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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January 25, 2021

395: Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change

August 29, 2022

478: How To Achieve Career Clarity When You Feel Stuck, Bored & Unfulfilled

February 22, 2021

399: When Being “Good At” Your Role Doesn’t Lead To Career Happiness

February 6, 2023

501: Climbing Down The Corporate Ladder To Discover Career Happiness

July 12, 2021

419: Leveraging What Makes You Unique: The Key to Your Career Change

October 2, 2023

535: Empowering Career Advice From Successful Career Changers

September 13, 2021

428: Stuck in a Career You’re Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There

February 3, 2025

605: The Secret to Effectively Job Searching in 2025

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: Uncovering 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: Uncovering 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

December 7, 2020

387: Make Better Conversation: Key Lessons To Connecting With Anyone

BECOME A CONNECTOR THROUGH CONVERSATION Everyone “knows” the importance of communication, but how many of us are actually good at it? Having great conversations is both a science and an art. Learning to make conversation in ways that allow you to connect with anyone takes work and practice. But the dividends pay off massively in […]

November 30, 2020

386: Top Lessons I’ve Learned From Screwing Up Goal Setting For A Decade

WHAT DOESN’T WORK WITH GOAL SETTING (AND HOW TO LEARN FROM IT) Every single year Alyssa and I sit down to set our goals for the year. It’s something that I’ve grown to look forward to every year. It’s the time where we’re being intentional about what our next year is going to look like! […]

November 23, 2020

385: Ultra Learning: The Best Method To 4x Your Results During Career Change

THE BETTER WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS: FULL IMMERSION AND ULTRA-LEARNING No matter what stage you are in your career, there is always something to learn. You could follow typical methods by taking a course. Or you could 4x your results in half the time by using Ultra Learning: the learning habit that would make […]

November 16, 2020

384: Creating A Path To Your Ideal Career (And The Tool You Need To Make It Happen)

THE SIMPLE TOOL YOU NEED TO CREATE A PATH TO YOUR IDEAL CAREER There is one thing we mention in emails and on the podcast again and again and again. It’s one of the most impactful tools we work with our clients to create early in their career change process. It lays the foundation for […]

November 8, 2020

383: Covid Career Change: Finding Hidden Opportunities While Nobody Is Hiring

WHEN THE DECK IS STACKED AGAINST YOU Nadia was already struggling to find her ideal role. Then COVID hit. Now it felt near impossible and she was told by recruiters that there was no way she was going to get hired right now. This was especially concerning for her since she had limited experience in […]

October 26, 2020

381: Grit: Becoming Resilient When You’re Told “No”

GRIT: THE UNSEXY STORY OF HOW TO GET WHAT YOU WANT (WHEN YOU’RE TOLD NO) What if there was a simple way to develop the determination that all successful gritty people have? It turns out that there is. Shannon Huffman Polson learned to develop courage, resilience, and leadership in the most male-dominated organization in the […]

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