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

Discover your strengths, HTYC, Happen To Your Career

February 24, 2014

26: What are Your Strengths Part I

What are strengths? How would you define strengths? It’s a human tendency to devalue what you have to offer others Matt McWilliams talks about how we devalue what we have to offer in Episode #006.  Listen to it here.  In Episode #003, Farnoosh Brock defines strengths as “…the intersection of both skill and passion.” Listen […]

Discover your Strengths Exercise

February 18, 2014

: Discover your Strengths

This post is Day 1 of the Figure It Out – 8 Day Email Course. If you haven’t already signed up to get access to all the days, you can do that here. If you’re already signed up and loving this free resource, share it with someone else who needs it. MOST PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY KNOW THEIR […]

Berty Purdy, Scott Barlow, Happen To Your Career, HTYC

February 17, 2014

25: Bert Purdy: Find What You Enjoy About Your Job @BertPurdy

Bert Purdy is unique.  He loves his job.  It doesn’t matter how much you work or how much you travel. You can love your job. Bert’s goal is to help you achieve success in your job and enjoy the time you spend in it.  Bert is a certified public accountant (CPA), working for a top-tier public […]

Matt Shoup, Happen To Your Career, HTYC

February 10, 2014

24: Matt Shoup: What’s Your Superpower? @MattShoup

Matt Shoup was born an entrepreneur. At the energetic and determined age of 9, Matt started his own neighborhood lawn mowing and snow shoveling business. From there he peddled candy out of his middle school locker, only to have that business shut down by the school.  Matt founded M & E Painting with the last $100 he had […]

February 3, 2014

23: Tackle your dreams, step by step; Mark Sieverkropp (@Skropp2)

Mark Sieverkropp is on the show again this week with Scott.  This time, however it will be more of a traditional HTYC Interview, with Scott asking Mark about his career journey and how he’s used what he talks about in his book, Project: Success to get to where he is today…as always when these two get […]

January 27, 2014

22: Mark Sieverkropp – Project: Success Interview (@Skropp2)

In this episode Mark and Scott discuss Mark’s new book, “Project: Success” — for the second time, due to technical difficulties! Mark explains how utilizing projects in your life can make a huge difference in your life! The 3 areas discussed are: Gain experience Connect with others and build your network Building self-confidence Scott tricked […]

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