Happen To Your Career Podcast

A career change podcast for people who don’t want to settle. Stories of how high performers find meaningful work.

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Everything you’ve wished your work could be is real. It just doesn’t happen the way you think. Forget about job search. Learn how top performers find work that fits. The Happen To Your Career Podcast is stories of real people who’ve found their ideal careers.

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Popular Episodes

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January 5, 2026

673: Navigating Misalignment, Burnout & a Big Career Pivot: When Your Career Path Stops Making Sense

February 3, 2025

605: The Secret to Effectively Job Searching in 2025

January 26, 2026

677: Career Change After Burnout: Trapped in a Job You’re Great At—but Don’t Want Anymore?

February 9, 2026

680: Career Burnout Happens When You Keep Climbing the Wrong Ladder: How Jackie Chose Fit Over Promotion

January 19, 2026

676: Career Change Triggers: Why Most People Wait Years Too Long to Leave a Job (And How to Break the Pattern)

January 15, 2026

675: Common Career Change Errors That Keep You Stuck (And How to Avoid Them)

December 18, 2025

670: Unlock Your Signature Strengths: The Surprising Path to a Career That Fits

February 16, 2026

681: Career Change When Your Work No Longer Matches Your Values: Glenn’s Career Reinvention

April 13, 2019

279: 6 Keys to Career Happiness

November 27, 2017

261: Designing Career Experiments and Testing New Careers

October 23, 2023

538: How To Define Your Ideal Career When Making A Career Change

April 3, 2023

509: Should I Quit My Job Without Another Lined Up?

June 26, 2023

521: How to Overcome Overthinking and Finally Change Careers

August 26, 2024

582: Finding Your Ideal Career Path: How to Uncover Roles You Didn’t Know Existed

January 25, 2021

395: Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change

March 16, 2021

402: How To Stick The Landing In Your Dream Job: Linnea’s Four Title Career Leap

November 5, 2018

255: How Kristy Celebrated Small Victories on the Way to Her Dream Career

June 12, 2023

519: Leading on Empty: Navigating Burnout with Dave Stachowiak

August 26, 2024

582: Finding Your Ideal Career Path: How to Uncover Roles You Didn’t Know Existed

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Best career podcast!

“Every time I listen to the podcast I learn something valuable to share with my career coaching clients. Scott and his guests provide cutting edge and real life examples to help listeners in their career development.”

A premiere resource for building career happiness!

“Whether you’re trying to figure out what you want to do, have just realized you can’t keep doing what you’re doing, or are looking for ways to improve in the job you love, you’ve come to the right place!”

Thanks for everything!

“This podcast has been tremendously influential for me this year as I’ve finally transitioned into my new career path. There’s so much insight and advice for every stage of the process- from trying to figure out what is even out there to interviewing, landing the job and negotiating pay.”

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Recent Episodes

February 9, 2015

60: How to Start a Business on the Side

So you, our faithful listeners have spoken! You want to learn more about starting a side business. A lot of you are already in careers you’re planning to stay in, but want to build something on the side, either for additional income or for the challenge and satisfaction that comes with owning your own business! Congratulations! We […]

February 2, 2015

59: The Power of Being Yourself with Jenny Foss

She’s a Career Consultant/Resume Writer/Entrepreneur/Social Media Strategist/Blogger, helping people advance their careers through defining and communicating their personal brands effectively for over 4 years now with JobJenny, all while running her firm, the Oregon-based Ladder Recruiting Group which specializes in the robotics/automation and manufacturing sectors. She’s also a regular columnist on theMuse.com, knows a lot […]

January 19, 2015

57: Networking with Purpose Mark Sieverkropp @SKropp2

Mark is a man who needs no introduction on this show, not only is he one of the cofounders of Happen to Your Career, he is an amazing networker. This guy gets chocolate sauce and free samples of just about anything you can name shipped to his door of no cost to him (seriously, not […]

Stephanie Obrien Moved by Purpose How to Choose a business

January 12, 2015

56: Stephanie O’Brien How to Choose a Business

She kicked off her career as a Social Worker in Detroit.  After a few years, burned out, and with over $50,000 in student loan debt, she switched gears, turning inward to discover her strengths, talents, and passions through some serious self-reflection.  She made a commitment to herself, developed a plan of action, and created the […]

January 5, 2015

55: What’s Stopping You from Figuring Out What You Want

Most people won’t ever figure out what makes them happy and what they want in their career. I don’t want you to be most people. Here are three all-to-common reasons why people don’t figure out what they want… and some things you can do right now to make a change. In this episode you will […]

December 29, 2014

54: CK Bray Career Revolution

He spent 15 years in the corporate world honing his expertise around organization development, leadership, and the employee development experience.  With CK Bray Consulting and Development, he now specializes in career coaching, planning, and transitions for employees as well as employee motivation, development, and retention for his corporate clients.  He is also the host of […]

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