Lane Change
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsEntrepreneurs, creators, and career professionals discuss the messy process of making radical changes in their career, lives, and ultimately, identities. Featuring both inspirational stories and experts to help guide you through your own career lane change.
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Introducing Creator Habits - A show about the habits that help creators grow
November 09, 2021 18:44 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBIt's been a while since our last episode of Lane Change, but many of you might've noticed how many Lane Changers used their COVID time to build an audience, a personal brand, and ultimately a new direction. So I've launched a new show and it's called Creator Habits. It's about the habits that help you discover new ideas and build and grow an audience. Please check it out and subscribe! Most episodes are under 20 minutes, and Season 1 features podcasters & writers. It's available wherever...
A Short Note About Lane Change
July 01, 2021 14:30 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBThat's a wrap! Thanks for listening to season 2! We are taking a summer hiatus but excited to come back in a few months with something new. Stay tuned to this feed to check it out!
Adam Oskwarek: From Startups To Climate Course Creation
June 17, 2021 14:30 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBMaking a lane change from corporate work to the startup ecosystem is just the tip of the iceburg for today’s guest. After founding a startup, and working for countless others across diverse industries, Adam Oskwarek found himself trying to figure out what was next during COVID. Having spent 4 years researching climate change as a personal hobby, Adam took this time to translate his research into writing. In the process, he became an accidental “creator” of Zopeful, a course that makes clima...
Linda Zhang: From Consultant to PM to Newsletter Writer
June 03, 2021 14:30 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBMaking a lane change from management consulting to tech may not seem like a huge stretch. But today’s guest took her next big offer to become a senior product manager and traded it in to become a creator. Based on her own lane change into product management, Linda Zhang started writing a newsletter to help early-stage product managers learn product lessons and navigate getting a foot in the door as a PM. Soon enough, her newsletter grew into a paid toolkit. In this episode Linda shares val...
Joy With Jas: From Finance to Modeling to Video Course Creator
May 20, 2021 14:30 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBJas spent 5 years as a private banker in Sydney. After a series of burnouts, Jas turned to modeling and later acting, spending hundreds of hours preparing casting call videos & traveling to shoots around the world. When COVID hit, Jas was living in Germany and his life ground to a halt. He asked himself, “What can I do to take more control over my life?” As he began posting some of the videos he created about managing mental health, followers started asking him about his seemingly professio...
SaraNoSocks: From Healthcare to Design
May 06, 2021 14:00 - 51 minutes - 59.3 MBSara No Socks Sara spent almost 20 years in healthcare - switching jobs from administrator to nurse to corporate innovation and amassing degrees all along the way. But while working on the innovation team, she realized she’d rather be doing the job of the designer on the team. So she quit her job without a plan, only to find that building up a new skillset and trying to get clients at the start of COVID was not going to plan. Sara knew that she couldn’t be the only person in this position ...
Expert Series: Danielle Maveal on Building Community
April 22, 2021 14:30 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBEvery creator and brand relies on building out an audience in order to grow their business. But what about a community? Creating a community goes one step deeper, helping audience members create bonds with each other. Communities also create deeper loyalty, can drive insights for the kinds of products or content to produce, and becoming a big point of differentiation. Danielle Maveal is a former goldsmith who became one of the first community managers at Etsy, before creating engaged commu...
Expert Series: Lissy Alden on Mental Fitness
April 08, 2021 14:45 - 47 minutes - 65.3 MBMindset Fitness expert Lissy Alden shares tips and frameworks on managing and improving your mindset while going through a career transition. As CEO and Founder of MYNDY, a mental fitness company, Lissy Alden helps professionals build confidence, optimism, resilience, and energy into their lives so they can thrive both personally and professionally. In this episode you'll learn that Mental Fitness is the practice of strengthening your mind to deal with the ups and downs of your life. We di...
Expert Series: Anna Darian on Storytelling During A Lane Change
March 25, 2021 14:45 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MBWe’re kicking off our expert series with storytelling coach Anna Darian who shares tips on telling your story while going through a career transition. DWEE4zaul!gik4knan
Laura Joyce Davis: From Writer to Podcaster
March 11, 2021 15:30 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBBefore becoming a podcaster, Laura Joyce Davis spent over a decade as a memoirist, writer, and stay-at-home mom. She was already familiar with the life and discipline of a creative, but when she turned to making a daily podcast during the pandemic, creating content became the family's main business and source of revenue.
Serena Schuler: From Tech To Filmmaking
February 25, 2021 13:30 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBBefore becoming a filmmaker, Serena Schuler worked in New York in the tech industry for start-ups as well as companies including IBM and Yahoo! But an after-hours interest in screenwriting and witnessing the questionable treatment of bright, ambitious women in the industry helped inspire her to move to San Francisco and join a film incubator. These days, as an award-winning writer, director and creator, Serena's films have been screened at festivals internationally, winning multiple audienc...
V. Tiarra: From Physician to Musician
February 11, 2021 15:00 - 57 minutes - 78.9 MBV. Tiarrá was a successful doctor and the medical director at a large primary care organization in South Florida, but divorce and a diagnosis with Lyme disease led her to rediscover her passion for music. Since then she has developed a smart and soulful R&B/hip hop/pop sound, with lyrics that reflect on the social conditions of the world, ranging from politics, money, feminism, to love. In this episode, Tiarrá talks about finding her true voice, following her passion, and gaining the courag...
Introducing Season 2
February 08, 2021 21:07 - 1 minute - 2.73 MBFor many of us, COVID was a career wake up call. Companies pivoted, laid-off employees urgently looked for how to make a living, and it seemed like everyone started writing, podcasting, making TikToks, and looking for new ways to marry their passions with their careers. This is Lane Change, a show about the messy process of switching careers, pivoting businesses, and owning your story. In our second season we celebrate rich, complex careers, focusing on musicians, filmmakers, influencers a...
Alina Serebryany: Reimagining Voice & Community
December 09, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBAlina Serebryany started hosting Lane Change and thinking about what it means to work on your story as she was pivoting her startup through COVID. In this episode, we talk about what it looks like to support people working behind the scenes, recognizing the importance of having voice, and why there’s no shame in changing directions.
Hailey Swartz: Starting Two Companies During COVID
December 02, 2020 15:00 - 44 minutes - 80.2 MBHailey Swartz was taking a sabbatical from her high stress career managing product for the likes of Alibaba and AOL, when she started exploring different opportunities for new businesses. When COVID hit, she found herself at the helm of not 1, but 2 of these new ventures!
A Short Note From Us at Lane Change
November 18, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 2.03 MBWe're taking a short break for Thanksgiving & giving our thanks to all of you. As we work on our second season, we'd love and appreciate your feedback and stories. Go to our website to take our survey or nominate a lane changer! www.lanechangepod.com
Shimite Obialo: From Membership Club to a Digital Professional Network
November 11, 2020 15:30 - 56 minutes - 98.1 MBShimite Obialo was running an art-focused membership community for diverse creatives and professionals in New York City while balancing her day job as a corporate lawyer. As Shimite was set to launch the first physical location of Anoko House, COVID lockdowns started rolling in. In this episode, we talk about building communities for people of color, using community as the driving force for inspiration, and the difference between taking time to rest versus giving up on what matters to you.
Amanda Signorelli: From Family Steak Co to Fine Dining In A Box
November 04, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBAmanda Signorelli was the managing partner of one of the oldest and most iconic steakhouses in Las Vegas when COVID hit. It also happened to be her own family’s business. When the restaurant shut down, Amanda moved quickly to re-envision what fine dining could look like in a socially distanced world. In this episode we talk about navigating family dynamics, establishing your own identity as a leader, retraining restaurant staff for ecommerce, plus Amanda shares her framework for decision ma...
Danielle Payton & Rachel Siegel: From Coworkers to Fitness Platform Cofounders
October 28, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBDanielle Payton was running a PR firm for beauty salons and fitness studios. Rachel Siegel was helping major fashion brands and startups with their digital strategy. When COVID hit and their clients were directly impacted, the two former colleagues teamed up to create a new kind of fitness experience. In this episode we talk about finding a cofounder during COVID, lessons of resilience from early career challenges, and creating a community that empowers independent trainers.
Maren Kate: From Venture-Scale Tech To Publishing A Book
October 21, 2020 13:30 - 38 minutes - 66.4 MBMaren Kate was building her 3rd tech-enabled company when COVID hit and she realized that the funding landscape was unstable. So she set out to write a book supporting remote workers instead. In this episode we talk about the power of starting small, doing one thing at a time, and the process of writing a book!
Jen Saxton: From M&A deal to new launch
October 14, 2020 15:00 - 48 minutes - 78.4 MBJen Saxton was wrapping up an M&A deal when COVID hit. The same week as the transaction was set to close, she launched a second company into a quickly changing and uncertain landscape. In this episode we talk about dealing with uncertainty, downsizing and subsequently growing a remote team, and finding ways to juggle both family and professional pursuits.
Marina Byezhanova: From Recruiting Leader to Personal Branding Expert
October 07, 2020 15:00 - 50 minutes - 86.8 MBWhen COVID hit, Marina was running a boutique recruiting firm and working with some of Canada’s most elite companies. Her initial social media posts after COVID hit helped uncover a career direction she wasn’t expecting. In this episode we discuss strategies for finding a new direction, telling your story and relying on your community to find a new way.
Rachael Kim: Femcare Founder Focuses On Access to Information
September 30, 2020 15:00 - 49 minutes - 89.1 MBRachael Kim was just getting her company Project Untaboo off the ground when COVID hit. In this episode, we talk about what it looks like to recommit to your mission / vision even when as the path to revenue & fundraising becomes less clear.
Inbal Baum: Culinary Tourism Goes High Tech
September 28, 2020 07:30 - 48 minutes - 87.1 MBInbal Baum had a successful culinary tourism company. When COVID hit, bookings suddenly evaporated and she was faced with the question of what to do next. In this episode we explore how she suddenly found herself building a technology company with her husband and what she's learned as a repeat lane changer.
Introducing Lane Change
September 16, 2020 02:49 - 1 minute - 2.8 MBIntroducing Lane Change, a show about entrepreneurs & individuals making radical changes during COVID.