Career Crossroads

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The End of Career Crossroads

2023-12-2007:06

All good things must come to an end. It's been a wonderful journey over the last 3+ years but today marks the end of Career Crossroads. In this final episode of the podcast, I discuss why I'm saying goodbye and thank those who have helped me make it this far. ___________________ You can find Career Crossroads at careercrossroads.ca or follow us on social media: Instagram: @career_crossroads LinkedIn: Career Crossroads Podcast Facebook: Career Crossroads Podcast TikTok: @jonathancollaton

Mike Fernandes - Leaving his YouTube Career Behind for a shot at Student Affairs

2023-12-1301:04:17

#100 - Like most kids, Mike developed his musical tastes as a teenager. He liked a wide range of bands and one day decided to try and mash up a couple of his favorite songs and publish the mix on YouTube. That simple action had a much bigger impact than Mike ever could have predicted. It was the first step in launching his YouTube channel which at its peak had over 325,000 subscribers and was getting up to 2 million views per month. In this interview, we talk through Mike's early career pl...

Career Coach Conversations with Betty Xie

2023-12-0428:05

#99 – As Betty Xie headed toward post-secondary education, she had a plan: study math because that would lead her to a good job. The closer she got to starting classes, the more she realized that while that was practical and she had a talent for it, she wasn’t actually interested in math and the career options it would provide. Instead of looking at studying something similar but more interesting, Betty decided she wanted to explore perhaps the farthest areas of study from math - cinema studi...

Matt Cooksey – How A Breakdown Led Him To The Perfect Career

2023-10-2050:47

#98 - Matt Cooksey ended up in his first career because he was following a family member's footsteps, and it took him almost a decade to realize he wasn't happy. He was always chasing something - more money or a promotion - that would make him happy, right? It wasn't until he unexpectedly broke down that Matt that Matt realized that staying on that career path wasn't going to make him happy no matter how good it seemed like he had it. That breakdown was the beginning of a journey that helped...

Stephanie Chan - Leaving Law Behind to Help the Elderly

2023-08-1722:37

#97 - Getting a law degree and passing the bar is quite the task, so it's not often people go through all that work only to leave their law career behind. That's what makes Stephanie Chan such an anomaly - she did exactly that. Today, I talk to Stephanie about how why she left law behind and what prompted her to found Home to Home Advisory Services and myCareBase. To read more about Stephanie’s companies or get in touch with her, use the links below: Home to Home Advisory Services Inc.myCare...

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