From School Volunteer to Elected Official
The Career Butterfly
English - September 16, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 53.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsCareers Business Kids & Family business career pause returnship women Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Caroline Mason spent her early career in high-tech and never expected to run for office, but her days as a volunteer in her kids' classrooms eventually led to that path. Now she views this as an entirely new - and rewarding - career.
In this episode, you'll hear:
Why she moved to Sun Valley right after graduation How she found her first freelance job How she landed her first board position How her marketing business succeeded - without a website or any marketing! How the economic recession impacted her business Why she turned down running for office the first time What was different the second time around What a school board member actually does What’s involved in actually running an election campaign How she gets to impact 20,000+ students in her community