Bucket List Careers

Previously a tech public relations specialist in the Silicon Valley, Meera Agarwal has been pursuing a second career as a visual artist and art instructor for the past decade in Westchester, NY. Meera creates captivating works in oil, acrylic, and mixed media. With a keen eye for both representational and abstract forms, her colorful award-winning paintings draw inspiration from nature’s marvels, diverse locales, and human stories. In May 2024, Meera became the first recipient of The Rye Arts Center’s Visionary Artist Award for her inspirational paintings as well as her commitment to uplifting the arts in the community. Listen to Meera’s inspiring career story now! Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click the link: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/artistic-awakening-meera-agarwals-transition-from-corporate-to-creative/ Follow Meera on Instagram to learn more about her work: @‌meeraworldart Learn more on Meera’s website here: https://www.meeraworldart.com/

Dara Astmann Coaching is BACK on the podcast with incredible insights about the career pivot process. ✨️ Dara is an ICF certified professional career coach for ambitious moms who are ready to confidently pivot towards a career that ignites passion and balance. 👉 Listen now! Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/finding-balance-and-fulfillment-dara-astmanns-key-strategies-for-ambitious-moms/ ✍️ Sign up for Dara's Career Pivot Playbook for Professional Moms Program: https://beautiful-union-278.myflodesk.com/qcifpp007e

Alison Hall is a coach and financial advisor helping women affected by divorce. She pivoted to her Bucket List Career after her “first act” in finance, auditing, and strategic planning in the corporate sector. Listen in to today’s episode for a passion-fueled career pivot story and expert advice for work and life! Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click the link: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/128-alison-hall/ #careerdevelopment #CareerAdvice #financetips

Colette's Career Journey and Advice on Finding Professional Purpose

Colette Jane Fehr is a licensed marriage & family therapist, public speaker and soon-to-be published author. Still, as is the case with most Bucket List Careers guests, she started her professional journey on a different path! Colette pivoted her career from corporate PR, marketing, and sales when she had an experience with couples therapy that made her realize she could make an impact in people’s lives and draw on her own experience. We love that! With a leap of faith, Colette went back to school to dedicate her career to helping people create more securely attached, connected relationships with their partners. We talk about how she built her couples therapy practice over the past ten years, her beliefs on what is critical to achieving your professional purpose and evolving yourself to find that sweet spot of crafting meaningful work that can also be monetized. Listen now! Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/s2e127

Sara Roberts is a talented designer and founder of Goldie Home. Sara spent nearly 20+ years working for the world’s largest fashion media brands before she had her Aha! moment in the pandemic. Like many of our guests, the pandemic allowed her more time for creativity and reflection. She had re-discovered the tremendous joy in gathering at the table every night with her family which inspired her to start making her own table linens using her watercolor paintings and dying techniques. Soon enough, Goldie Home was born. Goldie is a reflection of Sara’s own personal style —her work blends New York sophistication with a European design aesthetic infused with Mediterranean color and light. 🎧 Listen in NOW and get ready to be inspired by the way Sara aligned her artistic abilities and business acumen to craft a dream business creating unique pieces that illuminate living spaces with beauty and art. There is a special Goldie Home discount code for listeners! Listen for the code in the episode! 🔗 Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click here: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/blc-126-sara-roberts/

Pete Chelala is Vice President of Programmatic Advertising Sales at Paramount, but that’s not where his resume ends. Throughout his career, he has been able to craft other creative professional pursuits that have complemented his full-time gig. Pete started his career in production on commercials, music videos and feature films out of Los Angeles. He then transitioned to a role in front of the camera for 10 years as host of a cooking show called “The Gourmet Dude,” and now he’s producing an original series on Audible about the origins of hip hop starring rapper Chuck D called “Can You Dig It”. Pete’s professional evolution is a testimony to creative authenticity and passion. In this episode, he sneaks in actionable advice while explaining his career narrative in the fashion of storytelling. 🎧 Listen now! 🔗 Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/s2e125 #careerchange #careerdevelopment #careeradvice

Tony Everett is an experienced entrepreneur who understands the challenges of career resets because he himself has successfully overcome them. From sales to youth development to the sports entrepreneurship coaching business he runs now in Orange County, California, Tony has over 15 years of expertise in leveraging the power of sports for success, guiding others through the process of discovering a fulfilling post-athletic career. He’s also the founder of PureGame, a nonprofit that uses the power of sports to help children develop character and leadership skills. He tackles professional reset challenges with a specific formula some of which he shares with us in this episode. Listen now! Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click here: https://bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/s2e124

College admissions advice! Stacey Ross Cohen is a marketer, TedX Speaker and author of Brand Up: The Ultimate Playbook for College & Career Success in the Digital World. Armed with decades of branding experience as Founder of her own NY-based PR & marketing agency, Stacey is now on a mission to ease parents’ anxiety and help youth make a bold impression and capture the attention of decision-makers (college admissions, scholarships, internships, jobs). Stacey has traveled the country educating parents, teachers, and teens on how to establish a positive narrative and social media presence that can open doors to desired colleges and coveted first jobs. Integral to the conversation is empowering teens with real-world skills like networking, entrepreneurship, interviewing, empathy, and LinkedIn (which Stacey advocates is a must at age 16). Listen to this week’s episode for a conversation all about the increasingly competitive world of college admissions and walk away with valuable advice. Click the link or search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts: http://bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/s2e123 Find Stacey’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Brand-Up-Ultimate-Playbook-College/dp/1637585381

This is where everybody wants to be in their career — working for joy, happiness, creativity, personal connection, etc and having money flow as a result! We LOVE Michelle Norwood’s career evolution, mindset, and advice. 🙌 Michelle is an incredibly accomplished and internationally recognized wedding planner and events designer. In this week’s episode she walks us through her career journey from her start working as a receptionist at 22, to the moment she decided to quit and pave her own path, to the most memorable events she has planned. 🔗 Listen now! Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click the link: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/from-numbers-to-nuptials-unveiling-the-journey-of-premier-wedding-planner-michelle-norwood/ Learn more about Michelle here: https://michellenorwood.com/ #eventplanning #weddingplanning #eventdesigner

And that's on transferable skills! 💥 Neil Rogers recently wrote a book titled, "Bar Tips: Everything I Needed to Know in Sales I Learned Behind the Bar". In it he discusses how his early career as a bartender taught him valuable interpersonal skills that he transfered to a successful career in sales. This episode of Bucket List Careers is for anyone who feels lost and directionless in their career or anyone wondering how to successfully transfer their skills to a new career. We LOVE to hear stories like Neil's. 🙌 🎧 Listen NOW. Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click the link: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/blc-121-neil-rogers/ Find Neil's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Bar-Tips-Everything-Needed-Learned/dp/B0BZ1V85T1 #bartending #sales #careerchange

Jeff Howell is a college sports recruiting specialist with valuable advice for all parents of athletes. 🎧 Listen in to this week’s episode of Bucket List Careers to hear all about how he first pivoted his career and now has a passion-fueled “dual career” in both e-commerce and recruiting. 🔗 Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click the link: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/120-jeff-howell/ #sportsrecruiting #recruiting #careerchange

Frankie Elder Reedy is a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur who is changing the game in women’s sportswear! Listen to today’s episode to hear all about her career pivot journey and the founding story of Wrax, a harness that is designed to prevent bouncing better than any sports bra ever has. Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click the link: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/silencing-self-doubt-to-help-women-athletes-frankie-elder-reedys-entrepreneurial-insights/ Wrax: https://mywrax.com/ #sportswear #entrepreneurship

Overcoming perfectionism with Wendy Jones

Wendy Jones is a mother of four, lifelong athlete, writer, and mindfulness & wellness coach and speaker. After a divorce, she learned firsthand about the transformative power of vulnerability and how our willingness to share our stories is a way to heal ourselves, the generations that come after us, and help others along the path of life. Most recently in her coaching practice, she focused on serving parents and young athletes to help them see their athletic careers as a lifelong journey to self-awareness, rather than an endless quest for scholarships and medals. She is the author of the book 365 Days of Optimism - Mantras for Finding Confidence, Courage, and Self Love and the blog The Optimists Journal where she shares stories and insights about her journey through parenthood and the game of life. She is a certified Precision Nutrition and Life Coach, 200 hour yoga certified, and lives in Redondo Beach, CA. Listen in to this week’s episode of Bucket List Careers for an inspired conversation about overcoming perfectionism. Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click the link: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/118-wendy-jones/

“When nothing is certain, anything is possible.” That is Heidi’s mantra and a piece of wisdom that gives us insight into how Heidi built Wild Rice Retreat in Bayfield, WI during the pandemic. Heidi Zimmer is a real estate development professional and creative entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience in affordable housing, community development, economic development, and urban and rural planning. But she found her life’s work and what truly lights her up as Founder/Owner of Wild Rice Retreat. Heidi recognized a void in health and wellness spaces in the midwest while practicing to become a yoga teacher and decided her home region needed a place for creativity, rest, wellbeing, and connection to nature. Wild Rice Retreat is a first of its kind arts and wellness retreat center in the midwest and a place that yogis and anyone curious about health and wellness intentionally travel to. Learn all about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and about Heidi’s unique and purpose-driven career path. Listen NOW! Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts OR click the link: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/heidi-zimmers-wild-rice-retreat-a-transformative-experience-for-well-being/ #yogaretreat #careerdevelopment #careerchange

Marc Ronick is a podcast producer/consultant and is an impressive entrepreneur who knows the industry inside and out. Did we mention he’s the producer of Bucket List Careers?! We love Marc! And he’s the perfect guest because he had a pivot of his own, just like Christa, from TV News. During the pandemic he turned a side hustle of 17+ years into a 6-figure full-service podcast agency. In this episode we talk about AI in podcasting, ADHD, the challenges of creating content as an independent creator, overcoming limiting beliefs, and of course, building your dream gig! 🎧 Listen in now. Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click here: 🔗 https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/marc-ronick-on-growth-mindset-years-of-lessons-learned-in-podcasting/

Jordan Elizabeth Gelber is an accomplished actor, CEO, entrepreneur, founder of the OTT platform Aperteur and marketing agency STARBABY. She has been in digital marketing for over 10 years working with feature films, Fortune 500 companies, finance companies, and more. In this episode of Bucket List Careers Jordan tells us all about her career journey that involves difficult bosses, tears, and struggles with ADHD and sexism in the workplace. Listen in to this week’s episode for an inspiring career journey and valuable career advice! https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/actor-to-entrepreneur-jordan-elizabeth-gelber-on-finding-your-purpose-path/

Christine Meyer Coaching is an accomplished life coach and career pivoter that is back on Bucket List Careers for the THIRD time! Her advice and ability to coach her clients through life and career challenges is unmatched, so we’re so excited to release this episode all about procrastination and more importantly, overcoming it! 🎧 Listen now. Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/fighting-procrastination-in-a-new-way-with-life-coach-christine-meyer/

Free advice for entrepreneurs! 🙌 We have it all at Bucket List Careers. This week’s episode with Jeremy Bollington is for everyone that has dreamt of starting their own gig and having the freedom to call the shots. 💥 Jeremy’s “first act” of his career was in banking where he found great success and security. BUT, he always dreamt of his own gig, and when the COVID-19 pandemic allowed him some freedom to dream, he leapt into his next (and current) career as a franchise consultant, helping people start their own successful franchise businesses. 🎧 Listen now! Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/how-franchise-ownerconsultant-jeremy-bollington-waved-bye-bye-to-banking/

Ronit Weinberg is the co-founder of Timo & Violet, a sustainable, organic, and heirloom-quality line of children's goods. Last week, we had on her co-founder Erin Jensen, to discuss her big career pivot to founding a luxury brand and discovered that they both have intriguing and unique career narratives that are worth listening to. Take notes! Ronit is a seasoned lifestyle brand executive with a broad range of experience in all facets of fashion. She was Vice President of E-commerce and Online Marketing for Diane von Furstenberg, led Global Strategy for Marc Jacobs Inc., and was a Merchandise Planner for Tommy Hilfiger all before transferring her skillset to her own gig. The experience that both Ronit and her co-founder Erin brought to Timo & Violet speaks volumes to the very immediate success the brand has had since launching only at the beginning of this year. Listen now! Search Bucket List Careers wherever you get your podcasts or click: https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/episodes/season/2/ #GreenwichCT #sustainablefashion #femalefounders

Erin Jensen devoted her career to large tech and media companies such as Google and YouTube as well as fashion houses and well known consumer brands including Theory, LVMH and Calera Wine Company, before making her big pivot and crafting her own dream dream gig. We love to see it! 🙌 ⏩️ Erin Jensen is now co-founder of Timo & Violet, a sustainable, organic, and heirloom-quality line of children's goods. Timo & Violet was inspired by her son’s struggle with allergies. Erin found not only a gap and an opportunity in the market of eco-conscious baby bedding and bath linens, but also a passion that she shares with her business partner Ronit Weinberg. After only a few months of launching the brand they’ve found incredible success. timoandviolet goods are sold online, in their new brick and mortar store in Greenwich, CT, and they are soon to be found in Saks 5th Avenue as well as other luxury stores. 🎧 Listen to this week’s episode of BLC to learn all about Erin’s passion-fueled career journey. Click the link below or search “Bucket List Careers” wherever you get your podcasts! https://www.bucketlistcareerspodcast.com/erin-jensen-on-leveraging-lessons-from-tech-and-media-to-build-a-successful-business-in-kids-products/ #greenwichct #femalefounder #hbsalumni