3,2,1 iRelaunch

EP 296: Best Advice Series, A Compilation

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve compiled the best advice from recent podcasts, we hope you enjoy hearing from our amazing guests, some with incredible relaunch stories of the...

EP 295: An LA entertainment lawyer & songwriter returns as a legal advocate with Evan Kopelson

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we welcome Evan J. Kopelson. Evan began his career as an in-house business affairs attorney for Capitol Records, followed by 20 years in the en...

EP: 294 - Resume advice for relaunchers revisited, with iRelaunch resume expert Heidi Ravis

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the run up to the iRelaunch October Virtual Return to Work Conference, we are revisiting this special edition on resume advice, from our iRelaunch ...

EP 293: The Black Relaunchers' Perspective discussion; a Mocha Moms + iRelaunch event, revisited

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we ask you to join us in revisiting the previously aired excerpt, The Black Relauncher’s Perspective Panel, a webinar hosted recently by Moch...

EP 292: Relocating from Mexico and relaunching in NYC after an 8 year break, with Elia O’Rourke

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elia O'Rourke, a native of Mexico, found her career path after moving to New York City, where she met her husband during an exchange program. Elia too...

EP 291:A pivot from sports management to DEI leadership after a 2 yr career break with Ashley Miller

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley Miller spent the first 19 years of her career working in the NBA and WNBA organizations. After a two-year career break, Ashley pivoted her care...

EP 290: A pivot into life sciences with a dual masters degree after a 15 yr break with Rowena Zahn

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rowena Zahn took a 15 year child care career break during which time she completed a dual degree master's program in Food Science (MS) and Business (M...

EP 289: Six promotions in IT at Discover following a 5 year career break, with Heather Bannon

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2006, Heather left her role as a Senior Programmer Systems Analyst at Discover Financial Services to begin a five year childcare career break. She ...

EP 288: Relaunching and pivoting via Vanguard’s Return to Work Program, with Felicia Williams

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Felicia Williams spent over 20 years as a director in accounting, finance, and audit at a major US railroad before electing to take a career break. In...

EP 287: The Key Step You Cannot Skip to Relaunch Your Career Successfully with Carroll Welch

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What's the one step you cannot skip in order to successfully relaunch your career? Carroll Welch, Career, Executive & Leadership Coach, and one of our...

EP 286: Networking Makes the Difference When Relaunching with Mary Catherine Malley, rebroadcast

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Catherine Malley is Director, Assistant General Counsel for Juniper Networks. Her route to this huge role for a global, NYSE listed, multi-billio...

EP 285: The Stigma of Long Term Unemployment and What to Do About It, with sociologist Ofer Sharone

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome Ofer Sharone, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst whose research focuses on career transition...

EP 284: Harnessing disruption when you least expect it, a conversation with Carol Fishman Cohen

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are pleased to present you with a special broadcast of a previously recorded interview where Carol Fishman Cohen, host of the 3,2,1 iRelaunch podca...

EP 283:Relaunch success in Tech Sales after a 17-year break and nearing age 50 with Elizabeth Andrew

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Andrew is a top-producing technology sales executive, startup advisor, and TEDx speaker who has established herself as a leader, motivator, ...

EP 282:Top Examples of Diversity Initiatives that Work, with iRelaunch Diversity Lead Janet Peterson

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Janet Peterson is Diversity Lead at iRelaunch, and like many on the iRelaunch team, Janet is a relauncher. Prior to her five-year career break, Janet ...

EP 281: How to Brag about Yourself Without Sounding Obnoxious with Selena Rezvani, rebroadcast

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a rebroadcast of an earlier podcast full of tips on how to bring your best self to the table. When Carol asks for Selena Rezvani’...

EP 280: From a Wall Street returnship to DEI leader: a relauncher reflects, with Jennifer Andrews

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Andrews is an equity and inclusion expert who relaunched her career in 2015 as part of Credit Suisse's Real Returns program in their second c...

EP 279: Best advice compilation of 2023 - Part 2

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Looking back at the many stories we've aired over the last year, we wanted to share the best bits of advice from our incredible list of guests. Today,...

EP 278: Best advice compilation of 2023 - Part 1

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Looking back at the many stories we've aired over the last year, we wanted to share the best bits of advice from our incredible list of guests. Today,...

EP 277: The Black Relaunchers' Perspective discussion; a Mocha Moms + iRelaunch event

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we are pleased to share an excerpt from The Black Relauncher’s Perspective Panel, a webinar hosted recently by Mocha Moms + iRelaunch. This p...

EP 276: Resume advice for relaunchers, with iRelaunch resume expert Heidi Ravis

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome Heidi Ravis, our iRelaunch recommended resume expert. Heidi has over 30 years experience working with relaunchers in a wide range of ...

EP 275: From infrastructure consulting to public finance investment banking, with Ying Chen Axt

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ying Chen Axt spent six years as an Infrastructure project finance consultant before taking a nine year career break. While on career break, working a...

EP 274: Strategies for a successful HR relaunch and the important role of SHRM, with Christine Fay

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Christine Fay is the Human Resources Manager at Grenova, a biotechnology start-up focused on waste reduction solutions. A human resources professional...

EP 273: Negative Self-Talk and the Job Search with Steven Campbell, rebroadcast

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Author, Speaker, Educator and Coach Steven Campbell joins Carol to discuss the power of the brain and how destructive negative self-talk can be, espec...

EP 272: Relaunching as a business systems analyst in academia with Priya Venkatesan

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Priya Venkatesan works as a Business Systems Analyst at University of California, Davis. She relaunched into her position with UC Davis after a 16 yea...

EP 271: Angel investor diversity and inclusive access to capital with Jill Johnson

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jill Johnson is the co-founder and CEO of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL), based in Newark, New Jersey. IFEL is an independent non...

EP 270: Career pivots and relaunches with producer, director, author and speaker Wendy Sachs

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome Wendy Sachs, a seasoned communications executive and creative storyteller. Wendy has spent more than two decades in media as a journa...

EP 269: An unusual decision and a successful relaunch in finance, with Jennifer Chin Schnabl

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome Jennifer Chin Schnabl, who relaunched her finance career four years ago. Jennifer is currently a Vice President in the Capital Market...

EP 268: MEA's mission to reframe aging and midlife, with founder Chip Conley

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chip Conley, co-founder of MEA (Modern Elder Academy), started his professional career disrupting the hospitality industry twice, first, as the founde...

EP 267: Relaunching an Engineering career after a life-threatening illness, with Samantha Orlando

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Samantha Orlando is Senior Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin. Samantha, who has a bachelor's degree in ocean engineering from Florida Atlantic Unive...

EP 266: Reaching Senior Level Management after Relaunch: Keita Young's Exciting Career Path

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Keita Young is an attorney who is currently Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at FanDuel. After practicing employment law earlier in her career, K...

EP 265: UK's Daphne Jackson Trust leader helps over 480 relaunchers in research, with Katie Perry

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Perry is the Chief Executive of the Daphne Jackson Trust, which under her leadership has become the UK’s leading organization dedicated to hel...

EP 264:Electrical engineer relaunched her career 4 years ago and is going strong with Tcheula Lienou

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tcheula Lienou, a Senior Controls Hardware Engineer with Trane Technologies took a ten-year career break to raise her three children before relaunchin...

EP 263:Relaunchers in Senior Roles: How Carmen Park Rose Through the Ranks after an 8yr Career Break

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Carmen Park is a technical leader with experience in the automotive, electronics, telecom, semiconductor, defense, and medical device industries. She ...

EP 262: Keeping your Contacts over an 8 Year Break and Relaunching in Public Service with Jana Toner

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome Jana Toner, Senior Vice President with American Corporate Partners, which is dedicated to assisting US veterans and active-duty milit...

EP 261: Redefining Career Paths in Terms of Life Stage, not Age, with Susan Golden

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Golden is the director of DCIX at the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI), and a lecturer and adjunct professor at Stanford Universit...

EP 260:Taking a Break from a Prolonged Job Search Led to Getting Hired, with Amy Miller, rebroadcast

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Miller is a PR and communications expert who wrote to us a few months ago after relaunching her career following an eight year career break and a ...

EP 259: My What If Year Author Alisha Fernandez Miranda Explores Careers thru 4 Internships

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alisha Fernandez Miranda is the author of My What If Year. Detailing her year of unpaid internships, the book follows Alisha on her quest to figure o...

EP 258: How One Couple Managed Their "Dual Relaunch," with Corey & LaBrena Settles

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are airing the audio version of our previously released video interview with Corey and LaBrena Settles, both military veterans who later rela...

EP 257: Zarna Garg's Spectacular Relaunch from SAHM to Stand-Up Comedy and Social Media Star

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"She could make anyone laugh and I wanted her to be paid for it. 'Mom, have you ever thought about being a stand-up comedian?' As she began dreaming o...

EP 256: Relaunching in Tech in the US and India after Three Career Breaks, with Shweta Sharma

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How does a technical professional prepare for relaunching her career in technical roles after career breaks of different lengths and in two countries...

EP 255: How an Astrophysicist Career-transitioned and Relaunched in Data Science with Avanti Tilak

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Avanti Tilak's career transition and relaunch from astrophysics and academia to corporate data science was a triumph after a long, frustrating period ...

EP 254: From Corporate Relaunch to Senior Executive Leadership to a NonProfit CEO with Kerry Carter

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After her relaunch and subsequent rise to senior executive leadership roles in the distribution and logistics industry, Kerry Carter made the leap to ...

EP 253: "Best Advice for Relaunchers" Holiday 2022 Compilation

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hear the “Best Piece of Advice” from select episodes of “3,2,1 iRelaunch,” Samantha Kranyak shares what gave her the confidence to relaunch af...

EP 252: "Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books," a Relaunch Success Story, with Zibby Owens

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Zibby Owens is an author, podcaster, publisher, CEO, and mother of four. Writing has been her passion since she was a child. During her 11 year career...

EP 251: Powerful Language and Its Effect When You’re Relaunching with Julie Holunga, rebroadcast

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How can relaunchers ensure they are making the best impression while networking, at a professional conference, and even in an interview? Today’s epi...

EP 250: How I Relaunched after Years of Trying, and Where I am Today, with Amanda Liu

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Drake Liu is currently Senior Director, Data Analytics, for ADP. She took a 14-year career break before relaunching as part of MetLife’s Act2...

EP 249: Big Career Pivots: From Professional Dancer to Professional Chef with Steve Konopelski

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we welcome Chef Steve Konopelski, a Broadway dancer turned pastry chef who is Chef Instructor with the prestigious Auguste Escoffier Culinary I...

EP 248: Relaunch + Career Shift: Investor Relations to Hospital Administration, with Wendy Schlatner

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wendy Schlatner’s career started in investment banking and investment relations. She took a 16-year career break and then made a career transition ...

EP 247: Discussing their new book How to Leave the Law, with co-authors Liz Brown & Amy Impellizzeri

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Brown, a lawyer turned business professor, and Amy Impellizzeri, litigator turned novelist, are the co-authors of How to Leave the Law, a guideboo...

EP 246: Returning to the Legal Profession After a 12 Year Career Break, with Kendra Johnson

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kendra Johnson is currently Senior Counsel/Manager, Management Liability Claims at the global insurance giant, Markel Corporation. Kendra had been out...

EP 245: Returning to Work as a Salesforce Administrator, with Supermums Founder Heather Black

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heather Black is founder and CEO of Supermums, an organization that trains relaunchers and others to be Salesforce administrators. In 2010, Heather b...

EP 244: The Mental and Emotional Journey of a Career Break and Ultimate Relaunch with Steve Deeble

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Deeble is a Senior Technical Writer at Gurucul, a global cybersecurity company protecting data and information from insider threats and external...

EP 243: Relaunching at Lockheed Martin after a 20 year Career Break, with Jennifer Tufillaro

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Tufillaro is a Control Account Manager for the Radar Systems Engineering Group at Lockheed Martin. She initially joined Lockheed Martin after...

EP 242: The Career Journey from Military Spouse to Strategy Consultant, with Monique Garcia Rizer

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Monique Garcia Rizer was a military spouse for 13 years to a reserve service member. She relaunched twice, first after her partner's deployment, and s...

EP 241: How Persistence and Risk-taking led to a Partner Role in Silicon Valley, with Anita Rehman

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Anita Rehman is a Partner at GSV in Silicon Valley who took a 2-year career break. Her experience encompasses roles as an entrepreneur, investor, and ...

EP 240: Financial Decision Making When Reentering the Workforce, with Lazetta Rainey Braxton

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lazetta Rainey Braxton is the co-CEO of 2050 Wealth Partners, a financial planning firm. She is also the Founder and CEO of Lazetta and Associates, a ...

EP 239: The Unexpected Path from Corporate to Becoming a Chocolate Sommelier, with Estelle Tracy

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In 2015, Estelle, a French native, resigned from a career in proposal development at an ERP software company to meet the demands of mothering a child ...

EP 238: Relaunching after Challenging Life Events and Transitions with Kimberly Frost

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kimberly Frost is the Director of Public Sector Growth at Britton Industries, a circular eco solutions company, where she manages recycling initiative...

EP 237: How to Encourage the Relauncher in Your Life, with Chad Koenig

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chad Koenig is a Managing Director with Cushman & Wakefield's Atlanta Office Tenant Advisory Group. His wife, relauncher Kati Koenig, was our guest fo...

EP 236: Applying to and Participating in the JP Morgan Chase ReEntry Program with Cedric Layton

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cedric Layton is the Global ReEntry Program Co-Ordinator at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., responsible for all facets of their long running, rapidly growing...

EP 235: How a Relauncher’s Home Staging Passion Became a Successful Business with Betsy Boughner

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Betsy began her career as an occupational therapist before making a career shift into sales and ultimately into pharmaceutical sales. After taking a c...

EP 234: Leaving Apple’s “Siri” Team for a Second Career Break with Prabha Kannan

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Market researcher Prabha Kannan took a seven-year career break before relaunching at Apple, ultimately as the Managing Editor for Siri – which means...

EP 233: Relaunching after 3 Career Breaks and Moving to a new City, with Elizabeth Bader

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Bader was a Team Effectiveness Coach at Red Hat at the time of this recording and has since been promoted to North American Regional Advocat...

EP 232: Goldman Sachs Returnship® & COVID-19 Career Relaunch Initiative with Mariany Polanco-Cruz

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

At the time of this podcast recording, Mariany Polanco-Cruz was a Vice President on the Global Diversity Recruiting Team at Goldman Sachs. She discuss...

EP: 231 Richard Eisenberg, former Managing Editor of Next Avenue, shares thoughts on “Unretiring”

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Eisenberg was, until recently, the Managing Editor of Next Avenue, the PBS’s website for people 50+, and the editor of the site's Money & Po...

EP 230: President of Lean In Belfast, Nuala Murphy Shares her Relaunch Journey into Entrepreneurship

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Relauncher Nuala Murphy is a professional marketer, entrepreneur, community builder and connector. As a marketer she has worked with some of Northern ...

EP 229: Return Utah-the 1st State Career Reentry Program, w/ Program Manager & Relauncher Shay Baker

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shay Baker is Program Manager of Return Utah, Utah’s career reentry program. Utah is the first state to launch a career reentry program. Shay was a ...

EP 228: Milestone: LinkedIn’s New Profile Feature for Career Breaks, Special Edition with Bef Ayenew

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bef Ayenew is Director of Engineering at LinkedIn where he leads the Search and Profile engineering teams focused on helping LinkedIn members express ...

EP 227: The Ins and Outs of Relaunching in Higher Education, with Marion Viray

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Marion Viray is Program Manager of the Technology Leadership Development Program at Baruch College and Advisor for the Starr Career Development Progra...

EP 226: All About Amazon’s Returnship Program with Alex Mooney

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Mooney is Sr. Manager of DEI Talent Acquisition Programs and a 12 year Amazonian serving in increasingly senior HR roles, most recently in innova...

EP 225: Pivoting Your Career Without Taking a Career Break, with Nadia Gil

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nadia Gil is Head of Business Strategy at Google Cloud, where she is responsible for developing international strategic planning and transforming the ...

EP 224: How Networking Makes the Difference Relaunching to a Senior Role, with Mary Catherine Malley

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Catherine Malley is Senior Corporate Counsel for Juniper Networks. Her route to this huge role for a global, NYSE listed, multi-billion company f...

EP 223: Using Salesforce to Career Transition after a 20-Year Career Break, with Kati Koenig

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kati Koenig is Senior Salesforce Business Analyst at Liberty IT Solutions, a Booz Allen Hamilton Company. Kati took a 20-year career break from a sale...

Ep 222: How to Navigate Intentional and Unintentional Career Breaks, with Sirisha Kuchimanchi

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sirisha Kuchimanchi is a Global Engineering & Manufacturing Executive with Texas Instruments, as well as a podcast host. Sirisha took two career break...

EP 221: How Mentoring Can Help Your Relaunch, and Beyond – with Lisa Fain, rebroadcast

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Fain is the CEO at the Center for Mentoring Excellence. She speaks with Carol all about mentoring and the role mentoring and being mentored can h...

EP 220: Relaunching as a Content Editor After Freelance Writing and Editing, with Elisabeth Galvin

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elisabeth Galvin is a content editor at Diversity Network, an organization committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and creating a better workpl...

EP 219: “Best Piece of Advice for Relaunchers” Holiday 2021 Compilation Edition

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear the “Best Piece of Advice” from ten episodes of the 3,2,1 iRelaunch podcast series: Author Laura Zigman explains how to move forward throug...

EP 218: General Motors Re-Imagines Its Take 2 Return to Work Program, with Sarah DeLadurantey

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah DeLadurantey supports General Motor’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as a Talent Strategist for DEI Workforce Design. She is the pr...

EP 217: The "Superboss" Defined, and Why You Want to Work for One, with Sydney Finkelstein

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He has published 25 books and 90 ar...

EP 216: An HR Professional’s Nonlinear Job Search Leads to Her Dream Job, with Renee Rudczynski

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Renee Rudczynski is a human resources professional who has worked in HR consulting and led HR teams within a variety of environments, including higher...

EP 215: How a Marketing & Communications Professional Relaunched in UX Design, with Eraina Ferguson

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Eraina Ferguson is a Marketing & Communications Manager who spoke on our Successful Relaunchers Panel at our October 2021 iRelaunch Return to Work Con...

EP 214: A Nurse Relaunches During a Difficult Financial Time and Thrives, with Karolyn Diamond-Jones

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Karolyn Diamond-Jones is a registered nurse working in the area of healthcare compliance who took a 15-year career break to raise her four children. S...

EP213: How Misbah Sheikh Relaunched as a Salesforce Consultant When She Had Never Heard of It Before

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Misbah Sheikh is a Salesforce consultant who spoke on our Successful Relaunchers Panel at our recent virtual iRelaunch Return to Work Conference. She ...

EP 212: An Expat Relaunches and Later Pivots to a Cybersecurity Career, with Mai Ensmann

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mai Ensmann is the Senior Program Planner at Cyber Florida: The Florida Center for Cybersecurity. Previously Mai had worked as a program manager and t...

EP 211: From Goldman Sachs Returnship to Managing Director in Less Than Five Years, with Lori Taylor

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first episode in our "Relaunchers in Senior Roles" mini-series. Lori Taylor is head of America’s corporate lending and derivatives in ...

EP 210: Negotiating Compensation When Relaunching in a RTW Program or Not, with Bryn Panee Burkhart

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bryn Panee Burkhart is Principal and Founder of Next Evolution Leadership Coaching and Career Management, and currently serves as an Institute Fellow ...

EP 209: Relaunching With Resilience After a Divorce & the Power of Positivity, with Lucy Chang Evans

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lucy Chang Evans is a civil engineer who also worked as a U.S. Secret Service agent before going on career break to build a family. Ten years later, s...

EP208: From Part Time Relaunch to Alumni Relations Associate Director with Maria D’Agostino Crawford

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Maria D’Agostino Crawford is the Associate Director of Alumni Relations at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts who took an eight-year ...

EP 207: Career Pivots - Advice & An Actual Pivot From Media to Economic Development, with Faye Penn

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Faye Penn is the Executive Director of women.nyc, which is dedicated to helping New York City women succeed in their careers and businesses through in...

EP 206: Relaunching in Your Industry on a Consulting Basis and How it Works, with Nicole Diamond

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nicole Diamond is a rare disease pharmaceutical industry specialist focused on the business side of pharma. She left her successful career at Shire Ph...

EP205: Relaunching in Data Analytics & the Special Project She Did for iRelaunch, with Cynthia Corby

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cynthia Corby was a financial analyst on Wall Street before taking a 17 year career break. She decided to pursue a masters degree in business analytic...

EP 204: Don't Talk Yourself Out of an Opportunity, with Cheryl McGee Wallace [episode re-run]

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode of “3, 2, 1, iRelaunch” is a re-run of an interview Carol did in 2017 with Cheryl McGee Wallace, who later became Special Adviso...

EP 203: Relaunching in the Private and Public Sectors After Two Career Breaks, with Alison Cormack

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alison Cormack serves on the Palo Alto City Council and chairs its Finance Committee. She has relaunched twice - once at Google where she worked for a...

EP 202: Relaunching in Pro-Bono Legal Services After a 15 Year Career Break, with Jenny Brody

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Brody is a partner at a law firm she co-founded, Brody Kling PLCC, which specializes in providing high quality, affordable legal representation ...

EP 201: Actionable Career Advice to Make Your Next Move Your Best Move, with Kimberly Brown

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kimberly Brown is a leadership development expert, accomplished speaker and podcast host whose mission is to empower women and people of color in the ...

EP 200: The Impact of the "Pandemic Exodus" on Jobs and Earnings - with Economist Michael Madowitz

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this milestone 200th episode, Carol speaks with Michael Madowitz, an economist for the Center for American Progress whose work includes a focus on ...

EP 199:Reskilling & Relaunching as a Data Analyst After a 20 Year Career Break with Miriam Berkowitz

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Miriam Berkowitz started her career as a software developer and returned to work as a data analyst after a 20 year career break. To update her technol...

EP 198: How One Brave Email Led to a Six-Figure Job After a Career Break, with Koseli Cummings

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Koseli Cummings is a self-taught content strategist and copywriter. She returned to the workforce full-time after seven years of being a stay at home ...

EP 197: Career Trends for the 50+ Worker and the Retire/Unretire Decision, with Richard Eisenberg

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Eisenberg is the Managing Editor of Next Avenue, the PBS site for people 50+, and the editor of its Money and Work & Purpose channels. He aims...