Career Blast in a Half
Episodes
Ask Better Questions, Land Better Jobs | Brenden Kumarasamy (Recast)
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget preparing better answers. The fastest way to stand out in interviews, networking, and executive conversations isn’t what you say — it’s w...
The Room Where It Happens: Why Group Coaching Beats Going Solo | Cecilia Aviles
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most C-suite executives resist group coaching. They think it's beneath them. That they need one-on-one attention. That the cool kids don't do groups. ...
STOP Networking. Start Clustering | Loren Greiff
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The old idea of “networking” is collecting connections, going wide, showing up everywhere is dead. Everyone is visible. Everyone is accessible. An...
The Career Ladder Is Dead. What Actually Gets You Hired Now | Raina Gandhi
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget the old playbook. The linear career ladder — degree, loyalty, promotions, retirement — is gone for good. Today’s market doesn’t reward ...
Signaling — The New Currency of Executive Readiness I Loren Greiff
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget the idea that your résumé is doing the talking. It isn’t. And in 2025, the market isn’t hiring the most qualified — it’s hiring the m...
The Widening Pay Gap for Women and What to Do About It | Cindy Gallop
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget “closing the gap.” It’s widening — for the first time since the 1960s. And if you’re waiting for the system to fix it, you’ll be wa...
Layoffs | The Hardest Thing No One Tells You About
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s be honest — the call hits harder than you think it will. One moment, you’re leading teams and driving outcomes. The next, your screen goes...
The Lie We’ve Been Sold About Work: Jessica Weiss on Why Happiness Is the Real KPI
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get one thing straight: happiness isn’t the “perk” at the end of success. It’s the precondition for it. Jessica Weiss — Happiness ...
What Your Kids Learn When You Lose Your Job | Alyssa Smith
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget being the unshakeable parent. Your kids don’t need perfection — they need to see recovery in real time. Because when layoffs hit, routines ...
2025 Played It Safe. 2026 Pays the Disruptors I Loren Greiff
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2025 was the year of playing not to lose. 2026 belongs to the ones willing to break the system.  Safe is the new stuck. If you’re still polishing ...
The Death of Corporate Loyalty I Nick Passarelli — Chief Compliance Officer, Risk Whisperer, Truth Teller
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Loyalty used to earn you a pension. Now it earns you a pink slip. Nick Passarelli has protected billion-dollar companies from risk—and realized the ...
Urgent. Expensive. Unfair. The Question That Unlocks Everything I Loren Greiff
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Executives over 40 are polishing themselves into irrelevance. New résumé formats. AI-ing to death, noodling over every tweak and keyword hack. Title...
Being “Qualified” Won’t Get You Hired I Gina Riley
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Being “Qualified” Won’t Get You Hired I Gina Riley This week, Gina Riley isn’t pulling any punches – teasing out the highlights of her new b...
My Severance Is Running Out. Now What? Three Moves That Matter
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My Severance Is Running Out. Now What? Three Moves That Matter. Most people treat severance like a parachute. Safe. Cushioned. Time to drift. Wrong. S...
The Truth About PE Jobs: High Stakes, Hidden Rules, and Hard Lessons I Kit Lisle
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Truth About PE Jobs: High Stakes, Hidden Rules, and Hard Lessons I Kit Lisle Private equity looks glamorous—fast money, big titles, big exits. B...
Why Say Thank You Anyway? I Steve Dalton, Author of The Job Closer & 2 Hour Job Search
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why Say Thank You Anyway? I Steve Dalton, Author of The Job Closer & 2 Hour Job Search  Most thank-you notes are nothing more than polite spam...
Networking for Introverts Who’d Rather Get a Root Canal I Greg Roche
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Networking for Introverts Who’d Rather Get a Root Canal I Greg Roche Networking advice was built for extroverts. Go to events. Make small talk. Coll...
Skip The Interview Prep, Lose the Job. Here’s How To Fix It I Varun Puri I CEO of Yoodli
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skip The Interview Prep, Lose the Job. Here’s How To Fix It I Varun Puri I CEO of Yoodli Most people treat interviews like pop quizzes. They wing ...
The Future of Work > Less Work | Nirit Cohen
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Future of Less Work—And the Executive Edge AI Can’t Replace | Nirit Cohen You’ve been told: “Work smarter, not harder.” But Executives ...
Greywashing 101: The Illusion of Including Older Workers
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Greywashing 101: The Illusion of Including Older Workers You’ve heard it before: “We value experience.” Then they ghost you for having it!  ...
When the AI Says "You're Hired" — and Gets It Wrong I Joseph Burns, Lupa CEO
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Burns built the perfect AI recruiter. Then he did something radical. He shut it down. This isn’t a TED Talk about tech utopia. It’s a wake-...
The Hiring Market You Knew Isn't Coming Back. Welcome to Now & Next.
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forget everything you knew about hiring. That market died in 2021 and left no forwarding address. What replaced it? A system where 75% of executiv...
The $47m Workforce Scam that Nobody Talks About | Bradley Schurman
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙 The $47m Workforce Scam that Nobody Talks About | Bradley Schurman We Don’t Have a Labor Shortage — We Have an Age Problem The headlines say ...
Ageism Isn’t Discrimination — It’s Strategic Stupidity
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙 Ageism Isn’t Discrimination — It’s Strategic Stupidity “Overqualified.” The word that sounds like a compliment but acts like a curse. ...
How to Reactivate Your Dormant Network (with 5 Proven Emails)
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙 Episode: How to Reactivate Your Dormant Network (with 5 Proven Emails) Most career doors aren’t locked. You just stopped knocking. You know t...
The Price of Professional Invisibility When You’re Over 40,50 or 60+ | Corey Hurley
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙The Price of Professional Invisibility When You’re Over 40,50 or 60+ | Corey Hurley “Do I have to be on LinkedIn?" Wrong question. The right q...
The Booby Traps That Keep Women Broke I Billy Zerillo
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Booby Traps That Keep Women Broke I Billy Zerillo Money isn't math. It's war. And most women are losing. Not because they're bad with numbers. Not...
Breaking the Busyness Habit | Peggy Sullivan
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking the Busyness Habit | Peggy Sullivan Maybe that’s why your job search feels like a full-time job... but without the paycheck? This week, Lo...
How To Not Diss The Dream I Mitch Mathews
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How Not To Diss The Dream | Mitch Matthews What happens when high achievers stop dreaming? In this episode, Mitch Matthews—speaker, coach, and host ...
Teacher to Google Big Tech | Keith Anderson
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Teacher to Google Big Tech | Keith Anderson What separates those who talk about making a big move – even a pivot from those who actually do it? Bein...
The 411 on Ending Ageism and How YOU Can Make It Go Faster I Janine Vanderburg
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 411 on Ageism & How To End It Faster I Janine Vanderburg  For the life of me, given the choice between a strong, more profitable business an...
Someone's Getting Hired, Here's How To Make It You (In "Uncertain Times”) I Loren Greiff
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this me to you episode, I am delivering some tough love and strategic clarity for executives facing job search challenges in today's uncertain clim...
How to Make, Not Find Meaning to Matter I Matt Emerzian
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world is obsessed with metrics and status. But the most important currency is the one you’re missing. Most of us spend our careers chasing val...
How To Win Over Today’s Busiest and Pickiest Recruiters I Executive Recruiter Rick Kloete
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recruiting is big business ($10B) and that’s just at the executive level. They don’t work for you, they work for their clients and it’s hard. ...
The Invisible Leadership Revolution | Heather Powers
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Corporate America is bleeding talent pretending the needs of working parents are asking for a perk, at the expense of being a profit engine. Â This w...
How To Stop Being A Hostage In Your Job Search | Scott Walker
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Kidnappers are just businessmen looking for a great deal”  That’s how Scott Walker, legendary hostage negotiator reframes his work (with a ...
Doubt is Death. My 3 Secrets To Certainty In Your Search I Loren Greiff
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Doubt kills your job search faster than any market condition. It's not just hesitation—it's resistance holding hostage everything you want. The anti...
The 5 Keys To Lasting Confidence I Nicole Kalil
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Confidence isn't built—it's practiced."  The Confidence Myth What we call confidence is often just comfortable competence. But true confidence ...
Stop With The Age Labels : Shedding "OK Boomer" & "Entitled Millennial" I Sheila Callaham
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've created a system of fictional generational boxes that don't exist in reality. "Boomer," "Gen X," "Millennial" - arbitrary labels with zero scien...
5 Secrets To Packaging Your 40+ Deep Experience
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's a gap in the marketplace—a gap between what you know and how you share it. Most professionals +40 make the fatal mistake of assuming experie...
How do I get AI tech-literate without losing my human-ness? I Kate O’Neill
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The game of life (and work) has changed.  It’s no longer about whether to use AI, but how to wield it while preserving what makes us irreplaceable...
The 5 Leadership Voices & Languages We Miss I Masi Willis
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership is one of those words that gets thrown around like authenticity or value. Everyone nods. Few translate. Â This week, we sat down with Masi...
FOPO: Fear Of Overvaluing Other People’s Opinions I Erica Rooney
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You want to feel seen, heard and accepted. You want to feel appreciated And you want to feel like you’re doing the right thing.  But when FOPO (...
Welcome To The End Of Career Victimization I Loren Greiff & TJ Bennett
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re seeking job security, it’s gone. Long gone.  That means that you're in charge. Your career is YOUR business. No business can surv...
Piplashed? The Secrets Behind Performance Plans I Dan Goodman
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past five years there has been a significant increase in corporate issuing performance incentive plans (up 20+) Â But are Performance Improv...
How Making 10K Friends Turned Into A Real Job I Rob Lawless
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if your day job was to talk to 4 people a day for an hour each? What if the goal was simply to build human connection? What if there was no a...
Get Hired in 2025 I Andrew Seaman
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Work doesn’t have to make you miserable Neither does your job search.  The trick – knowing how to adapt.  “Things are changing much fast...
The Consumption of You, It's Sucking Out Your Success I James A. Felts
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not about you It’s never has been  It never will be.  Thinking otherwise. That’s what’s sucking the life out of your success. ...
2025 I What Will Stay The Same & What Will Change I Loren Greiff
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a kid New Year’s Eve guaranteed staying up past midnight As a 60 year old woman I guarantee I’ll be in bed before 10PM  Some things stay the ...
Loud Career Truths About Introverts I Lissa Appiah
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The greatest lie in business? That success belongs to the loudest voice in the room.  But what about Warren Buffett? Bill Gates and this week’s ...
It's a Wrap I Highlights From 2024
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Looking at my 2024 whiteboard, some of my goals will go unchecked.  → But my clients crushed theirs. → Making the big bucks → Landing huge 15/...
Scaling Without Selling Out A $25 Million Story I Sharon Gillenwater
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if Success Didn't Require Selling Out?  What if the conventional startup playbook is wrong?  Sharon Gillenwater sold her tech company in 202...
Old Dogs, Better Tricks I Phil VanDusen
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You spent 20 years building other people's brands. Then that piece of your identity was gone.   Now what?  Fact #1: Your impressive title or ...
What's In A Name? I Everything You're Ignoring Over The Holidays
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your name isn't complicated. Our laziness is.  Reality check:  → 74% of workers struggle with pronunciations → 44% face it in interviews → 4...
Trust or Bust: The Currency of Modern Leadership I Shane Hatton
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trust isn't built overnight. It's built one small action at a time. But you can't control whether people trust you.  You can only control your...
Uncertainty In Your Career, How Does Faith Work? I Dr. John Page
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re going there. Full on, spiritual  WHY? Because it’s what most of us in times of uncertainty miss. Especially now Especially in your j...
How To Be A Likeable Badass And Why It Matters I Alison Fragale
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You want more power. But, here's what you're missing  Power isn’t earned respect Power doesn’t mean value either. This week's conversation w...
Turn Your WYRD Into Worth I Frankie Russo
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here's something no one told you in business school: Your greatest asset isn't your MBA, your network, or your experience. Â It's your weirdness. Â ...
Copy For C-suiters, Words That Win Jobs I Adam Knorr
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the high-stakes game of executive job hunting, you're probably obsessing over your network, your resume, your interview techniques. But here's the ...
The Universal Ism, Ageism I Dealing With It In Your Career (Pt 2) I Maureen Clough
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s the pickle:  Experience, wisdom, and broader perspectives add tremendous value, but quantifying this without relying on age alone IS tricky...
The Universal Ism, Ageism I Dealing With It In Your Career (Pt 1) I Maureen Clough
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s unavoidable, and it’s happening right now. You’re aging.  But no matter what age you are something is going on.  In your 20’s or ...
The Low Down On Being Laid Off I Laura Krauss
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Roughly 28% of Americans have laid off in the last two years.  The repercussions – no one needs to tell you.  Whether it’s the first time ...
Unraveling to Rise: Finding Your Way Through Change I Renee DeVore
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever found yourself in the heart-wrenching reality of change?  > Your nakedness can feel even more naked (especially in private) > You fee...
You’re A Legend In the Making: Secrets to Executive Transformation I Howie Chan
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Legends are people like you and me who ask themselves:  What was this all for? Am I living up to my fullest potential What is the story I wa...
Beyond Booze: Could Sobriety Elevate Your Career and Life? | Brittany Young
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if the path to your best self doesn't run to a bar, but away from it? > What if sobriety isn't about what you lose, but about what you gain?...
Happy Election-Year I What Does This Mean For Your Job Search | Erica Reckamp
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve been noticing that your job search is taking forever Your career is moving in slow motion You’ve been waiting and waiting for the offer to ...
You Have Imposter Syndrome, Which One? I Jule Kim
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
No one doesn’t have imposter syndrome.  The question is which one  There are 5 types (who knew)  I have them all but in varying degrees  ...
Your First Step On LinkedIn I Jasmin Alic
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy for executives to feel overwhelmed on LinkedIn  The platform is robust And drives far more impact than a parking spot for your resume  ...
Storytelling IS Everything For Exec I Michael Margolis I Re-Release
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The story you tell yourself  Is the #1 determinant of success.  This applies to everything Especially your job search  The internal narrative ...
At The Core I Why Core Values Are Everything | Ricki Pasinelli
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ouchhh That’s the sound of your values being stepped on.  Your coworker threw you under the bus You’re stuck in fear You don’t have enough s...
Startling Reasons Self-Investment Is Worth Every Penny I Mando Sallavanti
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are two types of people: Â Those who see personal investments as an expense, And those who understand it as a path to remarkable ROI Â Most fi...
How To Gain Access & Influence For "Next Level Networking" I Scott MacGregor
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you looking to network or gain access to those with influence? Â There IS a difference:Â Â Networking: A coffee conversation, that can tip over...
TMI or Vulnerability? How to Share Your Personal Story Professionally I Holly Crawshaw
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone loves a great story  Stories make you memorable Stories help you engage where facts can’t  Stories are more powerful than glue in help...
Create Don’t Wait I Loren Greiff I Founder PortfolioRocket
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Create Don’t Wait That’s the most notable difference with today’s executives in transition.  And to cut your time on the market. While dri...
Building Resilience I Kofi Douhadji
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They say, what doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. Few understand this the way our guest Kofi Douhadji does.  In his words: “Resilien...
What's The Difference Between Culture Fit & Culture Climate? I Dr. Colleen Saringer
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We forget or may not realize how strongly our workplace is a “determinant of our health”.  Regardless of the said culture or assumed fit Wor...
Get Real-time White Collar Workforce Data I Jason Saltzman
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"We see on average 300,000 job changes every week."  Who can keep up with that? No one.  Thankfully, Live Data Technologies tracks job chang...
Burnout Myth-Busters I Cara Houser
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Burn Out Myth Busters I With The Burn Out Lady, Cara Houser  We live in a world riddled with the culture of overwork. Overbooking Drained And ov...
Fired? Afraid You Might Be? Know Your Rights I Employment Lawyer Tom Spiggle
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fired? Afraid You Might Be? Know Your Rights  I Tom Spiggle  I’ve been there.  Unsavory slants about my age. A performance improvement plan...
You’re NOT Bad With Money I Dave Won
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our relationship with money reveals our values, fears, and desires. The emotional aspects of money few talk about are deep and more critical than me...
Find Your Unique Voice (Even If You Think You Lost It) I Melissa Cohen & Julie Michelle Morris
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s talk about your voice. The voice that expresses what you know, how you think, and your unique POV.  For many, maybe most – the idea of u...
Become THE Expert In Your Network, 10 Mins A Day on LinkedIn I Martijn Holt
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“LinkedIn is a time suck: “I don’t know how to be productive with my time on LInkedIn” It’s been a while, LinkedIn has changed, how do I g...
How To Become Unignorable I Communicate Like 1% of CEOs I Oliver Aust
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
No one wants to be ignored, especially in a job search. That’s why Oliver Aust, Europe's top communication wiz and the brain behind leaders at For...
Why is Leadership in Crisis | Josiah Pledl
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this order, Josiah Pledl, identifies as a father, husband, educator, student, and thinker. Â He places a strong emphasis on personal development a...
Less Ego Amigo: More Nurturing Your Network I Donnie Boivin
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“You cannot find success in life without ego”  That’s what Donnie Boivin believes.  An ex-Marine and ex-corporate sales maverick, Donnie...
Top Salary Negotiating Mistakes We All Make, and How to Fix Them | Keri-Lynne Shaw I Part 2
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
50% of us don’t negotiate our compensation package. 34% of women don’t go there That can lead to a $1M+ loss over the course of a lifetime  Bu...
Top Salary Negotiating Mistakes We All Make, and How to Fix Them I Keri-Lynne Shaw I Part 1
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
50% of us don’t negotiate our compensation package. 34% of women don’t go there That can lead to a $1M+ loss over the course of a lifetime  Th...
Time Rich? Energy Poor? | Simon Alexander Ong
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Exhausted and have the whole day ahead of you? Apathetic, with another day on the job search? Interviews going nowhere? Referrals scarce?  Sim...
The Business Of Not Knowing I Radim Malinic
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Good luck trying to define one pathway to career success.  Even the most successful, are so, because they know how change, without a map.  R...
Positivity Experiments I When You’re Laid Off Or Don’t Like Work | Antoni Tzavelas
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us have been laid off in some way or another at this point in their career. Most of us have also worked in work environments that zapped our...
Awkward? Good! | Henna Pryor
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Snorting, dropping things…insert foot in mouth. Think you’re awkward? Henna Pryor is known for all these things. Now she speaks on stages a...
LinkedIn's Scroll-Stopping Secrets: For Lasting Impressions I Jasmin Alic (Part 2)
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Part II, Jasmin Alic is back with ultimate Linkedin masterclass in your career and job search: Â Why you should forget posting and writing content...
LinkedIn's Scroll-Stopping Secrets | Lasting Impressions I Jasmin Alic (Part 1)
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jasmin Alic is proof that great teachers never stop testing and share what they’ve learned.  Based in Bosnia  Single dad  And a background of ...
Mindfulness In Your Career Is BS | Steve Ware
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone wants all the benefits of meditation.  But no one wants to do it.  Today, Steve Ware is the mindfulness expert who save businesses FORT...
The Rise of Flat Leadership | Joy Meserve
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Mercer’s 2017 Global Talent Trends Study found that a third of companies planned to flatten their organizational structure.  Why?  Studies s...
What Recruiters Won’t Tell You But Desperately Want To | Adam Posner
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What you want from a recruiter and what they want from you – often not the same.  You want them to hustle for you. They want you to deliver and wo...
Soothing Lies: Debunking Self-Care Fairytales I Randi Braun
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The notion of self care is often met with a raised eyebrow. Â Some of us (including me) have been programed to drive so hard that over productivity i...
Storytelling IS Everything I Michael Margolis Pt. 2
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part II of Storytelling Is Everything  Does not disappoint!  Find out:  How storytelling works like fortune telling for power, permission and ...
Where Does Success In Your Career Come From? Alan Stein, CEO Kadima (Ex-Google, Meta, AmEx & Salesforce)
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ignore any hard and fast formula for success.  We know people who’ve achieved massive success with no roadmap.  However there are traits, and th...
The Impact of AI on Executives | Lori Mazor
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lori Mazor, found out about her AI DNA in the fourth grade. Â Today, she teaches AI with a human touch to empower intelligent business. Â Lori share...