LinkedIn to build your Professional Brand and Get Hired Social media strategist and expert, Maria Bereket, joins Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill to discuss social media strategies for LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. She emphasizes using LinkedIn for job hunting, since during the pandemic recruiters use LinkedIn as their primary recruiting tool and source for finding candidates. Bereket suggests using the other social media sites to network. Exercise/Action step from the sho...

"Networking: It is still the number one way to land your dream job"

Networking: It is still the number one way to land your dream job Jennifer and Brandon went back to their origins from their first-ever collaboration to talk about a topic that never gets old and only grows in importance, networking. This is perhaps even more important today as the world has gone more virtual than ever before. They provide clear tips, stories, and insights on how you can expand your network, where you can network, and how best to network in order to achieve a successful resu...

"Networking: It is still the number one way to land your dream job?"

Networking: It is still the number one way to land your dream job? Jennifer and Brandon went back to their origins from their first-ever collaboration to talk about a topic that never gets old and only grows in importance, networking. This is perhaps even more important today as the world has gone more virtual than ever before. They provide clear tips, stories, and insights on how you can expand your network, where you can network, and how best to network in order to achieve a successful res...

"Ask Questions and Build Connections"

"Ask Questions and Build Connections" Jennifer Hill and Brandon Maslan were joined by Chris Schembra the bestselling author of "Gratitude and Pasta: The Secret Sauce for Human Connection" and the Founder + Chief Question Asker of 7:47, an advisory firm that helps companies give the GIFT of community and belonging. His passion for connection and gratitude was truly transparent in the show. We ask our audience to do three exercises following this show: 1. Reach out to at least one person...

"Positive Mindset = Greater Success in 2021"

Positive Mindset = Greater Success in 2021 Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill start off 2021 by exploring how we need to mentally prepare to look for a new job and to interview. They discuss the pitfalls that people can find themselves in when beginning a job search. Additionally, they provide tips and tools to prevent those setbacks. In every episode of this special 3-month series, they will end with an exercise that can be immediately applied to allow someone to land the job they desire...

"Manifest the 2021 of your dreams"

Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill speak with the co-founder of The Transcendence Theater Company, Amy Miller. They discuss how to manifest the 2021 of your dreams using practical tools. Amy offers the three following take-aways to step into 2021 ready to embrace receiving everything you want personally and professionally: 1. Take 4 deep breaths to be more present 2. Go on your "magic walk" and feel what it feels like if everything you want in 2021 has come through. Feel how you want to be ...

"Why overcome fear when you can use it?"

Why overcome fear when you can use it? Jennifer K. Hill and Brandon Maslan are joined by Guryan Tighe the founder of Fourage. She shares her insights on overcoming fear and using it forge new and deeper connections. They suggest diving into your fears and dancing with them. fourage.io/about A few of her insights include: -Your values are your purpose and action -Fear can drive deeper1 connection -Our “Why” is bigger than “I” -Authenticity should be part of every job description -Connect to ...

"Compassion Is Vital In Work and Life"

Compassion Is Vital In Work and Life This week Jennifer and Brandon were joined by Dr. Nate Regier, a compassion expert and author of two transformative books on the subject, "Seeing People Through" and "Conflict Without Casualties." He shared some key takeaways on how we can approach compassion to others and ourselves in our lives as well as our careers: Join others and allow if not encourage them to suffer. Yet give that suffering purpose by asking where are you going together so they can...