I'm Laura Izard, and I am passionate about helping people find their confidence and get back to work. My site, Comeback Girl, is aimed primarily at women who are coming back after a career break. I'll be talking to women of all levels and backgrounds to hear their comeback stories, coaching tips, the highs and lows of the journey and how they find energy, meaning and purpose. I hope you'll join me! Please follow me! Twitter: https://twitter.com/C0mebackG1rl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com ...
…
continue reading
1
Should Your Job be Your Sense of Purpose?
11:50
11:50
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
11:50
This audio accompanies the blog post at www.comebackgirl.com entitled "Should Your Job be the Main Provider of Your Sense of Purpose?. I have learned over time and in particular the last few years that we possibly ask too much of ourselves and our jobs. Of course, it is vital to find work which chimes as much with your values as possible, but you c…
…
continue reading
1
What to Expect in a Job in 2022
23:10
23:10
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
23:10
This is the new podcast format for Comeback Girl; the format is an accompanying audio to my regular blog post on the Comeback Girl website. https://comebackgirl.com/I am talking here about the new expectations you should have from an employer in terms of wellbeing, job progression, hybrid/remote working, recognition and out-of-office rules. We have…
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #15 - Sarah Bearpark - How to Return to Work in STEM
32:09
32:09
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
32:09
http://wrpn.womenreturners.com/sarah-b-story/http://wrpn.womenreturners.com/women-returners-conference-2019/https://camawise.org.uk/https://www.mottmac.com/http://stemtosteam.org/Kirjoittanut Laura Izard
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #14 - Lucy Standing
31:46
31:46
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
31:46
Can work shadowing help you find the right role for you? Short answer: Absolutely! Long answer, in her podcast Chartered Occupational Psychologist Lucy Standing describes the evidence base to prove it. Listen to this pragmatic, humble innovator here.As founder of social enterprise Viewvo, Lucy is creating a market for returners or career pivoters t…
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #13 - Rebecca Newenham on the Life of a Virtual Assistant
28:59
28:59
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
28:59
Welcome to the Comeback Girl podcast This week, I am talking to entrepreneur Rebecca Newenham, founder of Get Ahead Virtual Assistant agency. How would you like to do what you love working from home, around all of your other priorities your smartphone as your office? Or finally run your own franchise with a proven toolkit and a ready made blueprint…
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #12 - Kenny Temowo on Going to Work for Astonishment
28:40
28:40
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
28:40
Kenny runs his own podcast called Why Work. He works at PA Consulting from his Linked in profile:"My passion is for innovative learning experiences – particularly in terms of leadership and culture - that people remember, that change them and even – sometimes transform them. That’s the goal: transformative experiences. I started out my career as a …
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #11 - Emee Vida Estacio on the Remedy to Imposter Syndrome
32:06
32:06
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
32:06
In this episode, I talk to author and academic Emee Vida Estacio about her Amazon No1 selling books:, 'Change your Life For Good' and 'The Impostor Syndrome Remedy'. She shares her tested methods for overcoming self-doubt and understanding and managing your inner critic. Her trademark is PAME: Living with Purpose, Action, Momentum and Energy. Liste…
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #10 - Michelle Gyimah on Negotiating Equal Pay with Confidence
36:13
36:13
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
36:13
In this very special edition of the Comeback Girl podcast, I chat to Michelle Gyimah of Equality PaysMichelle (who was heavily pregnant with her new baby girl when we recorded this interview) is dedicated to helping people get what they're worth, and this podcast is full of practical advice about not only how to ask for what you want, but how to re…
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #9 - Jess Spiring on Headlines, Deadlines and Seasons
40:15
40:15
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
40:15
I talk to journalist/editor Jess Spiring about her prolific career in magazines and newspapers, why she thinks print will never truly die and how there's a season for everything.Kirjoittanut Laura Izard
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #8 - Amanda Newman on the Power of Networking
33:52
33:52
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
33:52
In this podcast, recorded via Zoom webchat, I talk to Amanda Newman, founder of the successful Facebook group The Career Mum, about the choices she's faced in her own career, and why it's been so important to her to bring others along with her. She is a champion of Diversity and Inclusion, Women in STEAM and EVERYONE' s individual expression at wor…
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #7 - Lucy Choi on Adapting and Resilience
32:51
32:51
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
32:51
In this podcast, I chat to More Than Musical's Lucy Choi about her remarkable path to a glittering career in the opera world. Lucy began as a pianist, but had to pivot suddenly when, at the beginning of her music degree, injury meant she could no longer play her beloved piano. Lucy went from never having sung at all to having to sing to an advanced…
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #6 - Njambi McGrath on Culture and Identity
35:34
35:34
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
35:34
In this podcast, I talk to comedienne Njambi McGrath about making a huge career pivot from IT to standup, as well as her incredible personal and cultural history in Kenya. Njambi is Kikuyu, a culture that has been subjected to the horrors of colonialism but, that persists in spite of a history that has torn families such as hers apart. It's a drama…
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #5 - Patsy Richardson On Life after a Transplant
37:00
37:00
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
37:00
This podcast is a chat with Patsy Richardson, an amazing woman with an incredible story. Patsy tells of how she coped with kidney failure and going on the transplant waiting list, as she tried and failed to find a donor match among friends and relatives. Eventually Patsy did find a match, but not before dialysis, open brain surgery and a lot of unc…
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #4 - Naomi Oluleye on The Power of Quitting
36:35
36:35
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
36:35
This Comeback Girl Podcast, recorded in the bustling cafe at Soho House, features brand consultant Naomi Oluleye of The Power of Quitting. Naomi's series of international events has met with widespread acclaim and makes its Berlin debut next month - see http://bit.ly/2KtcRqh for details. www.comebackgirl.comFollow me on Twitter! @C0mebackg1rl…
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #3 - Liz Ward on how to career pivot
39:48
39:48
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
39:48
I chat with Liz Ward, founder of Slick Pivot, about her amazing career, why she pivoted, and how you can find the courage to break out of your routine.Kirjoittanut Laura Izard
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #2 - Lee Lam on Ditching the CV
39:47
39:47
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
39:47
The second Comeback Girl podcast is with Ditch The CV's Lee Lam. She shares invaluable advice on personal branding, rethinking personal profiles, and why how to move away from a resume of past achievements and towards an attitude of problem-busting.*Unfortunately the audio quality is not the absolute highest for this podcast as it was recorded over…
…
continue reading
1
Podcast #1 - Claire Goose on the Non-Linear Career of an Actor
40:05
40:05
Toista myöhemmin
Toista myöhemmin
Listat
Tykkää
Tykätty
40:05
I'm Laura Izard, and I am passionate about helping people find their confidence and get back to work.My site, Comeback Girl is aimed primarily at women who are coming back after a career break. I'll be talking to women of all levels and backgrounds to hear their comeback stories, coaching tips, the highs and lows of the journey and how they find en…
…
continue reading