O.f.f. - Over Fifty And Fired, Now What!

In this episode, we wind up Season 3 with a look back on some of our favorite moments. We highlight how to keep positive and thrifty while in transition, why consider franchising, give updates on what’s new in branding and networking and finish off with a few snippets from our series on Landing a New Job with Betsy, Jelena and Prem.

In this episode, we finalize our series on Landing a New Job by talking with our two guests, Betsy and Prem who have recently started a new job after being in transition about how their priorities changed and what advice they have for our listeners.

In this episode, we continue our series on landing a new job with our guests, Betsy, Jelena and Prem who share how they adjusted their attitudes and expectations around their jobs and careers.

In this episode, we begin a three part series on a landing a new job by starting with the success factors that our guests, Prem, Jelena and Betsy shared with us. Amazingly their core success factors were similar.

In this episode, we have a discussion with one of our returning guests, Scotty who gave us an update on what is new in the networking world.

In this episode, we revisit branding and give an update on the five branding principles that we introduced in Season 1, Episode 11. We share our recent experiences and those of our listeners around branding and why it's so important to finding that job opportunity.

In this episode, we focus on the six factors that you should consider in evaluating whether to buy into a franchise. We take you step by step through each factor, providing you with a framework to use to decide should you buy or not once you’ve identified a franchise of interest.

In this episode, we discuss franchising and explore why it may be another career option. We explore how it can be a great way to start your own business by tapping into someone else' expertise.

In this episode, we discuss how to harness and deal with the emotions when changing careers. Although many people would like to change their careers, 40% report not knowing what career they’d like to change to and 37% feel they have insufficient qualifications to change according to a 2013 Harris Pole. So changing careers can be a stressful and emotional event, listen in to how we’ve dealt with it and tips to consider.

In this episode, we cover off on Nine Nifty Notes to to consider when making a career change. Only 14% of US workers think they have the perfect job, and half would like to change their careers which is from 2013 Harris Pole. If you’re one of those people that might think there is a better career out there this episode can get you started.

In this episode, we review 10 tips on how to be thrifty. And why is that important? Because it may take you while to find a new position that will provide you with a salary and benefits that reflect your experience. Typically for every 10,000 of salary, its take one month of job searching.

In this episode, learn why we are now FIRED UP and how we are keeping the momentum. Our guest Scotty talked about how to keep that momentum going through networking. It’s all about organizing and socializing.

In our last episode of Season 2, we take a look back and replay key highlights from this season's episodes, discuss our journey and give a glimpse of what’s coming next in Season 3.

In this episode, we talk about our experiences of dabbling in consulting over the last year and sum up the series with some principles to consult by.

In this episode, we continued a discussion with one of our favorite One-O.F.F. guests, Suzy who last week talked about turning a passion into an independent consulting opportunity. Suzy boils down what were the key 8 steps that helped her take an opportunity for independent consulting into a completed project and how she set her up for success for the next one.

In this episode we discuss how to leverage a passion to create an independent consulting business. We're lucky to have one of our favorite One-O.F.F. guests, Suzy to talk about her experience in creating this opportunity for herself. Maybe you too have a passion that can turn into career experience!

In this episode, we start our series on consulting. We explore with our guest Joanna, whose been in the consulting business for many years, how you can take your experience and use it to consult, whether you’re a sole proprietor of your own business or working in an established company. We discuss how to establish those all important networks to developing proposals and much more.

In this episode we explore the topic of entrepreneurship and set the stage for a series on consulting as an alternative to seeking a job in an already established company. We cover 7 considerations as to why you might want to strike out on your own.