Happen To Your Career Podcast
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View all episodesJanuary 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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“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.”
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“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!”
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“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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September 21, 2020
376: When the Career You Love Ends: How to Pivot to an Even Better Role
MAKE A SUCCESSFUL CAREER PIVOT WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES Imagine that you just lost the career you love. What do you do now? Can you possibly find something that is as good or fulfilling? How can you possibly find that role? David Nurse was a coach in the NBA and at the height of coaching […]
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September 14, 2020
375: Don’t Sell Yourself Short: How to Create Winning Conditions, Achieve 16-year-long Dreams, and Flourish in Your Career
HOW TO CREATE “WINNING CONDITIONS” FOR YOUR CAREER Have you had that moment you were watching a tv show or reading an article and said, “Wow! That would be so cool!”? Maybe it was when you realized that someone has to go and visit all the exotic places on the travel channel to make the […]
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September 7, 2020
374: Creating Boundaries in the World’s Most Extreme Workplace
HOW TO HAVE REGRET YOU CAN LIVE WITH: INSIGHTS FROM THE WORLD’S MOST EXTREME WORKPLACE Most people find it difficult to draw personal boundaries at work. But what happens when you’re in one of the world’s most extreme environments and workplaces known to humans? Rachael Robertson led the Australian operations while she lived in Antarctica […]
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August 31, 2020
373: Get More Done by Increasing Your Happiness
PRIORITIZE YOUR HAPPINESS BY USING SCRUM What if you could become more effective and more fulfilled in your work at the same time? Turns out it’s far from impossible. On the podcast today, I’m sharing a conversation I had with JJ Sutherland, CEO of Scrum, Inc. JJ’s father, Jeff, came up with the Scrum framework […]
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August 24, 2020
372: What’s Missing in Your Career? How to Get Unstuck
FIGURE OUT WHAT’S MISSING IN YOUR CAREER I used to be in recruiting and conducted thousands of interviews. In almost every single interview, people say they want the same thing: “I want a place where I can grow”. When I would press them on it – “What does growth mean for you?” – nearly all […]
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August 3, 2020
369: How to Hone Your Strengths
STRENGTHS ARE DIFFERENT THAN SKILLS (AND WHY THAT MATTERS) Today’s podcast episode is not a normal episode where Scott interviews some awesome person and you get to glean from all the insight and inspiration. It’s not even one of those episodes where Scott brings you awesome knowledge-bombs by himself or a co-host. Today, we’re sharing an […]
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