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

May 7, 2020

352: How to Pivot to a New Career by Transferring Your Skills

TRANSFERRING YOUR SKILLS IS NOT REALLY A SECRET Throughout your career, you have accumulated a number of skills. But you’ve realized that your role doesn’t actually fit you and you want to make a change. But, how do you take your skills and communicate them in a way that is appealing to employers? Today, we’re […]

May 4, 2020

351: Advancing Your Career When You’re Forced to Change

When a rapid change in your life causes you to reassess your priorities, you start to wonder if you really want to go back to the way things were. Was your career better before being constrained? Your family life? Today, you have the opportunity to learn how to thrive (not just survive) in new environments. […]

April 30, 2020

350: The Best Way to Make a Career Change While Social Distancing

SOCIAL DISTANCING DOESN’T HAVE TO STOP YOU FROM MAKING YOUR CAREER CHANGE Quarantine shouldn’t hold your job search back! Today, we talk about how to build digital relationships EVEN while sitting at home. We also address: Want to get a free cup of coffee on us (HTYC was built on lots of coffee and early […]

April 27, 2020

349: How You Contribute to the World Impacts Your Career

POSITION YOURSELF FOR YOUR IDEAL CAREER BY HOW YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORLD Tom is an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and well-being. His 10 books have sold more than 10 million copies and made hundreds of appearances on global bestseller lists. As […]

April 22, 2020

348: Decided To Go Back To School? Choose The Right Graduate Program For You.

A REVEALING INTERVIEW WITH AN EXPERT ON HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT PROGRAM FOR YOU Want to know what to do when your Masters program is no longer a fit? What happens when you change your mind while you’re already in school? How can you prevent a nightmare when going back to school? Anne Converse […]

April 17, 2020

347: Should I Go Back To School?

HOW TO KNOW WHEN IT’S THE RIGHT TIME TO PURSUE FURTHER EDUCATION Have you considered going back to school as part of your career change or promotion strategy? Nearly every person we talk to at HTYC considers this, and a number of them also cringe at the thought of going back  Why? They’re at a […]

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