Podcasts about irelaunch

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 recommended resume expert, Heidi Ravis. Heidi has over 30 years experience working with relaunchers in a wide range of industries and situations. She's a relauncher herself and has a first-hand understanding of relauncher résumé challenges. In this episode, we speak with Heidi about her career journey, get her best resume recommendations, as well as advice on LinkedIn profiles and using AI. Listening to this episode is a must if you're struggling with framing your resume for career reentry programs and traditional positions.

Today, we ask you to join us in revisiting the previously aired excerpt, The Black Relauncher's Perspective Panel, a webinar hosted recently by Mocha Moms + iRelaunch. This panel highlights the professional return to work stories of four Black relaunchers, Catherine Duffy, Country Leader of Bermuda, AIG; Kuae Kelch, National President of Mocha Moms Inc.; LaBrena Settles, SVP, Program Manager, Bank of America; and Tiana Sousa, Contract Manager, Iron Bow Technologies; hosted by iRelaunch's Diversity Lead, Janet Peterson (who is also a relauncher!) At iRelaunch, we recognize that relaunching can be a difficult undertaking, and that the intersectionality of relaunching as a Black professional presents unique and additional challenges. Please join us as we amplify the voices of Black relaunchers in this frank and revealing conversation. We also invite you to join the upcoming event which continues the conversation, Part 3 of The Black Relaunchers conversation, find the link to register on the iRelaunch event website.

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 longest-serving iRelaunch coaching partners reveals the answer in this multi-faceted conversation. Note: The iRelaunch BootCamp referred to in this episode has been replaced by the iRelaunch RoadMap, the comprehensive, step-by-step guide for returning to a rewarding career, available on the iRelaunch website.

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 podcast, CEO & Co-founder of iRelaunch, sits on the opposite side of the podcast mic and answers questions regarding her relaunch and more on the "Disrupt Yourself Podcast" with Whitney Johnson. We hope you enjoy this insightful and inspirational conversation, and get a peak into aspects of Carol's relaunch story and her journey in founding iRelaunch.

At DA, we're all about discovering and harnessing disruption, but sometimes, disruption finds you. It's a fact of life – our car skids on ice we didn't see on the road up ahead. Your boat hits a reef at night. A business deal falls through out of nowhere, and there's nothing you can or could have done. Now that your car's in a snowbank, what's next? Our guest today has been there and back. After the company she worked for collapsed while she was on maternity leave, Carol Fishman Cohen decided to leave the workforce for 11 years to raise her children. Today, she's the CEO of her own company, iRelaunch. Carol's had to fight through the nitty-gritty of getting back into the office, remembering and trusting in her capabilities, and today her company helps others make the same jump. Her story is, quite literally, a case study in how people disrupt themselves in response to being disrupted.

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 held leadership roles in sales, marketing, and training and advocacy at Johnson & Johnson, and at Xerox Corporation. She served as board member for the American Diabetes Association and was a liaison for the National Urban League, NAACP and La Raza. Janet currently serves her community through Mocha Moms, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and Women's Ministries. Janet discusses the initiatives, events, and programming that have made the biggest impact in diversifying the iRelaunch pool. Employers, relaunchers and others interested in impactful diversity measures - this episode is for you.

Today, we are pleased to share an excerpt from The Black Relauncher's Perspective Panel, a webinar hosted recently by Mocha Moms + iRelaunch. This panel highlights the professional return to work stories of four Black relaunchers, Catherine Duffy, Country Leader of Bermuda, AIG; Kuae Kelch, National President of Mocha Moms Inc.; LaBrena Settles, SVP, Program Manager, Bank of America; and Tiana Sousa, Contract Manager, Iron Bow Technologies; hosted by iRelaunch's Diversity Lead, Janet Peterson (who is also a relauncher!) At iRelaunch, we recognize that relaunching can be a difficult undertaking, and that the intersectionality of relaunching as a Black professional presents unique and additional challenges. Please join us as we amplify the voices of Black relaunchers in this frank and revealing conversation.

Retire Smarter. Follow on Apple Podcasts or Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio  | TuneIn | RSS _________________________ Let's face it. Retirement isn't for everyone. A notable percentage of people return to work within the first five years of retirement. But what's the pathway back? Here's one that may not be on your radar. Savvy organizations who need experienced talent have created returnship programs targeting people who are returning to work following a career break. While these programs primarily have focused on mothers re-entering the workforce, some include people returning from caregiving, medical issues and retirees.  Shay Baker of Return Utah joins us to discuss how to return to work from a career break - for any reason.   Shay Baker joins us from Utah. _________________________ Bio Shay Baker is the proud overseer of Return Utah, the first public career reentry program in the country. Working alongside Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson, Baker is responsible for Return Utah's development, continued innovation, programming, and marketing for Utah state agencies, public/private partners, and returnees.   Baker is a returner having participated in Return Utah's inaugural cohort. She has since presented to many of the nation's lawmakers at the Council of State Governments, and has been featured in publications by iRelaunch, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, the Society of Human Resource Management, and Pew Charitable Trusts.   Prior to her 8-year career break, Baker worked as a television news reporter and producer for KTVX and KSL-TV in Salt Lake City. She holds a bachelor's degree in Communication from Weber State University and lives in Layton, Utah with her husband and three daughters. ___________________________ For More on Shay Baker Return Utah ___________________________ Mentioned in This Podcast Episode iRelaunch ___________________________ Make Next Year Your Best Year - with the Habits You Want! Start small, but start smart. "You are what you repeatedly do." Join our 3 week Habits group program and get 2024 off to a great start! Learn More     |     Register Here ___________________________ Podcast Episodes You May Like The Power of Reinvention – Joanne Lipman Purpose and a Paycheck - Chris Farrell Why Are People Unretiring? – Nicole Maestas Working Longer – Scott MacKillop ____________________________ Wise Quotes   On Returnships "The pandemic has really caused sort of a small explosion in career reentry or return to work programs. And we know that that's because so many jobs were lost at the height of the pandemic, especially among women and particularly marginalized women. And so while Returnships and career reentry return to work programs did exist prior to the pandemic, and they were growing slowly and steadily prior to the pandemic, the pandemic brought about this need for employers to basically acquire talent and particularly diverse talent. So a lot of organizations looked to these career re-entry, return to work models to try to appeal to people, particularly women."   On Returning to Work "We have individuals who've returned to the workforce after taking breaks to enhance their education, to start businesses, to volunteer, to run for political office. So re-entry for them is going to look different. Maybe you're not running your own company, but you're doing something that someone else is asking you to do, which comes with some adjustments. And we also have illness related career breaks, either caring for an elderly loved one or a child who may have been sick battling your own illness. And those come with an extensive amount of adjustments regardless of your reason."   On Taking the Leap "First and foremost, just do it. Don't think too much. Just do it. If you think too much, you're going to back out.

Today we welcome Heidi Ravis, our iRelaunch recommended resume expert. Heidi has over 30 years experience working with relaunchers in a wide range of industries and situations. She's a relauncher herself and has a first-hand understanding of relauncher résumé challenges. In this episode, we speak with Heidi about her career journey, and get her best resume recommendations. Listening to this episode is a must if you're struggling with framing your resume for career reentry programs and traditional positions.

Today we welcome Jennifer Chin Schnabl, who relaunched her finance career four years ago. Jennifer is currently a Vice President in the Capital Markets group at State Street Global Advisors, where she is responsible for managing and developing relationships and strategic initiatives with top tier investment banks and liquidity providers. In today's episode, we speak with Jennifer about her return to work journey, and her unusual decision to plan for her career break by attending an iRelaunch return to work conference at the start of her break.

Keita Young is an attorney who is currently Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at FanDuel. After practicing employment law earlier in her career, Keita took an 11-year career break from the legal profession. During that time she was an entrepreneur - owning a children's specialty boutique and eventually relaunched her legal career through JPMorgan Chase's ReEntry Program. She was selected for the inaugural 2014 Legal ReEntry cohort and over the next 8 and 1/2 years, Keita rose in seniority in the legal department, moved to Human Resources to program manage a global diversity strategy and eventually rejoined the legal department to serve as JPMC's Global Head of Outside Counsel Engagement. Keita left JPMC to become the first head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for FanDuel, the fast-growing sports-tech entertainment company. This episode is the podcast version of a previously recorded video interview, aired in its entirety on the iRelaunch website. https://www.irelaunch.com/resources/keita-young-career-path-reaching-senior-level-management

Susan Golden is the director of DCIX at the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI), and a lecturer and adjunct professor at Stanford University. She leads the DCIX Longevity Innovation Special Interest Group focused on creating innovations and new business opportunities for longevity and healthy aging, and she serves as a lead mentor to the Techstars Future of Longevity Accelerator. Susan is also the author of Stage Not Age, How to Understand and Serve People Over 60, which focuses on the business opportunities and strategies to support longevity and healthy aging using life stage instead of a person's age. Susan co-developed a course offered at the Stanford Graduate School of Business on Longevity, for which a case study on iRelaunch was written. Susan is a relauncher, having taken a past career break of 15 years. Her pre-career break career was in venture capital. Listen to our wide ranging conversation on Susan's career path, her work as a longevity expert, and what living a longer life means for career progression and taking career breaks.

In this episode, my friend Howard Waldstreicher, tells us how he re-invented himself at 59. Howard started out as a former software engineer, then became  a top-tier fitness trainer and post Covid, found his way back again to becoming one of the oldest data engineers at Facebook. Howard shares his stories and mindful insights. He proves that Life Experience cannot be taught, but new skills can. 3 Takeaways from Howard: 1.    Listen to your Mother – Howard's Mother always said, “Never give up. It only takes one!” He sent out hundreds of resumes and almost gave up…2.    You can reinvent yourself by re-inventing your skills from something you might have done in the past. He was a programmer in his early days. He took classes and sharpened his modern day skills.3.    Return to work programs can help you find your way to something new. Howard found his way to Facebook through the career rentry program called iRelaunch. Check them out here:  https://www.irelaunch.com/ You can find Howard's new book here: https://a.co/d/7iX5xoy   Please follow my blog, The MindFULL Creative. It's the inspiration for this podcast and has tons of ideas and links to fill your mind with fresh perspectives! https://themindfullcreative.comBe in touch with me! You can DM me on Instagram and let me know what you think, what you like and if you'd like to be a guest and fill our minds! https://www.instagram.com/mindfullconversations/And, if I have mentioned a book above, I might have moved the link up there - in case you need it again, click below to easily support local bookstores, shop my page and fill your mind. https://bookshop.org/shop/mindfullconversations

"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 of a comedy career, the reality of her current life as a stay-at-home mom sank in. She began to cry and told me it was too late for her. I could not bear to watch her struggle between ambition and doubt," wrote Zoya Garg, Zarna's daughter. Zarna Garg, an Indian immigrant, started her career as a lawyer and then spent 16 years as a stay-at-home mom. It was her kids who ultimately challenged her to go to an open mic night. That night changed her life and led her to success as a stand up comedian, finding her unique voice that relates to so many, especially women getting back into the workforce. Listen to Zarna's inspiring and humorous story in this previously recorded session that was initially aired as part of the iRelaunch video series.

Jennifer P. Howland, is recognized in the industry as an expert in leading large, global development teams, developing and progressing diverse technical talent, developing career reentry programs, unconscious bias training and career development, having been a frequent speaker at many notable conferences. As the former Managing Director at iRelaunch, the pioneering company in the career reentry space, she co-led the iRelaunch consulting practice and co-led the STEM Reentry Task Force with the Society of Women Engineers. Prior to joining iRelaunch, Jennifer spent 35 fulfilling years as an engineer, manager and executive spanning engineering, strategy, product and services development, business and process transformation, service delivery and technical talent development - where she created and expanded IBM's successful Tech Re-Entry program. Her last role at IBM was executive of IBM's Pathways Program for experienced, diverse technical talent, a worldwide program to develop and implement bold actions to increase the representation of women and under-represented minorities in IBM's technical executive positions. Through her numerous management and executive level roles in male-dominated environments she has always been passionate about helping women advance their careers. Jennifer has been recognized for her efforts on behalf of women and women in engineering. Accolades include the 2017 Good Housekeeping “10 Women Changing the Way We See the World” award for leadership in science and technology, the 2018 Hudson Valley Magazine “Women in Business” leadership award, the 2019 Society of Women Engineer's “Advocating Women in Engineering” award, and the 2020 Clarkson University Golden Knight award, Clarkson's most prestigious alumni award. Jennifer earned her B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from Clarkson University and an M.S. in manufacturing systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toby-usnik/support

In this episode, Richmond SHRM Voices Podcast and Christine Fay, Human Resources Manager at Grenova and Richmond SHRM Director Learning Events sit down with Carol Fishman Cohen, Chair and Co-Founder of iRelaunch, the pioneering company in the career reentry space that works with companies to build and expand career reentry programs.Despite the layoffs sweeping the US and the risk of recession, employers added a booming 517,000 jobs in January as hiring unexpectedly surged. We are experiencing the lowest unemployment rate in more than 50 years.Tune in to hear us talk about navigating talent pipelines in this odd labor picture. 

Hear the “Best Piece of Advice” from select episodes of “3,2,1 iRelaunch,” Samantha Kranyak shares what gave her the confidence to relaunch after divorce and becoming a single parent; Arlene Willis successfully relaunched into the transportation industry; Rabbi Suzanne Offit offers encouragement from her relaunch in the clergy; Krystal Shorts shares how she returned to work through an internship in civil engineering as a military spouse; Caytha Jentis put her career in the entertainment industry aside for 10 years to care for her children; Robin Gorman Newman discusses becoming a Broadway producer later in life; MaryAnn McLaughlin talks about her pioneering return to work years ago; Amy Miller shares about relaunching into communications; and Natasha Slaughter how she navigated her relaunch after a 4 year career break due to health issues. Which of these relaunchers spoke directly to you? Be sure to listen to the full podcast content from these previous episodes.

In today's episode I am joined by Dr Maryhan Baker, a psychologist and parenting expert who hosts the podcast “How Not To Screw Up Your Kids”. We are going to be discussing how to overcome anxiety today.  We will also be sharing support and tips on how to help families where there is anxiety present.   Here are the highlights: (00:34) Dr Maryhan (01:36) Excitement VS Anxiety (04:06) Reinforcement (07:34) Where's the evidence? (10:04) Glitter jar Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit https://supermums.org/    Find out about our free short courses here to start or progress your career in tech https://supermums.org/accelerate-your-salesforce-career/    Download our positive affirmation screensavers here to remind yourself how to be a Mum on CloudNine https://supermums.org/screensavers/    Supermums helps women to boost their Salesforce career from starting out to progressing up their career ladder. Sign up to their weekly newsletter to benefit from weekly tips, events and insight https://supermums.org/insights/newsletter/    

In today's episode I am joined by Carol Fishman Cohen, CEO of iRelaunch. We discuss how to support women returners when they want to relaunch their careers after taking a break because of family issues, maternity leave, being a stay-at-home mother or any other responsibility. Both Carol and myself are very passionate about this specific topic, and go into depth about all the ways in which women returners can be helped during this time.   Here are the highlights:  (02:04) Carol's background (04:19) Employer role (06:20) Normalise career breaks (09:26) Changing directions (12:48) Companies (26:24) Institutional shifts Find out more about how Supermums empowers women around the globe with training and recruitment services. Join us to train, volunteer, sponsor or hire our amazing women in tech. Visit https://supermums.org/    Find out about our free short courses here to start or progress your career in tech https://supermums.org/accelerate-your-salesforce-career/    Download our positive affirmation screensavers here to remind yourself how to be a Mum on CloudNine https://supermums.org/screensavers/    Supermums helps women to boost their Salesforce career from starting out to progressing up their career ladder. Sign up to their weekly newsletter to benefit from weekly tips, events and insight https://supermums.org/insights/newsletter/    

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 Program in 2014, to which she connected with through iRelaunch's Return to Work Conference. Amanda got in touch with us last year because she was interested in hiring a relauncher to work for her! We discuss Amanda's relaunch journey, how the first few years she tried to reenter the workforce were unsuccessful and what made the difference in finally breaking through, connections she made during her returnship that were critical later in her career advancement, her interest in hiring relaunchers, and her thoughts on having a relauncher report to her. Today's episode is part of our “relaunchers hiring other relaunchers” mini-series.

Jennifer Tufillaro is a Control Account Manager for the Radar Systems Engineering Group at Lockheed Martin. She initially joined Lockheed Martin after receiving her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University, and subsequently took a 20-year career break for childcare reasons. Jennifer returned to Lockheed Martin when she relaunched her career through Lockheed's Chapter Next program, which she found through iRelaunch, and now works in a part-time engineering role. In this episode, we get the details on how Jennifer successfully returned to a technical role after a very long career break.

Exhausted by your job? Need to take care of family? Want to pursue a passion? Or maybe you need to take some time away from the grind. More workers now expect to take a break sometime in their careers. But can stepping away from work hurt your chances of getting back in the game? We hear from three people who went through it, and how they came back. And Carol Fishman Cohen, CEO of the career re-entry company iRelaunch, gives us tips for how to take a break without breaking your career.  Links Submit Your Career Questions   “Take a Career Break, but Stay in the Game”   "How to Prepare Your Finances Before Quitting Your Job”  Center for American Progress Income Loss Interactive Calculator  The Workplace Report 

Mindy S. Berkower is Chief Client Officer and General Counsel of iRelaunch, LLC. iRelaunch, a consulting, events, and content firm founded in 2007, is the pioneer, industry leader, and chief innovator in the return to work space, bringing progressive employers together with “career relaunchers”: educated, experienced professionals seeking to return to work after a career break. Since joining iRelaunch in 2013, Mindy has held multiple cross-functional roles encompassing marketing and communications, audience development, strategic planning, business development, client and partner relationship management, and legal. Currently, Mindy develops and manages key corporate client relationships, shapes iRelaunch's overall corporate client practice and policies, and leads iRelaunch's legal function as the sole in-house attorney. A career relauncher herself, Mindy practiced corporate and securities law in major New York City law firms before taking a multi-year career break to raise her two children. During her time away from paid work, Mindy used and enhanced her skills by project-managing important family undertakings and volunteering extensively in her community, including in what she calls “skin-thickening” PTA leadership roles. She is a lifelong New Yorker and received her JD from New York University School of Law and her BA in Political Science from Binghamton University (SUNY). Many of us pursue career paths because of parental expectations or fall into a career by accident. Taking a career break can often shed light on one's true interests and provide direction, leading to a career pivot. In other cases, as with Dorothy in ”The Wizard of Oz,” one's heart's desire has actually been close at hand all along. Mindy Berkower shares her story of leaving the grueling life of “big law” to raise her family, having a multi-year career break as a recovering lawyer and community volunteer, relaunching her career in a marketing role for a small company, and eventually, and happily, becoming the solo general counsel at the same company.

Chad Koenig is a Managing Director with Cushman & Wakefield's Atlanta Office Tenant Advisory Group. His wife, relauncher Kati Koenig, was our guest for the 223rd episode of the 3,2,1 iRelaunch podcast. Kati took a 20-year career break before relaunching her career as a Salesforce Administrator. She is now a Senior Salesforce Business Analyst for Booz Allen Hamilton. In this episode, which is the first of our “The Importance of Significant Others in Relaunching” mini-series, we'll talk with Chad about how he and Kati navigated Kati's career break and her return to work.

In this episode, host Tom Loarie talks with Carol Fishman Cohen, founder and CEO of iRelaunch. Learn how to start again in your career, even after a long break! ...And learn how to start again, to re-enter the workforce, with success and doing what you enjoy. Anyone who's taken a long break from their career — for any reason — knows it isn't always easy to pick up where they were when they're ready to re-enter the work force. This weekend's guest mentor, Carol Fishman Cohen, knows the challenge first-hand and decided to do something about it. So can you! Listen to the radio show below. or…Don't miss an episode and get free podcasts here (on ANY device, any platform!).

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, global career ReEntry Program - including all executive champions, managers, other internal stakeholders and especially the relauncher "Fellows" themselves. We discuss what to expect when applying to and participating in the ReEntry Program, and the major features of the program. The ReEntry Program is one of the oldest career reentry programs, having launched in 2013. Fellows from the earliest cohorts are now senior enough to be managing the newest participants, something we could only dream about back in 2007 when iRelaunch was founded.

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 & Policy and Work & Purpose channels. Richard was a previous guest for Episode 197 of the 3,2,1 iRelaunch podcast, when we discussed career progression trends for the 50+ worker, how COVID impacted those trends, and his predictions about what working behaviors will look like post-COVID. Since that conversation, Richard has retired from Next Avenue to start his "unretirement." In this episode, we ask him to turn the lens on himself and discuss his personal career journey, his thought process and expectations for this phase of his life and career, what “unretirement" looks like for him and some advice on how others might navigate it as well.

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

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

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 through life's most challenging time; Learn about angel investing and if it's right for you with Nicole Cuellar-Lopez; Kathryn Troutman gives guidance on applying for jobs with the federal government; Dr. Ella Washington discusses how to have difficult and meaningful discussions with your team; LinkedIn Learning instructor Selena Rezvani explains how to have better executive presence; NY Times bestselling author Lindsey Pollak discusses navigating work in a virtual world; David Boehmer, founder of Banff Advisors, gives an insider's view into executive search; Gabriella Bean and Sue Spillane rebounded from lengthy career breaks into high level engineering careers; Shannon Tymosko and Darci Spiteri as they explain their journey as women in the electrical trade; Parent educator Katherine Reynolds Lewis discusses how to involve your kids in your job search and relaunch transition. Be sure to listen to the full podcast from each of these special guests!

Episode Summary:Imagine taking a career break for 11 years and then returning to face an entirely different world of work, technology, and even culture. Carol Fishman Cohen did it, and quickly came to realize that there are many thousands of others – mostly women – who are looking to make the same transition. They had high-powered jobs, and now they want to get back in the game. As it turns out, hundreds of companies are thinking the same thing – how do we tap into this experienced talent pool? And so was born iRelaunch, Carol's work force re-entry consulting and training business that is normalizing the concept of a “career break” while demonstrating the value that “relaunchers” bring to the table. I think this is more a movement than a company, and Carol Fishman Cohen will tell you why, on this episode of The Sydcast.Sydney Finkelstein Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Master's degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the Global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein's research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life.Carol Fishman CohenCarol Fishman Cohen is the CEO and Co-founder of iRelaunch, a career reentry consulting, training and events company. iRelaunch has worked with over 200 clients on career reentry programs and programming. iRelaunch produces the iRelaunch Return to Work Conferences, and leads a community of nearly 100,000 "relaunchers" looking to return to work after career breaks of one to over 20 years. iRelaunch co-leads the STEM Reentry Task Force with the Society of Women Engineers, the groundbreaking career reentry initiative in its sixth year in which program managers from 34 leading employers to date have joined for top guidance on launching return to work programs at their respective organizations. Corporate giants that have launched return to work programs through this initiative include Johnson & Johnson, Raytheon Technologies, Apple, Merck, Northrop Grumman, P&G, IBM, Ford and Cummins. Cohen's TED talk "How to get back to work after a career break” has over 3.6 million views and has been translated into 30 languages. She is the author of the Harvard Business Review Magazine articles “The 40-Year-Old Intern,” and the recently released “Return-to-Work Programs Come of Age,” writes regularly for HBR Online and has presented on career reentry topics nearly 800 times. Cohen has been featured dozens of times in the major media. Her return to work at Bain Capital after an 11-year career break is the subject of a Harvard Business School case study and iRelaunch is the subject of a Stanford Graduate School of Business case study. Cohen is a graduate of Pomona College and Harvard Business School.Insights from this EpisodeHow Carol came up with the iRelaunch idea?How “returnship” programs have evolved over timeConcerns of employers and managers towards the returnship programsThe implications for a relauncheriRelaunch's purposeWhat a career break really isWhy a relauncher is valuable for a companyThe experience of the relaunchers after completing the iRelaunch programAdvice for people who are looking to take a career break Quotes from the Show:“Executives tell me or CEO's tell me how tough it is to find great people. The first thing I ask them is where are you looking? So often they're looking at the same places”- Sydney Finkelstein [2:18]“People take these career breaks [because] of an external factor and not related to their work performance” - Carol Fishman [13:45]“[About the relaunchers] They are recruited and hired now, more with the idea that they are gonna come into the teams and get hired after the program ends ” - Carol Fishman [17:57]“[About iRelaunch] Our mission since our founding in 2007 has been to normalize the career path that includes a career break” - Carol Fishman [32:05]“The career break forces you to step back and reflect on whether you are on the right career path to begin with and where we can have the most value to an organization” - Carol Fishman [40:57]Stay Connected:Sydney FinkelsteinWebsite: http://thesydcast.comLinkedIn: Sydney FinkelsteinTwitter: @sydfinkelsteinFacebook: The SydcastInstagram: The SydcastCarol Fishman CohenLinkedIn: Carol Fishman CohenTwitter: Carol Fishman CohenInstagram: Carol Fishman Cohen Book: Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to WorkHBR article:"Return to Work Programs Come of Age"HBS case study on return to Bain capital after 11 years: HBS case studyStanford GSB case study: Stanford GSB case study TED x talk: "How to get back to work after a career break"IRelaunchWebsite: https://www.irelaunch.com/LinkedIn: iRelaunch Twitter: iRelaunchFacebook: iRelaunch Instagram: iRelaunch Youtube: iRelaunchPodcast: 3, 2, 1 iRelaunch PodcastSubscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher, iTunes, and Spotify.This episode was produced and managed by Podcast Laundry.

Mai Ensmann is the Senior Program Planner at Cyber Florida: The Florida Center for Cybersecurity. Previously Mai had worked as a program manager and trainer for international higher education programs and non-profit and humanitarian organizations in the U.S. and across Europe, Africa and Central Asia. Mai took an 11-year career break while raising her children in Belgium, Switzerland and Ghana. She spent many hours folding laundry and listening to the 3, 2, 1 iRelaunch podcast while planning her successful return to work. Hear Mai describe the unique strengths that expats/trailing spouses bring to the workforce and how she relaunched in Belgium. She also discusses her career pivot to cybersecurity, how that evolved, and why relaunchers should consider cybersecurity for their next career. Note to Florida relaunchers: the application deadline for the Spring 2022 cohort of CyberFlorida is 11/21/2021. https://cyberflorida.org/

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 analytics as a way to relaunch her career. We met Cynthia when she reached out to us to see if she could focus her final project for her degree on data analysis that would be helpful to us. A dedicated relauncher and looking for a way to pay it forward, she produced a remarkable analysis to update our estimate of the number of relaunchers in the U.S. We discuss Cynthia's career path, her decision to relaunch by enrolling in a graduate school program and what it was like to be in the program. We also talk about the methodologies and results of the data analysis she did for us. Shoutouts to our own Shannon Amspacher, Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships, at timestamp 17:40 and Katharine Bradbury, Senior Economist and Policy Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, at timestamp 19:40.

你有暫離職場過嗎？你對暫停職涯的人會給予什麼樣的評價？ 在過去，大多數的公司，普遍不會優先考慮二度就業人士，認為他們遠離職場太久，會影響工作效率。但iRelaunch公司的執行長卡洛．費雪曼．柯恩將翻轉這個概念，他協助提供許多重返職場的諮詢、訓練與活動，發現二度就業人力其實有更高的穩定度及具備一定的技能，是企業組織一大價值來源。 全文請見： 了解更多《哈佛商業評論》 官網：https://www.hbrtaiwan.com/ FB：https://www.facebook.com/hbrtaiwan IG：https://www.instagram.com/hbrtaiwan/ LINE：https://page.line.me/zfc8021l?openQrModal 找到你的管理地圖：http://www.hbrtaiwan.com/managers-map/ - 本集內容由《哈佛商業評論》全球繁體中文版製作播出，禁止任何未經授權之重製（含公開分享與課程運用、引用）歡迎至網站購買內容、或聯繫hbrtaiwan@cwgv.com.tw提出合作想法。

Carol Fishman Cohen, human resource consultant and CEO of iRelaunch, says that extended career breaks have always been common. Now the pandemic has made them even more widespread. So, companies are increasingly considering formal back-to-work programs and “returnships.” That's where employers set up special training and support mechanisms to ease people back into work. Cohen speaks about the best practices for organizations and returning workers alike. She's the author of the HBR article "Return-to-Work Programs Come of Age."

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 Advisor and Guest Podcast Host for iRelaunch. Cheryl shares some of the pivotal moments from her relaunch journey, including the approach that she took with regards to informational interviewing and networking, and the three questions that she always asked. She also discusses the steps that she took to prepare for the iRelaunch Return to Work conference, how she strategically approached her discussions with the recruiters, and what happened after the conference. This interview is filled with actionable steps and advice for relaunchers, particularly for those who are planning to attend one of our upcoming virtual conferences.

Before the pandemic, 2.2 million non-working moms with college degrees said they wanted to go back to work. With thousands of women leaving the workforce due to caregiving, homeschooling and job losses, it's a number that's sure to rise. In this episode, Carol Fishman Cohen, CEO and co-founder of iRelaunch, joins The Breadwinners to talk about career breaks, returnships and the impact of the pandemic on women's return-to-work plans. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links  Ted Talk: How to Get Back to Work After a Career Break  Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work  To the 865,000 Women Who Left the Workforce Last Month…  Women With Career Gaps Are Being Tapped for Talent Pool  Want more Jennifer? Visit Jennwork.com  Want more Rachael? Visit Rachaelellison.com  Want more Carol? Visit iRelaunch.com  Visit The Breadwinners store!  Our music is “Run for your Money,” by Devil and Perfects.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Combining the "Best Piece of Advice" from 8 episodes of "3, 2, 1, iRelaunch," you'll hear from Anandi Krishnan on relaunching in scientific research with an NIH Career Reentry Grant; relaunching veteran Ashley-Bria Leo at the start of her Return to Work program; military spouse Karen Golden on the critical role of volunteering in her relaunch; Hang Tran on relaunching in market research; Lori Banov Kaufmann on being a "serial" relauncher; Amy Impellizzeri on relaunching as a published author; relauncher Rochelle Nemrow on the growth and sale of her company; and Charlotte Japp on navigating the intergenerational workforce when relaunching. Be sure to listen to the full podcast content from each of these special guests in previous episodes.

Combining the "Best Piece of Advice" from 10 episodes of "3, 2, 1, iRelaunch," you'll hear from guests including Liz Thorne on relaunching in sustainable investing; Cynthia Siemens on recruiting video introductions & interviews; Susan Samuelson on relaunching in academia after a career in corporate law; Mimi Kahn on relaunching in a social work career; Ellie St. John on relaunching as a human resources professional; Pam Waterman on returning to engineering after a 31-year career break; Diane Keane on returning to work in finance in non-profits; Global Head of Recruiting Miranda Kalinowski on Facebook's Return to Work Program (with Guest Host Cheryl McGee Wallace); Becca Rosenthal on transitioning to a technical role from a non-technical background; and Sue Hoppin on relaunching as a military spouse and her role with the National Military Spouse Network. Be sure to listen to the full podcast content from each of these special guests in previous episodes.

Returnship programs have taken on new importance in the wake of COVID-19. Carol Fishman Cohen of iRelaunch and Deloitte’s Kristi Lamar break down the elements of a successful return from a career break.

Podcast #219 - Carol Fishman Cohen Discusses the State of Back to Work Programs in the COVID-19 World

Gabriella Bean and Sue Spillane relaunched their engineering careers in Fall 2017 as part of the inaugural cohort of iReturn, Northrop Grumman’s return-to-work program, after career breaks of 22 years and 19 years respectively. Northrop Grumman launched iReturn as a member of the STEM Reentry Task Force, the groundbreaking multi-company return to work collaborative run by the Society of Women Engineers and iRelaunch. The program has now expanded to five cities. Gabriella is principal engineer, operations program manager and Sue is a manufacturing engineering manager at Northrop Grumman. We catch up with them about their return to work, whether they feel like they never left and their reflections on when they first relaunched through iReturn. For more on Northrop Grumman's iReturn Program: https://www.northropgrumman.com/careers/ireturn-the-northrop-grumman-returnship-program/

Before the pandemic, 2.2 million non-working moms with college degrees said they wanted to go back to work. With thousands of women leaving the workforce due to caregiving, homeschooling and job losses, it's a number that's sure to rise. In this episode, Carol Fishman Cohen, CEO and co-founder of iRelaunch, joins The Breadwinners to talk about career breaks, returnships and the impact of the pandemic on women's return-to-work plans.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Selena Rezvani is a popular Leadership Speaker and Inclusion Consultant as well as a LinkedIn Learning Instructor. In fact, her LinkedIn Learning course is on Executive Presence, the topic of our podcast. Selena writes a column for Philadelphia Magazine on how to make work "work" and hosts a weekly show on LinkedIn Live, an invite-only platform, about ways to elevate women at work. About a year ago, Selena was our guest on 3,2,1 iRelaunch to discuss how to brag about yourself without sounding obnoxious, and reach out to people to help you in your job search without coming across as opportunistic. At the time, she told us that being able to do those things is all about demonstrating executive presence! Selena gives us her best advice on mastering this important skill for relaunchers, both when job searching, and once hired. To learn more: https://www.selenarezvani.com/

Combining the "Best Piece of Advice" from 11 episodes of "3, 2, 1, iRelaunch," you'll hear from guests including Liz O’Donnell on relaunching after an eldercare career break, Ginny Brzezinski on her relaunch journey and “Comeback Careers,” Cynthia Stewart on relaunching as a systems engineer, Kara Goldin on building Hint into a $100 million business, Dorothy DeWitt on relaunching in financial regulatory compliance, Kendell Brown on relaunching and career transitioning, Lisa Fain on mentoring and relaunching, Selena Rezvani on being a fierce self-advocate, Kim Winsey Stevenson on relaunching in non-clinical medicine, Letitia Shen on relaunching as a hazardous substances engineer, and Salli Cobb on industry switching after a career break. Be sure to listen to the full podcast content from each of these special guests in previous episodes.

Resources: Book: “https://www.amazon.com/dp/1463785925/?ref=exp_irelaunch_dp_vv_d (Back on the Career Track)” by Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin TED Talk: “https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_fishman_cohen_how_to_get_back_to_work_after_a_career_break?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread (How to get back to work after a career break)” by Carol Fishman Cohen https://www.facebook.com/groups/iRelaunchReturntoWork (iRelaunch Return to Work Forum) private Facebook group “https://www.irelaunch.com/podcast (3, 2, 1, iRelaunch)” podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-88-how-i-have-maintained-career-continuity-as-military/id1202049234?i=1000437638633 (Episode 88: How I Have Maintained Career Continuity as a Military Spouse with April Keating)) https://subscribe.irelaunch.com/november-conference (iRelaunch Return to Work Conference) info page (next Conference is November 19-20, 2020!) https://subscribe.irelaunch.com/roadmap (iRelaunch Return to Work Roadmap) information and https://subscribe.irelaunch.com/2020-starter-kit (Free Return to Work Starter Kit) iRelaunch & Carol's Contact Information: Website: http://www.irelaunch.com/ (www.irelaunch.com) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iRelaunch (https://www.facebook.com/iRelaunch) Twitter: https://twitter.com/iRelaunch (https://twitter.com/iRelaunch) (Carol personally posts on this platform) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irelaunch/ (https://www.instagram.com/irelaunch/) Follow Carol Fishman Cohen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolfishmancohen/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolfishmancohen/) Email for more information: info@irelaunch.com In this episode, I talk with Carol Fishman Cohen, Chair and Co-Founder of iRelaunch. Carol is a pioneer in the career re-entry space, and talks about the resources that iRelaunch offers military spouses who are taking a break from working, and for those who are actively re-energizing their career search after being away for an extended time.

Dr. Anjali Bansal is a professor and an active researcher in the area of human research management and organizational change. She works with MICA Ahmedabad, which is India's first strategic marketing and communication school. Ahmedabad is India's first heritage city as declared by UNESCO. Anjali has earned her PhD from the faculty of management studies at the University of Delhi. She was one of the youngest PhD holders of the university. Anjali holds her MBA in Human Resources Management and her Bachelor in Biotechnology. Anjali is the subject matter expert of mergers and acquisitions and engages regularly with the big corporates to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Anjali's main contribution lies in contemporary work practices to ensure an engaging and highly productive work environment for a diverse set of employees. Over the years, Anjali has conducted in-depth research on various contingent workforces ranging from Indian educated housewives, retired professionals, part-time employees to LGBTQ workers with the objective to not just only create attractive work opportunities for them, but to also provide them a stimulating work environment. At present, Anjali focuses on contemporary employment practices and thus explores the job sharing, flexible work options, and gig economy in depth. Anjali constantly collaborates for her research with professors in universities abroad like George Washington, Villa Nova, Florida State, De Montfort, CEIBS, Milano Bicocca, and others. I apologize that the weather influenced the sound quality of our episode today. I have added the transcript of our entire episode to https://emilyspath.ca/podcast-episodes-with-details/   Contact details: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-anjali-bansal-711b3b60/   Topics that we talked about: Women empowerment and employment Flexible work culture Returnships Women entrepreneurship   Companies mentioned in our conversation: - iRelaunch https://www.irelaunch.com/ - Hindustan Unilever https://www.hul.co.in/ - Cadbury, India https://in.mondelezinternational.com/home - Tata Consulting Services (TCS) https://www.tcs.com/ - MG Motor India "Drive Her Back" https://www.mgmotor.co.in/drive-her-back - IIT Madras: Career Back 2 Women https://skillsacademy.iitm.ac.in/careerback.php - VMWare: VMinclusion Taara in partnership with Women Who Code https://www.womenwhocode.com/delhi - SharedPro https://sharedpro.in/ - Lijjat papad: http://www.lijjat.com/ - Jaipur Rugs: https://www.jaipurrugs.com/    

Combining the "Best Piece of Advice" from 11 episodes of "3, 2, 1, iRelaunch," you'll hear from guests including our very own Shannon Amspacher whose podcast was on what the next generation of career breaks look like, Kerry Schrader on her Mixtroz entrepreneurial venture after a 25 year career in HR, Mike Montague on sales training, Chris Donovan on his journey from telephone repairman to luxury shoe designer, Laura Persky on the career switch into academia, Leah Vickers Marincovich on relaunching in media sales, Stewart Friedman on parenting and relaunching, Lisa Damour on managing families at home during Covid, Judaline Cassidy on relaunching in the trades, Wendy Durica on relaunching in software development, and Mary Beth Barrett-Newman on job searching during Covid. Be sure to listen to the full podcast content from each of these special guests in previous episodes.

Prompted by a listener’s question, Jessi seeks advice from iRelaunch’s Carol Fishman Cohen on whether it’s possible to step out of the workforce, and how to come back.

When it comes to getting back to work after a career break, Carol Fishman Cohen is a pioneer.  The mother of four, she returned to work in 2001 at Bain Capital.  Her return to work was so unique that Harvard did a case study about her.  Since then, Carol has published a book with her iRelaunch co-founder, given a Ted Talk viewed 1.3 million times, and helped tens of thousands of professionals seeking to return to work, both in the US and abroad.  She shares her own career path and tips for finding confidence often lost during time off from paid work.